Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Darling, Ph.D., Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

: The Process of Innovating Medical Technologies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 3. Layer, John; Gwaltney, C. “International Capstone Design Projects: Evaluating Student Learning and Motivation Associated with International Humanitarian Projects.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2009. 4. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. (2007) ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. November 3, 2007. Page 22.1348.12 5. Bland, Larry. “Impact of Cross-Cultural Study Experiences on Cultural Sensitivity Development.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2010.6. Oden,M

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin M. Sevilla, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Alexander Leonessa, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2151: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STUDENT AND FACULTY EX-PECTATIONS FOR A ROBOTICS CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTKevin M Sevilla, Virginia Tech Kevin Sevilla is a Ph.D student at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education.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 members and graduate students in engineering and science, with engineering education as a specific case. Dr. Borrego holds U.S. NSF CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

the customer requirements better. Premature selection of a concept oftenprecludes the selection the best alternative. Therefore an ideal selection method must encouragestudents to consider a wide variety of technologies and methods for solving the problem. Anideal selection system would prompt students to use their engineering analysis skills to createmath models to predict the performance of the different alternatives. Then the results of theiranalysis could be used to justify the selection of the “best” alternative. In addition the idealmethod must help students to define the key advantages and disadvantages of each approach withrespect to the specifications for the design. The advantages and disadvantages must also beconsidered with

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Poltavtchenko, Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, and graphical communication of ideas offuture engineers has been pointed out as early as 1955 in the Report of the Committee onEvaluation of Engineering Education2. However, while a range of approaches to teachingcommunication skills and writing to engineering undergraduates is available, the inadequacy ofacademic writing programs in preparing new engineering hires to communicate effectively in theworkplace has been widely acknowledged3,10,15,24,26,37.A concern about this lack of professional preparation of engineering graduates’ in terms ofcommunication skills has also been voiced by both U.S. companies and ABET (the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology), who argue that in addition to having superior technicalskills, today’s

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Cook, Northern Arizona University; Perry G. Wood, Northern Arizona University; Theodore A. Uyeno, Northern Arizona University

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Design in Engineering Education

ankle prostheses”, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 37, No. 10., October 2004,pp. 1467-1474.3. Monroy, J.A., Lappin, A.K., and Nishikawa, K.C., “Elastic properties of active muscle-On the rebound?”,Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, Vol. 35, No. 4, October 2007, pp. 174-179.4. Bar-Cohen, Y., Biomimetics: biologically inspired technologies, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL., 2006.5. Simon, H.A. The sciences of the artificial, 3rd ed., MIT Press, Cambridge MA. 1996.6. Dym, C.L., Agogino, A.M., Eris, O., Frey, D.D., and Leifer, L.J., “Engineering design thinking, teaching, andlearning”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, January 2005, pp. 103-120.7. Wingerd, E.D., Frog Dissection Manual, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew W. Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Design in Engineering Education

undergraduate education and high school education. All of the participants (i.e., facultyadvisors, undergraduate students, high school students, and high school teachers) gain experiencein the design of a large scale system and a better understanding of the role of various disciplinesin that process. A parallel goal is to encourage more high school students to pursue careers inSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related fields.IntroductionThe demand for STEM related careers is projected to be strong well into the second and thirddecade of the 21st century. In a story dated December 22, 2008 the Mobile Press-Register notedthat the Alabama Office of Work Force Development projected that the “state needs to turn outmore than 1,100 new

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1906: EXAMINATION OF A METHOD FOR DETERMININGWHEN TO DEVELOP TRANSFORMABLE PRODUCTS THROUGH DE-SIGN STUDIESBradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas at Austin Born in Abington Pennsylvania. Early life in rural PA. Attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to receive a B.S. in mechanical engineering. Completed a M.S.M.E. at the University of Texas at Austin. Currently performing doctoral research for a Ph.D. at the University of Texas in engineering design and methodology with a focus on sustainability and water supply systems.Kristin L. Wood, The University of Texas, AustinDaniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy DANIEL D. JENSEN Dr. Jensen received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, M.S. in Engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J. Kowalski, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-649: ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF CO-OP SEQUENCE ON CAP-STONE DESIGN PERFORMANCEBridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Assistant Academic Specialist in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering DepartmentDr. Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University Page 22.242.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing the effect of co-op sequence on Capstone Design performanceIn the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department at Northeastern University, CapstoneDesign is a two semester course offered in one of two sequences. In one sequence

