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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-555: AN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT: A SOLARPOWERED VACCINE REFRIGERATORCraig Somerton, Michigan State University Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porous media, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA

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Student Paper Presentation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melanie Watson, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Kyle Prather, Louisiana Tech University; Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Stanley Cronk, Louisiana Tech University

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Students Constituent Committee

AC 2010-2050: FOSTERING DISSEMINATION SKILLS IN STEM DOCTORALSTUDENTS: TIPS FOR THE PH.D. STUDENT AND THE GENERAL IMPACT ONSTEM UNDERGRADUATESMelanie Watson, Louisiana Tech UniversityKrystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech UniversityKyle Prather, Louisiana Tech UniversityJenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech UniversityStanley Cronk, Louisiana Tech University Faculty member of College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. Page 15.596.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Fostering Dissemination Skills in STEM Doctoral Students: Tips for the Ph.D. Student and the General Impact on STEM UndergraduatesAbstractScience

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Margaret Phelps, Tennessee Technological University; Roy Loutzenheiser, Tennessee Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-2171: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY, AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERSKenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University Kenneth Hunter is an Associate Professor in the Basic Engineering Program at Tennessee Technological University, where he received his BSME and MSME. He is active in engineering education outreach and has over thirty-five years of engineering experience, including positions in academia, industry, the United States Army, and his own consulting business. He is a registered engineer in Tennessee.Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. She

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Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education

AC 2010-1277: WHAT IS GLOBAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR?: THEMAKING OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORSGary Downey, Virginia Tech Gary Downey is Alumni Distinguished Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Affiliated Professor of Engineering Education, Women and Gender Studies, and Sociology at Virginia Tech. He teaches the undergraduate course Engineering Cultures, an approach to international education for engineers at home. It is designed to help engineering students learn to work more effectively with people who define problems differently than they do, including non-engineers, by critically examining their own identities and predispositions. Current Chair of the ASEE Liberal Education

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna Daly, University of Michigan; Seda Yilmaz, University of Michigan; Colleen Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1032: COGNITIVE HEURISTIC USE IN ENGINEERING DESIGNIDEATIONShanna Daly, University of MichiganSeda Yilmaz, University of MichiganColleen Seifert, University of MichiganRichard Gonzalez, University of Michigan Page 15.282.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Cognitive Heuristics Use in Engineering Design IdeationAbstractResearch in engineering design has revealed approaches and processes used by engineers tomove through a design task. While studies have made evident general approaches in ideation, itis unclear how multiple and varied ideas are generated. When faced with a design problem, howdo engineers generate multiple alternative solutions

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Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1107: HOW STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTIONS INFLUENCESTUDENT MOTIVATION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY USINGSELF-DETERMINATION THEORYKatherine Winters, Virginia Tech Katherine Winters is a doctoral student and Graduate Teaching Fellow in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She has a M.S. in Civil Engineering and a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University. Her research interests include engineering student motivation and identity.Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education. Dr. Matusovich recently joined Virginia Tech after completing her doctoral degree in Engineering

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Kara Santelli, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1586: ENGINEERING, REFLECTION AND LIFE LONG LEARNINGNora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh Nora Siewiorek is a graduate student in the Administrative and Policy Studies department in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh where she also received her MS in Information Science. Her research interests include: engineering education and educational assessment and evaluation. Her K-12 outreach activities are organizing a local science fair and a hands on workshop in nanotechnology. Her other research interests are: higher education administration, comparative and international education.Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate

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BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Purvis Bedenbaugh, East Carolina University

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Biomedical

AC 2010-1661: A TEAM-BASED NERVE CUFF SIMULATION PROJECT IN ATHIRD YEAR FOUNDATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSEPurvis Bedenbaugh, East Carolina University Purvis Bedenbaugh is the director of the biomedical engineering concentration within the newly ABET-accredited general engineering program at East Carolina University. He obtained the B. S. E. degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University, the M. S. degree in bioengineering from Clemson University, the Ph. D. degree in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Department of Otolaryngology of the University of California, San Francisco

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Nora Sieworiek, University of Pittsburgh

