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Assessment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #6562Assessment of Learning Based on the Principles of Discovery and Metacogni-tionDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired

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Institutional Transformations

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Karen J. Horton PE, University of Maine; Amy Fried, University of Maine ; Mary Madden, University of Maine

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #6548Promising Organizational Practices for Increasing Faculty Gender Equity: ACase StudyProf. Karen J. Horton PE, University of Maine Karen J. Horton, P.E. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University of Maine, and a licensed professional engineer in the state of Maine. She is a Co-Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant to increase recruitment, retention and advancement of tenure-track women faculty members in STEM fields. Prior to her 1997 appointment to the University she was employed as a mechanical engineer at Bath

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It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Dawn G. Williams, Howard University; Leonard Bernard Bliss; Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #7227Social Support: How Hispanic and Black Engineering Students Perceive theSupport of Peers, Family, and FacultyDr. Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University Lorraine Fleming is a professor of civil engineering at Howard University. She has spearheaded a num- ber of research and intervention initiatives to attract and retain underrepresented minorities, particularly African Americans, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and to im- proving the quality of engineering education for undergraduates. She is a Carnegie Scholar and a fellow of the American Society of Civil

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Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University; Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #5863Engaging Foucault to Better Understand Underrepresentation of Female STEMFacultyDr. Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University Kacey Beddoes is a Postdoctoral Researcher with ADVANCE-Purdue in Purdue’s School of Engineering Education. She received her PhD in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech in 2011 and serves as Managing Editor of Engineering Studies and Assistant Editor of the Global Engineering Series at Morgan & Claypool.Mr. Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alice L. Pawley is an Assistant Professor in the School of

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Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; Wayne W. Wheatley; Valerie Ann Little

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #5971Faculty Development Through Industrial InternshipDr. Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos Vedaraman Sriraman is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University- San Marcos. In the past, he has served as the Manufacturing Engineering program coordinator, Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and Assistant Dean in the College of Science at Texas State University. He has received several gramts form the NSF and SME-EF to initiate new curriculum and laboratories. Dr. Sriraman has received several teaching awards and has served as the faculty advisor to

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Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Fu, MIT; Tahira N Reid, Purdue University; Janis P. Terpenny, Iowa State University; Deborah L. Thurston, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judy M. Vance, Iowa State University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University; Gloria J. Wiens, University of Florida; Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; Janet Katherine Allen, University of Oklahoma; Kathy Jacobson

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #6781Broadening Participation: A Report on a Series of Workshops Aimed atBuilding Community and Increasing the Number of Women and Minoritiesin Engineering DesignDr. Katherine Fu, MIT Kate Fu is Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). In May 2012, she completed her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She received her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon in 2009, and her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University in 2007. Her work has focused on studying the engineering design team process through cognitive studies

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Tricks of the Trade I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverly Kristenson Jaeger, Northeastern University; Kerri Liss, Northeastern University; Bea van den Heuvel; Ellen Wilson, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

learning, peer-assisted teaching, peer-assisted learning, engineering, highereducation, instructional scaffolding.Introduction and BackgroundEducational Trends. Many university-level Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(STEM) subjects are experiencing a decline in Teacher-Student Ratios (TSR) and the push fortechnologically enhanced classrooms, which increases the challenges associated with teachingthese already complex courses. As discussed in “ATLAS - Academic Teaching and LearningAssistants Study: The Use of Peers as ‘Quality Managers’ in Engineering Class Instruction,” thedwindling teacher-student ratio “is the result of several factors, namely (1) diminishing resourcesfor faculty and/or graduate teaching assistants, (2) an inclination

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Visualization tools and uses in graphics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch Dr., University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #8176An exploratory study of students’ approaches to generating, maintaining andcommunicating visual-mental imagesMr. Thomas Delahunty, University of LimerickDr. Niall Seery, University of LimerickMr. Raymond Lynch Dr., University of LimerickDr. Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick Dr. Diarmaid Lane received his B.Tech. in Education and Ph.D. in Technology Education from the University of Limerick in 2008 and 2011, respectively. He spent six years in the metal fabrication in- dustry developing engineering craft based skills prior to pursuing his studies in technology education. He currently holds a faculty position

