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First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Berg, University of Texas, Brownsville

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First-Year Programs

lunch for the class if UTB/TSC would accept students who had onlycompleted eleventh grade.In the tables below, CBTIS is the abbreviation for a Mexican technical high school system,Centro de Bachillerato Tecnologico Industrial y de Servicios. Students from two CBTIS schoolsin Matamoros were recruited. There was also a student from Centro Estudios TecnologicosIndustrial y de Servicios (CETIS) 71 in Reynosa, the next city up river about 60 miles.Although there was room for twenty students, only fourteen students participated in the program. Page 25.1203.4Table 1. Progress of students 1-4 through the summer program and college showing Semestergpa

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry D. Peel P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

negatively angled braid would display positivePoisson’s Ratios while two positive angled braids acting against each other would result in aNegative Passion’s Ratios as displayed in Figure 11, 2. Page 25.1204.2 Figure 1: Poisson’s Ratios of Elastomer Matrix Composites 1Furthermore, it was discovered that while some angle sets provided greater negative ratios, theyalso resulted in greater axial shear, which for an ABS 3D printed fastener could mean it wouldfracture under stress. A balance between negative Poisson’s Ratio and axial shear had to foundand considered for the manufacturing of the fastener. Consequently, angle sets with

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Curriculum Exchange II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jared P. Coyle, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: Chemistry inPhiladelphia High School for Girls and Chemistry and Physics in the Kenyan national standards.Through the use of this tool, students acquire “tokens of knowledge.” These tokens are lessonsand/or activity modules that correlate with one specific intersection of a Grand Challenge andeach curriculum unit. The concept of “graffiti” is also used; students are encouraged to writetheir thoughts, feelings and responses on the map throughout the year. Quantitative (Likertbased) measures are used to assess the effectiveness of this visual learning tool.1. IntroductionIt is commonly known and agreed upon that there exists a great need for the integration ofengineering and technology literacy into the K-12 science curriculum[1]. While many

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Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Danny King, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

all students on probation in the PSET. PSET students are placed onprobation if they receive a term grade point average (GPA) of below a 2.0/4.0. The population inthis study, approximately 200 students, were placed on probation or continued on probation uponcompletion of the Spring 2010 term. If students were not enrolled in all three semesters/termsthey were omitted from the study population, resulting in 156 valid participants. Table 1 displaysthe frequencies and distributions for each group type. Table 1. Group Frequencies N Program ENGR 64 TECH

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Krudysz, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York

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Two Year College Division

engineering workforce due to inadequate secondary schoolpreparation, the absence of academic support at many institutions, lack of academically intensivesummer programs, and financial constraints, among others [1]. Numerous programs exist torecruit minority students into higher education [2]. Among these are early intervention programs,such as summer bridge programs; education and mentorship programs initiated by professionalassociations and private or government organization, dual or concurrent enrollment programsbetween high schools and community colleges; pre-college programs to attract students tospecific careers such as Precollege Initiative for Minorities in Engineering; school-collegecollaborative partnerships between community- or four-year

Conference Session

TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

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Engineering Technology

graduatesto act as competent electronics technicians in their careers were implied, but not articulated inwritten form, nor published and disseminated to all program constituencies. The accreditationprocess brought the program goals and their wide dissemination into focus, resulting in theprogram adopting its Program Educational Objectives (PEO) based on input from all programconstituencies.The Educational Objectives of the program are to prepare graduates who:1. Function as an electronic technician capable of working with the designing, installation,manufacturing, operation, and maintenance of electronics systems. Page 25.1208.32. Demonstrate

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Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Jane A. Petrus, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

collaborative program between Louisiana Tech University faculty and highschool teachers in the region. LaTechSTEP has two primary goals 1) to recruit new STEMmajors to Louisiana Tech, and 2) to build relationships between the faculty and teachers.Through this program, high school students are brought on the university campus three timeseach year to explore a topic such as fuel cells. The high school math and science teachers ofthese students are brought on campus six times each year: three training workshops, and threetimes with the students.This paper will present several outcomes of Louisiana Tech University’s LaTechSTEP program.This program was initially piloted during the 2005-06 academic year with one high school andhas grown to twelve high

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul J. Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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Two Year College Division

