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Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne E. Donnelly, University of Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 22.703.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Factors Influencing Career Choices of Underrepresented STEM PhD GraduatesBackgroundThe participation of minority students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) has received national attention for more than a decade. As the population of the countrybecomes increasingly diverse, there is concern that if groups that have historically beenunderrepresented in these fields do not become part of the technology enterprise the country willlose its preeminence in invention and innovation. In 1991, The National Science Foundation(NSF) sought to address this issue by awarding the first grant of a program

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Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

prior consulting ex- perience in IT and IB which he brings to bear in both his teaching and pragmatic research. His scholarly interest include: Information Technology Adoption, Information Technology Management, Operational Safety/Sustainability, and Entrepreneurial Education. He has published in numerous high quality proceed- ings and journals including the Int. Journal of Operations & Production Management, and the Information & Management. Page 22.243.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing the Effectiveness of Entrepreneurial Education Programs from a

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Minorities in Engineering

unique position to work with theTCCs and Reservation schools to design new and strengthen the existing pathways for studentsto launch STEM careers. If done collaboratively by the university and tribal college faculty andteachers, these activities are more likely to be better designed and delivered.CollaborationThroughout Indian country, there are initiatives that are attempting to stimulate Native Americanstudents to launch science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers. In 1998,the North Dakota tribal colleges had been the recipients of National Science Foundation RuralSystemic Initiative program funds to enhance STEM programs on their campuses1. The desireand in some cases, the institutional infrastructure for Native American

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New Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; William L. Hughes, Boise State University; Kotaro Sasaki, Boise State University; Teresa Cole, Boise State University, Computer Science Department; John N. Chiasson, Boise State University

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New Engineering Educators

students and faculty; and the 2008 Hewlett-Packard/Harriett B. Rigas Award from the IEEE Education Society in recognition of her contribution to the profession. Dr. Schrader earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Valparaiso University, and her M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Systems and Control from University of Notre Dame.Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University Seung Youn (Yonnie) Chyung is a professor in the Department of Instructional and Performance Technol- ogy in the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She received her Doctor of Education degree in Instructional Technology from Texas Tech University and teaches graduate-level courses on evaluation methodology. Her research

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

-Pan American 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539 Second Year of the Development and Implementation of an Introduction to STEM Course for Dual-Enrollment ProgramsAbstractAn Introduction to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) coursewas improved and taught for the second time during the summer in 2010 to dual-enrollment college students at South Texas College (STC). Minority students solvechallenges and perform hands-on activities as experiences to correlate their studies withreal-world contexts. Introduction to STEM was developed as a collaboration projectbetween STEM Faculty members at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) andSTC. This collaboration intended to create, support

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-997: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT UNDERSTANDING IN PHYSICS:AN INTEGRATED QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHTeresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Faculty Liaison to the Pre-engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Educa- tion Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. She has been an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hui-Hui Wang, University of Minnesota; Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Mi Sun Park, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

solving skill. My interests are also in creating a new curriculum and producing creative teachers. Page 22.1469.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Impact of Professional Development on Integrating Engineering into Science and Mathematics ClassroomIntroduction In the executive report to President Barack Obama, Prepare and Inspire: K-12 education inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education for America’s Future1, thePresident’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology stated that the education system inthe U.S. must prepare

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Candace A. Cobb, Norfolk State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-2203: INTEGRATING CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND AS-SESSMENT IN A LASER SYSTEMS COURSEPatricia F. Mead, Ph.D., Norfolk State University Patricia F. Mead, Ph.D., earned the doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electrophysics from University of Maryland, College Park, in 1994. She joined the faculty of Norfolk State University (NSU) as Professor of Optical Engineering in summer 2004. Since her appointment, Dr. Mead has been active in the development of innovative curricula for Optical Engineering courses, and she serves as Education Director for the NSF funded Nano- and Bio-Inspired Materials and Devices Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST). Dr. Mead also

