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Design Spine

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

design courses. He has conducted research, with peer-reviewed publications, in biomedical engineering in the areas of biomechanics, bioelectricity, and biomedical imaging, since 1992. Other research interests include renewable energy, optical fiber communications, and project-based multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary education. Page 22.912.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Online Learning in Interdisciplinary Electromechanical and Electromechanical/Biomedical Design Courses AbstractThe following paper

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Fostering Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 22.1447.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Effect of Previous Team Experiences on Students’ Perceptions of Interdisciplinary Engineering ProblemsAbstractWith a growing number of interdisciplinary engineering programs and courses, researchers arebeginning to characterize interdisciplinary learning objectives, student development in theseprograms and courses, and the dynamics of interdisciplinary engineering teamwork. Focusing onstudents at the very beginning of the major coursework, this study examined second-yearstudents‟ perceptions of interdisciplinary engineering project teams. In addition, the studyattempted to define the conditions which give rise

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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First-Year Programs

California at San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, 2001-present Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001- present Research is focused on structureproperty relationships in orthopedic tissues, biomaterials and medical polymers. Current projects include the assessment of fatigue fracture mechanisms and tribological per- formance of orthopedic biomaterials, as well as characterization of tissues and associated devices. Surface modifications using plasma chemistry are used to optimize polymers for medical applications. Attention is focused on wear, fatigue, fracture and multiaxial loading. Retrievals of orthopedic implants are char- acterized to model in vivo degradation and physiological loading

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Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Undergraduate Capstone Design: Inductively EnhancedAbstractThe Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy atWest Point, New York requires its graduates to complete an integrative, year-long capstonedesign during their senior year. One of the capstone projects available to the mechanicalengineering students in the department’s aerospace sub-discipline requires the design,construction, testing, and demonstration of a small, highly autonomous Uninhabited AerialVehicle (UAV) for a Department of Defense client. This particular project was added to the listof available capstone options in the fall of 2005

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Computer and InformationTechnology-Related Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

the semester so that in class activities, homework and exams can be provided to students at the right time. This provided the students a tentative schedule so that they can plan their other activities accordingly. 3. Clear and Concise grading guidelines were prepared to grade homework and exams. Thought was put into coming up with the grading guidelines such that students get more points for showing higher level of understanding. 4. Detailed grading rubric was created for the project. 5. Students were encouraged to post on discussion boards. 6. An outline for the exams was created after a thorough analysis of the topics that need to be

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Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Ewert, Iron Range Engineering; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Jeff Wandler, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-974: ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE IRON RANGE ENGINEER-ING (IRE) MODELDan Ewert, Iron Range Engineering Dan Ewert is the Director and Professor of Iron Range Engineering, Virginia, MN – a program of Min- nesota State University – Mankato.Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering Ulseth is an instructor of engineering at Iron Range Engineering and Itasca Community College both in northern Minnesota. He is the co-developer of both programs. For the past 20 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. He has successfully implemented engineering learning communities in first year programs. Recently, Ulseth began a new 100% project-based, industry- sponsored, engineering

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Veltman, University of Calgary; William (Bill) Rosehart, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Denis Onen, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

development and evaluation of criteria used to compare these twoapproaches to a freshman design experience. Using the Canadian Engineering AccreditationBoard (CEAB) Graduate Attributes criteria and drawing from the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) Initiative as the basis for evaluation, a detailed analysis of the strengths andweaknesses of the two design courses in terms of learning outcomes is explored.IntroductionAs technology continues to advance, it becomes increasingly important for engineering graduatesto have strong design skills, in order to meet the widely varied requirements of industry1. Whilecapstone projects provide senior engineering students with the opportunity to apply their designskills in a large-scale setting, it is first

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Student Learning and Teamwork

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University; Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringTechnology (METEET) Department at Georgia Southern University. The main topic of thiscourse is concentrated on team-based, one semester-long projects in which students design andbuild mobile robots for different applications.At our university, the METEET department has implemented a popular course in whichinterdisciplinary teams of mechanical and electrical undergraduate students build and deploy awide range of robotic projects, ranging from small remote-controlled vehicles to totallyautonomous robots. These projects expose students to the experience of working in teams, toknow the interdependence among engineering disciplines, to schedule and prioritize activitiesassociated to the development of the project, and

