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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles

, 2008, Session 117.3. Hartley, J., Designing Instructional Text. London: Kogan Page, 1993.4. Tufte, E. R., The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd Ed. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, 2001.5. Harris, R. L., Information Graphics: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.6. Davis, D.C., Beyerlein, S. W., & Davis, I.T., “Development and Use of an Engineering Profile,” Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition. Portland, OR, 12-15 June, 2005. Session 3155.7. Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Inc., Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs Effective for Evaluations During the 2005-2006 Accreditation Cycle

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Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University; Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

: Past, Present, and Future”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 1998.3. F.L. Huband, “Engineering Education – An Alternative Approach”, ASEE Prism, American Society for Engineering Education, January 1999.4. A. Gjengedal, “Project Based Learning in Engineering Education at Tromsoe College,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education, Taipei, Taiwan, August 14-16, 2000.5. Undergraduate Catalog 2009/2010 http://www.wku.edu/coursecatalog/6. M.E. Cambron and S. Wilson, “Introducing Design to Freshmen and Sophomores at Western Kentucky University," Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Garcia, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

. Page 15.584.9References1. Thornton, K. and Asta, M. (2005). Current status and outlook of computational materials science education in the US. Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 13 p.53-692. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (2009). Criteria for accrediting engineering programs. Retrieved November 25, 2009, from http://www.abet.org/Linked%20Documents- UPDATE/Criteria%20and%20PP/E001%2010-11%20EAC%20Criteria%2011-03-09.pdf3. Reid, A. C. E., Lua, R. C., Garcia, R. E., Coffman, V. and Langer, S. A. (2009). Modeling Microstructures in OOF2. Invited Paper in the International Journal of the Materials and Product Technology, 35, p. 361- 373.4. Chawla, N., Patel, B.V., Koopman, M

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; Marc Devries, University of Technology, Delft; Ammeret Rossouw, University of Technology, Delft

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Literacy.Washington, DC: April 6, 2000.3. ITEA. (2000). Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology. Reston, VA:International Technology Education Association.4. Ibid.5. Rutherford, F. J. and Ahlgren, A. (1991). Science for All Americans. Oxford University Press.6. Focus on Effectiveness: Research Based Strategies. Retrieved on December 10, 2009, fromhttp://www.netc.org/focus/strategies.7. Osborne, J., Collins, S., Ratcliffe, M., Millar, R., and Duschl, R. (2003). “What ‘ideas aboutscience’ should be taught in school science? A Delphi study of the ‘expert’ community.”Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 692–720.8. Ibid.9. NCTM. (2000). Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.10. Burghardt, David

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Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

, 2008, Farmindale State Colle - SUNY, Farm-ingdale, NY, http://www.merconline.net/wiki/index.php?title=Farmingdale_Forum_Program.3. Jack, H., (editor) Manufacturing Education Transformation Summit Proceedings, Austin, TX,June 2009, http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/ocs/index.php/smetexas2009/METS2009/sched-Conf/presentations.4. Jack, H., “The State of Manufacturing Engineering Education”, An SME Technical Paper,November 20055. Danielson, S, Georgeou, T, “The State of Manufacturing Engineering Technology Education”

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Lau, Universidad del Turabo; Sastry Kuruganty, Universidad del Turabo

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Electrical and Computer

, E. Advanced engineering mathematics, 9th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.4 O’Neil, P. Advanced engineering mathematics, 6th edition, CL-Engineering, 2006.5 Sadiku, M. Elements of electromagnetics, 4th edition, oxford University Press, 2006.6 Teh, K. and Morgan, L. The application of Excel in teaching finite element analysis to final year engineering students, Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE/AaeE (Australian Association for Engineering Education) Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Paper # 50.7 Lau, M. A. and Kuruganty, S. P. Spreadsheet implementations for solving power-flow problems, eJournal of Spreadsheets in Education, 3(1): 27-45, August 2008. Online: http://epublications.bond.edu.au/ejsie/vol3/iss1/3

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The Influence of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario Castro-Cedeno; Quamrul Mazumder

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

behavior of others and then imitating the behavior that produces a desired reward. For example, if the student sees others getting good grades and recognition, s/he will be motivated to copy the behavior to achieve the same results. 2. Cognitive theories According to Jean Piaget21, individuals have an innate need to organize their experiences. Page 15.890.3 They do this by fitting new experiences into existing mental structures or by modifying those structures to accommodate the new experience. The need for accommodating a new experience, either by linking it to an existing mental structure or by revising

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario Castro-Cedeno, Rochester Institute of Technology; Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint

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Engineering Technology

tangible or intangible rewards. His original theories were extreme and could be interpreted to mean that human beings do not have real freedom of action, but merely respond to their environment. Albert Bandura’s theory of observational learning, also known as social learning19,20, states that people learn by observing the behavior of others and then imitating the behavior that produces a desired reward. For example, if the student sees others getting good grades and recognition, s/he will be motivated to copy the behavior to achieve the same results. 2. Cognitive theories According to Jean Piaget21, individuals have an innate need to organize their experiences

