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DEED Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frank Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-1789: CONSTRUCTIVIST DESIGN AND BLENDED INSTRUCTION:RETHINKING COURSE DESIGN FOR THE ENGINEERING CLASSROOMMarie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteFrank Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Page 14.363.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Constructivist Design and Blended Instruction: Rethinking Course Design for the Engineering ClassroomAbstractThe engineering classroom is changing1: the student body is ethnically, linguistically, andculturally more diverse2 than ever before and the infusion of technology is redefining work skillsand society's expectations. Web-based technology has grown to become a critical

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-926: SUMMER TRANSITION PROGRAM: A MODEL FOR IMPACTINGFIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPSRuba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University Ruba A. Alkhasawneh is a Ph.D. student in engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology and Yarmouk University, respectively in Jordan. Her research focuses on diversity issues and engineering education. Address: 601 West Main Street,PO Box 843068,Richmond, VA 23284-3068; e-mail: alkhasawnera@vcu.edu.Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Rosalyn S. Hobson is the Associate Dean for Graduate

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terrell Strayhorn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 14.870.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Measuring the Educational Benefits of Diversity in STEM Education: A Multi-Institutional Survey Analysis of Women and Underrepresented MinoritiesAbstractPrevious research has documented the importance of diversity in higher education and the needto increase diversity in science and engineering fields by broadening participation among womenand historically underrepresented minorities. Large-scale research that measures the educationalbenefits of diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, however, hasbeen limited. The present study measured the educational benefits of diversity in STEM fieldsusing a nationally

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Focus on Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Hacker, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Winny Dong, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mary Lucero Ferrel, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Women in Engineering

result of all of these demands on faculty time, it is difficultto get faculty to participate in extra programs, such as mentoring.In the fall of 2006, Cal Poly Pomona was awarded an NSF ADVANCE InstitutionalTransformation grant to increase the representation and advancement of women faculty in thescience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Activities at this institutionare organized around four key areas: 1) Institutional Development/Sustainability, 2) Recruitment,3) Career Development, and 4) Leadership Development.Women make up 25% of the tenure/tenure-track faculty in the science, technology, engineeringand mathematics (STEM) disciplines at Cal Poly Pomona, with some departments still havingnone or only one female faculty

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Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Engelken, Arkansas State University

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New Engineering Educators

, education, and engineering education truly entail, not only in excelling with andbalancing tangible nuts-and-bolts details (teaching, research/scholarship, service, professionaldevelopment, etc.; that is “academic wealth”), but also in less tangible aspects, including trulyimpactive role modeling, personal service, mentorship, and leadership. This deeper impactdistinguishes “academic impact” from the broader “academic wealth”. “Academic vision”involves not only seeing, but assimilating, the big picture of “why” engineering educators dowhat they do in addition to “how”, with an eye toward lasting value, contribution, and legacy.The paper will discuss recent trends 3 in engineering education, for example, technology in theclassroom, hybridization of

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Graphics and Visualization

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Christopher Hill, Linedota Architects

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Page 14.422.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design Visualization and Service Learning: Using Photorealistic Computer Rendering to Support a Third-World Community Development ProjectIntroductionComputer rendering has evolved to a point where the ability to generate photorealistic images isa standard feature in most CAD applications. The objective of photorealistic rendering is to“generate images from computer modeled scenes with an image quality as close to real life aspossible” [1]. The origins of computer rendering are rooted in technological developments thatare nearly a half-century old. However, more recent developments in photorealistic renderingapplications and in the

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Gary Hansen, University of California, Santa Barbara; Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Peter Robinson, Utah Valley University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-529: ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM ASSESSMENT BY STUDENTOUTCOMEHak Tam, University of California, Santa BarbaraGary Hansen, University of California, Santa BarbaraSally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPeter Robinson, Utah Valley University Page 14.581.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM ASSESSMENT BY STUDENT OUTCOMEIntroduction Harvard Business School offered the first course in entrepreneurship in 1947. Today mostof the AACSB-accredited business schools offer programs in entrepreneurship 1. Withinnovations emanating from the science and technology areas, entrepreneurship

