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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University; Anita Persaud, Pennsylvania State University; Drey Kharem, Pennsylvania State University; William Rothwell, Pennsylvania State University; Edgar Yoder, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-2401: MONEY, MATH AND ENGINEERING GRADUATION: MOREHIGH SCHOOL FUNDING COULD MEAN MORE UNDERREPRESENTEDENGINEERSAmy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Amy L. Freeman, is the Assistant Dean of Engineering Diversity at The Pennsylvania State University where she received her PhD in Workforce Education and her MS in Architectural Engineering. She has over twenty years of experience in diversity advocacy, and currently manages several retention programs targeting women and underrepresented technical students at all levels of the academic and career development pipeline. She is the current president of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA).Anita

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Classroom Engagement

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Floyd-Smith, Tuskegee University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Ryan Campbell, University of Washington; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Diane Jones, University of Washington; Donald Peter, Seattle Pacific University; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Elaine Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette Veilleux, Simmons College

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Educational Research and Methods

. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.10. DeNeui, Daniel L.C. (June 2003). An Investigation of First-Year College Students’ Psychological Sense of Community on Campus. College Student Journal, 37, 224-234.11. Liebler, Joan & McConnell, Charles (2004). Management Principles for Health Care Professionals, 5th ed., Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc.12. Lee, Linda & Wilson, Denise (2005). Empowering the Engineering Undergraduate in an Era of Economic Globalization, Frontiers in Education Conference: Indianapolis, IN.13. Lee, Linda & Wilson, Denise (2006). The Impact of Affective and Relational Factors on Classroom Experience and Career Outlook Among First-year Engineering Undergraduates, Frontiers in Education Conference

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Fashaad Crawford, University of Louisville; Katheryn McAnulty, University of Louisville

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Minorities in Engineering

enrollmentfor fall 2007 was 1,293 students and only 218 were female (16.86%). Overall enrollmentof female students at the Speed School has averaged 18 percent since 2006 and finallyrose to 20 percent for fall 2009. National statistics reflect the same patterns.For more than 20 years the Speed School has had an active chapter of the Society ofWomen Engineers (SWE) with the Director of Student Affairs serving as its long termfaculty advisor. Various programs have been conducted to introduce young women andother under-represented minorities (URMs) to careers in engineering with varied amountsof success. In 2005, the president of the SWE chapter approached the faculty advisorwith a new idea – the notion of inviting incoming female students to an

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Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Lande, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

existent uncertainties. For the most part,student’s work and graduate careers have been framed in closed-end problem solving. So there isa balancing16 between preserving ambiguity and eliminating uncertainty, as shown in Figure 11,that is difficult for students to manage. The Design Thinking activities value ambiguity whereasthe Engineering Thinking activities don’t worry so much about the existence of ambiguity butrather the elimination of uncertainties. Figure 11. Visualization of balancing ambiguity and uncertainty.Catalysts for Design LearningWith observations of student teams several emergent themes have arisen as supports and barriersto the students successfully adapting a design thinking and prototyping culture. As

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Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zohra Manseur, SUNY Oswego; Adrian Ieta, SUNY Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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Mathematics

described in this paper is an attempt in this direction by streamlining and optimizingthe symbiotic educational relationship between mathematics and engineering.II. Mathematics in a Crowded CurriculumAn engineering curriculum must support its degree program objectives, satisfy all accreditationrequirements, and ensure successful professional engineering careers for its graduates. In order tosatisfy these conditions, engineering schools have established curricula that include sets ofcourses in each of the four categories illustrated in Figure 2. Page 15.883.3 Figure 2. Components of a modern curriculumThis diagram illustrates the existing overlap between the four main components of a

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Keith L. Hohn

several things. First, students greatly enjoyed theopportunity to do something different in an engineering class. Many students had creativeinterests and abilities that they had not gotten much of a chance to use in their engineeringcurriculum, and they enjoyed the chance to use those abilities. For example, one student (whohad been a music teacher in a prior career) composed a piece of music for the piano thatrepresented his progression through the chemical engineering coursework. Other studentsreported that they had little artistic talent, yet even these indicated that they had enjoyed theassignment.The text describing the process for making the artwork was more important than the artworkitself. The questions the students were asked to answer

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu; E. Asmatulu; B. Zhang

accomplishedthrough new class developments, seminars, conferences, invited talks, and other individuals whoare experts in nanotechnology and nanoethics. For the undergraduate and graduate students whoare preparing themselves for careers in nanoscale science and technology, whether as biologists,chemists, physicists, or engineers, new courses should be introduced to provide a needed focuson nanoethics. These courses should be taught by different professors from various departments,and should be mandatory for students working in the field of nanotechnology.Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education,Lawrence, KS, September 22-24, 2010