University inpartnership with NECC. The SBP was meant to encourage new STEM students to embraceSTEM careers as well as to improve retention at NECC. The hands- on activities allowedparticipants to apply mathematics to technical problems and to experience how engineering andmathematical skills are used within STEM majors. "Hands-on and learning by experience arepowerful ideas, and we know that engaging students actively and thoughtfully in their studiespays off in better learning.”1 Participants explored alternative energy systems with hands-on Page 25.1210.2activities that concentrated on wind and solar power design projects.Instructional TeamThe Program

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Chet Boncek Jr., Raytheon

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College Industry Partnerships

imperative. As a result of the U.S. Census Bureau projections showing a steady decline in the White population (from 81% in 2000 to 72.1% in 2050) and a correspondingly slight increase in the African American population (from 12.7% in 2000 to 14.6% in 2050), and a large increase in the Hispanic population (from 12.6% in 2000 to 24.4% in 2050)1, relative to the near term projections in the Labor Force Growth, 2000-2010 graph below, it is clear that the science and engineering workforce of the future must come from the ranks of currently under-represented minority groups. Labor Force Growth, 2000-2010 36 37 40

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Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Page 25.1212.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Summer Enrichment Workshops for Promoting Engineering EducationAbstractThe paper describes the two summer enrichment workshops that were conducted during in thelast two years. The workshops provided high school and middle school students with a realisticand engaging introduction to engineering. The participants had the opportunity to 1) learn aboutengineering fields through hands-on problem-solving

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Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University; Jennifer T. Edwards, Tarleton State University

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Environmental Engineering

. Environmental educationis the necessity of the current generation, primarily because of the enormous demand exerted onthe natural environmental resources as a consequence of rapid population growth, pace ofurbanization and industrialization across the world. The first official attempt at defining whatenvironmental education ought to be was made by William B. Stapp in 1969. According to Stappet al., “Environmental education is aimed at producing citizenry that is knowledgeableconcerning the biophysical environment and its associated problems and motivated to worktowards their solution”1. The emphasis in this definition is on making environmental education atool to create a self-sustaining human population that is aware of its environmental

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

rate of over 70% in the past years, and hasreceived several awards including the ABET 2010 Claire L. Felbinger Award forDiversity, for the extraordinary success in achieving or facilitating diversity andinclusiveness in the technological segments of our society.1. Introduction:There is broad consensus that U.S. competitiveness in an increasingly global economicenvironment relies on getting more Americans interested in and sufficiently prepared forSTEM-related jobs. The STEM workforce accounts for more than 50% of the nation’ssustained economic growth [1]. Reports by NIH, NSF, the Department of Education, andthe U.S. Department of Labor corroborate that our nation needs to increase the supply andquality of future STEM workers by improving the

Conference Session

Identity and Culture

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Kathryn Ann Mobrand, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

framework, self-authorship, to analyze theeffectiveness of a specific pedagogy, creating preparedness portfolios. Self-authorship unitesdifferent areas of student development (i.e., intellectual, identity, and relationship) to produce aholistic analysis and also because scholars in higher education consider development toward self-authorship to be a main mission of higher education.The purpose of the study was two-fold: (1) to determine whether or not (and in what ways) theportfolio experience helps students become self-authoring individuals; and (2) to make someobservations about the effectiveness of the self-authorship framework as a means to evaluatepedagogies in general. To address these purposes, we engaged engineering undergraduates

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Song Xing, California State University, Los Angeles; Wang Wei, Southeast University

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Computing & Information Technology

retrieval with various target audience in mind, especiallyfor students at the undergraduate level.1. IntroductionThe pervasive nature of World Wide Web (the web) and social networks such as Facebook andLinkedIn presents tremendous opportunity and challenge for general users who use these systemseveryday as well as scientists and engineers who design and build the infrastructures for thesesystems. One of the critical features of the web and social networks is text-based search, whetherdone explicitly by using search engines such as Google, or done implicitly by pressing a searchbutton on any of these sites. The core of text-based search is supported by the theories andpractices of an academic branch in computer science or information science called

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Sree Kalyani Lakkaraju, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Susan M. Morgan, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

assessing student outcomes from the CE ProgramCriteria, specifically department heads/chairs and faculty active in assessment.2. IntroductionDuring summer 2011, the Civil Engineering (CE) Department at Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville launched a survey to investigate best practices for adapting to the recent changes inthe ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria. Although these Program Criteria do not requireassessment in the form of student outcomes, our department for example, considers themvaluable enough to include in our student outcomes. The changes are summarized as follows: 1. Mathematics and Science Program Criterion: NEW: the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics through differential equations

