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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

women before, during and after an undergraduateengineering education. Goodman et al.1 found that half of the women who left engineering leftbecause of lack of interest in the field. Smith, Sheppard, Johnson and Johnson2 highlight theneed for increasing engagement in engineering education. They note that engagement affects astudent’s capacity to learn and to learn deeply, and may positively affect retention rates.Students who withdraw from engineering education often do so because they have becomedisengaged with the undergraduate engineering curriculum.3 Increasingly, engineering is being integrated into pre-college education. Learners in theearly stages of their education are often fascinated with the hands-on, experimental aspect

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

takes in information and learns from it)Through interactive explorations (individual and small groups), they shaped a collectivedefinition of leadership, received interpretative guidance on four of the assessment instruments,assessing strengths, talents, values and learning styles. All of this was integrated with leadershipand learning theory to shape an individualized plan of action. The plan flowed naturally fromtheir uniquely articulated vision for the kind of leader the student had chosen as their ideal. This Page 22.459.7expressed vision and accompanying roadmap was articulated in a final writing assignment aswell as a presentation

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

seven year review and assessment of Lawrence Technological University’s Alternative Energy Engineering Program initially funded through grants from the State of MichiganAbstractLawrence Technological University applied for and received two funding grants from the Stateof Michigan in 2003 and 2004 to develop curriculum and to establish courses in the field ofAlternative Energy Engineering. Lawrence Tech in 2003 was one of five schools in Michigan toreceive these initial funds. This paper reviews the decision making process originally used toestablish the curriculum, the engineering courses developed through these grants, theestablishment of an Alternative Energy Engineering laboratory, and the subsequent evolution ofthe

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International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fanyu F. Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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International

assessment of knowledge, which is a foundation to improve student’s ability incritical thinking and problem solving.To make a successful objective also requires a special focus on the component - intendedaudience or students in an objective: action verb conditions standard intended audience or students.This solution is to include students as a part of objective and to integrate students into objectivesin their learning process. This solution helps make strong connections between objectives andevaluation and measurement of student learning outcomes. The same solution integrates a set ofconcept mapping techniques below to create milestones for measurement and check-upevaluation procedure at each milestone in student learning

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

1961 a White Paper was to recommend increases in the time allowedfor English and General Studies [7] and with this and a pamphlet of the same name camea change of emphasis toward general education in these courses. However, althoughcontroversial, the terms liberal education and liberal studies continued to be applied tothat component of the curriculum in dip.tech courses. Although the circularrecommended a time allocation of between 15 and 20%, The NCTA had already Page 22.776.4stipulated an allocation of between 10 and 11% or roughly 3 hours of student contact timeper week, and according to Davies it remained at this level throughout the period of

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Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo, State University of New York, Farmingdale State College

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Architectural

depict how buildings are draftedand assembled. Physical model building is not part of the current curriculum for either of thesetwo courses. This study provides quantitative results from a spatial reasoning ability test andqualitative results from student surveys given to four separate sections of freshmen – Graphics Itest and control groups and Materials and Methods of Construction I test and control groups in2010. The Materials and Methods of Construction I test group had built an advanced framingmodel (an energy-saving framing system) and the Graphics I test group had built a 3‖ cubemodel of solids and voids as part of their courses prior to the spatial test and survey. The controlgroup in each course prepared an axonometric drawing instead

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Titus, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jill L. May, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

., & Oakes, W. C. (2006). Integrating Engineering Education and Community Service: Themes for the Future of Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education, 7-11.12. Titus, C.P., & Zoltowski, C.B. (2010) “Integrating Ethics Curriculum Within a Service-Learning Design Context”. Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2010.13. Shuman, L. J., Besterfield-Sacre, M., & McGourty, J. (2005). The ABET professional skills. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 41-55.14. Gilligan, C. (1982). In a different voice: Psychological theory and women's development. Harvard UP.15. Heron, W. T. (2007). An examination of the moral development and ethical decision-making of information technology