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Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

and give STEM interested high school students an opportunity toexplore, learn and experience several STEM disciplines. Phase two is aimed at improving students’skills and retention in STEM areas through course and curriculum enhancement, new and advanceteaching technology especially for the gatekeeper courses. Phase three provides students andfaculty opportunities to enhance their knowledge and research skills through specially designedlearning activities. Phase four ensures smooth transition of STEM undergraduates into highlycompetitive graduate school programs. The project's management plan is lead by the facultymembers from Engineering and Mathematics Departments.The project designed activities based on the following strategies: (1

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Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaoqing Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE Computational Science Division; Debbie McCoy, Oak Ridge National Lab

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Minorities in Engineering

. Debbie McCoy Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TennesseeAbstractThe Research Alliance in Math and Science (RAMS) program is a twelve-week summerresearch internship program for under-represented students majoring in computer science,mathematics, engineering and technology. It is carried out through the Computing andComputational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Theobjective of the RAMS program is to identify students and faculty members in computersciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology disciplines for summer internships insupport of the long-term goal of increasing the number of under-represented minorities

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Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaochun Jiang, North Carolina A&T State University; Jerry Watson, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-100: USING A MULTIVARIATE APPROACH TO INVESTIGATE THEFACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MINORITY STUDENTS’ APPLYING TOGRADUATE SCHOOLXiaochun Jiang, North Carolina A&T State UniversityJerry Watson, North Carolina A&T State UniversityMarcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University Page 14.1308.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A multivariate Approach to Investigate the Factors Contributing to Minority Students Applying for Graduate SchoolAbstractThe goal of this research is to study what, if any, factors that may help minority students makehis or her decision to apply to graduate school in science, technology, engineering

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Graphics and Visualization

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; La Verne Abe Harris, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Associate Vice President for Visualization Computing. He formerly was Department Head and a Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology. He is the co-founder of the Digital Enterprise Center in the School of Technology, and, in the 6 years he served as Department Head, he more than doubled enrollment, funded projects, and donations to the department. Prior to becoming department head he was on the faculty in Computer Graphics Technology for 4 years. Prior to joining the faculty at Purdue, Gary served three years as a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Department of Engineering Graphics at The Ohio State University. He has authored numerous papers in

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphene Koch, Purdue University

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Construction

someday beresponsible for the management of construction, verification of design, and inspection ofinstallation of all types of mechanical systems in buildings. The MechBuild lab will bridge thegap between student learning and the implementation of innovative technology, and willstimulate students with real-world, hands-on exercises. It will be beneficial to STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math) education, faculty development, and community outreach.This paper will outline the goals and utilization of this lab.IntroductionA proposal was written to seek financial support for the development of a Mechanical BuildingSystems lab (MechBuild lab) to serve three courses in an accredited four-year Bachelor ofScience program in Construction

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1201: NURTURE MOTIVATED, CONFIDENT, AND STRATEGICLEARNERS IN ENGINEERING THROUGH COGNITIVE ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL COURSEWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over 10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum. He serves as a freshmen advisor for the First Year Experience Program at JSU and is the Principle Investigator for

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Adam Morris, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

2008 Page 14.1059.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Simplified Management Zones from Analyses and Mapping of Multiple Years of Spatially Distributed Harvest DataAbstractThe National Science Foundation's Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP),and HBCU Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) have paved the way for undergraduate researchinvolvement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines atUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore(UMES) among the underrepresented minority students.Ongoing multidisciplinary experiential learning and research efforts titled (i

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

groups.Advisement Organizational StructureAdvisement is a key factor in moving students successfully through any program,particularly for students who are at-risk. Good advisement is more than making sure thatthe student takes courses in the proper sequence. It is also a way to help students finddirection for both their career and their life. How this is accomplished varies frominstitution to institution, with different degrees of success. Assessing and evaluating thestrengths and weaknesses of an advisement protocol is imperative if schools ofengineering are to meet the new challenge of developing engineers that have the tools tocompete in a global market and who are conscious of the pros and cons of technology andhow it impacts the world as a whole.All