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Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

2.19Auto ID Technologies/Radio Frequency ID 2.08Foams 2.06Can speak any foreign language 1.94 Page 25.1218.6Analysis of ResultsAll topics identified in the top 33% seemed very appropriate for emphasis in our program.However there were several surprises among those in the lower tier. Based upon previoussurveys, recommendations from our advisory board, and the experience of the author of thispaper, it was anticipated that the following would have rated more highly: 1. Can speak any foreign language 2. Auto ID/radio frequency ID 3. Nanotechnology 4. Labor relationsSome comments from the respondents are listed below. Some related

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington

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College Industry Partnerships

mustfind ways to meet humanity's needs for energy, shelter, food and water in ways that areenvironmentally, economically, and socially sustainable.Sustainable engineering may be defined as engineering for human development that meets theneeds of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds.1 Due to population growth and expanded global development, the next generation ofengineers must be able to design with fewer resources for a wider variety and greater number ofend users.2 According to National Academy of Engineering (NAE) President Charles M. Vest,macroscale issues of great societal importance, like energy, water, and sustainability, willdominate 21st century engineering.3 According to the NAE report

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Improving IE Course Content

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; John F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

for future generations to enjoy a satisfactory quality of life, the current generation mustfind ways to meet humanity's needs for energy, shelter, food and water in ways that areenvironmentally, economically, and socially sustainable.Sustainable engineering may be defined as engineering for human development that meets theneeds of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds.1 Due to population growth and expanded global development, the next generation ofengineers must be able to design with fewer resources for a wider variety and greater number ofend users.2 According to National Academy of Engineering (NAE) President Charles M. Vest,macroscale issues of great societal importance, like energy

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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International

Engineers for aSustainable World. Individual colleges are starting programs such as Rice University’s Beyond Page 25.1221.2Traditional Borders, Pennsylvania State University’s Humanitarian Engineering and SocialEntrepreneurship program, and Stanford’s graduate level course, Entrepreneurial Design forExtreme Affordability.1 It is no surprise with programs such as these growing in popularity thatthere is coinciding membership growth in groups such as EWB; there is also growing debatequestioning the validity of projects that are purported to benefit developing communities. Oftenthe discussion involves doubt that the help being offered is more than

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; John P. Henry

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

various VR gamemodules, their contributions to student learning, and how the games and tools together fitseamlessly within the pre-engineering curriculum, particularly the Project-Lead-The-Wayprogramming.INTRODUCTIONA number of recent reports make it clear that the United States is losing ground on key indicatorsof innovation and progress because of its poor performance in teaching math and science. Pre-college education, in particular, is lagging well behind its mandate to educate all children tohigher standards especially in areas that prepare students for science, technology, engineering,and mathematics [1]. Therefore, developing educational practices and settings in our K-12classroom becomes extremely important; especially the ones that

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri; Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology; Lanmei Wang, Shandong University of Technology; Yanfei Zhang, Shandong University of Technology; Wenqiang Yu P.E., Shandong University of Technology; Yufeng Sun, Shandong University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

of lecture notes andteaching materials, with minor variations that fit the needs of the outcome-basedevaluation systems in different countries. We would also like to use the same electronictools such as Blackboard, Camtasia or Adobe Presenter for online delivery and distance Page 25.1223.2teaching. To facilitate collaborative work, it is desirable that faculty members andstudents become proficient in both languages to create future design project teams thatare truly multinational.1 IntroductionFaculty members at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) in the US and ShandongUniversity of Technology (SDUT) in China have launched the collaborative

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin's University; Irina Gendelman, Saint Martin's University

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Mechanical Engineering

distance learning. Distance learning appealsto mature working students and their employers as it does not disrupt the working day. Bourneet. al.1 discuss the impact of online learning on continuing education of graduate engineers anddegree seeking engineering students. They recommend that engineering colleges explore,implement, and extend blended learning and the collection of data and distribution of knowledgeabout successes and failures, as well as to continue to build-out the use of technologyimplementations that increase the quality of online courses. Mulligan et. al.2 describe case Page 25.1224.2studies for teaching online Manufacturing

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TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

