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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

Software functional. components. One or was sufficient to meet interface(s) were Component more project project specifications. well-designed and selection was specifications were user friendly. The excellent and the not met. project met all project met all required specifications. specifications. Code was well

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

engineering majors attended an SLS session.Bibliography1. Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Highlights from PISA 2006: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Science and Mathematics Literacy in an International Context, U.S. Department of Education NCES 2008- 016, December 2007.2. Fadali, M. S., Robinson, M., and McNichols, K., ‘‘Teaching Engineering to K–12 Students Using Role Playing Games,’’ Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.3. Abbitt, J. D., III, and Carroll, B. F., ‘‘Applied Aerodynamics Experience for Secondary Science Teachers and Students,’’ Journal of Engineering Education, 1993 v.82 (3), 185–188.4. Jeffers, A., Safferman, A., and Safferman, S., “Understanding K-12 Engineering

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

same as a lecture-only course. The hybrid approach can also be adapted inother lecture-only courses.References 1. Berry, C, Boutell, M, Chenoweth, S. and Fisher, D., “MERI: Multidisciplinary educational robotics initiative,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009. 2. Edinbarough, I., Martinez, J., “Web-based control for mechatronics laboratory experiments,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009. 3. McGrath, E., Lowes, S., Lin, P. and Sayres, J., “Analysis of middle- and high-school students’ learning of science, mathematics and engineering concepts through Lego underwater robotics design challenge,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009. 4

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Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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New Engineering Educators

offensive. Keepingthis balance may ensure the coexistence of challenging tests with good SET scores (SET scores areobviously not exclusively the result of good grading).References[1] Ieta, A., R. Manseur, and T.E. Doyle. (June 14 – 17, 2009) “Effective criteria for teaching and learning.” The 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, 2009.[2] S. S. Stevens, “On the averaging of data,” Science, Vol. 121, Jan. 1955, pp. 113–116.[3] Wilbert J. McKeachie, and Marilla Svinicki. McKeachie’s Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College Page 15.629.8 and University Teachers, Boston, Houghton, 2006.[4] Lang, J. W. B

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Culture, Society, and Co-op

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

courses.References 1. Meisinger, S. (2008). Talent Shortage Challenge Must Be Met, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 52 (5), p. 8. 2. Deschenaux, J. (2008). EEOC: Train Managers on Harassment, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 53 (5), p. 26. 3. Mohsen, P., J. (2009). Professional Development Is Key, ASEE Prism Magazine, Vol. 19 (1), pp. 63-64. 4. Brenner, M. (2009). Group Dynamics Can Enhance Leadership Development, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 54 (12), p. 22. 5. Colvin, G. (2009). How to Build Great Leaders, Fortune Magazine, Vol. 160 (11), pp. 70-72. 6. Arnold, T., J. (2008). Kicking Up Cross-Training, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 53 (8), pp. 96-100. 7. Bogue, B. and Marra, R. (2009

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Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hsi-Hsun Tsai, Ming-Chi University of Technology

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Engineering Technology

, major or the recent graduates. (3) the problem solving abilitieshave significant different between students with different score ranking, with part-time job,class cadre during the high school and college. Based on the findings of this study, somesuggestions were provided at the end of the study for the reference of the inventory users andthe future researchers. The feedbacks of the ability assessments of each student to the relatedteachers to improve the teaching modules are useful for the higher technical and vocationaleducation.AcknowledgementThis work is supported by the National Science Council of Taiwan under contract numberNSC97-2511-S-131-006-MY3

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Tom Goulding

theory into theclassroom experience. In high school Peter S. was an undistinguished student who made his first foray into collegeThe R. L. Moore Method with little idea of why he was there and decided to withdraw before his freshman classes evenR.L. Moore was one of the 20th Century’s strongest began. He subsequently worked in commercialand most successful proponents of a Socratic retail for several years. This led to a lifemethod called the discovery method. [13, 14] changing epiphany. He concluded he did notWell over 1600 PhD mathematician

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ross McCurdy

computer program was developed by Bosch inthe 1980’s and is the program used by virtually all cars and trucks built since the late 80’s. TheCAN program is not particularly intuitive or user friendly to the inexperienced. To make theCAN system intuitive and easy to use the labVIEW program is used to operate the CAN system.The end result of this is a laptop screen with a user-friendly interface composed of mouseclickable buttons written in simple terms such as “on”, “off”, “system cool down” combined withreal time data including temperature, volts, amps, etc. Using the labVIEW virtual interfaces(VI’s) just about anyone with a quick introduction is capable of operating the fuel cell system. Another area where digital skills were essential was

