Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-5299: PRODUCT REALIZATION EXPERIENCES IN CAPSTONEDESIGN COURSESDr. Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University Mohamed El-Sayed is a pioneer and technical leader in vehicle durability, vehicle integration, vehicle development process, and design optimization. Through his research, teaching, and practice, he made numerous original contributions to advance the state of the art in virtual simulation, lean, and integrated design and manufacturing in the vehicle development process. Currently, El-Sayed is a professor of mechanical engineering and Director of the Vehicle Durability and Integration Laboratory at Kettering University. He is the SAE International Journals Committee Chair. El-Sayed has more than 30

Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-3655: PROPOSED KEEN INITIATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR EN-TREPRENEURIAL MINDEDNESS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Owe Petersen is Department Chair and professor of electrical engineering and Computer Science at Mil- waukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. His technical work ranges over topics such as optical data links, integrated circuit technology, RF semiconductor com- ponents, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC Program Evaluator in electrical engineering.Dr. William M

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad B. Welch, Boise State University; Cameron H.G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Michael G. Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education

, June 1997. Paper 1220-06. [3] J. H. McClellan, C. S. Burrus, A. V. Oppenheim, T. W. Parks, R. W. Schafer, and S. W. Schuessler, Computer-Based Exercises for Signal Processing Using M ATLAB 5. M ATLAB Curriculum Series, Prentice Hall, 1998. [4] G. W. P. York, C. H. G. Wright, M. G. Morrow, and T. B. Welch, “Teaching real-time sonar with the C6711 DSK and MATLAB,” ASEE Comput. Educ. J., pp. 79–87, July–September 2002. Page 25.1098.8 [5] T. B. Welch, C. H. G. Wright, and M. G. Morrow, “Experiences in offering a DSP-based communi- cation laboratory,” in Proceedings of the 11th IEEE Digital Signal Processing Workshop and the 3rd

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Design Cognition I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Rad, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Design in Engineering Education

to Design Complex Tool Design” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 20-23, Salt Lake City, Utah.[8] Sinha, A., “Integrating a Reverse Engineering Project in a Laboratory-Based Introductory Engineering Course” Section 514, 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 14- 17, Austin, Texas.[9] Otto, K.N.; Wood, K.L., “ A reverse Engineering and Redesign Methodology for Product Evolution”, Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Design Theory and Methodology Conference, August 18-22, 1996.[10] Student Design Project, “Reverse Engineering of a Lighted Ball-Point Pen” Junior Class of 2008-2009.[11] Student Design Project, “Reverse Engineering of a

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre Dame; Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame

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Mechanical Engineering

at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and an Invited Professor at INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Monbonnot, France. Research interests include computer vision, mobile robotics, intelligent vehicles, entrepreneurship, and education.Dr. James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre DameDr. Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame Page 25.1135.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Robotic Football: An Inter-university Design Competition Experiment1. IntroductionRobotics competitions have grown significantly over the past decade. The FIRST competitionhas inspired many K

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Alexandra Chincarini, RETainUS

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

manipulation of monomials.IntroductionDuring the summer of 2011, the teacher participated in the Texas A&M University-Kingsville(TAMUK) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) project. This involved conducting researchalongside graduate student, Divya Thummelapally, under the supervision of Dr. Reza Nekovei.The research focused on studying and recording various voltages as they pass through carbonnanotubes (CNTs). Since little experimental research had previously been done in this area, theteacher was literally a pioneer. As a mathematics teacher, she had never been a member of aresearch team nor worked long hours in a laboratory. She had no prior knowledge of electricalengineering going into the summer research program and experienced a steep

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constantine Nicholas Tzouanas; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

/SIMULINK”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, San Francisco, CA, October 22-24, 2008.7. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, www.nrel.org8. MSX-60 and MSX-64 Photovoltaic Modules, http://www.californiasolarcenter.org/newssh/pdfs/Solarex-MSX64.pdf Page 25.1201.11