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Digital Technologies and Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

where she led a university team to successfully launch their first virtual campus. She began her career working as a computer analyst for the Department of Defense. Dr. Scales presents regularly to the American Society of Engineering Education and serves on Ph.D. graduate committees. She is an affiliate faculty member with the Department of Engineering Education and publishes in the area of instructional technology and distance learning. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Technology from Virginia Tech, a M.S. in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins and a B.S. in Computer Science from Old Dominion University

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FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

. Reamon’s research interests encompass the foundations of educational theory, the practical issues involved in curricular improvement, and the assessment techniques required to measure the effectiveness of new methods.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

School Teachers in a Hispanic Serving InstitutionAbstractIn recent years, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi entered into a partnership with theNuclear Power Institute or NPI to attract students into careers in nuclear power and science. Thepartnership naturally involved both student recruitment and curriculum development efforts. As apart of this recruitment effort, a summer workshop was designed and implemented to train,prepare for research, and educate local area high school teachers for the careers in engineering,engineering technology and the nuclear power industry. First, an outreach effort to local areapublic, private high and junior high schools was organized to advertise and promote theworkshop. After a considerable

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Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rayshun J. Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc.; Ayanna M. Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-273: MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ROBOTICS AC-TIVITIES IN UNDERSERVED K-12 COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASS-ROOMRayshun J Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc. Rayshun Dorsey is currently the Founder and President of WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, an organization that works in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology and currently offers an extensive in-formal education collaboration through various outreach projects to include AroPability, a federally funded initiative in conjunction with California Institute of Technology, Center for the Vi- sually Impaired, National Federation of the Blind and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite that seeks to stimulate STEM

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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Jerald D. Cole

Google Calendar.ArchitectureThe OpenTok™ API compendium consists of(1) A client-side JavaScript library that integrates audio/video streams in the context of a webpage. (An ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation is also available.)(2) A server-side library, available in Java, PHP, Python, and Ruby, that provides daemons for session authentication, token generation, and management.Jerald D. Cole • jcole@bridgeport.edu • (203) 982-0677 3The interplay of these components is given in Figure 5. OpenTok™ uses locally installed Flash video components thatinterface with webcams, microphones, and audio-out channels (such as speakers or headphones) resident on theclient’s

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Peter E. Johnson, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

asCriterion 3 identifies that students attain "an ability to communicate effectively" as a requiredprogram outcome3. Additionally, the importance of communication skills to the practicingengineer is predicted to remain important in the future. The National Academy of Engineering2004 report, "The engineer of 2020: visions of engineering in the new century"4, whendescribing the attributes of engineers in 2020 states that, "As always, good engineering willrequire good communication."Because technical communication skills are so vital to engineers, many studies have beencompleted to investigate the effectiveness of technical communication pedagogical methodsimplemented in engineering curriculums. These studies generally focus on two areas oftechnical

Conference Session

New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert H. Caverly, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

get an understanding of the material.This ‘return to hardware basics’ approach has been heavily utilized at Villanova University overthe last few years with a number of courses and independent student projects that illustrate thesereceive and transmit principles. This paper will build on a series of past papers in outlining thesenior level elective sequence as well as a series of high efficiency power amplifier projectsundertaken as independent studies. All of these experiences are suitable for undergraduatestudents and with some modification, could be useful in graduate level courses.Undergraduate Curriculum TrackDetails on the undergraduate track have been covered in detail in a previous work5 but will besummarized here for completeness

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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Buket D. Barkana; Nelson Ngoh; Allen Cook

The Learning and Teaching Experiences in a Graduate Level Stem Course for Teacher Educators Faculty Paper K-12 Education (Curriculum Integration) Buket D. Barkana1, Nelson Ngoh2, Allen Cook2 1 School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering 2 School of Education University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604 E-mail: {bbarkana; ngoh; acook@bridgeport.edu}Abstract: It is essential that teachers understand the

