Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

open-ended experimentation,students were provided sufficient time for thorough planning and were provided a small budgetfor supplies and materials to support their investigations. The students reacted favorably to thisformat and took this assignment seriously. This assignment became the cornerstone of the classfor the terms that this activity was included and effectively replaced a final examination. Forseveral times this activity has been incorporated, we held a planning session for an entirelaboratory period two to three weeks before the project was due. This timeline allowed sufficienttime for development of scope, purchasing of materials, conducting experiments, and analyzingand interpreting results.Throughout this investigation

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science; Lydia Beall, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science and engineering vocabulary as a way to reflect on their engineering experience and process their results. Each unit Teacher Guide provides the relevant science and engineering background information for the teacher as well as detailed lesson plans that emphasize student-centered, inquiry-based learning. Catching the Wind is an engineering unit where students use their knowledge of wind energy, creativity, and the Engineering Design Process to design blades for a windmill that will harness the wind’s energy to do work. As with all EiE units, Catching the Wind is divided into four lessons: o Lesson 1 is a storybook that features children from a variety of cultures and backgrounds and introduces

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Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University

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Construction

work process.”3 In the context of this research theresearchers refer to this as a process of interdisciplinary ‘knowledge creation’.5As is evident in the litigious nature of the AEC industry, collaboration is not an innate skill ofarchitects, engineers and constructors. It has to be learned and professional schools have anobligation to teach it. This paper reports on an effort to develop a theoretical and practicalunderstanding of the issues associated with collaboration and suggest a process by whicheducators within the AEC disciplines can facilitate the learning of this critical skill.The Learning Knowledge ModelPuddicombe4 offered evidence that performance within the built environment required amovement away from planning as an isolated

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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Andrew Rosse-Richards, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B Nelson, Purdue University; Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

status, but not between time and TAs’ discipline affiliation.Recommendations for increasing TA self-efficacy and preparedness are provided as aredirections for future research.1. IntroductionAt large, research-intensive universities, many graduate students receive funding for their studiesthrough assistantships that involve research, teaching, or some combination of the two 1. Thosegraduate students who are funded as TAs are typically asked to become involved in a widespectrum of teaching activities ranging from grading undergraduate student work to serving asthe primary instructor for an undergraduate course1. Teaching opportunities are critical tograduate student development as those who plan to pursue careers in academia are likely to

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University/; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Rabbani Muhammad, Florida A&M University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Salman A. Siddiqui, Florida A&M University; Stacy C. Tinner Jr., Florida A&M University

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Engineering Technology

OverviewHousing Project Current Planning Stage:23 unit housing sub-division, Nashville, Tenn. (Design) 11 unit hosing sub- division, Saluda, SouthCarolina (Design) 30 assistant living facility units, Definaick Springs, Fl. (Design)Completed Planning and Approval Stage Projects:24 – Three –bedroom town homes, Markham, Illinois (Design)Completed Renovation Projects:Shabazz Cluster Housing 39 units Harlem, New York (Design) Washington D.C In-fill sites 100units(Design) 58 units Housing for the Elderly, Greenville, South Carolina (Design) Many single family unitsCompleted New Housing Units:124 units mixed use housing project Lincoln Ave Apartments, Chicago, Ill (Design) 12 units -StudentHousing Apartments, Tallahassee, Fla. A&M University (Design

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

physical laws will also finduseful project ideas and strategies herein.This paper will provide a review of the camp activities related to the rocket track: details on whatworked and was not well received, as well as feedback from both students and mentors. Theauthors will discuss the development of the camp blueprint, how students were selected, how theproject builds moved from paper models to powered flying models, and the unexpected role ofsocial media. Student feedback and plans for future iterations of the camp will also be discussed.Developing a BlueprintIn the early stages of camp development, several meetings were held with the Electrical andComputer Engineering (E&C) Department, which had held summer camps for several years andhad

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Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Feras A. Batarseh, University of Central Florida

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

to be planned and structured tomatch the background of the students who are taking the class. Nowadays, students frommajors other than Computer Engineering and Computer Science often are required toregister for software-related classes, usually the introductory ones. Additionally, newfields are emerging between life sciences and software engineering, such asbioinformatics and computational chemistry, thus, an increasing need to address suchfields. The model presented in this paper is called the Human Physiology LifecycleModel for Learning (HPML). It is targeted towards students in the fields of biological,medical and life sciences (this includes biology, chemistry, medical studies, nursing,pharmacy, bioinformatics and public health majors