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.A. Ortega-Saenz, PSJA High School; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the market, for which I had to choose between many characteristics such assize of the work-table, number of axles, power, operating system, CAM software, etc. Accordingto the needs of my project and the available budget, the best option was to purchase a ProbotixFireBall V90CNC router. The details of this equipment are described in detail on Appendix C.Heat GunSince shape memory polymers are activated by heat, during the summer an industrial furnacelocated in a TAMUK laboratories was used for the experiments. This can be considered adisadvantage for the Legacy Cycle, especially when experiments need to be performed in theclassroom. However, as an alternative heat source, a heat gun with variable temperature (RyobiHG500) was bought, which

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Wicks, Union College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Distribution of Power on Earth” 6 which is described as thenext great economic revolution.Accordingly, the author is often asked, including by reviewers, why not hydrogen fuel cells thatcan also produce electricity and heat, rather than the “Electricity Producing CondensingFurnace.” It is a good question. Fuel cell research is being performed in universities andindustrial laboratories around the world. Auto manufacturers continue to research and promotefuel cells for future vehicles.The author answers these queries by first explaining that although hydrogen is called a fuel, itreally is not a fuel, in the same way that electricity is not a fuel. Hydrogen and electricity arehighly refined mediums for transferring energy. Neither one is found in a

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Joules Webb, Transformation 2013 Texas STEM Center

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ASEE International Forum

2011 HSTEAP. An additional four pairs, participants selected from asix-week, National Science Foundation RET program, experienced HSTEAP as their inauguralweek providing the foundation for development of engineering lessons during and after theirsubsequent five weeks of work in research laboratories. Each pair was chosen based oncertification level, current school assignment, number of years teaching, previous professionaldevelopment workshops attended, and responses to essay questions.Curriculum and Teaching Design TeamHSTEAP 2011 facilitators chosen to design and lead the program were brought back from theprior year and integrated lessons learned from the first iteration to refine and enhance the teacherprofessional development experience

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nagarjuna Sadineni, Mission10X Wipro Technologies; Rajendra Kumar v Joshi, WIPRO Technologies

Learning Platforms (UTLP)Technology gap that exists between University laboratory infrastructure and the industrypractices is adding to the challenge of employability. Mission10X in collaboration withacademic and industry partners has develop Unified Technology Learning Platforms tobridge this gap. UTLP addresses the needs of the circuit Branches which includeElectrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communications, Computer Science,Telecommunications, Instrumentation and Information Technology. Page 17.36.7(b) Academic Leadership ProgramsInstitutional climate and culture is another critical factor which impacts student learningand employability. In

Collection

2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert T. Bailey

students take notes. Perhaps because the subject is taken by so many engineeringstudents across multiple disciplines, a number of investigators have developed and examinedinnovative teaching strategies for improving student learning in Statics. (See, for example, [2-4].)There are several well-established textbooks for Statics, one of which is Engineering Mechanics:Statics by R.C. Hibbeler [1]. To assist the instructor, a set of PowerPoint® slides that are linkedto the textbook can be downloaded from the publisher’s website. These slides were originallycreated by Danielson and Mehta as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CourseCurriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program grant to develop resource materialsthat leveraged relatively

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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modern microprocessors 3. Build and program a simple microcomputer system 4. Interface basic I/O components to a microcomputer 5. Understand advanced microprocessor concepts such as pipelining, superscalar processing, and the Core 2 architectureThese objectives are achieved through a combination of lectures, outside (primarily web-based)reading assignments, hands-on laboratory exercises, and the construction of the Z80-basedmicrocomputer.The course is offered in an 11-week quarter term format. The course begins with a conventionalintroduction to microprocessors, including such topics as history of microprocessors, internalorganization, and common microprocessor families. Next, programming in assembly is discussedand the students

Collection

2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Warren Rosen

modern microprocessors 3. Build and program a simple microcomputer system 4. Interface basic I/O components to a microcomputer 5. Understand advanced microprocessor concepts such as pipelining, superscalar processing, and the Core 2 architectureThese objectives are achieved through a combination of lectures, outside (primarily web-based)reading assignments, hands-on laboratory exercises, and the construction of the Z80-basedmicrocomputer.The course is offered in an 11-week quarter term format. The course begins with a conventionalintroduction to microprocessors, including such topics as history of microprocessors, internalorganization, and common microprocessor families. Next, programming in assembly is discussedand the students

