Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati; Patrick Brown, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

classes needed to prepare for these careers. We observed enough enthusiasm for theproject to conclude that all students derived benefit from it. The sample size was too small todraw statistical conclusions about the effect of the project on the choice of careers of themembers of the class, but their attitudes stayed positive, as measured by the attitude surveys.The project provided experience in problem solving in a three-dimensional way that is differentthan traditional paper-and-pencil problem solving, since it requires planning, application ofconcepts, testing, evaluating, and re-testing. This process is a good example of the types of skillsand processes the STEM fields require

Conference Session

Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Baker, The University of Vermont; John Merrill, The Ohio State University; David Munoz, Colorado School of Mines

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International

failure can have long-lasting repercussions. Manycommunities have low levels of literacy, adding additional complexity on top of technicalcommunication issues when planning international projects.Participatory research involves local partners in the design, implementation and evaluation ofresearch projects. It fundamentally seeks to change “the alignment of power within the researchprocess2. Participatory action research (PAR) is defined as investigations that focus on “theinformation and analytical needs of society’s most economically, politically, and sociallymarginalized groups and communities, and pursues research on issues determined by leaders ofthese group11.” PAR should develop and maintain relationships that build social equity

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; Leslie Reed, Reed Environmental

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Electrical and Computer

innovation that, following pilot and field testing during the 2009/2010 schoolyear, will be incorporated into the class.An additional purpose of this project was to expand the content on innovation andentrepreneurship to the existing capstone course, ECET 39600, in an effort to add the course tothe approved course list for the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The improvedversion of ECET 39600 would serve as an approved course selection under the capstonerequirement for the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Students within the ECETdepartment routinely enroll in courses already listed under the “option” courses as part of theirnormal plan of study. Example option courses include COM 31400 Advanced PresentationSpeaking, CE

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, State University of New York, Buffalo; Chilukuri Mohan, Syracuse University; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

at West Virginia University. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for at Buffalo State College. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and plans to present another paper there in 2010. Page 15.895.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Multi-Institutional Approach to Engineering EducationIntroductionMany specialized areas of study exist for which there is a definite but small market in theindustrial world. The size of this market may preclude the development of

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Joonwan Kim, LeTourneau University; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Don Willcox, LeTourneau University

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Computers in Education

Three: Complete the Software demodulation for multiple channels and implement phase diversityProject OrganizationAt LeTourneau University, all engineering students participate in a two-semester design projectat the senior level. Design projects are team-oriented and require students to design, implement,and verify their solution to an engineering problem: this process draws upon both the students’cumulative knowledge of their engineering field and techniques that require independentlearning. Teams are evaluated based on the thoroughness of their planning and design processand their success in achieving project goals.Senior Design student teams are assembled at the start of the fall semester from students from allconcentrations

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-884: TEACHING CONTROL CHARTS FOR VARIABLES USING THEMOUSE FACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Control Charts for Variables using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bekir Kelceoglu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; David Goodman, Indiana University Purdue Unversity Indianapolis (IUPUI); Cluny Way, College of the North Atlantic; Joseph Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; J. Craig Greene, College of the North Atlantic; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sandi Perlman, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

devotedto teasing out all of the creative ideas associated with the concept of creating dorm rooms forstudents using shipping containers. After all groups reported, a smaller, yet still diverse team, setout to synthesize and edit the design ideas. This led to several plans and concepts that werereported back to the focus group at a later time. At this second meeting, design ideas weresolidified and a direction was decided for the overall design concept that satisfied the majority ofteam members. Smaller groups then set out to tackle individual design concerns.2.2 Multi-disciplinary Undergraduate Research Teams (MURI)IUPUI has a program that is devoted to multi-disciplinary undergraduate research (MURI). TheDORMaTECHture design team applied for a

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Na Lu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert Swan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

of Virginia. With more than 13 years professorial experience, he has taught a large variety of courses including statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. CHUNG-SUK CHO is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. His teaching and research focus on project scope definition, pre-project planning, sustainable construction, project administration, construction safety, construction simulation, and project management. He has prior teaching experience at

