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Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Rosalind Archer, University of Auckland; Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Margaret Hyland, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Karl Stol, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

supervising graduate students in dynamics and control systems. He was awarded the Early Career Teaching Excellence Award in 2007 from the Faculty of Engineering.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Award in 2007 from the Faculty of Engineering. Page 14.736.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Innovation and Integration in an In-house First-Year Engineering Program: A fast track to Engineering EnculturationAbstractThe first-year of the four-year Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program at the Universityof Auckland has been taught entirely in-house by the School of Engineering since 1996,when university-wide structural

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Beyond the Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

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First-Year Programs

underpinning principles and ethosadhered to by engineers in research, academia, and industry. Subsequent classes were team-taughtby the MEE faculty in concert with five practicing engineers from local industry. Faculty membersshared their careers as research engineers, and practicing engineers exposed students to projectsencountered in the professional workplace.Participating engineers from industry and government were recruited from local companies throughthree techniques: personal contacts made at university-sponsored conferences and career fairs;telephone calls to local firms’ outreach coordinators; and members of the industrial advisory boardof the College of Engineering. Practicing engineers generally responded favorably to requests toshare their

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Bridging the Gap and Freshman Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nelson Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Morley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rick Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

AC 2009-1225: CALCULUS AT A DISTANCE: BRINGING ADVANCEDMATHEMATICS TO HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH DISTANCELEARNINGNelson Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology Nelson Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Nelson C. Baker is the Vice Provost for Distance Learning and Professional Education (DLPE) and a faculty member in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Nelson received his B.S. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from Carnegie Mellon. His work focuses on educational learning tools and student learning, faculty usage, and assessment of these techniques for instruction and

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Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

gain from pastwork on the subject. Most specialization areas in a department will be represented by atleast several faculty members, so the writing of a summary of findings by colleagues willlikely enrich the learning of all involved and, if published in an appropriate venue, add tothe knowledge of the civil engineering community.Within the geotechnical area specialization, there has been some recent dialogue in theliterature about the education of geotechnical engineers. Townsend (2005) considered thechallenges to geotechnical graduate education in light of the ASCE BOK and futureneeds, issuing a call to give increased attention to teaching the practical aspects ofgeotechnical education, to the possible merit of a Doctor of Engineering degree

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Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; Jeremy Jessup, George Mason University; Lenna Storm, George Mason University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

is currently a graduate student focused on environmental engineering. He received a grant to study the incorporation of biodiesel as a sustainable fuel alternative at GMU. He received the faculty appreciation award for academic excellence in 2008. He has accepted employment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and will be working on hydropower projects.Lenna Storm, George Mason University Ms. Storm is the Susainability Coordinator at George Mason University. She is currently pursuing her MS degree in Environmental Science and Policy from GMU. Ms. Storm is researching the adoption of green roofs on college campuses. She is an active member of the Association for the Advancement

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Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; George Wright, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

-courseimplementation approach. Once the approach was determined, the course directors of the twocourses interacted with representatives of the university-relations department in a number ofFPGA manufacturing companies to see what level of support could be provided for the newstrategy. The EET/TET Programs were interested in building a long-term relation with acompany that would include continued support in both hardware and software developmentenvironments. In addition to these laboratory resources, the course directors were very interestedin training/short course support for laboratory assistants and other faculty members as well aspotential student motivation support. Based on these decision factors, the EET/TET Programschose Xilinx6 as its industry partner

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Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego; Tom Waidzunas, University of California, San Diego

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Liberal Education

other students, faculty members and co-workers “behavedthemselves” most of the time does not mean that respondents did not find the climate to bemarginalizing. This was particularly well expressed in a conversation during the first focusgroup: Q: So, is engineering “tolerant,” then? ERIC: To me, it seems that you are tolerated, but you are not fully embraced…. DAVID: Yeah, if we use the word “tolerant” then people might think it’s all OK. ERIC: Yeah, gays are tolerated. As opposed to an environment that is tolerant, gays are Page 14.1384.14 tolerated

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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First-Year Programs

, ENGR 1050, and the ERC. All of the programs arefunded by student fees. Approximately 15 scholarships, provided by the NSF STEP grant, areavailable on a first come-first serve basis for the E2 camp. In the development of each of these programs, activities were chosen based on individual Page 14.535.3project team members’ experience and current research in hands-on active learning. Programemphases included personal/professional development and building a sense of community. ENG2: Engineering Engagement for Student SuccessProfessional development activities included discipline chats, an

