Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

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College Industry Partnerships

Dynamics Fort Worth Division (1987-1989), and has spent his entire academic career at The University of Texas at El Paso (Assistant Professor, 1994-2000; Associate Professor, 2000-2005; Professor, 2005-present).Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Ricardo L. Pineda holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees from Lehigh University and a B.Sc. degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He has over 25 years of experience in Systems Engineering in dif- ferent industries ranging from Research and Development at Bell Labs to Chief Technology Officer at AT&T in Mexico. He was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff (DMTS) at Bell labs where as a Systems Engineer he worked on requirements and the architecture of new

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

expertise in dealing withany intellectual property situations they may face as they work with their industrial sponsors ontheir respective projects.All Capstone project teams are provided an opportunity to present their project work at theconclusion of each of the two semesters with the inclusion of a project fair at the end of thesecond semester. The project fair provides Capstone project teams an opportunity to demonstratethe physical results of their project in a setting similar to a career fair. Capstone project teamsalso prepare presentations that highlight the results of their project work. Since the goal of BYUand other academic institutions is to faciliate and provide learning opportunities for students,these presentations are open to the

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

highschool graduates – preparing them for any career path, particularly in STEM disciplines.Two high school based curricula currently being used to address these concerns are Project Leadthe Way and the Infinity Project. Project Lead the Way (www.pltw.org) has modules forintroducing engineering topics to students in both middle and high school. However, high schoolteachers in our partner schools have indicated to us that they would prefer a more in-depthcurriculum that ties together application and content. The Infinity Project (www.infinity-project.org) focuses on digital electronics, allowing for a rigorous approach, but is limited to avery narrow range of topics. Teachers have indicated to us that they like the rigorous nature ofthe Infinity

Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chanley, North Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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Mathematics

. Many students come to the College directly afterhigh school, while others bring a variety of living and work experiences to their studies. The Page 22.1377.2average age ranges from 25 years old in the day classes to approximately 31 years old in theevening courses. Some students take conventional college programs, planning to transfer to afour-year institution after graduation, while other students sign up for associate degree orcertificate programs leading directly to employment in specialized career fields. Also,significant numbers of students at NECC enroll in developmental and second language coursesto upgrade their skill sets before pursuing

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Frederick Clayton Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

areexposed to many different levels of expectations. At one extreme are students who are overachievers and have been very strongly driven throughout their academic career. These studentshave either taken an AP course or possibly taken community college courses as part of their highschool program. These students need guidance only in how to channel their energy to besuccessful. At the other extreme, however, are first generation college students. These studentsmay need stronger levels of mentorship to be successful. Yet both of these sets of students arepresent in the same freshman course, and both of these students will be assessing theperformance of course instructors. They each will have a level of expectation set for the facultymember. At the

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Conry, Clarkson University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

each of these disciplines may acquire many of these skills andmuch of this knowledge in courses that are not necessarily taken by students in the other twodisciplines. It tells us that there is a commonality between the computer engineering andsoftware engineering programs that is reflected in the general shape of the curriculum, in thedegree to which student elective choices are constrained, and in the emphasis on engineeringdesign. These are programs that are intended to prepare students for professional careers. It tellsus that there is in general more commonality between the computer science and softwareengineering programs than there is between either of these two programs and the computerengineering program on the same campus. This study

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Kirsten S. Hochstedt, Penn State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Robert M. Capuro, Pennslyvania State University; Sven G. Bilen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

students with little or no previous exposure tosystems engineering. Specifically, at the end of the course it was intended that students should  Understand what systems engineering is  Understand what systems engineers do  Understand the qualities and skills that systems engineers bring to projects  Develop and practice the skills of systems engineers  Understand how systems engineers think (analytic skills)  Consider a career in systems engineeringTo reach these objectives, the approach taken was to introduce students to systems engineeringprinciples through the delivery of course modules covering systems engineering topics, whileconcurrently having students apply these principles to their design projects. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Boerio, University of Cincinnati; Dionysios D. Dionysiou, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Miguel Pelaez, University of Cincinnati; Mark Schulz; Christopher Huth; Vesselin N. Shanov, University of Cincinnati; Donglu Shi, University of Cincinnati

