Conference Session

Learning and Assessment II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

used in grading homework assignments andexams. A number of examples of homework problems and projects given in the course forhelping students to learn and apply the fundamental concepts are also included in the paper.Student Access to Solution ManualMost engineering textbooks provide a large number of excellent problems at the end of eachchapter for homework assignments. The publishers also provide solution manuals as a resourcefor the instructors. Most modern solution manuals provide detailed solutions for each problem in Page 25.228.3the textbook. In more recent years the textbooks solution manuals are prepared in digital format,which makes it

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NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

) as a postdoctoral research assistant for Harvard University. Peter Schmitt went into industry starting as project manager for the development or car phones at AEG in Ulm. In 1995 he moved to the United States to work for BASF in various IT positions, among them Director of Infrastructure in the U.S. and Project Leader for SAP implementations. In 2003, Peter Schmitt founded his own company Schmitt & Associates, which provides Online Training for the industry as well as reporting and analysis tools for business processes. Peter Schmitt has taught at NJIT as adjunct professor and is a member of the ASTD.Cesar Bandera, Cell Podium LLC Cesar Bandera is a founding partner of Cell Podium, an m-learning and m

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Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew M. Hoff, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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Instrumentation

departments. In addition they wish to thank Dr. T. Fawcett for his valuable assistance.References1. R.C. Lennartz, “Electrophysiology of the undergraduate neuroscience student: a laboratory exercise in human electromyography,” Adv. Physiology Education, 22, 1, S42-S50, (1999).2. S. Waks and N. Sabag, “Technology project learning versus lab experimentation,” J. Sci. Edu. and Technol., 13, 3, 333-341, (2004).3. R. Pflanzer and W. McMullen, Biopac Student Lab, part # MANBSL377, compiled 06272011, www.biopac.com.4. L. Deslauriers, E. Schelew, and C. Wieman, “Improved learning in a large-enrollment physics class,” Science, 532, 862-864, (2011).5. R. Plonsey and R. Barr, Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach, 3rd Edition, Kluwer, ISBN 978-0

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Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca N. Macdonald, East Carolina University; David L. Batie, East Carolina University; Ryan T. Goodman, East Carolina University

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Construction

ask that students relate to a pertinent subjectand use of clear and logically argued premises to support their conclusion. These papers coveredweekly topical issues such as the concept of quality in education and in construction, the Page 25.1449.4appropriateness of social networking as a tool in construction, the role of sustainability in qualityof construction projects/facilities, and LEED construction as a measure of quality. CMGT 4600 Points Related to Writing an Opinion Paper  To give an argument means to offer a set of reasons or evidence in support of a conclusion; or the use of a set of

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, Pariser co-founded five venture companies, and as a management consultant successfully catalyzed more than $100 million of new shareholder value in client businesses. He has led cross-functional client teams in projects to find and capture value-creating profit and growth opportunities. Pariser is a Trustee of Mutual Fund Series Trust and serves as a member or the audit committee. Pariser received a Ph.D. and M.S. from Columbia University and a B.S. from MIT in electrical engineering. Email: bert.pariser@gmail.com. Page 25.1242.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

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Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

25.1268.6References 1. Oosthoek J, Teaching science in a humanities context , Final project report , School of Historical Studies, HaSS Faculty Teaching Fellowship , Newcastle University, 2007 2. Critical Thinking Rubric from Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement: Tips and tools for Using Rubrics, edited by Terrel L. Rhodes. Copyright 2010 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.” last accessed 3/13/2012, http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/pdf/CriticalThinking.pdf Page 25.1268.7

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Justin Roark; Scott C. Smith

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Rodney M. Clayton

would like to thank his mentor, Bill Seufzer, for his an accelerating voltage of 30 kV. This test resulted in a 72.7% electron beam coupling efficiency. guidance during this project as well as running the simulations to Figure 1 also shows a simulation putting a similar amount of energy into a plate. Simulation did not1.  Determine electron beam coupling efficiency in 316L Stainless

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Takao Ichiko

verification process details in order to better meetProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education the needs for practical success. Looking back on the long-ranged projects, the one of greatest importance, one in which we have learned about our own teaching while using the resource, is as follows : The more highly educational a piece and/or the overall parts of content become, the more diverse the individual learning and mastering processes become, and consequently, there may be more opportunities to mutually share a domain for the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor ones with the advance of (re)confirmations, not only in

