Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

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Design in Engineering Education

for the use of software packages for productdevelopment. Although one might think it is premature to talk about the concept of design at thesophomore level, however, our objective is mainly to foster the design mentality, creativity,logical and systematic thinking in students as early as possible in their academic career. Webelieve that such an initiative is quite beneficial for students as they advance further, and developinto practicing engineers.Another important aspect is that exposing students to such exercises would be very helpful inidentifying the strengths and weaknesses and to address any shortcomings in a timely manner.The outlined procedure is based on a class called “Computer Aided Design and IntegratedManufacturing CAD/CAM/CIM

Conference Session

Manufacturing Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

): ENGR1010 Introduction to Engineering, ENGR1610 Statics and Strength of Materials, ENGR2080 Engineering Statistics, ENGR2140 Circuits and Electromagnetics, ENGR2160 Engineering Graphics, ENGR2180 Engineering Materials o Programming: INFS2184 C++ Programming or equivalentAfter qualifying through the criteria above and securing a position, students are required tocomplete three official forms in addition to submitting their job description and resume to thePPG Industries Career and Leadership Development Center.  Student Application to Academic Internship Program (AIP): This is completed by the student with demographic and academic background information, the number of credits (1-3

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kyle F Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kerri Ann Green, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David E. Goldberg, ThreeJoy Associates, Inc. and the University of Illinois

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

made thediscussion sections the locus of change. The presiding faculty members could teach theirlectures as they normally would. The changes to the pedagogy were driven instead by the TAswho were in charge of the two experimental intrinsic motivation discussion sections. These TAschanged their teaching activities and grading activities to focus on supporting students’autonomy rather than any one particular learning outcome. Since these TAs also want to becomefaculty, this increased responsibility for the TAs created a secondary benefit of training theseTAs to become agents of change in their future careers. The remaining six discussion sectionswere led by other TAs who used interactive engagement (IE) pedagogies. We considered thesesections to

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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Engineering and Public Policy

more than the rate of inflation over thepast two decades, and that is not the case.The Time article1 claims that the U.S. has been obsessed with the production of STEMgraduates since the 1950’s in order to be competitive with the Soviets during the ColdWar years.Meanwhile, Congress is proceeding to enact initiatives designed to stimulate theproduction of STEM majors through passage of legislation such as the 2007 AmericaCompetes Act. This legislation is designed to produce more, and better qualified, teachersin STEM areas for K-12. The idea is that this legislation will lead to more high schoolgraduates ready to enter colleges and universities in the U.S. and prepare for careers inSTEM fields.The NSF and agencies of the federal government are

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University; David B. Rank, Root Cause Consortium, LLC

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Design in Engineering Education

, Development,Production, Installation, and Servicing, requires a company’s product design and developmentprocess to include specific components.1 These include design and development planning, designinput, design output, design review, design verification and validation, and design transfer. Themore our students become familiar with each of these components, the better prepared they willbe for careers in industry. Ideally, capstone design projects would involve each of thesecomponents. In situations where this is not feasible, lectures regarding the details of each designcontrol component can be included in the capstone course.A recent survey of capstone design instructors indicates that the duration of capstone designcourses varies in length.2 As a

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

currently active professional surveyors, and introduction to theworking environment in their firm. Overall, students gained experience that may stimulate Page 23.118.3interest to acquire skills towards pursuing a career in engineering. Details of the course andreflections on future improvements will be discussed in the paper.Introduction to the ContextThis paper will focus only on the rationale for the choice of, details, and impact of the surveyingcourse that was offered to the tribal college students as part of the summer camp component ofthe Pre-Engineering Education Collaborative (PEEC) project. The choice of a surveying courseas a summer

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Renee Lockwood, West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

University, a regional institution of 8000 students in the TexasPanhandle, began offering curricular learning communities for first year engineering majors.This type of learning community model enrolls a cohort of students into two or more courseslinked by a common theme. The goal of this program was to create a community among the firstyear engineering students, and instigate study groups early in their academic career which wouldoffer support through the gateway mathematics, science and engineering courses. Engineeringlearning communities initially were created linking Precalculus and Fundamentals ofEngineering or Calculus I and Fundamentals of Engineering for first semester freshmanengineering majors. By student request the experiences were

