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sponsors for making this event a reality.  US Didactic Educational Equipment & Training Systems  L.A.B Corporation  Pearson Publishing  Liberty Mutual  University of California, Riverside  College of Engineering, University of Arizona  College of Engineering and Computer Science, CSU Northridge  College of Engineering and Computer Science, CSU Fullerton  Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo  School of Engineering and Technology, National University, San Diego Document Revision: 2 March 30, 2011 Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Amelito Enriquez; Catherine Lipe; Tom Nguyen

214  Creating a Learning Community among Diverse Financially Needy STEM Students Amelito Enriquez, Catherine Lipe, and Tom Nguyen Cañada College, Redwood City, CAAbstractAlthough many California Community College students from underrepresented groups entercollege with high levels of interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM), the majority of them drop out or change majors even before taking transfer-levelcourses due to a variety of reasons including financial difficulties, inadequate academicpreparation, lack of family support, poor study

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Miguel Alonso, Jr., Miami Dade College; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Heather Thiry, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-673: WORK IN PROGRESS: RECRUITING COMPUTING STU-DENTS THROUGH IN-COMMAND CS-0: AN INTRODUCTION TO COM-PUTING THROUGH MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENTMiguel Alonso Jr., Miami Dade College Dr. Miguel Alonso Jr. has been a faculty member in the Department of Engineering and Engineering Technology at the Miami Dade College School of Computer and Engineering Technologies since August of 2007. He is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering and prior to his appointment at MDC, Dr. Alonso worked as a Researcher at the Digital Signal Processing Lab at Florida International Uni- versity, a Software Engineer in Algorithm Research and Development for Beckman Coulter, Inc., and as a the lead Computer Engineer at CPS

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Pooyan Asadollahi; Ahmet Zeytinci

faculties with expertise in tunneling andunderground excavation: the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, Colorado School of Mines, Louisiana Tech University, Cornell University, theUniversity of Texas at Austin, Pennsylvania State University, Idaho State University, NewJersey Institute of Technology, and the University of the District of Columbia.Very few tunneling courses are offered at US universities, and therefore it is very likely that acivil engineer is not exposed to tunneling in his formal education. On the other hand, industrydemand for tunnel engineers is extremely high and even increasing.Undergraduate and Graduate Tunneling CoursesThe basic traditional idea is to adjust current undergraduate

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Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gail Baura, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences; Tiffany Berry, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

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Device Technologies: A System-Based Overview Using Engineering Standards 1 isdivided into two Parts. In Part I, foundational medical device topics, such as some commonsensors of medical instruments, are described in chapter 1. Students are then exposed to 19 basicmedical devices in 19 chapters: the electrocardiograph, pacemaker, external defibrillator,implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), heart valve, blood pressure monitor, catheter/baremetal stent, hemodialysis delivery system, mechanical ventilator, pulse oximeter, thermometer,electroencephalograph, deep brain stimulator, cochlear implant, functional electrical stimulator,intraocular lens implant, hip prosthesis, drug-eluting stent, and artificial pancreas. The medicaldevices chosen

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Bhavna Sharma; Birdy Reynolds

of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh,PA, 15261, bhs7@pitt.edu.BIRDY REYNOLDSResearch Associate, University of Pittsburgh, Learning Research and Development Center,Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, birdy@pitt.edu. 613 Student as Developer: An Alternative Approach to Sustainability and Green Building High School Education ModulesAbstractAn increasing focus in K-12 educational outreach is on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) fields. A challenge in educating students about STEM topics is the ability to communicate the keyconcepts on a level that engages the students. Common approaches to K-12 students’ experience withengineering education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Bo Cao, Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory; Han Wang, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston

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AC 2011-1070: A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR REMOTE LABORATORYEXPERIMENTSClaudio Olmi, University of Houston Claudio Olmi is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Houston. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from the University of Houston. He specializes in System Integration of hybrid Mechanical and Electrical systems with focus on Software Programming, Analog and Digital Hardware Design, Internet Technologies for Remote Operations, Dig- ital Controls, and NI LabVIEW Programming. Olmi worked in projects using Smart Materials applied to Civil and Mechanical Structures for in laboratory and remote operations from where he published 2 journal papers

