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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colleen A. McDonough, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Renée S. DeGraaf, Lansing Community College; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Sarah J. Stoner, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Claudia E. Vergara, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

neering and technology education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic ad- ministration, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety

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Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael E. Prudich, Ohio University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Robert Y. Ofoli, Michigan State University; Robert B. Barat, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Norman W. Loney, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ali Pilehvari, P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Michael J. Elsass, University of Dayton; Robert J. Wilkens, University of Dayton; Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington; Jim Pfaendtner, University of Washington; William B. Baratuci, University of Washington; Jim Henry, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Bridget R. Rogers, Vanderbilt University; John F. Sandell, Michigan Technological University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Horacio Adrian Duarte, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Charles Nuttelman, University of Colorado, Boulder; Pablo LaValle, University of Michigan; Naoko Ellis, University of British Columbia; Sergio Mendez, California State University, Long Beach; Arne Biermans, University of Washington

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Chemical Engineering

research engineering position at Shell Westhollow Technology Center he returned to the University of Dayton to pursue an academic career. His research interests are in fluid flow and heat transfer and he has taught the Unit Operations Laboratory for 11 years.Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington Prof. Pozzo’s research interests are in the area of soft materials and nanotechnology. His group focuses on developing structure-function relationships for a variety of nano-structured materials having applica- tions in materials, alternative energy and separations. Prof. Pozzo obtained his B.S. from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh PA

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Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

investigate the experiences of GTAs in engineering by exploring howGTAs' feelings of autonomy relate to the types of teaching decisions they make. Teachingexperiences in graduate school may influence graduate students' career paths, so exploringmotivation and decision making can allow universities to better support graduate students.This study aimed to answer the following research questions: 1. How autonomous do graduate teaching assistants feel in their teaching duties? 2. How do graduate teaching assistants‟ descriptions of their teaching decisions relate to their perceptions of autonomy?Background and Situation in the LiteratureThe employment of graduate teaching assistants, or GTAs, has been largely motivated by thedesire to allow

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Assessment in Engineering Graphics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Engineering Design Graphics

revisedobjectives required a fundamental shift from a numerical list of minimums (i.e. number of hoursteaching, number of PhD faculty in department, etc.) to an open list of objectives that eachinstitution could then tailor to their specific programs. Institutions are also now required toprovide assessments that “identify, collect, and prepare data to evaluate the achievement ofprogram outcomes and program educational outcomes” (p. 2) [1]. Program education objectivesare the overarching statements that define the career and professional achievements expected ofthe program graduates, and program objectives are the more narrowly defined descriptions ofwhat students are expected to know and be able to do by graduation – the skills, knowledge, andbehaviors

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Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

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Aerospace

received a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, in 1998. She served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama from 1998 to 2002, when she moved to Arizona State University. In 2008 she was promoted by ASU to Associate Professor. Dr. Husman has been a guest editor of Educational Psychology Review, has served on editorial board for top educational research journals, and currently sits on the editorial board of Learning and Instruction. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants

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Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caleb DeValve, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Design in Engineering Education

for this settingshould be considered in the curricular approach.Two important issues to consider are the retention and interest of students in the engineeringprogram, which are directly related to the curriculum's focus and outcomes towards preparingeach enrolled student for a career beyond graduation [9-10]. By proposing a new design coursewhich combines the instruction of design theory with principles of emerging technologiesapplied towards a relevant design problem, it is argued that students' perceived significance ofthe topics and relevance towards career applications are enhanced. As a result of completing thiscourse, the students will practice the design process, be able to explain and discuss the emergingtechnology, be able to apply

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Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor Mejia, California State University, Los Angeles; Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Israel Hernandez, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang; Phanit Pollavith; Adriana Trejo, Roosevelt High School; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

director of the IMPACT LA NSF GK12 Program. Page 22.1613.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Digital Images to Teach Abstract Math and Inspire Students towards Careers in Computer Science and Engineering1. Introduction Abstract mathematical concepts are often difficult for high school students to understand.Students are often adept at learning how to solve specific math problems but have a difficult timeunderstanding how they can relate to the real world. In response to this, math teachers try tocome up with engaging, real-world examples to not only allow

