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Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Charles Adams, Boise State University; Rey DeLeon, Boise State University, Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Department; Marion Scheepers, Boise State University, Department of Mathematics; Francisco Castellon, Boise State University; Michael G. Wiedenfeld, Kuna High School; Paul Williams, Boise State University

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Computers in Education

Page 22.393.2rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service providerinteraction.”Cloud computing architecture is conveniently described using a layered model presented byZhang (2010)7 and summarized below, from the highest layer (application) to the lowest layer(hardware):1. Application (programs accessed by users)2. Platforms (software framework)3. Infrastructure (computation and storage)4. Hardware (CPU, memory, etc)Our project uses an application cloud, which provides software-as-a-service (SaaS). Ourapplication cloud provides access to software applications and also facilitates shared use of theapplications, allowing students to collaborate remotely on the same assignments. Unlike

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Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Slobodan Petrovic, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

long term planning.Maturity is defined by the ability of a class of products to generate enough marketrevenue to sustain evolution and growth without subsidies or preferential trade conditions.At that stage of development, market growth is often determined more by constraints thanby new applications or performance features. These constraints are opportunities forthose who recognize them.Many parties have an interest in making objective assessments of the possible success ofemerging technologies - from venture capital investors to students pondering their careerdirection. To make the task more tractable, the process described in this paper is directedtowards generic new energy technologies rather than individual projects or products thatuse

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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Fraser, Long Beach City College

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Two Year College Division

differs here is the application. Ocean ScienceApplications in the form of underwater robotics is one that seems to capture theimagination of students of all ages and gender. Students love to build things thatexplore underwater. Much of underwater exploration is shrouded in mystery and areasthat they know they will never go themselves. Simple student projects such as“Finding Nemo” with a ROV must not be dismissed. Whatever the reason, it is thisauthor’s experience that the area of underwater robotics appeals to a wide studentbase regardless of their exposure or familiarity with the ocean.In response to the interest in the underwater robotics applications, changes were madeto the course outlines and course delivery. Previously, the three-robotics

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Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Linda L. Naimi, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

No. of Respondents Percent Course Content 236 88% Messages 43 16% Announcements 97 36% Calendar 67 25% Assignments 170 64% Web Links 82 31%The focus turned to the issue of grades. Students were asked if their instructors used Blackboardto report grades on assignments, projects and tests. 37% of students responded that all of their

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Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Prafull Purohit, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

design with a strong emphasis on hands-on experience for the students.The last module in the sequence is being taught as a capstone course that is geared more towardsindustrial like applications and industrial design environment. This includes project managementtechniques, version control and project sign-off milestones.Based on the above guidelines, we are developing a design experience for the students based ona popular commercial computer architecture such as the ARM processor[1, 2]; the flexibility ofextending this architecture by creating hardware accelerator blocks by the integration of a highdensity FPGA; and by the addition of off-the-shelf sensor components that are interconnectedthrough the popular I2C communications bus.During the

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jonathan Cefalu; Timothy Roemer; Pawel Kosakowski; Shankar Krishnan

effective alternative tomachining a part within the confines of a semester is to use a three-dimensional rapid prototype(3D RP) system to fabricate the part. This is a practical method to quickly and accuratelyestablish the proof of concept. The primary objective of this paper is to study, design, and buildan artificial mitral heart valve with 3D RP and to explore the feasibility of including 3D RPprocess in BME design courses.In most engineering projects the product designs are conceptualized, fabricated, tested, analyzed,and refined. The rapid prototyping system uses three dimensional Computer Aided Design (3DCAD) files to fabricate a physical model. These models are usually made from ABS-plastics,starch, rubber, or another suitable material

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sheikh Ghafoor; Stephen Canfield; Michael Kelley; Tristan Hill

move to solving advanced models thatdescribe how the world works. A recent model has been implemented in the college ofengineering at Tennessee Tech (TTU) to base the initial programming experience onhardware in the loop approach where the programming target is a micro-controller. Thiscourse has been offered in both C/C++ and Matlab programming language. From multiple previous implementations, we see that the students that engaged in thehands-on, hardware-based programming activities reported a more positive earlyexperience with programming and its relation to the engineering curriculum relative totheir comparison-group peers. The students participating in the project also reportedimproved confidence in their ability to learn and use

