Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Prashant N. Kumta, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey S. Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Sarah K. Pixley, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine; Partha Roy, University of Pittsburgh; Jangannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

University, Greensboro. Liles is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Coun- selor. Liles’ is also Associate Director for Educational Assessment for the NCA&T Engineering Research Center Education and Outreach program, and she is co-principal investigator for research on the NSF Con- tent Mentoring of Middle Grade Math and Science Teachers research study. Her teaching interests include assessment and appraisal, instrument construction, education research methodology, and research ethics.Courtney LambethPrashant N. Kumta, University of PittsburghHarvey S. Borovetz, University of PittsburghSarah K. Pixley, Univ. of Cincinnati Coll. of Med.Partha Roy, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Roy is an Associate Professor

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University

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NSF Grantees

development and clinical applications of biomedical instrumentation.Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University Dr. Michael S. Trevisan is Professor of Educational Psychology and Associate Dean for Research and External Funding for the College of Education. For more than 20 years, Dr. Trevisan has conducted work in measurement and evaluation, and is published widely in these areas. For the last several years he worked with Dr. Denny Davis to develop engineering education design assessments for a variety of engineering disciplines, throughout the undergraduate experience.Susannah Howe, Smith College Susannah Howe is the Design Clinic Director in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College, where she coordinates and

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Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel López Gaxiola, Michigan Technological University; Daniel A. Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Desheng Meng, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey D. Naber, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey S. Allen, Michigan Technological University; John T. Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Barry D. Solomon, Michigan Technological University; Jay Scott Meldrum Sr., Michigan Technological University; Thomas F. Edgar, University of Texas, Austin

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Chemical Engineering

nanopar- ticles by short-distance sputtering, microfluidic fabrication of self-healing materials, thermal management for powerMEMS, and biomedical application of superhydrophilic surfaces.Jeffrey D Naber, Michigan Technological UniversityJeffrey S. Allen, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. John T. Lukowski, Michigan Technological UniversityBarry D Solomon, Michigan Tech UniversityJay Scott Meldrum, Sr., Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Thomas F. Edgar, University of Texas, Austin Page 22.465.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Development and Assessment of Energy

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ziqian Liu, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Ocean and Marine

PID controller design. Finally, wegive some discussions in section VI.II. Design of Ship Control SystemLaboratory description: Consider the 270-ft U.S. Coast Guard cutter Tampa (902) shown below.Parameter identification based on sea-trials data was adopted to estimate the hydrodynamiccoefficients in the equations of motion4. The result is that the response of the heading angle ofthe ship  to rudder angle  and wind change w can be described by the following transferfunctions  ( s)  0.0184(s  0.0068) G (s)   ,  (s) s(s  0.2674)(s  0.0063)  ( s) 0.0000064

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Women in Engineering

and service-learning (S-L) in particular are more attractive to those from underrepresented groups inengineering than to their counterparts. Courses with service-learning projects have beenintegrated into existing required courses in engineering over the past six years in fivedepartments at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Entering engineering students have beensampled every fall with a “pre” survey, and then all students are surveyed “post” at the end of thespring semester. Evidence continues to mount of the significant difference in responses inattitudes toward community service and S-L in engineering with women especially and to alesser extent other minorities in engineering. Voluntary participation in S-L projects involvingwork

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

graphics content andshows the statistical significance of the differences from the experimental group.Table 1: Average grades in freshmen engineering courses with significant graphics content andstatistical significance of difference from the experimental group (Grades from students withmatriculation dates between fall 1996 and fall 2002.) Marginally CG EG Passed PSVT:R CAD 3.28 3.38 3.32 N.S. N.S. (s=1.059, n=31) (s=0.927, n=47) (s=0.824, n=26) Graphics/sketching 2.81

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

programsmake appropriate links and project meaningful pathways for students from the advancement ofcultural orientation to the development of global competency.This study examines the extent of current engineering students’ awareness and potentialacceptance of cultural similarities and differences. We conducted survey assessment using theMiville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale short form (MGUDS-S) to measure and compareorientation toward diversity among four groups of engineering student populations, includingthose entering three different types of global engineering programs and a baseline population offirst-year engineering students. We proposed and tested a set of research hypotheses for multiplegroup comparisons of MGUDS-S results, including