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Calvin C. Jen, Calvin College; Tyler Scott Helmus, Calvin College; Steven H. VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technological University and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include appropriate technology, entrepreneurship, Agile software development, and safety-critical embedded systems (particularly digital avionics). He can be contacted by email at Steven.H.VanderLeest@gmail.com. Page 22.1390.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Entrepreneurship through Virtues1 AbstractThe literature on entrepreneurship has moved from early analysis of the characteristics of theentrepreneur to a wider understanding of

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Ruth Geier, Purdue University; Chris Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1840: ADVANCE-PURDUE: RETENTION, SUCCESS AND LEAD-ERSHIP FOR SENIOR FEMALE STEM FACULTYSuzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West LafayetteSusan Ruth Geier, Purdue UniversityProf. Chris Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 22.145.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 ADVANCE-Purdue: Retention, Success and Leadership for senior female STEM facultyAbstractADVANCE-Purdue is an NSF-funded institutional transformation project designed to increasethe presence, retention and success of STEM female faculty. The Purdue Center for FacultySuccess (PCFS), the core of

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary E. Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Engineering (ERE) orMathematics (Math) from Fall 2007-Spring 2011 and was designed to increase the number anddiversity of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals. The programdesign drew on STEM persistence research, as well as institutional and programmatic self study.STEM recruitment is important as the U.S. faces STEM labor force shortages which may resultin declines in competitiveness1.Between 2007 and 2009, we recruited 51 students who were financially eligible as determined bythe Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students who were American Indian, orfrom our local 4 county region were given first priority. We also gave priority to first generationstudents, women and other STEM underrepresented (URM

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Vincent Abbott, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Oleg Gontar; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Victor Mejia; Phanit Pollavith, California State University, Los Angeles; Ricardo Sanchez; Jose Antonio Zamalloa; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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Minorities in Engineering

graduate teaching fellows with middle and highschool math and science teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Theprogram is centered at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), and is part of the NSFGK12 Program, which provides fellowships and training for graduate students in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The graduate student fellows serve asvisiting scientists or engineers who work closely with their partner teachers to engage middle andhigh school students in science and engineering demonstrations, presentations, and activitiesrelated to the fellows’ research. The two primary goals of the IMPACT LA Program are to 1) change teachers, students,and parents’ perceptions of engineers and

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Emmanuel Gurrola

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-2078: CATALYZING AND SUPPORTING MINORITY TALENTDEVELOPMENT IN STEM FIELDS: AN STRUCTURED MENTORINGMODEL TO INSPIRE YOUNG ENGINEERING MINDSHeidi A. Taboada, The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Heidi A. Taboada is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso. Her research strengths involve the devel- opment of practical methods for the solution of multiple objective optimization problems, the design of new biologically inspired algorithms, sustainability engineering, and engineering education. Her research work has been published in several recognized journals such as IIE Transactions, IEEE Transactions on

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Eden B. King, George Mason University; Mikki Hebl, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-912: A TRIAD FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAMJan Rinehart, Rice University Jan Rinehart is Executive Director of the National Science Foundation funded ADVANCE Program at Rice University. The goals of the ADVANCE program are to increase the number of women faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics at all levels of leadership, and change the institutional climate. She has over twenty years in higher education with most of her work focused on diversity in STEM fields. Prior to assuming the ADVANCE position, she served as the Deputy Director of the Space Engineering Institute for two years and the Director of Engineering Student Programs at Texas A&M University. She initiated the Women in Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Jun Zheng, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolyn Joy Awalt, University of Texas, El Paso, College of Education; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Francisco Medina

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NSF Grantees

. Therefore, the intensive, informative and 24 hour access training tools aredemanded.Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies are becoming popular due to their rapiddevelopment and improvement in capability. Several technologies collectively known asRM have been developed to shorten the design and production cycle, and havetransformed many conventional manufacturing procedures. According to Society ofManufacturing Engineers (SME), AM is a broad term including the use of rapidprototyping, rapid tooling, and the direct use of layer manufacturing technologies to Page 22.501.2produce final products quickly 2. Before the production starts, a prototype called

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Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bekir Kelceoglu, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

