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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Kathleen M. Short, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

Characterizing the Environment for Sustainability (SLICES): Im-proving Understanding of Real World Systems via Direct Observation/Reflection. The opinionsexpressed are those of the authors and do not imply endorsement by NSF. The authors gratefullyacknowledge the contributions of the 54 undergraduate interns who collected industry data andprovided important feedback about involving undergraduates in research to improve the SLICESprogram.Bibliography1 Rothman, H. (1992). "You need not be big to benchmark." Nation's Business, December, 80(12), 64-65.2 Fisher, D., Miertschin, S., and Pollock, D.R. (1995). “Benchmarking in construction industry.” J. Management inEngineering, 11(1), 50-57.3 Mitra, C., Pearce, A.R., and Fiori, C.M. (2011). “Developing

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2012 EDI

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James Groves

subsequent courses Empirical studies show that students who earn a high score on the exam perform well when placed directly into subsequent courses (longer-range goal) Portfolio Assessments• AP Studio Art courses have high-level content requirements but they do not have an in-depth curricular framework• While this allows maximum flexibility and independence for teachers and students, we found that it would be beneficial for new faculty to have a curricular framework and supporting materials to use if desired• Two optimal paths for creating a successful portfolio – Structured course in subject – Portfolio of work created based on independent project(s)• How might you envision your college students contributing to our

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Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reynaldo M. Pablo Jr., Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

technology program will greatly be beneficial not only to students but to theprofessors as well.Bibliography1. D'Onofrio, A. & Bowes, K. (2007). Hybrid Instruction 101: It’s in the Design. In T. Bastiaens & S. Carliner (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (pp. 1500-1506). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Page 25.541.42. Spilka, R., (2002, March). Approximately "Real World" Learning with the Hybrid Model. Teaching with Technology Today, 8 (6).3. Young, J.R. (2002, March 22). 'Hybrid' teaching seeks to end the divide between traditional and online

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Panel: A Conversation About Ethics Education and Resources

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Rachelle Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Ethics

] Schienke, E. W. et al. 2011. Intrinsic Ethics Regarding IAM for Climate Management, Science & Engineering Ethics, 17: 503-23.[6] National Academy of Engineering. 2009. Ethics Education and Scientific and Engineering Research: What’s Been Learned? What Should Be Done? Summary of a Workshop. DC: NAP, pp. 12-13.[7] Davis, M. 1999. Teaching ethics across the engineering curriculum. Online, http://www.onlineethics.org/Education/instructessays/curriculum.aspx. Accessed 12 January 2011.[8] Harris, C. E., Davis, M., Pritchard, M. S., and Rabins, M. J. 1996. Engineering ethics: What? Why? How? And When? Journal of Engineering Education, 85, 93–96. Online, http://www.jee.org/1996/april/101.pdf[9] Huston, T. 2009. Teaching What You Don’t

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Curriculum Exchange II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sonja Turner, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University; Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

allow for greatersurface area coverage. This characteristic is very beneficial in the field of medicine.Another technique used to produce fibers from macromolecules is known as forced drawingunder heat. This technique has been used since the early 1900’s in the production of cottoncandy. It is a process by which macromolecules in a solution or melt are converted into fiberswith the help of mechanical force. In heating, molecules become mobile. The mobility of themolecules and the contact with air causes the macromolecules to become fibers.The process of turning macromolecules into fibers has many benefits. Medical uses, materialproduction, energy, and pleasurable foods are all areas that highlight the profound uses ofmacromolecules turned into

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

relevant course(s). A separate request was sent to the instructors ofrecord for the MEB course during the 2010-2011 academic year when that information waspublically available. From that population, 76 usable surveys representing 67 institutions in theUnited States were received.This 42% institutional response rate represents a continued improvement from the results of the2009 survey4 (31%) and 2010 survey5 (38%), but still falls short of the response rates in 1990(78%) and 1999 (51%). No response data is available for the 1972 survey. Page 25.703.2The complete survey in print form is provided as Appendix A.Quantity of InstructionOf the sixty-three

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FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Melanie Roudkovski, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

meetings which took placeduring Fall 2011, the first semester of the pilot year. Of the 9 groups with mentors, only onefailed to schedule and complete a meeting. Group#  Student Group Major  Mentor Major  Meeting(s)  1a  Mechanical  Mechanical  Dessert night;   Dinner/bonfire at mentor's home  1b  Mechanical     (no mentor)  1c  Mechanical     (no mentor)  2a  Civil  Civil  Group Meeting  2b  Civil  Civil  Café Dinner