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Liberal Learning Revisited: A Historical Examination of the Reasons, Frustrations, and Continued Prospects for Engineering and Liberal Arts IntegrationAbstractIn December of 1968, the American Society for Engineering Education issued a report, LiberalLearning for the Engineer, directed by Sterling P. Olmstead. However, the Olmstead Report wasjust one in a series of organized studies, carried out within the society‟s well honed investigativetradition, which sought to bring about greater integration between engineering and liberaleducation. One subsequent study was the 1975 O. Allan Gianniny Report—which blunted thecritiques found in the 1968 Olmstead Report—while earlier studies included

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Md. Rasheduzzaman, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

+x X (s) 1 2 (1b) 0 F (s) Ms Ds K -x Rest Position Before Application Damping of Force, f Coefficient, D Rigid SupportFigure 1: Virtual Mass-Spring-Damper SetupAfter taking Laplace transformation of equation (1a) that result (1b), the mechanical systemcould be expressed in the form of a function

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sugg, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division; John V Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) ; Arman Hovakemian, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

for Engineering Education, 2011 Navy Metrology Engineering Center STEM Outreach through the STEP Program: Challenges, Lessons Learned and Application to DoD StrategyBackground:The United States and especially the Department of Defense (DoD) has historically reliedheavily upon scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians to innovate, design, produceand maintain a technically superior capability to defend and advance the interests of the UnitedStates, both at home and globally. The United States maintained a leading edge technologicadvantage through and beyond World War II until it was stunned by the Soviet Union‟s launchof Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial

Conference Session

Learning Outside the Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Janel A. Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Robert M. Bielby, University of Michigan; Eunjong Ra, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

Division of ASEE and guest co-editor for a spe- cial issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education research.Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Chair and Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State UniversitySan Luis Obispo where he teaches courses in biomaterials, solidification metallurgy, tribology and life cycle design. Dr. Harding has published numerous manuscripts in the area of ethical development of engineering undergraduates through application of psycho-social models of moral expertise. He also conducts research in student motivation, service learning, and project-based learning. His

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Boerio, University of Cincinnati; Dionysios D. Dionysiou, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Miguel Pelaez, University of Cincinnati; Mark Schulz; Christopher Huth; Vesselin N. Shanov, University of Cincinnati; Donglu Shi, University of Cincinnati

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NSF Grantees

nanostructured materials, nano biomedicine, and superconductors. Page 22.1093.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education: Development of Experimental ModulesIntroduction This paper discusses the development of experimental modules to provide hands-onexperience for undergraduate students interested in nanoscale science and technology in theCollege of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) and the College of Arts and Sciences(A&S) at the University of Cincinnati. The modules

Conference Session

International Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College ; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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International

difference between the system set point value and the systemoutput. The controller output signal is Proportional to: the error, the Integral of the error, andthe Derivative of the error. The PID has the following form3: 1 u( s) K[1 Td s] (1) Ti swhere K is the proportional gain, Ti is the integral time, and Td is the derivative time. There aretimes when the derivative portion of the PID controller is not needed for satisfactory systemcontrol. A PI controller is capable to provide satisfactory control for first order systems.However, higher order systems are controlled via PID controller. The system to be controlled inthis paper is third

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Titus, Purdue University ; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

National Academy of Engineering‟s (NAE) 2004 report, TheEngineer of 20201, several aspects of the future of engineering have been undeniable. The worldpopulation is changing in mostly known ways and changing with it are the kinds of stakeholderneeds typically addressed by engineers. Government studies project population worldwide toincrease from 6 billion currently to 9 or 10 billion within the lifetimes of today‟s beginningengineers1 and this massive increase will bring with it more than the challenges of sheer volume.The demographic diversity of the global population is changing just as radically. To give oneexample, according to a US Census Bureau study, “If current trends continue . . . the percentageof whites will decline from the 2000 value

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Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

performance trade-offsin maintaining, replacing, or migrating a technology, component, or system.In this paper, the process of using QTF techniques to characterize the growth and diffusion ofcomputationally and numerically intensive analytical technologies [Finite Element Analysis(FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Difference Methods (FDM)] is detailed.This paper presents the results of testing the hypothesis that these computational tools wouldgrow along commonly found diffusion patterns. If the hypothesis were supported, such patternswould give insight to the future development of the growing use of modeling and simulation(M&S) tools and the industry rapidly developing founded on their use. If reliable trajectoriescould be

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; William L. Hughes, Boise State University; Kotaro Sasaki, Boise State University; Teresa Cole, Boise State University, Computer Science Department; John N. Chiasson, Boise State University

