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Research and Models for Professional Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Barbara Burks Fasse, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Burks Fasse is a Senior Research Scientist in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech. Dr. Fasse studies the efficacy and value of student-centered learning initiatives, specif- ically Problem-Based and Project-Based Inquiry Learning, in classrooms, instructional labs, and under- graduate research experiences. She joined the BME faculty in 2007 following ten years with Georgia Tech’s College of Computing where she was a member of the NSF-funded Learning By Design Problem- Based Learning curriculum development and research team. Dr. Fasse also conducted an NSF-funded ethnographic study of learning in a problem-driven, project-based bio-robotics research lab at Georgia Tech. She is on the

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Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik Sander, University of Florida

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-819: ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP: LEARNING BYDOINGErik Sander, University of Florida Erik Sander began his career as a Project Manager and Senior Engineer analyzing advanced fighter aircraft engines and the Space Shuttle Main Engine for NASA, Lockheed Martin, General Electric, and Pratt & Whitney. He was also a Technology Transfer Officer for Lockheed Martin and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Starting in 1995, Erik joined the faculty of the University of Florida College of Engineer as Director of the University Center, Associate Director for the Engineering Research Center and the Florida Energy Systems Consortium, and Director of Industry Programs - all directed at fostering industrial

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Natasa Vidic, University of Pittsburgh

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NSF Grantees

department she worked as a Senior Consultant for Ernst and Young and as an Industrial Engineer for General Motors Corporation. She teaches undergraduate courses in engineering economics, engineering management, and probability and statistics in Industrial Engineering as well as engineering computing in the freshman engineering program. Dr. Bursic has done research and published work in the areas of Engineering and Project Management and Engineering Education. She is a member of IIE and ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania.Natasa Vidic, University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor Industrial Engineering Department Swanson School of Engineering University of Pittsburgh

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas; Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas

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Women in Engineering

. These characteristics benefit the wholeengineering profession.Secondly, much research has been compiled that suggests that women generally have morenatural facility with relationship building. This is often seen in the early years of young girls inhow they play with others, how they work at projects, and how they think23. This keen ability isnurtured throughout their development and is noticed in the workplace. Women often have anatural ability to build and sustain productive relationships within a group and across boundaries.This asset serves as a model for all of the engineering professionals. No real work can beachieved today without learning the skills and attitudes that require collaboration and teamwork;hence good relationships.Because of

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2544: A DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ENGINEERING MA-JORS WITH AN INTEREST IN TEACHINGSunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology Sunni H. Newton is currently in her 5th year of Georgia Tech’s PhD program in industrial organizational psychology, with a minor in quantitative psychology. She attended Georgia Tech as an undergraduate, double-majoring in psychology and management. She worked for several years as a graduate research assistant in a psychology lab where she helped conduct studies on adult learning. She currently works as a graduate research assistant in Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning where she assists with assessment and data analysis for ongoing CETL projects

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Civil Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christianna Irene White, Iowa State University, Institute for Transportation; David J. White, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

professionalpractice.Ressler17 and others18,19,20,21 discuss the importance of service learning, communicating withcustomers, and collaborating with colleagues and professional associates. Still others discusspartnering with industry as sources of problems for capstone and research projects forinternships. These opportunities are intended to facilitate the transition from the classroom to theworkplace and expose students to practitioners who, in addition to modeling technical expertise,also demonstrate the centrality of effective communication in the workplace. Page 22.167.3In an analysis of communication skills in the engineering workplace, Nicometo et al. report

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Research and Models for Professional Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Institute of Technology Chris Jurado is involved in the development of research activities such as collection and analysis of data and publications as part of the National Science Foundation’s Science Partnerships Program as well as in the implementation of capstone projects at the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Educa- tion (CIESE). Prior to joining CIESE he was a practicing chemical engineer on water treatments, envi- ronmental management systems and quality assurance. Chris received a BE in in Chemical Engineering from University of Guayaquil, an Environmental Technology Certificate from the Swedish International Development Agency, and a ME in Engineering Management from Stevens Institute of

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Engineering Design in Pedagogy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

development, this research project will have implications forhigh school curriculum development, learning, and teaching methodologies.Design problems in these previous studies are ill-structured and open-ended. These kinds ofproblems have many potential solution paths stemming from an ambiguous identification of aneed. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has prepared a series ofstudies including a focus on educating engineers 14. Sheppard’s research identified reflectivejudgment as an appropriate framework for understanding the cognitive development of designthinking. “As individuals develop mature reflective judgment, their epistemological assumptionsand their ability to evaluate knowledge claims and evidence and to justify their