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Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine S Grant, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, NC State University; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University; Rex E Jeffries, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

discouragement throughout their STEM career; indicatinga critical need for mentoring2. Only 18.5% of Black college students and 17.3% of Hispaniccollege students plan on pursuing a STEM major, according to a study by the Higher EducationResearch Institute at UCLA. Unfortunately, only 25% of underrepresented students who declarea STEM major earn undergraduate degrees in STEM, compared to 50% for all undergraduatestudents. African-American and Hispanic students are more than twice as likely to switch toother majors as Caucasian and Asian students. In light of all of the challenges in the economyand the movement of jobs overseas, the preparation of these young men and women for careersin technology is essential for our city, state and nation to utilize the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Student

Smith, K., Sheppard, S., Johnson, D., & Johnson, R. 2005. Pedagogies ofenvironment engagement: classroom-based practices. Journal of Engineering Education,support learning? 94(1), 87-101.CAP Course ThemesThe backward design approach to course development outlined by Wiggins and McTighe1provided the structure of the CAP course. The backward design approach is described asbeginning the course design process with the end in mind. For example, Wiggins & MicTigherecommend that course development follow three stages:  Stage 1: Identify desired outcomes and curricular priorities (content)  Stage 2: Identify acceptable evidence of student learning (assessment)  Stage 3: Plan and develop instructional

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Outreach to K-12 Females

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ryan Smith, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Ryan Davidson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the reliability and functionality of PRISM’s integrated Moo- dle Course Management System along with expanding the library of PRISM’s proprietary tools, which include the Materials library, Lesson Plan builder and hosts of other programs. Page 23.1337.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using Social Networking to Mentor 9th-grade Girls for Academic Success and Engineering Career AwarenessIntroductionEMERGE (http://www.rose-prism.org/emerge) is a tele-mentoring program to enhance bothcareer awareness

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Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Marvin E. Criswell P.E., Colorado State University; Michael A De Miranda, Colorado State University

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Civil Engineering

area of civil engineering,namely the structural engineering profession. It is a step directed towards assisting the structuralengineering profession and the associated educational communities in their planning of theprograms needed to deliver the overall BOK within one of the many practice areas of the civilengineer. Like the ASCE BOK report, this study has given considerable attention to theimportance of the early period in the profession, a time which has many attributes of anapprenticeship, in the preparation of the young professional, as the overall preparation structuralengineer is very much a collaborative effort of the educational programs, the structuralengineering design and construction community, and the overall structural

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Steve Haisley Patchin, Center for Pre-College Outreach - Michigan Technological University; Kimberly D'Augustino; Cody J Kangas, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

project.I liked designing our own impeller / wind 77.5% 80.1% 93.8%turbine blades / artificial leg.I would like to see more interactive designprojects in the first-year engineering courses 96.0% 81.4% 86.6%that combine physical testing, modeling, anddesign. Page 23.953.3The original plan was, once the projects were developed, to post them on Engineering Pathway(part of the National Science Digital Library) 4 and MERLOT 5 Both of these online

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Enhancing Engineering Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Philip Mayhorn, Univerisity of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

Carolina at Charlotte. Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor and for Tefen USA, a systems design and industrial engineering consulting firm. Dr. Ozelkan holds a Ph.D. degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona. He teaches courses on supply chain management, lean systems, decision analysis, designed experimentation, and systems design and optimization. His current research interests include on the education side, development of simulations and cases for active learning, and on the mod- eling side, supply chains and logistics management, and production systems planning and optimization, and applications in different

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, INSPIRE, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers?; (d) how were teachers motivated by theengineering TPD?; and (e) what were teachers’ plans to integrate engineering into theirinstruction?II. MethodA. Teacher Professional Development in Engineering (Summer Academy)Week long (~40 hours) Summer Academies were offered by the INSPIRE on the universitycampus and at a particular school district site in south central U.S. The four stated goals for theINSPIRE’s introductory week-long academies are to prepare teachers to (a) convey a broadperspective of the nature and practice of engineering; (b) articulate the differences andsimilarities between engineering and science thinking; (c) develop a level of comfort indiscussing what engineers do and how engineers solve problems; and (d) use problem

Collection

2013 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Donald J Leo

engagement in the center. Early, comprehensive planning has been critical to initial member recruitment. Flexibility in the bylaws and member agreements has been important to growing the center. Appointing enthusiastic faculty liaisons has been critical to engaging the universities in the project. Support by local and state government has been an important element to member recruitment and workforce development.The long-term goal is to lead the nation and the world in translationalresearch for advanced manufacturing. Increase industry representation in new manufacturing sectors. Obtain federal funding for a large multi-year initiative. Make CCAM and Crosspointe the hub of manufacturing activity in the region.