AC 2010-1781: CCLI: MODEL ELICITING ACTIVITIES: EXPERIMENTS ANDMIXED METHODS TO ASSESS STUDENT LEARNINGLarry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in the engineering education literature, and is co-author of

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Teaching Statics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University; Andrew Walters, Mississippi State University; Anthony Vizzini, Western Michigan University

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Mechanics

AC 2010-610: EMPORIUM BASED REDESIGN OF STATICS: AN INNOVATIVEAPPROACH TO ENHANCE LEARNING AND REDUCE COSTSMasoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University Masoud Rais-Rohani is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. He teaches courses in aircraft structures, structural mechanics, and design optimization, and his primary research activities are in the area of structural and multidisciplinary design optimization.Andrew Walters, Mississippi State University Andrew Walters is an instructor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. His primary area of teaching is undergraduate engineering mechanics courses such as Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials. Prior to joining

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Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-613: PREPARING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYPROFESSIONALS OF TOMORROW: WHAT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMS CAN DO TO ENSURE THEIR GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYABLEKim Nankivell, Purdue University, CalumetJoy Colwell, Purdue University, CalumetJana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet Page 15.976.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Preparing the Information Technology Professionals of Tomorrow: What Information Technology Programs Can Do to Ensure Their Graduates Are EmployableAbstractIt is well understood that technical graduates need more than technical skills to be professionallyemployed; they also need the so-called “soft skills

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Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Beck, Carnegie Mellon University; G. Berard, Carnegie Mellon University; Bo Baker, University of Tennessee Chattanooga; Nancy George, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2010-623: SUMMER ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE FOR GIRLS (SEE): ANEVOLVING HANDS-ON ROLE FOR THE ENGINEERING LIBRARIANDonna Beck, Carnegie Mellon University Donna Beck is the Engineering librarian at the Engineering and Science Library of Carnegie Mellon University. She received her MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2009, she served as President of the SLA Pittsburgh Chapter. She was the winner of the 2007 IEEE Continuing Education Stipend, administered by the SLA Engineering Division.G. Berard, Carnegie Mellon University G. Lynn Berard is Principal Librarian at the Engineering & Science Library at Carnegie Mellon University, where she managed the science libraries for 20+ years. She

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tuba Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-627: SCALE DEVELOPMENT FOR ENGINEERING MODELINGSELF-EFFICACYTuba Yildirim, University of PittsburghMary Besterfield-Sacre, University of PittsburghLarry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Page 15.1050.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Engineering Modeling Self-Efficacy (EMSE) ScaleAbstractSelf-efficacy is defined as personal judgments of one’s capabilities to organize and executecourses of action to attain designated goals. Self-efficacy is shown to be a significant predictor ofacademic performance, academic motivation, students’ participation in activities, rate of solutionof arithmetic problems, and use of learning strategies. Students with

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Student Learning and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josh Coffman, University of Arkansas; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Christina White, Columbia University; Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Kristen Kaufman, University of Texas, Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-281: STRUCTURED PROCESS FOR WRITING, REVISING, ANDASSESSING MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZZESJosh Coffman, University of Arkansas Josh Coffman is a M.S. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He has worked as a civil design technician for Crafton, Tull, Sparks, and Associates in Russellville, Arkansas. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Arkansas Tech University in 2006. V-mail: 479-970-7359; E-mail: jacoffma@uark.edu.Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas Joseph J. Rencis has been professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville since 2004. He has held the inaugural

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Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth McManis, University of Louisiana

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-327: HOW THE CIVIL ENGINEERING BOK2 CAN BE IMPLEMENTEDAT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANAKenneth McManis, University of Louisiana Page 15.652.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 How the Civil Engineering BOK2 Can Be Implemented at the University of LouisianaAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the University of Louisiana’scivil engineering curriculum with respect to the second edition of the Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge for the 21st Century (BOK2), or more specifically the BOK2 outcomes associatedwith the baccalaureate degree since the BOK2 includes outcomes for baccalaureate