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

. J. Bailey and N. E. Thornton, “Interactive video: Innovative episodes for enhancing education,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, no. 1, pp. 97–108, 1992-1993.[6] S. Stoney and R. Oliver, “Can higher order thinking and cognitive engagement be enhanced with multimedia?” Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning, no. 7, 1999.[7] Webct. [Online]. Available: http://www.webct.com[8] G. M. N. et al., Just-in-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999.[9] A. Gavrin, K. Marrs, and R. Blake, “Just-in-time teaching JiTT: Using the web to enhance classroom learning,” Computers in education journal, no. 2, pp. 51–60, 2004.[10] R. Hake

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 15.354.9Reference[1] Low, Lesley Ann, Paula R. L. Heron, Brian C. Fabien, Per G. Reinhall, Development and Assessment of Tutorials for Introductory Engineering Dynamics, Proceedings of 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, June 2004[2] Minogue, J., M.G. Jones, B. Broadwell and T. Oppewall, The impact of haptic augmentation on middle school student’s conceptions of the animal cells, Virtual Reality, Vol. 10, Num 3-4, 2006[3] Itkowitz B., Handley J., Zhu W., OpenHaptics: Add 3D Navigation and Haptics to Graphics Application

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Learning by Doing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

, San Francisco, CA, 344 p.4. Wadzuk, B., Dinehart, D., Glynn, E., Gross, S. and Hampton, F. (2009) “A Methodology for Curriculum Modification to Civil Engineering Mechanics,” The Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, June 2009. Available online at < http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=12240>.5. ABET, Engineering Accreditation Commission (2008) Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Effective for the 2008-2009 Accreditation Cycle. Available online at .6. Welker, A.L., Quintiliano, B., and Green, L. (2005) “Information Literacy: Skills for Life,” The Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, June 2005. Available online at .7. Welker, A.L. and Quintiliano, B. (2008

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan, California State University, Los Angeles; Keith Moo-Young, California State University, LA

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Minorities in Engineering

Page 15.1103.11Conference, 2006.[4] L. Oseguera, A. Locks, and I. Vega. "Increasing Latina/o Students Baccalaureate Degree Attainment: A Focuson Retention." Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, vol 8, no 1. January 2009[5] M. T. V. Taningco. “Latinos in STEM Professions: Understanding Challenges and Opportunities for Next Steps.A Qualitative Study Using Stakeholder Interviews,” Tomas Rivera Policy Institute. April 2008.[6] S. Caonguyen and R. Vellanoweth. “Locating the Lipid Transfer Protein (LTP) Network for DevelopmentalRegulation in Flowering Plants” SACNAS National Conference - Improving the Human Condition: Challenges forInterdisciplinary Science, October 2009.[7] M. Zhang and D. Won. "Information in Pooled and Labeled-Line Spike and

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Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aezeden Mohamed, University of Manitoba; Myron (Ron) Britton, University of Manitoba

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Design in Engineering Education

. However, feedback from graduate student TAs and Instructors involved in advancedengineering courses indicates that students perform better in teams and are more able to communicate theirconcepts after taking ENG 1430.Bibliography 1. Ambrose, S. A. (1997). Systematic design of a first-year mechanical engineering course at Carnegie Mellon. Eng. Education , 2 (86). 2. Brassard, M. (1996). The Memory Jogger Plus, GOAL/QPC. 3. Brent, R. M. (2001). New faculty an orientation to the profession. Proceedings of the 31st ASEE/IEEE Conference, 31, pp. S3B/1-S3B/3. New York. 4. Byrd, J. (1995). Teaming in the design laboratory. ASEE , 84, 225±341. 5. Catalano, G. D. (1996). Adding hands-on design to an engineering curriculum

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamila Cola, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Margaret Tarver, Tri-Cities High School; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

/www/usinterimproj/4. Georgia Department of Education-http://www.doe.k12.ga.us5. National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Women, Minorities, and Persons withDisabilities in Science and Engineering: 2009, NSF 09-305 ( Arlington, VA; January 2009). Available fromhttp://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/.6. Jones, L.S. Science Education (1997) 81, 663.7. Lauer,P.A., Akiba, M., Wilkerson, S.B., Apthrop, H.S. , Snow, D., and Martin-Glenn, M. L. (2006) Review ofEducational Research, 76, 275 .8. Zaff, J. F., Moor, K.A., Papillo, A.R., Williams (2003) S. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18, 599.9. National Society of Black Engineers website: http://national.nsbe.org10. George, Y.S., Neale, D.S., Horne, V.V., Malcom, S.M. (2001