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2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo

exams, papers or projects. Faculty endeavor to explainand connect large amounts of course material while maintaining student interest and attention.Students who are actively engaged show increased learning. Per Umbach, P, and Wawrzynski“students report higher levels of engagement and learning at institutions where faculty membersuse active and collaborative learning techniques, engage students in experiences, emphasizehigher-order cognitive activities in the classroom, interact with students, challenge studentsacademically, and value enriching educational experiences.”11 To achieve this goal, lectures maybe supplemented by professor-led activities such as discussion, relating professional antidotes,question and answer sessions, and problem

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2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Johanna Comanzo; Chris Normile

alsoprovides students with a free Online Writing Lab (OWL). OWL’s easily accessible andorganized content went live on the College’s website in December 2011 and is expected to be aninvaluable resource for students needing assistance with anything from basic grammar tocomplex research projects. Excelsior College Library is another free resource designed to helpstudents with research and study needs. Besides having access to the Library’s collections,students have dedicated librarians to help them identify, use, and evaluate information resources. Although not a free resource, Excelsior College offers Practice Exams as a useful tool forthose students that intend to “test-out” of certain degree requirements instead of taking a course.Preparing

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jay Kutnick, University of Hong Kong; Yuen-Yan Chan, University of Hong Kong; Pok Yee Lee, University of Hong Kong

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International

.19** University visits .569 Company visits .48*** .578 NON-SCHOOL Informal hands-on activities .447 EXPERIENCE .717 Interactions with engineers .688 .43*** Designed projects Teachers .753 PEOPLE ENGINEERING .987 Parents

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FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan T. Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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First-Year Programs

exercise, students were placed in groups of three tofour students for the task of selecting an engineering program offered by the COE and compose asurvey paper that would provide an overview of the engineering discipline as well as factors likeworking conditions, average earnings, and necessary education. Once the teams were created,students engaged in a learning style exercise that enabled students to identify the strengths andweaknesses of his or her learning style and consider how that learning style would potentiallyaffect the team’s performance. The purpose of the team project was twofold. First, studentswere placed in teams based on similar majors. This provided students with the opportunity todevelop relationships with their peers with the

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Matthew Kindy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Christopher D. Grant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Aerospace

interests include the use of multimedia in introductory programming courses, hardware applications for the new programmer, and the application of real-world experiences in the learning process.Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Caroline Liron is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department, at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University (ERAU), where she has been teaching since 2005. She obtained her bachelor’s in aeronautics and space from EPF, Ecole d’Ingnieur (France), and her M.S. in aerospace engineering from ERAU. She currently teaches Introduction to Programming for Engineers and Introduction to Engineering. She is also involved in advising various robotic projects

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Marshall P.E., University of Colorado, Denver; Michael Tang, University of Colorado, Denver; Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

approved as interdisciplinary general studies course options that satisfy university corecurriculum requirements in the areas of: gender and multi-culture diversity (ENGR 3400); andinternational perspectives in an increasing global environment (ENGR 3600). Since becoming a part of the University-wide core curriculum, the two courses haveattracted considerable attention across majors and academic colleges. Students typically takethese courses to satisfy their general education requirements, and the courses are offered everyfall and spring semester in two formats: in the regular classroom as a blended course or strictlyonline during the summer months. Table 1 is a projection of next year’s enrollments based onaverage enrollment from the last

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University; Zachary Kurmas, Grand Valley State University; Venkat N. Gudivada, Marshall University; Naser El-Bathy P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State University

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Computers in Education

were assigned as 3-4weeks projects, whereas Metro and Igel Ärgern were 6- to 8-week term projects. Students weregiven intermediate deadlines to keep them focused.Game Programming Topics Covered Language File I/O Data Exceptions GUI/Text Inheritance StructureNumbrix Java X Array X BothMetro Java Array X GUI XConnect Java X Array X BothfourIgel Java X Array, X GUI XÄrgern

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Simulations and Visualizations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Medina, California State University, Los Angeles; Ashkan Motamedi, California State University, Los Angeles; Murat Okcay, Interactive Flow Studies Corporation; B. Uygar Oztekin, Interactive Flow Studies Corporation; Gustavo Borel Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo J. Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles

