Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University; So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-2582: SCALING THE REVISED PSVT-R: CHARACTERISTICSOF THE FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ SPATIAL ABILITYYukiko Maeda, Purdue University Yukiko Maeda is an assistant professor in the College of Education at Purdue University. She received her PhD in quantitative methods in education from University of Minnesota. Her research interests include survey and assessment design in educational research, and meta - analysis.So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette So Yoon Yoon is a doctoral candidate in gifted education at Purdue University. She enjoys working with diverse students talented in STEM areas. Her current research interest is to scale an instrument to mea- sure students’ spatial ability

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Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Flynn, California State University, Northridge; Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-47: USING SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO FOR MULTIDISCI-PLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSJames Flynn, California State University, Northridge James Flynn is a part time faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). He holds a B.S. (1977) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master of Fine Arts (1981) degree from Northwestern Uni- versity. He is a partner in a consulting firm specializing in electronics for television and film production. Currently he is developing education tools involving software defined radio (SDR).Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge Sharlene Katz is a Professor

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Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meghan Marie Rock, Rochester Institute of Technology; Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology; Seth M. Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Applied Science and Technology; James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

AC 2011-2361: EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING LOCAL AND REMOTE THERMO-FLUIDS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARN-ING.Ms. Meghan Marie RockMr. Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology Harry Marx graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in March 2011 with a B.S. in Mechan- ical Engineering Technology. He is currently an employee of Micron Technology.Mr. Seth M Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology 5th year Mechanical Engineering Technology Major. Actively pursuing Bachelors degree. Worked at Johnson and Johnson as a Project Management Co op. Also worked at Fisher-Price as a Product Devel- opment Intern.Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Rochester Institute of Technology

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Professional Development and Scholarship

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandy W. Feola, Sinclair Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1709: ENHANCING THE STUDENT JOB SHADOW EXPERI-ENCE WITH INDUSTRYSandy W Feola, Sinclair Community College Sandy Feola works in the National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) as Customer Engage- ment Manager supporting the METEC Online digital clearinghouse for manufacturing and engineering technology resources and provides project management. She is also a part time instructor for The Uni- versity of Dayton Engineering Technology Department (since 2007) and Sinclair Community College’s Operations Technology Department (since 1995) teaching industrial engineering and quality engineering curriculum. Over the past 25 years, Sandy has held engineering, contract support and management roles in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A. Vogt, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-699: FROM DEFENSE TO DEGREE: ACCELERATING ENGI-NEERING DEGREE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY VETERANSDavid L. Soldan, Kansas State University David L. Soldan is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. He recently spent a sabbatical at the United States Naval Academy serving as the ONR Distinguished Chair for Science and Technology. He served as Head of the KSU ECE Department from 1989 to 2004. As a member of the IEEE Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities from 1999 to 2007 he was active in new program evaluator training and new evaluator mentoring. He was a member of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Committee from 2003 to 2010 and served as an Executive Committee

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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adriana Popescu, Princeton University, Engineering Library

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-885: GAINING INTELLECTUAL CONTROLL OVER TECHNI-CAL REPORTS AND GREY LITERATURE COLLECTIONSAdriana Popescu, Engineering Library, Princeton University Page 22.733.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Gaining Intellectual Control over Technical Reports and Grey Literature CollectionsAbstractThis paper will describe the solution that the author employed to facilitate uniform, online, web-based access to detailed information about the library’s various collections of technical reportsand grey literature. By working closely with colleagues from the University Archives

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott P. Schaffer, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1827: ASSESSING TEAMWORK AND BEST EDUCATIONALPRACTICES IN DIVERSE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMSScott P. Schaffer, Purdue University Scott P. Schaffer is an associate professor in the Learning Design and Technology program at Purdue University where he teaches courses related to design, assessment & evaluation, and learning theory. His research focuses on team learning and the design of informal learning spaces.Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus; Principle Investigator on NSF project involving four universities engaged in develop- ing measures for teamwork and ethical awareness, and identifying best educational practices for develop- ing those competencies among undergraduate