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Materials Selection & Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Diane Folz, Virginia Tech

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Materials

Education, Vol. 82, No. 2, April1993.4 “A Multi-university, Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project in Engineering,” P. Mellodge and D. Folz, Proceedingsof the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 14-17, 2009, Austin, TX, American Society forEngineering Education.5 “Microwave Processing of Polymeric Coatings for Guitar Woods,” C. Hammond, C. Hill, C. Sprinkle, A. Sorensenand S. Vera, Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research, Department of Materials Science and Engineering,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Vol. 4, April 2010. Page 15.99.10

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Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; B.J. Kim, East Carolina University

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Engineering Economy

Solving, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2003.2. Bordogna, J., Fromm, E., and Ernst, E.W., “Engineering Education: Innovation through Integration,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 82, No. 1, 1993, pp. 3–8.3. Everett, L., Imbrie, P.K., and Morgan, J., “Integrated Curricula: Purpose and Design,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, No. 2, 2000, pp. 167–175.4. Roedel, R.J., Green, M., Garland, J., Doak, B., McCarter, J., Evans, D.L., and Duerden, S., “Projects That Integrate Engineering, Physics, Calculus, and English in the Arizona State University Foundation Coalition Freshman Program,” Proceedings, 1997 Frontiers in Education Conference, http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie97/papers/1159.pdf

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Retention Strategies in Action Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Hannah Azevedo, Seattle Pacific University

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Two Year College Division

the scholarship recipients have continued to progresssatisfactorily towards completion of their electrical engineering degrees. Page 15.460.2IntroductionOur engineering program at Seattle Pacific University aims to address the increasing technicalneeds of our country (Grose, 2006, NSB 2004), including the greater Seattle community, byspecifically increasing the number of community college transfer students in our engineeringprogram, a potentially untapped resource (Anderson-Rowland et al. 2004). The National ScienceFoundation has supported this effort through a grant in its S-STEM program. The goal of thegrant, Engaging the Community to Achieve

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

process.In addition, for new faculty members to communicate with others having just a few years moreexperience than them may help. That group will be able to communicate their experiences andrelate to their concerns. Even faculty members recently evaluated are still mostly pragmaticabout the Process, but their successful navigation of it should provide reassurance to others.Bibliography1. S. Barnicki, C. Barnicki, O. Petersen, “A Non-Tenure Faculty Evaluation System,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Milwaukee, WI, 1997. Page 15.915.9

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New Instrumentation Ideas

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hergert, Miami University

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Instrumentation

15.754.21Bibliography: 1. Feisel L.D. and Rosa, R.J., “The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education,” Int. Journal of Engineering Education, January 2005. 2. Etkina, E., Murthy, S., and Zou, X., “Using Introductory Labs to Engage Students in Experimental Design,” Am. J. Phys. 74 (11), American Association of Physics Teachers, November 2006. 3. http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=whatis&pg=2 4. Hergert, D., “An Application Program That Interprets Code39 Barcode Images on an iPhone,” ASEE Mid-Eastern Conference, October 2009 Page 15.754.22

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Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Soner Tarim

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. IntroductionAccording to the National Science Board (NSB)’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2004,enrollment in undergraduate engineering and science programs in the United States has been indecline since the 1980s1. Clearly, there is a continued need for increased enrollment andretention in science and engineering. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) have become increasingly central to our economic competitiveness and growth. Long–term strategies to maintain and increase living standards and promote opportunity will requireunprecedented coordinated efforts among public, private, and non-profit entities to promoteinnovation and to prepare an adequate supply of qualified STEM workers1. STEM education hasbecome increasingly central to U.S

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Daphene Koch, Purdue University

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Construction

15.730.8curriculum and the relevancy of the information will also be evaluated using the informationreceived from the students. The results of the assessment will be the subject of future studies.Bibliography1. Wahby, W.S. Industry and ET education collaborations from a construction engineering perspective. in 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2004: American Society of Engineering Education.2. Viswanathan, S. and H. Evans, Harnessing industry collaboration in developing graduate-degree programs, in 2009 ASEE National Conference. 2009, American Society of Engineering Education.3. Dobrowski, T. University and industry collaboration ideas beneficial to both. in 2006 National ASEE

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Easley, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Nicholas Beard, Louisiana Tech University; Glenn Fardsalehi, Louisiana Tech University; Nathan Wallace, Louisiana Tech University; Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University

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Computers in Education

promote the sustainability our curriculum, we implemented a student-runhelp desk. The data collected over the past three quarters clearly show that the help deskprovides a significant amount of assistance for our students and significantly contributes to thesustainability of our project-based freshman engineering program.Acknowledgement and DisclaimerPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0618288. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Nelson, J. and Napper, S., “Ramping

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Flores, UTEP; James Becvar, UTEP; Ann Darnell, UTEP; Helmut Knaust, UTEP; Jorge Lopez, UTEP; Josefina Tinajero, UTEP

