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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kalyan Mondal

application by bit levelinterface programming. Thus at the end of our course, the students feel more comfortable inprogramming with any given set of support functions as they may face in their industrial career.New rubrics to assess the specialized learning outlined in this paper are under development andwill be used for the course. The results will be reported in a future publication. Copyright ASEE Middle Atlantic Regional Conference April 29-30, 2011, Farmingdale State College, SUNYReferences[1] Wong, S., Cotofana, S. "On Teaching Embedded Systems Design to Electrical Engineering Students."Retrieved March 13, 2011, from http://ce.et.tudelft.nl/publicationfiles/620_14_s_wong_ES.pdf.[2] Flynn, A. M

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Design Graphics

, J.S., Integration of engineering drawing and descriptive geometry. Journal of Engineering Drawing, 1948. 12(3): p. 16-17; 30.7. Svensen, C.L., Drawing in engineering education. Journal of Engineering Drawing, 1948. 12(3): p. 6-7; 20-21.8. Olkun, S., Making connections: Improving spatial abilities with engineering drawing activities. International Journal of Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2003. April.9. Contreras, M.J., et al., Sex differences in dynamic spatial ability: The unsolved question of performance factors. Memory and Cognition, 2007. 35(2): p. 7.10. Voyer, D., M.A. Rodgers, and P.A. McCormick, Timing conditions and the magnitude of gender differences on the Mental Rotations Test. Memory and

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali R. Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

observations and opinions about how toinstruct senior mechanical design projects based on our Capstone design course - MECH690-Mechanical Design will also be presented and shared throughout this paper. We recommend thatmechanical engineering program provide every student the virtual factory when they graduate.1. IntroductionOne of the main activities of engineers is to design and to construct products that satisfycustomers‟ and society‟s needs. One of the primary outcomes for engineering education is totrain students for conducting engineering design. In ancient time, engineering students wereapprentices to their Masters to learn engineering designs through real practices in realenvironments. Nowadays, engineering students are effectively training

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Students are provided theopportunity to work on real projects with real consequences and also learn the value thatcompanies place on IP and are better prepared for the normal practices concerning IP that areused in industry.Bibliography1 Todd, R. H., C. D. Sorensen, and S. P. Magleby, Designing a senior capstone course to satisfy industrial customers, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 82, No. 2, 1993, pp. 92-100.2 WIPO, What is intellectual property? http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/3 Gorka, S., J. R. Miller, B. J. Howe, Developing realistic capstone projects in conjunction with industry, SIGHTE 2007 Annual Conference, Destin, Florida.4 Radack, D. H., Intellectual property: yours or your employer’s, Getting Results…For the

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Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Characterizing design learning: A mixed- methods study of engineering designers' use of language. Journal of Engineering Education, 2008. 97(2): p. 309-326.2. Hirsch, P., et al. Enriching freshman design through collaboration with professional designers. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. 2002. Montreal, Canada.3. Purzer, S.Y. Learning engineering in teams: Perspectives from two different learning theories. in Research in Engineering Education Symposium. 2009. Palm Cove, Australia.4. Sheppard, S., et al. Studying the engineering student experience: Design of a longitudinal study. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT.5

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shanette A. Go; E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ed g as a studies aspect s major rclass er ts ts t major discip

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Theresa Vitolo, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Barry J. Brinkman, Gannon University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

initiated itsfirst cohort of 20 students in fall 2009. Funded through an NSF S-STEM grant, theinterdisciplinary, multi-year, mixed academic-level offering awards scholarships to studentsbased on academic merit and financial need. SEECS is an opportunity for students in certainSTEM majors at Gannon University, Erie, PA, in the School of Engineering and ComputerScience. The goals of the scholarship program are (1) to increase the number of academicallytalented, but financially disadvantaged students in the stated majors, (2) to assist students to besuccessful in their undergraduate education, and (3) to foster professional development forcareers or graduate education. These goals are realized through the students shared interactionswithin the SEECS

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; John H. Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College

