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Measurement Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Cathy Bays, University of Louisville

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Educational Research and Methods

for Engineering Education, 2010 Refining a Critical Thinking Rubric for EngineeringAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology in 2000 revised accreditation criteriato require program assessment according to eleven outcomes that all require critical thinkingskills. Critical thinking can be incorporated into engineering classes in a variety of waysincluding writing assignments, active learning strategies, project-based design experiences, andcourse redesign. Clearly, accurately and consistently assessing critical thinking acrossengineering courses is challenging. In 2007 the University of Louisville selected the Paul-Eldercritical thinking framework for use in all undergraduate courses. However, few

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Janet Baldwin

-person. My goal was to develop not just an adequate online course, but touse the vast technological resources available to create a great online course. Howsuccessful this was course surprised me and more surprising was how I found myselfimproving my face-to-face courses through incorporation of some online techniques.Online Course OverviewIn order to explore the possibility of online delivery for an engineering course, I chose astandard Statics course which is a basic course in any engineering program. At RogerWilliams University, Statics is taught as a 3 credit course for engineering, architecture,and construction management students. The prerequisite is one semester of calculus.The course has a required textbook and is assessed using graded

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Communication - Needs and Methods

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

going to be different. I try to be aware of who the audience is and how the message is going to be best delivered and best understood.Linked to this aspect of being able to effectively communicate outside one’s technical field waskeen awareness of how to best communicate risk to an audience. Being able to “explain riskwell” to others who may be unfamiliar with the technology or situation was seen as an essentialskill by many respondents as also seen in this interview response: Engineers should be able to communicate risks. They shouldn’t wait until the 11th hour Page 15.1391.6 and suddenly say, ‘I think we have a problem’ and

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Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gearold Johnson, Colorado State University; Thomas Siller, Colorado State University

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International

AC 2010-999: A 21ST CENTURY UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGEDUCATION PROGRAMGearold Johnson, Colorado State University Gearold Johnson is the Emeritus George T. Abell Chair in Engineering at Colorado State University. He was on the faculty at CSU for 24 years. Following his retirement from CSU, he was the Academic Vice-President of the National Technological University for eight years. He retired in 2002. He is the Chair of the ASEE International Division.Thomas Siller, Colorado State University Thomas Siller joined joined Colorado State University in 1988 as an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Currently he serves as the Associate Dean for Academic and Student

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Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Gordon, The Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-869: USING COMPUTER MODELING PROBLEMS FORUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONSteven Gordon, The Ohio State University Page 15.1321.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Computer Modeling Problems for Undergraduate Engineering EducationAbstractModeling and simulation can be used to implement inquiry-based learning in engineeringcourses that actively involve students in the learning process, improve their problem-solvingskills, and encourage them to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) disciplines. This approach was used in the creation of a thirteen dayworkshop for college credit for high

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

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International

obtained his B.E. and M.S. in Control and Instrumentation Engineering in the University of ULSAN, South Korea, and his Ph. D in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at Washington State University. He was with KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Co.) for 9 years before enrolling in the Ph. D. program at Washington State University. In KEPCO, he worked at the NPP (Nuclear Power Plant) as a nuclear engineer. In the Fall ’02 quarter he joined the department of Engineering and Design at Eastern Washington University, where he has taught several courses in Computer Engineering Technology and Electrical Engineering. Currently, he is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering at Eastern Washington

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Sara E. Wilson; Peter W. Tenpas; Ronald L. Dougherty; Christopher D. Depcik; Kenneth Fischer

Evaluating Student Learning Across the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Sara E. Wilson, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Peter W. Tenpas, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Ronald L. Dougherty, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Christopher D. Depcik, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Kenneth Fischer, Mechanical Engineering, University of KansasAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has a number educationalobjectives for engineering programs. In order to assess the success of an engineering program inmeeting these objectives, a number of outcomes are