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

academia. Having worked with some of these graduates that werediscussed previously first hand, a premise was developed to address that following issues: 1. provide a setting for the students to use the skills they learn in class to solve problems in creative and innovative ways 2. increase students’ ability to handle loosely defined and open ended questions 3. develop communications skills with non-technical colleagues 4. develop negotiation skills and the art of the compromise while still achieving the end goal 5. learn how to plan a project and develop the discipline to hold to itA team of faculty at Youngstown State University is working to develop a collaborativelaboratory (dubbed CoLab) that

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Paul C. King; Gerarda M. Shields

.Offering this course before the subsequent IP courses were fully developed allowed the team todetermine the appropriate depth and breadth of coursework for the second and third years. It was also avaluable way to identify the pre-existing skill set of the incoming freshmen. While the second and third year IP courses are currently in the development stage, it is planned thatstudents will embark on solving real-world architectural and civil engineering problems in the form of acomprehensive project that will span multiple trimesters. Here, emphasis will be placed on teamworkand collaboration to simulate the interdisciplinary approach to problem solving that often occursbetween clients, architects, engineers and contractors in industry. Teams

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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Mechanical Engineering

. Next, they were invited to split up into teams of 3. Each teamhad to design five different projects for five different experiments. A month was set as thelimit to present plans for the experiments. During that period, students had to imagine whatkind of experiments they wanted to perform, they had to clarify objectives and selectlaboratory material, doing the necessary research. Written plans with the description of theexperiments, their objectives and corresponding laboratory material were delivered to theinstructor. After the instructor analyzed the plans, they were discussed with each team in order toclarify or modify some of the proposals. Sometimes they were technically unfeasible, most ofthe times due to the lack certain lab devices

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome Schaufeld, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; McRae Banks, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

introductory course on engineering innovation and entrepreneurship ≠ A review of best practices at other institutions, including other efforts supported under the KEEN program. ≠ A faculty workshop to enlist the perspectives of our colleagues. ≠ Development of a long term integration plan to extend these efforts campus wide ≠ Assessment of the courses and processThe course has now been offered twice and here we describe its structure and the studentreaction to it, as well as the broader campus context.2.0 Structure of the CourseThe I & E course consists of lectures, discussions and a project. The course is a collaborativeeffort, taught by the PIs who come from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and theDepartment of

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2010 Public Policy Colloquium

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Gerald Holder

 plan  would be updated every five  years.  •  The director of the Office of  Science and Technology Policy  would make annual report to  Congress. PATENT REFORM ACT OF 2009 S.  515, H.R. 1260 •  Replaces “first to invent” with  “first inventor to file” similar to  system used in most countries. •  Maintains grace‐period rule. •  Allows  patent applications by  assignees. •  Backed by IT, Pharmaceuticals,  Biologic, and mainline

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, leaders from STEM education,assessment specialists, school administrators, and STEM teachers—met to discuss the importanceof creating connections between the fields in schools. There was agreement across professionalsthat these connections would be powerful in helping students learn the concepts and achieve ahigher level of proficiency.The Bedroom Design CurriculumThe curriculum selected for the mathematics infusion study that is the subject of this paper isBedroom Design, a middle school ETE unit that engages students in the planning, design, andphysical modeling of a bedroom that must meet specific cost and building requirements (e.g., thewindow area must be at least 20% of the floor area, the minimum room size is 120 square feet,the budget is

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

aerospace anddefense industries supply chain. However, recent statistics from the Connecticut Department ofLabor in aerospace, computer and electrical engineering18 suggest a gap between the projectedavailability of engineering jobs and the number of qualified graduates to fill them.In a 2008 interview, the Commissioner of Higher Education in Connecticut drew attention to thisgap, noting that while an estimated 754 jobs engineering jobs would become available in thestate that year, only 614 qualified graduates would be produced to fill them,19 a conditionworsened by the known outflow of engineering graduates from the state.20 According to regionalgraduate retention data,20 only 27% of graduates intend to stay in the area, while 45% plan toleave