) which serves as the locus for the activity reported in this paper. Page 25.1225.2Overall, the institution is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission[4] which is amember of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), one of sixregional institutional accreditors in the United States.The Technology Leadership and Innovation Department was created in 2010 by mergingthe Industrial Technology Department with the Organizational Leadership andSupervision Department. The programs offered by these two prior departments, inaddition to the HLC[4] institutional accreditation, were also variously accredited byNCATE[5], ATMAE[2] and ABET[1]. The

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Kathleen M. Short, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

already undertaken by each.Under the SLICES program, interns are provided with detailed protocols for collecting dataabout innovation and sustainability-related best practices, and are briefed on strategies for ob-taining and triangulating data using multiple methods to answer the questions on the protocols.Five model protocols were developed for the SLICES program (Table 1), each focusing upondifferent aspects of corporate innovation and the adoption of sustainable construction practices.From a pedagogical standpoint, these protocols can be considered a formalized “scavenger hunt”for information about the company. From a research perspective, the protocols may be consid-ered human subjects research, and should be evaluated as part of a formal

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles S. Wasson, Wasson Strategics, LLC

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

). Page 25.1227.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Systems Engineering Competency The Missing Course in Engineering EducationABSTRACT This paper addresses the need for and proposes solutions to bolster thecompetency of the engineering professionals at two levels: 1) strengthen undergraduate andgraduate level engineering education to include a robust Systems Engineering(SE) problemsolving / solution development course and 2) shift the Systems Engineering paradigm found inmany organizations through education and training to employ scalable SE methodologies forprojects ranging in size from small to large complex systems. The objective is to educate

Conference Session

Lessons learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

data will be collected on students’ pre and postattitudes, interest, and conceptions of engineering through surveys and the Draw an EngineerTest. Qualitative data will also be collected in the form of classroom video observations. Theresults of this project will help to demonstrate its efficacy as well as new ways to think abouthow we address the issue of female participation in STEM (focusing on engineering).Introduction The comparatively low enrollment of female students in college engineering programshas focused attention on the experience K-12 female students have in STEM (science,technology, engineering and mathematics) [1]. There is evidence from research in scienceeducation that female attitudes toward STEM form as early as

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

in Other DisciplinesThe author is part of a Research Learning Community (RLC) at their home institution. Thepurpose of the RLC is to provide a platform to the instructors from various disciplines wherethey can share ideas and techniques used to get students involved actively in classroom. TheRLC members come from engineering, mathematics, languages, arts, music, and law. A brief listof active learning techniques and their explanations used in these disciplines is as follows.Engineering:Following list of active learning techniques works well for engineering students8. 1. The muddiest point - Ask students about the concept they did not understand in a class and then go over it again at the end of the class. 2. True False

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

programs aboutthe appropriate education in this area for industrial engineering students at the undergraduate andgraduate levels.IntroductionFraser and Gosavi9 examined the nature of ―systems engineering‖ and described six meanings ofthe phrase ―systems engineering:‖ 1. The INCOSE definition. ―Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while Page 25.1230.2 considering

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Systems Engineering Education and K-12

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Texas A&M International University

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

experience in systems engineering during theirundergraduate education even if they are not targeting a systems engineering job. According toSatinderpaul et. al.1 it takes about 10 to 15 years of hands-on experience before the systemsengineer graduate can take on a lead role as a systems engineer. Under the NASA ExplorationSystem Mission Directorate (ESMD) there is a program to introduce NASA engineering into thesenior design courses at our nation’s undergraduate institutions called the NASA ExplorationSenior Design Projects2. In this program system engineering is highly emphasized and in theircorresponding faculty workshop, they show how a lack of systems engineering is the main causeof many of NASA large and expensive engineering disasters. They

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Lauriski-Karriker, Colorado School of Mines; Emma Nicoletti, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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Computers in Education

, educational researchers and college instructors have been exploring newmethods for using technology to enhance the learning process. The level of use varies byinstructor and institution.Georgia Tech began the Classroom 2000 project in the 1990s, with the intention of investigatingdiverse approaches for incorporating technology in the classroom.1 This project continues todayunder the revised name, eClass.2 Classroom 2000/eClass was designed to investigate the ideathat students are able to devote more attention to content when they do not need to focus oncopying notes. Other schools, even high schools, have selected to adopt specific technologies,such as the tablet PCs for widespread instructional use. For example, secondary school districtsin Ontario