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu; W.S. Khan; E. Asmatulu; M. Ceylan

. For undergraduate and graduate students who are preparingthemselves for careers in bioscience and biotechnology, whether as MDs, nurses, biologists,chemists, physicists, or engineers, new courses providing a needed focus on bioethics should beProceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education,Lawrence, KS, September 22-24, 2010 8introduced. These courses should be taught by different professors from various departments andshould be mandatory for students working in the field of biotechnology.In addition to these measures, other educational actions may include television, media, andonline news

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Sara E. Wilson; Peter W. Tenpas; Ronald L. Dougherty; Christopher D. Depcik; Kenneth Fischer

,variations of the rubric have been created to use in other senior capstone design presentationsincluding interim oral reports and final oral design reports.In conclusion, the senior capstone design projects offer a snapshot of the skills students havelearned during their educational careers. Using the design poster presentations and a carefullydesigned rubric, a department can assess a number of educational objectives in one sitting. Byincluding outside reviewers from industry, a department can obtain external validation of thequality of the education program and identify areas of improvement needed to prepare studentsfor the workplace. Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Greg Murray; Tim Thomas

program at PSU contains majors in Electronics, Manufacturing,Mechanical and Plastics Engineering Technology. Each major represents an industry that usesdifferent software. To ensure that students learn to use the software that is prevalent in theirindustry, we provide four different software packages (Pro/E, Solid Works, Inventor and Catia).Job placement data is another point of interest to be considered while making decisions.Working closely with your institution‟s Career Services department can help you determinewhich industries are hiring your graduates. Other sources to consider are job search websitessuch as Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com. Type in each of the software packages we havebeen discussing and tally the job search results. This

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Timothy B. Whitmoyer; David T. Vader; Joel Z. Bandstra; William H.J. Strosnider

outcomes that we have defined for graduates of the Engineering Program. Theoutcome to “work toward integration of Christian faith, learning, professional life” is difficult tosatisfy through classroom instruction. The Modified Rower Pump project places its teammembers at the intersection of extreme human need, academic performance, and engineeringpractice. Our students have responded in the short term with quality designs and some havecommitted their professional careers to address similar human needs. Three of the project’salumni have chosen to work in Burkina Faso to promote the economic development of theMahadaga community. Such responses represent the highest level of learning in Bloom’staxonomy15: evaluation and commitment.Based on these

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Peggy Leonowich-Graham; Katie Blue; Steven Condly

Encouragement May Be the Missing Link in the Pursuit of CS / IT Majors Dr. Peggy Leonowich-Graham and MAJ Katie Blue Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 Dr. Steven Condly Institutional Research and Analysis Branch United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996AbstractFew students in general, and fewer female students in particular, choose anundergraduate major in IT/CS. Efforts at ameliorating the situation must be rootedin an understanding of those factors which have a demonstrated influence onmajor/career choice and decision making. In an

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Gary P. Halada

-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova UniversityFall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova UniversityIntroduction:The inclusion of ethical, legal societal and other ‘broader’ issues in undergraduate engineeringdegree programs has been noted to be critical in preparing students for successful careers, notjust as engineers but also as productive and valuable members of society.1 In recent years, theemphasis for the need for engineers to develop more than just “hard engineering” skills hasgrown, especially in response to reports and studies showing the need for engineering educationto respond to trends in globalization of the engineering enterprise, professional mobility,increasing importance of

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Jaime D. Alava; Keith M. Gardiner

their professional career. The fundamentals and theory of project Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova Universitymanagement is discussed in class, which can be applied in the lab sessions and in future projectwork. Some lecture sessions are reserved to explain the limitless opportunities available forengineers at Lehigh University. Programs such as Integrated Product Development (IPD),supporting entrepreneurship, and working with Fortune 500 companies in the Co-Op program,are only some things that make a Lehigh engineering education unique. Many lectures focus onthe programs of the engineering departments. Representatives from the seven departmentsprovide information on topics such as curriculum, salary

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Frank T. Fisher; Hong Man

engineering practice will providestudents: • a window into the practice of engineering; • an understanding of the complexity of engineering problems encountered in practice; • the framework to envision how their education will relate to their future engineering careers; and • an opportunity to realize earlier in their the studies the benefits associated with students participating in activities such as internships and co-ops.17A program to develop multimedia-based learning environments to expose undergraduate studentsto “real engineering” could take a number of forms as shown in!Table 1. In the current work wewill focus on our efforts to develop such multimedia learning modules based on nanotechnologyresearch being