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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David Lanning; Wahyu Lestari; Shirley Waterhouse

concepts for both aging andcurrent aircraft. The students are introduced to a broad range of SHM techniques, e.g. vibration Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 319based, wave propagation based, acoustic based, and impedance based, as well as several sensorand actuator technologies. The course materials necessarily must remain simplified forundergraduate engineering students, who in particular may not have been yet exposed to many ofthe background prerequisite concepts. A one week laboratory on the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Roemer, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah

from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Sc.D. in Medical Engineering from the joint Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She teaches the required freshman design sequence, the required junior mechatronics sequence, and electives in musculoskeletal functional anatomy for engineers and medical instrumentation and physiology. She is interested in the use of technology in the classroom and improving student outcomes through hands-on and interactive experiences.April Kedrowicz, University of Utah Dr. April A. Kedrowicz is the Director of the CLEAR (Communication, Leadership, Ethics, And Research) Program at the University of Utah, a collaboration between the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University

Science Foundation that provides resources for the research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that utilize biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of-care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Dr. Warren is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University Jianchu (Jason) Yao

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

. Evidence that the students incorporated sustainability into theirconcept of civil engineering was also collected based on other course assignments. There issome evidence that female and minority students may be more likely to articulate the importanceof sustainability in the context of civil engineering, although more research is needed on thistopic due to the small numbers of female students in the class.BackgroundAll engineers should be familiar with the concept of sustainability. ABET lists sustainability asone of the constraints for engineering designs under Criterion 3 Program Outcome C.1 TheNational Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) The Engineer of 2020 report notes “Engineeringpractices must incorporate attention to sustainable technology, and

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Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

of Engineering Education, 1993.11. Paulik M. J., Krishnan M., “A Competition-Motivated Capstone Design Course: The Result of a Fifteen-Year Evolution”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 44, 2001.12. Lumpp J., Jacob J., Smith S., Smith W., “BIG BLUE: A Multidisciplinary Capstone Engineering Design Project”, Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 200613. Padir T, Rasaiah J.P., Worden A., Richards A., Claus J., Horrigan T., Lucarelli A., “A portable robotic workcell: Building robotics technology partnerships”, Proceedings of 2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications, 2008.14. Mataric M.J., “Robotics Education for All Ages”, Proceedings AAAI Spring

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn Hart, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mezbahur Rahman, Minnesota State University, Mankato

, professional and life skills.IntroductionFacilitating professional development and mentoring for STEM (science, technology,engineering and math) students can be a challenge for programs but is important for students’ultimate success and satisfaction with their careers. A National Science Foundation S-STEMgrant allows our Midwestern comprehensive university to award scholarships to cohorts of 23students enrolled in one of the following majors: Mathematics; Computer Science; Biology;Information Technology; Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, and Computer Engineering; andElectronic, Manufacturing, Automotive and Computer Engineering Technology. Scholars canrenew their $5000 scholarships (which provides almost full tuition assistance) for up to a total ofthree

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Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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Liberal Education

preferred answer as being a matter of taste, much like one’schoice of a preferred flavor of ice cream. Beyond that, the student begins to select andjustify answers using values consistent with their professional community.In the context of our Persistence outcome, the student would start at level one andprogress toward level 4. A student who lays in-between level 2 and level 3 would be ourgoal for the typical graduate. Level 2 is a minimal goal for a graduate. Level 4 isaspirational. These levels are:Level 1: Understands that technological change and development have both positive and negative impactsLevel 2: Identifies and evaluates the assumptions made by others in their description of the role and impact of engineering on

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Anne E. Mohan; Enrique Sola; James Patrick Abulencia

point in time. This modulation has been defined by thetug-of-war between practical training and academic training. Terry Reynolds provides acomprehensive view of the American engineer throughout history in his book, “The Engineer inAmerica: A Historical Anthology from Technology and Culture.” [1] The appearance of engineering in America is associated with the emergence of themilitary during the American Revolution. The large-scale projects necessary during this timesuch as conducting sieges, constructing fortifications, and building bridges, required theknowledge of technical military engineers. Prior to the Revolution, the level of capitalinvestment and risk in American society was never high enough to justify the expense of full-time

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Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-1278: INTRODUCING CRITICAL THINKING TO FRESHMANENGINEERING STUDENTSJames Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include cyber security

