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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

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NSF Grantees

., University of Colorado, Boulder Page 22.336.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout the Core Chemical Engineering CurriculumOverview and ObjectivesWe will report on the progress of the first 9 months of a recently funded CCLI project. The goalof this project is to create a community of learning within the discipline of chemical engineering(ChE) focused on concept-based instruction. The project plan is to develop and promote the useof a cyber-enabled infrastructure for conceptual questions, the AIChE

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Robson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

assistive device designdocuments. They were reviewed by engineering professors and health-care professionals. The reviewcriteria consisted of overall solution, cost, ease of use and implementation, safety features, quality Page 22.462.5and accuracy, function, plans for testing and evaluation, as well as innovation. Interactions of each team with the customer/user of the assistive device and with the collaborators were also taken into account. Assessment The proposed and implemented for the first time in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution engineering project aims to take the study of mechanical design to

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanical Engineering

 (verbal, written, electronic)  5) Reinforce and improve CAD/Solid Modeling skills  6) Develop and practice skills in project planning, budget management, resource allocation  and scheduling  7) Instill a philosophy of professional and ethical behavior  8) Provide guidance in applying engineering principles to open‐ended problems  9) Provide an introductory knowledge of business practices, economic viability,  environmental sustainability, and the social consequences of technology  Most of our students are not as abstract or reflective as the typical professor, and learn moreeffectively in more active modes. Dale 6 reports that after two weeks, people generallyremember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 30% of

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Connecticut College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, FLATE

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Two Year College Division

Agreementbased on Industry Certification. This agreement has been ratified by the community collegepartners and was approved by the FLDOE. This statewide agreement based on industry Page 22.8.4certification has become the model for other career programs in Florida as well as across thecountry.To ensure the success of this unified curriculum plan, FLATE, in partnership with the FLDOE,has drafted a new curriculum framework for secondary and PSAV programs that also aligns withthe MSSC CPT. This framework was approved in January 2009 and is now available foradoption by Florida high schools and Tech Schools. In the next phase of the project, FLATEwill

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Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Manufacturing

, manual and computer-numeric controlled(CNC) machining, welding, and assembly operations. The students also gained invaluableexperiences in leadership, team building and interpersonal skills, communications, projectmanagement with planning, scheduling, and resource management, and marketing as theypromoted their project in search of sponsors. This paper draws a clear picture of the activelearning experience of the SAE Baja team at the author’s institution while presenting the positive Page 22.137.2and the negative.College Level Competitions and the SAE BajaThere have been many competitions intriguing and challenging engineering faculty and

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence Whitman; Karen Reynolds; Zulma Toro-Ramos

activities:1. Undergraduate Research! "!2. Cooperative Education or Internship3. Global Learning or Study Abroad4. Service Learning5. Leadership6. Multidisciplinary EducationPrevious papers have described global learning efforts (Whitman, et al. 2009) and Leadership(Malzahn, et al. 2010). The complete WSU CoE plan for, “The Engineer of 2020” was alsoreported (Whitman, et al. 2007). This strategic initiative takes advantage of the flexibility of thenew Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET), and helps the programs offered by the College to satisfy the

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Steve Menhart

complete an end of semester course evaluation form. This paper discusseshow the Department has modified its end of course evaluation form to include a student self-assessment section. This self-assessment section generates indirect assessment data, whichcomplements the traditional direct assessment data.IntroductionUALR offers baccalaureate degrees in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology(ECET) and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET). As with all degrees accredited byABET, these degree programs are required to implement a continuous improvement plan (CIP).ABET states that1: “The program must use a documented process incorporating relevant data toregularly assess its program educational objectives and program outcome, and to evaluate

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Frank M. Croft

FEH and FE began in 1992. From 1992 through 1996, Pilot sections based on the Gatewayapproach and the Drexel E4 model were introduced along with control sections in order toascertain the validity of plan. The first section of FEH was approved and offered in 1997. At thesame time planning for the FE sections were taking place with pilot studies being conducted in1997 & 1998. The FE program was approved in 2000 and began operation. 19 Figure 1. Timeline for implementation of the FEH and FE SequencesIn looking at the FEH sequence and the FE sequence, the following comparison can be made:In FEH, there is an emphasis on hands-on learning and design. There is coordination among