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

planning, message content, and educational issues has appeared in journals including Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Services Marketing, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Advertising Education and Southwest Mass Communication Review. Her commentary and results of her work have also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Advertising Age, Adweek, Incentive, The Dallas Morning News, Ragan’s Newsletter, Los Angeles Daily News, and Promotional Products Business. She is co-author of two books and more than 30 refereed publications. In 2007 she received the Research Innovator Award from the Advertising Research Foundation. She holds the Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

lessons are helping to shape plans for future development and assessment arediscussed.The National Landscape of High School EngineeringUntil just a few years ago, there were very few high schools that had any sort of engineeringcurriculum other than a small selection of graphics courses such as drafting and computer aideddrafting. As of late, there has been a push to get more engineering content into high schoolcurriculums. Today several state education standards address engineering to some degree, butthere is considerable variation among those state standards, and the national effort to introducesuch standards is still in its infancy. Indeed, the National Academy of Engineering is currentlyconducting a study (due out in March 2010) on K-12

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-1942: A FUNCTIONAL K-12 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FORTEACHING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYSteve Macho, Buffalo State College Steve Macho completed a BS at St Cloud State University, and M.A. & Ed.D. in Technology Education at West Virginia University. Steve is a Minnesota farm boy who has been involved in technology his entire life. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for at Buffalo State College. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and plans to present another paper there in 2010

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-2063: A FUNCTIONAL K-12 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FORTEACHING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYSteve Macho, Buffalo State College Steve Macho completed a BS at St Cloud State University, and M.A. & Ed.D. in Technology Education at West Virginia University. Steve is a Minnesota farm boy who has been involved in technology his entire life. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for at Buffalo State College. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and plans to present another paper there in 2010

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

John W. Duggan P.E.

-use ofconstruction materials such as ABC and soil can be achieved with a preliminary inventory ofABC quantities, an assessment of their quality, and carefully planned construction sequencing.Regulatory ReformBuilding code, subdivision requirements and state and local highway regulations present a hurdleto greater use of recycled ABC and urban soils in construction. In many instances, theseregulations specify virgin material and the prohibited use of recycled materials is either impliedor explicitly forbidden. Code reform to permit the reuse of ABC, provided it exhibits theperformance characteristics of virgin material, needs to be performed to encourage moresustainable construction. Some states, including Minnesota have adopted

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

thatwhat you see is a description for a book that we have in our library?” This led to a briefdiscussion of online and/or card catalogs available to them at their school libraries. Afew indicated that they still used card catalogs to find books. Despite the best intentionsof the librarians in planning the lecture, realistically, the SEE students were not going tobegin researching their topics by using the most appropriate subject headings.Introducing the databaseThe University Libraries subscribe to the online encyclopedia, AccessScience. Thischoice was more appropriate for locating background information. In hindsight, anonline encyclopedia may have been a better starting point than an online catalog. Thisresource features easy to locate subject

Conference Session

Structure and Form in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Dermody, Roger Williams University

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Architectural

projects by working in plan only.Students quickly learned via the graphical method whether their initial design ideas werefeasible. They could also compare their design proposals with their peers by evaluating the forcepolygons of similar systems drawn to the same scale. Another benefit of the graphical method isits usefulness in revising proposed forms for structures. The students can use the force polygonsgenerated to increase the efficiency of their designs by manipulating the form diagrams and Page 15.616.4corresponding force polygon. Arches and/or trusses that were too shallow had extremely highforces in their members as was evident in their

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Dale Pokorski, Virginia Tech; David Bailey, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

classroom buildings have access to the wireless network. Oneobstacle that hindered some faculty members from using the TabletPC in class was thatsome of the older classrooms did not have enough power outlets for students to chargetheir TabletPCs. To overcome that, the College of Engineering plans to provide eachclassroom with a box of extension cords so that each student and faculty member willhave access to constant power.The Faculty Development Institute (FDI) at Virginia Tech University offers free trainingcourses to faculty members on how to use the TabletPC and its various functions. TheCollege of Engineering also provides additional support to faculty members who show aninterest in using TabletPCs in a classroom environment. The Instructional