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Timothy B. Whitmoyer; David T. Vader

outcomes that we have defined for graduates of the Engineering Program. Theoutcome to “work toward integration of Christian faith, learning, professional life” is difficult tosatisfy through classroom instruction. The Modified Rower Pump project places its teammembers at the intersection of extreme human need, academic performance, and engineeringpractice. Our students have responded in the short term with quality designs and some havecommitted their professional careers to address similar human needs. Three of the project’salumni have chosen to work in Burkina Faso to promote the economic development of theMahadaga community. Such responses represent the highest level of learning in Bloom’staxonomy15: evaluation and commitment.Based on these

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Kara Cokeley; Claire Mockler; Min Feng Zheng; James Patrick Abulencia

as they look to careers and to their futures. It is crucial for engineers and scientists to understand the details involved in biodieselproduction. It is imperative that researchers are aware of these details; from the different typesof algae to how algal growth is affected by many parameters, including temperature and carbondioxide concentration, to the methodology on how to extract the necessary oils from thesesources. It is possible to incorporate this topic into chemical engineering curriculum byintegrating alternative energy research as a six credit course, over two semesters. Performingindependent research at the undergraduate level allows students to benefit from a learningexperience that is not typical and advocates both

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Lisa Shatz

Challenger disaster. 1INTRODUCTIONThe importance of technical writing in an engineer’s career is hard to overstate; engineersspend a significant proportion of their time writing reports, memos, proposals, and givingpresentations, and good communication skills are part of the ABET outcomes. Therefore itis appropriate for engineering programs to include a course on technical writing.Numerous textbooks exist on technical writing and some do an excellent job of outlining theimportant features of good technical writing such as writing clearly, accurately, forthrightly,concisely; knowing who the audience is and why they are reading the document; how to

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Rathika Rajaravivarma

veryessential that the students acquire the skills to move towards the solution in alogical and systematic way. It will be beneficial if these skills can be adopted atthe very early stage of their course work and should be emphasized and practicedas the subject matter gets heavier. Collaborative learning skills must be broughtinto play. Other soft skills such as good communication, written and oral must be 2gained. Thus this course could potentially seed a number of the above mentionedattributes laying a firmer ground for success in the coursework and career. Figure 1: Retention outcomes with Active learning Methods in TeachingThe Envir onmentThe students who

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ali Alshubbak; Saeid Moslehpour; Eugenio Pellicer; Joaquín Catalá

2010 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, 7 – 8 May, 2010 Implementation of Delphi methodology for designing engineering syllabus according to the industry’s needs Ali Alshubbak 1, Saeid Moslehpour 2, Eugenio Pellicer 3, Joaquín Catalá 4Construction and civil engineering are multidisciplinary professions where students areacquiring a career that is based on the durable knowledge; practical abilities andindustry’s needs. Other studies, such as mathematics or physics are pure science basedon theoretical knowledge. But a question persists: is the knowledge acquired

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Andrea Baruzzi; Theresa M Calcagno

engineeringstudents must show "a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning"[2]. Engineers must become lifelong learners in order for them to be capable of reinventingthemselves as industries change and evolve during their careers [6]. Engineers who do not havethe ability to learn and adapt to changing times will soon be left behind. Having the ability tolearn does not imply that an engineer will be an expert in many subjects. Instead, it means thatthey will be able to identify what they need to learn and then find and analyze the appropriateinformation sources to further their knowledge [5].Many students believe that they are expert searchers and that they can locate anything they needon the internet simply by searching

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Xiaobin Le P.E.; Ali Moazed; Anthony Duva; Richard Roberts

observations, our own industrial experience and some comments fromstudents, alumni and IPAC, we believed that students developed a better understanding of thedesign process and gained real hands-on design experience when they created virtualcomponents and virtual assemblies for their design projects. We believed that these experiencescan be directly used in the industrial design environment in their future careers.5. References[1] Andrew D. Dimarogonas, “Machine design- A CAD approach,” John Willey & Sons, Inc, 2000[2] David C. Planchard, etc., “Engineering design with SolidWorks 2009,” SDC publication- Schroff Development Corporation, 2009[3] Paul M. Kurowski, “Engineering analysis with COSMOSWorks Professional 2009”, SDC publications