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Howard Eisner

parties (industry, government andacademia) should be “learning” as they proceed with these types of programs and relationships.Student Benefits Under this shift in graduate engineering education, students lose some freedom of choice butgain a lot in terms of (a) having all the planning done for them, (b) having their employeeimprove the nature of sponsorship, (c) share in additional monetary benefits, (d) being part of acohort, and (e) being able to provide inputs to both the University as well as their employers. The firms and agencies typically announce the program and employees apply to be part of acohort. Those that are accepted as part of a cohort have achieved something special within theirorganizations. Basically, from that point, all

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Arthur Brown, Penn State University ; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. This feedback will be used to improve the module for thethird year. Feedback from faculty was positive. Because the training was a modeled afterthe lecture participants periodically stopped the presenter to give just-in-time comments.It was important to have their perspective because the training module was to ultimatelybe used as a standalone lesson plan. We wanted the faculty to be able to take the lessonplan and adapt it to their courses using it in its entirety or using segments as wereapplicable to their content.Design of the ProgramThe program consists of two modules. Module 1 is the teaching module on the ethics of Page 22.906.4climate change

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DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claude M. Hargrove, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 22.990.3deliverables throughout the two-semester course. A leader, the "Principal Engineer", is identifiedfor each team to update all project documentation. During the first semester the design of theproject should be completed and it should be described in the following documents: 1. Requirements and Capabilities 2. Planning (Work Breakdown Structure, and schedule for work events and financial project plan) 3. Mid semester status report with a power point presentation of a conceptual design (as described in paper2 ) 4. Poster Presentation (should display the full design of the project and possible future implementation) 5. A complete design reportEach member of the team maintains an engineering

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver; Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-1660: TIPS FOR SUCCEEDING AS A NEW ENGINEERING AS-SISTANT PROFESSORStephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, DenverWesley Marshall, University of Colorado Denver Wesley Marshall is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado Denver and co-director of the Active Communities Transportation (ACT) Research Group. He specializes in transportation planning, safety, and sustainability as well as urban design, congestion pricing, and parking. Recent research involves defining and measuring the street network and an empirical study considering the role of street patterns, connectivity, and network density in road safety and sustainability. Having spent time with the UConn

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SE Tools and Techniques

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John C. Georgas, Northern Arizona University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

integrated manner than currentpractice, and (b) to introduce team- and project-based software engineering activities in a lowrisk, high student involvement setting in order to create a smoother learning curve for students.This paper contributes: • A discussion of the learning theory foundations for our approach, based on experiential learning targeted at increasing student motivation; • A minimally disruptive framework for better integrating software engineering education within a computer science curriculum by elaborating our course design plan, and providing a description of areas that required particular care; and, • A presentation of quantitative and qualitative evaluation results, based on student surveys, evaluation based

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

andopportunistic. First, we believe that engaging young students in engineering may increasemotivation and persistence in STEM study for larger numbers of students who may experiencegreater satisfaction with learning and therefore be less susceptible to negative stereotypes later inlife. Second, the elementary classroom, despite high stakes testing pressures in mathematics andlanguage arts/literacy, has the greatest flexibility and opportunity for infusion of engineeringcurricula that can connect with other core subjects such as science and reading. Although CIESEconducts STEM programming and education research across the K-20 spectrum, this paper willfocus on elementary engineering initiatives.Elementary Engineering ProgramsSince 2004, planning for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

Erie, The Behrend Col- lege where he teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid and Thermal Science courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon University. Page 22.1056.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Mechatronics for Non-Electrical EngineersAbstractMechatronics, or Systems Control, is a very valuable topic for students planning on proceedinginto manufacturing, processing, or machine design. The use of mechatronics in industryinvolves the combination of