Collection

2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robert T. Bailey

students take notes. Perhaps because the subject is taken by so many engineeringstudents across multiple disciplines, a number of investigators have developed and examinedinnovative teaching strategies for improving student learning in Statics. (See, for example, [2-4].)There are several well-established textbooks for Statics, one of which is Engineering Mechanics:Statics by R.C. Hibbeler [1]. To assist the instructor, a set of PowerPoint® slides that are linkedto the textbook can be downloaded from the publisher’s website. These slides were originallycreated by Danielson and Mehta as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CourseCurriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program grant to develop resource materialsthat leveraged relatively

Collection

2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Junichi Kanai; Mark Anderson

content and quality. The system made asignificant impact on the outcome of the project results. This paper will present issues indeploying the tools and the best practices for using these tools in capstone design courses.IntroductionTo become successful engineers, students must learn technical knowledge, good communication,skills, and teamwork skills. Traditional lecture-based coursework focuses on providing a solidtheoretical foundation and analytical skills for each of the various disciplines. On the other hand,laboratory courses and engineering design courses are often used to teach communication andteamwork skills4. Typical communication skills include, but are not limited to, maintaininglab/design notebooks, writing technical reports, and

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Olga Lepsky; Michael Werner

. CONCLUSIONIn the “Algorithms Design and Analysis” course, students tried modifying algorithms to achieve a betterperformance (example 2.5), to apply it to a slightly different or a more general problem (examples 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5),to improve the output (ensuring uniqueness for a particular input in example 2.2 and eliminating bias in example2.3). While easier problems were given to all the students in the homework / laboratory assignments, the morechallenging questions on modifying algorithms were given as extra credit bonuses and later discussed with thewhole class. Exams showed that the students understood and better remembered the algorithms for which possibletweaks were discussed. Students told us in their evaluations that tweaking the algorithms

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the UA, Jim was a visiting scientist, then a research fellow, at the Space Science Laboratory of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. In 1995, he received the Arizona Mortar Board Senior Honor Society award for outstanding faculty service. In 1997, he was awarded an International Research Fellowship by the National Science Foundation for study at the Uni- versity of Melbourne. In 2009, he was recognized by ChEE and the College for Excellence at the Student Interface. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Lambda Upsilon honor societies, as well as the College of Fellows at Rice University’s Will Rice College. Jim’s research interests include transport processes in natural

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown P.E., University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Vladimir A. Labay, Gonzaga University; Ismail I. Orabi, University of New Haven; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf; Alexis Pham, University of the Pacific; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Taylor, University of the Pacific

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Design (SUTD). Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (Division of Engineering and Applied Science) at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in Sept. 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory Page 25.752.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 for research in engineering design and manufacturing. He was a National Science Foundation Young Investigator, the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor in

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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International

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; David A. Veshosky, Lafayette College

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Civil Engineering

classroom, and a conference room was used for the charrette. Teamwork sessions were primarily held in computer laboratories and study rooms. 4) Instructor’s Role: There were two instructors who acted primarily as liaisonsthroughout the project. They provided guidance and distributed project information to thestudents throughout each of the three phases. In addition, there was a charrette guide whoassisted with the integration of the charrette framework into the design course. Information waspresented to the students at the beginning of the course and guidance on resources anddeliverables was provided throughout.In order to explain the application of the charrette process in detail, the three phases of thecharrette framework are discussed in

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Venters, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

moredetail the ways in which writing supports learning. For example, recent work by Carter, Ferzli,and Wiebe has examined the ways in which writing in disciplinary courses in college helpsstudents develop a strong socialization into the practices and norms of the discipline, acting as ameans of enculturation [49]. Their study, in many ways, seeks to bridge the divide betweenlearning to write and writing-to-learn by identifying ways in which learning to write in aparticular discipline supports not only students’ ability to communicate in their chosen field, butalso supports their broader learning of that field. Their study of students in a biology lab suggeststhat the laboratory report, when framed in terms of a model of apprenticeship and

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories. Gilbuena has an M.B.A., an M.S., and four years of industrial experience, including a po- sition in sensor development, an area in which she holds a patent. Her dissertation is focused on the characterization and analysis of feedback in engineering education. She also has interests in the diffusion of effective educational interventions and practices.Dr. John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, BoulderDr. David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is