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Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Mercedes de la Cámara, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Javier Saenz, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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International

in relation to Strategy, Design, Transition, Operation, Autonomous Graduate, Business G8,G9,G11,G12,G13,G14, information systems CSI, ISO 20000, ISO 27000, CMDB Basic learning training or Self training G15 Document explained and presented information about the various aspects involved in the IT Service Management, IT Governance, Undergraduate, I3, I5, I16, I18, S Slides DEVELOPED

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Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua David Schwartz, Trinity University; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET

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Educational Research and Methods

Theory & Techniques Society (MTT-S). Schwartz has authored or co-authored 25 papers and conferences including one Best Student Paper (ANTEM/URSI), and co-authored one book chapter on Optoelectronic VLSI. His expertise spans a broad variety of topics including photonics, analog and integrated circuits, microwave and mm- wave technology, and recently, sensing applications.Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET Ashley Ater Kranov is ABET’s Managing Director of Professional Services. Her department is responsi- ble for ensuring the quality training of program evaluators, partnering with faculty and industry to conduct robust and innovative technical education research, and providing educational opportunities on sustainable

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University; Brian Charles Capt, Brigham Youmg University

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International

AC 2012-3973: INVOLVING STUDENTS IN AN INTERNATIONAL TECH-NOLOGY EXCHANGEDr. Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University Clifton Farnsworth received B.S. and M..S degrees in civil engineering from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Utah. He worked as a geotechnical engineer for eight years with the Utah Department of Transportation, spent three years as an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas, Tyler, and has a current appointment as an Assistant Professor of construction management at Brigham Young University.Prof. Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University Mark Lords received B.S. and M.Acc. degrees in accounting from Brigham Young

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Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

in EVEN and another major; these students were counted fully as EVEN majors. Datafrom 2005 and 2008 has been omitted since the course had a different instructor.In addition to student major, the sub-disciplinary focus of the students is an additional variable.EVEN majors select among six sub-disciplines (W = water resources and treatment, En =energy, Ec = ecology, R = remediation, A = air, C = chemical processing; S = special optioncreated by student via petition). They generally would prefer to have a project that engages theirstrength and interest area. CVEN majors specialize in water resources and treatment whileCHEN majors specialize in chemical processing. The distribution of these sub-disciplinesamong the EVEN majors in the course

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Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

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International

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lamis J. Behbehani, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P. Suresh C. Rao, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

, procurement, and/or regulation thatthe government provides”. Myers 20 includes in the definition “decisions”, “commitments” and“actions”. In addition, it includes not only the government but also the interpretation of the Page 25.383.4government’s positions of authority interpreted by “various stakeholders” 20 . Myers also addsthat a public policy “affect[s] the daily lives of the government citizens” 20, “our lives including,but not limited to, federal, state and local governments. Public universities, its utilities, andNGOs may also be included.”14.History and role of engineers in Public PolicyIt is also helpful for engineering students

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Deyu Hu, Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

program: Strategies and experiences,” Huffman, S., Albritton, S., Wilmes, B. (editors). Hershey, Penn.: IGI Global. She maintains research and publishing tracks in nascent interdisciplinary trust concepts, eLearning, and innovative teaching, learning in fields of statistics and research methods, engineering, medical fields, and assessment methods.Dr. Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech C. T. Amelink is currently serving as the Research Analyst and Assessment Specialist for the Dean’s Office, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech. Previously, she worked on assessment initiatives with the Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning, Division of Student Affairs, and the Center for Excellence in Undergraduate

Conference Session

Research in Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baba Abdul, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Robert Brown, Portland State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman

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Educational Research and Methods

. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2006. 22(6): p. 1281-1286.10. Montfort, D., S. Brown, and D. Pollock, An Investigation of Students’ Conceptual Understanding in Related Sophomore to Graduate-Level Engineering and Mechanics Courses. 2009: p. 111-129.11. Marra, R.M., B. Palmer, and T.A. Litzinger, The Effects of a First-Year Engineering Design Course on Student Intellectual Development as Measured by the Perry Scheme. Journal of Engineering Education, 2000. 89(1): p. 39-45.12. Perry, W.G., Forms of Ethical and Intellectual Development in the College Years. 1999, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass13. Stiggins, R.J., Student-centered Classroom Assessment Vol. 2. 1997, Gale: Prentice Hall.14. Laeser, M., B.M. Moskal, R

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Projects in Instrumentation and Control