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Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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Mathematics

disadvantaged students interested in pursuing careers inSTEM fields. Among the strategies developed for this project is the Summer Math Jam – atwo-week intensive mathematics program designed to improve students’ preparation forcollege-level math courses. This paper summarizes the results of the implementation of theMath Jam and its one-week version, the Mini-Math Jam, over the last two years.2. Incoming Student Interest and Level of Preparation for EngineeringCañada College is a member of the California Community College System, and is one of threecolleges in the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD). It is one of onlytwo federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. TheCollege opened in 1968, and is

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Ellie H. Fini, North Carolina A&T State University; Mahour Mellat Parast, University of North Carolina, Pembroke; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Civil Engineering

Development, International Journal of Production Economics, Quality Management Journal, International Journal of Project Management, Management Decision, and Total Quality Management. He has served as a reviewer for NSF CAREER award (Innovation and Organizational Science Division).Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University Sanjiv Sarin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He received a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a member of ASEE and IIE, and a registered

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie A. Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

into a carnivalatmosphere. The IT-Olympics is not just a competition, but rather a celebration of IT which isopen to the public. Family members, high school counselors, teachers and the general public canwatch the students in their quest to be the best or can explore IT careers and opportunities ontheir own. The competition floor is encircled with vendor booths for students to explore and talkto companies about IT careers or new technology. Even younger family members can enjoy theevent. There is an interactive Lego area just for their enjoyment.The real-time challenge concept stems from the two years of pilot project high school cyberdefense competitions that were the precursor to the IT-Adventures program.9 Cyber defensecompetitions have

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2460: STUDYING THE IMPACT ON MECHANICAL ENGINEER-ING STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN DISTINCTIVE PROJECTS INTHERMODYNAMICSMargaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civil- ian faculty member in her

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judith Giordan, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Joseph Steig, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) and VentureWell; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-1868: TRANSFORMING THE PRACTICES AND RATIONALEFOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO AID ACADEMIC RESEARCHERSIN TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO INNOVATIONS AND VENTURESJudith Giordan, NCIIA Judith C. Giordan has held executive and leadership positions in R&D and operations spanning a 30 year career. Currently, Judy is Director of VentureWell (www.venturewell.org) a venture development and funder; Managing Director of Steel City Re, LLC, an intangible asset services firm; Senior Advisor to the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; a member of the Board of Directors of start- up companies, and Professor of Practice in the College of Science and Technology of the University of Southern Mississippi from

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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C.J. Egelhoff, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Susan Donner Bibeau, U.S. Coast Guard; K.L. Burns, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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First-Year Programs

University of Northern Colorado, a M.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho. She is a licensed Professional Engineer.Capt. Susan Donner Bibeau, U.S. Coast Guard Captain Bibeau is a 1980 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy, one of the first women to graduate from the U.S. military academies. Her 30 year career with the Coast Guard includes two commands, six years of sea duty, and a nine year assignment as Director of Admissions at the Coast Guard Academy. She will join the staff of Three Rivers Community College in April 2011 as the Director of Student Development. Captain Bibeau holds masters degrees in Systems Management

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Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Harry Tempelman, Hitachi Construction Truck Mfg Ltd.; Ryan Spencer; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-111: DISK BRAKE DESIGN CASE STUDY IMPLEMENTATIONMETHOD AND STUDENT SURVEY RESULTSOscar G Nespoli, University of Waterloo Oscar Nespoli is a Lecturer in Engineering and Mechanical Design and Director of Curriculum Devel- opment in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo). Oscar joined Waterloo following a 23 year career in research, engineering and management practice in industry and government. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of engineering design methodologies, design practice, engineering education and high performance, lightweight, com- posite materials design. Oscar is passionate about teaching engineering and, as part of his

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

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Environmental Engineering

2 1 1 effectively in multidisciplinary teams. 0 50% 25% 25% Strongly Strongly Question Agree Agree Disagree Disagree6 Participation in the biodiesel refinery project will make me 0 4 0 0 more likely to consider sustainable design options in my future 0% 100% 0% 0% career.7 I would recommend future students to participate in 0