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NSF Grantees

- neers. He’s the PI on two NSF S-STEM grants providing academic and career guidance to students in CSEM fields. He js a Professor of Electrical Engineering within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU. Prior to joining ASU, he worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has authored over 190 technical papers and three engineering texts. He has given more than 60 invited presentations - including 13 plenaries. Since 1994, he has directed an extensive engineering mentoring-research program that has served over 300 students. He’s an AT&T Bell Labs Fellow, Boe- ing A.D

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack L. Beuth, Carnegie Mellon University; Rohit Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University; Carolyn Penstein Rose, Carnegie Mellon University

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NSF Grantees

of California, SantaBarbara, and John Stuart of PTC. Page 22.1597.13References 1. Kumar, R., Beuth, J., Rosé, C. P. (2011). Conversational Strategies that Support Idea Generation Productivity in Groups, Proceedings of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. 2. Howley, I., Chaudhuri, S., Kumar, R., Rosé, C. P. (2009). Motivation and Collaboration On-Line, submitted to Artificial Intelligence in Education. 3. Kumar, R., Rosé, C. P., Wang, Y. C., Joshi, M., Robinson, A. (2007). Tutorial Dialogue as Adaptive Collaborative Learning Support, Proceedings of Artificial Intelligence in Education, July 9-13, Los

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Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

://www.ele.uri.edu/faculty/daly/criteria.2000.html.2 J. J. Biernacki, “The Department of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University,” Chem. Eng.Ed., 42(3) 118-124 (Summer, 2008).3 Arce, P. and L. Schreiber (2004), “High Performance Learning Environments, Hi-PeLE,” Chemical EngineeringEducation, Fall 2004 Issue, 286-291.4 Bruner, J. S. (1961). "The Act of Discovery," Harvard Educational Review, 31 (1), 21–32.5 Arce, P. E., and Arce-Trigatti, P. (2000), “Parallel Between Team Sport Coaching Techniques and EngineeringInstructions,” Proceedings of the 2000 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference andExposition.6 Hunter, K. W., Matson, J. O., and Dunn, R. (2002), “Impact of a Fifty-Minute Experiential Team-BuildingProgram

Conference Session

Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; David K. Thaemert P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Roger Lindgren, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

/2010/12/01/loyola-may-cut-graduation-requirement-to-120-hours/>.3. Macic, E. (2010). “University trims minimum graduation credits to 120.” Arbiter Online: Boise State’sIndependent Student Media, < http://arbiteronline.com/?p=55283>.4. Gray, S. (2010). “Regents reduce minimum credit hour requirement.” The University Daily Kansan,< http://www.kansan.com/news/2010/oct/21/board-regents-reduces/>.5. ASCE Body of Knowledge Committee. (2008). Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century:Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, 2E, ASCE, Reston,VA.6. ASCE Body of Knowledge Committee. (2004). Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century:Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, ASCE, Reston,VA.7. ASCE

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

twenty undergraduates, a not-for-profit communitypartner – for example, a community service agency, a museum or school, or a governmentagency and a faculty, staff or industry advisor. A pool of graduate teaching assistants from sevendepartments provides technical guidance and administrative assistance.Each EPICS team is vertically-integrated, consisting of a mix of first-year students, sophomores,juniors, and seniors and are multidisciplinary drawing from across engineering and the entirecampus. Last year, over 60 majors participated. Teams operate for several years, from initialproject definition through final deployment and support. Once the initial project(s) is completedand deployed, new projects are identified by the team and its project

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Samuel Chiappone, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

, Senior Member SME CH20 - Chairman SME CH20 March 2001 January 2003, SME CH20 Executive Committee 2000 Present. University representative Haas Technical Education Council. Awards, Conference Proceedings, Technical Papers, and Presentations 11/09 Chiappone S., Kanai J., Fahey W., Sommer T, Integrating Safety into Academic Programs At Rensselaer: SEHSA Environmental Health and Safety Association of NY Annual Conference. 10/09 ASME Design and Manufacturing Student Challenge, Atlanta, GA. Advisor for second place team. 8/09 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Pillar Award 6/05 - Chiappone S., Smith R. A Discussion of Manufacturing Classes and Services Offered by Rensse- laer’s School of Engineering’s Core Engineering