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New Engineering Educators

‟s College and University(larger programs) by the Carnegie Classifications system. With the vision of becoming ametropolitan research university of distinction, BSU is transforming from a teaching-based to aresearch-based university. Embracing this transformation, BSU‟s College of Engineering seeksto establish balanced workloads between teaching and scholarly activities among its faculty byproviding appropriate evaluation, rewards, and support. During the 2009-2010 academic year,the college‟s Teaching and Learning Committee conducted a survey with the full-time facultymembers to better understand their perceptions about the current workload ratio betweenteaching and scholarly activities, the current evaluation and reward systems, and

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnnie Lynn Hancock, Agilent Technologies

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Electrical and Computer

are measuring digital signals. This is a violation of Nyquist’s first rule.Most scope vendors don’t specify their scope’s bandwidth at the Nyquist frequency (fN) – butsome do. However, it is very common for vendors of waveform recorders/digitizers to specifythe bandwidth of their instruments at the Nyquist frequency. Let’s now see what can happenwhen a scope’s bandwidth is the same as the Nyquist frequency (fN).Figure 4 shows an example of a 500-MHzbandwidth scope sampling at just 1 GSa/s whileoperating in a three- or four-channel mode.Although the fundamental frequency (clock rate)of the input signal is well within Nyquist’s criteria,the signal’s edges contain significant frequency Aliasingcomponents well

Conference Session

Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

expressed, Stokes’theorem can be described by considering a surface S having a bounding curve C. Here, v isany sufficiently smooth vector field defined on the surface and its bounding curve C. It isvery important to emphasize the fact that C is any closed curve in three dimensional spaceand S is any surface bounded by the said curve C. Mathematically this is written as: Page 22.257.4 ∫ (∇ × v) • dS = ∫ v • dx s cIn addition, it is important to note that when one considers only a two-dimensional space,Stokes’ theorem effectively becomes Green’s theorem.Another method of

Conference Session

WIED Olio

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen G. Villa, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City; Elsa Gonzalez, Texas A&M University

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Women in Engineering

, particularly the 1970‗s and 1980‗s, female participation in higher education inMexico was very low. This phenomenon was associated with socio-cultural stereotypes thatestablished Mexican women as mothers and wives and identified them as emotional andaffective, and therefore not ―fit‖ for schooling; this ultimately has kept them from paid workand formal education. Historically the characteristics of Mexican educational institutions havenot only affected the experiences of female students, but also have stressed traditional roles ofwomen and thus present challenges for women who venture into non-traditional fields1. Despitethis, participation of women in higher education in Mexico has increased substantially in the lastthree decades and has nearly

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Women in Engineering

increasing, it is not at a rate that is fast enough. This paper looks at the issues that limit engineering women‟s opportunities for faster advancement, and shares information about a course in developing leadership capacity in women engineers, documenting progress based on interviews with alumni. Significant strides are being seen in the women that understand and practice effective leadership, and organizations that can create a supportive climate for their practice.BackgroundIn the U.S., it is no longer surprising or incongruous to see a woman as principal of a public highschool, manager of a corporate department, dean of a university college, or anchor on a localnewscast. Women have breached the barriers to such positions in concert

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziqian Liu, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Electrical and Computer

(11) dt Lr Lr did Lr R s M 2 Rr MRr ( )id eiq d 2 2 dt Lr Ls M ( Lr Ls M ) Lr ( Lr Ls M 2 ) Lr M Lr q ud (12

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University North Central

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) $2061 $2062 $2063 Figure 5. Memory utilization for FIR filter implementation.Each filter is implemented in a fixed-point format3-5 in which each data contains 15 bits formagnitude and 1 bit for sign bit (Q-15 format). The 2’s complement form is used for any Page 22.1384.6negative number. The designed FIR filter coefficients are quantized into 16 bits as following: b0 0.006 215 197 , b1 0.0493 215 1615

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Lessons for New Engineering Educators

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Baytiyeh, American University, Beirut; Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University

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New Engineering Educators

besteducational systems in the Middle East where higher education institutions constitute aprosperous source of fresh engineers for the Gulf region and it is regarded as an engineeringeducational center in the Middle East6.Theoretical frameworkThe Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) helps characterizing human behavior as intentional andrational. This model provides a social psychological framework proved to be useful in explainingseveral types of behavior7,8. It suggests that someone‟s Behavioral Intention (BI) depends onAttitude (A) and Subjective Norm (SN). This framework will help predicting the intention forholding a doctoral degree in engineering. The Behavioral Intention (BI) defines the objective toenroll a PhD program in the future. Attitude (A

