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NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

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ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

Higher Education as the Senior Project Associate under Project Directors Lisa R. Lattuca and Patrick T. Terenzini on two NSF-funded stud- ies of engineering education: Prototype to Production and Prototyping the Engineer of 2020. She also worked with colleagues Lisa Lattuca, Patrick Terenzini, and J. Fredericks Volkwein on the Engineering Change study, a national study of the impact of engineering accreditation standards on student learning and engineering programs. Betty completed her Ph.D. in Higher Education at Penn State with a minor in Educational Psychology and graduate certificate in Institutional Research in May 2008. She was the recipient of graduate fellowships from both the Joseph M. Juran Center for

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Off the Beaten Path

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann , Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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New Engineering Educators

for incoming freshmen students to get themengaged and connected to the College of Engineering. The main freshmen components are the E2 - Encounter Engineering Bridge campand the ENGR 1050, Introduction to Engineering freshmen class. Based on student,instructor and industry feedback, activities have continuously been adapted andimplemented to improve the quality of the program. For example, development andgrowth of a strong peer-mentoring component has helped support scaling the project forlarger numbers of students. Additional adjustments to staffing and funding have beennecessary through the years to accommodate the changing enrollment. In addition, theinformation presented as been updated and revised to best meet the needs of the

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Foundation grant (NSF 07-543, CCLI Phase1: Exploratory) in order to install some components of the original concept into the building.This paper constitutes the lessons learned from this effort as well as information on how the datawas used to enhance program courses and the impact it had on student learning. Additionally,the information in this paper should serve to assist anyone desiring to attempt such a project inthe future.IntroductionIn the fall of 2005 the School of Computing & Engineering Sciences at our institution movedinto a newly constructed building. During the early design stages provisions were made to allowstudents access to various types of data used in the operation of the building. The desire was tohave the building used by

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FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Melissa Carole Richards, Clarkson University; Elisabeth A. Chapman, Clarkson University

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First-Year Programs

on Engineering and Society for First-Year Engineering Students and Non-MajorsAbstractA course designed for first-year engineering students and non-majors was conceived, piloted andtaught over the course of two semesters. The course addresses the engineering design process,including a hands-on project, engineering ethics, and engineering and society content. This paperdescribes the course and the instructors’ experience teaching it, and reports on an initial study ofchanges in student perceptions in the course using a single group, pre-test/post-test design.Background and IntroductionClarkson University is a small, technologically-focused, research university comprised of threeschools – Engineering, Arts and

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ERM Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Allison Antink Meyer, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G. Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

mentoring team and the level of student Page 25.1308.3interest in the project.3 Over the past 6 years we have run a summer undergraduate research 2program that has focused on engineering research in diabetes, including both treatment andunderstanding of the disease and its complications. Student projects and activities are focusedaround the disease. Diabetes has a significant societal, and often personal, impact and has thepotential to increase the students’ long-term interests in science and engineering research.Another primary goal is to

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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-5477: PORTFOLIOS TO PROFESSORIATE: HELPING STUDENTSINTEGRATE PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES THROUGH EPORTFOLIOSDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, com- munication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the cur- riculum in statics courses; a a CAREER award to explore the use of e

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Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Shawn A. Woodson, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

servicesAbstractThe Master of Science in Engineering Technology (MSET) program was developed at DrexelUniversity to provide a graduate level educational opportunity on a full- or part-time basis. Theprogram is designed to be extremely flexible; it permits the student to select a combination ofcourses relevant to individual career goals in technology or to provide the foundation for furtheradvanced study. The multidisciplinary curriculum includes core courses and electives in suchareas as rapid prototyping, programmable devices and systems, modern energy conversiontechnologies, lean manufacturing principles, project management, to name a few. The program iscurrently available entirely online and several of the courses employ web-based laboratoryexercises

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Engineering Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 25.760.2and will be compared to the results attained in previous years of the program.Background The INSPIRES Curriculum (INcreasing Student Participation, Interest and Recruitmentin Engineering and Science) is the result of a NSF IMD project to provide new curricula fortechnology education. It is designed to target what we believe to be the core engineering skillsand concepts that should be addressed at the high school level in order to better prepare studentsto pursue careers in engineering and technology. While content topics are important in buildingstudent interest and in connecting the curriculum to real life, it is the skill set development thatwe believe is foundational for future success in the study of engineering. We