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Research on Engineering Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Hyun Kyoung Ro, Penn State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

design settings. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Journal of Engineering Design, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of En- gineering Education and Technovation. She is a member of IIE, ASME, and ASEE. She is also a National Research Council-US AFRL Summer Faculty Fellow for the Human Effectiveness Directorate (2002- 2004), an invited participant of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers in Engineering Education Symposium (2009), and a Fulbright Scholar to Ireland (2010).Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects at Montana State

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan F. Arratia, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Luis F. Font, Ana G. Mendez University System

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Electrical and Computer

researchexperiences in computing to undergraduates, and ultimately, 5) increase the number of graduatestudents in computing fields and transfer 40% of BS graduates to graduate school.Additional partners for this project include the Puerto Rico Department of Education, theInstitute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society Chapters in San Juanand Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and public and private high schools. An extended partnership withacademic and industry research institutions in Puerto Rico, the US mainland, and abroad is alsopart of this Alliance.Through a grant from NSF, funds for the project total $2.25 million over three years to mentor345 undergraduates from participating institutions; train 948 science, computer and

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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

capstone project within theComputer Engineering Technology (CET) department at NYC College of College. The conceptsof parallel, serial and USB ports and Bluetooth wireless communication are explored as part ofthe trend in computer communication technology. In particular, emphasis is placed on thediscussion of how to interface and communicate, using wired serial port and Bluetooth wirelesstechnology, between user designed software and a custom designed hardware system, which mayincorporate an embedded micro-controller.In the past, parallel and serial ports were the standard communication interface available on mostpersonal as well as industrial computers. The underlying hardware and the communicationprotocols were simple and easy enough to be

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Faculty Tools

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua A. Enszer, University of Notre Dame; Jessica A Kuczenski, Century College; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame

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Computers in Education

Portfolios in Academic Advising, Self-Guided Learning, and Self-AssessmentAbstractAs part of our undergraduate program’s commitment to producing quality engineers who havebegun to look beyond entry-level jobs, we have recently launched the Notre Dame ElectronicPortfolio (NDeP) project. In its second year in the chemical engineering department,implementation of the program for new sophomores was informed by the pilot year andimproved in both scope and execution. We have further collected data at the start and end ofthese sophomores’ first semester to track changes in student perceptions as they relate to many ofthe desired outcomes of our accredited engineering programs. We have found that this semestermarks several changes in

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Minorities in Engineering

students who aspire toseek higher education degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)by 1) creating a strong alliance between the universities and the state’s tribal colleges; 2)implementing an initiative of research capacity building in tribal colleges that will engage tribalcollege faculty and baccalaureate anticipatory STEM majors in basic scientific research; and 3)engaging tribal college students in research using a tribal college-university collaborative modelfor research mentoring. Recent educational research has shown that students who engage inresearch projects are more likely to enroll in and complete STEM degree programs whencompared to other students. Increased understanding of the research process, a shift

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Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Christian D. Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Monica Christine Rothermel, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Shrake, University of Pittsburgh; Briana Niblick, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

into research laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh. Thispaper presents an introduction to the RET program and delves into the findings from theinternship portion of the RET Site.The RET Site at the University of Pittsburgh has four main components including curriculumdevelopment for Pittsburgh area high school teachers during an intensive summer experience,teacher implementation of new engineering design units into their courses, an annual designcompetition where the teachers’ students present their projects, and finally high school studentinternships within research laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh. Interns participated inresearch activities with the aim of developing their interest in engineering, developing theirability

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

is designed to promote technological literacy byintroducing students to basic scientific principles in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, showinghow these principles are applied in areas such as biotechnology and nanotechnology, andexploring societal issues related to these technologies. An intended outcome of the course is thatstudents will be able to apply this framework to a technology not explicitly covered in the class.Assessment of this outcome is based upon student performance on a final project, where they areasked to do just that.Technological literacy has been defined as “an understanding of the nature and history oftechnology, a basic-hands-on capability related to technology, and an ability to think criticallyabout technological