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ravi Shankar; Don Ploger; Oren Masory; Francis X McAfee

unoccupied squares, to its ultimate destination.Communication and sensor technologies will be invoked to avoid collisions and to create a path, whileactuator technologies will be utilized in executing the motion. STEM principles in the use of optics,sound, IR, and RF, motion, and distance estimation are evident. Global positioning, localization, andcentering of the pieces will require the use of communication beacons (notice the ‘red’ cone near thebottom right) located at four corners of the board and use of physics and math principles for vectors andtriangulation. Optimization of battery power, game speed, and acquisition cost will help develop problemsolving skills also, in a fun and informal environment. The background utilization of engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Jack L. Beuth, Carnegie Mellon University; Rohit Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University; Carolyn Penstein Rose, Carnegie Mellon University

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Carnegie Mellon Engineering College.Rohit Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University Rohit Kumar is a PhD Candidate at the Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Masters in Language Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University in 2007 and Bachelor in Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh in 2003. Rohit was a Research Scientist at Language Technologies Research Center, IIIT Hyderabad from 2003 to 2005. His research interests include Conversational Agents and their applications to variety of complex interactive situations.Carolyn Penstein Rose, Carnegie Mellon University Carolyn Rose is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment between the Language Technologies

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Shoba Krishnan; Ruth Davis; Marco Bravo; Melissa Gilbert

science camp in the local community. The undergraduate engineeringstudents also collaborate with educators to develop age-appropriate STEM learning. In this paperwe will describe the projects and the STEM activities we developed. We will discuss how weestablished a long-term partnership with a science camp and the interdisciplinary nature of thepartnership. We also show through data collected from engineering student interviews and surveyshow this partnership helps the engineering students understand and gather requirements for areal-world project and at the same time inspire the younger generation visiting the camp to usescience and technology for the common good. Results from a survey administered to middleschool students illustrates

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Richard Y. Chiou; Michael G. Mauk; M. Eric Carr; Bret Davis

Teaching Multidisciplinary Robotics and Mechatronics Integrated with Bionics and Solar Energy Richard Y. Chiou Engineering Technology School of Technology and Professional Studies Goodwin College Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 19104 Michael G. Mauk Engineering Technology School of Technology and Professional Studies Goodwin College Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 19104 M. Eric Carr Engineering

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Laboratory Instruction Page 22.883.2 Introduction One of the most important challenges facing civil engineers is mitigating the severehuman and economic consequences of structural dynamic responses to various large-scaleexcitations like earthquakes, hurricanes, and blasts. As such, hazard mitigation has been animportant addition to the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum in recent years. Increasingaccess to this curriculum through emerging teleoperation and teleobservation technologies is anopportunity for innovating traditional civil engineering education. This paper describes theclassroom implementation, and evaluates the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso

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vision of MartinLuther King, and the curiosity and wonder of our grandchildren.” This statement implies thatnot only should our graduates be very well equipped with analytical skills but also mastercreative problem solving. Indeed, given the projections2 that (1) the pace of technologicalinnovation will continue to be rapid, (2) the world in which technology will be deployed willbe intensely globally interconnected, and (3) designers, manufacturers, distributors, users willbe increasingly diverse and multidisciplinary; our graduates will need to develop these skillsto a higher degree.Despite this need, however, the engineering education has been observed to do the opposite,at least on enhancing creative problem solving skills. For example

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General Topics in Graduate Education

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Naji Khoury, Temple University; Jyothsna K. S., St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, Department of English; Amithraj Amavasai

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Professions, Vol. 17,No. 2, 1-3 (1998).9.Dudley-Sponaugle, A.; Lidtke, D.; “Preparing to teach ethics in a computer science curriculum,” Technology andSociety, 2002. (ISTAS'02). 2002 International Symposium on , 2002, pp. 121 –125.10. Dyrud, Marilyn, “Training Faculty for Ethics across the Curriculum,” Proceedings of 1999 ASEE AnnualConference, Session 2561.11.Ford, F. A. & Herren, R. V. 1995. The teaching of work ethics: Current practices of work program coordinatorsin Georgia. Journal of Vocational Education Research, 20 (1).12.McEachron, D, Vaidya, S., and Ake, S. 2009. “A model for Integrating Ethics into an Engineering Curriculum”,AC 2009-898, ASEE National Conference, Austin, Texas.13.National Academy of Engineering, Center for Engineering

