Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seunghyun Chun, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Bruce McCann, University of Texas, Austin; Ariane L. Beck, University of Texas, Austin; Eric Dean, National Instruments; Alexis Kwasinski, University of Texas at Austin

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

and 2007, respectively. From 1993 to 1997, he worked for Telefnica of Argentina for four years designing and planning telephony outside plant net- works. Then he worked for five years for Lucent Technologies Power Systems (later Tyco Electronics Power Systems) as a Technical Support Engineer and Sales Technical Consultant in Latin America. For three years, he was also a part-time instructor in charge of ITBA’s telecommunications laboratory. He is currently and Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and his research interests include power electronics, distributed generation, renewable and alternative energy, and analysis of the impact of

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Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Sonia Katrin Ellis, Smith College; Isabel Huff, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1627: MYSTERIES AND HEROES: USING IMAGINATIVE ED-UCATION TO ENGAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNERS IN ENGINEER-INGLucy McAuliffe, Smith College Lucy McAuliffe is the senior editor and an instructional designer for the Talk to Me Project. Lucy is currently a student at Smith College, majoring in American Studies and Environmental Science & Policy. She is a First Group Scholar, and recipient of awards including the Newton Arvin Prize in American Studies and a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. She plans to enter the publishing industry upon her graduation in 2012.Glenn W Ellis, Smith College Glenn Ellis is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College where he teaches courses in engi- neering

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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

not only on the literature of data curation, but also onchanges in e-science that are impacting liaison disciplines. This implies not only keeping up todate on what has just been published by a faculty member within a disciplinary department, butalso tracking emerging areas within the discipline, the predicted next steps in a research threadbeing carried out by a professor, and staying up to date on relevant data standards for yourdiscipline. 8A number of libraries have performed extensive interviews with research faculty to determinethe current state of data management at their institution, as well as predict needed services. Acomprehensive survey of the data practices and needs of academic departments was performedby University of Minnesota

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Journal of Physics, 20, 137 – 141.24. Tobias, S. (1990). They’re not dumb, they’re different: Stalking the second tier. Tucson, AZ: Research Corporation.25. Tobias, S. (1989). In Paul Connolly and Teresa Vilardi (Eds.), Writing to Learn Mathematics and Science. New York: Teachers College Press.26. Astin, A. W. (1993). Assessment for excellence: The philosophy and practice of assessment and evaluation in higher education. Phoenix, AZ: American Council on Education and the Oryx Press.27. Hein, T. L. (1995). Learning style analysis in a calculus-based introductory physics course. Annual conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Anaheim, CA (Session 1480).28. Hein, T. L. & Zollman, D. A., (1997

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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NSF Grantees

22.1327.10The results of the IMPAC project are even less promising. The project recommends anEngineering Transfer Curriculum (ETC) base that only includes one engineering course –Introduction to Engineering or Skills for Engineering Success, which is not even a requiredcourse for transfer to most UCs.10 In fact, the IMPAC 2005-2006 Annual Report does not evenrecommend using the ETC pattern, and instead recommends that the ASSIST57 web site be usedas the best source of guidance for community college students who have decided on a specificengineering major and university campus.It should be noted that the demand for engineering among students remains high; mostengineering majors in almost all CSU and UC campuses are impacted. In community collegeshowever

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Natasa Vidic, University of Pittsburgh

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NSF Grantees

Foundation, Engineering Information Foundation, and the NCIIA. Mary’s current research focuses on three distinct but highly correlated areas innovative product design, entrepreneurship, and modeling. She has served as an associate editor for the JEE and is currently associate editor for the AEE Journal.Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh Tuba Pinar Yildirim holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and is a doctoral candidate in Marketing at the Katz Graduate School of Business. She received an MS degree in Industrial Engineering at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, and BS degrees in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering fields from Middle East Technical University in Turkey. Her interests are modeling, and cognitive

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FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Walter Curtis Lee, Virginia Tech ; John Andrew Janeski, Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

ofworkshops and nature of having a graduate student as an instructor allows students to interactwith peers and the workshop leader more effortlessly. On the contrary, the larger lectures andhaving a faculty member as an instructor produces a more intimidating environment. The studyshows that there are practices that can be implemented to further contribute to students’ feelingsof autonomy, competence, relatedness, and subsequently course engagement. For example,students found it easier to relate to professors that provided background information aboutthemselves at the beginning of the semester.IntroductionIn response to calls to implement engineering and design activities across the undergraduatecurriculum, first-year engineering courses are changing

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Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohammad Zamry Jamaludin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Nor Farida Harun, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Chemical Engineering