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ming Xia; Xingguo Xiong

cases when the acetone mass is attached to location other than the end point of the SWCNT cantilever structure. References[1] R. H. Baughman, A. A. Zakhidov, and W. A. de Heer, "Carbon nanotubes - the route toward applications," Science, Vol. 297, No. 5582, pp.787-792, Aug. 2, 2002.[2] M. J. OConnell, “Carbon Nanotubes: Properties and Applications”, CRC Press, 1st edition, May 3, 2006.[3] Y. Li, X.M. Qiu, F. Yang, X.S. Wang and Y.J. Yin, Ultra-high sensitivity of super carbon-nanotube-based mass and strain sensors,Nanotechnology, Vol. 19, No. 16, pp. 165502-165600, 2008.[4] R. Chowdhury, S. Adhikari, J. Mitchell, “Vibrating carbon nanotube based bio-sensors”, Science Direct

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Antonio F. Mondragon-Torres

. 6 REFERENCES [1] D. Chubin, K. Donaldson, B. Olds, and L. Fleming, "Educating Generation Net-can U.S. engineering woo and win the competition for talent?," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 97, pp. 245-257, 2008. [2] J. Holley, "Generation Y: understanding the trend and planning for the impact," in 2008 IEEE 32nd International Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC), 28 July 2008-1 Aug. 2008, Piscataway, NJ, USA, 2008, p. 2. [3] C. Jones, R. Ramanau, S. Cross, and G. Healing, "Net generation or Digital Natives: Is there a distinct new generation entering university?," Computers and Education

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Charles Thomas; Loren Byrne; Jeremy Campbell

the United States (i.e., unlimitedeconomic growth reflected by an ever-increasing GDP). We also explored the sometimes subtledifference between “belief” and “knowledge.” In support of this lesson, the major courseworkcomponent was for the students to pick a sustainability-related belief that they held and write a“This I Believe” essay, modeled after the long-lived project started by Edward R. Murrow in the1950’s and continued today by National Public Radio[3]. This introductory section also includedlectures whose purpose was to present a common definition of sustainability which was referredto throughout the remainder of the semester.The Science of SustainabilityAfter defining sustainability, we examined it through the eyes of the natural

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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A. Richard Vannozzi

References[1] Tight, M. (2002). Key Concepts in Adult Training and Education 2nd. New York: Routledge.[2] Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential Learning; Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall, Inc.[3] Zull, J. E. (2006). Key Aspects of How the Brain Learns. In S. Johnson & K. Taylor (Eds.), The Neuroscience of Adult Learning (Vol. 110, pp. 3-10). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.[4] Dick, W.O., Carey, L. & Carey, J.O. (2004). The Systematic Design of Instruction, 6th Ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.[5] Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt (1990). Anchored instruction and its relationship to situated cognition. Educational Researcher, 19 (5), 2-10.[6] Gentner, D., &

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Rathika Rajaravivarma

framework.Refer ences[1] Norton, S.,”Using Lego to integrate Mathematics and Science in an OutcomesBased Syllabus,” The Proceedings of the AARE Annual Conference, Melbourne,Australia, Nov. 28 – Dec 2, 2004. Retrieved Feb. 01, 2010 fromhttp://www.aare.edu.au/04pap/nor04915.pdf[2] Jaksic, N., Spencer, D., “An Introduction To Mechatronics Experiment:Legomindstorms Next Urban Challenge,” Proceedings of the ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, Session 2007. Retrieved Feb. 01, 2010 fromhttp://www.icee.usm.edu/icee/conferences/asee2007/papers/2026_AN_INTRODUCTION_TO_MECHATRONICS_EXPERIME.pdf 8[3] Wang, E., LaCombe, J., and Rogers, C., “Using LEGO Bricks to ConductEngineering

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Elif Kongar; Kurt A. Rosentrater

1 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri S at Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Day Day (a) (b) Figure 4. Phase I of the X and R Chart for Dollars Paid for PrintingPhase II Control Charts: The phase II of the x and