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Student Learning and Assessment I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca L. Sala, Baker College; Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-883: ASSESSMENT OF ABET PROGRAM OUTCOME J, ”A KNOWL-EDGE OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES”Anca L. Sala, Baker College Anca L. Sala, Associate Professor, is Chair of the Engineering Department at Baker College. Dr. Sala coordinates several engineering and technology programs, teaches and develops engineering curriculum, and leads the ABET accreditation activities in the department. She is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA.Tom Spendlove, Baker College, FlintJames Riddell, Baker College, Flint James A. Riddell is Dean of Engineering and Technology at Baker College of Flint. He is currently a member of ASEE, ASME, SME (past chair) and SAE (past chair

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Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-211: BENEFITS OF MENTORING STUDENTS IN DESIGN COM-PETITIONSScott F. Kiefer, Michigan State University Scott Kiefer began his career at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez where he spent two years. He then spent six years at Tri-State University (now Trine University), a small teaching college in Angola, Indiana. He then taught at Michigan State University for two and a half years, and is currently at York College of Pennsylvania.Dr. Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. He has also taught

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Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin P. Micomonaco, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2011-2275: CIRTL: IMPACTING STEM EDUCATION THROUGH GRAD-UATE STUDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTJustin P. Micomonaco, Michigan State University Page 22.325.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning: Impacting STEM Education through Graduate Student Professional DevelopmentAbstract This paper summarizes findings of a national, multi-institutional effort to reform STEMundergraduate education through the implementation of graduate student professionaldevelopment programs focused on improving teaching practice

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-2606: COMPREHENSIVE STUDY TO EVALUATE HVAC SYS-TEMS AND ENVELOPE PERFORMANCESAhmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming Dr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, associate professor of architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming (UW), teaches several HVAC and energy courses. Dr. Megri is also teaching a course titled ”Compre- hensive Performance of Building Envelope and HVAC Systems” for Summer School at UW, and ”Smoke and Fire Dynamics” during summer session at Concordia University, Canada. His research areas include airflow modeling, zonal modeling, energy modeling, and artificial intelligence modeling using the support vector machine learning approach. Prior to his actual position at UW, he was an assistant

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Pedagogical Issues in Computing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-993: COMPUTING-RELATED SELF-EFFICACY: THE ROLESOF GENDER, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND COMPUTATIONALCAPABILITIESCHIA-LIN HO, North Carolina State University Chia-Lin Ho is a doctoral student in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at North Carolina State Uni- versity. She received a B.S. in Psychology and a Bachelor of Business Administration at the National Cheng-Chi University in Taiwan in 2002 and her Masters in I/O Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2005. Her research interests include measurement and evaluation issues, individ- ual differences, leadership, cross-cultural studies, work motivation, and the application of technology on human resources management.Dianne Raubenheimer

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Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia T. Santillan, Sidwell Friends School

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-2592: CORRELATION BETWEEN HOMEWORK SOLUTIONWEBSITE USE AND COURSE PERFORMANCESophia T Santillan, Sidwell Friends School Page 22.386.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Correlation Between Homework Solution Website Use and Course PerformanceIntroductionEarly in a Dynamics course at a Mid-Atlantic college in the Spring semester of 2010,students were submitting correct and thorough solutions to very challenging text-book homework problems. The solutions were unlike any that appeared in the solu-tion manual that is published with the textbook and also unlike solutions posted byinstructors at the

Conference Session

Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Charles Adams, Boise State University; Rey DeLeon, Boise State University, Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Department; Marion Scheepers, Boise State University, Department of Mathematics; Francisco Castellon, Boise State University; Michael G. Wiedenfeld, Kuna High School; Paul Williams, Boise State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-956: CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING CLOUD-BASED SIM-ULATIONSJoe Guarino, Boise State University Joe Guarino is a Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Boise State University. His research interests include educational aspects of cloud computing, vibrations, acoustics, and dynamics.Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University Seung Youn (Yonnie) Chyung is a professor in the Department of Instructional and Performance Tech- nology in the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She teaches graduate-level courses on evaluation methodology and e-learning. Her research interests include the development of self-regulated e-learning strategies for adult learners and the pedagogical use of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; David R. Bowman, Clemson University; Michelle Cook, Clemson University; Roy P. Pargas, Clemson University / U.S .Air Force Academy

