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FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech; Deirdre-Annaliese Nicole Hunter, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, and Virginia Tech. He received the North Carolina Association for Research in Education’s Distinguished Paper Award (2000) and the university-wide Undergraduate Teaching Award at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg (2003-2004). His current research focuses on applying motivation and cognitive theories to instruction (www.MotivatingStudents.info).Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an associate professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center. Her research focuses on communication in en- gineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design

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Engineering as the STEM Glue

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Kathleen Atwood, University of Wisconsin - Madison; L. Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, PhD, is professor of Educational Psychology, with affiliate appointments in Curriculum & Instruction and Psychology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and a faculty fel- low at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and the Center on Education and Work. Dr. Nathan studies the cognitive, embodied, and social processes involved in STEM reasoning, learn- ing and teaching, especially in mathematics and engineering classrooms and in laboratory settings, using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Dr. Nathan has secured over $20M in external re- search funds and has over 80 peer-reviewed publications in education and Learning Sciences research, as well as over 100 scholarly

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Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-2753: DOES STUDENT ACCESS TO SOLUTION MANUAL POSEA CHALLENGE?Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineer- ing from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003), College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Jan. 2003-April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006-present). Dr. Karimi is a Fellow of ASME, senior

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The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betsy Palmer, Montana State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Betty J. Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

society.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and isknown as a pre-eminent institution of research, teaching, and learning in the sciences andtechnology. As an institution founded to impart applied knowledge, MIT implements educationfrom a laboratory approach, stressing hands-on experimentation. This approach is congruentwith the Institute‟s motto, Mens et Manus – “Mind and Hand.” The mission of MIT is to advanceknowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that willbest serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. MIT is dedicated to providing its studentswith an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery withthe support and

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Andrea Bill, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

Board.David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. Hurwitz serves as an Assistant Professor in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Ore- gon State University (OSU). He teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in traffic operations, highway design, traffic signal design, and transportation safety. His areas of research interest include traffic en- gineering, driver behavior, driving simulation, and human factors. Dr. Hurwitz founded a traffic data collection company in Massachusetts that successfully completed numerous projects with private compa- nies and public agencies during his 5 year tenure with the firm. He is an active member of TRB, ASCE, and ITE.Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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S Claudina Vargas

A language-infused approach to introduce Dominican high school students to the logical process of designing experiments to construct knowledge K-12 Education (Curriculum Integration) SClaudina Vargas Complex Systems Optimization Laboratory, Northampton, MA 01060 E-mail: scvargas@cosola.org1Abstract: This work reports on the results of a discovery project designed to introduce Dominican highschool students to research concepts. The curriculum uses the ubiquitous water rocket to submersestudents into the logical process of formulating hypotheses and designing experiments to constructknowledge. The curriculum is

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SE Tools and Techniques

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Hasker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Engineering and Computer Science. Proir to teaching he worked for 25 years in industry as a software engineer and program manager mostly in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas in Computer Science, a Ph.D. in Physiological Psychology from the University of North Dakota, and an MBA from Western Michigan University. Page 22.1558.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 UMLint: Identifying Defects in UML Diagrams Abstract We present UMLint, an automated tool for detecting defects in

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ELOS Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Brackett, Bradley University; David Zietlow, Bradley University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

analysis. This report also includes a budget summary of all work done by the students. This budgetsummary includes cost of labor for student work, lab costs for each use of the apparatus, materialcost of blank orifice plates, and consulting fees from professors and teaching assistants.Grading Students are graded on a variety of criteria. For each report there is a given set ofrequirements. The student completes all of the requirements and do so according to technicalreport guidelines. Scoring of the reports and final design may be seen in Table 1. Reports: Percent of Class Grade Analytical Model 5% Design

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian German, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

] Komerath, N.M., "Flow Imaging and Control Laboratory: An Experiment in IterativeLearning". Journal of Engineering Education, 1994, Vol. 1, p. 737-743.[6] Komerath, N.M., "Progress Towards Iterative Learning". Annual Conference Proceedings ofthe American Society of Engineering Education, Session 3536, paper No. 2, June 1995[7] Smith, M.J., Komerath, N.M., Aerospace Engineering: Integrator for Cross-DisciplinaryLearning”. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001.[8] Komerath, N.M., Smith, M.J., “Integrated Knowledge Resources for Cross-DisciplinaryLearning”. Session D-7, Proceedings of ICEE 2001, the International Conference on EngineeringEducation, Trondheim, Norway, August 2001. International Network on Engineering