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles E. Baukal; Lynna J. Ausburn; John E. Matsson; Geoffrey L. Price

Solvers, and 31.8% Engagers(Conti, 2009).25Different professions may have different learning strategy preference profiles. For example,Birzer and Nolan (2002) found that law enforcement had a distinctive profile compared to thegeneral population in a comparison of known population norms to the preferred learningstrategies of urban police in a Midwestern city.26 They found there were some differencesbetween those working in community policing environments and those who did not. Policeinvolved in community policing tended to be Problem Solvers. Ausburn and Brown (2006)studied career and technical education students and found that most were Engagers.27 To datethere have not been any studies to determine the ATLAS-defined learning strategy

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer O Burrell, Howard University; Afiya C Fredericks, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #6517Succeeding as Engineering Majors: Cultural Ecology Theory and Percep-tions of Within-Race Gender and Ethnicity Differences in Engineering Skillsand Work EthnicMs. Jennifer O Burrell, Howard University Jennifer O. Burrell is a senior research associate for the Howard University Science, Engineering, & Mathematics (HUSEM) Education Research Center. Her research focuses on identifying and better un- derstanding factors that contribute to the participation and success of students in STEM education and careers. She has expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research and program evalua

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

experimentation.15Systems Thinking DefinitionsWasson states that in general, engineers spend four years obtaining an engineering degree thatmay have an industrial “hands-on” life span of five to ten years, which is approximately 25% ofan average career.16 At that point, they become team leaders, systems engineers, managers, et al.,which place more emphasis on system engineering leadership, acquisition, and, managementskills. They continue to build on their foundational domain engineering discipline knowledgeand experience throughout their careers. However, anecdotal evidence and estimates suggestthey spend from 50% to 75% of their total career-hours, on average, collaborating with othersconcerning the engineering of systems ... for which they may have no

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

study provides an excellent example of incorporating historicallymarginalized groups within engineering. Their study documents the academic career of low SES,multi-ethnic, female student named Inez and her struggles in engineering where she is often castas an outsider.Another way that the margins of engineering might reshape our understanding of the center liesin the alternate pathways into engineering such as late-entry, after matriculation. Survivalanalysis is not well suited to capture the full experience of students like Inez or othermarginalized groups, but can be used to analyze alternate pathways like late entry. In so doing,our understanding of who composes the engineering student center shifts us toward a moreinclusive and complete

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mona Itani, American University of Beirut

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Engineering Ethics

asunderstanding that safety, health, and public welfare considerations supersede the loyaltyand faithfulness to one’s employer.This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the inclusion of videos in an appliedethics course namely engineering ethics by examining the video experience of ethicsstudents in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the American University ofBeirut. Effectiveness was not measured in terms of grades or performance but in terms ofachieving the course objectives which most importantly include a good understanding ofethical concepts and relating them to real life in order to be able to apply them in thefuture in ones career. The course objectives that were tackled by the shown videos arelisted below and listed again

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duane L. Abata, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Arvid Andersen; Wayne B. Krause, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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International

Paper ID #5708Transatlantic Interaction with European Project SemesterDr. Duane L. Abata, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Abata has worked in academia for over thirty years at universities and with the Federal government around the country. He began his career at the University of Wisconsin, served as Associate Dean and Dean at Michigan Technological University and then at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. as program manager in the Engineering Directorate. From 2003 to 2004, Dr. Abata was President of the American Society for Engineering Education. Following his appointment at NSF he

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Joseph Lee Gutenson, University of Alabama

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #7735Water and Wastewater Technician EducationMs. Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the interim director of the Center for Water Resource Studies at Western Kentucky Uni- versity. Jana has served in various management capacities throughout her career, spanning the private, regulatory and academic sectors. Jana has experience in drinking water and waste water treatment, storm water and watershed management, public health and safety, and solid waste management. She holds a master of science degree in Geoscience from Western Kentucky University, and conducted research for her master’s thesis

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2013 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Martin Schmidt; Theresa Kotanchek