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Construction Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric A. Holt, Purdue University; Scott Kelting, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Construction

AC 2012-4352: INCORPORATING NAHB PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONSINTO A UNIVERSITY RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATIONProf. Eric A. Holt, Purdue University Eric A. Holt is a Graduate Instructor at Purdue University in the Building Construction Management Department. Holt earned a B.S. in building construction technology and spent 19 years in the residential construction industry. His career includes construction material sales and marketing, building inspector, customer home project management, and architectural design for homes and remodel projects. He earned a M.S. in technology from Purdue University, in construction management. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in construction management, focusing on

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Computer Science-related Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; G.B. Cazes, Cyber Innovation Center; JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

development company.Ms. JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center Page 25.867.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Junior Cyber Discovery: Creating a Vertically Integrated Middle School Cyber CampAbstractThis paper describes an innovative partnership that was developed between high schools andtheir feeder middle schools in an effort to foster collaboration and mentoring among facultywhile immersing rising 7th grade students in a week-long, project-driven day camp to developinterest and skills in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Themiddle school teachers received

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Model Eliciting Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; John Anthony Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Educational Research and Methods

of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics.Dr. Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and professor of industrial engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering education experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem-solving, and the

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Panel Discussion: Off the Record

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Janelle Brown; Lynn Lubamersky, Boise State University; Leslie Madsen-Brooks, Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Heidi Reeder, Boise State University

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Women in Engineering

women scien- tists working in museums, botanical gardens, zoos, and other natural history institutions democratized the public understanding of science in the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She also studies how the lay public interprets the past and constructs historical narratives about the U.S., particu- larly on the Internet. Madsen-Brooks holds a Ph.D. in cultural studies from the University of California, Davis. She teaches U.S., women’s, and public history at Boise State University, where she has served as a Mobile Learning Scholar, studying how students use technology to create digital public history projects. She has served as an informal science educator, exhibit developer, and

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Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Guillermo J. Serrano, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

researchers, especiallythose from groups that are underrepresented in the engineering population. The College ofEngineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) has an enrollment ofabout 5000 students (approximately 98% are Hispanic), 67% males and 33% females. Becauseof this, UPRM researchers have an excellent opportunity to impact both Hispanics and women,who are traditionally underrepresented populations in engineering.Currently, there are three active research endeavors funded through the BRIGE program atUPRM. The objective of this paper is to disseminate the broadening participation initiatives thathave been designed and implemented at UPRM through these projects. The first project seeks toprovide research experience to

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Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University; Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-3751: CURRICULA 2015: AN UPDATE FOR 2012Dr. Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University Hugh Jack is a professor of product design and manufacturing engineering at Grand Valley State Univer- sity in Grand Rapids, Mich. His specialties include automation, design projects, and internet application development.Prof. Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton Robert L. Mott, P.E., is Professor Emeritus of engineering technology at the University of Dayton. He serves the Society of Manufacturing Engineers through the Manufacturing Education & Research Com- munity and the SME Center for Education, and he is a recipient of the SME Education Award. He has authored four textbooks: Applied Fluid Mechanics, 6th

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Instrumentation Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University, Calumet; Joseph Edward Cody, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-4826: DESIGN OF A MOBILE ROBOT AND USE OF RFID FORFAST WEREHOUSINGDr. Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University, Calumet Masoud Fathizadeh has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology since 2001. He has worked more than 15 years both for private industries and national research labs such as NASA, Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories. Fathizadeh has established his own consulting and engineering company in 1995 and performed many private and government projects. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration. Fathizadeh is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Illinois.Mr. Joseph Edward Cody, Purdue

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Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuan Liao, University of Kentucky

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Electrical and Computer

system 7. Anew course titled Power System Analysis Using Advanced Software was developed at thedepartment of electrical and computer engineering the University of Kentucky to providestudents in-depth understanding of and hands on experiences in selected software packages. Thisnew course is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students and has been offered inthe past at our university. This class also provides an opportunity for students to appreciate themodel of real world utility systems.This paper discusses the course contents and pedagogical approach employed to deliver the newcourse. The effectiveness of the class is evaluated through assigned projects and our university’sofficial course evaluation system. Evaluation studies have