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High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1523: FAR-POST ASSESSMENT OF A SUSTAINABILITY ENGI-NEERING HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAMDeanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Deanna H. Matthews is Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Affairs and Assistant Teaching Professor in Engineering and Public Policy, and Education Director and researcher in the Green Design In- stitute at Carnegie Mellon University. In her role in Engineering and Public Policy, Dr. Matthews oversees the undergraduate programs in EPP, including coordination of the undergraduate double major and minor curricula, undergraduate student advising, and teaching introductory courses in engineering and public policy. In the Green Design Institute, an interdisciplinary

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Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

effectiveness of theassessment in measuring our abilities to teach and integrate the entrepreneurial mindset into ourdegree plans. This paper will document the selection of the assessment instrument, itsdeployment, and an initial analysis of the results in how they impact retention, professionaldevelopment, and the entrepreneurial mindset of the students at these institutions.IntroductionIn many engineering programs in the United States and around the world, it is no longersufficient to adequately train engineers with excellent left-brain skills – analysis, logicalthinking, and quantitative thought. According to Dean Julio M. Ottino of the Robert R.McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, solvingproblems is not

Conference Session

To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Mark Chrimes, Institution of Civil Engineers

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Engineering Libraries

laboratories – BuildingResearch (BRE), Road Research (now TRL) , Water Pollution Research (Now WRc). Thelatter bodies had considerably more resources than ICE. A little later the Ministry of PublicBuildings and Works, later the Property Services Agency (PSA), introduced ConstructionReferences. All of the above services developed online versions – INSPEC, BRIX, IRRD,Aqualine. BRE and PSA later briefly contributed to ICONDA. ICE briefly entered the frayagain with ICE Abstracts in the 1970s. The competition remained stiff and poor financialreturns led to its sale. It survives as International civil engineering abstracts published byEmerald.The Library also came under internal pressure within ICE. As other functions expanded itsspace was challenged. The

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James D. Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

. Thefollowing characteristics of the project and/or the course intentionally address the community-building objective of the course:• The course is offered each semester and always includes the bridge design project.• The project presentation/bridge breaking is a public event in which faculty and former students are invited to attend.• The teaching assistants in the class are generally undergraduates who previously excelled in the course.• At several points in the semester upperclassmen are invited to speak to the class about activities available to students in the department (e.g. student organizations, competitions, scholarship opportunities, social events, etc.)• The design and performance characteristics for every current and

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

do other crucial things. By shedding light on my reflections,this paper illustrates teaching opportunities that can be used to help students who wish to have abetter understanding of global engineering.IntroductionEngineering educators have identified the value of problem-based learning and communityservice in engineering curricula1,4,5,12. Problem-based learning allows students to implement theirtechnical skills in a setting similar to what they would encounter in their professional field.Service projects also help enrich student experiences by fostering social consciousness and bygiving students the opportunity to see their work being used by disadvantaged people1,4,5,12.According to the National Society of Professional Engineers

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BME Courses and Learning Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University

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Biomedical

interface of engineering, medicine and ethics, while allowing students ofdiffering majors to explore areas of BmE of interest to them.Given that so much of the course depended on instructor-class interactions, where significant un-scripted (but theme-driven) information was exchanged, the students were required to take notesin a bound laboratory notebook. A secondary goal of the notebook requirement was to encouragestudents to learn to take good notes. The quality and content of a student’s note-taking for eachlecture was graded every two or three weeks based on whether the essence of the lecture (i.e., its3 to 6 main points) and enough supporting material (like graphs) were captured such that thenotebook could serve as a later introductory

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FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1625: IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION IN STEM DISCI-PLINES: A MODEL THAT HAS WORKEDAndrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering PhD, Michigan Technological UniversityBetsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is an associate professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, where she teaches first-year engineering and coordinates capstone design project courses. Dr. Aller’s research interests include professional development of students to enter and succeed in the engineering workplace, and enhancing engineering and technology-related experiences for women and minorities.Dr. Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