Hassan, Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaMohammad Zamry Jamaludin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Mohammad Zamry is a tutor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineer- ing,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), since 2007. He is one of the class facilitators for a third-year chemical engineering course, Process Control and Dynamics, that employs cooperative problem-based learning (CPBL) as the teaching and learning methodology. He also implements CPBL lab for Process Control Laboratory, a lab course for the final year students. Mohammad Zamry is an active member of engineering education research team in UTM. The team is now very progressive in doing research re- lated to cooperative

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Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Not So MuchAbstractThe broad objective of this research was to investigate middle school students' attitudes towards,and perceptions of, engineering and science. Additionally, the research investigated what impact,if any, long-term school-based collaboration with graduate level students from STEM disciplineshad on middle school student attitudes and perceptions of engineering and science. To capturestudent attitudes, two surveys were designed. The first assessed student attitudes towards, andperceptions of, engineering while the second assessed attitudes towards, and perceptions of,science. Surveys were administered to middle school students in science classrooms taking partin a NSF-funded Graduate STEM Fellowship in K-12 Education program

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Calvin C. Jen, Calvin College; Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

not for profit boards. His interests include the integration of faith in all types and aspects of business including engineering and architecture, and the use of business in international community development.Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College TYLER S. HELMUS is a student currently enrolled in Calvin College’s engineering program. He expects to graduate in 2012 and hopes to attend graduate school after. research interests include robotics and control systems.Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College STEVEN H. VANDERLEEST is a Professor of Engineering at Calvin College, Vice-President of Re- search & Development at DornerWorks, Ltd., and partner at squishLogic LLC. He obtained the M.S.E.E. from Michigan

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Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keeshan Williams, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

schools. He received Polytechnic’s 2002 and 2008 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award and 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of NYU-Poly’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 4 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 43 journal articles, and 92 conference papers. Moreover, he has mentored 67 high school students, over 170 K-12 teachers, 21 undergraduate summer interns, and 11 undergraduate capstone-design teams, and graduated eight M.S. and four Ph.D. students.Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University MAGUED ISKANDER is Associate Professor and Graduate Adviser

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Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jan Cowan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Craig Greene, College of the North Atlantic; Modibo Boubacar Traore, Purdue University, School of Engineering and Technology; Wanda L. Worley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Tarawut Boonlua, Mahasarakham University

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Architectural

"...simply the imparting of knowledge and skills necessary for practice..." and, instead,have begun looking at what was taught and how it was taught in an international context (India).This has also been explored through a framework of looking at the education as to "...how onegoes about seeking, acquiring, and transmitting that knowledge"7. However not many authorsfollow her example, nor seek out a research focus on international design education.It is also important in this discussion to recognize how the current focus on sustainable and greenarchitectural projects places an even greater emphasis on the importance of cultural awareness.As noted by Brady8: "Sustainable architecture involves many issues... [including] environmental,social, and

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Radian Belu

, theimportance of the subject is still not fully understood by the industries and the design firms as avital content for maintaining the quality aspects and competitive edge in the context of theirproducts. It is still heartening to note that EMC problems are tacked generally in our context as“after thought” by the professional electronics designers and not by trained EMC experts. Thedesign of high-speed digital systems, wireless devices, mixed signal systems, and handhelddevices each point to the need for more graduates who are familiar with EMC practice. However,despite of the increasing importance of the EMC, many programs do not offer a course in EMCor include relevant EMC topics into their curriculum. Those that are interested in teaching such

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Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa I. Zelaya, Clemson University; Melissa Dorlette-Paul, Clemson University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Carey W. Castle, Greenville Technical College

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Engineering Technology

President of SCATE Inc., a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit corporation created to promote systemic change in Advanced Technological Education and help sustain the SC ATE Center of Excellence.Dr. Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University Dr. Anand K. Gramopadhye’s research focuses on solving human-machine systems design problems and modeling human performance in technologically complex systems such as health care, aviation and man- ufacturing. He has more than 200 publications in these areas, and his research has been funded by NIH, NASA, NSF, FAA, DOE and private companies. Currently, he and his students at the Advanced Tech- nology Systems Laboratory are pursuing cutting-edge research on the role of visualization and virtual

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; William J. Riffe, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering at Kettering University. He teaches in the areas of thermal design, mechanical design, and automotive engineering. His research focuses on sustainable mobility technologies including alternative fuels, fuel cells and hybrid electric vehicles. He is actively involved in the Society of Automotive Engineers and is the faculty advisor for Kettering’s Formula SAE race team. Dr. Hoff is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan.William J. Riffe, Kettering University Professor Riffe has been a member of the Kettering University faculty since 1985, teaching courses in manufacturing processes, sheet metal forming, composite manufacturing, and problem solving. In 1988, he developed a class called