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Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

Paper ID #2235Renovating Education Inside and Outside of the Classroom: An Update onan Ongoing NSF Grant Featuring Innovative Initiatives to Revolutionize aFirst-Year Construction Materials CourseDavid S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. David S. Cottrell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and re- tired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering

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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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Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

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AC 2011-467: ASSESSMENT OF FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCES AT SJSUPatricia R Backer, San Jose State University PATRICIA BACKER is a professor of Technology and the Director of General Engineering at SJSU. In 1997, she received a Fulbright Scholar award in Peru where she taught on the topics of computer-based multimedia. At SJSU, she is involved in developing and assessing outreach programs to increase the number of underrepresented students in engineering.Emily L. Allen, College of Engineering, San Jose State UniversityJanet Sundrud, San Jose State University JANET SUNDRUD is a graduate student in the Department of Communication Studies. She specializes in performance theory, queer identities, gender equality, and critical

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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Ying Yu

Elevating Students’ Academic Motivations through Peer Instruction Faculty Paper Innovations In Engineering & Engineering Technology Education Ying Yu Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Hartford yyu@hartford.edu A typical class body consists of students who are fast-learners, slow-learners andthose in between. The differences can sometimes be quite significant. Thus, one of thebiggest challenges that an instructor always face is how to engage students of every levelin the classroom. Well-designed peer instructional methods have

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

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AC 2011-1274: THE ICOLLABORATE MSE PROJECTKathleen L Kitto, Western Washington University Kathleen L. Kitto is currently the Associate Dean of the College of Sciences and Technology and Pro- fessor of Engineering Technology at Western Washington University. Professor Kitto has served WWU for more than 20 years and has played a number of roles within the university including eight years as Chair of the Engineering Technology Department. She has been actively involved in the creation of an Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Center (AMSEC) and their new minor in Materials Science at Western. She recently became the Director of AMSEC. She is also plays a role in the college’s efforts to establish a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston; Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Victor J. Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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AC 2011-2548: NSF GRANTEE PRESENTATION: CHALLENGES OF IM-PLEMENTING A PEER MENTORING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STEMLEARNINGFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston Farrokh Attarzedeh earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983. Dr. Attarzadeh may be reached at FAttarzadeh@central.uh.eduDeniz Gurkan, University of Houston Deniz Gurkan received her B.S. (1996) and

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Michael G. Jenkins

64    A Truss By Any Other Name May Still Not Be a Truss: A ‘Do-Say’ Pedagogical Laboratory Exercise Michael G. Jenkins, PhD, PE Bothell Engineering and Science Technologies and California State University, Fresno, CAAbstractContrary to common perception, undergraduate education in engineering mechanics does notneed reform. Basic aspects of mechanics (e.g., strength of materials, mechanical behavior ofmaterials, experimental mechanics, etc

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy D. Ropp, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Raymond A. Hansen, Purdue University; Erin E. Bowen, Purdue University; Joshua L. Holmes

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-911: WORK IN PROGRESS: INCORPORATING PERVASIVECOMPUTING CONCEPTS INTO AN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE JOBTASK CARD SYSTEMTimothy D. Ropp, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN Tim Ropp is Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Engineering technology at Purdue University. His re- search area is in operational safety risk management and NextGen technology innovations in aircraft main- tenance. He has over 18 years experience in front line operations management and educational program development in risk-sensitive industries including aviation, emergency medical services, pharmaceutical and U.S. Navy and defense contractor operations. He is an FAA certificated aircraft mechanic with Air- frame and Powerplant ratings, and a

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Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naiquan (Nigel) Zheng, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Biomedical

engineers. In order to better understand the needs and makecontributions more effectively, it is important for mechanical engineering students to learn basicand relevant medical knowledge through interdisciplinary courses and get ready for a job in theorthopedic industry. Student-centered learning is a key to success in dealing with new learningdifficulties for interdisciplinary courses. WWW-based e-Learning, problem-based learning(PBL) and design-based learning (DBL) are commonly used approaches to student-centeredlearning. Current trends in medical education suggest a move toward PBL, with an emphasis onstudent-centered education and use of information technologies, such as interactive visualimages3. A group of students are asked to solve