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Instrumentation

Instruments LabVIEW: A ProgrammingEnvironment for Laboratory Automation and Measurement, Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation,Volume 12(1), February 2007.10. N. Kehtarnavaz and N. Kim, LabVIEW Programming Environment, Digital Signal Processing System-LevelDesign Using LabVIEW, 2005.11. G. Faraco and L. Gabriele, Using LabVIEW for applying mathematical models in representing phenomena,Computers & Education, Volume 49, Issue 3, November 2007.12. S.S. Murthy, K. Raghu, A. Dwivedi, G. Pavitra, and S. Choudhary, Online performance monitoring and testingof electrical equipment using Virtual Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and Drive Systems

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Recruitment and Retention Matters in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Douglas William Twigge; John Block, Texas A&M University; Mickie Byrd

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Engineering Technology

layout using EagleCad design tools.Schematics – One of the major design considerations was the testing and expansion capabilitiesof the E-Clock™ project. E-Clock™’s primary purpose, of course, is to keep and display timethrough the use of LEDs. As shown in Figure 3, the LEDs were arranged in a row and columnmatrix so that only 15 digital signals (12 X and 3 Y) are needed to control the state (ON/OFF) ofup to 36 different LEDs. To create the effect of up to three LEDs being on at the same time, thecontrol software strobes the Y signals for a short period of time. Each light is turned on for aduty cycle (that can be varied) at a frequency of approximately 250 Hz. By varying the dutycycle of the Y signals, the intensity of the LEDs can also be

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kim Cluff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

construction is planned for the summer of 2012.Each Chase classroom is equipped with white boards, a multimedia teaching station that includesa computer, digital projector, and an overhead visualizer or camera. The stations are connectedto the internet. Two of the lecture halls also have distance education capability with a centralcontrol room, high resolution cameras, and microphones. Power is also available for studentlaptops at their desks in some of the halls. Wireless computer access (801.2n, (54 Mbit/s to 600Mbit/s)) is available to students and staff on all levels of the building. However, a recentproblem has been the saturation of bandwidth at certain times of the day due to the increasingpopularity of wireless internet. The status of the

Conference Session

International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University

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International

presented. This analyzer is designed to producespectrum of low frequency signals ranging from 10 Hz to 20 kHz. This instrument is low-cost,easily implemented, offers a robust gain and high quality factor, and user friendly in comparisonto the existing spectrum analyzers. Additionally, it is suitable to be used as a student project. Thedesign lends itself nicely to increasing the number of bands in the spectrum, although forillustration purposes only 12-band was considered in this paper.References1. L Jones, and A. F. Chin, Electronic Instruments and Measurements, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1983).2. S. Celma, A. Carlosena, and P. A. Martinez, PC-Based Spectrum Analyzer, IEEE Transaction on Education, Vol. 35, No. 3 (1992).3. Hewlett Packard, The

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Best of Computers in Education Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Old Dominion University and Quality Measures, LLC; Duc T. Nguyen, Old Dominion University; Melinda R. Hess; James A. Eison, University of South Florida; Ram Pendyala, Arizona State University; Glen H. Besterfield, University of South Florida; Corina M. Owens, Battelle Memorial Institute

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Computers in Education

gotten right or wrong until much later.”Based on the above observations, we are planning to develop and assess the effectiveness ofthese unlimited assessment quizzes for all topics of a typical course in Numerical Methods.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos0717624, 0836981, 0836916, 0836805, and the Research for Undergraduates Program in theUniversity of South Florida (USF) College of Engineering. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Bourdieu, P. (1990). Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, pp ix-x.14. Giroux, H.A. & Purpel, D.E. (1983). The Hidden Curriculum and Moral Education: Deception or Discovery? Berkeley: McCutchan.15. Bowles, S. & Gintis, H. (1976). Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational reform and the contradictions of economic life. New York: Basic Books.16. Spady, W.G. and Marshall, K.J. (1994). Light, not heat, on OBE. The American School Board Journal, 181 (11): 29-33.17. Spady, W.G. (1994). Choosing Outcomes of Significance. Educational Leadership 51, 6: 18–22.18. Spady, W.G. and Marshall, K.J.(1991). Beyond Traditional Outcome-Based Education. Educational Leadership

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University; Jonas Bergman Arleback, Syracuse University; AnnMarie H. O'Neil, Syracuse University

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First-Year Programs

the function. Building students’foundational understandings of functions and their rates of change, and applying theseunderstandings in meaningful contexts, while at the same time developing their basic algebraskills, appears to have contributed to their subsequent success in their first college mathematicscourse.References[1] National Science Foundation. (2008). Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure. Retrieved on 4/20/2011 from http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08542/nsf08542.htm[2] Brainard, S. G., & Carlin, L. (1998). A six-year longitudinal study of undergraduate women in engineering and science. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 369-375.[3] Hartman, H., & Hartman, M. (2006

