Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4505: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ HABITS OF MIND AND AC-TION IN ENGINEERING DESIGNDr. Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University Matthew D. Lammi is Assistant Professor of STEM Education.Dr. Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University Theodore Branoff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education at North Carolina State University. A member of ASEE since 1987, he has served as Chair of the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE and as Associate Editor in charge of paper reviews for the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. He is currently President of the International Society for Ge- ometry and Graphics. Branoff’s research interests include

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Dringenberg, Purdue University; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning, and As- sistant Professor of engineering education and learning design and technology at Purdue University. NSF and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on policy of P-12 engineering, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering learning, the measurement and support of change of ”habits of mind,” particularly in regards to sustainability and the use of cyber-infrastructure to sensitively and resourcefully provide access to and support learning of complexity

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

involve veterans in the workforce, researchers have developed aprogram to help integrate veterans into electrical and computer engineering degrees. The initialtechnical focus will be in the renewable energy and energy distribution systems areas, which hasbeen identified as a critical area where there is a large projected shortage of trained technicalpersonnel. A 2008 NSF Workshop on the Future Power Engineering Workforce2 indicated “a serious need is emerging for more power and energy engineers to: a) replace retiring engineers so that critical expertise is maintained; b) meet rising infrastructure construction needs; c) modernize the grid as communications, computing, and electric energy technologies converge; d

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Phillip Barnett, York College of Pennsylvania; Paul Isaac Deysher, York College of Pennsylvania; K. Vaisakh, Andhra University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-2999: PROJECT-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY COURSE FORUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania Kala Meah received a B.Sc. degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1998, a M.Sc. degree from South Dakota State University in 2003, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Wyoming in 2007, all in electrical engineering. From 1998 to 2000, he worked for several power companies in Bangladesh. Currently, Meah is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program, Department of Physical Sciences, York College of Pennsylvania, York, Penn., USA. His research interest includes electrical power, HVDC transmission, renewable energy, energy

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

has taught engineering to children in informal settings, and is a partner with Harford County Public Schools (Maryland) on a district-wide project, the SySTEmic Project, to implement elementary engineering instruction within the science curriculum using EiE units of instruction. Her research includes examining the ways in which children and adults critically analyze technologies and investigations of factors that support and those that hinder elementary teachers as they learn to teach engineering. Page 25.686.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Vincent Wilding P.E., Brigham Young University; James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University; Paul Richards P.E., Brigham Young University; Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University; Brian D Jensen, Brigham Young University

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New Engineering Educators

has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University. His current research interests include robotics and embedded systems. Archibald is a member of the IEEE, ACM, and Phi Kappa Phi.Prof. Paul Richards, Brigham Young UniversityDr. Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University Steven Shumway is an Associate Professor in the Technology and Engineering Education program at BYU. Much of his time is spent working with middle and high school teachers in the implementation of technology and engineering-related curriculum into secondary school programs.Prof. Brian D Jensen, Brigham Young University Brian D. Jensen has taught at Brigham Young University since Jan. 2005. He received a M.S

Conference Session

FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-3648: ENGAGING FRESHMAN ENGINEERS USING THE PAUL-ELDER MODEL OF CRITICAL THINKINGDr. Angela Thompson P.E., University of LouisvilleDr. Patricia A. Ralston, University of LouisvilleDr. Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey Hieb is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. His research interests include the use of technology in engineering education, secure operating systems, and cyber-security for industrial control systems. Page 25.529.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Giada Biasetti, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

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Minorities in Engineering

! articles.Curriculum Connections thus linked information on people and careers in transportation toSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) material taught in the classrooms.3. Evolution of ¡Vamos!¡Vamos! was designed as part of the larger Go! web site and occupied a sub-directory. Thus, itshared a common domain name with Go!. This created technical, functional, and fiscalchallenges for the design team. Technical challenges related to hardware and software issues;functional challenges included user experience with the web site, such as usability of the website; and fiscal challenges concerned with funding ¡Vamos!.3.1 Technical ChallengesSince ¡Vamos! was designed as a static web site (Figure 1), it called for specific skills for

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James G. Ladesic P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Robert R. Wolz, Gulfstream Aerospace; Frank Simmons III P.E., Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; Timothy D. Farley

