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Design Projects across the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Design in Engineering Education

needed to solve a single problem while keeping in mind the manydiffering objectives of the overall project [1]. A multidisciplinary approach to engineering designis valuable in that it asks that students make certain that, “…advances in performance,…technology, or discipline(s), must be much more highly integrated than in the past” [2]. TheFreshman Engineering course at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is designed to exposestudents to challenging problems that require them to gain experience and increase theirknowledge outside of their normal field of expertise while practicing decision making skillsnecessary to stay on time and on budget.Engaging students within the engineering design principlesStudents in the Spring 2009 Engineering

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

, Honolulu, HISchmidt, L.C., Schmidt, J.A., Smith, P.E., Bigio, D.I., Bayer-Contardo, J. (2005). BESTEAMS: Building engineering student team effectiveness and management systems: A curriculum guide for faculty. Knoxville, TN: College House Enterprises.Shuman, L., Besterfield, M., and McGourty, J. (2005). The ABET “Professional Skills” – Can They Be Taught? Can They Be Assessed? Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 41-55.Smith, K.A. & Imbrie, P.K. (2004). Teamwork and Project Management, 3rd Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. BEST Series.Springer, L. Stanne, M.E. & Donovan, S.S. (1999). Effects of small-group learning on undergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering and technology: a meta-analysis. Review of Educational

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Communication in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Steve Patterson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

employment. Anecdotal reactions from industrial sponsors ofprojects have been positive as well.References1 Burstall, Aubrey “A history of Mechanical Engineering”, M.I.T Press, CambridgeMassachussets, 19652 Desmond, Kevin “A timetable of inventions and discoveries from pre-history to the presentday”, M. Evans, New York, 19863 Misa, Thomas J “Leonardo to the internet : technology & culture from the Renaissance to thepresent”, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 20044 http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Monge.html (Accessed 4 January 2010)5 http://www.dscc.dla.mil/Downloads/MilSpec/Docs/MIL-C-25/mil25.pdf (Accessed 4 January2010)6 http://www.product-lifecycle-management.com/download/MIL-STD-483A.pdf (Accessed 4January 2010)7

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DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vince Walker, US Air Force Academy; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Kendra Crider, US Air Force Academy; Jason Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1941: EFFECTS OF AN EARLY PROTOTYPING EXPERIENCE: CANDESIGN FIXATION BE AVOIDED?Vince Walker, US Air Force AcademyDaniel Jensen, United States Air Force AcademyKendra Crider, US Air Force AcademyJason Weaver, University of Texas, Austin Jason Weaver is a PhD candidate at The University of Texas at Austin, focusing on energy harvesting technologies, design methodologies and the characteristics of transformation. He previously received a MS in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University.Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin Dr Kristin Wood is the Cullen Trust Endowed Professor in Engineering and University

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Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Gary Pawlas, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education

investigating teenage girls’ participation in engineering and technology activities from multiple disciplinary frames, the impact of four-year hands-on design curriculum, and the effects of service learning in engineering education.Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL) and Program. He holds a BA in psychology from Louisiana State University, and an MS degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a PhD degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and

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Communication in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cherian Mathews, University of the Pacific

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Design in Engineering Education

at Purdue University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Page 15.1312.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using a Design Course to Augment Program Curriculum and Foster Development of Professional SkillsAbstractThis paper describes the structure of a recently reorganized senior design project coursesequence in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of the Pacific.The paper focuses on the first course in a two course senior project sequence, a course that wasrecently reorganized with a view to improve student design and professional skills. Previously

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SE Curriculum and Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Gary, Arizona State University; Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2010-2313: THE BENEFITS OF TRANSPARENCY IN MANAGINGSOFTWARE CAPSTONE PROJECTSKevin Gary, Arizona State UniversityHarry Koehnemann, Arizona State University Page 15.1207.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Benefits of Transparency in Managing Software Engineering Capstone ProjectsAbstractThis paper describes the impact of an agile process support environment in helping facultymanage software engineering capstone projects and the learning outcomes associated with thecapstone experience. Software engineering capstone projects are notoriously time-consuming tomanage for faculty mentors. Team projects often fall behind due to the