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Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

astudent, at some point in the academic career, completed the required curriculum for a semester,then credit was given for completing that semester’s required curriculum, thus a “Y” for a givensemester’s work means that a student had completed all of the required courses for graduation atany time during the student’s career. In order to visually arrange the student curricularcompletion “pathway,” the semesters are always ordered sequentially, so “YYYN” means astudent successfully completed all of the courses in the first, three semesters of his/her major,and did not complete all of the courses in the last semester of his/her major.It is important to carefully describe exactly what such a methodology includes and what it leavesbehind. First, the

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James J. Sluss Jr., University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis, University of Oklahoma; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

encompassing approach to increase the number of students inengineering through innovative outreach, recruiting, and retention programs. Prior tothese programs, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at theUniversity of Oklahoma (OU) experienced a trend of reduced enrollment, which issimilar to the trend that has occurred across the U.S. in engineering. As a result, the keyfactors that influence selection of engineering as a career path were investigated and acorrective program to reverse this trend was initiated. The program involves focusing onthe present through retention, the immediate future through recruiting, and the distantfuture through outreach. The focus of all of these programs is to mobilize the OU-ECEfaculty and student

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lauren Seabury, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Lee; Gregory Alan Payne; John A. Hoopes, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Civil Engineering

each week. The“winners” were then asked to present their project in the lecture in the week following their labpresentation. See Appendix 1 for App assignment and assessment. Page 22.373.6In addition to increasing students’ knowledge of fluid mechanics, the project was designed toimprove other skills important in engineering practice, such as teamwork and communication.Students were asked to work in small groups. Given the reliance of many engineering projects onsmall or large teams, the project helped prepare them for careers in engineering. Additionally,the presentation format, as opposed to a traditional written report, helped students

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; John E. Weaver, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Luis Falliner, The University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

national agencies and companies. Dr. Schoephoerster received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 1985, and his M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (1989) in Mechanical Engineering, all from the University of Iowa. In 2008 he was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. Page 22.166.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Educational Systems Engineering Model For Leadership EngineeringAbstractInnovative pedagogy such as experiential education at graduate level has shown significantimpact on learning and career

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State Univeristy ; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Bruce A. Harvey, Florida A&M University/Florida State University, College of Engineering; Okenwa I. Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Design in Engineering Education

technical but criticalfor the pursuit of a successful engineering career. These needed skills include: team-orientedmentality, problem solving, project planning and control, project management and writing skills,etc. The purpose of the Senior Design Project is to pull them all together and apply them towardsthe design and implementation of a project and to afford the students an opportunity to experienceteam-based design under conditions that closely resemble those that will be encountered in realworld. Students working in teams will develop and sharpen skills in team organization, timemanagement, self-discipline, and technical writing, in order to be successful in this course. Animportant goal of this course is to expose students to “hands-on

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Shoba Krishnan; Ruth Davis; Marco Bravo; Melissa Gilbert

they knew more about the engineering design process and were morelikely to consider a career in science or engineering after their experience with the sustainabilityunit. Overall, positive attitudes, knowledge, and efficacy toward STEM were found.Introduction Today’s industries need engineering graduates who have a broad outlook on the world.This has prompted many institutions to give greater importance to skills such as interdisciplinaryteamwork, effective oral and written communication and social consciousness. In light of thesecriteria, many institutions are consistently striving to enhance their educational program in orderto prepare students to be competent ethical professionals and effective global citizens. Nationalstatistics

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Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jian Yu, Auburn University and Tsinghua University, China; Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University

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International

theparticipants perceived that the use of student groups/teams to solving the problems presentedin the case studies is helpful. They “enjoyed working together” and “shared ideas” orreceived a “contribution of ideas from all the members of the group”. The students suggestedthat learners need group work for improving learning experience in this course while theinstructor need to have good communication skills, analyze and summarize the cases. Insummary, “the case studies will be absolutely useful in my career,” as one of the studentssaid.4.4.2 Evaluation of NIT Calicut Workshop The 54 participants in the NIT Calicut workshop were provided Questionnaire II. InQuestionnaire II, we will assign A, B, C and D value 4, 3, 2 and 1, that means a=4,b=3,c=2and d=1

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Angie M. Harris, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Jasmine Alysse Pope