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Peter Spellane; Mohammad Razani

conducted an undergraduate research project “Proposing a New Study inNon-Invasive Amperometric Glucose Sensing Technology through the NYC-LSAMP SummerFellowship Program” – with a freshman student. Since a non-invasive method of monitoringblood glucose would present major advantages over existing methods which use invasivetechnologies, our group has studied the possibility of using a novel sensing technology, anamperometric glucose sensor, based on the information derived from the relationship betweenglucose molecules and their electrochemical impedance within physiologic glucose levels.Changes in glucose concentrations can be monitored by measuring the impedance within awide range of frequencies in order to optimize the impact of glucose solution

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

F. Pinto; E. Sheybani; Singli Garcia-Otero

Antenna Beta cloth Rotating test fixture Square cut patch This table shows the return loss, gain, axial ratio, and half power beam width results from bothcircular and square cut patches that I measured in the chamber. Each test was run with either a circularpatch or a square patch that had different serials. The one that was the best was the circular patch #1because it met the requirements that were called for in this project. This graph shows the measured radiation pattern of circular patch #1. It

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Michael J. Rust; Abe Kamal

through the application of solid modeling or solid freeform fabrication (rapidprototyping). Collectively, the students were able to transition from the design concept of theracer to the testing phase of the final unit during the one-week program.Another unique and successful college outreach program to promote further awareness ofengineering disciplines to high school students was undertaken by the University of Ottawa,Canada7. The program involves collaborative efforts initiated by both the faculties ofEngineering and Education at the university. Engineering course-structured projects were sharedand explained to local high school students who had certain interests and aptitude in mathematicsand science. Surveys conducted by the university

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Biswanath Samanta

. Several novel applications of hybrid CI techniques proposed earlierby the author in engineering, manufacturing, biomedical and health care systems are discussed. Theexperiences of offering CI as a graduate course and a summer research project involving high schoolstudents are also presented. The importance of introducing CI techniques and their multidisciplinaryapplications as a senior level interdisciplinary engineering elective course and integrating these inresearch experiences for undergraduates and STEM education is discussed.1. Introduction Recently in US universities, there is a growing emphasis on multidisciplinary education and research,especially involving science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) [1-8]. The

Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2109: GIRLS EXPERIENCING ENGINEERING: EVOLUTIONAND IMPACT OF A SINGLE-GENDER OUTREACH PROGRAMStephanie S Ivey, University of Memphis Dr. Stephanie Ivey, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, is currently involved in several engineering and STEM education projects. She is part of the project team for the NSF funded MemphiSTEP: A STEM Talent Expansion Program (NSF DUE 0756738), where her responsibilities include coordination of the entire project’s mentoring activities, including the peer-mentoring, peer-tutoring, and STEM club mini-grant program. She is leading a project focused on service learning within the Civil Engineering curriculum and a project examining links between learning styles and freshman

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

to change everything and it was a little too much”, so Saul and theprofessor worked together to find a balance. In all, Saul feels that the amount of support he getsfrom his advisor is “right. It‟s perfectly right”, and Saul is empowered to make his own changes,write exams, and develop projects for the students that meet the goals of the class.In summary, most participants report relatively low feelings of autonomy with Saul as anexception. Knowing that beliefs can impact practices, to understand GTA teaching experiences Page 22.757.8we also need to look at how perceived levels of autonomy translate to teaching actions.Autonomy in Decision

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FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Ph.D., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cory Carr

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First-Year Programs

school to promote teamwork and to help students to begin getting to knoweach other better in a fun and challenging activity. Engineering students in the LLC arescheduled for the same sections of the two engineering classes they take first semester freshmenyear. These class sections tend to be populated predominantly with LLC students. An individualinstructor may or may not be aware of LLC participant status when forming project groups. Oneor two tutors are available Sunday through Thursday, for two hours each night, in the commonarea of the dorm; thus, the engineering students do not even need to leave their dorm to get helpwith their courses. The liaison of the community has meetings several times during the academicyear, providing students the