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik Sander, University of Florida

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

isdesigned to bring commercialization focus and direction directly to the breadth and depth of theCOE’s research programs, ingraining entrepreneurial thought processes in engineering studentsand faculty. Fostering a culture of innovation in a broad and powerful engineering college willlead to significant impact on the rate of technology transfer to the public sector.It is in this context that the COE is expanding its entrepreneurial curriculum offerings as outlinedbelow based on its foundational entrepreneurship course, Entrepreneurship for Engineers.Entrepreneurship for EngineersEntrepreneurship for Engineers (E4E) is targeted to graduate engineering students and workingprofessionals of all engineering disciplines and mimics as completely as

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-1222: INTRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR TEST ENGI-NEERING INTO THE BSEE CURRICULUMDavid H. K. Hoe, University of Texas at Tyler David H. K. Hoe did his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Toronto, culminating with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1991. His professional experience includes positions at General Electric’s Research and Development Center as a Staff Engineer and at the University of Texas at Ar- lington as a Research Associate and Adjunct Professor. He assumed his present position as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Tyler in August 2008. He teaches classes in Computer Architecture and VLSI Design. His research

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Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara

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Two Year College Division

to 3 million students every year,1 byproviding affordable and accessible education. The community college system feeds two largepublic university systems, the 23-campus comprehensive California State University (CSU)system, and the 10-campus research-oriented University of California (UC) system, as well asnumerous private and out-of-state universities. Ideally, students should be able to complete all oftheir lower-division coursework at a community college and then transfer to a four-yearinstitution to complete the last two years, thus earning a bachelor’s degree in approximately fouryears.In the 2006-2007 academic year, for instance, 55% of California State University (CSU)graduates and 28% of University of California (UC) graduates began

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FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

and graduationrates, better academic performance, more student involvement, and more frequent andmeaningful interactions with faculty.Although students’ aptitude in engineering used to be linked with their persistence rates,engineering education has begun to change. Research suggests that students who leaveengineering are often in good academic standing and performing well in the classroom.7Educators are seeking to understand student retention as it relates to advising, counseling,learning communities,8 mentoring,9 tutoring,10 and programs designed for women and otherminority students.11 12 These “high-impact” practices are often linked with higher studentperformances, learning, and development.13, 14 A report by Kuh (2008) recommends that

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Velda V. Morris, School District of Philadelphia; Rebecca A. Stein, University of Pennsylvania; James F. Keller, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania

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Minorities in Engineering

, “SAAST Robotics-An Intensive Three-Week Robotics Program for High School Students,” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 4-7, 2007.[12] Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Education for the Next Twenty-Five Years, A Report on a Workshop for U.S. Mechanical Engineering Departments, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, Oct. 7-8, 1996.[13] Engineering Education and Practice in the United States, National Academy Press, 1985.[14] Engineering Education: Designing an Adaptive System, Report of the NRC Board on Engineering Education, National Research Council, 1995[15] Joseph Bordogna, Eli Fromm, and Edward Ernst, "Engineering Education: Innovation Through Integration

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Software Engineering Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James N. Long, Oregon Institute of Technology; Linda Sue Young, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

theory.With this information in hand, a re-structuring of the Junior Project course sequence was started.The idea was to provide the standard software engineering curriculum with a MMORPG gamingtwist. The software engineering activities did not involve virtual worlds, and support for such anenvironment was out of reach of the researchers. The scoring mechanism was, however,relatively easy to emulate and adaptable to standard percentage scale grading. Adaptation wasdone in a sequencing of information introduction and designing point accumulation wherediscovery, trial and error, and continuous feedback on task outcome were the goals. Each stepalong the way involves the following components of MMORPG o farming gold, o buying

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Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lea Campbell, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Colleges and Universities, has been the need for higher education toplace greater emphasis on helping graduates develop strong teamwork skills. Teamwork skillsare particularly necessary for professionals in the engineering fields where diverse groups mustwork together to solve complex problems. But how and in what context can those skills betaught? Once taught, how can these skills be assessed and how can faculty provide objectivefeedback to students when teamwork is often conducted outside the classroom? Based on thework of Patrick Lencioni and other leading authorities on teaming and organizationalpsychology, University of Houston – Downtown has developed a curriculum designed to teachstudents to be both good team members and to provide the

