Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; David Bowles, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Stephen Sears, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Daniel Thomas, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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Liberal Education

students and the Advisory Group members prefer it to the oral slide presentations used inthe past because of the teaching moments created by the interactive nature of posterpresentations. Advisory group members were able to home in on areas of particular interest tothem, and students were able to glean valuable insights from the Advisory Group. Examples ofstudents’ posters are shown in Figures 1 and 2. Names and advisor information have beenremoved from these figures. Page 15.718.5  Figure 1 - Example of Completed Project Presentation.  Figure 2 - Example of

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Tech University; Sally Pardue, Tennessee Tech University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

immerses high school mathematics and science teachers into the design andprocesses of engineering research. Teachers conduct their research alongside engineeringstudents (undergraduate and graduate) with supervision from engineering faculty in variousdisciplines (mechanical, chemical, etc.). Of central importance to the project team is how tofoster the translation of that research into practice, specifically into the high school mathematicsand science curriculum. This paper explores the viability and flexibility of the Legacy Cycle as avehicle to (1) train teachers to be researchers, and (2) as a planning and implementation modelteachers can use to take engineering concepts and research into their classrooms.RETainUS is designed so that teachers

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; David Walden, Sysnovation, LLC

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

discipline. Some of the most widelyearned certifications recognize knowledge, skill and experience in fields such as projectmanagement, information technology, construction, education and various medical specialties. Insome of these fields, certification is necessary to obtain gainful employment.Most certifications are valid for some pre-determined length of time, typically 1 to 5 years. Inorder to renew a certification, individuals are often required to document their participation incontinuing education activities or service to the profession.Certifications provide value to the profession, professional organization, certified individuals, theorganizations for which the individuals work, and the public. For a sponsoring professionalorganization

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Colledge, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University

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International

requiring them to travel to a foreign country.The concept of global education is relatively new in university curricula. It has appeared inresponse to globalization and a rapidly changing world. One of the main functions of aninternationalized curriculum is the “formation of the skills….required to operate in the globalenvironment itself.”1 Thus, internationalization of the curriculum is clearly linked toglobalization, and relates to “those processes by which the peoples of the world are incorporatedinto a single world society, a global society.”2 A better understanding of the complexities of theworld empowers people to overcome challenges and more adequately leverage opportunities toimprove their own well-being.Five dimensions have been proposed

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Dollar; Paul Steif

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Mechanics

USING A DIGITAL DASHBOARD FOR LEARNING TO BLEND INTERACTIVE, WEB-BASED COURSEWARE INTO AN INSTRUCTOR-LED STATICS COURSE1. BACKGROUND1.1 Need for Improving Assessment-Feedback LoopsIn response to an increasing appreciation that instruction should be learner-centered [1], variouslearner-centered instructional approaches have been pursued. These have included bothleveraging computer technology in effective ways and establishing more interactive classrooms.Still, many engineering subjects continue to be taught in a traditional, top-down fashion, withone-way communication from the lecturer, and textbook homework problems that are solvedoutside of class, on which delayed and minimal useful feedback, if any, is

Conference Session

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

interview protocol includedquestions relating to faculty beliefs of entrepreneurship education focusing on the following: 1. How do faculty members define the entrepreneurial mindset, or the characteristics necessary to be entrepreneurs? 2. Do faculty members believe that the entrepreneurial mindset is something that can be developed? Or do they feel that certain characteristics necessary to be an entrepreneur are innate to the person? 3. How do faculty members teach entrepreneurship? Is there a relationship between the faculty beliefs and the way that they teach entrepreneurship?We hypothesize that faculty members’ beliefs will vary and that these beliefs are directly tied tohow courses are taught, influencing both course

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jeff Naber, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Meng, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; John Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Barry Solomon, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

. As such, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 was passed by the 109th Congress1 as Public Law109–58. This bill contained the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Act of 2005 (cf Sections 801-816)1. One aspect of this bill was to fund the development of university education programs.These programs are described in more detail in the Department of Energy Multi-Year Research,Development, and Demonstration Plan2.Michigan Technological University is receiving federal support under this act, with an emphasison new course development, development of an interdisciplinary minor, and development ofmodules that can be used to supplement the traditional curriculum with information abouthydrogen and fuel cell technology. The focus of this paper is on the courses and

