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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

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AC 2011-399: VIRTUAL AND REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY DEVELOP-MENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORYYongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Yongpeng Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston in 2003. After one year post-doctoral research, he was appointed as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Engi- neering Technology Dept. at Prairie View A&M University in 2004 Fall, where he received promotion as a tenured Associate Professor from 2010 Fall. His research interests include cyber-physical system, control theory, power electronics, motor drive, mechatronics, and real-time embedded system design. His research has been sponsored by U.S. Army Research Office, NSF, and industry

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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Wendy Otoupal-Hylton; Pete Hylton

Session: USING INNOVATIVE THEMES TO INCREASE INTEREST IN K-12 STEM STUDIES Wendy Otoupal-Hylton and Pete Hylton Department of Engineering Technology Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis wotoupal@iupui.edu AbstractAcademic institutions are finding that creating and maintaining a student’s interest in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) during the secondary school years is criticallyimportant. Combined experience from an engineering career and a teaching career has led to the

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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James L. Huff; Todd A. Patten; Richard L. Wells; Monte Cox

aHaitian Creole word that means ―together.‖ This word captures the spirit of a collaborativeservice-learning partnership involving the Peltan Christian Primary School in northern Haiti, andthe professional counseling and engineering departments at Harding University. Bothdepartments seek to partner with this primary school by primarily focusing on their relationshiptogether while working on projects related to HCD that appropriately grow out of therelationship.The Ansanm partnership is interdisciplinary in nature as both Harding‘s engineering andprofessional counseling programs interface with the same Haitian partners. As the engineeringdepartment designs appropriate technology systems for the partners in Peltan, Haiti, theprofessional counseling

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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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telecommunications and wireless topics and on the status of the education of electronics technicians at the two-year college level. His current interests are in the transformation of electronics technician education to incorporate a systems-level approach and applications of the emerging field of networked, wireless sensors. Page 22.936.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Intelligent Infrastructure Systems and the TechnicianAbstractMany have written about the next transformative convergence of technologies that will surelyeffect how humankind will live, work, play, and age

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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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Michigan Economic Development Corporation, “It’sestimated that we can create more than 60,000 new jobs by investing in alternative energy,including advanced battery storage, biofuels, and wind and solar energy” [12]. There is a clearneed for a systematic training program on energy storage technology, particularly in regionswhere the sustainable energy development in electricity generation and automotivemanufacturers and their advanced battery suppliers are highly concentrated. The goal of thiscollaborated curricula development is to fill this need by developing an industry-based learningenvironment to prepare students and returning engineers or technicians to be skilled energystorage engineers or technicians in both the stationary and vehicular

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2011 Public Policy Colloquium

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Norman Fortenberry

rule.Allows patent applications byassignees.Backed by IT industry. Earlyopposition frompharmaceuticals.Universities support Senateversion. Status: Passed SenateCommittee last sessionAwaits House Attention; actionby new SenateSTEM Education Coordination STEM Education Establishes a committee under Coordination Act of 2009 the White House National passed the House June 8, Science and Technology 2009. Introduced in the Council. Senate by Ted Kaufman. Committee will be responsible Became part of COMPETES. for coordinating all federal programs and activities in support of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel W. Walsh, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robert S. Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Page 22.1427.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The 4+1 Program Meeting Objectives and OutcomesAbstractGraduate engineering education is a key to the maintenance of U.S. competitiveness in the worldmarket. The world has been an extremely dynamic engine during the last fifty years, and wehave witnessed a dramatic change in the world order. The change has been evolutionary in manycases, but events in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the erstwhile Soviet Union are onlyslightly less cataclysmic than the Second World War. In a world where strength is measured interms of the financial resource, the technological ability and the intellectual capability of apopulace Japan, China, India

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Singli Garcia-Otero; E. Sheybani; Eduardo Garcia-Otero

, Ehsan Sheybani, and Eduardo Garcia-OteroAbstractThe demand for diversified qualified science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) graduates has increased dramatically in recent years, especially with theretirement of baby boomers [1]. Therefore, the nation is facing a serious challenge ineducating sufficient numbers of women and underrepresented minorities in the STEMfields to meet the demands of the scientific community. Recruitment and retention areimportant ways to increase graduation of women and underrepresented minorities. Thispaper concentrates on retention.There have been many studies on low retention rates among women andunderrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines and different conclusions have beendrawn [2][3][4]. At