, R.C., & Kuo, L. (2007). Teaching and learning argumentation, The Elementary School Journal, 107(5), 449-472. 7. Caspersz, D.M., Wu, M., Skene, J. “Factors Influencing Effective Performance of University Student Teams,” in Proc. 26th Annual International HERDSA Conference, Christchurch, NZ, pp. N/A CD Rom. 8. Buckenmeyer, J.A. “Using teams for class activities: Making course/classroom teams work,” Journal of Education for Business, Vol. 76, No. 2, Nov. 2000, pp. 98-108. 9. E. Greco and J. Reasoner. (2010) Student Laboratory Skills and Knowledge Improved through Individual Lab Participation, Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, Lousiville, KY, June 2010. 10. R. Stout, J.A. Cannon-Bowers, and E

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; William J Calvo, Chemical and Molecular Engineering Program, Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1031: INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TEXTBOOK PROBLEMS IL-LUSTRATING CONCEPTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERINGStephanie Farrell, Rowan University Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Prior to joining Rowan in 1998, she was an assistant professor in Chemical Engineering and adjunct professor in Biomed- ical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. She received her Bachelor’s, MS, and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Stevens Institute of Technology, and New Jersey Institute of Technology, respectively. Stephanie’s educational interests are in laboratory develop- ment and experiential learning, particularly in the areas of biomedical

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Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

program curricula to determine if and what kinds ofchanges are needed.1The current outcome assessment process for E and ET programs is primarily designed to meetthe requisite ABET Criteria 3 (a-k) requirements. Evaluation is concentrated on 3rd and 4th yearcourses and measures performance in specific embedded assignments within the core area, i.e.those most relevant to the major and taught within the College. Core courses may be classified asone of the following 5 types: • Theoretical – 3 or 4 semester credits, largely lecture-based, and devoted to an advanced topic within a specific discipline such as thermodynamics or wireless communications. • Experiential – Laboratory-oriented course equivalent to 1 to 3 semester credit

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Rex Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado alsoprovide different insights and recent developments in the field. Engineering thermodynamics isa prerequisite, fluid mechanics is a co-requisite, and while an introduction to the basic modes ofheat transfer are covered in the engineering thermodynamics course, it is recommended thatenrolled students have satisfactorily completed a dedicated heat transfer course.While the course covers a variety of topics (solar, wind, ocean, hydro, geothermal, combinedheat and power, biomass, nuclear, etc.), a substantial portion of the course is devoted to solarenergy (active, passive, and photovoltaic), and would benefit greatly from the incorporation of a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Ahsan Mian, Montana State University; Hunter Lloyd, Montana State University; Robb Larson, P.E., Montana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-531: THE MONTANA MULE: A CASE STUDY IN INTERDISCI-PLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGNBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Dr. Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Montana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engi- neering education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres is also studying the pedagogical impact of interdisciplinary capstone projects compared to traditional discipline-specific de- sign projects. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University

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NSF Grantees

becoming engineers or as an activity they were now enthusiastic about doingin upper-level coursework. Related to the design of physical objects was softwareimplementation. In other cases, being able to “tinker” with an object was an appealing aspect ofelectrical engineering or a rationale for entering an engineering program. In a few cases, theywere finally achieving their goal of being able to take everything they had been learning in classand building a car, robot, or other device. In one case, a student identified signal processing astoo theoretical, and her interest in bioengineering stemmed from the applied nature of the courses(e.g., more laboratory experiences and real-life problems). Students’ responses about difficultand important

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines; Charles Russell Vestal, Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering

techniques will evolve(replacing YouTube Fridays) while accomplishing the same goal of teaching problem solvingskills.AcknowledgementsThe authors thank Professor J. Thomas McKinnon who started using Engineering Estimateproblems in the thermodynamics course many years ago. The Trefny Institute for EducationalInnovation at the authors’ institution is acknowledged for partial support of this work.References1. Kowalski, S.E., F.V. Kowalski, and T.Q. Gardner. Lessons Learned When Gathering Real-Time Formative Assessment in the University Classroom Using Tablet PCs. in Proceedings of the 39th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. . 2009. San Antonio, TX.2. Choi, C.Q., The Pull of Integrity. Prism, 2009. 18(7): p. 28-33.3

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Professional Development and Scholarship

