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Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Victoria Forssen, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technology (IT). The attitude survey contains two researcher-definedfactors: general interest in IT and perception of gender stereotypes in IT. The attitudesurvey successfully captured differences in students’ attitudes across year of programimplementation and ethnicity in a high school IT educational program.IntroductionOver the last several decades, there has been a shortage of female and minority studentswho pursue careers in information technology (IT) in the United States. Based on dataprovided by the National Science Foundation (NSF), only 25.3% of all mathematics andcomputer science (CS) bachelor degrees granted in 2008 were awarded to women, yetwomen comprise more than 50% of the U.S. population. The number of females pursuingdegrees in

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dowling, University of Southern Queensland

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Two Year College Division

further learning’.4The research questionsIn 2006 a short online questionnaire was developed to explore the reasons for a large increasein enrolments in the Associate Degree in Engineering program at the University of SouthernQueensland. The aim was to gather information about the students in the program, whonormally work full-time in the engineering industry and study part-time by distanceeducation, their career aspirations, and the reasons why they chose to study the program. Ananalysis5 of the 247 responses found that 63% of the students had a career goal to become aprofessional engineer and were using the Associate Degree as a stepping stone to theBachelor of Engineering program. Surprisingly, less than 14% of the respondents intended topursue

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1187: AN EXAMINATION OF MENTORING FUNCTIONS INTHE CAPSTONE COURSEJames J. Pembridge, Virginia TechMarie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an associate professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center. Her research focuses on communication in en- gineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nation- wide, and is co-PI on several NSF grants to explore design education

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Julia L. Morse

(under “Assignments”) by Friday, December 17, 4:45 p.m. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY POINTS Twenty-four assignment/quiz points will be from “professional development opportunities” independently pursued by the student. These could be participation in any event, meeting, or individual reading/research that leads to increased learning of career or technical information. A typical 1-hour event or endeavor earns 8 points of credit, with three typical events required to obtain the full 24 points. A form will be provided for students to submit information on the professional development opportunity they pursued. Typical professional development opportunities may include, but are not

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Kang, University of Washington; Lisa A. Peterson, University of Washington; Elena Maria Hernandez, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

5.6 8.5 2.4 1.1 AI/AN 24.2 31.6 19.2 10.6 10.3 2.6 1.6 *Includes private/public 4-year and 2-year universities, colleges, and MSIs.The current educational system also does not adequately serve students from low socio-economicstatus (SES) backgrounds, and innovative steps are needed to both modify the educationalsystem and increase access and success rates for underserved students. The college pathway is acomplex one, with families‟ cultural, social, academic and economic backgrounds all playingkey roles that impact students‟ future careers in life science.In 2004, 62% of high school seniors from the highest SES quartile enrolled in a science course,compared to 48% of the

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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Council of Sections

students enter college with high levels of interestin science and engineering, their levels of preparation for college-level work, especially in mathand engineering, are so low that the majority of them drop out or change majors even beforetaking transfer-level courses. In 2008, Cañada College, a Hispanic-Serving community collegein Redwood City, CA, was awarded a Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program(MSEIP) grant by the US Department of Education to develop and implement a project that aimsto maximize the likelihood of success among underrepresented and educationally disadvantagedstudents interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields. The project, entitled Student On-rampLeading to Engineering and Sciences (SOLES), incorporates

Conference Session

Design Spine

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Pemberton Cyrus, Dalhousie University

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Design in Engineering Education

detriment to mechanicalengineering students in the following categories: Engineering as a Career, EngineeringMethods, Design Skills, Communication Skills, and Teamwork Skills. The work described in thispaper explores a comparison between research carried out at the University of Colorado atBoulder9 and the recent results from a survey of the Dalhousie University engineeringpopulation.Comparing Design at Dalhousie with University of Colorado at BoulderIn many engineering programs, the implementation of PBL has resulted in students encounteringa comprehensive design project in one first-year introductory course, and then waiting until asenior year capstone design courses for the next comprehensive design project.5 In betweenthese courses, an