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Recruitment and Development of Minority Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

computational technologies in order to promote and cultivate interest in students. Develop initiatives so that interested students can continue in computational science engineering at “Organizing Institution”.” “Intend on creating exercises around Para Vein [sic] and Vol Vien [sic] as was given in the workshop. I also want to use UNIX in some way. Page 14.511.9 “The workshop was invaluable. It allowed me to be exposed to some very useful concepts and software. I can see myself incorporating these

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Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

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Engineering Design Graphics

effectiveness of the different modes ofteaching. It should also offer some insight as to the different ways students learn engineeringgraphics and to what extent online instruction is appropriate for an engineering graphics course.IntroductionAs new education delivery technologies are developed, discussions arise as to whether thesetechnologies are an effective way to educate students. With more institutions of highereducation moving toward online instruction, the case must be made that the education studentsare receiving online is equivalent to the education received in a traditional format on campus.The move to alternative education technologies is growing in the field of engineering education.The paper considers the efficacy of an engineering

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New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fredericka Brown, University of Texas, Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas, Tyler

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1918: ASSESSING PEER ATTITUDES AMONG STEM STUDENTS ANDTHE POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON THE RETENTION OF MINORITIES IN STEMPROGRAMSFredericka Brown, University of Texas, Tyler Dr. Brown currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler. Her research interests include bioheat transfer, thermal comfort, and engineering education.Kristian Trampus, University of Texas, Tyler Ms. Trampus currently serves as the Director of the East Texas STEM Center at The University of Texas at Tyler. Her research interests include metacognition, educational technology, the education of historically under-served populations and STEM education.Michael Odell

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred Bonner, Texas A&M University; Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Carmen Villa, Texas A&M University; Helene Cook, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

Department (PACE Center), focusing on issues that impact academically gifted African American male college students. Bonner is also completing a book that highlights the experiences of postsecondary gifted African American male undergraduates in predominantly White and Historically Black college contexts. Fred spent the 2005-2006 year as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in the Office of the President at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Additionally, he has recently been awarded an NSF grant that focuses on factors influencing the success of high achieving African American students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in HBCUs.Felecia Nave

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New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Juan Lira, Texas A&M International University; Conchita Hickey, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 14.1073.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 STEM Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation: Progress to DateAbstractStrategies employed to recruit, retain, and educate students in science, mathematics, andengineering include a variety of approaches, such as hands-on activities, field trips,summer workshops, competitions, tutoring, research experiences, and software trainingprograms. This paper describes a new program, STEM Recruitment, Retention, andGraduation (STEM-RRG), geared toward increasing the number of minority studentspursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fieldsat Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). STEM-RRG consists of severalprojects that implement a number of

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Tricks of the Trade I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hinton, Utah State University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-619: RESEARCH ENTREPRENEUR MODEL FOR MONITORING THEPROGRESS OF FACULTY RESEARCH PROGRAMSScott Hinton, Utah State University Page 14.1026.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Research Entrepreneur Model for Monitoring the Progress of Faculty Research ProgramsAbstrac tThis paper describes a model that visually outlines the strength and sustainability of a facultymember’s research enterprise. This model can be used by individual faculty members to identifythe areas that they personally need to develop and improve as they try to build a successfulresearch program and by administrators who need to have the ability to monitor

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Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2009-60: DESIGN UNDER ALTERNATIVE INCENTIVES: TEACHINGSTUDENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF FEATURE SELECTION ANDORGANIZATION IN CADMichael Johnson, Texas A&M University Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution 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

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Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provided help with the engineering, science, and mathematics concepts needed tosupport and supplement the units of Engineering is Elementary.The teachers were also asked to develop with the assistance of the community collegefaculty an appropriate plan for the professional development of their elementary schoolcolleagues over the next year and to present the plans to the districts.An outside evaluator was employed to gather and evaluate data and report the results ofthe summer's activities. His findings are included.IntroductionIn 2003, by act of the Massachusetts legislature, in an effort to increase the number ofstudents choosing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers,a STEM Pipeline Fund of $2.5 million was established