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI; Steven Anthony Zusack

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Aerospace

department and has never had a SEDS chapter.However there is a small but engaged Space Grant organization on campus, funded in part byNASA. One of the authors of this paper is the director of the Center for Renewable Energy oncampus with a strong interest in Space Solar Power (SSP), and has a history of NASA funding.This confluence of interest gave rise to the desire to found a new SEDS chapter.Shortly after the SEDS call-out, the group was contacted by the director of the Indiana SpacePort1 inviting an experiment to be launched in a sounding balloon. By responding to this, thenascent group devised an experiment, planned it, launched it, and analyzed the outcomes. Bothscientific and educational results are presented herein.II. Student

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce Allen, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #7087Connecting Rural Teachers and Students to Nanoscale Science and Engineer-ing through Teacher Professional DevelopmentMrs. Joyce Allen, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Joyce Palmer Allen is the assistant education coordinator for the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) and works at the Nanotechnology Research Center at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her job includes planning, developing and implementing educational outreach programs in nanotech- nology and representing the NNIN Education and Outreach office at local and national conferences and meetings. She also helps to

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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Construction

building, built in1999, in a professional office park area of Bangor, Maine. This building was professionallydesigned and built through a volunteer construction manager who contracted for the mosteconomical services. Several amenities were not included in the original contract and continuedmaintenance was not planned for the facility.Construction management students have performed several community service projects at thefacility that required design, procurement of materials and equipment, and physical manpower.These projects have saved the Agency several thousand dollars and have greatly improved thefacility.The building is divided into thirds with a state licensed daycare at one end, social services in thecenter, and alternative education

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Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly B Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

project. Each of these lessons containslesson plans, master notes, and homework assignments. Additionally, MS PowerPoint, MSExcel, and other additional files have been added as the curriculum continues to evolve. Thethree following figures are selected examples of the lesson plans, master notes, and homework Page 23.2.7assignments. Figure 8, Figure 9, and Figure 10 show examples of portions of the Lesson Plans,Master Notes, and Homework assignments respectively. The entire physics curriculum, alongwith curricula covering other subjects, is hosted at www.NICERC.org and is accessible toregistered users. Figure 8

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2013 GSW

Authors

Rasool Kenarangui; Ratan Kumar; Lynn Peterson

same time, some countries like China and India are continuing their nuclear program withdetermination. China has 16 existing nuclear power plants and is planning to add 197 new plantsof which 26 are already under construction [1]. India has 20 nuclear power plants and aims toadd 64 reactors that will supply 25% of their electricity demand by 2050 [1,2]. A third categoryconsists of countries that plan to jump start their nuclear programs; countries like Saudi Arabiahave high ambitions to build 16 nuclear reactors over the next 20 years [3]. Finally the UnitedStates with 104 operating nuclear power plants produces 30% of the worldwide electricgeneration by nuclear energy. Although this is the largest in the world, there have been no newreactors

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Hüseyin Sarper, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Ding Yuan, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Community Engagement Division

with anintensive 4-day summer workshop (including a community college faculty member), whichresulted in action items including plans to alter specific courses. We also describe theDepartment of Education funded grant that is supporting this work to incorporate sustainability,service learning, and advances in educational technology in all STEM programs at ouruniversity.Unique features of these community and university efforts include the involvement of all facultymembers in our department in the project and as authors on this paper and the increasinginvolvement of engineering faculty and students in our community‟s sustainability efforts.IntroductionIn the Department of Engineering at Colorado State University-Pueblo, we are increasing

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

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Design in Engineering Education

andadjusted a structured Professional Plan to assure that ME graduates truly experience keyareas of the engineering profession and demonstrate the ability to perform in a professionalmanner. The ME curriculum delivery is guided by this plan, which defines and organizeshow students acquire design tools and skills, integrate their evolving competencies inmathematical and technical analysis to the project experiences, teach and reinforce effectivecommunication in all forms, and couple the design experiences with methods to makeprofessionally ethical decisions. The four Professional Components are defined:  Engineering Design (teaching and practicing design skills)  Professional Communications (conveying designs and interacting with peers

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Drennan MSW, Centers for Disease Control ; Mary Y. Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; Sean J Creighton, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Community Engagement Division

respondents in the baseline survey, and over 71% of thestudent respondents in the post-survey.In both the baseline survey and post-survey, SOCHE asked the students about their future plans inorder to collect information regarding student interest in continuing within the STEMpipeline.17,18,19 In both surveys, SOCHE asked the students to indicate whether they: (1) plan tograduate with a STEM degree; (2) are uncertain about their major; (3) plan to attend graduateschool in STEM; (4) plan to attain a Ph.D. in a STEM field; and (5) feel confident in theirresearch knowledge. 100% of students responded that they plan to graduate with a STEM degreein both the baseline survey and post-survey. Moreover, the results show that none of the studentsare uncertain

