Conference Session

Robot Mania!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2649: FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF RA-TIO AND PROPORTION IN AN ENGINEERING ROBOTICS PROGRAMAraceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Araceli currently serves as the Director for Educator Quality at the Texas Higher Education Coordinat- ing Board. Her background includes over 7 years of leadership experience in curriculum development, teaching, and policy development in public education and teacher education programs in Michigan, Mas- sachusetts and Texas. Her area of specialization is science, technology, engineering and math education. Her PhD is in engineering education from Tufts University. Prior to her transition to the Educational field, Araceli built a career as an

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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(Ruth) Jill Urbanic, University of Windsor; Susan S. Sawyer-Beaulieu, University of Windsor

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Design in Engineering Education

. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Windsor. Dr. Urbanic is presently an Assistant Professor at the University of Windsor. Her interests include integrating advanced technologies into manufacturing systems, in conjunction with balancing human characteristics and capabilities within the technical and business environments.Susan S. Sawyer-Beaulieu, University of Windsor Dr. Sawyer-Beaulieu a has more than 30 years professional engineering experience, including 10 years in the mining and mineral processing industry, 7 years in the metals recycling industry, 8 years in consulting, and holds professional engineering licenses in Ontario and Quebec. She is currently working as a Post Doctoral Fellow at the

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-2056: EMOTIONAL INDICATORS AS A WAY TO INITIATE STU-DENT REFLECTION IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSJoachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is one of the leaders of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, and educational psychology. His research interests span the formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engi- neering learning, and interpretive research methods in engineering education. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Kristin E. Oliver, Texas Tech University

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Educational Research and Methods

information and critically evaluate spoken, written, andelectronic sources in their professional work. Data in this study were collected from a randomsample of freshman through senior engineering students at an Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) and were compared to existing data from a sample of U.S. engineering students. English isused in all academic instruction at IITs, however, it is not students‟ native language. Literacyresearch suggests that individuals are disadvantaged when processing information in a non-native language. This study applied two psychometric scales. One scale measured use of readingstrategies; the other measured attitudes about interpreting and critiquing written information.Additional questions concerned school-related

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller, Boise State University; Ross A. Perkins, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees

interests are focused on improving construction management education.Sondra M Miller, Boise State UniversityRoss A. Perkins, Boise State University Dr. Perkins teaches course in instructional design, evaluation, and international perspectives in BSU’s Department of Educational Technology, where he has been an assistant professor since 2008. His research interests include STEM education, diffusion of innovation studies, and distance learning. Perkins received his doctorate in instructional systems design at Virginia Tech. Page 22.295.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Terri Tarr, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-2630: THE ROLE OF CENTERS FOR TEACHING AND LEARN-ING IN IMPROVEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDU-CATIONPratibha Varma-Nelson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Professor of Chemistry Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Indiana University Purdue Uni- versity IndianapolisStephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Stephen P. Hundley is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).Terri Tarr, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention II: Curricular Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Jorja Kimball, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering student success: The final report for the Center for the Page 22.1526.9 Advancement of Engineering Education. 2010, San Rafel, CA: Morgan & Claypool.6. U.S. Department of Education (2009) Students who study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in postsecondary education. Stats in Brief July, 1-25.7. American Society for Engineering Education, Profiles of engineering and engineering technology colleges. 2010, Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education. 510.8. National Science Foundation - Division of Science Resources Statistics. Science and engineering degrees

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Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

childhood science methods courses. She has taught engineering to children in informal settings, and is a partner with Harford County Public Schools (Maryland) on a district-wide project to implement elementary engineering instruction using EiE units of instruction. Her research includes examining the ways in which children and adults critically analyze technologies, and investigations of factors that support and those that hinder elementary teachers as they learn to teach engineering. Page 22.329.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Classroom Teacher - Enrichment