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FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

-Bass Publishers.2. Augustine, N. (2005). Rising Above the gathering Storm: Engineering and Employing America for a Brighter Future.3. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Moreno, M., Shuman, L. J., Atman, C. J. (2001). Gender and Ethnicity Differences in Freshman Engineering Student Attitudes: A Cross- Institutional Study. Journal of Engineering Education, 90(4), 477-489.4. Davey, F. H. (2001). The Relationship Between Engineering and Young Women’s Occupational Priorities. Canadian Journal of Counseling, 35(3), 221. Page 25.185.175. Dick, T., & Rallis, S. (1991). Factors and Influences on High School Students’ Career Choices. Journal for

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck; Ethan V. Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tina Tang, Cindy Walker, Todd Johnson, TinaCurrent, Sharon Kaempfer, and Jennie Klumpp (all at UWM) for their assistance with thisproject.Bibliography1. National Science Board. 2003. The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing America’s Potential.Publication NSB 03-69. (www.nsf.gov/nsb/documents/2003/nsb0369/nsb0369.pdf)2. Augustine, N. “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a BrighterEconomic Future”, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP), 2007.3. Bochis, C., Hsia, S., Johnson, P., Boykin, K., Wood, S., Bowen, L, and Whitaker, K. “Integrated EngineeringMath-Based Summer Bridge Program for Student Retention”, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for

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Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lynda M. Coulson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Continuing Professional Development

and non-traditional student programs. Consequently the learning outcomes for thecourse work are of the same rigor and content previously approved by faculty.1 Dyrenfurth, M. J., Newton, K. A., Schuver, M. T. and Elliott, S., ROI: Return on Investment as a Factor in Designing Graduate Research Projects for Mutual Benefit, 2009 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education. (2009) Page 25.1327.5Page 25.1327.6

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

listedin separate columns.Note that, with the establishment of the CAP3 Accreditation Committee in January 2004, theinitiation of BOK1-compliant criteria development effectively coincided with the publication ofthe BOK1 report. However, in the four years since the publication of the BOK2 report, CAP3has chosen not to initiate the development of new BOK2-compliant accreditation criteria. Whynot?As the timeline suggests, the publication of the BOK2 did not fully account for the inevitable Page 25.1329.10time lag associated with accreditation criteria implementation. The BOK2’s publication sevenmonths ahead of the first accreditation visits under BOK1

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Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William R. Peterson, WRP Associates

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Manufacturing

Thinking Skillsits components Object 3: Estimate (two-digit insertion) insertion time question,to see Object 4: Calculate total operation time and cost differentiateinterrelationship Object 5: Calculate assembly efficiency (DFA index) contrast ...s and ideasB5: Synthesis Create, design, Object 1: Design/redesign parts with self-locating features- to use creativity develop, collect, Object 2: Design/redesign parts with self-fastening featuresto compose anddesign something formulate, propose, Object 3: Design/redesign for

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Johne' M. Parker, University of Kentucky

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Engineering and Public Policy

have identified a gap in the type of information that Congressreceives on science and technology (S&T) matters and recognize the importance of includingthose with technical expertise in the conversations surrounding science and technology policy.Policymakers have found that a lack of information is not the problem; rather, the difficulty mostlegislative branch decision-makers have in fully understanding the large amounts of informationand advice received on a daily basis and appropriately assessing the validity, credibility andusefulness of that information. The follow policy maker quotes illustrate this point: "If we want good public policy, it has to be made by those who understand the issues ... sadly, few elected officials have

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Manuela Romero, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jennifer Binzley, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Eman A. Zaki, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Engineering Physics & Physics

A. Elby, The impact of epistemology on learning: A case study from introductory physics, Am. J.Phys. 73, 372 (2005).9 K. Perkins, W. Adams, N. Finkelstein, S. Pollock, and C. Wieman, 2004 Proceedings of the Physics EducationResearch Conference (AIP, Melville, NY), Vol. 790, p.45 (2005).10 E. Seymour and N. Hewitt, Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Science (Westview, Boulder,2000).11 K. Perkins, M. Gratny, W. Adams, N. Finkelstein, and C. Wieman, 2005 Proceedings of the Physics EducationResearch Conference (AIP, Melville, NY), Vol. 818, p.137 (2006).12 T. McCaskey and A. Elby, 2003 Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference (AIP, Melville, NY),Vol. 720, p.37 (2004).13 L. Anderson and D. Krathwohl, (Eds.), A