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Khabari, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

crucial to provide advanced trainingto America’s future workforce [1-3]. In keeping with industry demands and the Wentworthtradition, hands-on nanotechnology laboratory experience is a central component of Wentworth’semerging nanotechnology and engineering course offerings. The impact on undergraduatescience and technology education is significant, and the project is generating new researchopportunities for undergraduate students. The nanotechnology laboratory allows students todevelop nanotechnology-related knowledge and skills through their coursework that can later beapplied to further research, improve design projects, and create solutions to improve the overallquality of life. The laboratory is used not only by undergraduate students, but

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Roemer, University of Utah; Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Eric R. Pardyjak, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah

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NSF Grantees

required freshman design sequence, the required junior mechatronics sequence, and electives in musculoskeletal functional anatomy for engineers and medical instrumenta- tion and physiology. She is interested in the use of technology in the classroom and improving student outcomes through hands-on and interactive experiences. Page 22.102.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A SPIRAL Learning Curriculum for Second Year Students in Mechanical EngineeringAbstractIn this course development project funded through an NSF CCLI Grant, we aredeveloping, implementing

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

Engineering Education, 2011Information Literacy as part of the Materials Science CourseThe Materials Science course is taught at an introductory level to a vast majority ofengineering students at many institutions around the country. In one semester, it may benearly impossible to cover all the information, with significant breadth and depth. Toaddress this and give the students tools for lifelong learning, a project is assigned tostudents that include a paper and a poster. To give students research skills above andbeyond Google or Bing searches, an information literacy session is integrated into thecourse. The instructor and the librarian collaborate to develop an exercise that providesthe students with basic literature research skills, yet is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

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NSF Grantees

, technicians, and designersfrom various disciplines to possess broader knowledge beyond their specialized fields and towork together concurrently. This concurrent engineering and mechatronic design approach,which emphasizes team collaboration, has become the new industry standard in product designand development. Mechatronic technology has been identified as one of the top 10 highlyinfluential emerging technologies of the 21st century by MIT’s Technology Review and by theInternational Center for Leadership in Education.Students from both departments were given mechatronic/robotic design projects that requiredthem to use actual mechanical, electrical/electronic hardware and software that are currentlybeing used by the industry. This enabled the

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Alan Gow, Alan Gow and Associates; EunSook Kwon, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2562: INTERACTIVE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH:Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston FARROKH ATTARZADEH earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983. Dr. Attarzadeh may be reached at FAttarzadeh@central.uh.edu Page 22.938.1

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Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Otie Kilmer, Purdue University; Zhenyu Cheryl Qian, Purdue University; Rosemary L. Kilmer, Purdue University; Clark A Cory, Purdue University; Travis Horton, Civil Engineering; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University; Raymond Patrick Hassan, Purdue University; Jonathon Day, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

professional responsibility is undergraduate instruction in architectural and construction graphic communication and visualization. He currently continues to develop & improve the Construction Graph- ics Communication specialty area within the Computer Graphics Department at Purdue. Clark has had over 35 years experience in the AEC industry with positions ranging from general laborer to project man- ager of residential & commercial structures and even designer. In addition to professional experience, teaching, and student organizations participation; Clark is currently involved in industry/educational part- nerships with such companies as Holder Construction, Saterfield & Pontikes as well as software develop

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Andy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College Of Technology

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Engineering Technology

tight integration of mechanical components, electrical/electronicsystems, industrial design ideas, computer-control systems, embedded systems, and intelligentsoftware into the product design and development processes. Most of the products now beingdeveloped are mechatronics in nature. To help students to understand the multidisciplinarynature of the product design, various hands-on product design projects have been developed bythe faculty members in the two engineering departments. Students from four different fields ofthe two departments (mechanical engineering technology, industrial design technology,electromechanical engineering technology and computer engineering technology) have beeninvolved in these projects. Students are divided into

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Professional Development and Scholarship

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandy W. Feola, Sinclair Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1709: ENHANCING THE STUDENT JOB SHADOW EXPERI-ENCE WITH INDUSTRYSandy W Feola, Sinclair Community College Sandy Feola works in the National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) as Customer Engage- ment Manager supporting the METEC Online digital clearinghouse for manufacturing and engineering technology resources and provides project management. She is also a part time instructor for The Uni- versity of Dayton Engineering Technology Department (since 2007) and Sinclair Community College’s Operations Technology Department (since 1995) teaching industrial engineering and quality engineering curriculum. Over the past 25 years, Sandy has held engineering, contract support and management roles in