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Polin Yadak, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

engineering and mathematics at Ca˜nada College. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other under- represented groups in mathematics, science and engineering. Page 23.978.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Preparing STEM Students for Success in Physics Through an Intensive Summer ProgramAbstract:Many community college students have low levels of preparation for college-level

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Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Alex Kotlarchyk

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Guinness World Record. His new book is titled: ”Everyone Loves Speed Bumps, Don’t You? A Guide to Innovative Thinking.” Dr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively.Dr. Alex Kotlarchyk Page 23.623.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 From Idea to Market: A Case Study for Sustainable Innovation Daniel Raviv and Alex Kotlarchyk Department of

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Assessment

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Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

written bymanagement scholars and not from texts directed specifically to engineers. It is possible thatwhat encompasses entrepreneurship for engineers might require a broader definition andoutcomes. In engineering curriculum, entrepreneurship education often co-exists withinnovation education. As such, it can be considered as part of an innovation continuum, whichcomprises creativity, product design and development, entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship, andmanagement of the new technology or product (Duval-Couetil & Dyrenfurth, 2012).The study also only considers cognitive elements of creating business plans. It does not consideraffective outcomes of students’ participation in the activity. Affective outcomes, such as self

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INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Ruth Rodríguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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International

- searchers (Comit´e Mexicano de Investigadores Educativos, COMIE). Secretary of the Executive Com- mittee (2009-2013) and Member of the Network of Centers for Research in Mathematics Education. Co- ordinator of the Faculty Academy of Differential Equations in the Mathematics Department since 2009. Thesis advisor and Professor at ITESM Virtual University School of Education in the graduate programs of Education and Educational Technology and in the PhD program in Educational Innovation. Page 23.133.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 ACE: Innovative Educational

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Learning styles affect on students in graphic and design courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Christopher D Grant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #7662Inquiry-Guided Learning (IGL) in Graphical Communications CourseDr. Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Dr. Lulu Sun is an associate professor in the Department of Freshmen Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where she has taught since 2006. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engi- neering from Harbin Engineering University at China in 1999, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Riverside in 2006. She is a professional member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineer, and a member of American Society of Engineering Education, and

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University; Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

providevery large offers may attract outstanding students who may have otherwise attended otherinstitutions, but changing which institutions the students attend may not increase the number ofunderrepresented students in the profession. In addition, the scholarship awards need to becomplemented with academic support programs so that students persist to graduation.In this paper, these ideas will be illustrated using results from a National Science Foundation(NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) projectthat targets students from underrepresented groups who have financial need, but do not qualifyfor university-level scholarships. The project provides scholarships of full in-state tuitionsupport for up to four

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of St. Thomas; Adam S Green, University of St. Thomas; Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Marty Johnston, University of St. Thomas; Paul R Ohmann, University of St. Thomas (MN)

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Engineering Physics & Physics

-Computational-Physics.cfm2. P. R. Ohmann, A. S. Green, and M. E. Johnston, “Infusing computation throughout the undergraduatecurriculum,” Computers in Education Journal 18(3): 12-22 (2008).3. These five courses are required for the B.S. in Physics degree. PHYS 225 and PHYS 341 are required for the B.A.in Physics and B.S. in Electrical Engineering degrees, while PHYS 331, PHYS 347, and PHYS 431 are electives.4. Applications of Modern Physics curriculum development webpage:http://ida.phys.stthomas.edu/PHYS225curriculum Page 23.477.95. The Physics Education Technology project (PhET) interactive simulations, http://phet.colorado.edu6. A

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Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University; Dan Mott, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

STEM. Page 23.1001.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013  Promoting Student Success in Engineering and Science through Research and Internship ProgramsAbstractScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has been given muchattention in recent years. While a number of issues affect student success, the area of greatestconcern is student retention. Standardized-test scores, study habits, and living on- or off-campusare not the only factors that affect retention rates. Students are more likely to stay in college ifthey have clear goals

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Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew J Pasek, University of Windsor