AC 2011-1190: DESIGNING STEM KIOSKS: A STUDENT PROJECT THATTEACHESBekir Kelceoglu, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Assistant Prof. Bekir Kelceoglu was born in Ankara, Turkey and attended Anadolu University, where he received his B.A. in Interior Architecture degree. Even before his graduation, he started to work as a free-lance tutor, product designer, and interior designer. In year 2006, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Ohio State University, concentrating on Design Development in industrial design. Prior to joining School of Engineering and Technology in IUPUI, where he currently teaches Architectural Technology and Interior Design classes, he successfully established Interior

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Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University; Steven M. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

programs in the College of Engineering and related support services and activities. He has been part of the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 25 years where he is a member of the Teaching Academy and was awarded the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award. His teaching and research programs are directed at civil engineering materials and structural engineering. He is a registered professional engineering in the State of Wisconsin and a fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers.Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Barbara A. Masi Ph.D., is the Director of Education Innovation and Assessment in the MIT School of Engineering

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jonathan E. Singer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jacqueline Krikorian; Tushar P. Sura, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Department of Education

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

& engineering, engage students in open-ended problems, design exercises using constraints, etc.). The pre/post tests and surveys resultsare presented and are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the new INSPIRES PD program. Page 22.1001.2Background The INSPIRES (INcreasing Student Participation, Interest and Recruitment inEngineering and Science) program began as a NSF funded Instructional Materials Developmentproject with the goal of creating curriculum modules (for high school technology educationclassrooms - the duration of each module is approximately twenty 45-minute lessons) whichincorporate a real world design challenge

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Design and Graphics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island; Stephen Champion, University of Prince Edward Island

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Engineering Design Graphics

sources. You will need to know how to latest applicable technologies. FIND technical reference material, what is suitable, and how to decide what is credible or not.Design Develop possible alternative engineering approaches and evaluate Ability to ensure that the chosen solution their advantages and disadvantages. Ensure that the chosen solution maximizes functionality, safety and maximizes functionality, safety and sustainability, and identify

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Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny L. Daugherty, Purdue University; Rodney L. Custer, Illinois State University; Raymond A. Dixon, Illinois State University, CeMaST

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1183: THE USE OF CONCEPT MAPPING TO STRUCTURE ACONCEPTUAL FOUNDATION FOR SECONDARY LEVEL ENGINEER-ING EDUCATIONJenny L. Daugherty, Purdue University Dr. Jenny Daugherty is an Assistant Professor in the Organizational Leadership & Supervision Depart- ment in the College of Technology at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the design of technology and engineering professional development and the associated learning outcomes.Rodney L Custer, Illinois State University Dr. Custer is Associate Vice-President for Research, Graduate Studies, and International Education at Illinois State University. His research focus is on engineering-oriented, secondary level professional development.Raymond A Dixon

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Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

) embrace the tension between diversity and redundancy, (2) provide enabling constraints bybalancing coherence and randomness, and (3) promote trans-level learning through neighbor Page 22.1116.2interactions and decentralized control.In this paper, we provide further detail on these two sets of instructional principles anddemonstrate how we have instantiated them in cases situated in two different teaching contexts:(1) an undergraduate course involving technology and design and (2) a graduate course devotedto helping students learn to critically assess research in their field. We anticipate that byintroducing new engineering educators to these two

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WIED Olio

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University; Lori L. Bakken, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Women in Engineering

administration, education, and research [2], [3]. The college incorporates engineering,engineering technology, computer science, math, chemistry, and physics in a singleadministrative structure, which emphasizes collaboration and removes many traditionalsystematic hurdles. The practical structure of the college demonstrates a more collaborative,versus competitive, work environment than many institutions. The leadership is somewhatfamiliar with gender issues as they relate to undergraduate education, faculty retention andsuccess. The college has been successful with a number of relevant programs, employing for Page 22.390.2approximately a dozen years an

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Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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Mathematics