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-173: TOOL USE AND ACTIVITIES OF PRACTICING ENGI-NEERS OVER TIME: SURVEY RESULTSMichael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distri- bution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota for three years. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools; specifically, the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

and the topics it encompasses are constantly changing. Arecent report from the Department of Energy looked at opportunities for energy savings incommercial building HVAC system. The report narrowed the list down to a mere fifty-fiveoptions (Table 4), from which fifteen were eventually selected as most favorable.11 It should benoted that a number of the fifteen items are topics which are not covered in a typicalundergraduate engineering program, and are not listed on either the PE or GA examrequirements. Several of the topics are in fact technologies that are so new that until recentlythey would have only been found in research laboratories or graduate programs (e.g.microchannel heat exchangers).IV. Training Possibilities for the HVAC

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris C Delia Jr., Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson P.E., Rowan University; John L. Schmalzel P.E., Rowan University; Carlos Daniel Barreiro; Kevin Anthony Whitten, Rowan University

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Electrical and Computer

classroom and laboratory experience. Rather than relying onlaboratory-based testing or experiments that approximate an industrial experience, Rowan bringreal-world projects into the Clinic. Benefits to the project sponsor are evident: Companiesunderscore the value they place on involving engineering students in their research activities.Benefits to the Engineering program also accrue. Resources such projects bring to campus helpprovide minor equipment and supplies, and can even be used to help provide labor dollars. Wethink the most significant benefits are realized by our students. Not only are they expandinginto areas that are not directly addressed in the curriculum, but they also further hone theirtechnical writing and communication skills as

Conference Session

TAC/ABET Related Outcome Based Assessment Methods and Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Ronald E. Land, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington; Thomas M. Hall Jr., Northwestern State University; Kelly Ann Lacroix, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College; Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

, Technology & Pro- fessional Programs (SEDTAPP), a department of the College of Engineering at Penn State University. He works at Penn State’s New Kensington campus where he serves as the campus’ representative to the College of Engineering and is Program Coordinator for the baccalaureate degree program in Electro- Mechanical Engineering Technology (EMET). His main teaching responsibilities include courses in elec- trical machinery, basic electrical circuits, and linear electronics. He is also one of three faculty responsible for organizing and conducting the capstone design course for the EMET program. Ron received a baccalaureate degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1971

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Orlando R. Baiocchi, University of Washington, Tacoma; David A. Rogers, North Dakota State University; Max H. M. Costa, University of Campinas (Unicamp), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

research. Institutions in Brazil have had active programs to promote proficiency inPortuguese. Students are admitted to engineering programs in Brazil by competitiveexaminations. At the best Brazilian universities, laboratory facilities are on a par with or betterthan those in some U.S. institutions.Career paths for faculty might differ in both countries, but the goal of continuing growth incompetence is the same. In Brazilian institutions the faculty career involves acquiring themaster’s and doctoral degrees and a formal procedure for progress through full professor bycompetitive examination. The established university in Brazil typically functions with greaterself-governance than its American counterpart. Chairs, deans, and even the university

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud K. Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

a strong grasp of the basic physical principles underlying several medical imaging modalities. 2. Demonstrate a solid understanding of the concepts of medical image acquisition, image formation and display methods. 3. Apply the concepts learnt in class to solve problems in medical image reconstruction, image processing and analysis. 4. Demonstrate an appreciation for the strengths and weaknesses of various imaging modalities and what kind of anatomical and physiological information can be obtained from them.Each of the courses has a strong laboratory component to provide hands-on experience for thestudent in a realistic setting. The CIS department has a state of the art

Conference Session

"Green" Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christian Daniel Douglass, University Of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Architectural

buildinginformation modeling, building energy simulation, sustainable design, or parametric solidmodeling. The modules will be continually improved and expanded based on student feedback.Students at Illinois’ Product Dissection Laboratory have already started using the tutorials, andthus far their feedback has been positive and very useful.Hopefully, this educational content will play a role in fostering future multi-disciplinary courses,research, and academic programs related to energy efficient and sustainable building. Whilethey are a small step, they are a step in the right direction – and a direction where students areleading the charge.Bibliography1. Building Energy Software Tools Directory. Building Technologies Program. [Online] U.S. Departmentof