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Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-330: HOW THE CIVIL ENGINEERING BOK2 IS BEING IMPLEMENTEDAT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMAKenneth Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley, PhD, F.ASCE, has been at The University of Alabama since 2003 where he is professor and head of the civil, construction and environmental engineering department. In 2006, he served as an administrative fellow for the office of the executive vice president and provost of the University. He is the 2010 recipient of the T. Morris Hackney Award for Faculty Leadership. Fridley has gained a variety of experience in structural wood engineering through his studies of the creep-rupture of wood, the vibrations, durability and deflection of wood

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Student Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-373: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING: WHAT SHOULD OUR STUDENTSKNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO?Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University Dr. C. Dianne Raubenheimer received her PhD from the University of Louisville and is Director of Assessment in the College or Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at NC State University. Within the College of Engineering she serves as the coordinator of ABET and other accreditation processes, acts as an assessment & evaluation resource/consultant to faculty in different programs, develops and implements assessment plans, and serves as the primary educational assessment data analyst on the Dean’s

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-958: AN IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT AND PROJECT IN THE FIRSTMEASUREMENT COURSEBijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a Professional Engineer and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Currently, he is serving as the chairman of the department and is actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. He has served as the Chair of the Division of Experimentation and Laboratory Studies (DELOS) as well as the Mechanical Engineering Division of

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Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; David Thiessen, Washington State University; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2010-2415: SHIFTING GEARS: MOVING AWAY FROM THE CONTROLLEDEXPERIMENTAL MODEL WHILE IMPROVING RIGOR IN ENGINEERINGEDUCATION RESEARCHPaul Golter, Washington State UniversityBernard Van Wie, Washington State UniversityGary Brown, Washington State UniversityDavid Thiessen, Washington State UniversityBaba Abdul, Washington State University Page 15.1062.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010SHIFTING GEARS: MOVING AWAY FROM THE CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL MODELAbstract: The authors’ recent efforts in educational research have focused on implementation of variedand multiple pedagogies with introduction of a hands-on desktop learning module as the vehicle forintroducing

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Pizziconi, Arizona State University; Susan Haag, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; Lynn Cozort, Arkansas State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; B.L. Ramakrishna, Arizona State University; Deirdre Meldrum, Arizona State University; Brian Lunt, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Albert Valdez, Arizona State University; Victoria Yarbrough, Arizona State University

AC 2010-2254: ENGAGING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH ENGINEERINGEDUCATION, CURRICULAR INTEGRATION AND SOCIETAL RELEVANCEVincent Pizziconi, Arizona State University Vincent Pizziconi, Arizona State University Vincent Pizziconi is an Associate Professor in the Harrington Bioengineering Program within the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering in the Fulton School of Engineering at ASU. His teaching responsibilities are in the areas of engineering design, biomaterials, nanobiotechnology, and complex adaptive systems. He is the Director of the Bioengineering Design Center, a state–of-the-art design studio and prototype complex funded by the Whitaker Foundation, and the Biomedical

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; David Knight, The Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1537: IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: DEFINING AND STUDYINGINTERDISCIPLINARITY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONLisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State UniversityDavid Knight, The Pennsylvania State University David Knight is a doctoral student in the Higher Education Program and a graduate research assistant in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Penn State. Page 15.710.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 In the Eye of the Beholder: Defining and Studying Interdisciplinarity in Engineering EducationAbstractThe philosophical, practical, and empirical literature on interdisciplinarity

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Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

AC 2010-724: ENGINEERING 'MANPOWER' SHORTAGES, REGIONALECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE 1960 CALIFORNIA MASTER PLANFOR HIGHER EDUCATION: HISTORICAL LESSONS ON ENGINEERINGWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTAtsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Director, First Year Studies & Associate Professor, Department of Science and Technology Studies. Page 15.474.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering ‘Manpower’ Shortages, Regional Economic Development, and the 1960 California Master Plan for Higher Education: Historical Lessons on Engineering Workforce