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1576: CU THINKING: PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES RE-VEALEDLisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa C. Benson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Dr. Benson teaches first year engineering, undergraduate research methods, and graduate engineering education courses. Her research interests include student-centered active learning in undergraduate engineering, assessment of motivation, and how motivation affects student learning. She is also involved in projects that utilize Tablet PCs to enhance student learning. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Novick, Sandia National Labs

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-1755: DESIGNING AN AUV COMPETITION TO DRAW ENGI-NEERING STUDENTS TOWARDS OCEAN ENGINEERINGJames W Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Bales was the inaugural Technical Director of ONR and AUVSI’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition. He is the Assistant Director at MIT’s Edgerton Center, a center dedicated to hands-on, project-based learning.Dr. David Novick, Sandia National Labs Page 22.440.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Designing an AUV Competition to Draw Engineering Students Towards Ocean EngineeringThe First

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Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel López Gaxiola, Michigan Technological University; Daniel A. Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Desheng Meng, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey D. Naber, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey S. Allen, Michigan Technological University; John T. Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Barry D. Solomon, Michigan Technological University; Jay Scott Meldrum Sr., Michigan Technological University; Thomas F. Edgar, University of Texas, Austin

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-959: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY MOD-ULES IN THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMJason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University Jason Keith is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He received his B.S.ChE from the University of Akron in 1995, and his Ph.D from the University of Notre Dame in 2001. He is the 2008 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness and Educational Scholarship as well as a 2010 inductee into the Michigan Technological University Academy of Teaching Excellence. His current research interests include reactor stability, al- ternative energy, and engineering education. He is active within

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University; SClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization Lab; Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Ron Terry, Brigham Young University

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International

AC 2011-1860: A STUDY ABROAD IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:MENTORING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AS THEY PREPARE AND TEACH6-12 GRADE STUDENTS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING CONCEPTSSteven L Shumway, Brigham Young UniversitySClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization LabGeoff Wright, Brigham Young UniversityRon Terry, Brigham Young University Ron is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His scholar- ship centers on pedagogy, student learning, and engineering ethics and has presented/published numerous articles in engineering education. Page 22.108.1 c American

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christianna Irene White, Iowa State University, Institute for Transportation; David J. White, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-2579: AN ENGINEERING APPROACH TO WRITING: A PILOTPROGRAM FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTSChristianna Irene White, Iowa State University Institute for Transportation Christianna White has a PhD in rhetoric and professional communication, an MA in business and technical communication, and a BA in psychology. She is an editor and writing coach who specializes in working with graduate students on master’s theses or dissertations. In addition to her affiliation with the Iowa State University Institute for Transportation, she operates C I White and Associates.David J White, Iowa State University David White holds a B.S. (Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, 1997), M.S. degree (Iowa State University 1999), and a Ph.D

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felicia Chong, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-696: MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEAM-BASEDSTEM PROJECT LEARNING AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ANDTEACHERSFelicia Chong, Michigan Technological UniversityDouglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University Mr. Oppliger is a professional engineer and a lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals department at Michigan Technological University. He is the director of the High School Enterprise program which has a mission to increase the numbers of students pursuing post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM fields. At its core, this program supports K-12 teachers who are leading teams of students in long-term STEM projects. This work is the latest in Oppliger’s history of working in K-12 STEM areas. For the past 10

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Fostering Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-772: THE EFFECT OF PREVIOUS TEAM EXPERIENCES ONSTUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERINGPROBLEMSAlexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexandra Coso is a graduate student in the Cognitive Engineering Center at Georgia Tech, where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering. She received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary engineering education, mixed method research, and cognitive engineering.Reid Bailey, University of Virginia Reid Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia

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Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-505: IMPROVING STUDENT ATTAINMENT OF ABET OUT-COMES USING MODEL-ELICITING ACTIVITIES (MEAS)Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh Karen M. Bursic is an Assistant Professor and the Undergraduate Program Director for Industrial En- gineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the department she worked as a Senior Consultant for Ernst and Young and as an Industrial Engineer for General Motors Corporation. She teaches undergraduate courses in engineering economics, engineering management, and probability and statistics in Industrial Engineering as well as engineering computing in the