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FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

motivated by the improvedfeatures and cost as described in the preceding section. The introduction of the new technology isexpected to improve the class, but it also introduces complications because the lecture materialsand laboratory exercises need to be modified. Thus, we are using formative assessment tomonitor the effect of changes in curriculum. Another research goal is to determine the degree towhich changes in curriculum are effective at motivating student interest in engineering ingeneral, and interest in specific skills such as working with basic electronics, computerprogramming, solid modeling, fabrication, testing, data analysis and plotting. The popularity of the Arduino platform amongst hobbyists and professionals working

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Mo Zhang, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Patrick D. Pedrow, Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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NSF Grantees

. This event highlights how an engineering failure can cross geopolitical, economical,national, and disciplinary boundaries.Engineering curricula and the corresponding required learning outcomes must be updated toinclude early and continued exposure to environmental, political and social issues and theirinternational and historical contexts, legal and ethical implications of engineering solutions, aswell as how to generate and harness collective innovation using current technology. Page 22.38.12Bibliography1. Duderstadt, J. J. (2008). Engineering for a changing world: A roadmap to the future of engineering practice, research, and

Conference Session

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrew P. Kruzic, University of Texas, Arlington; Beth R. Isbell, University of Texas at Arlington; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; Carter Tiernan, University of Texas, Arlington; Vu V. Pham, University of Texas at Arlington

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First-Year Programs

one of the FIGs, called FORCES (FocusOn Retention in Cohorts of Engineering Students), compared to students in the other three FIGsand the College of Engineering as a whole. FORCES is funded by NSF’s S-STEM (Scholarshipsin Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program and targets students inunderrepresented groups for recruitment with the broad goals of removing financial barriers andimproving student retention.Recognizing that success in mathematics is critical to engineering student success, key FORCESprogram elements were designed with a focus on calculus. FORCES scholars were required todemonstrate first fall semester calculus readiness by either earning an acceptable score on theuniversity’s Math Aptitude Test (MAT) or by

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia

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Computers in Education

Computers in Education Journal published a selected survey of novelapproaches to robotics education for high school and engineering undergraduate levels whichindicated that currently in the U.S.A. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is probably the onlyuniversity that currently offers a stand-alone B.S. degree in Robotics Engineering 1, while otheruniversities such as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology adopted the approach of amultidisciplinary robotics minor for students majoring in Computer Science, Electrical,Computer, Mechanical or Software Engineering 2. With the recent approval by the UniversitySystem of Georgia Board of Regents for new B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering andElectrical and Electronics Engineering to come on line in Fall 2013

Conference Session

Design Spine

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Frank, Queen's University; David S. Strong, Queen's University; Rick Sellens, Queen's University

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Design in Engineering Education

courses(including experimental design) and then 3 engineering “clinic” courses in the final years. 15Stevens Institute of Technology implemented a “Design Spine” a number of years ago. Stevensfirst year includes technical drawing, disassembly, teaming, and communic ations.. They havefive semesters of general multidisciplinary design followed by three of discipline specific effort.Design experience is integrated with technical content (thermodynamics, materials,instrumentation, etc.), and a "theme" is suggested each semester to provide a link betweenengineering science courses and design.19The University of Guelph, which offers five engineering programs within their School ofEngineering, has incorporated a design sequence since 1973. 15 Their

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida ; Zaria T. Malcolm, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida, Gainesville; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

M.S. in mechanical engi- neering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in engineering from Walla Walla University.David J Therriault, University of FloridaChristine S Lee, University of Florida Page 22.1084.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Moving beyond formulas and fixations: Exploring approaches to solving open-ended engineering problemsAbstract Open-ended problem solving is a skill that is central to engineering practice. As aconsequence developing skills in solving such problems is

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-408: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT PERCEP-TIONS OF GRADUATE SCHOOL AND THE DECISION TO ENROLLErin Crede, Virginia Tech Erin D. Crede is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech, where she also completed her B.S and M.S in Aerospace Engineering. Her doctoral research focuses on the social aspects of graduate education in engineering departments with internationally diverse populations using a mixed methods approach.Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech Maura Borrego is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is currently serving a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests focus on interdisciplinary faculty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrin S. Muggli, Benedictine College; Brian Tande, University of North Dakota