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Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xia Wang, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; LianXiang Yang, Oakland University; GuangZhi Qu, Oakland University; Ishwar Sethi, Oakland University

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International

AC 2009-1282: INTERNATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN CHINA FORENGINEERING STUDENTS AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITYXia Wang, Oakland University XIA WANG (wang@oakland.edu) is an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, with an emphasis on fuel cell technology. She is the faculty coordinator of the 2008 OU SECS trip to China.Gary Barber, Oakland University GARY BARBER (barber@oakland.edu) is the chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Oakland University. His research and teaching interests lie in the area of tribology. He is the co-faculty coordinator of the

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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Hornfeck, Lafayette College; Antonia Gohr, Jacobs University Bremen

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International

regarding the significant difference in tuition fees between US andEuropean private universities. A modest beginning or pilot program, however, would most likelyserve as an appropriate first step.Students have expressed a desire for a choice of at least two possible faculty-led study abroadprograms. Indeed, two smaller groups would probably be a better experience for Americanstudents abroad. In this regard, Lafayette College is continuing to explore possibilities foralternate study abroad sites. As mentioned earlier in this paper, this is not a problem that is easilysolved. In addition, the desire on the part of Lafayette would be to offer choices that wouldenroll a roughly equal numbers of students. An effort is underway to diversify the

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New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rafael Hernandez; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Todd French, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering. He received his B.S.Ch.E, M.S.Ch.E and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. A member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers, Dr. Toghiani has taught a variety of courses at MSU, including Process Control, Transport Phenomena, Reactor Design, both Unit Operations Laboratories and graduate courses in Advanced Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena and Chemical Kinetics. He is the faculty advisor for the student chapter of the Society of Plastics Engineers. His research in the areas of catalysis, fuel cells and nanocomposite materials is supported by DOE, DOD, and

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Rohlfing, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Brandon Yabko, Arizona State University; Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

think harder and more imaginatively; satisfying advisors were also describedas attentive, willing to listen, and enthusiastic about their student’s work. Additionally, studentswere satisfied with advisors who gave them freedom and independence to explore research ideas,but also provided feedback and direction when needed.However, in reality, it can be quite difficult to find an advisor who possesses all of thesecharacteristics in addition to sharing research interests with the student. As a result, studentsmay need to seek alternate sources of support. One such resource is a mentor. According to theHow to Get the Mentoring that You Want Guide from the University of Michigan, a mentor is afaculty member with career experience who shares his/her

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ERM Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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TK Beam, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jamie Constantz, James Madison University; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

leftundetermined. Alternatively, it seems as though many of the male engineers rely on theirabilities more than females. Lastly, none of the students interviewed appeared to allow theirminority social identities (female/ethnic group) to interfere with their decision to major inengineering, at least consciously.ConclusionWe have come upon an under researched area of engineering that has important implicationstowards recruitment and retention. In attempting to analyze the “engineering identity” wediscovered that the foundation of that identity relies heavily on K-12 exposure via activities,personal connections, or otherwise. With increased amounts of exposure, comes a strongerbase on which to build a professional engineering identity, persistence through

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Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Strutz, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

without anyone’s influence. All agegroups listed their science and math teachers but in different positions of influence. Friends orneighbors who were engineers were identified in all age groups, and a relative who was anengineer was identified in four of the five age groups. The participants’ guidance counselor wasidentified as influential in the three higher age groups, but not identified in the lower two agegroups’ lists of the top nine influencers. Today, Guidance Counselors seem to be focused on thesocial and emotional needs of their students, and do not have much time to guide their studentswith career counseling (K.E., personal communication, 2/6/08).Table 3Influencers on Individual’s Decision to Pursue Engineering

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Project-Based Service Learning

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

). There are significant increases in perceptions of an obligationand personal empowerment to make changes in society. Students and faculty engaged in theSLICE program experienced increased sensitivity to the social, cultural, and environmentalconsequences of engineering decision making. 9 Similar findings are reported by Kremer(personal communication): >95% of students engaged in a PBSL capstone design experience selfreported high awareness of the social impact of engineering, significant increases over selfassessments with non-SL projects. Students also had an increased interest in volunteeropportunities and civic engagement. Students engaged in SL have also been shown to haveincreased self-confidence and self-esteem.57 Further, engagement in

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Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Rawles, Purdue University; Anthony Smith, Purdue University; Raymond Hansen, Purdue University; Jeffrey Sprankle, Purdue University

