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Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-1062: THE DISMANTLING OF THE ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION PIPELINEErik N Dunmire, College of Marin Erik Dunmire is a professor of engineering and chemistry at College of Marin. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Davis.Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Canada College. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other under- represented groups in mathematics, science and engineering.Kate A Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA Engineering

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What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University

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Environmental Engineering

minor in sustainableenergy systems engineering, for which this is a choice between two environmental impactscourses. For the other undergraduate students, the course is counted as technical or professionalelective and is categorized as a science, technology and society (STS) course to meet theirgeneral common education requirements.The objectives are included in Table 1 with reference to the ABET Criterion 3 program Page 22.1376.4outcomes. With the STS focus of this class as well as the in-depth analysis requirements, manyof ABET’s program outcomes are addressed.Table 1: Course objectives Course Objective

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Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Industrial and Man- ufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. She received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and a M.S. in Industrial and Operations Engineering in from the Univer- sity of Michigan. She also holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Toro-Ramos has been in academic administration for over sixteen years. Her research in- terests include engineering education, broadening theparticipation in higher education and transformation of institutions of higher education

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Persistence and Retention I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Tseng, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1968: EARLY ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES OF NON-PERSISTINGENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATESTiffany Tseng, Stanford University Tiffany Tseng is a second year mechanical engineering graduate student at Stanford University with re- search interests in design and engineering education. She received her B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009.Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a researcher at the Center for Design Research in the School of Engineering and the Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning (SCIL) within the Human-Sciences Technologies Advanced Research Institute at Stanford University. She earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her PhD in

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Lessons for New Engineering Educators

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Baytiyeh, American University, Beirut; Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-1413: ATTITUDES TOWARD PURSUING DOCTORAL STUD-IES IN ENGINEERINGHoda Baytiyeh, The American University of Beirut Hoda Baytiyeh is a computer engineer. She has earned a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is currently an assistant professor in the Education Department at The American University of Beirut. Her research interests include Engineering Education, ubiquitous computing using Open Source Software, and online learning communities.Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University Mohamad Naja has earned his M.S. and Ph. D. in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University at East Lansing. He is currently an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Department

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Kuder, Seattle University; Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University

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Civil Engineering

peer reviews. Student feedback also showed that the rigorouswork load in the engineering curriculum posed time constraints that would affect the likelihoodof them using peer reviews if they were not required to do so.IntroductionTechnical communication is a critical skill for undergraduate Civil Engineering students toachieve1, 2. It is estimated that a typical engineer spends one third to half a work-day writingproposals, reports, memos and other documents3, 4. Recognizing the importance of technicalcommunication, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 2009-10criterion 3 requires that all engineering graduates demonstrate an ability to communicateeffectively at the time of graduation (criterion g of a-k outcomes

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Design Communications & Cognition I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole E. Genco; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1315: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CREATIVITY OF EN-GINEERING STUDENTSNicole E GencoKatja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Dr. Holtta-Otto is assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Dart- mouth.Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin Page 22.705.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Factors that influence the creativity of engineering studentsAbstractMany engineering curricula focus on educating engineers who are not only technicallycompetent but also capable of designing innovative engineering

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Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Mallory Donawa, Independent Consultant

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

engineeringBachelor’s degrees awarded, only 8.4% were awarded to African Americans, while 65.1% wereawarded to Caucasians9. The American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE)publication, “Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges” (2008) supports thedata in the NSF (2007) report10. In 2006, 5.0% of African Americans earned Bachelor’s degrees,compared to 66.7% of Caucasians. From this set of data, researchers are cautioned about the Page 22.403.2need to better understand the low numbers of African American students earning degrees inSTEM disciplines (Donawa, 2009). STEM disciplines became the focus of this study as theresearcher seeks

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The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig N Musselman P.E., A & E Consulting; Jon D. Nelson, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Monte L. Phillips P.E., University of North Dakota, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering

://community.nspe.org/blogs/licensing/archive/2010/01/04/table.aspx. In summary, 30 statesprovide a pathway to licensure for an applicant with a BS degree in engineering technology from Page 22.598.7a program accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET, typicallywith one to four additional years of experience (a total of 5 to 8 years of engineering experience).Thirty five states allow a pathway for graduates with a BS in Engineering from non-ABET EACaccredited programs (domestic or foreign), and twenty states provide an alternate pathway, alsowith additional experience requirements, for those with a baccalaureate degree in science

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Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela Renee Lockwood-Cooke, West Texas A&M University ; Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

interdependence of engineering andmathematics and thus, a perfect problem for use in this linked-class PBL project. For the detailsof this project see [14].The engineering and mathematics faculty worked to implement further connections throughoutthe course with topic specific assignments and additional material. A calculus class period wasdevoted to the theory of solving systems of equations and how to use technology to assist in thisprocess. Engineering data which required a log scale for data analysis initiated the calculuscontent of logarithmic and exponential functions. Vectors and their operations are generally notdiscussed in the calculus curriculum until multi-dimensional calculus found in Calculus III. Inorder to assist the students in