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NSF Grantees

• Network of engineering alumni • Small class size • Opportunities for summer research • Opportunities for leadership • Graduate schoolThe model builds on UND’s established leadership in undergraduate distance engineeringeducation. A 2007 study2 from Stevens Institute of Technology states, “only UND offers ABET Page 22.64.4accredited degrees in the traditional disciplines of chemical, civil, electrical and mechanicalengineering.” Because UND has been delivering distance engineering courses for 20 years, ithas solved or mitigated many of the distance engineering concerns discussed in the

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Besser, University of Saint Thomas; AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas

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Design in Engineering Education

for the problems they deal with.” A mechanicalengineering professor believed, “Engineers approach design logically, whether it works or notand that designers approach design aesthetically, whether it looks good or not and how userfriendly it is. But they both should have both in mind.”On the topic of selecting a solution one product/industrial design professor stated that,“engineers explore a few varieties to find an acceptable solution that is dependable. They like toknow for sure something will work.” Additionally, this professor felt that, “Industrial designersare trained to find the problems and then to find the solutions that are „plausible‟ based oncurrent and emerging technologies.” Likewise it was also stated by one participant, “In

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Selvi, Muskingum University; Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University; Richard S. Taylor, Muskingum University; William R Wilson, Muskingum University

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Design in Engineering Education

/ engineeringtechnologies/spaghettibridge.html_, accessed January 17, 20115. Pasco company, “Structures System”, http://www.pasco.com/featured-products/structures-system/index.cfm_, accessed January 17, 20116. National Society of Professional Engineers, “Code of Ethics”, http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/ CodeofEthics/index.html_, accessed January 17, 20117. Neumann K.E., “The Importance of Redesign: Students Gain So Much More Knowledge and Understanding When They Take Time to Redesign”, The Technology Teacher, Vol. 63, 20038. Evans, A., Davies T., and Wilks S., “Is Your Laboratory a Turn-off?”, International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, Vol. 39, No. 3, 2002

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-2155: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTEGRATION OF CON-CEPTUAL LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE CORE CHEMICAL ENGI-NEERING CURRICULUMMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He cur- rently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels.David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, and educational psychology. His research interests span the formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engi- neering learning, and interpretive research methods in engineering education. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE Educational Research Methods Division’s ”Appren- tice Faculty Award”, was selected as a 2010 Frontiers in Education ”New Faculty Fellow”, and is currently a UGA ”Lilly Teaching Fellow”. His teaching focuses on innovative approaches to introducing systems thinking and creativity into the en

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fei Hu, University of Alabama

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NSF Grantees

:[1] TIME.com (Partners with CNN), (February 4 2010), The Unsustainable U.S. Health Care System, http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/02/04/the-unsustainable-u-s-health-care-system/. (Web visited in December of 2010).[2] CardioNet, see http://www.cardionet.com/. Visited in May of 2009.[3] V. Shnayder, B. Chen, K. Lorincz, T. R. F. F. Jones, and M. Welsh, “Sensor networks for medical care,” Technical Report TR-08-05, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University , 2005.[4] Ohno-Machado et al., “SMART: Scalable Medical Alert Response Technology,” http://smart.csail.mit.edu/.[5] Lenert et al., “WiiSARD :Wireless Internet Information System for Medical Response in Disasters

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, The Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, The Ohio State University - EEIC

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First-Year Programs

Model for Higher Level Undergraduate Education inGeneral. Johansson, G.T. and George, W.K. s.l. : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2005.Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training.20. CFD Advanced Professional Education via the Internet. Baker, A.J. et. al. 2005 : American Society ofMechanical Engineers. International Mechanical Congress and Exposition.21. Disposable SMART Lab on a Chip for Point-of-Care Clinical Diagnostics. Ahn, C.H. et. al. s.l. : Instituteof Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2004.22. Imeplementation of a Continuous Adjoint for Topology Optimization of Ducted Flows. Othmer, C. s.l. :American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2007. Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference.23. The