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Information Systems

throughconversations with the department industrial advisory board, discussions with employers ofprogram graduates, and alumni. This anecdotal evidence was combined with general industrytrends well documented in the industry press and the personal experience of the faculty todetermine the needs of the curriculum. As all IT programs operate in slightly different areas ofthe overall field, the trends noted may or may not be applicable to other institutions andprograms.Incumbent CurriculumThe basic philosophy and structure of the program have remained consistent since its founding in1996. Consistent with a baccalaureate program, students take a general education sequence thatincludes liberal arts, written and oral communications, and math and science. Students

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Electrical and Computer

, and levels of teaching. Nowadays, electrical engineering (EE) classesare part of the core curriculum of several other majors such as: mechanical engineering,mechanical engineering technology, computer network and system administration,surveying engineering, among others. Modern technologies are interdisciplinary andoften require knowledge of several engineering fields. Students graduating from thesemajors must have at least a basic understanding of electrical engineering principles, sincethey will be working with electronic systems and devices in their careers. The studentscan be motivated by seeing how the EE principles apply to specific and relevant problemsin their own field.Most of us face the challenge of teaching both non-majors and

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aparajita Mazumder, Formerly Director of International Relations

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International

campus.Education in an international institution, laboratory or industry, studying /working alongsideglobal teams of scientists, engineers, industrialists, fellow students, transforms “an engineer” into“a global engineer.”Through the years, students have voiced how international projects havedeveloped their global skill sets and how they “grew as engineers.” In Chile, a University ofIllinois Civil Engineering student as early as 1993 with team members from Centro de AsistenciaTecnica (CAT) made a trip to an open pit copper mine in Copiapo. He was working alongsideChileans pouring concrete cylinders and conducting slump tests and at the same timeexperiencing a joint venture between Bektel and the Chilean government. To him, it was a lessonin life that

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Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Engineering Technology

(CCLE). The decision includes a commitment to remain engaged with thehigher education community as it builds solutions for interoperability and cross-systemcollaboration. UCLA intends to continue as a Sakai Foundation member and, as capacity isavailable, to work with others in the Sakai, Moodle, and IMS communities who are interested inworking on data, tool, and language interoperability solutions.The decision to converge on common solution is a response to faculty leadership in thearticulation of a vision for improving the student learning and the faculty teaching and researchcollaboration experience. The selection process was accomplished through the significant effortof many staff and faculty who worked on the CCLE Technical and Functional

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Special Session: Findings from the Academic Pathways Study of Engineering Undergraduates 2003-2008--Overview and Panel Discussion

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, Purdue University; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

in engineering. (Donaldson and Sheppard, 2007; Ohland et al., 2008) Page 14.631.4 22. Graduates Often Don’t Seek Employment in Engineering Today's college graduates think more about their "first job" than about a lifetime career choice. 60% of undergraduates anticipate having multiple jobs in different fields during their working life and students who complete a major in engineering are not necessarily committed to careers in engineering. Undergraduates' thoughts about career options can be swayed by a single experience such as an internship, interactions with faculty, or

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Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Caldwell, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AcademyThe mission of the United States Military Academy (USMA) has evolved since the institution’sinception in 180213:To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissionedleader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country, and prepared for acareer of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United StatesArmy.The Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering is one of 11 departments at the Academyand is ABET accredited. The mission of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineeringparallels the Academy’s mission, while focusing on educating and inspiring students in the fieldsof civil and mechanical engineering14:To educate cadets in civil and mechanical

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 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

thatstudents understood critical thinking and its role in the practice of engineering. Subsequentinterviews with incoming engineering students found a limited understanding of critical thinking.In an effort to help students become better critical thinkers and appreciate the importance of itspractice throughout their education and careers, critical thinking and engineering reasoning arenow explicit parts of the engineering school’s recently introduced, ―Introduction to Engineering‖(ENGR 100) course.To maintain consistency with the University’s overall QEP, the Paul-Elder model of criticalthinking is used to define and operationalize critical thinking. Critical thinking is now both anexplicit and implicit component of the ―Introduction to Engineering

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Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 2

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

-Engineering Program, a non-profit organization whose mission is to help underrepresented students explore their full potential in STEM. Dr. Dischino and her colleagues were selected as winners of the 2009 ASEE K-12 Best Practices Panel, Middle School Category.Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Al-Masoud, Associate Professor, earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York in 2002. Dr. Al-Masoud has taught at both graduate and undergraduate level courses at University at Buffalo, he joined Central Connecticut State University as an Assistant Professor in 2003. At CCSU, he teaches courses at all levels in the three