AC 2011-2537: ENHANCE ENGINEERING COLLEGE MATH TEACH-ING WITH GAMING AND VIRTUAL REALITY LEARNING MODULESLin Li, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Lin Li is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Prairie View A&M Uni- versity. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2004. Before that, he received his B.S. and M.E. from Beijing Institute of Technology and Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 1996 and 1999, respectively. His research interests include Computer Networks, Educational Technology, and Web Applications and Information Management. His research has been supported by NSF, DOE, etc.Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University Dr

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WIED Olio

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Chester J. Van Tyne, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryne Van Tyne, University of Chicago

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Women in Engineering

grades in this sample.3. Students who self-promoted (i.e., had higher self-evaluation scores than the average peer evaluation score from their team) actually received lower course grades than those who under-valued their contribution to their team.Bibliography1. J. Bento, J. P. Duarte, M. V. Heitor and W.J. Mitchell, 2004. Collaborative Design and Learning: Competence Building and Innovation, International Series on Technology Policy and Innovation, Westport, CT, USA, pp. 1- 5.2. C. Tenopir and D.W. King, 2004. Communication Patterns of Engineers, IEEE Press and Wiley Interscience, New York, NY, USA, pp. 24, 50-51, 85-86.3. B. Oakley, R.M. Felder, R. Brent, and I. Elhajj, 2004. Turning Student Groups into

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorelle A. Meadows, University of Michigan; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1319: THE EFFECT OF SKEWED GENDER COMPOSITIONON STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGPROJECT TEAMSLorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan Dr. Lorelle Meadows is Director of Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In this role, she holds primary responsibility for the design, management and delivery of the first year program to undergraduate students. She also serves as a catalyst for coordination among the engineering programs encompassed by the Office of Undergraduate Education, including the Center for Entrepreneurship, the International Programs Office and the Multidisciplinary Design program. In this role within the college, she also has

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas E. Doyle P.Eng., McMaster University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-1477: DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHLABORATORYAdrian Ieta, Oswego State University College Adrian Ieta (M’99) received the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, the B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and the M.E.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, re- spectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, The University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and taught. He is

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Myongsook Susan Oh, Hongik University; Yookyung Bae, Seoul National University, Institute for Gender Research

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Women in Engineering

- Competency of Female Managerial-ranks in the Public Sector, 2009 KWDI Research Report-1511. Younkin, W. G, (2009). The Intersection of Discipline and Roles: Dr. Pauline Mack’s Story as an Instrumental Case Study with Implications for Leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, DoE thesis, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, p72.12. Lynch, J. M., (2003). Case Studies of Undergraduate Women’s Leadership Development at a State University, Ph. D. Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Page 22.534.10

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Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen O'Brien, College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2099: MATH CURRICULUM IN A SET OF K-5(8) AND K-12STEM PRE-ENGINEERING TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMSStephen O’Brien, The College of New Jersey Dr. O’Brien is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Technological Studies within the School of Engi- neering at The College of New Jersey. Page 22.1045.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Applied Math Curriculum for Elementary and Secondary Integrated STEM teacher preparation programsAbstractIn this paper we describe the mathematical components of integrated Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM) teacher

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Dina Banerjee, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

how institutions are structured in gendered ways, which might then yield different kinds ofsolutions to think about women’s underrepresentation in engineering.One of the research tools that academic leaders can use to study their institutional structure isinstitutional ethnography, proposed by Dorothy E. Smith. This research method can helpresearchers identify and analyze important key issues in the daily lives of their faculty and staffmembers who have been directly or indirectly impacted through the structure or implementationof the institution's policies.In this paper, we use institutional ethnography to investigate the parental leave policy of aMidwestern university with competitive science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

. First, what type of a career would they like? Usually the answerto this question will be that the career is interesting, challenging, and provides a very goodincome. This is a very good segway into a discussion of a career in engineering. Excitingpictures of many different types of engineering are interesting to students. Slides, videos, and adiscussion of the major technological challenges the world faces usually opens up young minds.Often we will get the response: “My Dad is a Mechanical Engineer. I didn‟t know there were so Page 22.1032.4many different kinds of engineering!” We urge the students to get at least a 3.0 average, sincethis is the