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith B. Fisher, Montana State University; Kevin R. Cook, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

should be fully accounted for.Fatigue damage occurs at stresses lower than the material’s yield stress level. Therelationship between the stress in the material (at the stress concentration) and the time tofailure is expressed in a S-N curve, or σ-N curve. Some engineering structural materials(most steels) exhibit a plateau behavior at a given stress level below which they areconsidered to have infinite life – referred to as the endurance limit. Maximum stressesfor many loaded geometries occurs at the surface of the material, where surface finish hasa significant effect on the fatigue strength.Since the problem stated that the bar was to be used in an application where loads werevarying, we may well have a situation where dynamic fatigue loads

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

collaborators who share an interest in the development of ethical reasoning. Pleasecontact the authors for more information.AcknowledgementsThis research is funded by the National Science Foundation, CCLI grant # 0817531. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. References1. NAE, Center for Engineering, Ethics and Society. (2011). [Web page] Retrieved from http://www.nae.edu/26187.aspx2. NSPE Code of Ethics. (2011). [Web page] Retrieved from http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html3. Hartwell, S. (1995). Promoting moral development

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip C. Wankat, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

: Proceedings of the 20th conference on Uncertainty in artificial intelligence. Banff, Canada: AUAI Press; 2004. p. 487-494.21. Wang X, McCallum A. Topics over time: a non-Markov continuous-time model of topical trends. In: Proceedings of the 12th ACM SIGKDD international conference on Knowledge discovery and data mining. Philadelphia, PA, USA: ACM; 2006. p. 424-433.22. McCallum A, Corrada-Emmanuel A, Wang X. The author-recipient-topic model for topic and role discovery in social networks: Experiments with enron and academic email (Technical Report UM-CS-2004-096). University of Massachusetts, Department of Computer Science. 2004;23. Uren V, Buckingham Shum S, Bachler M, Li G. Sensemaking tools for understanding research literatures

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Jabulani Nyathi, Eastern Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

Winter Spring Freshman MATH& 151 Calc. I 5 MATH& 152 Calc. II 5 MATH& 153 Calc. III 5 VLPA 5 VLPA 5 VLPA or I&S 5 ENGL& 101 5 ENGL& 102 5 CSC 142 Computer Programming 545 Total 15 Total 15 Total 15 Sophomore I&S 5 ENGL& 230 Technical Writing 3 I&S 5 PHYS&

Conference Session

Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

, S.J. (2005). Cognitive processes in interdisciplinary groups: problems and possibilities. In Interdisciplinary collaboration: An emerging cognitive science. S. J. Derry, C. D. Schunn and M. A. Gernsbacher (eds.) (pp. 51-82). Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum.21 Richards, D. G. (1996).The meaning and relevance of ‘synthesis” in interdisciplinary studies. The Journal of Education, 45 (2), 114-28.22 Klein, J.T, & Newell, W.H. (1997). Advancing interdisciplinary studies. In Jerry G. Gaff, James L. Ratcliff and Associates (Eds.). (1997). Handbook of the undergraduate curriculum: A comprehensive guide to purposes, structures, practices, and change (pp. 393-415). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.23

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Monica Terrell Leach, North Carolina State University; Steven L. White, North Carolina State University ; Philip Albert Moses, North Carolina State University

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First-Year Programs

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Bárbara M. Brizuela, Tufts University, Education Department

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Category Score Addresses LENGTH 1 (Addressed) Enough material(s) for 2 (Materials able to reach 23” LENGTH or greater) Ideal Materials for 2 (All Ideal Materials) LENGTH Addresses Key 1 (Addressed) Acquisition Ideal

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; David W. Gatchell, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

in that was not part of your regular coursework? How many yearshave you performed research and at what level of your education (high school/college/etc?)?______________________________________________________________________________What was your high school GPA (4.0 scale)? _________What is your current GPA at IIT? _________What is your current GPA in your major(s) at IIT? _________What is your overall GPA in science courses? _________What college science courses have you taken so far? ______________________________________________Career & AspirationsWhat career or occupation(s) are you interested in pursuing after your studies at IIT? ____________________What individuals, if any, do you identify with who are in the field of science or