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Mechanical Engineering

. He was then recruited by Allied Signal, in the U.S., as a Project Engineer during which time he completed his master’s of business administration (MBA) at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He then moved to Minneapolis working as a Sales Manager at TSI responsible for sales and marketing of research-grade PIV products in the U.S., Canada and Brazil. As the PI, he directed an NSF SBIR-funded project with Phase I and Phase II grants. During Phase II, the company generated more than $0.25 million income from sales and received Phase 2B funding. He published several papers in this field. He not only has strong business background and technical expertise in mechanical design and teaching fluid mechanics, but he also

Conference Session

Orienting Students for Lifelong Learning Success

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Megan R. Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

the other in the web resources classification, appeared to bedistinguishing between print and electronic formats and was applied differently in this project.The authors coded any newspaper publication as NWSP in the periodicals classification,regardless of format, which opened a discussion of what would be included in the e-newscategory. The e-news designation used for this project includes those sources which are justelectronic and non-print, including television, radio and web. Examples of what qualify as e-news sources are CNN and NPR, but would not include the web version of the New York Timesor the Wall Street Journal.Codes for statistical or factual information and product sheets seemed to be missing during initialuse of the framework

Conference Session

Statics and Strength of Materials

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Vick, University of Oklahoma; Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

based machines with enoughcomputational power locally to complete the required calculations. Dhondt and Wittig haveprovided a free online demo of their FEM program CalculiX athttp://www.onlinefeasolver.com/demo.php11. However this is just an online demo of a programthat was written to be locally installed (freely) on a Linux machine. A full version of theWindows equivalent can be purchased under the name bConverged14.II. Operation of the 3D Solids ToolThis 3D solids tool was created using the Flash programming language, ActionScript, because ofits advantages in creating a graphical user interface. The compiled form of a Flash project iseasily embedded into a webpage, ensuring widespread accessibility. Flash also allows access toscripts on a

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

has served or is serving on several national committees, currently the Board of Governors for the American Institute of Constructors (AIC), the Associated Schools of Construction Region 6 Director from 2006 to 2009, and the Educational Chair for the State Chapter of the National Association of Home Builders from 2003 to 2006. Knoll’s collaboration with the local and state chapters of AGC and NAHB are key to her program’s success. She coordinators the career internship program for the Department of Civil Engineering each summer. Knoll’s teaching interest lie in the area of construction project management; safety and overall leadership skills required for students to be successful in their careers.Dr. Ann Saterbak, Rice

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; David F. Vreeland, University of Oklahoma; Christopher Robert Griffin, University of Oklahoma; Mark B. Yeary P.E., University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

techniques. The primary focus of his studies at OU has been in power systems, and he will be joining the ExxonMobil Corporation in Baton Rouge, La., upon graduation.Dr. Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma Mark B. Yeary received the B.S. (honors), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, in 1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively. Following his graduation in 1999, he was a member of the DSP group and a lecturer with the Depart- ment of Electrical Engineering, TAMU, where he continued to lead a variety of industrially sponsored projects. Since Fall 2002, he has been with the University of Oklahoma (OU)’s School of Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Whitston, University of South Alabama; Adam Thomas Moore, University of South Alabama

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Computers in Education

processing.A parser is used to process string input into a form that will be evaluated by a program which forthis project could be an array containing the tokens of interest4. The initial application for the useof a parser to this problem would be to define a grammar, which is a description of a language,that would match the Boolean theorems and replace them with the simplified input. The parsingapproach was attractive because grammars can be recursively defined, which would solve theproblem posed by a regular expression-based solution. This is an unusual use of a parser, since itis generally not the purpose of the parser to manipulate the data, but rather to put it into a formfor manipulation by some other part of the program4

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The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University; Andria Costello Staniec, Syracuse University; AnnMarie H. O'Neil, C.S. Driver Middle School

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Mathematics

Page 25.410.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Designing for Improved Success in First Year MathematicsIn responding to the need to improve retention in the first year of engineering, many institutionshave developed a range of academic support programs, including learning communities, peermentoring, summer bridge programs, tutoring and supplemental instructional workshops.1,2,3,4,5Other institutional efforts are aimed at curricular changes involving new approaches to teachingand learning, such as student-centered pedagogies and design projects in first-year engineeringcourses.6,7 However, students’ difficulties with first year mathematics courses remain awidespread and consistent barrier