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

projects include the blog STEMequity.com, and a study, with sociologist Mary Ebeling, of economic equity in nanotechnology training and employment. She is also writing on distributions of blame between workers and materials for failures in contemporary building technologies, as economies of scale and automation continue their long incursion on the labor of commercial construction. Page 22.1061.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Metrics of Marginality: How Studies of Minority Self-Efficacy Hide Structural InequitiesAbstractIn ongoing

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron J. Turner, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2181: RE-DESIGNING CAPSTONE DESIGN: TWO YEARS OFEXPERIENCECameron J Turner, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Cameron Turner is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines where he runs the Design Innovation and Computational Engineering Laboratory. At CSM he teaches undergradu- ate and graduate courses in engineering design and is a member of the Senior Design Leadership group. Dr. Turner is currently the course coordinator for the Engineering Capstone Design program and is active in the Computers and Information in Engineering Division of ASME. Page 22.1213.1

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Mary A. Moriarty, Smith College; Apurva Errabelli

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Design in Engineering Education

. Moriarty, Smith College Mary A. Moriarty is an Assessment Researcher with the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College and serves as a private evaluation consultant. She has over 15 years of research, evaluation, and project man- agement experience. Her evaluation work has spanned the areas of science and engineering instruction, robotics, technology application, and disability in higher education. Her background includes serving as Principal Investigator and Project Director for several D.O.E. and NSF initiatives that focused on teaching and learning in higher education. She has a doctorate in Educational Policy, Research, and Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.Apurva Errabelli

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake C. Wade, University of Texas, Arlington and Kennedale High School, Kennedale ISD; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineer in Louisiana.Dr. Melanie L. Sattler P.E., University of Texas, Arlington Page 22.412.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Curriculum Exchange - Educational Aspects of Kinesthetic and Computational ExperimentationAbstract Educational theory and research has shown that kinesthetic experimentation andcomputational modeling significantly influence the way that students learn science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) material. This paper presents evidence that students whohave little or no prior knowledge of engineering are able to

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

specified in theschool district in fact had a broad STEM content, including covering many technology,modeling, and engineering design activities. It was also recognized that it would be important tonot only understand the curriculum as written, but also understand how teachers enacted thecurriculum in their classrooms. We had reason to believe that differences in teacher training, andexperience and attitudes towards STEM would result in differing approaches to instruction, andthat direct observation of classrooms would be the best way to understand and document theseinstructional strategies. In the first six months the research team spent time observing classroominstructional practice using a structured but flexible observation protocol (see

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Daniel P. Bumblauskas, University of Missouri, Columbia; Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

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Graduate Studies, Student

AC 2011-343: STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH ASEE ACTIVITIES ANDITS IMPACT ON ASEE STUDENT MEMBERSHIPAdam R. Carberry, Arizona State University Adam R. Carberry is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the College of Technology and Innovation, De- partment of Engineering at Arizona State University. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. His research interests include conceptions of modeling in engineer- ing, engineering epistemological beliefs, and engineering service-learning.Daniel P Bumblauskas, University of Missouri - Columbia Daniel Bumblauskas is an Assistant Teaching

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iskandar A. Hack, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Gary D. Steffen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Azrul Hisyam Abdul Rahman, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, British Malaysian Institute

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International

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Providing International Experience through Studying Abroad for Engineering Technology StudentsIn 2004 we began an investigation to provide international experience for engineeringtechnology students at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) thatwas currently not available. The original plan was to have a small group of students go toKuala Lumpur, Malaysia for six weeks to study with Malaysian students in a projectorientated course. This was planned for the summer of 2005. The project was actuallycompleted for the first time during 2006, and repeated again in 2007. A group of fourstudents from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University, Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

used in industry,places emphasis on proactive safety programs. Through the use of creativity concepts andtechniques, proactive thinking can be developed to help identify and correct hazardoussituations before injuries occur.As future leaders and professionals in industry, it’s important for engineering andtechnology students to develop skills in proactive thinking to reduce workplace injuries.This paper will discuss how creativity concepts and techniques can be used to developproactive thinking in order to reduce job related injuries. Common workplace safetyconcerns and proactive strategies to prevent employee injuries will be identified. Theauthors will also provide ideas on how engineering and technology faculty canincorporate workplace