; Dangerous” to “Exciting, Engaging, Essential & Environmentally Sustainable” • Tap the Talent Pool of Returning Veterans – Use the TAP program to educate veterans about the career possibilities • Invest in Community College Level Education – Standardized national curricula with project-based learning, internships and apprenticeships. Use partnerships with industry to achieve maximum results • Adopt Stackable Credentials – Adapted to life-long learning, these credentials give employers a sense of the candidates’ competencies & are recognized nationally. • Improve University Programs – Engage ABET & Universities to add manufacturing content to engineering programs and create new degrees at BS, MS, and PhD levels

Conference Session

It's Elementary

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Christine Mendoza

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

board of Learning and Instruction and Teachers College Record. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presiden- tial Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books, and has held both elected and appointed offices in the American Psy- chological Association (APA). Dr. Husman was a founding member and first President of the Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frances Carter-Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Patricia Ordóñez, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras ; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC); Miguel Alfonso Nino, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Minorities in Engineering

reportedsuccess using e-mentoring where senior students were asked to leave voice messages forincoming first year students for their online introduction to nursing course. Although there wereno empirical results, the student mentees in the study responded favorably to the e-mentoring.7The definition of peer mentoring above describes a hierarchical relationship that is similar to thementoring relationship between a faculty mentor and his/her advisee, with one obviousexception. The major difference is that student peer mentors have a more equal relationshipbecause the future career success of the mentee is not in the hands of the mentor. Nevertheless,in a study where 54 medical professionals involved in faculty peer mentoring were interviewed,it was

Conference Session

Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

more engineers into public office to encouraging engineers who aresuccessful in their technical careers to aspire to leadership in national organizations (such asASEE). The problem remains, however, that engineers in general may feel less prepared topursue leadership advancement because of their lack of confidence in their leadershipcommunication skills.Recognizing that communication plays a central role in leadership, faculty and staff at Rose-Hulman have made communication a focus for the Leadership Advancement Program events thatare planned each year. In particular, we are using the notion of “difficult conversations” as away to emphasize the importance of communication in effective leadership.“Difficult Conversations” Approach to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

designing water and wastewater treatment facilities in central California. He was the recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2011. Dr. Brown’s research focuses on theoretical approaches to understanding why some engineering concepts are harder to learn than others, and how the concepts are embedded in contexts.Dr. Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State UniversityDr. Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University Dr. Poor has been teaching many of the integral undergraduate civil engineering courses at Washington State University for the last six years, including seven mechanics of materials courses. She received the departments’ Outstanding Teaching Award in 2010 and Outstanding Advising Award in 2012. Dr. Poor is a licensed

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Truc T. Ngo, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

objective measures of student abilities, some research has assessedhow student attitudes or motivations affect their pursuit of engineering degrees. Besterfield-Sacre et al.3,4,5 developed the Pittsburgh Freshman Engineering Attitude Survey (PFEAS) tocapture the attitudes of students towards engineering, and then used the results of the survey toexplain persistence among their students. The 50-item Likert questionnaire was used todistinguish how a student felt about 13 factors influencing attitudes to engineering includingacademic confidence, career prospects, family influence, and the impact of the profession onsociety. Along with measures of high school academic performance, these attitudes wereinitially used to explain some of the differences

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

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Educational Research and Methods

Arab Institute for Statistics, a position that enabled him to lecture in a number Arab countries. Sabah has over 25 years of experience in higher education including more than 15 years in education management across different parts of the world. Concentration in the last 15 years was on development of career, Art & Science, technology and engineering programs. Leading positions in educational institutions including chair of department, acting Dean, university board member, University assessment committee member, consultant and team leader. A unique experience in coordination between educational institution and in- dustrial partners to build new paradigm in education through an NSF sponsored program. He is Lawrence

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony J McGoron, Florida International University; Hamid Shahrestani, Florida International University, BME; Michael Edward Brown, Florida International University; James Dennis Byrne, Florida International University

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Biomedical

Engineering and Medical Instrumentation. He has mentored many senior design teams in association with other FIU faculty or FIU’s industry partners since 2006. Page 23.370.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Delivery and Assessment of the Biomedical Engineering Capstone Senior Design Experience Page 23.370.2AbstractThe capstone design course is the most important experience engineering students have duringtheir undergraduate academic careers. The capstone design sequence at Florida

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Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert T. Yeung, University of Hong Kong