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Celestine Chukwuemeka Aguwa, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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AC 2011-1573: MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED LEARNING LAB (MILL):A CURRICULUM MODEL FOR HANDS-ON MANUFACTURING EDU-CATIONMukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University Dr. Ssemakula received his BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS in Manufacturing Technology, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering all from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (England). After working in industry, he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland where he taught courses in the areas of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering as well as conducting research in Manufacturing Systems. Since 1993, he has been on the faculty of Wayne State University’s Division of Engineering Technology where he has been a leader in developing

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Baukal, John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L. Price, University of Tulsa; John E. Matsson, Oral Roberts University; Wes Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC.; Sarah M. Olson, Northern Oklahoma College

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College Industry Partnerships

Department at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 and 1994, respectively.Wes Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC. Wes Bussman, Ph.D., is a senior research and development engineer for the John Zink Co. LLC. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Tulsa. Dr. Bussman has 20 years of basic scientific research work, industrial technology research and development, and combustion design engineering. He holds ten patents, and has authored several published articles and conference papers and has been a contributing author to several combustion related books. He has taught engineering courses at

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech University

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First-Year Programs

developing undergraduate engineering degree program. International Conference on Engineering Education – ICEE 2007. September 3 -7: Coimbria, Portugal.Backer, P. (2007). Technology And Gender Issues: Development And Assessment Of A Freshman General Education Course In The College Of Engineering. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. June 24-27: Honolulu, Hawaii.Behrens, A.; Atorf, L.; Schwann, R.; Neumann, B.; Schnitzler, R.; Balle, J.; Herold, T.; Telle, A.; Noll, T.G.; Hameyer, K.; Aach, T. (2010). MATLAB Meets LEGO Mindstorms—A Freshman Introduction Course Into Practical Engineering. IEEE Transactions on Education 53(2): 306-317.Carberry, A., M. Ohland, C. Swan (2010), A

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roy Pruett, Bluefield State College; Bruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-977: BENEFITS OF SMALL COLLEGE-INDUSTRY PARTNER-SHIPS FOR TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTBruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College Bruce V. Mutter is the founder and CEO of the Center for Applied Research & Technology, Inc. (CART) and teaches project management and engineering economics at Bluefield State College as an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Technology.Roy Pruett, Bluefield State College Roy E. Pruett is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Professor and Department Head of the Electrical Engineering and Technology Department at Bluefield State College. He is the owner of Pruett Engineering and serves as consultant to several local businesses. Roy received his B. S. degree in

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University; D. Fu, Wayne State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 22.526.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Educational Tool Development of an Electric Drivetrain Bench UnitAbstractThe industry consensus is that the vehicle electrification is the currently available technology forincreasing propulsion system efficiency and decreasing pollutant emissions. However, theelectric drivetrain operates much differently than conventional vehicle powertrain. There is aneed for training automotive engineers and educating students in this new and emergenttechnology of electric drivetrains. This paper presents the educational tool development of aninteractive, industrial-component-based bench unit for two different configurations of electricdrivetrains: battery

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Gaffar Gailani; Sidi Berri; NIEVES ANGULO

Undergraduate Research Through NASA InitiativesGAFFAR GAILANI, PH.DDept. of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design Technology (DMEIDT)New York City College of TechnologyDr. Gailani is an assistant professor in the DMEIDT received his Ph.d in MechanicalEngineering from the City University of New York in 2009. His research work is focused onporoelasticity and its application in biomechanics. He has more than 15 journalpublications and conference proceedings and one book.SIDI BERRI, PH.DDept. of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design Technology (DMEIDT)New York City College of TechnologyDr. Berri is a professor and chair of the DMEIDT. He has MS and Ph.D in MechanicalEngineering from NYU Poly in Brooklyn. His

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for his work in EPICS. Page 22.1285.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Service-Learning Partnerships: Improving Education and Addressing Community NeedsIntroduction Over the last 20+ years, a great deal of time, effort and money have gone into increasinginterest in engineering among pre-college students. Despite these investments, interest inengineering has declined with participation of women and minority students continuing to besignificantly lower than their percentage of the overall