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Andrea Baruzzi; Theresa M Calcagno

enhanceinstructional opportunities at the reference desk as they can provide direction for referencelibrarians working with students whose research topics may be outside that librarian's area(s) ofexpertise.Educators and librarians have advocated the incorporation of information literacy instruction intothe curriculum since the 1970's [5]. This type of instruction has become increasingly importantin recent years, particularly to engineers and other technical professionals. While it isimpractical to try to cover all of the ACRL information literacy standards in a research guide,they are well suited to address portions of Standard One (Know) and Standard Two (Access) [1,4]. These standards also fall in line with ABET's Criterion 3(i) in which it states that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Aaron Graham, Arizona State University; Andrea Eller, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

Assessment. For example, many student misconceptions of crystalstructure included addition or deletion of atoms in the unit cell. Not all misconceptions involvedadding or removing the same atom, but because these were similar misconceptions, hinting at anemergent theme, they were grouped into one category referencing extra or missing atom(s). Eachstudent conception was then assigned categories based on these emergent themes. This processcontinued for each student response to each question on each Topical Module Assessment. Thecategorization with emergent themes gave categories of misconceptions on atomic bonding,crystal structures, deformation, polymers, and electrical properties.Support for Student Learning SurveyAt the end of the course, students

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Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University; Eric Leonhardt, Western Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Kara Santelli, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

- teamwork 3e - problem solving, and 3g - professional writing (we emphasized a memo format), and communication (particularly if there were teamwork issues). B. Student GrowthTo investigate individual’s growth over time, we looked at twelve students who completed at Page 15.499.8least four MEA reflections. Table 1 provides a summary of each student and his or hergeneralized responses in terms of the following: the process (es) that the team used, theindividual role(s) assumed in the team, a perception of the main targeted engineering conceptslearned, the professional skills he or she felt were used, and a characterization of the response

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University

mobile stations can be used anywhere in the world whereelectricity is available, making engineering education accessible to students without access tobenchtop measurement instrumentation. This might include junior-college students that wish toalign with university-level teaching efforts, or perhaps non-engineering students to whom facultywish to teach circuits principles but do not have the local laboratory resources to support.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National ScienceFoundation Course, Curriculum, & Laboratory Improvement Program underType I grant DUE–0942425. Opinions, findings, conclusions, orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the

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Leadership and Strategic Planning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

data collected in the second phase of the study will be extremely instrumental in further Page 15.79.14understanding faculty beliefs about entrepreneurship education and how these translate intoteaching practices.AcknowledgementThe authors would like to acknowledge grant support from NSF-EEC #0835992,“Entrepreneurship Education and Its Impact on Engineering Student Outcomes: The Role ofProgram Characteristics and Faculty Beliefs.”Bibliography:1. Katz, J. A. 2003. The chronology and intellectual trajectory of American entrepreneurship education 1876- 1999. Journal of Business Venturing, 18(2): 283-300.2. Ohland, M. W., Frillman, S. A

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ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Jessica Decuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

new projects, simply because they cannot pronounce your name; it keeps us from getting the recognition we deserve. (Gonzalez & Musielak, 2002)The article goes on to report: Hispanic women also are underrepresented in higher education. Of the 39,400 women employed as S&E faculty and researchers at universities in 1997, only 1,300 were Hispanic – accounting for just 3.3 percent of all female professors and less than 1 percent of the S&E faculty in the nation. (Gonzalez & Musielak, 2002)Dr. Evelyn Hammonds, a pioneer in issues related to minority women on science andengineering and a professor at Harvard University is quoted as saying that she “was surprisedthat even in 2002, these women (faculty

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Castilleja, The Boeing Company; Rachel Jackson, Rice University; Natalia Salies, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Minorities in Engineering

‐90,000 <20,000 20,001‐50,000 50,001‐90,000 >90,001 Blank >90,001 BlankFigure 5 – Question 7) “Many universities have ‘no-loan’ policies based on family income. This means, if your parent(s) or guardian(s) make less than a certain amount of money per year, the university will you a scholarship. How much do you think the ‘no-loan’ family income is at Rice?” “No-loan” university policies displayed in 4 distinct brackets: $0-20,000 per year; $20,001-50,000 per year; $50,001-$90,000 per year; and over $90,001 per year. “Blank” represents the mentees which failed to complete the question. Blank answers for CHS

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randal Abler, Georgia Tech; James Krogmeier, Purdue University; Aaron Ault, Purdue University; Julia Melkers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamara Clegg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