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Dennis J. Fallon

engineering leaders of the future—the question become how are we going to adapt our curriculums to do this???Bibliography • Some Books on changes – Holistic Engineering Education by Grasso and Burkins – Educating the Engineer of 2020 by National Academy of Engineering – Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025 by ASCE – Leadership Can Be Taught by Parks – Liberal Education in Twenty First Century By Ollis – Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century by ASCE – Changing Practices in Evaluating Teaching by Seldin – Building a Scholarship of Assessment by Banta – How Student Learn—History, Mathematics and Science by National Research Council – How People Learn

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Aerospace

continues to be a faculty member at College of the Canyons. She has over twenty-five years of successful faculty leadership, administration of technical departments, and leadership of State and Federal curriculum projects, especially in the areas of technical education. Dr. Alfano has a B.S. in Chemistry, M.S. in Education, and a Ph.D. from UCLA in Higher Education and Adult Development. Page 22.1108.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological Education NSF ATE

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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NSF Grantees

learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).Loren Limberis, East Carolina University Dr. Limberis joined the Engineering faculty at ECU in August 2006. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. Dr. Limberis taught for several years as an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey and was a research analyst with Southwest Research Institute prior to his academic career. His research interests focus on designing techniques to utilize nature’s highly complex and sophisticated

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Li, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Antonio J. Soares, Florida A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Doctor of Philosophy degree at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in January 2004 under the supervision of Dr. Reginald Perry. Upon completion of his PhD, Dr. Soares was immediately hired as an assistant professor (Tenure Track) in the Electronic Engineering Technology department at FAMU. Dr. Soares has made many contributions to the department, from curriculum improvements, to ABET accreditation, and more recently by securing a grant with the department of education for more than half a million dollars. Page 22.479.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

Conference Session

Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joe Ludlum, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Technology Page 22.1428.2 The Academic Effects of Cooperative Education Experiences: Does Co-op Make a Difference in Engineering Coursework?IntroductionCooperative education opportunities have been a staple of engineering training for over 100years. An idea conceived at Lehigh University and first implemented at the University ofCincinnati, in the early 21st century over 150 engineering and engineering technology programsincorporate cooperative education opportunities into their curriculum. Cooperative education isa unique form of experiential education, and is traditionally delivered through either analternating model, whereby student alternate work experience and academic

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna K. S., St.Joseph's College, Bangalore, Department of English; Amithraj Amavasai

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-135: DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR NEW ENGI-NEERING AND MATH EDUCATORSRobert M. Brooks, Temple University Dr. Robert M. Brooks is an associate professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Temple University. He is a registered professional engineer in PA and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His research interests are Civil Engineering Materials, Transportation Engineering, and Engineering Education.Jyothsna K S, Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore Secured a gold Medal for the highest aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature Course at St.Joseph’s College (Autonomous). Working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Craig Stringer

traditional age and adult students approached and executed thetoy analysis project.IntroductionOver the past decade, engineering colleges and the National Science Foundation have placedgreater emphasis on integrating engineering design into the curriculum, emphasizing hands-onprojects, teamwork and greater student to student collaborations. The introduction toengineering course taught at The Pennsylvania State University for first year level engineeringstudents focuses on these areas of emphasis along with the goals of student recruitment,retention, and engineering development throughout the four-year curriculum [1]. Through thiscourse, students are exposed to a lecture/laboratory setting in which many of the lecture topicsare used as tools to solve

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Professional Engineer in North Carolina. Page 22.1448.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Effect of Project-Based Learning (PBL) on Improving Student Learning Outcomes in Transportation EngineeringABSTRACT This paper discusses the results of an ongoing study on the effect of project-basedlearning (PBL) on students’ learning outcomes in Transportation Engineering, a required juniorlevel course in the Civil Engineering curriculum. The course was taught in 2008, 2009, and2010 by the same instructor. The course was transformed from a lecture-based course to aproject