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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Cristian Craciun

Teaching Automation Using Real PLC’S and Virtual Factories Faculty Paper Innovations In Engineering & Engineering Technology Education and Curriculum Development Cristian Craciun, Instructor and Lab Engineer of Engineering Laboratories Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut1. Abstract It is a need to teach students in Engineering by showing the machines and tools used in industry, this can be accomplished by buying equipments and putting them in the labs, through field trips or creating virtual factories. The

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Professional Development from a Distance

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2011-34: BUILDING A DISTANCE LEARNING HYBRID PROGRAMIN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIPDr. Mitchell L Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Mitchell L. Springer, PMP, SPHR Dr. Springer is an Associate Professor in Technology Leadership & Innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineer- ing, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. He sits on many university and community boards and advisory

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Learning Outside the Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-41: DEVELOPING AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THE IM-PACT OF SERVICE ON TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNINGOUTCOMESAdam R. Carberry, Arizona State University Adam R. Carberry received his PhD. in Engineering Education from the Tufts University Math, Science, Technology,and Engineering Education program in 2010. He holds an M.S. in Chemistry from Tufts University and a B.S. in Material Science Engineering from Alfred University. He is currently work- ing as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the College of Technology and Innovation, Department of Engineering at Arizona State University investigating engineering student conceptions of modeling.Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is an associate

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xingguo Xiong, University of Bridgeport; Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence V. Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport

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Electrical and Computer

University of Bridgeport, CT. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Dalian University of Technology, China, and Ph.D. degree from Wayne State University, MI. His research interests include thin-film device fabrication and characterization, controls, and sustainable energy.Lawrence V. Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport Lawrence V. Hmurcik is Professor and Chairman of Electrical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT. He earned his Ph.D. in semiconductor devices at Clarkson University in 1980.He worked in Diamond Shamrock’s research division for 3 years before joining the University of Bridgeport in 1983. Dr. Hmurcik has 45 publications and 5 grants. He is also a professional consultant with 240 case

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sheikh Ghafoor; Stephen Canfield; Michael Kelley; Tristan Hill

Assessment of Student Attitudes and its Impact in a Hands-On Programming Model for the Introductory Programming Course Sheikh Ghafoor, Stephen Canfield, Michael Kelley, Tristan Hill Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TennesseeSTEPHEN CANFIELDStephen Canfield is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at TennesseeTechnological University. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Virginia Techin the field of parallel architecture robotics. His research interests include robotkinematics and dynamics, topological optimization of compliant manipulators and in-spacemechanisms active student learning and undergraduate student researchSHEIKH GHAFOORSheikh

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-2332: FACING OUR RETENTION CHALLENGE: A SELF-PORTRAITAlan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University Alan D. Niemi is an Associate Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Lake Superior State University and his M.S.E.E. from Illinois Institute of Technology. He has taught courses in Electrical Engineering and Tech- nology for 24 years. In addition to teaching, Mr. Niemi has spent 7 years in industry designing digital and microcontroller systems.Robert W. Warke, LeTourneau University Robert W. Warke is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University. He received a B.S. in Welding

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Mohammad N. Amin; Pradip Peter Dey; Bhaskar Raj Sinha; Gordon W. Romney

  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education  22    Figure-5: Search Options12 Figure-6: Searching with ‘*’ wild character12Recommendations for Future ResearchIn an era of exponential growth of wireless technology, the ‘Smart Phone Book Search’ MobileApp is an exciting innovation that provides a breakthrough technology in mobile applicationevolution. It integrates the SMS technology with Personal Information Management (PIM). Thiscombination uses SMS technology to communicate

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Rebeca G. Book

Women Recruitment/Retention in STEM Fields Rebeca G. Book Pittsburg State UniversityAbstractNumbers in the United States are down in the STEM (science, technology, engineering,mathematics) fields compared to other countries. A look at the minority or women in STEMshows an even lower number. What can be done to improve these numbers? Once the minorityor woman student is in the program, how can they be retained? This paper will give suggestionson where to recruit and pointers on how to reach out to women students. Hurdles to recruit andretain women students will also be examined and how to overcome them.IntroductionThe STEM (science, technology