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College Industry Partnerships

national levels. He has served as Chapter Chairman, Public Policy Officer, Membership Chair, and Council Member. He as also served as the Deputy Director of Public Policy for Region II, and as a member of the AIAA’s Technical Commit- tee for Aircraft Design. He is a charter member of the Gulfstream Management Association, a member of the Engineering Advisory Committee for Mississippi State University, a past member of Georgia Institute of Technologies Aerospace System Design Lab Advisory Board, and a past member of Georgia Southern Universities Science and Technology Advisory Board.Dr. Frank Simmons III P.E., Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Frank Simmons III, Ph.D., P.E., is the Structures Staff Scientist - Technical

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University; Josephine Sears Rodriguez, Western New England University; Ralph Morelli, Trinity College

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2012-5220: STUDENT SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LEARNING VIAPARTICIPATION IN HUMANITARIAN FOSS PROJECTSDr. Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University Heidi Ellis is Chair and Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Information Technology De- partment at Western New England College. She has a long-time interest in software engineering education and most recently has received NSF funding to investigate the use of humanitarian free and open source software to educate computing students. She is also currently participating in an NIH grant for developing database-driven software for biological NMR analysis.Dr. Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University Gregory Hislop is a professor of information science and

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Micah S. Stohlmann, University of Minnesota; Jennifer A. Kersten, University of Minnesota; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Building a Framework to Evaluate the Inclusion of Engineering in State K-12 STEM Education Academic StandardsAbstractOver the past several years, the increased energy behind the Science, Technology, Engineering,& Mathematics (STEM) integration movement has inspired the addition of more engineeringrelated content to the K-12 landscape. National standards for engineering are also just nowcoming into the landscape. As states begin to add engineering to their standards, the questionbecomes, “What constitutes a quality engineering education at the K-12 level?” Whether withina core math or science course, or as a stand alone program, certain approaches, problem

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Raghvinder S. Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Engineering, IEEE Computer, Journal or Systems and Software, Software Process: Improvement and Practice, and IEEE Software. He is the author of Antipatterns:Managing Software Organizations and People and Associate Editor-in-Chief of Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering.Dr. Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Joanna DeFranco earned her Ph.D. in computer and information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology, M.S. in computer engineering from Villanova University, and B.S. in electrical engineer- ing from Penn State University Park. She teaches graduate courses including: Problem Solving, Project Management, Software Systems Design, Computer Forensics, Ethics and Values in

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa M. Batula, Drexel University; T. William Mather, Drexel University; Gabe Carryon, Drexel University; Stuart Surrey, Philadelphia High School for Girls; Daniel Edward Ueda, Central High School; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Drexel UniversityDr. Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University Page 25.587.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Evaluating the Acquisition of Engineering Confidence and Skills Through Robotics1 - IntroductionIn recent years there have been a number of studies that have cited the declining number of USstudents graduating from 4-year colleges and universities with degrees in science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM)1. Going along with this trend is a declining interest in scienceamongst US middle and high school students. Many educators are

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne W. Scott, The Petroleum Institute

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International

. Jones and B. S. Obersthave identified the need for reform in engineering education in the Arab world and all parts ofthe world, “as universities prepare graduates to enter the profession of engineering which hasbeen transformed by massive technological developments and by globalization of all aspects ofconcern to engineers. Engineering educators in the Arab states region face particular challengesin addition to those facing similar educators in other parts of the world (including) tailoringprograms to fill the needs of countries that are undergoing rapid modernization.” 7The objective of this discussion is to get the students to recognize that globalization is a term thatrecognizes the increasing interdependency of world industry and business

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations and Global Issues in Architectural Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Dermody A.I.A., Roger Williams University

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Architectural

, pp. 1-7.3. Nervi, Pier Luigi. Aesthetics and Technology in Building. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 1965.4. Peters, Tom F. Historical Case Studies in System Thinking. A Pedagogical Tool for Teaching Construction Thought to Architects and Structural Engineers. Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture European Conference, Copenhagen, 1996.5. Trachtenberg, Marvin and Isabelle Hyman. Architecture from Prehistory to Post-Modernism: The Western Tradition, New York, Abrams, 2nd Ed, 2002.6. Irish, Sharon, Editor. Essays in Honor of Carl W. Condit. Technology and Culture, The International Quarterly of the Society for the History of Technology. Volume 30. Number 2, April, 1989.7

Conference Session

Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Richard A. Gilbert, University of South Florida; Danielly Orozco, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE); Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Peggie Weeks, Lamoka Educational Consulting