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

different and one may even arrive at two different sets of data for the samesubject and topic when two different instructors are involved (Narayanan, 2007). In Review of Educational Research, published by the National Institute for ScienceEducation of Madison, Wisconsin, Springer, Stamen & Donovan report on a meta-analysisconducted during 1998-1999. In their paper, Effects of small-group learning onundergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, they conclude thatsmall-group learning promotes greater student achievement, increases retention in courses,and promotes favorable attitudes toward the course material. (Springer, Stamen, &Donovan, 1999). Sharan & Sharan also stress the importance of cooperative

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

expecting a solar market tornado as it has transformed into a worldwidemovement and the growth will be around US$ 30 billion and US$ 200 billion in 2010 and2020 respectively. The impact of alternative energy on global economy is undeniable andits proper use is highly desirable. The students will be motivated by understanding that acareer in alternative energy is both rewarding and a positive contribution to the fightagainst global warming. Knowledge in this emerging and lucrative field of alternativeenergy engineering will broaden the undergraduate experience of technology and enhancetheir employment opportunities greatly.IntroductionResearch has made alternative energy more affordable today than it was 25 years ago.But still there are some

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence J. Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College; Gerald D. Holt, Project Lead The Way

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-808: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL COM-PETITION TEAM: US FIRST ROBOTIC COMPETITION INITIATIVEFOR HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTSTerence J Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College Terence is the Engineering Science 2+2 Program Chair for Central Piedmont Community College in the Engineering Technologies Division. His main interest is spending time with his family and making sure he is the best dad and husband he can be. Outside his family his working interests include but not limited to: creating opportunities for student innovation, K-12 Engineering Education, and Service-Learning. He believes in growing leaders through Engineering Education. All projects, which Dr. Fagan is a part of, contain either one or

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Melissa Chapman Haynes, Independent External Evaluation Consultant, Professional Data Analysts, Inc.; Soko S. Starobin, Iowa State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

courses increase a students’ pursuance of STEM postsecondaryeducation. This study has implications for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers regardingthe comprehensive evaluation design and the critical role that PLTW can play to increase theparticipation, both generally and within non-traditional groups, in postsecondary STEMeducation in the U.S. Page 22.55.2 1IntroductionPLTW’s stated goal is to “increase the number of young people who pursue engineering andengineering technology programs requiring a four- or two-year college degree

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mrinal C. Saha, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Bipul Barua, University of Oklahoma; Christof Heisser, MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Inc.; Shaiful M. Arif, University of Oklahoma

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NSF Grantees

Experiential Learning, Games for Engineering Education, and Peer-to-Peer Learning.Dr. Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee UniversityBipul Barua, University of OklahomaMr. Christof Heisser, MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Inc. Christof received his equivalent of a Masters Degree in Foundry Technology at the Technical University of Clausthal in Clausthal/Germany. After his first employment as Leader of Research & Development at Thyssen Feinguss, an Aluminum Investment Casting Foundry in Soest/Germany, he joined MAGMA GmbH in Aachen/Germany in a Marketing & Support position. Christof moved to MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Inc.’s Chicago office in 1995 as Foundry Application Engineer. He now is the President of MAGMA Foundry Technologies

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-930: MODELING IN ELEMENTARY STEM CURRICULUMJohn C Bedward, North Carolina State University John Bedward is in the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Edu- cation at NC State University. A Science Education doctoral student and graduate research assistant at the NC State Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. He received his BS/MS in Technology Education from NC State, taught middle school technology education, and led informal science investigations at the Science House in the area of photonics, a learning outreach initiative at NC State. His research inter- ests include STEM research education, scientific and technical visualization, multimodal literacy, virtual

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

settings. He is principal investigator of the Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice (2007-2011), a National Science Foundation Award# 0737616 from the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. This project is aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of a middle-school engineering education program.Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University Lisa Randall, MEd., is a K-12 teacher currently working with the National Science Foundation project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice at Arizona State University. She has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Brigham Young

