Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristina Lawyer, Michigan Technological University; Meredith Berlin, University of Colorado - Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

; the nature of knowledge (certainty of knowledge & simplicity ofknowledge), and the nature of knowing (source of knowledge & justification of knowledge) 31. Page 15.543.8Students’ epistemological beliefs have been found to influence cognitive engagement, academicachievement, and motivation to learn32, 33. Because epistemological beliefs often reflect personalexperiences31, our study will compare engineering epistemological beliefs of students who haveparticipated in service learning projects to the beliefs of those who have not. Our aim is to gaininsight as to how students perceive engineering design and whether service learning

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane Grayson, University of Pretoria

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International

, attendance is compulsory in theadditional modules and weekly assignments must be submitted. ENGAGE students attend areduced number of large group (300-500 student) mainstream lectures together with 4-yearprogram students, and additional modules in groups of up to 50 students. Three of the fourperiods a week allocated to each additional module are “discussion classes”, in which the focusis on developing cognitive, metacognitive and problem-solving skills. In Year 1 students alsotake two semesters of Professional Orientation, which uses a project-based approach to developcommunication, technology, academic, information technology and life skills. Thea One credit represents 10 “notional hours”. That means that an “average” student would

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Ronan Dunbar, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

. Thus enabling students transfer new knowledge and skill into a project that embodies their creative expression. b. Female engagement in practical subjects in Ireland is significantly under represented (less that 5% nationally). This male dominated bias reinforces a misconception of the holistic value of practical education. As the participant cohort in this study is student teachers it was important to challenge the perception of technological education and devise a non-traditional engineering brief. c. The brief did not require students to discuss or present their designs under a series of predefined headings

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn Hart, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mezbahur Rahman, Minnesota State University, Mankato

towards the goals,career and graduate school preparation, small group interaction and group projects. Outside ofthe seminar, scholars engage with faculty and industry mentors on projects that apply theirdiscipline to real-world problems and are encouraged to present their results and experiences toregional high schools and community colleges, as well as at conferences, including ouruniversity undergraduate research conference. The seminar provides scholars with anopportunity to explore a set of topics related to achieving success in academic, professional andpersonal realms. Speakers during our first two years included faculty from philosophy andbiology departments, university alumni who are currently candidates in Ph.D. programs, a localyoga

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

engineering educators have homework, design projects, and mid-term exams, andmany times topics are tested again on a final exam. This process allows the student tofirst wrestle with the concept at their own pace in a homework assignment where theycan collaborate with others before being asked to test their skills within a timed eventsuch as an exam. Learning by doing is the primary basis behind the growth of project-based learning (PBL) opportunities.5 Some programs have been completely sold on theconcept to the point of desiring PBL for all learning activities within the program.6,7These collaborative, team design experiences allow even deeper understanding throughgroup work focused on a project. If this process is sound, then why are most

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Information Systems

considering classroom use of emerging cloud capabilities.History of Cloud ComputingThe concept of cloud computing began in the nineteen-sixties as technologies to connectcomputers to each other and enable them to transfer data back and forth were just beginning toemerge. Even before the first two computers were connected together to exchange data, JosephCarl Robnett Licklider, the director of Behavioral Sciences Command and Control Research forthe Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), envisioned a shared computer network. Hisvision went far beyond what would begin as ARPANET and later evolve into the Internet, and Page 15.150.2his vision also

Conference Session

Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin Reed, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Ludois, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Maria Hamlin, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

power electronics orother power conversion course could improve student engagement throughout the course ascompared to more conventional sample applications. Furthermore, it will be shown that theknowledge base necessary to build an SSTC spans far more technical areas than required in mostconventional power electronics projects, and therefore justifies the SSTC as practical classroomexercise. The hypotheses presented in this paper are investigated and further evaluated with asurvey to gauge student interest in enrolling in a power electronics course based on a variety ofsample applications, including the SSTC. (a) (b) (c