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert I. Egbert

fundamentals of theengineering design process.Over the past four years the author has been responsible for teaching the introductoryengineering course for students on the Missouri State University (MSU) campus who areparticipating in the Cooperative Engineering Program operated by Missouri University ofScience & Technology (Missouri S&T) in cooperation with MSU.During that time, a number of different ideas and topics have introduced in the course. Somewere successful but others failed for a variety of reasons. This paper discusses both thesuccesses and failures and offers suggestions for other teaching similar courses.IntroductionOn August 21, 2006, the Governor of the state of Missouri, along with the Curators of theUniversity of Missouri

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tumkor Serdar, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Computers in Education

of Second Life. Tapir Academic Press, 2009.5. Seng, J. L. K. & Edirisinghe, E. M. N. S. (2007). Teaching computer science using Second Life as a learning environment. ICT: Providing choices for learners and learning. Proceedings ascilite Singapore 2007, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, pp. 583-586.6. Tüzün, H., Yılmaz S., M., Karakuş, T., Inal, Y. & Kızılkaya, G. (2009). The effects of computer games on primary school students’ achievement and motivation in geography learning. Computers & Education, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 68-77.7. García-Zubia J., Irurzun, J., Angulo, I., Orduña, P., Ruiz-de-Garibay, J., Hernández, U. & Castro, M. (2010). Developing a Second-Life-based remote lab

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Orlando R. Baiocchi, University of Washington, Tacoma; David A. Rogers, North Dakota State University; Max H. M. Costa, University of Campinas (Unicamp), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

Attilio J. Giarola, to follow him to Seattle.Initially a professor at Seattle University, Reynolds moved to the University of Washington inthe late 1950’s. It was at Washington that Sigelmann and Giarola completed their Ph.D. degrees.Sigelmann remained at Washington and, as of this writing, is a professor emeritus living inSeattle. Nevertheless, Sigelmann has maintained an active involvement with Brazil. Giarolareturned permanently to Brazil in 1975 after working for Boeing and Texas A&M University.David A. Rogers, an American, earned his Ph.D. at the University of Washington and went toBrazil in 1972. His interest in South America began when he was a child and heard stories inchurch of missionaries in that part of the world. Reynolds and

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lea Campbell, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. This is the case when all team members are involved in the decision making process and participate in problem solving activities. Timely accomplishment of goals is greatly enhanced by having an agreed upon decision making process. Avoiding the “paralysis by analysis” problem is critical to the team‟s success. In some cases, decisions must be made by consensus. Once a decision has been reached, even through consensus, all team members must accept, own and support it. Appreciation and celebration for team‟s success is also important. Human beings want to be appreciated and valued for contributions. It is the leader‟s responsibility, in many cases, to ensure that this need is met. Working in a

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Commonfeatures associated with paper-models, computer models, 2D, 3D or 4D models (common invirtual settings), or mathematical models adhere to certain characteristics. Halloun14 proposesthat knowledge needed to understand a scientific model is comprised of four dimensions: itsdomain, the overall physical system, object or referent; the composition, the context and sub-content associated with the model; the structure, including its geometry, how it interacts andbehaves within a certain physical system; and organization, the principals, laws and rules that arenecessary in explaining a particular phenomenon. Knowledge of these dimensions requiresmodeling method(s) that facilitate student opportunities to investigate science and engineeringconcepts.Another

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Harry B. Santoso, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AbstractDesign tasks are ubiquitous, complex, ill-structured, and challenging to students and professionalengineering designers. Successful designing depends on having not only adequate knowledge butalso sufficient awareness and control of that knowledge, known as metacognition. Researchsuggests that metacognition not only enhances learning outcomes but also encourages students tobe self-regulated learners who are metacognitively, motivationally, and behaviorally activeparticipants in their learning process.This article evaluates the extent to which students‟ task interpretation of the design project isreflected in their working plans and monitoring/regulating strategies. Butler and Cartier‟s Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) model was used to evaluate the

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Betty J. Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, 2011 Design in Context: Where do the Engineers of 2020 Learn this Skill?Increasingly, engineers must design engineering solutions that consider the contexts in whichthey are implemented. Examples like China‟s Three Gorges Dam, the development of next-generation fusion nuclear power, and the One Laptop per Child program illustrate thecomplexities and the stakes of current and future engineering projects. The National Academyof Engineering [1, 2] argues that the “Engineer of 2020” must not only be technically capable, butalso be able to understand the contextual requirements and consequences of their work.ABET program accreditation criteria[3] promote contextual engineering practice in several of