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Susan M. Montenery, Ohio Northern University; Courtney M. Hetrick, Ohio Northern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-473: AN INNOVATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDENT PROJECT:ENGINEERING AND NURSINGKenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University Ken Reid is the Director of Freshman Engineering and an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University. He was the seventh person in the U.S. to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. He is active in engineering within K-12, serving on the JETS Board of Directors and 10 years on the IEEE-USA Precollege Education Committee. He co-developed ”The Tsunami Model Eliciting Activity” which was awarded Best Middle School Curriculum by the Engineering Education Service Center in 2009, and was named the Herbert F

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Robert M. O'Connell

Professional Engineer. He recently completeda Fulbright Fellowship in the School of Electrical Engineering Systems at the Dublin Institute of Technology inDublin, Ireland, during which he studied modern teaching and learning methods for engineering education,including various forms of group-based learning.Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergio Celis, University of Michigan

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Mechanical Engineering

22.1255.4Timoshenko allows us access into a detailed and rich history of engineering education’sdevelopment during the first half of the tumultuous twentieth century. Universities, researchinstitutes, laboratories, scientists, faculty members and students have the most relevant place inthe Timoshenko’s autobiography As I Remember. In his narration, the Bolshevik Revolution,World War I, and the rise of Nazis in Germany are the context through which engineering andthe sciences go forward into a new technological era. Timoshenko also devotes many episodes toexplain his teaching and learning experiences and his vision about comparisons amongengineering curricula in different countries. He taught in Russia, Yugoslavia, and in theAmerican East, Midwest, and West

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1565: FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF TERMINOLOGY ON ENGI-NEERING EXAMINATIONSChirag Variawa, University of Toronto Chirag Variawa is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research interests include maximizing inclusivity, accessibility and usability of engineering education via universal instructional design and innovative instructional methods. He is an active Canadian member of the SCC division of ASEE, co-chair of the Leaders of Tomorrow (Graduate) program and teaching assistant in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. He received his B.A.Sc. (2009) from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of

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Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-1250: ENGINEERING TRANSFER STUDENTS: CHARACTER-ISTICS, EXPERIENCES, AND STUDENT OUTCOMESFrankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University Frankie Santos Laanan is an associate professor in the department of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University. He is director of the Office of Community College Research and Policy. His research focuses on college access, college impact, minority students’ pathway to STEM degrees, and the impact of community colleges on society and individuals. He is PI and co-PI on three NSF grants focused on increasing women and minorities in STEM fields.Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University Dr. Jackson is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Office of

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Andrea Bill, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

Idaho where he has taught since 1987. He is college coordinator of the inter-disciplinary senior design program and is an active participant in research activities within the National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology. He has published numerous articles on curriculum design and facilitation of active learning, assessment of professional skills within project courses, and knowledge management involving engineering software tools.Andrea Bill, University of Madison-WisconsinMichael Kyte, University of Idaho, MoscowKevin Heaslip, Utah State University Kevin Heaslip is an assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering specializing in Trans- portation Engineering. He received his PhD from

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Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-985: REFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB-ORATORIES FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING: INCORPORATINGPROBLEM BASED LEARNING AND CASE STUDIES INTO AN ENVI-RONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB COURSEStephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University Stephanie Luster-Teasley is a tenure-track assistant professor with a joint appointment between the De- partments of Civil, Architectural, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering. She has a BS in chemical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, a MS in chemical engineering from Michigan State University, and a PhD in environmental engineer- ing from Michigan State University. She specializes in physical

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Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

Figure 1. Figure 1. Combining Separation with Reaction Module Content.Moving Bed TechnologyAn introduction to moving bed technology is provided. The basic configuration of a moving bedprocess is shown, along with the flow paths of the liquid and solid phases. The majority ofinstruction in undergraduate chemical engineering is focused on transport of liquids throughpiping and delivery systems; thus, the challenges of moving a bed of solid particles aredelineated. These challenges include particle attrition as well as limitations on liquid phase Page 22.1295.4velocity to avoid fluidization of the solid particles. Select screen shots

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Engineering Ethics and Justice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-1495: ENGINEERING, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND PEACE: STRATE-GIES FOR PEDAGOGICAL, CURRICULAR, AND INSTITUTIONAL RE-FORMDean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dean Nieusma is Assistant Professor in Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti- tute. His research investigates interdisciplinary technology design practices and strategies for integrating social and technical analysis in design pedagogy. Page 22.609.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace: Strategies for

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Patricia Ryaby Backer, San Jose State University; Elena Klaw, Ph.D., San Jose State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

fabricating solar cells and MEMS devices.Patricia Ryaby Backer, San Jose State University PATRICIA BACKER is a professor of Technology and the Director of General Engineering at SJSU. In 1997, she received a Fulbright Scholar award in Peru where she taught on the topics of computer-based multimedia. At SJSU, she is involved in developing and assessing outreach programs to increase the number of underrepresented students in engineering.Prof. Elena Klaw PhD, SJSU Elena Klaw is the Director of the Center for Community Learning & Leadership at San Jose State Uni- versity. Her PhD is in Clinical-Community Psychology