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Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Olaleye, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Emmanuel Abiodun, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Francis Derby, where

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International

Geographic and Land Information Systems (GLIS) Board. He is also a member of American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), He currently serves on the executive of the Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND) of ASEE. Page 15.17.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Comparative Study of Land Surveying Education at The University of Lagos and Penn State UniversityAbstractRecent efforts in globalization have extended beyond commerce, travel, technology transfer andsporting activities. In higher

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

director of a community outreach program for the past nine years, nothing hasbeen more fulfilling than to observe the incredible strength of the young women ofGeneration Y.In 2001, after receiving seed money from the Honda Foundation, the College of Scienceand Engineering developed a community outreach program with the goal of increasingthe pipeline of girls and underrepresented minorities studying science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at the college level. To accomplish this goal, westarted the Science and Engineering Community Outreach Program (SECOP). SECOP isa two-week residential pre-college summer school program with a focus on science andengineering. Each morning during the Program, an engineering and mathematics

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

physics/pre-engineeringcurriculum.NASA-Threads integrates fundamental science and mathematics courses taught with engineeringapplications and the appropriate use of technology into a physics/pre-engineering curriculumtargeting the junior/senior year of high school. The threads of this curriculum includeFundamentals, Technology, Communication, and NASA Applications. The fundamentals, whichare grouped into blocks of similar topics, provide the backbone of the educational experience.NASA applications are strategically introduced to provide timely, hands-on reinforcement offundamentals, and the progressive development of technical knowledge and skills.The rigorous curriculum is designed to guide students through a systems-level understanding ofreal

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Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University; Brent Nelson, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

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International

abroadprograms in an effort to better prepare students for their future work in global settings. Thispaper presents efforts at Brigham Young University’s College of Engineering and Technology tocreate and assess new programs to help develop such global competence in our students. Anoverview of the college’s international programs is first provided followed by a description oflearning outcomes for these programs. Assessment results gathered across a set of collegeprograms are then summarized, including survey results from industrial recruiters.IntroductionGlobalization of the engineering profession continues to be reported as a major industrial trendthat will continue and expand1-3. Many companies are international in scope and the numberappears to be

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

access and opportunity for women and minorities for advanced study in science, mathematics, and technology. Before coming to Polytechnic, Dr. Kriftcher served as a teacher and administrator, then as principal of Seward Park High School in New York City, and as superintendent of the Page 15.764.1 high schools in Brooklyn and Staten Island.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrating Graduate Student Research into K-12 Classrooms: A GK-12 Fellows Project1. Introduction In recent years, the importance of development of soft skills to the professional

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Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Ricardo Mejia, Universidad EAFIT; Carlos Rodriguez, Universidad EAFIT

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International

manufacturing, rapid prototyping, collaborative design and engineering education. Page 15.286.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Collaborative Tools for Global Design Project Management: Case Study of an Academic ExperienceAbstractThe management of information and the capture of design ideas are very critical during theproduct development and product lifecycle management. They could be very challenging taskswhen time, efficiency and quality are important and the concurrent design team is physicallydistributed in different locations. However, the existing technology for communication

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Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Gisela Coto Quintana, SINAES; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Oscar Harasic, Organization of American States; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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International

to enhancecapacity building, economic development and to promote global engineering education andquality assurance in engineering programs.Introduction and BackgroundEducation is a critical component of progress for countries throughout the world. Countries withstrong and accessible educational systems are characterized by greater development and theirpeoples enjoy a higher quality of life. Engineering education is especially important inenhancing the quality of life because technology is such a critical component of progress anddevelopment.1-6 Historically, the competencies of engineers and technology practitioners havebeen strongly linked with individual countries.7 This is inconsistent with the internationalizationof engineering education

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Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shih Kuang Hou, National Taiwan Normal University; Ching-Ho Huang, Nangang Vocational High School; Jin-Fu Chen, NTNU