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Computers in Education General Technical Session I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa A. Pasquinelli, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-1025: INTEGRATING COMPUTING INTO THERMODYNAM-ICS: LESSONS LEARNEDMelissa A. Pasquinelli, North Carolina State University Dr. Melissa A. Pasquinelli is an Assistant Professor in Textile Engineering at North Carolina State Univer- sity. Her research expertise is in the design and application of computational approaches that predict and modulate the properties of systems at the nanoscale, including polymers, proteins, and fibers. (More infor- mation about her team and their research projects can be found at http://www.te.ncsu.edu/mpasquinelli.) She also teaches a variety of courses each year at the undergraduate and graduate levels on topics such as computer modeling, engineering thermodynamics, sustainability

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Best of Computers in Education Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Patrick Hogan, Missouri S&T; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-702: INTEGRATING GALLERY WALKS AND WIKIS IN A SYN-ERGIC INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OFSTUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONSJohn Patrick Hogan, Missouri S&T Dr. John P. Hogan is an associate professor of Geology in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. and MS degrees in Geology in 1990 and 1984 from Virginia Tech. He also holds a BS in Geology from the University of New Hampshire. His research interests include igneous petrology, structural geology, and tectonics. He has active projects in Maine, Oklahoma, Missouri, Egypt and southern Africa. He is also interested in enhancing student learning through integration

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephanie Lynn Daza, University of Texas at Arlington; Vu V. Pham, University of Texas, Arlington

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-1693: PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN ENGI-NEERING:Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science (Environmental Engineering) from the University of New Orleans in 2000. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Pearson Weatherton’s expertise is in the areas of air quality including monitoring and modeling and engineering education. She is currently PI or Co-PI on a number of NSF-funded engineering education projects including ”UTA RET Site for Hazard Mitigation”, ”UTA REU Site for Hazard Mitigation and ”Focus On Retention in Cohorts of Engineering

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Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Guillermo Luis Trotti, Trotti & Asssociates, Inc.; Suzanne Marie Wilcox, ExplorationWorks Museum of Science and Culture; Elizabeth Perry Gundersen, ExplorationWorks Museum of Science and Culture; Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

responsible for the designed and construction of hospitality, mixed use, residential, industrial, and sustainable architectural projects as well as educational, commercial and military products, and space systems. Mr. Trotti is a co-founder and was the Associate Director of the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA) at the University of Houston where he taught graduate courses in Experimental Architecture Design. He has extensive design and research experience in modular and inflatable structures, construction methods in Space, and space mission architectures. His design studio won the NSF/AIA National Competition for a new South Pole Station, utilizing many parallels and lessons learned from the

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Design and Graphics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Patrick Hewerdine; James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; W Brent Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Design Graphics

CAD software. Additional resources used for the project can be found inbibliography. Page 22.1017.4EquipmentThe specific equipment used for this laboratory includes an Immersion MicroScribe G2Xdigitizer or portable CMM, Autodesk Inventor parametric modeling software, a HighRes plug-inpackage from ReverseEngineering.com that is used to link Inventor and the MicroScribe [6], agranite surface plate, precision ground aluminum blocks, and a Stratasys Dimension 1200 three-dimensional printer. The equipment is used to simulate a manufacturing and quality inspectionenvironment, where students perform geometric metrology on various manufactured

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis S. Nadelson, Boise State University; Amy J. Moll, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers’ affective states in relation to teachingSTEM, their STEM content knowledge, and STEM pedagogy. For example, our courseexplored a wide range of topics from materials science and engineering to make the contentrelevant and engaging to the teachers in learning in ways that were intended to enhance theircapacity and desire to teach an array of STEM content.Our Research The goal of this research project was to develop and implement a professional developmentcourse for teachers grade 4-9 focused on enhancing their capacity to teach STEM using thecontext of materials science, scientific inquiry, and engineering design. We sought to model theprocesses of inquiry and design for teaching STEM through a series of activities that madeexplicit an

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maxwell Stuart Reid, Auckland University of Technology