Conference Session

Professional Development from a Distance

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2011-33: BUILDING AN ACADEMIC CENTER INFRASTRUCTUREFOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTMitchell L Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Mitchell L. Springer, PMP, SPHR Dr. Springer is an Associate Professor in Technology Leadership & Innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineer- ing, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. He sits on many university and community boards and advisory

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Carolina University Dr. Jianchu (Jason) Yao joined the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University as an Assistant Professor in August, 2005. He received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Shaanxi university of Science and Technology, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in elec- trical engineering from Kansas State University in 2005. His research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, control systems, and biosignal processing. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Salleh Abu, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Shahrin Mohammad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Educational Research and Methods

. Thus, there is an urgent need toprepare future engineers for solving unknown problems. The emphasis should be on teaching tolearn rather than providing more knowledge. Teaching engineers to think analytically will bemore important than helping them memorize theorems. Teaching them to cope with rapidprogress will be more critical than teaching them all of the technology breakthroughs.1 In theopinions of engineering managers, thinking and problem solving skills are evaluated as the mostimportant skills of an engineering professional, and are becoming even more vital in theextremely challenging world of today.2Currently, most of our engineering schools have developed curricula by creating scenarios orpredicting the expected problems. In doing so

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Schneider, Cornell University; Maria Terrell, Cornell University

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NSF Grantees

as Senior Director of Research and Evaluation at PowerUP, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding technology access and providing youth development resources for underserved youth. Schneider’s current research interests include race, class, and gender inequality in educational access and retention, in particular, issues of access, climate, and the quality of student learning in undergraduate engineering education.Ms. Maria Terrell, Cornell University Page 22.798.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Impact of Collaborative Problem-solving

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-333: INDUSTRY FELLOWS: A MODEL FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMICCOLLABORATION IN THE ENGINEERING CLASSROOMJosh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma Josh Tenenberg is a Professor in Computing and Software Systems at the University of Washington, Tacoma. He employs the behavioral and social sciences in analysing and designing the relationship between people and technologies. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the ACM Transactions on Computing Education. Page 22.866.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Industry Fellows: A model for industry-academic collaboration in the

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C.J. Egelhoff, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Susan Donner Bibeau, U.S. Coast Guard; K.L. Burns, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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First-Year Programs

Northern, James, “Recruitment and retention programs for minorities in engineering programs” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2007, 7p.7 Ferrara, Irene “Analysis of the retention of students and possible recruitment into technology in a common first year course for engineering and engineering technology students” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Page 22.1222.11 Conference Proceedings, 20078 Gattis, Carol “A successful engineering peer mentoring program” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings,20079 Pai, D.M. “A supplemental instruction program for enhanced retention of

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Lemoine, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; James K. Nelson, University of Texas, Tyler; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington; James Sells, San Jacinto College, Central Campus; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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Two Year College Division

increased slightly in recent years, therecontinues to be concern about preparing the number of engineers necessary to meet the workforce needs of the United States to maintain technological and economic competitiveness. Two-year institutions represent a source of students if a coherent curriculum were available and aseamless articulation process existed that would maximize the credit earned at the two-yearinstitution and potentially decrease the time to a bachelor’s degree. Presented in this paper arethe basis and methodology used to develop a voluntary transfer and articulation compact formechanical engineering programs in Texas. As of February 16, 2011, the chancellors orpresidents of 14 public universities and 30 public community and technical

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; David Fritz, VA Tech

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1540: INTEGRATING A NONTRADITIONAL HANDS-ON LEARN-ING COMPONENT INTO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS COURSESFOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSKathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan is an Associate Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer En- gineering at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, she worked at the University of Denver and West Virginia University as well as having worked 12 years in industry. Her research interests include optoelectronic materials and devices and high heat load packaging in addition to Electrical Engineering pedagogy.David Fritz, VA Tech