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Manufacturing

focused on advanced technologies. She earned a B.A. in chemistry at Agnes Scott College and both a B.S. in engineering science and a Ph.D. in civil engineering (environmental) from the University of South Florida, where her research focused on membrane separation science and technologies for water purification. She has more than 20 years of ex- perience in developing curricula for engineering and engineering technology for elementary, middle, high school, and post secondary institutions, including colleges of engineering. Barger serves on several na- tional panels and advisory boards for technical programs, curriculum, and workforce initiatives, including the National Association of Manufacturers Educators Council. She

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shweta Chopra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

Quality. He is also a certified Senior Technology Manager from the Association of Technology, Manage- ment, and Applied Engineering. He is a member of the ASEE, ASQ, and ATMAE, and is also an active leader in the international arena by serving as a delegate for the United States for the creation for food quality management standards. Page 25.637.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Running head: FINDING WHAT WOMEN WANTFinding what women want: Developing strategies to increase recruitment and retention in along with attracting external and internal sources of fundingProject

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Jenkins P.E., California State University, Fresno; Walter V. Loscutoff, California State University, Fresno; Thomas Nguyen

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Graduate Studies

Engineering as well as Former As- sociate Dean of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. Loscutoff received his B.S.M.E., M.S.A.E., and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkley. He worked at Flow Industries, Inc., as Executive Vice President & COO of Flow Research, Inc..; Vice President & General Manager of Flow- Dril Corporation; Manager of Research & Technology Division, at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory through Battelle Memorial Institute; Associate; and Project Manager; Program Manager, Section Man- ager and Rocketdyne: Research Engineer. He was also Assistant Professor at University of California, Davis, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Washington State University before

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele L. Strutz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

to provide a growing economy, strong health and human services, anda secure and safe nation depends upon a vibrant, creative, and diverse engineering and scienceworkforce”. 1 To contribute to technological advancements, engage in global collaboration,solve complex problems, encourage a more socially just profession, and respond to the predictedshortage of American engineers, it is necessary for this nation’s engineering workforce anduniversity student bodies to be more diverse in its racial, gender, and socioeconomic (SES)representation. The lack of representation in SES is the focus of this research.The purpose of this qualitative study was to give low-SES students an opportunity to share theirstories about the influences that prompted them

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Electrical and Computer

West Lafayette, Ind., USA. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global Engineering Program, and leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group. He holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in science and technology studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. His research involves social, cultural, historical, and epistemological studies of global engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and engineering education research. Page 25.339.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin P.E., Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

articulated increased the number of engineering graduates by approximately Page 25.1169.2170 percent. A more practical solution would appear to be an evaluation of increases of 10%,20%, and 40% in engineering graduates. These increases appear to be very practical from the    perspective of needs for additional graduates due to a combination of retirements of currentengineers and increased demand from expanded and new high technology industries. It waspreviously established that the additional demand for engineering graduates could be met bytaking advantage of the population of high school graduates with Math ACT scores from 17-25inclusive

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

Design gives the instructors and students the opportunity to study a new technology or mission concept in great detail. (At a previous institution, one author covered topics such as solar sails and fractionation.) It is offered only according the research/teaching needs of the faculty and student interests.2.1 Space Systems Research Laboratory (SSRL)The Space Systems Research Laboratory is led by one author; the affiliated faculty include theother author and faculty of the Electrical Engineering department. SSRL has a research focus onthe design, fabrication and operation of low-cost spacecraft architectures and technologies. SSRLfaculty were involved in the design, fabrication and launch of the Sapphire satellite,4

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

AC 2012-3636: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING IS STILL COOL: ACTIVELEARNING, EFFECTIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUESDr. Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University Adeel Khalid, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering Program, Division of Engineering, Q-349, Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060; Office: 678- 915-7241; Fax: 678-915-5527; Web: http://www.spsu.edu/systemseng/adeel khalid.htm; http://www.spsu.edu/aerospace/. Page 25.139.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Aerospace Engineering is still cool

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Track 3 - Session 2 - Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kang SoYeon, Yonsei University

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Track 3 - Faculty Development