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Pedagogical Issues in Computing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

improve teaching and student learning. She is currently working with several engineering faculty assessing the impact of in-class use of technology on teaching and student learning. Dianne has also worked as an education consultant for a number of organizations conducting program evaluations and is currently serving as external evaluator on several grants. Her research interests focus on faculty development, action research, the role of technology in teaching and learning, and assessment in higher education. Page 22.366.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Computing

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Patricia S. Buford

package; a bi-lingual user’s manual; delivery of computers to point of use. Guatemala was selected because ofcontacts in the area.BackgroundRequirements for engineering accreditation have changed significantly beginning when theABET Board of Directors adopted the new Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC-2000) in 19961. Thischange came as a result of the engineering community realizing in the 1990’s that the world waschanging in a revolutionary way due to technology and a change of direction from nationalsecurity to international economic competitiveness2.As a result, engineering faculty of accredited programs constantly grapple with how to ensuregraduates achieve the ABET defined a-k student outcomes in their curriculum. For a little over a

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jin-Lee Kim; Tang-Hung Nguyen

90840 - U.S.A Email: thnguyen@csulb.eduAbstractThe need to integrate advanced education technology tools, such as interactive simulations andvisualizations, into the curriculum has been recognized by accrediting bodies because these toolsenhance student learning and improve the quality of an engineering education. In this paper, theauthors describe a visualization-based teaching approach to construction education in whichdifferent visualization tools, including video clips, 3D models, drawings, and pictures/photos,together with complementary texts, are used to assist students in deeper understanding andeffective mastering of materials. The proposed teaching method was used to teach a constructionmanagement course

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Chris Decker; Aarthi Sundar; Robert Hughes; Svetlana Neretina

, PA 19122 754 Unconventional Nanopatterning Techniques for Gold Nanostructures Chris Decker, Aarthi Sundar, Robert Hughes and Svetlana Neretina Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 The fabrication of periodic arrays of noble metal nanostructures immobilized on a substratesurface are of technological relevance to numerous applications including photovoltaics, seedednanowire synthesis, waveguides, catalysis, chemical and biological detection, enhancement agents forlight emitting diodes and the fabrication of metamaterials. Presently, such arrays are obtained usinglithographic fabrication routes which are technically demanding

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawretta C. Ononye, State University of New York, Canton

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NSF Grantees

. Page 22.1186.1 ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Progress and lmpact of SET: An NSF S-STEM Scholarship ProjectAbstract:The State University of New York (SUNY) at Canton received NSF S-STEM grant award for$600,000 over a period of four years to establish Scholarship for Engineering Technology (SET)in the northern New York State known as the North Country. This paper presents the progressand impact of this scholarship on the institution, its school of engineering technology and thecommunity. Eighteen scholars who are academically talented and financially disadvantage willbe able to attend two and four year college with most of their tuition and fees paid for. Annualscholarships of $7,200 per

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Risa Kumazawa, Duquesne University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

educational effort to improve student retention in introductoryelectronics and network analysis course offered at a university in northeastern United States. Ituses a new media-based tutorial and mini project intended to engage students in their studies.The paper, also seeks to study the effects of technology mode of instruction that complementsconventional mode of instruction. This development, as well as lessons learned in the first threeyears of technology mode of instruction in introductory engineering courses (namely Electronicsand Network Analysis) is evaluated numerically. A concluding section is offered that discussesthe benefit of balancing conventional mode of instruction with technology mode of instruction.INTRODUCTIONThis paper examines

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Clive L. Dym

CLIVE L. DYM is Fletcher Jones Professor of Engineering Design and Director of the Center for DesignEducation at Harvey Mudd College. His primary interests are in engineering design and structuralmechanics. After receiving the PhD from Stanford University, Dr. Dym held appointments at the Universityat Buffalo; the Institute for Defense Analyses; Carnegie Mellon University; Bolt, Beranek and Newman; andthe University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was also head of his department at UMass (1977–85) andchair of his department at Harvey Mudd (1999–2002). Dr. Dym has held visiting appointments at theTECHNION-Israel Institute of Technology, the Institute for Sound and Vibration Research at Southampton,Stanford, Xerox PARC, Carnegie Mellon