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NSF Grantees

Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science and Technology (American Chemical Society) (2008), the AEESP Dissertation Advisor Award (2008), the NSF CAREER Award (2005); the DuPont Young Professor Award (2005); the 2007 Sigma Xi Award for Young Faculty, University of Cincinnati Chapter; the 2006 College of Engineering Research Award for Young Faculty, and the 2009 and 2010 College of Engineering Distinguished Engineering Researcher Award.Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati Ian Papautsky is an Associate Professor in the School of Electronics and Computing Systems at the Uni- versity of Cincinnati. He received a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. His research interests focus on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Omar M. Ashour, Pennsylvania State University ; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Wei Chen, Northwestern University

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NSF Grantees

of its competitors’ vehicles each year [10]) anddesign improvement (e.g., Whirlpool annually invites suppliers to disassemble and help improveWhirlpool products [11]). In the classroom, product dissection has become a popular pedagogyfor engaging engineering students given its “hands-on” nature. Product dissection introducesstudents to functional products and processes, and providing such experiences early in thestudents’ academic careers increases motivation and retention [12]. Product dissection can alsobe used to increase awareness of the design process [5], and such “learning by doing” activitiesencourage the development of curiosity, proficiency, and manual dexterity – three desirable traitsof an engineer [13

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; David S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Candace E. Mazze, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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NSF Grantees

product(s) that meaningfully addressesthe driving question.12 Project based learning is associated with some distinctive benefits whencompared to learning solely from textbooks including a deeper knowledge of subject matter,increased self-direction and motivation, improved research and problem-solving skills, andunderstanding how classroom learning connects to jobs and careers.13 This research projectwould work directly with local operational centers located in Charlotte, Concord, Davidson, andMatthews.Methods and the Concept of Operations The end-state of this aggressive research project envisions a successful implementation ofthe guided-inquiry module protocols as well as the deployment of student teams to Habitat forHumanity job-sites

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack L. Beuth, Carnegie Mellon University; Rohit Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University; Carolyn Penstein Rose, Carnegie Mellon University

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NSF Grantees

degree would advance past thefreshman-level calculus sequence. Student surveys suggested that the traditional mathematicscurriculum was perceived as very difficult, and more importantly, not tied to applications.Students perceived the math sequence as representative of the overall content of their chosenmajors, and would choose another career path, leading many well-qualified students away fromSTEM-based careers.The solution to this problem developed at Wright State contains 3 principal characteristics 1) Development of a first-year engineering math course, EGR 101, taught by engineering faculty, that covers and motivates only math topics actually used in later engineering courses. 2) Restructuring of the engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Guillermo Luis Trotti, Trotti & Asssociates, Inc.; Suzanne Marie Wilcox, ExplorationWorks Museum of Science and Culture; Elizabeth Perry Gundersen, ExplorationWorks Museum of Science and Culture; Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum permanent col- lection. Mr. Trotti has over 25 years of professional and academic experience. He has taught Space Architecture design at the College of Architecture at the University of Houston and Industrial Design courses for extreme environments at the Rhode Island School of Design. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Studio Arts Center International (SACI) in Florence, Italy. As founder and director of several space enterprises during his career he has been involved in the design of the International Space Station, many Space vehicles, Lunar and Mars surface Systems. As founder and president of two ar- chitecture / industrial design firms in Houston and Boston he has been

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leanna M. Horton, Virginia Tech; Kahyun Kim, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

Tablet PCs as well. In addition, communicating to students how technical skills andusing new technologies are important for jobs or how the Tablet PC is specifically beingemployed in careers they may want to pursue may motivate students to use new and differentfeatures associated with the Tablet PC. Finally, the college plans to increase the training andinformation sessions that are offered to students. Providing training and information sessions toincoming students and their parents might prove useful as students would enter prepared to usethe Tablet PC and parents would also be informed as to the benefits of using such technology toenhance student learning. Improving the infrastructure of the environment to support Tablet PCadoption is also