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Anita H. Ens, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-563: ACADEMIC PREPARATION IN A CO-OP PROGRAM AS ACAREER ENHANCEMENT TOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL ENGINEER-ING GRADUATESSandra Ingram, University of Manitoba Sandra Ingram, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Design Engineering and adjunct professor in Biosys- tems Engineering at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Ingram is responsible for teaching an integrated approach to technical communication in Biosystems Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her research interests include mentorship and networking within engineer- ing, integrated approaches to technical communication and post-graduate training of engineers, . Address: E2-262 Engineering and Technology Complex, University of

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Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

hired faculty members are all required to have a PhD degreein engineering. Publication and external funding are also important factors when tenure andpromotion are considered. Since the ET programs at Texas A&M University only offer BSdegrees, many faculty members hire graduate students from other departments within the collegeof engineering to help them conduct research work. An increasing number of faculty membersare experimenting with research by undergraduates. There are unique issues related to REU forET students.In addition to the benefits for both students and faculty members, REU can also be used toimprove curriculum. EET faculty members always try to use research results in lectures and labsas real-world examples29-31. Research

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to students that the material is directly relevant toengineering practice.The approach of integrating social and technical dimensions of engineering into a single courseis evident in many design initiatives, and we believe design offers a unique opportunity forscaling up efforts to bridge social and technical facets of engineering in the context of anengineering course. Teaching engineering students to solve real-world problems via designprojects may improve students’ awareness of an array of contextual factors, including user needs,social and environmental costs, and other concerns affecting the scope and nature of engineeringwork. 48 Interdisciplinary design projects also provide opportunities for developing enhancedcollaboration skills

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Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University, Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-933: CREATIVITY AND WORKPLACE SAFETY: PROACTIVESAFETY PRACTICES ARE VITAL IN PREVENTING EMPLOYEE IN-JURIESRalph Ocon, Purdue University CalumetShoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech) Shoji Nakayama, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision in the Department of Construction Science and Organizational Leadership at Purdue University Calumet. In this position, he teaches safety and health related courses, as well as improving Safety, Health, and En- vironmental Management curriculum through Academic Advisory Committees. Professor Nakayama has safety related experience in automotive, airline, regulatory agency and printing industries. He recently worked as an

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma

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College Industry Partnerships

, their professional demands prevent them from being able to devotetime to ―moonlight‖ as university instructors. Even for those who do, their effectiveness islimited by their lack of teaching knowledge and their isolation from the rest of the faculty. Andthird, simply introducing students to professional practices does not alleviate the challengeassociated with relating and integrating these practices with students‘ academic knowledge. Butsuch integration is necessary if they are to fully benefit from their educations over theirprofessional careers.This paper describes the Industry Fellows model32, a novel attempt at addressing theseinterrelated challenges in an integrated manner. Industry Fellows involves a university facultymember and a

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention, and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

by Melber &Brown11 (2008) such as providing alternative assessment strategies, integrating objects andspecimens, and preparing for accessibility. This will enhance their ability to provide a supportiveeducational atmosphere for students with disabilities, as well as other students.The university will provide its Access For All curriculum, in an online format, to all communitypartners. The university will also share its peer mentoring curriculum and program and otherresources relative to UED.Students with disabilities in their last year of study at other IHEs will also be recruited toparticipate in the University DVR School to Work Transition program and external partneractivities are ancillary to this project and will assist in forging

Conference Session

FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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First-Year Programs

recently, using simulations and games to help facilitate learning. Among other things, she is interested in how students make use of multimedia representations of scientific concepts in games. She is currently the research director for the Epistemic Games Group at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin-Madison Golnaz is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before becoming interested in education, she studied Mechanical Engineering and Spanish. Golnaz has also worked as a computer sci- ence instructor, high school mathematics teacher, and STEM curriculum designer. Her research interests are how technology can be used as an effective and engaging teaching