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International

competence or skills enhances not only one’s self confidence but also thecompetitiveness in the workplace. The aim of vocational education and training is to cultivateoutstanding engineering and technological personnel in order to meet the national economicconstruction needs, and also to allow young students who participate in vocational education andtraining to acquire excellent engineering and professional technical knowledge in order toenhance the country’s economic competitiveness.Skills competition improves vocational education and training effectiveness. The objectives oforganizing skills competition are to establish values in skills, encourage youngsters to participatein vocational education and training, to reflect vocational education and

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Administrators in Higher Education.Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald Carpenter, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering. He is actively involved in ASEE, is a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education, and serves as Director of Assessment for Lawrence Tech. His research interests involve academic integrity, assessment of student learning, and water resources.Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University Janel A. Sutkus, Ph.D., is Director of Institutional Research and Analysis at Carnegie Mellon University, where she is responsible for analysis and assessment of all administrative and academic functions. Her work focuses on student engagement

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tuere Bowles, North Carolina State University; Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Pamela Martin, North Carolina State University; Eric Carpenter, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

obtained a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Brown University in 1984; her graduate degrees (M.S. and Ph.D.) were both obtained from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1986 and 1989. She joined the NCSU faculty in 1989 after completing her doctorate and has moved through the ranks of Assistant and Associate to Full Professor – one of only 4 African-American women in the U.S. at that rank. Her research focuses on surface and interfacial phenomena in the areas of green chemical engineering and polymers. She has served her profession as a leader in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as a member of both the Board of Directors and the Chemical Technology

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Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Turek-Krengel, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul; Scott Woelber, Edina Public Schools; Ellen Johnson, Edina Public Schools; AnnMarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1914: POSTER: WINDMILLS IN TRIGONOMETRY CLASSBrandon Turek-Krengel, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul Brandon Turek-Krengel is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Saint Thomas, graduating in May 2010. While attending UST he conducted research into K-12 engineering education.Scott Woelber, Edina Public Schools Scott Woelber is the K-12 Mathematics Coordinator for Edina Public Schools in Edina, MN. He has 20 years of experience in both public and private schools which includes work as a physics teacher, online statistics teacher, and mathematics teacher with classes from basic algebra through AP Calculus BC. After earning undergraduate degrees in

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend College; Melanie Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

theirclassrooms. The focus of the engineering outreach efforts is on hands-on activities. Many suchactivities are commercially available, and some of those are used at PSB, but most of theactivities that are used are developed by individual faculty members in their particular areas ofexpertise. These include such activities as simple motors, bridge building, wind power, andmany more.As part of the effort to design these hands-on activities, an independent study course was offeredin the spring of 2009 for Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) students as a technicalelective. The objective of the course was to design, build and test four hands-on activities to beused as part of the school’s K-12 outreach programs. Eight students signed up for the

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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International

cooperative learning methods, use of educational technology, and K-12 engineering outreach for girls. Chrys received the ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers in 2000 and the WPI Trustees' Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2002.Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Richard Vaz received the PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty in 1987. He is currently Dean of Interdisciplinary and Global Studies, with oversight of WPI’s worldwide network of 26 Project Centers and an academic unit focusing on local and regional sustainability. His teaching and research interests include service and

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Philip Henning, James Madison University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that targets graduate students working in the grade 4-6 schoolenvironment. SUNRISE is a new GK-12 project aimed at partnering STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) graduate students (fellows) with school teachersfrom three different school divisions in Northern Virginia. The project builds a unique model ofcollaboration among elementary and middle schools, school division administration, and GMUto foster systemic efforts in implementing Information Technology (IT) rich STEM content-knowledge into grades 4-6 education by graduate fellows, with the potential to enhance thedelivery of science instruction and provide long term professional development for teachers. Thisis achieved by constructing a framework that provides

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Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Jaurez, National University; Peilin Fu, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Shekar Viswanathan, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.E., received a Bachelor of Technology in chemical

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Computers in Education

Technology in Education. As a lead researcher for the HP grant, Jaurez is exploring the application of gaming to learning while leveraging the recreational elements of digital entertainment to enhance the rewards of learning. Now, in conjunction with grant Principal Investigator Professor Ronald Uhlig in the School of Engineering and Technology, he is taking wireless communications students and creating game designers out of them. These students are creating new games as part of their engineering courses. They are integrating information architecture and mapping technology into learning management systems, and creating entire games, then writing scholarly papers about their work. As board member for