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FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theodore Demetrius Caldwell, Michigan State University, Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering; Kyle P. Foster, Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering, Michigan State University; Tonisha Brandy Lane, Michigan State University; Rickey Alfred Caldwell Jr, Michigan State University; Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

research is supported by NSF/DUE and NSF/CISE. Page 22.1681.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 What Happens After a Summer Bridge Program: The DPO Scholars ProgramIntroductionThe current state of retention as it relates to underrepresented minorities (URM) and at-riskstudents in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors is welldocumented.1-­‐3 Failure to retain these students in STEM will have far-reaching, negativeimplications for the U.S. economy and for the U.S. in general.4 We will need a diverse group ofpeople to

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Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Larry Milliken, Drexel University; Lloyd Ackert, Drexel University; Eleanor J. Goldberg, Drexel University Library

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Engineering Libraries

for Engineering Education, 2011 Keeping the Conversation Alive: Maintaining Students' Research Skills Throughout Their College CareersAbstractAt Drexel University the library teaches engineering students information research skills in theirfirst and senior years. These students would benefit from a refresher in their middle college yearsto enhance their abilities in using library databases. Such an opportunity exists in the junior yearwhen all engineering students are required to take “Technology in Historical Perspective” (HIST285) a course offered by the Department of History and Politics in the College of Arts andSciences. This course examines the interrelationship between technology and its economic,social

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Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Ewert, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College

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Design in Engineering Education

Provost at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engi- neering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineer- ing education in areas ranging from curricular change to faculty development. He is currently an ABET Program

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Teaching Dynamics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Mechanics

Institute of Technology, Madras in 1986 and his Ph. D from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently a professor in the mechanical engineering department and serves as a curriculum coordinator for the Freshman engineering program at the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M UniversityJefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeffrey E. Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the

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Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim M. Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Vincent C. Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanics

mechanics, including nonlinear structural analysis, computational mechanics, and biomechanics. He is also active in engineering education and engineering ethics, particularly in mechanics education and appropriate technology. At UPRM Papadopoulos serves as the coordinator of the Engineering Mechanics Committee, which man- ages the mechanics courses taken by all engineering majors. He also co-coordinates the Social, Ethical, and Global Issues (SEGI) in Engineering Program and Forums on Philosophy, Engineering, and Technol- ogy.Vincent C. Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering VINCENT C. PRANTIL Vince Prantil is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the Mil- waukee School of Engineering. Dr. Prantil

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Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia; Annette Berndt, University of British Columbia; Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia; Carla S Paterson, University of British Columbia

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Engineering Libraries

librarians andinstructors would benefit from gaining insight into how best to prepare students for a globalworkplace with unknown constraints and limited information resources.IntroductionSince the mid 1990s, information technologies have become ubiquitous in the workplace, in thehome, and in academe, and the subject of information literacy has become central to discussionsof pedagogy. How information literacy has been variously manifested among the academicdisciplines has, in turn, become the focus of recent research. Kerins, Madden, and Fulton 1, forinstance, compare information-seeking behaviours of Irish engineering students and Irish lawstudents. Ercegovac 2 has gone on to posit that more work needs to be done on ascertaininginformation-seeking

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Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Ben DeVane, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

recently awardedNational Science Foundation grant in which the University of Florida Libraries formedcollaborative partnerships with other entities on campus to combat plagiarism. The goal of thisgrant is to create an online, self-directed, interactive game that will provide a role-adoptingenvironment in which Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduatestudents will learn to recognize and avoid plagiarism.At our university, the Marston Science Library (MSL) has played a steady role in plagiarismprevention on campus, albeit a latent one. These services consisted of: Purchasing and providing resources about plagiarism and plagiarism prevention for use by professors Advising students about proper citation

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University; Allison Neyer, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Don Brian Murphy, Loyola Marymount University; Robert Quinlan Thames

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NSF Grantees

* Don Murphy* Robert Q. Thames* James Vales* *Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ** Department of Communication Studies Loyola Marymount University 1 LMU Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 310-338-5973 saugust@lmu.edu mhammers@lmu.edu waterrose9@aol.com dshokrgo@lion.lmu.edu dmurph21@lion.lmu.edu rqthames@yahoo.com jamesvales226@gmail.comAbstractRather than waiting for students to pursue STEM education, virtual worlds and games can beused to bring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to the students throughengaging and socially

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University; arun r srinivasa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Mathematics

their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineering education in areas ranging from curricular change to faculty development. He is collaborating on NSF-supported projects for (i) renewal of the mechanics of materials course, (ii) improving preparation of students for Calculus I, (iii) systemic application of concept inventories. He is currently an ABET Program Evaluator and a

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Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

, students were asked to report the extent to which they agreed with a numberof statements related to motivation. The six motivation constructs and associated items are shown inTable 1.Table 1. Motivation constructs on the APPLE survey.1. Motivation (Financial)Engineers are well paid.Engineers make more money than most other professionals.An engineering degree will guarantee me a job when I graduate.2. Motivation (Parental Influence)My parents would disapprove if I chose a major other than engineering.My parents want me to be an engineer.3. Motivation (Social Good)Technology plays an important role in solving society’s problems.Engineers have contributed greatly to fixing problems in the world.Engineering skills can be used for the good of society.4