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #6971Reel Entrepreneurs: Illustrating Entrepreneurship with Feature FilmsDr. Zbigniew J Pasek, University of Windsor Dr. Pasek received his PhD from the University of Michigan (1993). He is currently an Associate Profes- sor in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Windsor, Canada. His interests include industrial automation, health care, service engineering and informal engi- neering education. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, SME and IEEE. Page 23.1029.1

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Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Bush, Michigan State University; Laura J Genik, Michigan State University

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Women in Engineering

establish national recognition, and provides opportunities forcollaboration.The objectives of this work were to gather data, both in qualitative and quantitative forms,regarding the importance of disciplinary society involvement. Because this work was supportedby an NSF ADVANCE grant, focus was given to Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) areas and women in these areas.Both survey data and focus group data were collected for this research. Survey data werecollected from female faculty at a research-based institution (R1) located in the Midwest.Survey questions addressed levels of involvement in societies, pros and cons of involvement,how involvement affected promotion, differences (both positive and negative) betweenleadership in

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Visualization tools and uses in graphics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A Wronecki, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #6777Geometric Unity ConstructionsProf. James A Wronecki, East Tennessee State University Assistant Professor James Wronecki works in the Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying, and Digital Media at East Tennessee State University. He has a master’s degree in Industrial Design from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pa. Page 23.637.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Geometric Unity ConstructionsPresent computer-aided

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Programs in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Seth Orsborn, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovation and entrepreneurship are not topics limited to the fields of engineering andbusiness. When considering creativity one naturally thinks of the arts. But one certainly can’tquestion the benefit of entrepreneurial principles for a professional sculptor, musician orplaywright. Companies have also caught on to the benefits of employing anthropologists andpsychologists in their product development efforts. In fact, when considered more deeply,innovation is not specific to any single domain. And perhaps one can argue that the mostinnovative enterprises occur at the intersections of the disciplines as Steve Jobs suggested at thelaunch of the iPad18..Figure 1: Steve Jobs Highlights Technology and Liberal Arts at iPad LaunchIt is clear that our

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Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Sandrin, Arizona State University; Connie M Borror, Arizona State University West

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #5941Student Perceptions and Interest in Engineering: Effects of Gender, Race/Ethnicity,and Grade LevelDr. Susannah Sandrin, Arizona State University Dr. Susannah Sandrin is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Arizona State University. Her research interests are in the areas of STEM education, specifically looking at the influences of social and economic factors on pre-college student engagement with STEM fields. She has directed numerous research, outreach and dissemination grant projects examining gender and student participation in STEM programs (including NASA and National Science Foundation, among others

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Best Methods for NEEs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James C. Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Turk McCleskey, Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University; Anthony Evan English, Western New England University

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New Engineering Educators

Information Systems and Entrepreneur- ship. Her research interests include Information Systems Mergers and Acquisitions, Cross-Cultural Infor- mation Systems and Commercialization of Intellectual Property. Baker’s research has been published in a variety of academic journals including the Information Systems Journal, Journal of Global Information Management, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, and Journal of Decision Systems.Prof. Anthony Evan English, Western New England University Anthony English received the Ph.D. degree in medical engineering and medical physics from the Harvard- MIT division of Health Sciences and Technology in 1996, where he received a Raytheon Fellowship. He is currently a professor at the

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Native American STEM education.Dr. D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University Dr. Darshi De Saram is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the Department of Construction Management & Engineering, North Dakota State University. He has a PhD degree in Construction Management from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, an MTech degree in in Construction Management from the Open University of Sri Lanka, and a BScEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Per- adeniya, Sri Lanka; getting an academic experience that straddles engineering technology, management and social sciences. His research interests are in soft aspects of construction management. Before return- ing to academia to pursue the

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Training and Support for NEEs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Sherif N Kinawy, University of Toronto; D. Grant Allen, University of Toronto; Chris Damaren, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Bryan Karney