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gay Lemons, Tufts University; Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-567: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROBLEM INTERPRETATION FORENGINEERING STUDENTSGay Lemons, Tufts University Gay Lemons, Ph.D., is a post-doctoral research associate in Engineering Education at Tufts University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, her M.S. in Psychology, also from UNC, and her B.S. in Dance from the City University of New York. Her research interests include the cognitive processes of engineering design, gender issues in engineering, and creative self-efficacy.Adam Carberry, Tufts University Adam R. Carberry is a Doctoral Candidate in Engineering Education in the Tufts University Math, Science, Technology, and Engineering

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huihui Xu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Xiaoyan Mu, Southeast Missouri State University; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-2017: THREE PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS IN BEEM PROJECTHuihui Xu, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyXiaoyan Mu, Southeast Missouri State UniversityDeborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 15.1266.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Three Practical Demonstrations in BEEM Project Abstract This paper presents three practical examples that have been created in the BEEM 1  (Biomedical and Electrical Engineering Methods) project at Rose­Hulman Institute of Technology.  These examples are used to introduce respectively (1) Construction of a prototype electrocardiogram measurement system, (2) Use of inductance coils to perform as

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Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University; Soko Starobin, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

for practice and policy to facilitate femaleparticipation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Page 15.436.2Introduction and BackgroundThe nation’s public two-year colleges play a critical role in providing access to education beyondhigh school. Referred to as community colleges, these institutions are comprehensive in natureand offer diverse curriculum including developmental education, liberal arts, career and technicaleducation, and lifelong learning (Cohen & Brawer, 2008)5. The transfer function, in particular,provides students with the opportunity to pursue the first two-year of their general

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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/(EPICS) – begun at Purdue in 1995Illinois Institute of Technology - 1995 http://ipro.iit.edu/Interprofessional Projects (IPRO)Design for the Other 80% (D80) – Michigan http://www.mtu.edu/d80/Tech since 1996University of Michigan Ann Arbor - http://www.engin.umich.edu/societies/pts/ProCEED/Program for Civic Engagement inEngineering Design (ProCEED) c. 2000Service-Learning Integrated throughout a http://slice.uml.edu/College of Engineering (SLICE) – UMassLowell begun in 2004Humanitarian Engineering Program – http://humanitarian.mines.edu/Colorado School of MinesHumanitarian Engineering and Social http://www.engr.psu.edu/eceEntrepreneurship Program – Penn

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Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garrett Clayton, Villanova University; James O'Brien, Villanova University; Kenneth Kroos, Villanova University; Amy Fleischer, Villanova University

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Mechanical Engineering

. A. High. A Pilot Study for Creativity Experiences in a Freshman Introduction to Engineering Course. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.4. K. F. Reardon. A Project-Oriented Introduction to Engineering Course. 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.5. F. J. Rubino. Project Based Freshman Introduction to Engineering Technology Course. 1998 ASEE Annual Conference.6. G. Wight, R. D. Friend, J. Beneat, and W. Barry. Project-Based Introduction to Engineering for Freshmen Students. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.7. H. A. Canistraro, P. Katz, J. Girouard, A. Lankford, and J. Dannenhoffer. A New Approach to the Introduction to Technology Course at a Four Year College of Engineering

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Baker, University of Kentucky; Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; Keith Rouch, University of Kentucky

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Computers in Education

. Dr. Capece received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He has held his current position since July 1999.Keith Rouch, University of Kentucky Keith E. Rouch, P.E., has been a professor at the University of Kentucky for the past 25 years, following 19 years with Allis-Chalmers Corp, and served as department chair of Mechanical Engineering for twelve years. During 1996, he was Interim Director of the Center for Robotics and Manufacturing and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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SE Curriculum and Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Conry, Clarkson University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

, as consumers make technology a critical role inevery part of their lives. Computer software engineers make much of it possible…”. On January5, 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported that CareerCast.com had identified Software Engineeras number 2 in its list of best jobs in the United States in 2009, based on five criteria:environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, and stress.2 It seems as thoughevery week there is some incident reported in which people were inconvenienced or harmed bysoftware failures. Clearly, development of programs that provide the kinds of education andtraining needed to produce the software engineers who will develop high quality reliablesoftware is very important for the future of our society.Software