Conference Session

Engagement in Formal and Informal Learning Environments

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

the “Guaranteed 4.0Plan” by Donna O. Johnson3 during the Spring 2006 semester. Up until that time, even with timemanagement instruction, students noted on their evaluation of the course that the program wasnot helping them academically. The 4.0 Plan is the only system that has been researched andproven to work if students will follow all of the steps of the program. The program is called“guaranteed” because Ms. Johnson has promised to give $100 to any student who follows herprogram completely and does not receive straight A’s. The most difficult part of the program isto get at least 8 hours of sleep every night. It is well known that adequate rest and a good dietare instrumental for the success of a student. Although some students can pick up

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Pérez-Molina, DIEEC - National Distance Education University; Maria José Albert Gomez, UNED; Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); GABRIEL DIAZ ORUETA, UNED; Elio Sancristobal, uned; Sergio Martin, UNED - Spanish University for Distance Education; Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Alberto Pesquera, UNED; Félix García Loro

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Graduate Studies

Equipment Corporation as senior system engineer. He publishes different technical, research and teaching books and articles for journals and conferences as well as multimedia materials and radio and TV programs. He belongs to the organizing committee of IEEE EDUCON, IEEE FIE (International and Europe Chair, 2000-2006), ISES, TAEE and SAAEI conferences as well as program and planning committees’ member and reviewer and chairman of several ones. He was co-chair of the conference EDUCON 2010 (Engineering Education Conference), TAEE 2010 (Tecnolog´ıas Aplicadas a la Ense˜nanza de la Electr´onica) and ICECE 2005 (International Confer- ence on Engineering and Computer Education). Is co-chair of the conference FIE 2014

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technolog Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Cohoon, University of Virginia; J. McGrath Cohoon, University of Virginia; Luther A Tychonievich, University of Virginia; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

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Computing & Information Technology

. ○ Recruiting techniques for more and diverse computing majors. ○ Pedagogical best practices that result in more and diverse computing majors (e.g., pair programming). ○ Teacher success stories. ● Time every day to reflect, plan for action, and share thoughts and experiences. ● Physical movement, especially as the end of the day approaches. ● Both at-workshop and follow-up evaluation of workshop efficacy and follow-up evaluation of participant outcomes, ● Participant compensation out of respect for their interest in improving high school computer science education and recognition of the value of their time.Each of these principles is addressed in the following sections.Organizer recruitment, selection, and

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2013 ERC

Authors

Steven McKnight

CMMI Overview Steven H. McKnightDivision Director for Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation George A. Hazelrigg Acting Division DirectorContext: NSF Strategic Plan• Transform the Frontiers -- emphasizes the seamless integration of research and education as well as the close coupling of research infrastructure and discovery.• Innovate for Society -- points to the tight linkage between NSF programs and societal challenges, and it highlights the role that new knowledge and creativity play in economic prosperity and society’s general welfare.• Perform as a Model Organization -- emphasizes the importance of NSF as an exemplar of an agency that expects to attain excellence in

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University; Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

in the fall of 2012 of 2,833 students, including 184 graduate and doctoral students,and 36 non-resident aliens. Engineering disciplines available at the urban, public institutionstudied include: chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical.Structure of Pathway to Engineering Disciplines for Both SchoolsNeither school uses admission criteria other than completion of the First-Year EngineeringCurriculum (including: an Introductory Engineering Course Sequence, mathematics, chemistry,physics, and English prerequisites) and student interest for entry into any of the majors. Formost students, during the spring of their first-year, students select which discipline they plan topursue starting in the fall of the next year. The students

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Candace Mazze, Univeristy of North Carolina at Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Gary Bruce Gehrig P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

learning experience implemented in a‘Construction Materials’ course at this University. The scope of the study where the HFHmission was tied to a specific course was apparently unique. This research study introduced Page 23.535.2students to construction materials and practices essentially in a methodology generally consistentwith a service learning approach with the students working in teams to execute real-worldconstructive endeavors involving planning and building a home. Specific research questions thisresearch study attempted to address were:  Did students perceive improved learning of course materials and greater

Conference Session

Capstone Manufacturing and Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya A. Manohar, Robert Morris University; Cathleen Jones, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

theemployers because there is a gap between what students learn at school and what they arerequired to do in practice after graduation. In this regards, Society for Manufacturing Engineers(SME) survey 1,2) has also identified several knowledge gaps including the following:  Product and Process Design  Project Management  Team Work  Communication  Problem Solving and othersIn particular, product design has been identified as a complex, integrated problem3) that covers awide range of knowledge including engineering (technology, techniques, material andprocessing, reliability, robust design), ergonomics (operation, safety, usability), business(marketing, management, planning, corporate identity), aesthetics (form, visualization, style