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

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Mechanics

students to think throughthe solution, plan their approach, and develop in-depth problem solving skills rather thancharging directly and often blindly into and through the problem solution. Andes utilizes fourmental models, problem statement, graphic representation, variables lists, and mathematicalmodel, and requires users to develop each of these mental models (graphical representation isoptional). Andes includes an equation solving tool although users can also solve the equationsoff-line. A research project conducted on some 330 students approximately one-half of whom Page 15.848.3were in a control group, resulted in a 3% (1/3 letter grade

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Jeffrey Butler, United States Military Academy

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Manufacturing

withtheir water turbines using a set Figure 1: The ME403 machine shopamount of water.The ProblemOriginally, the machining portion of the course was five one-hour sessions rather than the two-hour blocks described above. Due to this extremely limited time available to teach machining Page 15.954.4and the fact that the students have only a small amount of time to work in the machine shopoutside of class, it was extremely important to be able to maximize the use of the students’ timein class. Having students waiting to use a machine wastes the precious time they have availableand therefore, the original solution to this problem was to have

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Klenk, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Anne D'Agostino, Compass Consulting, LLC; Ed Maxa, North Carolina Cooperative Extension; Kate Guerdat, North Carolina Cooperative Extension

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

for student responses. The goals of these focus groups areto answer the questions: 1) do students know what engineers do? 2) have there been changes instudent attitudes towards science, math, and engineering? 3) are students more or less interestedin pursuing a career in science, engineering, and technology? 4) do students in rural and urbancounties have different preferences in engineering activities? 5) do girls/boys have differentpreferences in engineering activities? Three focus groups were completed during the fall of 2009based on the Bioimaging and Your TV Remote modules, and data from those groups ispresented. TechXcite is an Informal Science Education program funded by the National ScienceFoundation (Grant 0638970

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware; Thomas Brumm, Iowa State University; Steven Mickelson, Iowa State University

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Engineering Technology

outcomes was developed and is shown in Table 1. Competencies that are associatedwith numerous outcomes, as well as those consistently desired by employers of programgraduates, are considered “core”, that is, development and demonstration of these competenciescontribute considerably to the overall achievement of the outcomes.In conjunction with the move to competency-based assessment, it was also decided to initiate theuse of ePortfolios in the ET program, following the example of the ISU Agricultural andBiosystems Engineering Department 8. Students, as a requirement for graduation, mustindividually submit integrative and reflective ePortfolios that demonstrate their mastery

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

interest and role inASEE and the educational and accreditation processes from whose output they recruit.Multidisciplinary Engineering ProgramsThe data presented in this paper are drawn from the current ABET website,1 as accessed onMarch 2, 2010. That site maintains a list of all accredited engineering programs under a set ofdrop-down menu titles, one of which is “Engineering, Engineering Physics & EngineeringScience.” This list currently comprises programs with one of those three titles, plus GeneralEngineering and a small number (three) of uniquely distinct titles that ABET has assigned to theASEE set. The most recent roster assigned to ASEE for program accreditation includes 68institutions offering 69 accredited multidisciplinary engineering

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Butler, U.S. Air Force Academy; Darren Wilson, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Gerald Knapp, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University

attitudes and value of the variousactivities by the participants, instructors and other personnel. The ENGR 1050 course and thePeer Mentoring program were assessed by an outside evaluator. The overall project impactincludes tracking the graduation and attrition rates of all students, comparing these rates betweenprograms and to a control, obtaining attitudinal and perception feedback from student surveys onprogram components and independent observations of faculty and an outside evaluator. Basedon the 2 years of data for Cohort 1 (07/08 AY) and 1 year of data from Cohort 2 (08/09 AY),preparation for calculus appears to be the positive significant factor in retention in the College ofEngineering and the university. Participation in the camp and ENGR

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

students have the opportunity to go out of the individual course workbox to solve multidisciplinary open-ended problems that are not tied up to a certain area inparticular. The main design objective of this project is finding alternative solutions to theproblems faced by NASA’s original Moonbuggy team. Each Moonbuggy is human-powered andmust be capable of carrying two students, one female and one male, over a half-mile simulatedlunar - terrain course, including “craters”, rocks, “lava” ridges, inclines, and “lunar” soil. Thereare several requirements and design constraints that are included in the Moonbuggy: 1- Vehicle should be human – powered, energy - storage devices are not allowed; 2- The un-assembled vehicle must be collapsible in a