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Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Timothy VanEpps, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, leadership and entrepreneurship in the College. This Council, a select group of executivelevel business, community and technology leaders, is committed to the long-term support of theproposed work, and views it as a part of the larger-scale longer-term Innovation Leadership Initiative.Broader Impacts The simplicity of the new program allows it to serve as a national model, as it can easily beimplemented, replicated in part or in its entirety, as well as scaled or modified to fit other schools’ needs.It is anticipated that engineering accreditation will evolve to include innovation as well as leadership andentrepreneurship skills, and it is expected that this project will help to accelerate this process. The program is flexible as it allows

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

Federal Title IX Reviews: What They Really MeanOver the last three years, the federal government has stepped up its efforts to perform Title IXcompliance reviews in science and engineering, in response to criticisms in a 2004 reportpublished by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The mere thought of using Title IX to“do for science and engineering what it has done for athletics”1 has fomented a great deal ofcontroversy.2,3 Moreover, the lack of visibility into what actually has resulted from these reviewshas limited any development of public awareness and understanding of why these reviews canbenefit academic institutions in general and their science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) departments in particular.3,4This paper

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Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

physics courses. She makes use of writing as a learning and assessment tool for understanding how non-majors learn physics. Embedded within this research is the study of how the formal assessment of student learning styles can enhance learning in physics. An additional focus of her research involves studying the role of technology as an assessment and learning tool. Dr. Larkin has been an active member of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for over 20 years. She served on the AAPT Minorities in Physics Committee from 1997 – 2000, was Chair of the Physics and Engineering Physics Division from 1994 – 1996 and from

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lingguang Song, University of Houston; Sang-Hoon Lee, University of Houston; Junshan Liu, Auburn University

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Construction

-Hoon Lee, University of Houston Dr. Sang-Hoon Lee is an Assistant Professor of Construction Management at the University of Houston. His research, teaching and consulting are in the areas of construction engineering and management, quantitative methods, construction finance management, construction safety, and information technology. He has taught courses in Construction Management I & II, Construction Finance Management, Cost Analysis and Bidding, Quantitative Methods for Project Management, Construction Safety, Reinforced Concrete Construction, Soil Mechanics and Foundation, Structural Steel &Timber Construction, and Strength of Construction Materials. His most recent research

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Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-1115: COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND STUDENTEVALUATIONS: CAN BOTH BE IMPROVED?Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Prusak is a Professor in the Department of Engineering at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT. He teaches courses in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. He has over 10 years of international industrial and research experience in the fields of precision manufacturing, design of mechanical and manufacturing systems and metrology. Dr. Prusak received M.S. Mechanical Engineering from Technical University of Krakow and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from

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Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

came from two mailing lists, the Engineering Technology listserv, etd-l@listproc.tamu.edu, serving ASEE’s Engineering Technology division, and the SIGCSEmembers list, SIGCSE-members@LISTSERV.ACM.ORG, serving the Special Interest Group on Page 14.708.2Computer Science Education of the Association for Computing Machinery. The author postedProceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 1Copyright 1 2009, American Society for Engineering Educationon these lists in October 2008. The number of responses was not large, but that may just reflectthe fact that few instructors have seen much

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Panel: What Funding Agencies Look For

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Daniels, Henry Luce Foundation; Kathleen Christensen, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Jessie DeAro, National Science Foundation; David Ruth, Elsevier Foundation

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Women in Engineering

ofsuccessful grants suggest indicators of a positive environment for female and male facultymembers. Similar to the proverbial “canary in the coal mine”, females’ decisions not to pursuecareers in academia, or their premature departures from academic environments, suggest thatnegative conditions in the work environment may be one factor for the ever-decliningproportions of women at each rank of academia.BackgroundResearch on factors that may account for the lower proportion of women in the various ranks ofscience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) faculties includes the effects ofimplicit and explicit bias; differential effects on women of conflicts between work and familydemands; unequal access to resources such as space, salary, and