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Chad Dean, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

mining has been applied in a successful industry to produce actionable results. Next theylook at machine learning and the data mining process. The next topic is business understanding,the process of determining the data mining goals and producing plans to achieve them. Thecourse then gets into the standard course topics of association rules, linear regression, clusteringand graphs and then looks at how data mining is used on the web, in the field of medicine, andsocial network sites. The course ends with a discussion of data mining ethics, past data miningblunders, how to plan successful data mining projects, and students’ projects presentations.Applied Data MiningApplied data mining combines theory with hands-on application. This method is

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological Univeristy

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

coached by specially-trained highschool teachers called “teacher-coaches.” Teams have access to real-world expertise andmentoring from professionals in academia and industry. HSE teams write business plans, solvereal-world problems, perform testing and analyses, build prototypes, manufacture parts, operatewithin budgets, and manage their projects. Each spring, HSE teams showcase their workalongside college students at the Michigan Tech’s Undergraduate Expo. At the conclusion oftheir HSE experiences, it is expected that the students will demonstrate proficiency in appliedworkforce skills, they will be more disposed to enter STEM careers, and they will be prepared toundertake the training and education needed to enter these careers

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juila Thompson, Purdue University; Brent Jesiek, Purdue University

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International

of students in thispopulation, though the actual numbers of students and detailed results were not published.Georgia Tech has created a degree designation called the International Plan (IP) that preparesstudents for a global work environment. The university is collecting large amounts of relevantevaluation data, including to examine the intercultural development of students in the programbased on various demographic and other variables. To date, the school has reported IDI datafrom 3,781 incoming students.5 In their baseline results, they found that intercultural sensitivitywas generally higher among women as compared to men. In addition, intercultural sensitivitywas notably higher among men who opted to enter the International Plan, but for

Conference Session

Student Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Jason Albert, University of Texas, Austin

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Students Constituent Committee

responsibility weeks, depending on chapter events. for chapter Sample events • Each officer plans at least one event. • Designated department liaisons • First event of the year: Info. session, social, and officer election advertise events via fliers and bulk e- • Speaker meeting: Tips for academic job application process, led by mails. Ask departmental

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Gomez, University of Texas at El Paso; Heidi Taboada, University of Texas at El Paso; Jose Espiritu, University of Texas at El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

environment.This paper describes an approach that will design new curricula based on the current trends fordeveloping commercial products that are manufactured from renewable and biodegradablematerials, and that will have a minimal environmental impact given our nation’s agriculture,economy, environment, manufacturing, and engineering resources. Through the development ofthis curriculum, students will gain a background and an appreciation of the complexity of ournation’s agricultural system as well as awareness for possible careers within theagriculture/environmental sustainability/biomaterials manufacturing engineering fields whiledeveloping their professional skills.Through this approach, we plan to generate new courses that present students with

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Masud Mahmud, Wayne State University; Cheng-Zhong Xu, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

experience during the rest of theprogram. The main focus of this paper is to share our experience in various activities such asrecruiting, organizing, mentoring, monitoring and assessing students’ activities with othercurrent and future directors of REU programs so that they can successfully plan for and run theirprograms. In the paper, we present various assessment results of our program. The paper alsopresents the lessons that we have learned from this program. Finally, the paper presentsrecommendations regarding how to organize and run future REU programs by other programdirectors. We believe that our paper will help future REU program directors to plan ahead andavoid any last minute pitfalls in running the program.IntroductionParticipation in

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Aparicio Carranza

and expensive materials for students,this would be a very good opportunity to gain the depth of knowledge and experience by planning,initiating, and conducting research in engineering technology principles throughout a firmlystructured weekly schedule of a senior capstone project course. Since the primary goal of thecapstone project course is to provide an opportunity for students to integrate principles, theories,and skills learned in previous courses to the solution of various realistic engineering technologyproblems, this course will help students learn how to develop, design, troubleshoot work,effectively in teams, and develop technical writing & presentation skills. Students will also learnand utilize a realistic simulation of the