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First-Year Programs

Page 15.685.3of talented engineers6. Figure 1. Breakdown of a large class into PLTL workshops2. Peer Led Team LearningPLTL is a recognized curriculum enhancement strategy adopted in various forms by manyuniversities and colleges across the United States7, 8. In the mid-1990's the National ScienceFoundation initially funded the "Workshop Project" which has blossomed into a nationalmovement and is coordinated by the PLTL organization (www.pltl.org). PLTL engages anexperienced student as the overseer of a small group of learners in the capacity of Vygotsky’s“more capable peer”9. The idea builds on the pioneering observations of Treisman10, 11 from hisstudies as a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley. From

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Shakib, DeVry University; Mohammad MUQRI

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Information Systems

isolated. This paper begins with programming language comparison anddelves into network centric computing, issues in enterprise development, and leveraging the Page 15.842.2power of java in enterprise.Programming Language ComparisonThere is a plethora of programming languages and new ones are being created on a constantbasis for a number of applications. In order to provide some general guidelines for someone whowishes to decide which popular object oriented language(s) to learn and make a judiciousselection for a certain application the following table is presented to help make evaluation andcomparison depending upon the application

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Engaging Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina

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Environmental Engineering

engineers’ performance when solving design problems. IEEE Transactions on Education, 42 (4), 281-287.11. Cardella, M.E., Atman, C.J., Turns, J. and Adams, R.S. (2008). Students with differing design processes as freshmen: Case studies on change. International Journal of Engineering Education, 24 (2), 246-259.12. Caicedo, J.M., Pierce, C.E., Flora, J.R.V., Timmerman, B., Nichols, A.P., Graf, W. and Ray, T. (2010) Instructional environments to stimulate critical thought of freshmen civil engineering students. Submitted to: Advances in Engineering Education.13. Palmer, S. (2004). Evaluation of an on-line reflective journal in engineering education. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 12 (4), 209-214

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Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; John Christ; Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux

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Educational Research and Methods

environments, and complex reasoning.Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines Barbara M. Olds is Associate Provost for Educational Innovation and Professor of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines. She returned to CSM in 2006 after spending three years at the U. S. National Science Foundation where she served as the Division Director for the Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication (REC) in the Education and Human Resources Directorate. She remains a consultant to the EHR Directorate. During the 2006-2007 academic year Barbara was a visiting professor in Purdue University’s Engineering Education Department. Her research interests are primarily in understanding and

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Christal Wade, Western Kentucky University

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Two Year College Division

sector as an environmental consultant prior to being employed by the Center in 2004. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0903286. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University Dr. Ernest earned a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1985 and in 1986 respectively, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1991. He has over 18 years of professional experience in

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

theirsubsystems. Those with less than 100 hours had little design or engineering work to show.Surprisingly, the two students with the lowest major’s GPAs (1.9) were at the two ends of thespectrum. The Systems Engineer put considerable work into a computer aided design of thephysical structure of the robot, shown in Figure 1, including redesigning and personallyfabricating the legs to make them lighter than those created by the independent study team. Hisdesign was solid and went above the requirements, developing a motorized system to raise theprimary distance sensor (a laser rangefinder) from the top of R2’s head. Figure 1. CAD drawing of the R2D2 structureOn the other hand, the Electrical Engineer with the lowest major’s GPA

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Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

be achieved simply by lecturing at them.DCS Demonstration Lab OverviewWe use an industrial quality DCS system with all of the alarming capabilities of typical systemsused by the chemical process industries. A Honeywell Experion DCS system was purchased forthis purpose. This DCS system is much less bulky than its predecessor, the TDC3000, whichuses predominantly 10base5 cable with BNC connectors, and is commonly found in manyrefineries and chemical plants. A major factor contributing to this reduction in bulkiness is theHoneywell Experion’s use of CAT5 Ethernet cable in place of the TDC3000’s bulky and stiff10base5 coaxial cable connectors, which allows this system to be implemented using equipmentfound in a typical campus computer lab. The

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Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at Martin; Rhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at Martin; Somsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin

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Electrical and Computer

along with possible future work.2. Lecture and LaboratoryThe course objective of the ENGR 460:embedded systems is to introduce students to keyelements of designing embedded systems. The students are taught to design hardware interfacesthat use microprocessor chips, and write firmware using C and assembly. The textbook used bythe course is Embedded C Programming and The Atmel AVR, 2nd edition written by R. Barnett,S. Cox, and L. O’ Cull.The course website can be found at 7. It is taught in two parts, with the first half of the semesterconsisting of lectures and lab. Lectures (3 sessions, each 50 minutes) are used to teach lessonscovering basic functions and sensors with a corresponding lab each week (1 session, 3 hours).Some examples of sensors