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IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tal Rusak, Cornell University; Christopher Barnes, Cornell University; G. Scott Russ, Cornell University; Vincent Kam, Cornell University; David Gries, Cornell University

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Information Systems

collecting correct expressions for major requirements in our system is a nontrivialproblem. We explore the possibility of using a collaborative social network, with appropriatesecurity and quality controls, for this purpose. We show how CPAS was used to enter the majorrequirements of complete academic programs and present a visualization functionality thatillustrates such programs.CPAS is a fundamental contribution to education research since it provides a way for academicprograms to be mapped out in a generalized ontology. Thus, it allows students to maximallyutilize the academic resources of their university, and it allows faculty members and departmentsto plan and represent programs and to advise students effectively.1 IntroductionTraditionally

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Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

, manufacturing, safety and health in theworkplace, plant layout and materials handling, and machine design rounded out the offerings.Most of these courses were taught and/or developed by the department’s regular tenure-trackfaculty, but part-time contingent faculty were utilized regularly for some of the more specializedofferings such as welding and metals, PLCs, and safety and health in the workplace.Current ConditionsThe ET program has had healthy enrollment; we regularly graduate 20 to 25 students per year.We get relatively few students who start the program as freshmen, however. A typical incomingfreshman class will have only 4 or 5 members. The program does attract non-traditional part-time students who transfer credits from a 2-year ET degree and

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Electrical and Computer

fitting pre-engineering degree. An apparentbenefit of either option discussed above is that Colleges and Schools of Engineering would beable to devote more of their resources to graduate engineering programs leaving freshman andsophomore level engineering classes to ET programs.A 2-year Template for ECE and ECET ProgramsBased on our experience, on conversations with other faculty members, and on an examinationof a representative sample of online degree plans at various Institutions, we present in thissection a generic 2-year template for students declaring ECE and ECET majors. The samplegroup of online plans that was examined is:Purdue University BSCmpE Virginia Tech BSEEUT Austin Computer Engineering University of

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

3preparedness. As such, the primary research question guiding this paper is: How can wemeasure the global preparedness of graduate and undergraduate engineering students? In designing my instrument I used the same subscales of the teacher instrument andaltered individual survey items within the subscales to reflect specific engineering foci asrecommended by the National Academy of Engineering. This paper presents the pilot researchresults from implementation of the global preparedness index that I designed for engineeringstudents. The following seven subscales were utilized in creation of this global preparednessindex. Ethic of Responsibility: Deep personal and care concern for people in all parts of the world; sees moral

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Innovations in ECE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; Charles Snead, University of Alabama

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Electrical and Computer

described in this paper. Acompetition was held and the lamps resulting from this laboratory were sold at a fund raisingauction event. The faculty members associated with this project indeed considered the lamps tobe a very creative product.IntroductionIn spring semester 2008, a laboratory to infuse creativity into the design process was explored inthe first required course for freshmen in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Thecourse, ECE 125: Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is a two credit coursewith two lectures per week and a total of five laboratories held throughout the semester. Thelecture introduces students to basic circuit analysis, programming in MATLAB, and a survey ofthe ECE discipline. The laboratory

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ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Institute of Technology; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Veton Kepuska, Florida Institute of Technology; Kenneth Stanley, University of Central Florida; Alison Morrison-Shetlar, University of Central Florida; Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida; Paula Krist, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

o To offer an experience that will actively engage the recruited students into cutting-edge Machine Learning research. The program aims to form, maintain and evolve a vibrant community of learners here in Central Florida, which will foster and provide a valuable summer research experience for undergraduate students through participation in research programs and high quality student/faculty interaction and mentorship. We plan to familiarize and excite the participant students about many, state-of-the-art aspects of ML, which, we hope, will facilitate their retention in STEM fields, either career-wise or by continuing into STEM graduate education.Our Program is supported by a network of affiliate universities and

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alan Hansen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

results of this project arehelpful for understanding student learning and for program development, our experiences alsopoint to areas for further work. These include:• Further refinement of student reflection paper prompts that elicit the kinds of observations that are relevant for analyzing how and what engineers learn in this context.• Further exploration of the roles of social capital and cross-cultural communication in projects abroad.• Investigations of cooperating faculty members’ experiences in developing and mentoring students in this context.References























































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