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

and confidence, and impart life-long benefits. It has aided inpreparing students for advanced degrees. Also, of particular importance is how these 6experiences help to make better engineers and lead to a broad range of successful career paths inacademia and industry.Examples of the projects 1. Air Bearing Tester: The goal of this Capstone Project is to design and build a working air bearing tester for the corporate sponsor, ASML, by the end of the second semester. This air bearing tester is used by ASML to determine the air film stiffness of a hydrostatic air bearing as shown in Figure 1. The tester applies a range of push and pull forces to the bearing and the resulting

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Oenardi Lawanto

Psychology, Vol. 93, pp. 55-64.23. Gore, P. A., 2006, “Academic Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of College Outcomes: Two Incremental Validity Studies,” Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 14, pp. 92-115.24. Multon, K. D., Brown, S. D., Lent, R. W., 1991, “Relation of Selfefficacy Beliefs to Academic Outcomes: A Meta-Analytic Investigation,” Journal of Counseling Psychology, Vol. 38, pp. 30-38.25. Zajacova, A., Lynch, S. M., Espenshade, T. J., 2005, “Self-Efficacy, Stress, and Academic Success in College,” Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Rafael Hernandez, Mississippi State University

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Graduate Studies

. In addition, she is an NSF CAREER Awardee, has served as co-PI on an NSF REU site, PI on grants from NSF and DOE, and was the faculty advisor for MSU’s chapter of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). Her research is in medical microdevice diagnostics & dielectrophoresis.Rafael Hernandez, Mississippi State University Rafael Hernandez is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering. He has a BS (1993) and MS (1995) in chemical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, and a PhD (2002) in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University (MSU), Mississippi State, MS. He worked for

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Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, Page 15.381.3 Engineering students need to be better trained in entrepreneurship and innovation management, to expand their vision of career opportunities, to introduce non-technical skills needed and to enhance their performance in small, focused companies. For instance, engineers are expected to have a broader range of skills, a greater sense of teamwork, more eclectic interests, and an awareness of information from sources outside of their field of interest.The Problem and the Purpose of the Assessment The problem that this study addresses is that there is a lack of affiliation with and informationfrom industry and the communities related to the public university engineering programs. Thepurpose of this study was to

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Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

GPA greater than 3.0 and two students with a cumulative GPA lessthan 3.0. The interview protocol asked students about their short- and long-term career andeducational plans, confidence in solving ill-structured and well-structured problems, problem-solving experience, learning experience, and their development of problem-solving skills. Aspart of the protocol, students were asked to describe how they would solve two think-aloudproblems (a well-structured and ill-structured problem) as well as their approaches to problemssolving. All student names in this paper have been changed to pseudonyms.Findings A comparison of the responses of students with co-op or internship experiences andstudents without these experiences revealed

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

there are far too many [unethical] options for us to pick and [the school] does a lot to prepare us for our future careers but, as far as the ethics goes, I haven’t seen much support or attempt at guidance.When students did acknowledge receiving larger amounts of professional ethics education intheir engineering courses, they reported frustration that this education emphasized the knowledgeof ethics instead of incorporating a larger focus on ethical reasoning and behavior. For example,students at one institution expressed concerns that their ethics education was almost solelyfocused on academic integrity and being cautioned not to cheat on coursework. These studentswanted their ethics education to include discussion of complex

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Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Maines, Cornell University

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Liberal Education

almost any other form of public healthintervention.171 As such, it merits systematic inclusion in education outside the disciplines ofengineering, and more educational attention within in it. Students choosing majors or graduateprograms need to be aware that a career in engineering, like a career in medicine or publichealth, can contribute significantly to reducing the global burden of disease and injury. My medical historiography students learned that the body personal enters the province ofthe engineer not only in the form of medical technology but in the built environment that, inindustrial democracies, is engineered to protect the body politic. Engineers as well as doctors andhealth policy professionals have a significant role to play

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Leadership and Strategic Planning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

majority of facultywill believe that certain aspects of entrepreneurship can be taught, as to think otherwise wouldnot likely have resulted in the career paths of these faculty members. However, faculty memberswill likely differ on what characteristics of the entrepreneur would tend to be more innate to theindividual.3. How do faculty members teach entrepreneurship?Henry, Hill, and Leitch (2005) note that the methods used in entrepreneurship education varytremendously (from lectures, presentations, to video and case-based learning). 6,7 They see theneed to model entrepreneurship education to what true entrepreneurs would likely experience:an unstructured, real-life situation, active learning. Speaking from the business realm, Hanke(2009) discussed