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

the topics of Optical Data Links, Integrated Circuit Technology, RF semiconductor compo- nents, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering. Page 22.1293.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Simple Analysis Method for Assessment of PEOs Using Limited Survey DataAbstractAlumni and employer surveys are among the assessment tools often used to determine the extentto which a program’s graduates are able to successfully pursue the types of careers

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University

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Minorities in Engineering

for Engineering Education (ASEE).Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Pri- mary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and

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Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leigh S McCue, Virginia Tech; Joseph A. Schetz, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

AC 2011-2787: A COMBINED CURRICULUM IN AEROSPACE AND OCEANENGINEERING38 YEARS LATERLeigh S McCue, Virginia TechJoseph A Schetz, Virginia Tech Dr. Joseph A. Schetz is currently the Holder of the Fred D. Durham Chair in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Schetz was born and raised in New Jersey and then attended Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in New York receiving a BS in 1958. The launch of Sputnik in 1957 caused him to change directions and enter the aerospace field. He went on to receive his MSE (1960), MA (1961) and PhD (1962) in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University. He started his professional career at General Applied Science Lab. in New York in 1961

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

members and graduate students in engineering and science, with engineering education as a specific case. Dr. Borrego holds U.S. NSF CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) awards for her engineering education research. Dr. Borrego has developed and taught graduate level courses in engi- neering education research methods and assessment from 2005-2010. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and her B.S. is from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Page 22.1565.1 c American

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Lily Gossage

groups so that individuals areable to develop a sense of diversity within an inclusive environment.Defining the ProblemThe supposition that lack of perceived similarity affects the level of career interest and identitydevelopment of Latino/Hispanic engineering students prompts minority engineering programs toarrange for ethnically/racially-themed activities and events. These programs though well-intentioned, aim less at improving math skills or engineering career awareness as much as theyare valued for instilling students’ personal confidence, soft skills, and camaraderie within anenvironment of racially/ethnically like peers. Even while the dictum of these programs is to‘recruit and retain more under-represented minorities’, few activities

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Connecticut College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, FLATE

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Two Year College Division

Foundation and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathway; curriculum development and reform; and professional development for technical teachers and faculty. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental) from the University of South Florida, where her research focused on membrane separation science and technology for water purification. She has over 20 years of experience in developing curricula for engineering and engineering technology for elementary, middle, high

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Robert I. Egbert

Another Look at the Freshman Engineering Course Robert I. Egbert Cooperative Engineering Program Missouri State University AbstractThe curriculum in most engineering programs includes some type of freshman level coursedesigned to introduce new engineering students to the various engineering career fields open tothem and to introduce these students to the different university resources available to help themmake a successful transition to university life. Some programs expand the freshman engineeringcourse to include topics such a teamwork, professionalism and ethics, and

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education; Christina Deckard, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific; Clarisa E Bercovich Guelman, California State University, San Marcos; Nancy A. Taylor, San Diego County Office of Education; Adrienne Marriott, San Diego Science Alliance

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1650: STEM PROFESSIONALS WITH CLASSSharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education Sharon Bendall started her career as a professional physicist at IBM’s T.J. Watson Laboratory but early on switched her focus to physics education. She is an Adjunct Faculty member of the San Diego State University Physics Department and a Senior Scientist in SDSU’s Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education. As a nationally recognized materials developer and leader of professional develop- ment, she has been the PI or co-PI on many NSF grants in science. She has developed and implemented numerous content and pedagogical workshops for K-12 teachers, and is a

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University; Christine Mattley, Ohio University

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-788: SATISFACTION OF FEMALE FACULTY AT TWO-YEARSCHOOLSDavid A. Koonce, Ohio UniversityCynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University Cynthia Anderson is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at Ohio Uni- versity. In addition to research on community college faculty, Dr. Anderson has published research on inequality, labor markets, rural communities, and gender.Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University Valerie Martin Conley is director of the Center for Higher Education, associate professor, and coordinator of the Higher Education and Student Affairs program at Ohio University. She is the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Beverly Karplus Hartline