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allan T. Kirkpatrick P.E., Colorado State University; Scott Danielson P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Thomas Perry P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Mechanical Engineering

the mechanical engineeringtechnology graduates.The project investigated the current state of mechanical engineering education and practicewithin industry through assessment of recent literature addressing the shape and content ofengineering and engineering technology education and through conducting workshops amongstakeholders at key conferences and gatherings. The National Academy of Engineers’ (NAE)Educating the Engineer of 20201 suggests an earlier and stronger introduction to engineeringpractice within undergraduate programs, with the students experiencing an iterative process ofdesign, analysis, building, and testing. Another NAE project, Changing the Conversation2,recommended re-branding of engineering to improve its appeal to different

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University; Jessica Buck Ph.D., Jackson State University; Britney M. Williams, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

degreewith a major in Emergency Management Technology requires the successful completion of 124credits of coursework, including 39 credits for the major; 64 credits in general educationrequirements; and 21 credits in the minor, electives and other degree requirements. Thecurriculum focuses on such topics as emergency planning, incident command, disaster responseand recovery, hazard identification and mitigation, agency coordination, homeland security, andcommunity emergency training. A capstone project provides the opportunity to apply anddemonstrate emergency management skills gained during the course of the program.The establishment of this Emergency Management Technology program has met the increased

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Innovative Course Developments in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

trades to effectively support estimating teams in their organizations. Among thevarious trades, having a good understanding of Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing (MEP) scope ishighly valued in construction organizations since relatively fewer construction professionalspossess this expertise.Historically construction people come from diverse backgrounds, experiencing and learning theprofession in field practices1. However as projects got more complex and competition tougher,the peoples’ profile in the industry has changed over the years and college graduates mainly fromconstruction, and also from architecture and civil engineering programs started to occupyprofessional ranks in construction companies. Most graduates joining construction companiescome

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BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lacey Duckworth; Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi; Andrew Peter Strelzoff, University of Southern Mississippi

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Construction

AC 2012-5327: USABILITY OF A COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL REAL-ITY ENVIRONMENT EARTHWORK EXERCISESDr. Lacey DuckworthDr. Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi Tulio Sulbaran received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology with a con- centration in construction management and with a minor in computer engineering and strong statistical background. He has more than eight years of work experience in the A/E/C (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry with office and field experience in scheduling, estimating, and project man- agement in the United States and several international locations, including Venezuela, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, and Thailand. Sulbaran is an

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

. Nekovei is currently co-PI for two NSF projects related to teaching by design research and develop- ment, one in nanotechnology (NSF-NUE) and another in robotics (NSF-CCLI). He was a senior Fulbright grantee at Bucharest Polytechnic University during 2008-09 academic year where he performed collabora- tive research in computationally complex circuits and studied ”teaching by design” methodology. Nekovei was the recipient of university distinguished teaching award in 2008. He is a member of IEEE and Etta Kappa Nu honor society.Ms. Alexandra Chincarini, RETainUS Page 25.1173.1 c American

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New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Earl Hilton Martin

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Minorities in Engineering

sponsored research andeducation programs in conjunction with NCA&TSU faculty expertise. The mission of NASA and its four directorates (Aeronautics, Exploration Systems, Science,and Space Operations) requires STEM content that includes the bio-chemical sciences, physicalsciences (earth and atmospheric sciences), engineering and mathematics. This project hasdeveloped and implemented innovative pedagogical concepts of integrating the associatedNASA STEM content into the related courses at NCA&TSU. Page 25.609.2Goals and Objectives The vision of the INSTRUCT project is to integrate NASA content into STEMundergraduate courses with a primary

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Progress in Manufacturing Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Paras Mandal, University of Texas, El Paso; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Juan Venegas

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Manufacturing

, and others (more than 100 refereed publications). He has been serving as a principle investigator of several research projects funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, and KSEF. He is currently serving as an Editor of the Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Dr. Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso Noe Vargas Hernandez researches creativity and innovation in engineering design. He studies ideation methods, journaling, smartpens, and other methods and technology to aid designers improve their creativ- ity levels. He also applies his research to the design of rehabilitation devices (in which he has various patents under process) and design for sustainability.Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel UniversityProf. Paras