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

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Computing & Information Technology

entity.To address this issue it is important to develop training programs that can be a source oftrained maintenance technician for remote experiment facilities. Page 22.1002.4f) Administrative awareness and support: Another major drawback for the remoteexperimentation area is the lack of administrative awareness about the potential of this area.Not many leaders of academic community and administrators in academic institutions realizethe potential of Internet accessible remote laboratories. This is a major limitation for thesustainability issue of this area. In most of the cases, projects on remote laboratories arefunded by national and regional

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

new budget line for providing anexpedient near term solution to the “Gathering Storm” Challenge in the FY 2013 budget. Asuggested budget for Year 1 is $0.88 Billion, increasing to $2.16 B, $3.83B, and $5.80B over afour year period. Year four is a full funding level for an intake of 320,000 Freshmen SEEPstudents nationwide. Future year intake would remain constant at 320,000 students annually andthe projected steady state graduation would be 128,000 additional engineers/computer scientistsannually reached in May 2020. This is an increase of 172.6% over the estimated US productionin 2009 of 74,170 [16]. The program would produce an additional 128,000 engineers (andcomputer scientists) annually by 2020 starting with an increase of about 32,000

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan T Lima Jr., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University

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ASEE Global Programs

Engineering and Mathematics Departments at Michigan Tech, North Dakota State University, and at Minnesota State University, Moor- head. Dr. Oliveira current research interests include optical fiber communication systems, Monte Carlo simulations, digital signal processing, wireless communications, and engineering education. She has au- thored or co-authored 14 archival journal publications and 35 conference contributions. From 2007-2011 Dr. Oliveira is serving as the Michigan Tech project director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium on Renewable Energy funded by FIPSE from the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Oliveira is an ABET evaluator, and serve as panelist for NSF projects. Dr. Oliveira has also been

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holli Burgon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1291: THE FIRST-TO-FOURTH FLATLINE: ASSESSING UN-DERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ CREATIVE CAPACITYHolli Burgon, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJ. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield is assistant dean in Undergraduate Programs in Engineering. He advises stu- dents and directs the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, the iFoundry Illinois Engineering First-year Experience, the Learning in Community program, and the Creativity, Innovation, and Vision course suite. He is faculty advisor for Engineers Without Borders and conducts research on what students learn via international service projects and how students learn to enhance creativity. An

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Martin Trenor, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Kyle G. Gipson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

literature for designing a complete cognitivevalidity evaluation of an instrument, particularly for instruments that measure self-report items.We aim to describe a particular use of VRMs (specifically, think-aloud sessions) in this paper asan example of its potential utility for other researchers in engineering education by presenting anapplication of this model to our specific engineering education research project (details of whichare given later in this paper). It is a primary goal of the current study to construct a model thatengineering education researchers (and other relevant fields) can use to establish a case for thecognitive validity of their survey instruments, giving confidence that participants will have theintended interpretations of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Keisha B. Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla J. Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

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NSF Grantees

several ofthese benefits. Improving processes by process intensification requires engineers to integratemany fundamental concepts and go beyond traditional unit operations. Currently, most chemicalengineers are trained in fundamentals using a unit operations approach where the material issubdivided between courses. Engineers are often taught how to synthesize a process by linkingtogether standard unit operations, but are frequently not trained to combine/exploit fundamentalconcepts in new ways for novel and efficient process designs. This project seeks to correct thisdeficiency through the development of process intensification instructional modules for use inexisting courses.Four core chemical engineering courses are targeted: fluid flow

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Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

manner. Furthermore, students not only enjoy flexibility in their early curriculabut also enjoy through their later semesters where specialization courses dominate thecurriculum. The aim of this research is to provide a new metric for describing the flexibility ofengineering majors and further the discussion into how student progression through a major willrequire significant, future work.Introduction and BackgroundThe work of the MIDFIELD group has been widely disseminated and can be found on theMIDFIELD website.[1] Previously, the project has focused extensively on important engineeringeducation issues such as: the persistence of students in engineering disciplines; the success ofwomen in engineering using quantitative and qualitative

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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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International

, the problem of transfer of credit is avoided. Programs in the study ofGerman and cultural experiences accompany the technical courses.Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Global Perspective Program4 is a project-based study-abroadprogram where student complete an engineering project during a typically two-month period.Typically the project is nine semester-units with an additional 4.5 units of site-specificpreparation. Page 22.345.3Shorter format programs follow an intensive study format popularized by National University(NU)5 and others. NU claims their one month per course format gives the student, among otherbenefits, “unprecedented focus” in