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New Engineering Educators

component.Specifically, Norris and Palmer describe a doctoral teaching intern program for engineeringstudents at Georgia Institute of Technology.1 They adopt a team-teach approach between afaculty member and doctoral student, and pay students for conducting one to two-thirds of theircourse for the quarter while the instructor is present for at least half of them. Wankat andOreovicz clarify the need for instructional programs for Ph.D. candidates specifically, provide aframework for successful programs, and describe the value of such programs at severaluniversities.2,3 Such programs also exist in doctoral programs outside of engineering. Utect andTullous describe the context and approaches used in business schools and their literature can be

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Tricks of the Trade II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University; Barry Wayne Peddycord III, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

large projects and portfolios, butthese are typically more time-consuming and difficult to evaluate. Page 23.1151.3 2The SurveyIn order to find out how others were using textbook exercises, we developed a web survey usingGoogle Forms and sent it to three listservs for college educators and educational researchers: thePOD Mailing List, the ACM SIGCSE Members List, and the Engineering Technology* listserv.Most of the questions on the survey were open-ended.The survey collected 142 responses. Due to the uncontrolled nature of a web survey, this

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Julie Ann Lorah, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

qualitative methods to examine the culture for women and underrepresented minorities in 22 engineering colleges nationwide. She also directs the external eval- uation for the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). In addition to her lead- ership in the office, Dr. Litzler is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a Board Member of Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Her research interests include the educational climate for students in science and engineering and gender and race stratification in education and the workforce.Ms. Julie Ann Lorah, University of Washington Julie Lorah is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington in the measurement

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CAD Assessments, Trends and Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Chirag Patel; David Joseph Tortoriello; Justin Baldacci, ASME Northeastern chapter; Jeffrey Speroni

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #7120Augmenting a First-year Design Course with an Undergraduate Student Ad-ministered SolidWorks ModuleDr. Richard Whalen, Northeastern University Richard Whalen received his Ph.D. from Northeastern University in Mechanical Engineering. Over the past decade he has been a member of the Northeastern University’s Gateway Team. This is a team of teaching faculty devoted to the development and enhancement of the first-year General Engineering pro- gram at Northeastern. The focus of this team is to provide a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience in engineering that endorses the student

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Jessica Uscinski, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

served as a National Science Foundation ASEE Visiting Scholar. In 2010 she was honored at the XI Confer- ence on Engineering and Technology Education (INTERTECH 2010) in Ilh´eus, Brazil with an award in Recognition of Global Outreach and Contributions to the fields of Engineering and Technology Education Worldwide. Dr. Larkin is the author of a book chapter published in 2010 entitled ”Women’s Leadership in Engineering” in K. O’Connor (Ed.) Gender and Women’s Leadership: A Reference Handbook (Vol 2, pp. 689 – 699). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.Jessica Uscinski, American University Page 23.1197.1

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Training and Support for NEEs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, University of Arkansas; John DUPE Lee, University of Arkansas; Douglas E. Spearot, University of Arkansas

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New Engineering Educators

hasgraduated more than 40 graduate students (PhD/MS), trained numerous (18) post-doctoral fellows, and providedresearch experience to several undergraduate (24) and high school students (8) and 6 school teachers, and 5corporate engineers. His graduates are leaders at key organizations, such as IBM at Almaden, University of Florida,Qualcomm Technology, Texas Instruments, etc. He has received 34 awards/recognitions, including Fellow ofAmerican Society of Materials (ASM), Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), Fellow ofthe Institute of Physics (InstP), London, UK, Frost and Sullivan Technology Excellence Award and others. He hasan extensive track record of global collaborations with academic institutions and companies from Australia

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Classes in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhang Fenzhi, Aalborg University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

andimplementation of PBL curriculum. Furthermore, their understandings on conflicts andinnovation competency unfold the learning trajectories as the escalating process ofconflicts, which could end up either as constructive or destructive on developinginnovation competency. Based on the findings, this study revisited the literature andproposed a tentative explanatory model to describe the relationship between conflicts andinnovation competency. At the same time, we suggest conducting further research tocritically rethink PBL and its effects on cultivating innovation competency.1.IntroductionTo promote economic growth and national competitions, current policies aim to educateinnovative engineers, who can contribute both on technology function and business