Conference Session

Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Architectural

design according to the international codes.This process is represented in the Figure 1. The building is a high-rise, 15 story office building, with 4stacks. The floor plan of the basement floor is represented in Figure 2. Page 22.1395.7 2011 ASEE Annual Conference Page 22.1395.82011 ASEE Annual Conference Figure 2. Floor plans for the high-rise building studiedBasement consists of garage area (9139.8 ft2) and miscellaneous spaces (5080.6 ft2). The first floor is ashowing room (4696.8 ft2) and miscellaneous spaces (972 f2 and 1540 ft2). The rest of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy D. Ropp, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Raymond A. Hansen, Purdue University; Erin E. Bowen, Purdue University; Joshua L. Holmes

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Computers in Education

twoMaintenance Repair and Overhaul organizations and a major U.S. Air Carrier componentoverhaul facility in 2009, revealing planning, work distribution and documentation of job taskswere often still accomplished using traditional paper-based job task management systems.Product Data Management systems of various sorts are not new. Computerized aircraft data andcomputer workstations are currently used by the aircraft maintenance industry to delivertechnical aircraft data to front line technicians. However in aircraft maintenance operations, this Page 22.1705.4information has been observed to be largely delivered in linear pdf or similar formats that

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

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Computers in Education

successful, and plan to offer theseminar and TFLC again in the future. All of the participants acknowledged receiving somebenefit from the seminar or the TFLC. After conducting the seminar twice, the authors foundthere to be very little additional information that should have been included and would leave theseminar largely unchanged for now. There is obviously some institutionally dependentinformation in the seminar, but in general the material is readily adaptable to be used by otherinstitutions. The presentation approach, three screens with three views, was central to thesuccess of the seminar.Though there is no specific evidence to suggest it, the authors’ opinion is that the seminar alonewould not have any impact on tablet PC adoption, and is

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

research is relevant to engineering instructors/researchers who wantto develop students‟ ability to deal with complex design challenges and efficientlydecompose, analyze and translate the problem statements into meaningful functionalspecifications, stakeholder requirements and a plan of action.IntroductionDeveloping problem solving skills is essential to engineering students and engineers. InABET EC 2000 [2], outcome 3e states that engineering students must “have an ability toidentify, formulate and solve engineering problems”. Furthermore, flexible thinking andlifelong learning require engineering students to adaptively construct knowledge [3] basedon information about a context presented to them. Therefore, identifying students‟ initialproblem

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

wasencouraging as it highlighted an opportunity for Rose-Hulman to provide its students with notonly a highly marketable engineering degree, but also additional academic training that directlyresponds to the Six Sigma needs of potential employers.Quantitative FindingsThe survey instrument was administered electronically by Performance University’s Office ofInstitutional Research, Planning, and Assessment (IRPA). Email invitations were sent toapproximately 350 alumni and associates of the Institution. A total of 38 valid responses werereceived resulting in an overall response rate of 10.9%. When investigating the low responserate, the author uncovered several reasons that ran parallel to related literature regarding responserates for electronic surveys

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Recruiting, Retention, and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Romel W. Mackelprang, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Responsible Disabled in their youth transitions programs that target high school youth with disabilities to prepare them for transitions to adulthood.Project DescriptionIn the project’s first year, the project principle investigators plan to convene the STEM SteeringCommittee. It will consist of the university and its partners and will recruit high school studentsto explore STEM majors. It will also recruit community college students to transfer to four-yearinstitutes of higher education (IHE) to explore STEM majors at the region’s universities. Thecommittee will meet quarterly and will develop sub-committees to work on specific projects andassessments. Participants will include faculty and student services representatives for each IHE

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Industrial Engineering

, industrial engineering and the related discipline of operations managementjargon appear to be using buzzwords liberally; see Heizer et al.8 for a recent article onoperations management. Three of the commonest ones in current usage are: supplychains (or supply chain management), lean manufacturing (or lean), and Six Sigma.Some buzzwords have originated from abbreviations (acronyms) for phrases with threeterms: MRP (Materials Requirement Planning), JIT (Just In Time), MTO (Make toOrder), MTS (Make to Stock), TQM (Total Quality Management), TPM (Total Page 22.1587.3Productive Maintenance), FMS (Flexible Manufacturing Systems), DFT (Demand FlowTechnology

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Information and Network Security