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-686: MAKING ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING WORK: LESSONSFROM PARTNERSHIPS AND PRACTICETHE SYSTEMIC PROJECT, MARY-LANDPamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University Dr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, and has been involved in both Project Lead the Way and Project FIRST robotics. She was a Hub Site Partner for Engineering is Elementary (EiE) through their National Dissemination through Regional Partners program. As a pre-service teacher educator, she has added engineering to her elementary and early childhood

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natalie Barrett, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, openness and non-equilibrium all into once package, and then you say, "Well, that's what you need to know for nano."Summers: …the primary tools … for nanoscience [are] a good strong math background; you need to have a good fundamental physics background; and in particular the field of solid-state is a key one, and quantum mechanics is a key one. Because for electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties, those are all quantum mechanical and solid-state ideas, that are being manipulated.Woodson: … any student who wants to think about a career in nanoscience and technology …ought to start with quantum mechanics first … because quantum mechanics is

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maxwell Stuart Reid, Auckland University of Technology

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Aerospace

that may confront students during their engineering career. Technicalrationality is inevitably entwined and complicated by social values and this engineeringstudies curriculum design is intended to facilitate the development of moral, ethical andsustainable integrity, where students are encouraged to explore possible alternatives beyondthe knowledge and constraints of the actual situation with an ability to make value-laden,ethical and sustainable judgement in the world of engineering industry and commerce. Mostimportantly, the curriculum needed to be accepted and embraced by the students, rather thanbe viewed as a soft subject or a waste of time.As developed, the curriculum is not rigidly or exclusively postmodern – a term with multipleand

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Case Western Reserve University

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Aerospace

, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career, Dr. Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy analysis, assessment and design, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation, atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education.Dr. Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University Dr. CiobanescuHusanu is Assistant Professor in Engineering Technology at Drexel

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point

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Civil Engineering

Illustrated Introduction for Teacher, Patrick W. Miller and Associates, Munster,IN.2. Pease, A.,and Pease, B. (2006). The Definitive Book of Body Language, Bantam Books, New York, NY.3. Hartley, G, and Karinch, M. (2007). I Can Read You Like a Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People are Really Sending With Their Body Language, Career Press, Franklin Lakes, NJ.4. Estes, A. C., Welch, R. W., and Ressler, S. J. (2005). “Teaching Lessons Learned: The ExCEEd Teaching Model.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice., 131(4), 218-222.5. Lowman, J. (1995). Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, 2nd Edition, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.6. Felder, R. M., Silverman, L. K. (1988). “Learning and Teaching

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

engineers.Most programs start off using surveys since they are so easy to build and send out, but thereturn rates are many times extremely low. Even though surveys do produce useful datapoints if the return rates are acceptable, the results are subjective based on theresponder’s bias unless the questions are crystal clear. However, low survey responserates appear to be acceptable when the group is composed of homogeneous populationswith strong attitudes, perspectives due to similar age, sex, location, etc. 10 With such awide variety of career paths for CE graduates, low return rates can be problematic.Anyone can use SurveyMonkey11 to generate results, but the crafting of survey questionsis an art and properly developed survey questions are necessary if

Conference Session

Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; David K. Thaemert P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Roger Lindgren, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Page 22.1632.10 Oregon Institute of Technology CIV 358 – Project Management Fall 2010 As they progress through their careers, many civil engineers find themselves doing more than just engineering. Many end up owning their own business or management the business affairs of a public agency. Engineers are responsible for writing and implementing the codes, standards, and public policies that govern our field. Almost all professional engineers will end up managing projects and acting as leaders for junior engineers. As such, a basic understanding of the principles of business, public policy, leadership, and management is an essential

Conference Session

Faculty Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles J Lesko Jr., East Carolina University

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-1160: VIRTUAL WORLD TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDE PLAT-FORM FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN ON-CAMPUS AND ONLINE STU-DENTS: A CASE STUDYCharles J. Lesko, Jr. Ph.D., PMP, East Carolina University Dr. Charles Lesko is currently serving as Assistant Professor in the College of Technology & Computer Science at East Carolina University. His career focus is on managing and leading technological innovation in the workplace; his past experiences bring to the table a heavy technical background with a strong management and technical leadership base. Dr. Lesko has over (15) years of experience in the systems integration and project management fields; his experience base also includes military service and (8) years in academia. He