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

‘real world’ engineeringexperience than they get through their standard course work.” They add that many schoolstackle these projects within senior design classes. Their work acknowledges the constraint ofdevelopment time to be particularly troubling within the management of these projects. Theyalso cited risks associated with a “build-and-test” approach. 1At Virginia Tech, Pierrakos, Borrego and Lo assess EAC of ABET mechanical engineeringprogram learning outcomes through their senior capstone design experience. They have usedBloom’s taxonomy competencies of (1) knowledge, (2) comprehension, (3) application, (4)analysis, (5) synthesis, and (6) evaluation, to establish cognitive skill level, in addition to theirstudent learning outcomes

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Vaccari, Stevens Institute of Technology; Siva Thangam, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

parts: (1) an evaluation of publication rates within two years aftercompletion of the degree, and (2) an assessment of the dissertation and the defense using anumber of criteria. The criteria were based on a review of the online literature plus additionalcriteria developed ourselves. Common criteria include originality, advancing of the state of theart, and demonstration of a high degree of mastery. The additional criteria include:demonstration of mastery of the literature; the work has academic or practical utility; the workuses advanced or novel techniques; the work has elements of both theory and experiment.Several other criteria are linked to our institution’s mission, including: The work may lead tomarketable technology; the candidate

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elyce Winters, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Jennifer Dellaposta, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Christine Szaraz, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Minorities in Engineering

. Table 1: Freshman Cohort 2008 by Gender Mean Mean credits earned Gender grade point average (two semesters) Female 2.918 29.269 Male 2.718 26.092Ethnicity, economic background, and status as the first in family to attend college are also factorsimpacting undergraduate students’ preparation for and experience of STEM study. For example,Trenor et al (2008)16 found that “…being a minority student was significantly related to notknowing an engineer (p. 454);” this finding is particularly relevant in light of research (forexample, Amenkhienan, C. and Kogan, L

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State Univ.; Marcus Duffy, Oklahoma State University; Lynn Franzmann, Stillwater; Rebekah Reece, Stillwater; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

disinterest in engineering career by nearly 85% of 8 to 17 oldstudents [1]. A major reason cited by the students is the lack of awareness about engineering.As most students advance through middle school science classes, their attitude toward sciencebecome more negative and their interests decrease most in the seventh grade [2-5]. Thus, themiddle grades are a critical period for students, representing the period most beneficial toprovide engaging academic opportunities. With the increase in demand of qualified engineers,the lack of interest has been thought as future problem. There has been a significant increase in academies and workshops to provide an earlyexposure to engineering, which is recognized as a way to prepare K-12 for

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Terrell, Cornell University Math Dept.; Robert Terrell, Cornell University; Lisa Schneider, Cornell University

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Mathematics

: (1) Development of the first draft of the MAI, (2) Pilot testing the MAI,and (3) Preliminary analysis of the pilot test data.To develop the MAI, faculty of second- and third-year engineering courses were surveyed abouthow key concepts and techniques from single variable differential and integral calculus are usedin intermediate-level engineering courses. Based on their feedback, as well as feedback fromadvanced undergraduate engineering students, an initial set of test items was developed. Theresulting MAI consists of five open-ended questions with eleven sub-questions. The test isdesigned to be administered during one hour in paper-and-pencil format.The MAI was administered during the first week of the Fall 2009 semester as a pre-test to

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Delmer Nicholson, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

, data, test results, and experiences throughout the project. ≠ Prepare a poster board together with a ten minute technical presentation. Page 15.320.2 ≠ Develop and implement one or more embellishments to the project. This is a natural part of a capstone project final report and allows students to offer possibilities for future development for others to consider.The baseline project presented in this paper is the same as that presented by Lapsansky [1]. Thepaper describes a Programmable Power Supply (PPS) wherein the output voltage of the supply iscontrolled via a digital potentiometer and operational amplifier. A