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2223: TECHNOLOGY ENABLED PROJECTS FOR HIGH SCHOOLPHYSICSHeath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityKrystal S Corbett, Louisiana Tech UniversityProf. Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech UniversityDavid E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Hall is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He is interested in hands-on approaches in STEM education. Page 22.1419.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Technology Enabled Projects for High School PhysicsAbstractLouisiana Tech University has recently developed a high school physics

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Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1553: NOTE TO SELF: SAVE HUMANITY (A SOCIAL AND CUL-TURAL HISTORY OF THE ”GRAND CHALLENGES”Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng.) Amy E. Slaton is an associate professor of history at Drexel University and a visiting associate professor at Haverford College. She received her PhD in the History and Sociology of Science from the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania and has written on the history of standards and instrumentation in materials science, engineering and the building trades. Her most recent book , Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineer- ing: The History of an Occupational Color Line (Harvard University Press, 2010), traces American ideas about race and technical aptitude since 1940. Current projects

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Materials

AC 2011-841: ROOM WITH A VUEJohn A. Nychka, University of Alberta John was an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky for two years before returning to Canada and his alma mater, the University of Alberta, in 2007. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering teaching and coordinating the second year introductory mate- rials engineering service course to many disciplines of engineering. John is active in the departmental Teaching Enhancement Committee which is mandated with improving the quality of teaching within the department. He has organized and co-organized teaching workshops to bring international speakers to the University of Alberta on topics of

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-795: PROJECT-BASED SERVICE LEARNING AND STUDENTMOTIVATIONLauren A Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder Lauren Rockenbaugh is a PhD student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research involves project-based service learning and student motivation. Lauren is also the co-director of Engineering for American Communities, a multidisciplinary engineering student organization whose mission is to perform entrepreneurial engineering design work to create affordable living innovations for people in need in local communities.Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder DARIA KOTYS-SCHWARTZ is the Faculty Director for the Mesa State College-University of Colorado Mechanical Engineering

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephanie Lynn Daza, University of Texas at Arlington; Vu V. Pham, University of Texas, Arlington

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-1693: PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN ENGI-NEERING:Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science (Environmental Engineering) from the University of New Orleans in 2000. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Pearson Weatherton’s expertise is in the areas of air quality including monitoring and modeling and engineering education. She is currently PI or Co-PI on a number of NSF-funded engineering education projects including ”UTA RET Site for Hazard Mitigation”, ”UTA REU Site for Hazard Mitigation and ”Focus On Retention in Cohorts of Engineering

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-700: UNDERWATER ROVS IN PRE-COLLEGE EDUCATION:UNIVERSITY-K12 PARTNERSHIPS THAT GO BEYOND THE COMPE-TITIONSDouglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University Mr. Oppliger is a professional engineer and a lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals department at Michigan Technological University. He is the director of the High School Enterprise program which has a mission to increase the numbers of students pursuing post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM fields. At its core, this program supports K-12 teachers who are leading teams of students in long-term STEM projects. This work is the latest in Oppliger’s history of working in K-12 STEM areas. For the past 10 years he has developed and taught first

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Scott Molitor, University of Toledo; Brian W. Randolph, University of Toledo; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; C. Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1558: THE WRIGHT STATE MODEL FOR ENGINEERING MATH-EMATICS EDUCATION: HIGHLIGHTS FROM A CCLI PHASE 3 INI-TIATIVE, VOLUME 2Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University Nathan Klingbeil is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Wright State University. He is the lead PI for Wright State’s National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education. He has been the recipient of numerous awards for his work in engineering education, including the ASEE North Central Section Outstanding Teacher Award (2004) and the CASE Ohio Professor of the Year Award (2005). He also held the university title of Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ross B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Timothy M Johnson P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ralf Oliver Schneider, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-2830: A DESIGN FOR LOW COST AND SCALABLE NON-CONTACTFEVER SCREENING SYSTEMRoss B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ross Kaplan is an electromechanical engineering student studying at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He has experience in a wide variety of fields including nuclear and biomedical engineering. Interests include biomedical and digital systems.Timothy M Johnson, PE, Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology since 2006. Interests include programming microprocessors, FPGA, Altera Nios II, and LabView.Ralf O Schneider, MDes, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ralf Schneider teaches Industrial Design coursework at the Wentworth Institute of