, which made many faculties becomeunconcern to teaching. They know the fact that teaching should be equitable with research, butthey cannot help putting priority on research. Faculty’s indifference to quality teaching has beenproblematic, which has lowered students’ motivation to study engineering. That leads to theslowing down industrial and technological development steadily. As Ernest Boyer, the president of Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching,asked the higher education community to consider expanding the meaning of scholarshipcriticizing the research oriented trends, the Korean engineering community strived to improve theengineering education level as well as research. One of the efforts for the Korean

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Alec Bowman; Chris Hedden; Gonzalo Garcia; Ryan Lykins

autonomously in three continents (North America, Europe, and Antarctica). In the last fewyears, KU Aerospace Engineering (KUAE) has performed 75 flights and over 24 hours ofautonomous line-of-sight and over-the-horizon flight test. KU has successfully flight testeddifferent UAS platforms in one of the most hostile and remote environments known to theaviation industry (Polar Regions). KUAE’s 7 autonomous fixed wing UAS range from 28 to1,100 lbs. KUAE owns two manned experimental aircraft (Cessna C-172 and Cessna C-182) forrapid technology development. The KU Flight Systems team has three primary focuses:Avionics, guidance, navigation and control, and nonlinear dynamic analysis.Autopilot and AvionicsThe first KU Flight Systems team research area is the

Conference Session

Factors Impacting Engineering Career Choices, Including Engaging Families

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Boynton P.E., Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3769: ENGINEERING AS A CAREER CHOICE AMONG RU-RAL APPALACHIAN STUDENTSMr. Matthew Boynton P.E., Virginia Tech Matthew Boynton is a doctoral student in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Tech. Before entering Virginia Tech, he earned a B.S. and M.S. in civil and environmental engineering, and an Ed.S in instructional leadership from Tennessee Technological University. His engineering work experience includes work within a rural telecommunications service provider and an environmental consulting firm. While working toward his M.S. and Ed.S, Boynton worked with the Extended Education Department at Tennessee Technological University teaching Project Lead the Way engineering courses in rural high

Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Quentin Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Samuel T. Lopez, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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International

appropriate technology via the selection of materials andjoinery techniques.Direct linkage with societal and global issues During the summer of 2010, three student members of the ISC made an initial trip withthe first two authors to Peru. The bulk of the time in-country was spent performing a needsassessment and preliminary evaluation of conditions in the village, Paru Paru, which wasselected as a project site. While students felt competent with the engineering measurementsrequired for the needs assessment, they were impressed with the complexity of issues related tohow potential projects would positively or adversely impact the community. The experience ofcompleting the needs assessment provided many opportunities to discuss matters of

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; LeAnn E. Faidley, Iowa State University; Terrence R. Meyer, Iowa State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

conference proceedings and two invited book chapters. He serves on the conference committee for the International Conference on Wear of Materials and has been recognized for his accomplishments with the Young Engineering Faculty Research Award and Early Achievement in Teaching Award at Iowa State University. He received his B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (India) followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, and ASM.Dr. LeAnn E. Faidley, Iowa State University LeAnn Faidley is an Assistant Professor of engineering science at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. From

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mickey R. Wilhelm P.E., University of Louisville

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Engineering and Public Policy

of the opportunities available through an engineering education.”As a result, the NAE has instituted an initiative, called Changing the Conversation, toassist in addressing the obvious media blind spot, as well as the relative ignorance of thegeneral public, to the importance of engineering in solving the problems confrontingsociety. This effort is also designed to address the shortage of K-12 students who preparethemselves to study engineering in colleges and universities.The NAE cites three important reasons for improving the public understanding ofengineering: (1) Sustaining the U.S. capacity for technological innovation; (2) attractingyoung people to careers in engineering; and (3) improving technological literacy.While the NAE was

Conference Session

Using Computers, Software, and Writing to Improve Mathematical Understanding

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge A. Samayoa, Galileo University and Purdue University; Carlos Humberto Zelada, Galileo University

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Mathematics

JavaScriptdisplay engine for LATEX and MathML that works in all modern browsers. It was designed with Page 25.1430.4the goal of consolidating the recent advances in web technologies into a single, definitive,math-on-the-web platform supporting the major browsers and operating systems. It requires no Figure 1: Example of a Google search for "Funciones Polinomiales" (Polynomial Functions).setup on the part of the user, so the page author can write web documents that includemathematics and be confident that users will be able to view it naturally and easily.Some of the benefits of MathJax are that it uses web-based fonts (in those browsers that supportthem