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sukesh K. Aghara, Prairie View A&M University; M. Golam Faruk, Prairie View A&M University; Latha Vasudevan, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

number of scientific research papers to the various reputed peer review journals and conferences. He has strong experimental and computational background with more than 14 years of experience. He has funded projects from NASA, DOE, NNSA, NSF, and various small businesses supporting DoD, MDA, and NASA-related research. He serves as scientific reviewer for a number of national and international journals publications on nuclear science and engineering.Dr. M. Golam Faruk, Prairie View A&M University M. Golam Faruk* earned his M.S. degree in the Nuclear Engineering program from the University of Texas, Austin in 2000. He also earned another M.S. and a Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engi- neering (ECE) from

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alpaslan Sahin, AggieSTEM Center at Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Niyazi Erdogan, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interests are STEM education with an emphasis on science, project-based learning, and engineering education. Page 25.474.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Do High School Computer and AP Courses, and SAT Test Scores Help Students Choose STEM Majors In College? Page 25.474.2 AbstractA quantitative case study design was employed to investigate the relationships between students’computer and Advanced Placement (AP) course taking, SAT test scores, and their STEM majorselection. Study

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Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Douglass Klein, Union College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

tools that dwarf human abilities. Page 25.476.3 Moore’s law, which states that the number of transistors on a standard chip will double everytwo years, has held since 1970. It is, of course, a law in neither the political nor the scientificsense, but rather is a pattern of technological evolution, spurred by human ingenuity andcompetitive spirit. The human genome project, predicted to take 15 years to complete in 1990,was finished in only ten and the life-cycle of technology products gets shorter and shorter.McKibben talks about our moment in technological history as being at the “knee of the curve” ofexponential growth in technological

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan A. Taylor, University of Alabama; David Jeff Jackson, University of Alabama

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Design in Engineering Education

research projects totaling approximately $7 million in research expenditures. Jackson’s current research interests include image processing, embedded systems, sensor and sensor network development, VHDL hardware descrip- tion language, and programmable device technologies. Page 25.38.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Custom-PCB Design for Microcontroller EducationBackground and MotivationMuch time and effort has been spent attempting to discover the best approaches to the problemof microcontroller education. The methods and processes of teaching

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Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer, Kansas State University; LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin, Kansas State University; Emily Wilcox, Kansas State University

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Minorities in Engineering

program followed by enrollment in a summer schedule composed of CollegeAlgebra or Chemistry I, a kinesiology course, and a university experience course for a total offive to six hours of classes. During the six-week summer session, MAPS students learned aboutthe biofuel industry and developed engineering projects on biofuel topics. MAPS students werehoused in university dormitories and supervised by engineering student mentors and MAPSadministrators. Evenings were spent in study halls, mentored by university students. Additionalactivities included a high ropes challenge, cultural trips, community activities, and professionaldevelopment. Field trips to an industry research facility and biofuels plant allowed students tomake connections with

Conference Session

Ethical Issues I: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Spierre, Arizona State University; Elizabeth A. Martin, Arizona State University; Jathan Sadowski; Andrew Berardy, Arizona State University; Scott McClintock, Arizona State University; Shirley-Ann Augustin, Arizona State University; Nicholas Hohman; Jay George Banna Jr.

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Engineering Ethics

in the 1930s tomanage river flows and control flooding. When water levels on the Ohio river were projected toexceed 61 feet above at the Cairo, Illinois river gauge, the US Army Corp of Engineers(USACE) ordered the detonation of explosives that would intentionally flood farms in BirdsPoint-New Madrid Floodway, but spare Cairo from sure destruction. The induced breach andflooding of the 53,824 ha of Missouri farmland resulted in the loss of 2011 crops (i.e., wheat,corn and soybeans) and caused damage to future soil productivity [9]. While the floodway was originally constructed in 1928, it had never been activated until2008, despite earlier extreme flood events. Taken in isolation, the floodway decision faced bythe USACE in 2011 has

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso ; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso

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Computers in Education

impact of student learning on the following class are-as: Class assignments, homework, quizzes and exams. Variances between the cohorts were as-sessed as part of the second and third semester exams. Two years of results enabling longitudinalcomparison are now possible. This research project has yielded data in a field that has not beenpreviously explored within the associated demographic environment. The complete analysis on thecomprehension and student perceived value have been analyzed and very interesting results thathave been obtain here within this paper.INTRODUCTION Throughout history there have been many attempts to incorporate different technologies in theclassroom.1 Some of these technologies have seen more success than others when