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

to continue to learn throughout their careers. With experience, graduates should grow Page 15.1195.2professionally from the level of a junior team member to that of a leader with responsibility forthe broad scope of a technological project. Their job duties should progress from dealing withspecific problems as part of a broader project to managing the entire project where the personmust deal with social and economic as well as purely technical issues.While the initial job function may have the graduate performing basic tasks such as calculationsand analyses where someone else makes critical judgments based on these calculations, or

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University

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Information Systems

, 2010 Mobile and Wireless Networks Course Development with Hands- on LabsAbstractRapid advances in wireless networks technologies present opportunities for innovative educationat undergraduate and graduate level. Wireless networks courses become increasingly popular incolleges (including community colleges) and universities. However, there is a real concern withthe lack of hands-on labs based active learning in computer science, engineering and technologycurriculums. Hands-on project based learning is found to be the best way of learning andteaching wireless networking technologies. These hands-on projects also provide the problembased learning (PBL).In this paper, an undergraduate computer information

Conference Session

Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Ferguson, Ohio Northern University; Michele Govekar, Ohio Northern University; Amanda Stype, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of management education. She currently teaches undergraduate courses in strategy, corporate citizenship, small business and project management. She is the co-program chair of the North American Management Society 2009 conference and past Division Chair of the Management History Division of the Academy of Management for 2005-06.Amanda Stype, Ohio Northern University Amanda Stype is a 2009 graduate of the James F. Dicke College of Business Administration at Ohio Northern University with an Honors degree in International Business & Economics and also in applied mathematics. She currently is a graduate student at Bowling Green State University in their Master of Economics

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Jones, University of Texas, Pan American; Rajiv Nambiar, University of Texas, Pan American; Deborah Crown, San Jose State University

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Computers in Education

by Dr. Crown and delivered to students in a measurements andinstrumentation lab. Students responded positively to the platform however the time investmentrequired for the instructor to create content for an entire course was determined to be prohibitive.In the process, however, it was observed that the development of the content was veryinstructional. In the following summer a group of high school students were employed to teachthe chat-bot basic algebra to study the possibility of using students in the process of training the Page 15.181.3chat-bot. The students enjoyed working on the project, gained a better understanding of algebra,and

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Layton, DeVry University

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Liberal Education

by Literature andHumanities departments. The paper proposes an alternative approach to teaching science fictionclasses, one that treats the class as an interdisciplinary subject, not a primarily literary one. Sucha course would focus on the scientific and technological themes of science fiction rather than onthe literary technique. The paper includes some ideas for class themes, in-class assignments,essays, and team projects, all of which will have students use critical thinking methods forassessing how technology affects their lives.IntroductionThat the human world has become more global and more technical has long been recognized. Apersistent problem from this change has been how to harmonize personal lifestyles withtechnological change

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Musa Jouaneh, University of Rhode Island; William Palm, University of Rhode Island

15.1157.3from the User-Interface Program.User-Interface ProgramA screen shot of the developed Windows-based User-Interface Program is shown in Fig. 2. TheUser-Interface Program was designed to serve as the user-interface for all the experiments thatare planned to be performed in this project. The User-Interface Program was developed in VisualBasic Express 2008, and it communicates with the embedded program on the PIC18F4550microcontroller through either a serial or USB connection. The embedded program wasdeveloped in C using PICC compiler from CCS, Inc. The User-Interface Program transfers theexperiment settings to the PIC microcontroller, provides monitoring and control of theexperiment progress, retrieves the data collected after the experiment is

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

] women have the ability and drive to succeed in science and engineering, women who are interested in science and engineering careers are lost at every transition.2As part of a National Science Foundation* funded project, West Virginia University seeks toattract Appalachian-region high school students to science, technology, engineering and math(STEM) careers, with particular emphasis on recruiting females and underrepresented minoritiesin an effort to begin to offset regional STEM numbers that are typically half that of neighboringstates. The objective of this study was to better understand how to effectively recruit and retainqualified girls from Appalachian high schools into STEM educational paths. The lessons learnedfrom this

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College-Industry Partnerships