) degree prepares students with a strongfoundation in natural science, computation, engineering, and/or mathematics for abroad range of professional career options in business, industry, government, andnon-profit organizations.Each PSM is an innovative degree program, designed in close consultation withinterested employers, in which the students undertake an internship or teamproject, rather than a thesis or comprehensive exam. The PSM curriculumcombines rigorous graduate-level coursework in science, engineering, computerscience, and/or mathematics with workplace-oriented coursework in management,communications, law, marketing, entrepreneurship, or other, so-called “plus”fields. In 2010, the PSM scope was broadened to include engineering

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Carol Davis, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Liaison. In that position, she is helping to create a pathway for American Indian high school and tribal college students into STEM careers through STEM camps and Sunday Academies. She also supports the ND EPSCoR/Tribal College research capacity building effort at the five North Dakota Tribal Colleges. Page 22.120.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Unique University-Tribal College Collaboration to Strengthen Native American Pathways to STEM EducationAbstractThe authors and some of their colleagues have been engaged in strengthening the STEMeducation

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of the engineering workforce.Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civil- ian faculty member in her department. Margaret maintains a research program in the area of advanced thermodynamic analyses and

Conference Session

WIED Olio

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peggy Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Molly R. Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Women in Engineering

, engineering andmathematics (STEM) careers. Virginia Tech has used its ADVANCE funding to take acomprehensive approach to institutional transformation, incorporating activities to increase thepipeline of women preparing for academic science and engineering careers, improve recruitmentand retention of women, develop women leaders, update work-life policies, and warmdepartment climate. Prior to the conclusion of the grant, the university reviewed all activities forimpact and potential sustainability. Assessment activities included tracking numbers of women atvarious levels across the university, individual activity evaluations, campus-wide facultysurveys, tracking of policy utilization, interviews, and focus groups. Such a mixed-methodsapproach combines

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

Engineering (RIFE) group, whose projects are described at the group’s website, http://feministengineering.org/. She is interested in creating new models for thinking about gender and race in the context of engineering education. She was recently awarded a CAREER grant for the project, ”Learning from Small Numbers: Using personal narratives by underrepresented undergraduate students to promote institutional change in engineering education.”Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University Jordana Hoegh, M.S., is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at Purdue University. Her research interests include early adult life course and transitions, self and identity, sociology of the family, work and organizations, and social networks

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

engineering educators. Although the merger with the College ofTechnology is a major change, other factors are also having a strong impact. These include therise of the field of engineering education, changes in the undergraduate experience such asincreased emphasis on research and entrepreneurship, and, in addition, changes in the academicengineering job market and in the importance of post-doctoral positions for those students whoare focused on a research career in academia. At the present time, UC is also revising all itscurricula in preparation for a move from quarters to semesters in Fall 2012. And also, like manylarge state universities, UC is dealing with many budget challenges. Here we describe changesin our PFF program to adapt to the many

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne E. Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. students tocomplete a Teaching Practicum course during their doctoral studies. Students work closely withfaculty mentors in teaching a course. While the focus of the class is on pedagogy, the goal is forstudents to find the experience useful regardless of whether they are going into academia,industry, a research laboratory, or other career pursuits. In addition to issues dealing withteaching engineering, sessions are organized for career planning, success in both academia andindustry, ethics, and basic counseling and mentoring skills. This paper is a study of theeffectiveness of the Teaching Practicum experience. Survey responses are analyzed from nearly100 Ph.D. alumni for the period from the summer of 1996 to the spring of 2009. The