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Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Nilson E. Martinez-Lopez, Purdue University; Jose Daniel Bravo, INSPIRE

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, particularly sus- tainability, designing open-ended problem/project-based learning environments, social computing/gaming applications for education, and problem solving in ill-structured/complex domains.Ronald L Carr, Purdue University Ronald Carr is a Master’s and Ph.D. student in the Purdue University College of Education. He is currently completing his M.S. in Educational Studies/Gifted & Talented and working towards a Ph.D. in Learning Design and Technology. He currently works as a research assistant for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE).Nilson E. Martinez-Lopez, Purdue University Nilson Martinez-Lopez is an undergraduate student in the Purdue University College of Engineering. He

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FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elora Candace Voyles, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Robert Ricks

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First-Year Programs

related activities involve work- ing as a statistical consultant. She teaches courses in Research Methods, Inferential Statistics, Multiple Regression, Experimental Design, Program Evaluation, and Survey Methods.John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleRobert Ricks Page 22.1244.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Residential Peer Mentoring Benefits Mentees: What about Mentors?AbstractWith support from the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant No. DUE 0622483), the Collegeof Engineering (COE) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) has implemented

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Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Civil Engineering

engineersinto student projects as the assistant director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design.Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon UniversityAmy E. Landis, University of PittsburghH. Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University H. Scott Matthews is a Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and En- gineering & Public Policy and the Research Director of the Green Design Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. The Green Design Institute is an interdisciplinary research consortium at Carnegie Mellon fo- cused on identifying and assessing the environmental impacts of systems and helping businesses manage their use of resources and toxic

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IE Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Abril Vazquez, University of Texas, El Paso; Olivia C. Moreno, University of Texas, El Paso

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2011-2137: EXPERIENCES WHILE INCORPORATING SUSTAINABIL-ITY ENGINEERING INTO THE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CURRIC-ULAHeidi A. Taboada, The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Heidi A. Taboada is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso. Her research strengths involve the devel- opment of practical methods for the solution of multiple objective optimization problems, the design of new biologically inspired algorithms, sustainability engineering, and engineering education. Her research work has been published in several recognized journals such as IIE Transactions, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, and Reliability

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergio Celis, University of Michigan

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Mechanical Engineering

peopleinterested in sciences, who have the “energy” necessary for the classroom, from research andteaching. As he suggested: All my subsequent experience showed me that the Council's choice of new professors on the basis of written appraisals, from experts, of the candidates' scientific work is the best method of filling a chair. Promoting assistants and teachers to professor on the basis of length of service and teaching experience is an incomparably worse method. So long as American schools employ that method, they cannot acquire satisfactory teaching staffs. Under that system the talented young are held back, become professors only when they are older-when the energy and enthusiasm of youth, so important in teaching

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Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Shelby Gilbert, Ed.D., Florida Gulf Coast University; Yves J. Anglade, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Minorities in Engineering

throughoutFlorida. The courses offered by the FEF target students from 7th through 12th grades, focusprimarily on test-taking strategies, and provide invaluable opportunities to practice taking theSAT. Experience has shown that students who practice taking the SAT generally perform betteron the actual examination. Thus, the FEF’s courses are designed to allow repeat attendance forcontinued, structured practice taking real prior SAT’s.Challenge and Highlights of the 2010 Camps for Scholastic and Career SuccessIn 2010, FEF offered to conduct an intensive summer academic camp for high school students atEast Lee County High School. We received a response from the Lee County School Districtunlike any we had encountered before. The District would accept our

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FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Monica Terrell Leach, North Carolina State University; Steven L. White, North Carolina State University ; Philip Albert Moses, North Carolina State University

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First-Year Programs

research plans to establish the effectiveness of instruction and to use the data to improve teaching and student learning. She is currently working with several engineering faculty assessing the impact of in-class use of technology on teaching and student learning. Dianne has also worked as an education consultant for a number of organizations conducting program evaluations and is currently serving as external evaluator on several grants. Her research interests focus on faculty development, action research, the role of technology in teaching and learning, and assessment in higher education.Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University Jerome P. Lavelle, Ph.D. is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Kuder, Seattle University; Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1950: IMPLEMENTING PEER-REVIEWS IN CIVIL ENGINEER-ING LABORATORIESKatherine Kuder, Seattle University Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Seattle University, specializing in mechan- ics, structural engineering and cement-based materials.Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University Nirmala Gnanapragasam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at Seattle University and is the design coordinator of the senior capstone program for the depart- ment. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington. Her interests include the professional practice of geotechnical engineering and engineering education research