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Toohey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael S. DeVasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rebecca Booth DeVasher Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

and geographical sites, from ancient Greece to contemporary Nairobi,using analytical tools from various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. The fourthcourse, EM103, Introduction to Design, is required of most engineering majors. All majors inthe cohort are combined into 2 sections of EM103 with the goal of enabling students to work inmultidisciplinary teams to solve actual sustainability problems on the RHIT campus. Thestudent learning outcomes for this course are supported by the multidisciplinary, project-basedapproach. All four courses meet existing graduation requirements for all majors. Students do notlose electives or lose ground in their progress towards a major. Because all four courses areinterdisciplinary and

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Design Cognition III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Lisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters

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Design in Engineering Education

fabrication, including geometric processing, control, design tools, manufacturing applications; and design and development of energy harvesting systems. Crawford is co-founder of the DTEACh program, a Design Technology program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to educate teachers of high school engineering.Ms. Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering Cheryl Farmer is the founding Program Manager and Project Director of UTeachEngineering. Funded through a five-year, $12.5 million Math and Science Partnership grant from the National Science Foun- dation, UTeachEngineering offers a well-designed, well-rounded, design-based high school engineering course that can be implemented at low

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelsey B. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University; Marta C. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University; Min Young Pack, Pennsylvania State University; Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Samir Narendra Patel, Pennsylvania State University; Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University

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Community Engagement Division

are to 1.) develop systems, design, and entrepreneurialthinking amongst secondary school students and their teachers, 2.) create an affordable,sustainable and replicable innovation space 3.) develop an innovative experiential sciencecurriculum 4.) integrate the indigenous knowledge of the host country into the science educationcurriculum and 5.) develop a sustainable method for building prototypes using universalconnectors.These objectives were operationalized in a Humanitarian Engineering and SocialEntrepreneurship (HESE) class that focuses on integrated engineering design, business strategyand implementation strategy development. Multidisciplinary student teams focused on severalaspects of the project including emergent integration

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Texas A&M University; Julie S. Linsey, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

investigated in more detail with another controlled study. According to Sunk CostEffect, as designers spend more time building physical models of their initial ideas, they tend tofixate to the variations of those. Our second controlled study confirms this theory. To infer theseresults in real-life situations, the data from a few industry-sponsored graduate projects and casestudies of development of award-winning innovative products are analyzed qualitatively. Theresults from these qualitative studies show that in real-life design problem solving, buildingprototypes help designers to identify the problems in their ideas and rectify them. At the sametime, building also tends to fixate designers to the variations of their initial ideas, which is

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Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kahyun Kim, Virginia Tech; Jason Forsyth, Virginia Tech; Ed Dorsa, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Eloise Coupey, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-5469: INTERDISCIPLINARY PEDAGOGY FOR PERVASIVE COM-PUTING DESIGN PROCESSES: AN EVALUATIVE ANALYSISDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech where she serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Education and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engi- neering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, communication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design, writing across the curriculum in stat- ics courses, and a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios

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Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

solutions. The exams were an individual effort; thus, giving the Instructor anopportunity to gauge each individual student’s level of understanding and competency with thepavement design concepts and MEPDG software. Because of the smaller class size, the graduate course was structured more of a project-centric course and included very few traditional problem-based homework assignments. Amajority of the homework assignments required the MEPDG software for generating solutionsand were to be completed individually. There were two exams which were take-home, open-note format and individually completed. Because the graduate students are challenged to a morerigorous level, the MEPDG software was required to solve 50 percent of the problems in

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Standards and K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jing Wang, Purdue University; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Nicole R. Weber, Lesley University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Conceptualizing Authenticity in Engineering Education: A Systematic Literature ReviewAbstractThe term authenticity is pervasive in the education literature in general and specifically in theengineering education literature; yet, the construct is often used un-reflected and ill defined. Thepurpose of this paper is (1) to critically examine current conceptualizations of authenticity asprinciples to design curricula and learning modules within engineering education and (2) thedevelopment of a systematically derived model of authenticity. The context of the project istowards pre-college engineering education yet findings are applicable across the lifespan