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Entrepreneurship and Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Leigh Weiss, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, J. Courtney, K. Dahm, J. Everett, C. Gabler, R. Harvey, L. Head, D. Hutto, H. Zhang, “Setting theMultidisciplinary Scene: Engineering Design and Communication in the ‘Hoistinator’ Project”, ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, June 2005, Portland, OR.6. S. Bakrania, W. Riddell, K. Dahm and L. Weiss, “Wind Turbines for Teaching Parametric Design,” ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, June 2009, Austin, TX.7. W. Riddell, M. Simone, S. Farrell, P.M. Jansson, “Communication in a Project Based Learning Design Course,”Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, June, 2008, Pittsburgh, PA.8. S. Wilson, K. Blauth, W. Riddell and P. Jansson, “RFID Technology for Universally Accessible Doors in PublicBuildings,” The International Journal of

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quintin Hughes, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

in the U.S.,Black and Hispanic Americans represented 2.5 million (under 10.8 %) while White and AsianAmericans represented 19.6 million (nearly 87%). These percentages illustrate the vast disparitybetween the representation of White and Asian Americans and underrepresented minority groupsin the science and engineering workforce. The engineering workforce has an even more disparaterepresentation of underrepresented minorities with African American and Hispanic Americanscomprising only 4.7% of engineers, while White and Asian Americans represent 95%. NationalScience Board studies encourage the government’s leading science and engineering (S&E)organizations to consider under-represented groups as un-tapped resources with enormouspotential

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Andrea Bill, University of Wisconsin; Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University; Ida van Schalkwyk, Oregon State University; Rod Turochy, Auburn University; Rhonda Young, Texas Christian University

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Civil Engineering

, Washington, D.C., pp 57-64.9. Handy, S, L. Weston, J. Song, K. Maria, and D. Lane, (2002), Education of Transportation Planning Professionals. Transportation Research Record No. 1812, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp 151-160.10. Krizek, K. and D. Levinson (2005). Teaching Integrated Land Use-Transportation Planning: Topics, Readings, Strategies. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 24, pp 304-316.11. Zhou, J. and S. Soot (2006). Nationwide Survey of Transportation Planning Courses: Introduction, Findings, and Recommendations. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1956, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp 175-18312. Zhou, J. and L. Schweitzer (2009

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Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; J.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College; Powell Draper, Manhattan College

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Engineering Ethics

toucheseveryone and to think critically about what they do on the job.Bibliography                                                                                                                1 Harris, Jr., C. E., Davis, M., Pritchard, M. S., Rabins, M. J., “Engineering Ethics: What? Why? How? And When?” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, 4/19962 Abraham, S., Knies, A. D., Kukral, K. L., and Willis, T. E., “Experiences in Discussing Ethics with Undergraduate Engineers,” Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, 10/19973 Freyne, S. F. and Hale, W. M., “A Preliminary Survey of Engineering Ethics Courses Nationwide,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 20094 Hole, L. D., Radebaugh, D. W., and Soschinske, K. A

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Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Sabatini, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryle Maxson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darris White, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jack McKisson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; William Haupfear, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1331: THE HYREV PROPULSION SYSTEM: A B20 POWER-SPLITEXTENDED RANGE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR THE ECOCAR CHALLENGEVincent Sabatini, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Vincent Sabatini is a second year graduate Mechanical Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He graduated from Embry-Riddle with an B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus in Robotics and High Performance Vehicles. He is currently the Team Leader for ERAU's EcoCAR Team, the EcoEagles.Ryle Maxson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Ryle Maxson is a second year graduate Mechanical Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He graduated from Embry-Riddle with an B. S. in Aerospace

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Innovation in ECET Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luciano Boglione, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering Technology

· Wave equation in the frequency domain · Propagation constant k 3. The boundary conditions · Incident and reflected waves · Changing reference system (x = l − d) · Reflection coefficient Γ 4. The scattering matrix S · Scattering matrix S of a transmission line · Obtaining Sij (general case) · The Smith chart 5. Practical transmission lines · Ideal vs. real transmission line · Microstrip line · Introduction to

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

minority program. Southern Economic Journal, 2005. 72(1): p. 78-97.15. S Russell, M Hancock, and J McCullough, The Pipeline: Benefits of Undergraduate Research Opportunities. Science 316 (5824):548 549, 2007. 316(5824): p. 548-549.16. M Summers and F Hrabowski, Preparing minority scientists and engineers. Science 2006. 311(5769): p. 1870- 1871.17. Office of Research-Labor Market Information, Connecticut Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). 2008, Connecticut Department of Labor.18. Office of Research-Labor Market Information Connecticut Forecast: Occupational Projections: 2006-16. Accessed March 14, 2010, http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/forecast2006-2016/ctforecast.asp.19. S