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma

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Design in Engineering Education

confidence” near the end of his career when he saw that manyof his students were not enacting the principles that he taught in his courses; they were notmoving theory into their practice as new teachers. He inquired how he could better help them toconnect their academic work to their practice. He and his co-author spend much of the bookdescribing how the liberal arts curriculum might be structured so as to do so. In this regard, theyview the liberal arts as cultivating the life of the mind, critical reason, and reflection. But theyargue that in educating students for the professions (such as engineering and design), these habitsof inquiry need to be used not just in the abstract (as they might in many courses in theHumanities) but applied to

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Samuel Chiappone, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

, 1991 AOS Machining Processes - Hudson Valley Com- munity College, Troy, NY, 1980 Professional Career 12/01 Present Manager, Fabrication & Prototyping Resources, School of Engi- neering, Office of Academic Affairs, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12/94 to 12/01 Man- ager/Instructor Advanced Manufacturing Lab and General Manufacturing Processes classes, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY 8/93-12/94 Senior Manufacturing Program Engineer, New York State Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NYS Science & Technology Foundation, Albany, NY 2/91-8/93 Manufacturing Systems Coordinator, Northeast Manufacturing Technology Center/National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Troy, NY 8/83-2/91

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida ; Zaria T. Malcolm, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida, Gainesville; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

stances are enacted in engineering education research. He has been involved in faculty development activities since 1998, through the ExCEEd Teaching Workshops of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Essential Teaching Seminars of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the US National Science Foundation-sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. He has received several awards for his work, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the Ralph Teetor Education Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, being named a University of Florida Distinguished Teaching Scholar, and being named the University of Florida Teacher of the Year for 2003-04. He is a member of the

Conference Session

Assessing Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

, through the ExCEEd Teaching Workshops of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Essential Teaching Seminars of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the US National Science Foundation-sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. He has received several awards for his work, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the Ralph Teetor Education Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, being named a University of Florida Distinguished Teaching Scholar, and being named the University of Florida Teacher of the Year for 2003-04. He is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the Amer- ican Educational Research Association, and the American Chemical Society

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University; Doran K. Wilde, Brigham Young University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1225: ROBOTIC LASER TAG: A CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERI-ENCEJames K. Archibald, Brigham Young University James K. Archibald received the B.S. degree (summa cum laude) in mathematics from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, in 1981, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. Since 1987, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University. His current research interests include robotics and multiagent systems. Dr. Archibald is a member of the IEEE, ACM, and Phi Kappa Phi.Doran K Wilde, Brigham Young University Dr. Wilde started his career as an electrical engineer in Oregon where he

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer, Grant MacEwan University

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First-Year Programs

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Canfield, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Brittany Strachota, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

implemented in the first-year engineering programs. Page 22.1282.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Self-Directed Learning Contention: Student and Faculty ViewsAbstractSelf-directed learning (SDL) is a pedagogical technique that is commonly practiced within theframework of project-based learning (PjBL) SDL has been found to be useful in the developmentof skills necessary for engineering careers, including open-ended problem-solving, life-longlearning, and critical thinking. Implemented in a variety of ways, SDL is primarily characterizedby developing student autonomy. According to

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl F. Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

. Page 22.1714.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Writing Challenges for Graduate Students In Engineering and TechnologyAbstractGraduate education for most students is the move to deeper exploration of knowledge throughpersonal involvement, primarily through research and writing. By thesis or directed project,many graduate programs in engineering and technology incorporate substantial written research-based projects into the master’s level curriculum to prepare graduates for professional careers orfor further study at the doctoral level. Students in the engineering and technology fields faceseveral challenges in moving to written projects of

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Jabulani Nyathi, Eastern Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

students bound to the west side of the state, classes are offered at NSCC. Data presented by NSCC and the AeA demonstrated that the pool of qualified Page 22.507.4 students with interest in the program is older and unable to easily relocate for the purpose of education. These students are typically on a second career, married to a place-bound spouse, or belong to ethnic groups where closeness to family is an essential value [9].iii. Reduce costs. Cost reduction ws addressed from two perspectives: Cost to the tax payer and cost for the student. Financial savings for the state come in the form of more efficient