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New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

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John Walewski, Texas A&M University; Amy Ahim Kim

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Construction

education occurs within multiple disciplines governed by differentaccreditation organizations (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), andAmerican Council for Construction Education (ACCE)), and it is difficult to develop acomprehensive process to identify the skills needed by university graduates interested in aconstruction industry career. To date, most evaluations of the skills needed for the constructionindustry have been limited to a specific university department or degree major.Skills IdentificationNumerous studies have been conducted on evaluating the practitioners’ expectations of recentgraduates and few have extended the assessment to the relationship of what being taught at theuniversity-level. In technical professions

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

AC 2011-142: DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP ATTITUDES AND SKILLSIN WORKING ADULT TECHNICAL GRADUATE STUDENTS: RESEARCHINTERVIEW RESULTS WITH ALUMNIRonald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas RONALD J. BENNETT PhD is Honeywell Fellow in Global Technology Management in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas after having served as the Founding Dean. He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and an MBA. With a background of more than 20 years in industry, Bennett teaches and publishes on diverse topics including materials engineering, technical innovation, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. He is an EAC of ABET commissioner for SME.Elaine R. Millam, EdD, University of St. Thomas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; John H. Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College

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Software Interoperability. In his efforts towards motivating high school students to explore engineering, he has launched the first Yuma community robotic team for regional competition. His research interests and passion include building strong relations amongst academics, research and industry. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Panjab University in 1971, and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 1986.Prof. Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College Clark VanGilder, Central Arizona College CLARK VANGILDER is the PI of the Central Arizona Com- munity College METSTEP program. Clark is a former Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plant Operator prior to receiving a

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International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Braun Riggins, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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, his friend from India whom he met inFrance picked him up at the airport when he visited India in the summer of 2009. After hereturned from France, he interned with a company on bridge design project in Montreal in whichdesign drawings were in English and French. He is currently seeking to return to Brazil to workwith transportation projects in Rio de Janeiro leading up to the 2016 Olympics. Also, the leadauthor interviewed for an internship with a transportation engineering company in Brazil.Study Abroad Presentation from Brazil Using Education Technologies The second author has done innovative experiments to motivate his freshman students to consider study

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Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures, LLC; Abe Eftekhari, Northern Virginia Community College; Ji Hyon Mun, Thomas Nelson Community College

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Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST). Dr. Mead also maintains an active laboratory group that develops laser systems for optical sensing and LIDAR applications. Dr. Mead has previously served as Senior Program Officer at the National Academy of Engineering and served as study director for the pivotal report, Engineering of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century.Dr. Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures, LLC Gwen Lee-Thomas has been an external consultant for over 12 years serving businesses as well as private and public colleges and universities in the state of Washington, California, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska and Virginia in diversity, STEM education, organizational culture, and leadership strategies

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Design Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

(i.e. junior year) elective course for manufacturing andmechanical engineering majors. The student assessment tools employed were:  Six take-home assignments, 5% each = a total of 30% towards final grade  A term project = 30% towards final grade  Mid-term written exam, 20% towards final grade  Final comprehensive written exam, 20% towards final grade2.3 Course CurriculumFollowing points were included in course curriculum dealing with service design:  Role of Services in an Economy  Nature of Services  Service Strategies  New Service Development  Integrating Technology in Services  Service Quality Assessment and Maintenance  Supporting Facility and Process Flows  Service Process Improvement

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Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

. Journal of Engineering Education 90(1), 123-130.30 Springer, L, M.E. Stanne, and S.S. Donovan. (1999). Effects of small-group learning on undergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology: a meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research 69(1): 21-51. Page 22.519.1631 Dickie, L.O., H. Dedic, S. Rosenfield, E. Rosenfield

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FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; David Wheatley

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-646: USING A MOCK HEARING TO ENGAGE STUDENTS INCRITICAL THINKINGJames E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include paral- lel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.David Wheatley Page 22.1602.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using a Mock Hearing to Engage