University. 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. Primary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Engineering Technology

providers, has put society another step closer to ubiquitous high-speed Internet access.Recently, with a new administration in place, initiatives in clean and renewable energy andefforts to improve the efficiency of our aging infrastructure have rapidly gained traction on botha federal and state level. Under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA),funding through the Department of Energy (DOE) for $36.7 billion dollars has been allocated tovarious energy related initiatives. The Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability (OE)has $4.5 billion dollars for Smart Grid and efficient energy transmission projects. Sensornetwork technology is the primary enabling technology for the Smart Grid and applications thatit will

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Jablonski Erin, Bucknell University; Buffinton Keith, Bucknell University; Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University

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International

faculty leading the course. For example, in the most recentversion of the course taught in Norway and Sweden, the objectives were: 1. Develop an understanding of how sustainable engineering can be applied to solve modern problems related to energy supply, residential construction, and transportation. 2. Understand the limitations of technology and how today’s engineering solutions can become tomorrow’s societal problems; 3. Develop an historic perspective on the development of Scandinavia; 4. Understand how traditions, customs, and culture impact engineering projects; 5. Understand how projects in one country can be affected by policies, laws, and customs of other countries

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Carrie Boykin, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Minorities in Engineering

first demand was a demand for 50 new academic scholarships for Black Students bySeptember of 1968; and by 1971, a demand that at least 10 percent of the incoming freshmanclass be black and to establish a Program such as Project Ujima to aid in the recruitment,retention, support, and academic/career/personal/cultural development of Black students.Shortly thereafter, in February 1969, the Black students submitted a proposal for an Afro-American Institute (AAI) and a Black Studies Department, which the Board of Trustees grantedpermission for the use of a building referred to as the Forsyth Annex to serve as the first AAIhome.The Ujima Scholars Program, formerly known as Project Ujima, grew out of the establishment ofthe African-American Institute

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy Baldwin, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Marisa Hemingway, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc

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College-Industry Partnerships

assistantprofessor power faculty also declined to only 12 percent in 2006.Developing the power engineering and energy workforce for the next millennium has become anational and global challenge. Not only is the industry workforce approaching retirement, so isthe educational backbone of electric power engineering2. It is estimated that approximately 30 to40 percent of the national electric power workforce will reach retirement or move into otherindustries by 20133. Universities need to revamp and invigorate their electrical engineeringprograms to entice new faculty as well as new students. The projection for the 2013 workforcelooks somewhat bleak.In order for the United States to provide an adequately skilled labor force for the electric utilityindustry

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Walk, Old Dominion University; Roland Lawrence, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

, specific criticalskills necessary for success in upper level courses.The consequences are several and can be severe: 1) faculty spend an inordinate amount ofclassroom and mentoring time in upper level courses on remedial rather than advanced skillsdevelopment; 2) student achievement suffers as the cumulative effects of skills not masteredcompounds; 3) retention rates of upper level students are negatively impacted.This paper describes initial activities and results toward development of an innovative on-line,critical skills, intelligent remedial tutorial learning system intended to serve those studentsrequiring extra-curricular learning support to enable their successful matriculation and retentionin upper level courses. This founding work project

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Jose Rivera; Gemunu Happawana; Patrick Reilly; Walter Mizuno

264 Three Stage Vibration Isolation For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Gimbal Targeting System Jose Rivera, Gemunu Happawana, Patrick Reilly, Walter Mizuno Department of Mechanical Engineering California State University, FresnoAbstractA student project funded by the air force, required mounting a high resolution camera, TASEgimbal, to be mounted in a model airplane powered by a gasoline engine. Model airplanes suchas the Sig Rascal experience vibration and excitation forces derived from the rotating blades andthe reciprocating parts of the gas

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Liberal Education

Hearsay Man on next project heard that motorX design A passed≠ The two situations are similar but not the sameExhibit 1. T. T. Woodson’s example of Evidence from Legal and Engineering Viewpoints. In Woodson, T. T. (1966) Introduction toEngineering Design. McGraw Hill, New York p 46. Page 15.1.4Nevertheless, it is clear that there is not only a substantial case for curriculum reformalong the lines promoted above but a widespread demand for it all levels of theengineering community. If, however, change is to