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Education, 2011Engage K-12 Students in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE): Outreach with K-12 STEM Schools through ECE Project ActivitiesIntroductionThis paper discusses the set up and delivery of electrical and computer engineering(ECE) projects with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)components to inspire K-12 STEM students to pursue higher education and careers inECE. These projects form part of the “Engage K-12 students in ECE” program and aredelivered through outreach1-2 with K-12 STEM schools. The forms of outreachconsidered are (a) direct (b) extended. The focus of this paper is on the implementation ofdirect outreach. In direct outreach, the students in the K-12 school programs participatein the ECE Day event

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Igel, Polytechnic Insititute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

research assistants, and supervised the research activities of 3 school teachers and 9 high school students Page 22.629.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enriching K-12 Math Education Using LEGOs1. Introduction To address mathematical and scientific obstacles of any era, prize-based competitions arefrequently organized. Such competitions generate widespread interest and open multiple fronts toadvance the state of the art in science and technology. Although this strategy has a long history,it has recently regained currency as evidenced through the Millennium

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Samuel Lee, University of California, San Diego

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2428: EXCHANGE - EXPERIENTIAL EARTHQUAKE ENGI-NEERING EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGHTHE CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICSAND SCIENCELelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Lelli Van Den Einde is a Lecturer (LPSOE) in the Department of Structural Engineering at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering. Dr. Van Den Einde’s research has evolved from large-scale ex- perimentation in earthquake engineering with primary focus on reinforced concrete bridges, to research in engineering education focusing on introducing cyberinfrastructure and technology into engineering curriculum.Samuel Lee, UC San Diego Structural Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Amber C. Spolarich, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provide evidence that the RET program and its associated research-based modules positively affected student motivation.Introduction Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the goal of the ResearchExperience for Teachers program has been to support “the active involvement of K-12 teachersand community college faculty in engineering research in order to bring knowledge ofengineering and technological innovation into their classrooms.” In the winter of 2003,Vanderbilt University was awarded a site award for this program to host the “VanderbiltBiomedical Engineering RET Site Project.” Held in the summers of 2004, 2005, and 2006, thisprogram was designed with the previously discussed professional development characteristics inmind

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Deckard, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific; Kellie Marcarelli, Pershing Middle School; Susan Benson, Pershing Middle School; Heather Marie McCormick, Pershing Middle School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Breathing Life into the Science Fair Process AbstractScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are at the forefront of our nation'sagenda. Both national and global advancement and sustainability are contingent upon fosteringdiscovery and development in the STEM disciplines. Many middle and high schools requirestudents to complete science fair projects in an attempt to raise the level of students’ awarenessof science and to provide the student with scientific and inquiry skills. While many students maylook to their family or friends for support, without know anyone with a sufficient background inany of the STEM

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin R. Thorn, U.S. Air Force Academy; Neal Barlow, U.S. Air Force Academy; Elaine M. Bryant, U.S. Air Force Academy

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-943: THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY DEPART-MENT OF AERONAUTICS GLIDER DESIGN WORKSHOPCaitlin R. Thorn, United States Air Force Academy Capt Caitlin Thorn is an instructor in the Department of Aeronautics at the United States Air Force Academy. Since commissioning from Auburn University in 2004, she has worked in the Launch and Range Program Office and the 5th Space Launch Squadron at Cape Canaveral, Florida. She holds an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and is involved in local STEM outreach to K-12 schools in Colorado Springs.Col Neal Barlow, U.S. Air Force Academy Colonel Neal Barlow is the Chair of the Engineering Division, and Permanent Professor and Head of

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Glenn R. Blackwell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

AC 2011-1940: INTERNATIONAL CREDITS IN THE EUROPEAN HIGHEREDUCATION AREAJeffrey J Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jeffrey J. Evans received his BS from Purdue University and his MS and PhD in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. His research interests are in adaptive computing systems, focusing on the effects of subsystem interactions on application performance. He is also interested in embedded systems and embedded systems security problems. He is a member of the ASEE, ACM and a Senior Member of the IEEE.Glenn R. Blackwell, Purdue University, West Lafayette Glenn Blackwell has taught in the ECET Department at Purdue University for over 30 years. He has worked with the Lucerne