Conference Session

Track 1 - Student Development

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology; Greg Jensen, NSF Center for e-Design –BYU Site; Barry McPherson, The Boeing Company; James Fehr, The Boeing Company; Matthew M. Symmonds, The Boeing Company; David E French, The Boeing Company

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Track 1 - Student Development

Aerospace Engineering which he hopes to complete by 2015. Fabian has been working in the Integrated Product Lifecycle Engineering (IPLE) Laboratory and has been involved in a variety of research as an undergraduate. Some of his research includes leading a team of undergraduate students from three universities, testing multi-user CAx tools developed under a NSF grant. Fabian has also been involved in the MENTOR project funded by DARPA which is designed to engage and interest high school students in the STEM areas. Fabians research interests include fixed-wing and rotorcraft design as well as the inclusion of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools in the systems engineering process. He is also studying the impact of global

Conference Session

FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

courses. Several schools have adopted project-based or laboratory-basedapproaches to incorporate active learning. For example, the University of Florida converted theirlecture-based Introduction to Engineering course into a series of labs focusing on the variousdisciplines. They found that the active learning approach was preferable and saw significant increases inretention6. Other schools have taken similar approaches by having students participate in bothdiscipline-specific and multidisciplinary projects7,8,9. At North Carolina State University, student teamswere asked to conduct research about a particular discipline and give short (5-10 minute) presentationsto the rest of the class10. Additionally, students were required to attend at least

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Keisha B. Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla J. Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

2011 Ray Fahien Award. Her group has published in the proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE Journal cover. She is an active mentor of undergraduate researchers and served as co-PI on an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activities in area schools. Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams since 2003.Dr. Keisha B. Walters, Mississippi State University Keisha B. Walters joined the chemical engineering faculty at Mississippi State University

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob O. Hovsapian, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Juan Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal de Parana; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

note are those organizations that have repeatedlysponsored our project: Harris, Air Force Research Laboratory-Munitions Directorate (EglinAFB), Cummins, Keuka Wind, Center for Advanced Power Systems, and Danfoss-Turbocor.Their involvement has been the key to the continued success of our program.Also would like to thanks the three international universities, the chair of all three engineeringdepartments at our university, for their vision and leadership which is also a key to making theinternational and the multidisciplinary projects a reality.References1. Globalization of Science and Engineering Research, Science and Engineering Indicators 2010, the National Science Board.2. R. Hovsapian, C. Shih, B. Harvey and O. Okoli , An Overview

Conference Session

FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. DeJong, Central Michigan University; Joseph Langenderfer, Central Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

course is taught round-robin-style with teaching blocks of electricalengineering (with a electrical professor), mechanical engineering (with a mechanical professor),engineering laboratories (with a technology professor), general engineering and two-weekrobotics project (with electrical or mechanical professor), and simultaneous two-week largeproject (with each professor). The mechanical and electrical blocks each include several single-day projects and labs, while the general engineering block includes upperclassman, studentgroup, and alumni speakers to better EGR120 students’ understanding of engineering both atCMICH and in the workforce.EGR120 has consistently drawn a relatively higher, and growing, enrollment each year (currently

Conference Session

Considerations for the Collection Conscious Librarian

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia E. Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Libraries

checklist. Carefully document the decision to remove items and retain all items removed for later review. 3. Review the active checklist to determine if it is representative of the publications of the user community and provides appropriate items to complete the evaluation. Questions that may be asked: Are the items in the checklist published in venues used by and on topics of interest to target group? For example, if the checklist includes articles on the education of elementary students and the main target group is research scientists in national laboratories, it may be appropriate to remove these items

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; R. David Kent, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-4414: GENERAL EDUCATION: KEY FOR SUCCESS FOR ANENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEERING CAREERDr. Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Owe Petersen is Department Chair and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Mil- waukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. His technical work ranges over topics such as optical data links, integrated circuit technology, RF semiconductor com- ponents, and semiconductor component reliability. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC Program Evaluator in electrical engineering.Dr. R. David Kent, Milwaukee