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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James Roche

Energy Efficiency Studies as a Tool for Enhancing Student Involvement James Roche, Rowan University, New JerseyAbstractAn important growth area for undergraduate engineer education is to train students for roles inthe emerging sectors of sustainability and renewable energy. The method for incorporating suchnew topics into existing curricula is the challenge. At Rowan University, the method used is theEngineering Clinic approach, which draws from a portfolio of projects designed specifically toaddress a topic. In these Engineering Clinics, students are provided with hands-on experience ina project-based setting. During the Spring 2011 semester, students lead a

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1348: GLOBAL INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE AMONG FIRST-YEAR CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTSAngela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, PhD, PE, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, & Ar- chitectural Engineering at the University of Colorado - Boulder (CU). She is affiliated with the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities at CU. She has taught the first-year Introduction to Civil Engineering course 13 times, starting in 1997. She also teaches a senior capstone Environmental En- gineering Design course, which included international water and sanitation projects in 2001, 2002, 2006, and 2010. Her research interests include ceramic water

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Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V. Ernst, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and the coordinator of K-20 STEM Partnership Development at North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering. She has over twenty five years of experience in industry and STEM education. Prior to her current position, Ms. Parry was the project director of RAMP-UP, an NSF and GE funded project focused on increasing math achievement in K-12 through the use of collaboration between undergraduate and graduate STEM students and classroom teachers. She is an active member of ASEE, NCTM, NSTA and ITEEA. Ms. Parry is currently the chair elect of the ASEE K-12 and Precollege Division and a member of the Triangle Coalition Board of Directors.Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University Jerome Lavelle is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Linda Huglin, Boise State University; Drew Borresen, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees

University of Northern Colorado.Donald Plumlee, Boise State University Dr. Plumlee is certified as a Professional Engineer in the state of Idaho. He has spent the last ten years es- tablishing the Ceramic MEMS laboratory at Boise State University. Dr. Plumlee is involved in numerous projects developing micro-electro-mechanical devices in LTCC including an Ion Mobility Spectrometer and microfluidic/chemical micro-propulsion devices funded by NASA. Prior to arriving at Boise State University, Dr. Plumlee worked for Lockheed Martin Astronautics as a Mechanical Designer on struc- tural airframe components for several aerospace vehicles. He developed and improved manufacturing processes for the Atlas/Centaur rocket program

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

State University, the closest and largest publicfour-year university available to them. Since Hispanics comprised 43.9% of Cañada College’sstudent population that year, these transfer numbers are very low;. Clearly, much needs to bedone at Cañada College to improve the persistence and transfer rates of Hispanic and otherminority students.San Francisco State University (SFSU), the collaborator in the project is a large, regional,comprehensive university, part of the California State University System. In fall 2007, 30,125students enrolled at SFSU: 24,376 undergraduates and 5,749 graduate students. Students pursue113 undergraduate majors, 96 master’s degree programs, 27 credential programs, and 34undergraduate and graduate certificate

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody T. Hoesly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Anne C. Glorioso, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-577: DARK, DIM AND DARINGJody T Hoesly, University of Wisconsin, Madison Jody Hoesly, is the Collections and Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Wisconsin - Madison’s Wendt Library. Jody has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and worked as an engineer in the machine tool, recreational vehicle, and electrical contracting industries. In 2008, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin -Madison with an M.A. in Library and Information Studies. She is also a certified K-12 teacher-librarian, technology teacher, and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) instructor. Jody joined Wendt Commons in April 2009 where she manages the collection budget and serves as a reference, instruction, and liaison

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EM Program Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Viola, School of Engineering, Tufts University

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Engineering Management

in the workplace, and an emphasis on experientiallearning with both in-class activities and real, open-ended projects in technology-basedorganizations. Students enter the program as a cohort and participate with that cohort in aprescribed set of courses. There are no electives although students make take up to three coursesin the various Tufts graduate schools (Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and the Fletcher School ofLaw and Diplomacy) at no additional cost.This paper describes the MSEM program’s architecture and courses, our approach to leadershipeducation, and the two out-of-classroom experiential learning activities: the summer TeamPracticum, and the Individual Leadership Project that is the capstone of the program. A briefdiscussion of