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl West, UMass Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts Lowell

localfood pantry, a city hall building, a community health center, as well as for areas of the university.Other examples of S-L integration include sophomore kinematics, sophomore materials, juniorfluids, junior circuits, senior microprocessor, senior design of machine elements, senior capstonedesign, as well as freshmen introduction to engineering courses (Kazmer, Duffy, Barrington, &Perna, 2007) (Kazmer & Johnston, 2008) in which 420 students divided into teams, to design andbuild energy transformation technology displays for a history center that is part of a national parkvisited by 60,000 middle school students annually.Over 100 community partners have been involved with the SLICE projects (http://slice.uml.edu).Some of the community

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, capstone designprojects usually either require a massive learning curve to build on previous systems or arerelegated to relatively simple designs, many of which are repeated year after year. This paperdescribes the educational experience gained through design and construction of an R2D2 replicafrom the Star Wars™ movies. The initial project incorporates basic radio control as well assimple autonomous navigation and limited user interface with the capability for futureexpansion. The modular design is intended to allow future capstone groups to add innovativenew features as well as novel applications of well established technologies. In addition to beinga motivational project for senior-level engineering students, it is also a marketing tool for

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Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville; David Mitchell, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-707: CLASSIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROJECTS INCOMPUTER ENGINEERINGDick Blandford, University of Evansville Dick Blandford is the department chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Evansville. He received a PhD in EE from the University of Illinois.Christina Howe, University of Evansville Christina Howe is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Evansville. She received a PhD in EE from Vanderbilt University.Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville Tony Richardson is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Evansville. He has a PhD in EE from Duke UniversityDavid

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerri Phillips, West Virginia University; Giampiero Campa, The MathWorks, Inc.; Srikanth Gururajan, West Virginia University; Marcello Napolitano, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

. degree in Robotics and Automation (2000), from the University of Pisa, Italy. He has also worked at the Industrial Control Centre, Strathclyde University, UK, (1995) and at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (1999). From 2000 to 2008 he served as faculty in the Flight Control Group at the Department of Aerospace Engineering , West Virginia University. His research at WVU involved system identification, sensor fusion, fault tolerant systems, machine vision, and adaptive and nonlinear control, especially applied to UAVs. He joined the Mathworks in 2009, where he currently works as a Technical Evangelist for the west coast area.Srikanth

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Retention Strategies in Action Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

, or Blackboard, 6) hosting anOrientation at ASU specifically for engineering transfer students, 7) managing a Fulton TransferCenter where engineering transfer students and their CC cohorts can study together and get thesupport needed to survive, and 8) working with (especially new) transfer students for success andlearning through a (time-tested) “career shaping” academic scholarship workshop program. Thisproject is funded through a grant from NSF’s STEP Program (#0856834).I. IntroductionComputer science, engineering, and mathematics (CSEM) are essential to the continuedscientific advancement and technological development of the United States. Recent governmentstudies have concluded that the future economic well being of our nation will be

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DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University

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Design in Engineering Education

are formed, the early design stages, prototyping and test, oralpresentations, and conference attendance for the last two years. The students’ evaluationmethods and outcomes assessments are also presented. Finally, the problems and challenges inthe Senior Design course are discussed. Overall, this “new and improved” Senior Design coursehelps students to develop many skills which were not previously developed. As one example ofa successful student project, “Sense-o-matic Cane: Ungrounded Detection for the Blind” wonSecond Place in Technology and Engineering at the 2008 HBCU-UP National Researchconference.IntroductionThe Computer Engineering Program at the Virginia State University, a small Historically BlackColleges and Universities (HBCU), was

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Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Connie Gomez, University of Texas at El Paso; Heidi Taboada, University of Texas at El Paso; Jose Espiritu, University of Texas at El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-2088: INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING IN EDUCATIONAND RESEARCHConnie Gomez, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Connie Gomez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her research areas include designing biodegradable tissue scaffolds for bone regeneration and designing medical and assistive robotics.Heidi Taboada, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Heidi Taboada is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her research interests include Multiple Objective Optimization, System Reliability Analysis and Optimization