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First-Year Programs

Texas A&M University System. In this capacity she works with institutions of higher education across the state of Texas to strategically develop education and technical research proposals that will bring federal research dollars into Texas. Her office has garnered over $66 million in federal funding since 2003 for educational research, in addition to working with faculty who received individual technical awards, such as the NSF CAREER. Dr. Hobson has a B.S. from Texas Woman’s University and an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Educational Psychology (Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of Change in Leadership Roles and Activities as a Result of Participation in a Science Education Leadership Program

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Candace A. Cobb, Norfolk State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

of the American Workforce.2. NAE. (2006). Enhancing the Community college Pathway Into Engineering Careers. Washington: National Academies Press.3. Hestenes D, Wells M, Swackhamer G 1992 Force Concept Inventory. The Physics Teacher 30: 141-16.4. NAS. (2000). How People Learn. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.5. Evans, D.L., Gray, G.L., Krause, S., Martin, J., Midkiff, C., Notaros, B. M. Pavelich, M., Rancour, D., Reed- Rhoads, T., Steif, P., Streveler, R., & Wage, K. (2003, November). Progress on concept inventory assessment tools. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

student learning inSTEM via formation, nurturance and sustaining an important targeted school-university urbaneducational partnership. Our university has partnered with a large urban school district to plan,deliver and sustain a targeted inservice teacher professional development and a middle and highschool STEM curriculum intervention.Teacher Intervention Through our university partnership with local urban public middle and high schools, weengaged in a targeted recruitment of mid career teachers in the sciences. The project’s leadershipteam has worked with teams of two teachers who were placed, based on research interest, in anengineering laboratory that is conducting research using societally relevant engineeringtechnologies. The teacher

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda M. Head, Rowan University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Integrated CurriculumIntroduction and BackgroundThere have for many years been efforts to bridge the gap between educational experiences inengineering and the liberal arts and sciences. Such efforts typically take the form of coursesdesigned to promote technological literacy for liberal arts majors, or courses designed toencourage engineering or science majors to consider the social and political implications of theirprofessions.Technological literacy for non-technology majors has been addressed in a variety of ways. Onevery popular version is to provide a course for students, early in their collegiate career, to learnan engineering application that has direct relevance to their lives. This approach has been used atYale University in the course

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Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

course and whether journal submission should be included. After obtaining Page 22.1115.6faculty feedback, a course may be developed and offered.If a “technical writing” course is not developed there are changes or additions that can be madeto our current undergraduate curriculum to at a minimum expose our students to technicalwriting. The recommendations are listed below. 1. In each of the first discipline specific course that requires a laboratory report, provide students with a style manual from a top journal. The students will then learn at an early stage in their career proper terminology and sentence structure

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

evolution of the engineering curriculum since she joined the faculty in 2003. Her current research interests are twofold: as well as her research in biological materials (cur- rently focused on bioderived plastics synthesized by bees), she also researches the engineering student experience, including persistence and migration, differences by gender, and the role of self-efficacy in project-based learning. In 2010, she received an NSF CAREER Award in support of her research on engineering education. Page 22.1081.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Motivation

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A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Systems Engineering

-specialization has brought about a serious problem:Students often develop career type tunnel vision in a specific direction and are blind sighted toother related areas.As pointed out by Barry Richmond1, the whole society needs to change the way to think andsolve problems. For example, little progress has been achieved for a number of social problemsdespite decades of painstaking efforts, such as poverty and drug addiction. In addition, the waywe act to solve certain problems often makes them even worse, such as the treatment of certaindiseases and the war of anti-terrorist. On the other hand, these issues can be addressedeffectively, if system thinking is widely adopted2.In our university, broad and balanced education is emphasized, where students are

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Xiufang Chen, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees

students fromcontinuing to pursue ECE as a career track. Instructors try to strike a balanced presentation ofchallenging concepts, facts, and learning strategies, but it seems that students always feel thatthere are too many detailed, progressively complex theories with few “real” engineeringexamples to relate. The lack of proper comprehension and problem-solving tactics addsadditional frustration to students when they are asked to transform technical materials into formsthat demonstrate their understanding and to apply knowledge in a variety of problem settings.Thus, it is crucial to design a fun learning environment that promotes strategic, constructive, andbig-picture reading, thinking and problem solving.With the advancement in digital