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

addition, Volkswagen expects to be the E-mobility leader and have electric vehicles represent three percent of its product sales by 2018.15The Chevrolet Volt will have a range of 40 miles and the Ford Focus 100 miles. These rangesare consistent with a survey by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics that indicated thatmore than 75% of people commute 40 miles a day or less.1 The onboard battery charger will becapable of plugging into 110 or 220-volt outlets, and charge times will vary from about 6 to 12hours depending on the outlet type used.The electric vehicle will help provide energy storage in the emerging Smart Grid through the useof Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology. The batteries in millions of vehicles could be used tostore excess

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Mayfield, Monterey High School; Kenneth Currie, Tennessee Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Schneider, Cornell University; Maria Terrell, Cornell University Math Dept.

collaborative, applied, problem-solving workshops into the first-semester engineering mathematics course has on students'abilities and attitudes about using mathematics. It is also intended that the resulting developed,tested, and validated instruments will be appropriate for the assessment of related innovations inengineering and mathematics instruction at other institutions.Goals and ObjectivesThe aim of this project is to assess the effects of integrating engineering applications into coremathematics courses for engineers. We expect this innovation will 1) enhance students’ Page 15.185.2understanding of mathematics as representative of physical

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

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Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida

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First-Year Programs

and the Naval Research Laboratory investigating atmospheric propagation in the marine environment. Page 15.734.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Influencing Sense of Community in a STEM Living-Learning CommunityIntroductionThe STEM pipeline continues to shrink. Called a “quiet crisis”, 1 the effects of the shrinking poolwill only be felt “in fifteen to twenty years, when we discover we have a critical shortage ofscientists and engineers capable of doing innovation…” (Jackson in Friedman, p. 253). Importantto this crisis, K-12 students are much less interested in science and engineering than in the pastand are

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Cynthia Rice-York, Tennessee Tech University; Dalton York, Tennessee Tech University; Cynthia Stowers, Clark Range High School; Robert Sircy, Tennessee Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as the “equipment mini-grant” to spend on resources and equipment for their classrooms to aid in the delivery andimplementation of their learning modules. The proven model for this learning module is the Legacy Cycle Module11 based on theresearch findings of the VaNTH project group. The Legacy Cycle lesson format consists of sixstages 1) a challenge question, 2) generate ideas, 3) multiple perspectives, 4) research and revise,5) test your mettle, and 6) go public. The cycle is based on current learning theory presented inHow People Learn: Mind, Brain, Experience, and School6. During the summer research institute,a one-day Legacy Cycle workshop was provided to the teachers. The workshop provided theframework for the teachers to develop

Conference Session

Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Gisela Coto Quintana, SINAES; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Oscar Harasic, Organization of American States; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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International

to enhancecapacity building, economic development and to promote global engineering education andquality assurance in engineering programs.Introduction and BackgroundEducation is a critical component of progress for countries throughout the world. Countries withstrong and accessible educational systems are characterized by greater development and theirpeoples enjoy a higher quality of life. Engineering education is especially important inenhancing the quality of life because technology is such a critical component of progress anddevelopment.1-6 Historically, the competencies of engineers and technology practitioners havebeen strongly linked with individual countries.7 This is inconsistent with the internationalizationof engineering education

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

by Making it FunAbstractThis paper describes a workshop, led by female Engineering Technology students with supportfrom female faculty members, that introduces engineering concepts to 4th -7th grade girls througha series of interactive laboratory experiments. The day-long workshops are offered to area GirlScouts and are intended to increase the girls’ interest in engineering. In support of this goal,hands-on experiments are carefully designed to: 1) show the girls that science can be both funand creative 2) connect science and engineering to things in everyday life that they already knowand care about 3) demonstrate that women can make a positive impact on the world with a careerin engineering.The workshops take place on the college campus

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College-Industry Partnerships

education of engineers should be purely industry- driven,industry can play a stronger role in the development of some of the attributes needed of today’sengineers. This claim is neither unique nor new, however, the steps taken to achieve this goal islimited. McMasters and Matsch14 claimed that “the curricula in most American universitiesoveremphasize engineering science at the expense of engineering practice” (p.1). While theyagree that there needs to be strategically mapped shared goals and objectives between academia Page 15.732.3and industry, the authors claim that such cooperation does not exist. Such cooperations, however,have not been a