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University; Ranjani L. Rao, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a Ph.D. minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is Co-PI and Research Director of Purdue University’s ADVANCE program, and PI on the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge project. She runs the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group, whose projects are described at the group’s website, http://feministengineering.org/. She is interested in creating new models

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Andrea Marta Eller, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees

research with NSF sponsored projects in the areas of: Modules to Promote Conceptual Change in an Introductory Materials Course, Tracking Student Learning Trajectories of Atomic Structure and Macroscopic Property Relationships, and Assessing the Effect of Learning Modes on Conceptual Change.Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University Jacquelyn Kelly is doctoral student in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her Master’s de- gree is in Materials Science and Engineering and her undergraduate degree is in Physics and Chemistry. Her principle research interests are situated in engineering education and include conceptual develop- ment, engineering academic language acquisition, and the role of motivation and

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Andrea Bill, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

Idaho where he has taught since 1987. He is college coordinator of the inter-disciplinary senior design program and is an active participant in research activities within the National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology. He has published numerous articles on curriculum design and facilitation of active learning, assessment of professional skills within project courses, and knowledge management involving engineering software tools.Andrea Bill, University of Madison-WisconsinMichael Kyte, University of Idaho, MoscowKevin Heaslip, Utah State University Kevin Heaslip is an assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering specializing in Trans- portation Engineering. He received his PhD from

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin P. Pintong, Binghamton University; Douglas H. Summerville, Binghamton University

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Electrical and Computer

assistants. It is suggested that video chat or pictures beused to troubleshoot labs. It is also suggested that online basic tutorial videos on items such asbreadboards, batteries, basic troubleshooting skills and other items students need to use bedeveloped.3.6.4 Learning Outcomes for the Laboratory ComponentThe original proposal for our online course research project concluded that most of theeducational objectives of a laboratory experience could be replicated online. However, summer Page 22.1549.82010 experience also indicated that there were three learning outcomes that could not bereplicated. These include instrumentation, psychomotor, and

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Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele L. Strutz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

probably looked at everything as its own project of how do I manage this? How do I get it done? What‟s the timeline? What are the critical tasks? – Ethan I also learned the lesson that you have to value peoples‟ life experiences beyond just what their degree, or what their … credentialed criteria might be. – Emma I‟ve also learned some of the flags for what, when interviewing for people where you kind of go … I should probably look into that a little more or should ask more about it or, beginning to understand where that line is on people who volunteer too much information and, when have they really… okay, this is beginning to show a personality issue that‟s going to be beyond where I want to

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gina M. Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven LaLonde, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

in Oracle HR process design, implementation and university reporting and metrics and affirmative action. Additional eleven years experience in Internal Audit in a University and Bank setting. Graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with BS in Business and a concentration in computer science. Currently working on providing research and analysis for the EFFORT@RIT project (a two-year study which supports institutional self-assessment activities focused on the recruitment, retention and promotion of female faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics departments.) Funding for the study comes from the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program.Prof. Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute

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FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Robert W. Warke, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

review was conducted to determine what other engineering programsacross the nation are currently doing to increase their retention and graduation rates. Mostarticles focused on freshman retention and the many efforts that have been undertaken toimprove first-year retention numbers. Unfortunately, in many cases it is still too early todetermine conclusively whether or not these have been successful. Therefore, this study focuseson efforts where substantial (two or more years of) increased retention have been documented.Successful efforts include:  First-year interest groups where students are clustered in common class sections.  Peer mentoring and/or supplemental instruction.  A first-semester, project-based, career-enlightening

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Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Caley Opsal, Illinois Valley Community College; Dorene M. Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James A. Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College; Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

efforts at least by middle school 4 andutilizing a project from which the women take away something tangible.5 This diodemaking activity was developed as part of a National Science Foundation grant project 6to assist in building the young women’s confidence and to meet the recommendations ofthose major studies. Page 22.796.2The benefits of involving parents in educational initiatives directed at young people arewell documented.7 While involving parents was recognized as a useful strategy in thepast, it is even more important now. Today’s middle school and high school students area part of the generation identified as the “millennials.” As a group