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology

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Computing & Information Technology

sufficient and no information equipments, schematic diagrams of information on information on on schematic etc.) to build the the systems to be schematic diagrams of schematic diagrams of the systems constructed the systems diagrams of the systems systems Develop a Well-organized and Adequate planned Less planned Lack of planned procedure for planned stages of stages of operation but stages of stages of operation constructing the operation and the less sequence of tests

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Lessons for New Engineering Educators

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-585: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AND ACTIVE LEARN-ING ENVIRONMENTSJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 22.500.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Differentiated Instruction and Active Learning EnvironmentsThe

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Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

. Afterwards, their confidence level increased andthey were able to successfully complete the remaining laboratory and design projectexperiments. The students enrolled in the pilot online courses were given the same projects, homeworkassignments, and tests as the students enrolled in the regular courses. Although the studentsenrolled in the online course covered the same amount of material as the regular students, theywere only given two hand written exams on campus instead of three or four exams that are givento the regular students. They were given the exams on campus because they were all localstudents. This will not be a requirement for future online students because we plan to formpartnerships with test centers or learning centers to allow

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; S. (Ed) Cheng, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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Minorities in Engineering

program was not successful in helpingstudents explore career options, or select an appropriate major.Table 4. SEI Student Survey: Knowledge and Skills important for College Success. Knowledge and Skills for College Success Pre- Post- Difference Response Scale: 4 – A Lot, 3 – Quite a Bit, Program Program (Post - Pre) 2 – Some, 1 – A little, 0 – Nothing. Time management 3.62 3.96 0.34 Education planning 3.46 3.88 0.42 Your learning style 3.69

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Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University. Dr. Pistrui is an active researcher focusing on the growth and societal impact of entrepreneurship, family business, and enterprise development. He is the co-author of groundbreaking work including Growth Intentions and Expansion Plans of New Entrepreneurs in the Former Soviet Bloc, (Ashgate, 1997), Family and cultural forces shaping entrepreneurship and SME development in China, (Elgar, 2006), New Venture Financing: An Empirical Investigation of Chinese Entrepreneurs, (Cambridge, 2009), and Family and Cultural Factors Impacting Entrepreneurship in War Time Lebanon, (Interscience, 2010). Dr. Pistrui serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, and the Journal of

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Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Engineering Libraries

): Page 22.254.2 “Assessment requires attention to outcomes but also and equally to the experiences that lead to those outcomes.” In other words, the important aspect to observe here is that one has to move away from ateaching paradigm to learning paradigm. The author takes this philosophy further, and says: “Students should learn using a discovery approach.” Clifford O. Young, Sr., & Laura Howzell Young of California State University, SanBernardino argue that a new paradigm for assessment, a learning paradigm, must be constructedto measure the success of new kinds of educational practices (Young and Young, 1999). 1. The participants should be capable of selecting an assessment plan best suited for

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K Lape, Harvey Mudd College; David L Harris, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Joseph Keeter, Harvey Mudd College; Madeleine S Ong, Harvey Mudd College; Zachary Dodds, Harvey Mudd College

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Engineering and his M.Eng. and S.B. degrees from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. His professional interests include integrated circuit design, computer arithmetic, and hands-on engineering education.Matthew Joseph Keeter, Harvey Mudd College Matthew is a senior engineering major at Harvey Mudd College, focusing on electrical and computer engineering. He is planning to continue his education in graduate school, focusing on robotics and the interface between the digital and physical worlds.Madeleine S Ong, Harvey Mudd College Madeleine Ong is a senior general engineering major at Harvey Mudd College, focusing on digital and chemical engineering. Her technical interests include digital circuit design, VLSI

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Carol Davis, North Dakota EPSCoR

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Minorities in Engineering

related activities andexperience will not only enrich their undergraduate experience but also motivate them to pursuegraduate studies in those disciplines. Their career planning can benefit from such researchexperiences that help to focus on ideas and develop self-confidence about skills and abilities Page 22.335.2appropriate to science and engineering disciplines.Recent educational research has shown that students who engage in research projects are morelikely to enroll in and complete STEM degree programs when compared to other students1.Increased understanding of the research process2,3,4, a shift from passive to active learning5,6,7,enhanced