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Winn, Virginia Military Institute; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

into the pipeline to engineering and technology-based careers, nor is the country doing a good job keeping existing students in the pipeline.Less well known, ironically, is another important National Academy of Sciences documenttitled, "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science andEngineering"2. This report says in its Executive Summary, Women scientists and engineers face barriers to success in every field of science and engineering, a record that deprives the country of an important source of talent. Without a transformation of academic institutions to tackle such barriers, the future vitality of the U.S research base and economy is in jeopardy." [In particular, while

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Bland, John Brown University

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International

to perform in a global economy. The NationalAcademy of Engineering (2005) reinforces this need for talent development by outlining thechallenges of a global world.Ultimately globalization is impacting all engineering graduates. Their designs will often betargeted to a global marketplace, but the technical expertise of international users and theappropriateness of certain technologies will vary significantly. Many companies are alreadyglobal with many more going global every day. Engineers participate on global teams asindividuals are spread around the globe to implement complex projects. Globalization isexpanding our science and engineering labor force both by becoming more internationally

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Duda, Grove City College

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International

Child) to jump start pre-engineering and science education in ruralUganda.Findings of survey trip to BKK in 2004The author organized an initial survey trip to BKK. The trip was made up of a team ofengineering educators and coordinated with education leaders in BKK. A summary of the tripand findings of the team were reported in a previous ASEE paper3 and the authors were awardedthe ASEE International Division Global Engineering & Engineering Technology EducatorAward for 2005.Three significant findings of the team relating to the XO1 project were the following: First, theteam found one progressive innovative secondary school (Bulindi Secondary School inextremely rural BKK) which had a well equipped multiple IBM type computer lab consisting

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

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International

AC 2010-410: DEVELOPING GLOBAL COMPETENCE THROUGHCROSS-CULTURAL VIRTUAL TEAMS: PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONSAlan Parkinson, Brigham Young UniversityC. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young UniversityHolt Zaugg, Brigham Young UniversitySpencer Magleby, Brigham Young University Page 15.385.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Developing Global Competence through Cross-Cultural Virtual Teams: Preliminary ObservationsAbstractA number of credible voices within the engineering community have expressed the need forengineering graduates to develop global competence. Many colleges of engineering haveaddressed this need by developing various technical study abroad

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project sponsored by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) at Longwood and Virginia State Universities addressed a unique pedagogy and teachingmethod in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines for middle school students in theDigispired project. The primary goal of project was to provide learning and research opportunities to middle schoolstudents by focusing on programming and thus gaming, and the four science themes through Saturday and summerprograms for three years. Within this 36-month project, 90 low-income rural and urban students (1) learned abouttechnologies involved in game products; (2) learned about programming, computer graphics, and animation; (3)created

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Jim Fischer; Claude Kansaku

74 Work in Progress: An Applied Mathematics/Software Engineering Co-Development Project to Dynamically Predict High-Altitude Balloon Position Using Quasi Real-Time Data Jim Fischer, Claude Kansaku Mathematics Department/Computer Systems Engineering Technology Department Oregon Institute of TechnologyIntroductionThis paper describes work in progress of a software engineering/mathematics multi-disciplinarydevelopment project in support of student ballooning. The National Space Grant Student SatelliteProgram1 incorporates high-altitude balloon launches as the

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1064: A UNIQUE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STEM K-5 TEACHERPREPARATION PROGRAMStephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey Page 15.108.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A unique multidisciplinary STEM K-5 teacher preparation program IntroductionK-5 school years are crucial, setting the framework for all subjects as well as critical thinkingskills. However, in a formative timeframe for elementary-school aged children the number ofK-5 teachers that are educated with a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (“STEM”)specialization is substantially underrepresented. A lack of STEM subject matter expertiseand experiences

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Innovations in Materials Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Na Lu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert Swan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

AC 2010-1890: INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE HANDS-ONEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS:INTEGRATING "HABITAT FOR HUMANITY" INTO A FIRST YEARCONSTRUCTION MATERIALS COURSEDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Commonwealth