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Aerospace

and sustainabilityeducation for undergraduate engineering degrees at the Auckland University of Technology(AUT) in New Zealand.At the inception of this ethics module in 2006, the assessment procedure consisted ofassignments, group project-work report, group oral presentation and examination to assessstudent learning. This assessment gave the usual multiple indicator perspective comprising arange and balance between written, oral and work-produced-report assessment.However, the assessment focus was shifted from empirical assessment methods as a test ofmemory using the quantitative aspect of remembering facts, systems and procedures, to aqualitative aspect of conceptual understanding, and explanation. This shift included bothformative and

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Computers in Education General Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University; Quintana Clark, Purdue University; Geovon Boisvenue, Purdue University; Stephen Paul Woodall, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

. Obviously, young adults’ concept of Internetprivacy is quite different from that of the older adults who make important decisionsabout college students’ futures. An important part of social media literacy is to raisecollege students’ awareness about online contexts and audiences, and about howinformation they post online for peers may be misinterpreted by a different, unintendedaudience.However, lack of knowledge and awareness about managing one’s online informationdoes not translate into lack of concern. Young adults are just as likely as older adults tobe concerned about online privacy, and take some steps to manage their onlinereputation. A Pew Internet and American Life Project survey found that 44% of youngadults have taken steps to limit

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To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Parker, University of Manitoba

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Engineering Libraries

withintegrating information literacy into a course like technical communication and later thecapstones.As a mandatory, team-based course that students are encouraged to take in their secondor third years, the technical communication course covers such topics as project and timemanagement, team management, document design, textual illustrations and small groupdynamics. The course also introduces students to the various engineering genres, such asproposals and progress reports. At the same time, however, the course – as a stand-alonecourse – is able to spend far more time on the processes of communication and on thevarious assignments than would normally be possible in the integrated model.These assignments, of varying length and complexity, have been

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Special Session: Discovering implications of the Academic Pathways Study for YOUR Campus

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University; Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Micah Lande, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein, Quality Evaluation Designs; Dennis Lund, University of Washington; Karl A. Smith, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

include building rigorous research capabilities in engineering education; the role of cooperation in learning and design; problem formulation, modeling, and knowledge engineering; and project and knowledge management. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division. He has served as PI and CoPI on sev- Page 22.1316.1 eral NSF funded projects including two NSF Centers for Learning and Teaching (CLT). He was CoPI on c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 an NSF CCLI National Dissemination grant

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

on design problem-solving, collaborative learning, and assessment research. Page 22.508.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Do students gather information to inform design decisions? Assessment with an authentic design task in first-year engineeringAbstractInformation gathering is a very important aspect of the design process, one that is usedcontinuously throughout the project to make informed design decisions. This study reports thedevelopment of an authentic instrument used to assess skills related to information gathering infirst-year engineering students. Existing

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University

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NSF Grantees

energy and alternative automotive propulsion fields; and developing and delivering aseries of workshops and seminars for K-12 science teachers, corporate partners, and energy andautomotive professionals. The course materials and laboratory specifications developed areposted online for dissemination, allowing the short course is made available for distancelearning. This enables energy storage engineers and technicians across the country to receive thetraining courses on-site through the Internet. Experience gained from this curricula developmentcan also prepare the collaborative team for the future projects on advanced energy storagetechnology.This paper describes a funded project that addresses the critical need for energy storage trained

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Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice F Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Robert J. Cloutier, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

AC 2011-1162: COMPARING PERCEPTIONS OF COMPETENCY KNOWL-EDGE DEVELOPMENT IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CURRICULUM:A CASE STUDYAlice F Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology Alice Squires has nearly 30 years of professional experience and is an industry and research professor in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in the School of Systems and Enterprises. She is a Primary Researcher for the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) and Systems Engineering Experience Accelerator projects. She has served as a Senior Sys- tems Engineer consultant to Lockheed Martin, IBM, and EDO Ceramics, for Advanced Systems Support- ability Engineering Technology and Tools (ASSETT), Inc

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Engineering Mechanics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1159: COMPREHENSIVE COURSE REDESIGN: INTRODUC-TION TO THE MECHANICS OF MATERIALSJefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development in the Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engi- neering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Svetz, Syracuse University