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Civil Engineering

disciplines and are available athttp://www.hkie.org.hk/eng/html/gradschemea/modeltrainingguide.asp. They are guidelines andtraining organizations are encouraged to design training opportunities to meet the specific needsof the organization as well as the future full professional career expectations of the candidate.The HKIE has adopted its Scheme A as a training objective system whereby candidates areassessed according to the set objectives. The Objective Record is a useful indication of whatcandidates are expected to demonstrate. They are in three parts: (i) common core – the objectivesthat candidates of all disciplines must meet; (ii) core – the objectives that all candidates of adiscipline must meet; and (iii) specific – the objectives set by the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University; Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

and shared their experience in publications. One approach is to use advancedtechnology to enhance the effectiveness of learning, such as multimedia and CAD simulations.4-8Another approach is derived from cognitive science, and the knowledge in this course is dividedinto three categories: declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge.9 We adopted anintegrated approach, which can be effectively applied to learning the knowledge in all these threecategories.II. Conceptual Bridge Page 23.48.2Most students consider Engineering Thermodynamics a very challenging course, whichquenched the passion of many promising students pursuing a career in

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 23.87.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A pedagogical model to educate tomorrow’s engineers through a cloud-based Design and Manufacturing InfrastructureMotivationEncouraging high school students to pursue a career in Engineering is crucial in building a strongfoundation for a successful future of any nation. The United States is ranked 27th (out of 29) forthe rate of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) bachelor’s degreesawarded in developed countries - 6% of U.S. undergraduates major in engineering comparedwith 12% in Europe, 20% in Singapore, and 40% in China1. In order to increase the number ofengineering graduates, it is important to encourage

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters; Gloria A. Murphy, NASA; Lisa D. May, NASA Headquarters

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Systems Engineering

NASA Headquarters was Director of the Directorate Integration Office in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. In that position, her responsibilities involved strategic planning, international cooperation, cross-directorate coordination, architecture analysis, and exploration control boards. Ms Guerra also spent 3 years at the Goddard Space Flight Center as Program Integration Manager for future high-energy astrophysics mis- sions, particularly the James Webb Space Telescope. She began her career at the Johnson Space Center working for Eagle Engineering and SAIC, focused on conceptual design of advanced spacecraft for human missions to the Moon and Mars. Ms. Guerra earned a B.S in Aerospace Engineering and

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University; Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering careers because of the expectationthat they would be able to help people, during their studies they find a lack of opportunities to doso 10, 11. These students are assumed to be searching for ways to use technical material tocontribute positively to society. This opportunity to benefit society is one of the main attractionsfor students, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, to biomedical, environmental-ecological, and agricultural-biological engineering disciplines12; it is especially noteworthy thatthese engineering disciplines also have the largest ethnic and gender diversity in enrollments.Engineering/technology and public policy could serve as a method to maintain these students’interest in engineering because of its socially

Conference Session

Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Noah Miller, Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems

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Continuing Professional Development

”. Nothing was asked in return, because each had given far more thanmost to the program, and to each other. Now these leaders have the challenge to go forthand create great strides; should they choose to pursue this journey as they forge theirfuture careers. Page 23.1406.8Page | 7 Selections by "The Bottom 3" Diversity "The Bottom 3" Group Counts! Leadership # of # in # % # % % Women Training Applicants Selected Selected Selected Selected Women & Program Group

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson

PERSONAL REFLECTION ON A SUMMER EXPERIENCE TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS Suzanne Keilson skeilson@loyola.edu Loyola University Maryland 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210Abstract: This paper presents personal reflections on an experience of just a few days of teaching high school andmiddle school girls over the summer in a STEM outreach program. The program is intended to stimulate curiosityand excitement about college in general and education and careers in STEM in particular. This paper intends topromote a deeper conversation about the

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2013 GSW

Authors

Sara E. McCaslin

graduate degree in mechanical engineering. While these results will vary with studentpopulation, this work provides a fascinating insight into how online engineering studentsapproach their coursework. Data such as this can aid faculty into selecting appropriate deadlinesfor assignments and setting aside virtual office hours that best meet the needs of the workingprofessional online student. IntroductionMore and more working professionals are turning to online learning to further their careers andremain competitive in the modern workforce, often with both the approval and support of theiremployers [1]. How their educational needs may differ from those of the classical on-campusgraduate students is worthy of