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-628: EXPLORING A VALID AND RELIABLE ASSESSMENT OFENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION LEARNING IN THECLASSROOMMarcelo Caplan, Columbia College Associate professor at the Science and Mathematics Department, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Mr. Caplan participates in the outreach programs and activities of the department through its Science Institute and coordinated several of those programs. Actually the main focus is his work to develop programs to bring science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) to the community through their after school activities, to promote urban youth to be scientific literate and to motivate them to pursue future

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Focus on Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jacqueline Hall, Mississippi State University; Kaela Leonard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Parker, Mississippi State University; Heather Thomas, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-467: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON A GRADUATEPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE: CAREER ISSUES FOR WOMEN INENGINEERINGKeisha Walters, Mississippi State University Dr. Keisha B. Walters is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She received her B.S. degree in Biological Sciences from Clemson University in 1996 and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University in 2001 and 2005. Dr. Walters’ research involves the development and surface modification of stimuli- responsive and bio-inspired polymeric materials. She has been a member of ASEE since 2002.Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University Dr. Adrienne Minerick

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ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pao-Chi Chen, Lunghwa University Science and Technology; Kwannin Kuo, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology; Meei-Ruey Hsu, Ming-Chuan University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1184: ESTABLISH AN IMPORTANCE INDEX OF BASIC CHEMISTRYCOMPETENCE IN THE UNIVERSITIES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTAIWANPao-Chi Chen, Lunghwa University Science and Technology Professor Chen is the Dean, College of Engineering at Lunghwa University of Science and Technology.Kwannin Kuo, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology Kwannin Kuo is a lecturer in the department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Lunghwa University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. He is also an EdD candidate in TESOL program at Queen's University, Belfast.Meei-Ruey Hsu, Ming-Chuan University Meei-Ruey Hsu is a professor in the department of Tourism at Ming-Chuan University in Taiwan

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Conceptual Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tameka Clarke Douglas, Purdue University; Aidsa Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1776: DOES CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING MATTER: PATTERNSOF ERROR IN SENIOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS PROBLEM-SOLVING INSTATICS?Tameka Clarke Douglas, Purdue University Tameka Clarke Douglas is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech). Before coming to UTech, Tameka was a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She was a George Washington Fellow and Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering Education, Purdue University. Her primary research interests are studying communities of practice and difficult concepts in science and engineering.Aidsa Santiago Roman, University of

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1843: AN EVALUATION OF ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMSBY PROGRAM AMD ETHNICITYMary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engineers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She received the WEPAN Engineering Educator Award 2009, ASEE Minorities Award 2006, the SHPE

Conference Session

Design Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin McCarthy, University of Auckland

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-1873: EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF COMPLEX MANUFACTURINGTOPICS TO UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERS UTILIZING A NOVEL, BROADLYBASED, INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL COMPANYMartin McCarthy, University of Auckland Martin McCarthy has a Masters Degree in Engineering Management from the University of Auckland and has recently submitted a PhD thesis. He is a is a Senior Tutor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Auckland and is a Chartered Engineer by profession with many years experience in mechanical and electronics product design, manufacturing systems and fire prevention. Mr. McCarthy's current interests include research into the effective teaching of engineering design and manufacturing with

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Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University; Soko Starobin, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

AC 2010-1019: EDUCATING FUTURE ENGINEERS: ROLE OF COMMUNITYCOLLEGESFrankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University Frankie Santos Laanan is associate professor and director of the Office of Community College Research and Policy at Iowa State University. His research focuses on the role of community colleges in serving as a pathway for women and minorities in STEM.Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University Dimitra Jackson is a doctoral student and research associate in the Office of Community College Research and Policy at Iowa State University. Her research interests focuses on underrepresented students in STEM fields.Soko Starobin, Iowa State University Soko Starobin is assistant professor

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1064: A UNIQUE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STEM K-5 TEACHERPREPARATION PROGRAMStephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey Page 15.108.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A unique multidisciplinary STEM K-5 teacher preparation program IntroductionK-5 school years are crucial, setting the framework for all subjects as well as critical thinkingskills. However, in a formative timeframe for elementary-school aged children the number ofK-5 teachers that are educated with a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (“STEM”)specialization is substantially underrepresented. A lack of STEM subject matter expertiseand experiences