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Architectural

assignments that could likewise students themselves to “own” their discovery of thetechnical material as much as they were used to owning their studio and graphics projects. In the first of my two tech courses, which focuses on building envelope performance,every student is assigned a recent and rather “formally persuasive” house for the semester. Page 22.742.6Originally, my selections were of classic/late/post-modern vintage - i.e., houses which offeredgood documentation for redrawing or critical essays for expanding the scope of the study - butin short time I realized that not only did a “lure of the new” hold greater attraction to thestudents’ and my

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Engaging Students in Engineering (ENGAGE)

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Ana Maria Dison, University of Texas, Austin; Yosef S. Allam, The Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University; Wally Peters, University of South Carolina, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina; Guangming Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Mechanical Engineering; James A. Leach, University of Louisville

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-438: IMPLEMENTING ENGAGE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVERETENTION: FOCUS ON SPATIAL SKILLS - ENGINEERING SCHOOLSDISCUSS SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGESSusan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology Susan Staffin Metz is Director of Special Projects in Engineering Education at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. As a founder and president (1997 2002) of WEPAN, Women in Engineering Proactive Network, Susan has worked with over 200 colleges and universities to increase access and engagement of women in engineering and science through research, policy and program development. She is currently the prin- cipal investigator for ENGAGE, Engaging Students in Engineering, (www.engageengineering.org) a five year project funded by

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Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Education & Educational Technology at Purdue University. After study- ing philosophy, religious studies and information science at three universities in Germany, he received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. (2004) in Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. NSF, SSHRC, FQRSC, and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on the intersection between learning, engineering, the social sciences, and technology, particularly sus- tainability, designing open-ended problem/project-based learning environments, social computing/gaming applications for education, and problem solving in ill-structured/complex domains

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Aparna S. Terdalkar, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas; Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Rodica Lisnic, University of Arkansas

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1486: RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES FOR GENDER EQUITY:LESSONS FROM COHORT 1 AND COHORT 2 ADVANCE INSTITUTIONSAnna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas Anna M. Zajicek is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Arkansas. Her scholarship has been devoted to the intersectional nature of social inequalities, discourse, and social change. She has been involved in interdisciplinary research projects examining successful strategies to institutionalize programs and policies aimed at the advancement of historically underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines. Her current publications focus on institutional transfomation, women in STEM disciplines, and the integration of an intersectional perspective in social science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Texas Southern University; Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Shahryar Darayan, Texas Southern University; David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern University; Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University

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NSF Grantees

Civil Engineering Technology Page 22.1654.2(CIVT). Over 200 students are currently enrolled in the department. The student population iscomprised of about 76% African-Americans, and about 21% Hispanics. Female studentsconstitute 31% of the overall student population in the department.In order to strengthen the retention of recruited students, and in order to enhance the quality ofour instructional effort, we successfully secured the NSF HBCU-UP Targeted Infusion Grant.This grant has facilitated the conduct of a proposed project to be entitled “Development ofVirtual and Remote Laboratory for Engineering Technology Undergraduate Students”. A

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Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington; Jim Pfaendtner, University of Washington; Marvi A. Matos, University of Washington; William B. Baratuci, B-Cubed; Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Arne S.A. Biermans, University of Washington

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Chemical Engineering

at the Uni- versity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. Subsequently, she graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a PhD in Chemical Engineering and a Masters of Science in Polymers, Colloids and Surfaces. Her disserta- tion work presented a novel technique to allow for the control of mass transport in crosslinked hydrogels with applications in the fields of biosensors and microfluidics. Under a fellowship from the National Research Council, Marvi worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology (NIST). Her project at NIST involved the study of encapsulated neural stem cell’s viability and differentiation under AC electric fields. More recently (2008-2010), she worked as a

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Aerospace

continues to be a faculty member at College of the Canyons. She has over twenty-five years of successful faculty leadership, administration of technical departments, and leadership of State and Federal curriculum projects, especially in the areas of technical education. Dr. Alfano has a B.S. in Chemistry, M.S. in Education, and a Ph.D. from UCLA in Higher Education and Adult Development. Page 22.1108.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological Education NSF ATE

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DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education. Her teaching and research focus on Engineering Design and K-12 Engineering Education. Prior to her appointment at UST, she was a faculty member at Art Center College of Design. Page 22.1265.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Roles in the Design Process: A Survey of Engineering and Industrial Design EducatorsIntroductionIn many industrial projects engineers and industrial designers work together. In suchcollaborative settings, individuals’ perceptions of what skills are possessed by their colleaguescan have an effect on how they