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

these reforms as students will need skills for: (a)finding, organizing, and managing information; and (b) team working, oral communication, andi This material is based upon work supported by the Learning through Engineering Design and Practice, NationalScience Foundation Award# 0737616, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, underInformation Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Youth-based Project. Opinions, findings, Page 22.442.2conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflectthe views of the National Science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Andrea Marta Eller, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees

Glaserfield, E. (1987). The Construction of Knowledge: Contributions of Conceptual Semantics (Seaside, CA: Intersystems Publications, Inc.). 4. Von Glaserfield, E. (1995). Radical Constructivism: A Way of Knowing and Learning (Washington, DC: The Falmer Press). 5. Vygotsky, L. (1962) Thought and Language, T. E. Hanfmann & G. Vaka (Eds.), Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 6. Donovan, M. S., Bransford, J. D. & Pellegrino, J. W. (Eds.) (1999). How people learn: Bridging research and practice. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 7. Norman, D. (1983) Some observations on mental models. In Mental Models, D. Gentner and A. Stevens

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian P. Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Lorenzo M. Smith, Oakland University; LianXiang Yang, Oakland University; David Schall, Oakland University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Michael A. Latcha, Oakland University

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Mechanical Engineering

recommend scheduling several coffee or lunchtime (pizza)meetings with professionals of varying backgrounds. These were always a great hit and don’trequire too much time on the part of all involved. Depending on the personalities of theindividual students and industrial visitors, faculty may need to take an active role in getting aconversation started. One may for example begin immediately with introductions all around andask each person to tell something personal about themselves (where they’re from, hobbies or sideinterests, etc.) Once the introductions are complete, the faculty member may encourage thestudents to ask questions or ask questions that s/he thinks would be of interest to them to get theconversation going. Depending upon the

Conference Session

First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

male 44 NA NA 12.3 ± 1.82006 female 6 NA NA 12.7 ± 1.4NA = not asked in that year of the surveyThe same survey measured students “universal diverse orientation” (UDO) using the previously-validated MGUDS-S instrument.10,18 UDO is “an attitude toward all other persons which isinclusive yet differentiating in that similarities and differences are both recognized andaccepted.”18 The three constructs that comprise UDO are: seeking diversity of contact,relativistic appreciation of self and others, and comfort with differences. UDO may correlate tostudent interest and comfort in different cultures. This instrument is comprised

Conference Session

K-12 Students and Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elsa Head, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xin (Cindy) Chen, Purdue University; Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University; Corey M. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Fabert, Arizona State University; Marilyn Cabay, Ph.D., Argosy University, Phoenix; Melissa B Rivers, Arizona State University; Mary Lee Smith, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

damagingeffects of isolation and to help promote graduate student retention. Page 22.660.14Bibliography1. Spradley, J. P. (1979). The ethnographic interview. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.2. Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). Discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Chicago: Aldine Pub.3. Coleman, J. S. (1988). Social capital in the creation of human capital. American Journal of Sociology,94(1), 95- 120.4. National Science Foundation. (2008). Science and engineering indicators 2008. Retrieved July, 2008, from http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind08/5. Mednick, M., & Thomas, V. (2008). Women and

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Lee Downey, Virginia Tech; Masanori Wada, Tokyo Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University; Sandie J. Griffin

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First-Year Programs

take the first engineering course, normally during their first semester as GE students, they are assigned reading from the textbook about the different fields of engineering. In the Fall Semester each department presents an Information Session in the evening to give interested students information about their degree program(s). There are thus 13 of these sessions, all on different evenings (since they are offered from the same department, AE/OE and CpE/EE are offered together), including one for the Green Engineering Minor. Students are encouraged to attend at least four information sessions by making attendance a homework grade in the engineering course. The Student Engineers Council normally hosts a