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristine R. Csavina, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. High school studentsfrom around the United States were selected for a month long STEM experience in the chosensite of Calhuitz, Guatemala, a remote community in the county of Huehuetenango. A team ofBioengineering and Nursing faculty delivered this educational and cultural summer experiencewith the objective to broaden students’ knowledge and exposure to health care careers inengineering and nursing, while providing assistive devices and health care outreach to the localcommunity. The high school students convened for two and a half days on the campus ofFlorida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), where they were introduced to health care topics andprepared for the challenges they would encounter in Guatemala. Students spent three and a halfweeks in

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Miguel Alonso, Jr., Miami Dade College; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Heather Thiry, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Electrical and Computer

Education in Florida. Dr. Alonso has also been involved in numerous projects promoting diversity in engineering & science, including serving as the Faculty and Student Advocate Lead for the Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI), a men- tor for the Advancing Careers of Excellence, Tools for Success, and Windows of Opportunity scholarship programs and the director for the Summer Institute for Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (SISTEM). Dr. Alonso is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is Research Associate at the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (ATLAS) Institute, University of Colorado at

Conference Session

Lessons for New Engineering Educators

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Baytiyeh, American University, Beirut; Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University

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New Engineering Educators

categories for enrolling in a PhDprogram: career development, lack of current job satisfaction, personal agenda, research aspolitics, and drifting in. Recently, Gill and Hoppe3 suggested five „motivational profiles‟ that canlead business professionals to doctoral studies: traditional (entry to academia), advanced entry(professional development), continuing development (professional advancement), transition(entry to a new career), and personal fulfillment (self-enhancement). Gill and Hoppe believe thatthe first two profiles may occur in early career stages, the second two profiles may occur in mid-to-late career stages, while the personal fulfillment may apply to individuals at any stage of theirlife.In the engineering field, Carpinelli, et al.4

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David W. Richerson, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Amy Aldous Bergerson, University of Utah

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

electrical engineering with a mathematics minor in 1985, M.S. degree in elec- trical engineering in 1988, and her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Utah in 1994. Dr. Furse has taught electromagnetics, wireless communication, computational electromagnetics, mi- crowave engineering, antenna design, and introductory electrical engineering. Dr. Furse works to interest young students, particularly women and minorities in engineering and routinely volunteers in Utah’s K- 12 schools as an engineering mentor, science educator, and engineering career guidance counselor and is active with the Society of Women Engineers, Junior Engineering State, Expanding your Horizons, School-to-Careers, MESA, Girl Scouts and

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

diverselearning task is relevant to personal goals. For example, preliminary research by the authorssatisfying personal goals determined that many students who expressed the desire to pursue(Vanasupa, et al., 2009). a career in engineering also expressed anxiety about not having adequate “real-world” engineering experience. It may be reasonable to assume that students who participate in PBSL would then value its authenticity. Also, there may be other aspects of PBSL that are valuable – students may value PBSL simply because it provides greater autonomy or

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J Miller, University of Maryland; Robert Lent, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Gregory M. Wilkins, Morgan State University; Matthew M. Jezzi, University of Maryland; Kayi Hui, University of Maryland, College Park; Robert H Lim, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole A Bryan, University of Maryland, College Park; Helena Mimi Martin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Women in Engineering

committed to increasing the number of young women pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Paige has 18 years of experience recruiting and retaining diverse populations in engineering. She earned her B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics (1992) and her M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2004) in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech Bevlee A. Watford is the interim department head of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is also director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity. She is a fellow of ASEE.Gregory M. Wilkins, Ph.D., Morgan State University Dr. Gregory M. Wilkins is a member of the faculty of the Department of

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

a fulltime practicing professional engineer.Constant turnover in the position was difficult to handle and an adjunct could not expand thecourse into a program. In 2006, the author began to teach the class and initiated a majorcollaborative effort with practitioners in the state in order to 1) improve land development designeducation, including increasing student awareness of land development design as a career path,and 2) increase student – practitioner interaction. The Land Development Design Initiative(LDDI) involves more than 70 engineering and land development firms and directly involvesindustry professionals in teaching, mentoring, curriculum development, and promoting landdevelopment to undergraduate students.Strategic planning for