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres Goza, Rice University; David Garland, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

achievedthrough a design project, which allows Rice University engineering students (mentors) todevelop relationships with their mentees and promote higher education. Currently, DREAMserves three Houston, Texas public schools: Austin High School (AHS), Chavez High School(CHS), and KIPP Houston High School (KIPP). Mentees included in this study range fromgrades 9-12 at AHS, grades 9 and 11 at CHS, and only grade 9 at KIPP. Throughout theprogram, greater than 95% of mentees have been from underrepresented groups. Projects aredesigned, fabricated, and tested over a 5-7 week period. Mentees present and test their finaldesigns at Rice University on DREAM Day.Intuition Inventory (I.I.) and Physics Concepts Inventory (P.C.I.) data tracks the menteesprogress in

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Jessica Decuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

; Instruction at NC State University. Her research and theoretical interests include race and racial identity in education, African American academic achievement, emotions in education, and critical race theory. Dr. DeCuir-Gunby has served as a statistical consultant on numerous projects including the GenScope Assessment Project, a project designed to assess the use of technology on high school students' learning of genetics. She teaches courses in Educational Psychology, Adolescent Development, and Mixed Methods Research. She is a co-PI on an NSF ADVANCE Leadership grant.Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University Barbara Smith is the Executive Assistant Director of the PURPOSE Institute

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

cell research used under a wide range of operational conditions for the US Army, as well as battery research, and the implementation of alternative energy power sources in autonomous ground vehicle robots. He is also working with his students supporting DTE Energy in the operation and optimization of their Hydrogen Power Park in Southfield, Michigan, a photovoltaic, biomass, water electrolysis, hydrogen storage, hydrogen vehicle fueling station and fuel cell power demonstration project, funded by the Department of Energy. He has also established an alternative energy laboratory at LTU that contains integrated fuel cell and hydrogen generation systems, as well as equipment

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty in their scholarly projects. She also is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of Engineering Education and guest co-editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education research.Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan Matthew A. Holsapple is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. His research interests include the impact of educational experiences on student moral development and personal and social responsibility, professional

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; David Lorch, University of Michigan; Cinda-Sue Davis, University of Michigan; Guy Meadows, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1534: ARE WE REALLY “CROSSING THE BOUNDARY”? ASSESSING ANOVEL INTEGRATED MATH/SCIENCE COURSECynthia Finelli, University of Michigan Cynthia J. Finelli, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for Research and Learning North and associate research scientist in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In addition, she actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty in their scholarly projects. She also is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of Engineering Education and guest co-editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-1622: THE EFFECT OF PANOPTO ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCEAND SATISFACTION OF TRADITIONAL-DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTSChung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. CHUNG-SUK CHO is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. His teaching and research focus on project scope definition, pre-project planning, sustainable construction, project administration, construction safety, construction simulation, and project management. He has prior teaching experience at North Carolina A&T State University in construction management and working experience with Fluor Corporation as a project manager.Stephen Kuyath, University of

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wabler, Clemson University; Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

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Biomedical

fundamental engineering and life sciences and 3) to train a workforce to sustain agrowing bioengineering industry in the United States and participate in the economicdevelopment of the State of South Carolina. To assist in accomplishing these goals, theDepartment of Bioengineering participates in a university-wide program known as CreativeInquiry3. This program, unique to Clemson University, was developed to allow small teams ofstudents to study problems stemming from curiosity, a professor’s challenge, or simply the needsof the world around them. With more than 250 projects currently active, programs are availableto every undergraduate student at all levels, and new projects are welcomed and encouraged. Afaculty advisor, who leads the group and

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Fred Allen, Drexel University; Elisabeth Papazoglou, Drexel University; Mustafa Sualp, Untra Corporation; David Delaine, Drexel University; David Hansberry, Drexel University

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Educational Research and Methods

and/or situations. In contrast, this proposal concentrates heavily on the development of processes that integrate instructional (student, instructor, course, curriculum) measurements and analysis with ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)-mandated assessment and improvement. Thus, a major deliverable of the project is a transferable system with which other engineering programs could monitor their own instructional environment and develop and test their own educational innovations. 3. Ease of use - A key trade-off in the utility of any innovation is the time and resources needed to implement it versus the benefits that result from the implementation (in this case, improved student learning