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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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First-Year Programs

basic computer skills (e.g. Word, Excel and Access) and providing thestudents with first laboratory experience in engineering fields. Usually, about 20 to 30 percentsof the students in this course are from non-engineering fields with various majors (see Table 1).The other linked course Problem Solving for Engineers is a more specific MATLAB-basedprogramming course and requires an equivalent of 2 years of high school algebra as a pre-requisite. As a pilot learning community was initiated in fall 2009, the introductory course wasselected as the key course due to its no-prerequisite feature. Table 1: Students‟ information in the Introduction to Engineering course No. of No. ofSemester

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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff McAdams, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Engineering Libraries

collectiondevelopment goals will be to grow our electronic collections.The New Science and Engineering Building Our university is a new campus, relative to many universities in the state. However, it isgrowing rapidly, especially in the sciences. In the last five years, our university opened twomulti-disciplinary science and engineering buildings. The newest building, the AppliedEngineering and Technology Building, opened for occupancy in Fall 2009 and officially inSpring 2010; our library opened few months later, in May. In the original plans for the building, a laboratory space was built where our library isnow. The architects and builders outfitted the room with various lab specifications, including aneye-wash station, a multitude of power

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Persistence and Retention I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qu Jin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P.K. Imbrie, Texas A&M University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Xingyu Chen, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

success models in engineering, global engineering education, teamwork and team effectiveness, and production systems control and optimization. He worked as a production control engineer in Taiwan, and has taught laboratory classes in manufacturing engineering and freshmen engi- neering in the U.S. He earned his Bachelor and Master degrees in Industrial Engineering from National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) and Purdue University (U.S.A). His ultimate career goal is to help cul- tivate world-class engineering graduates that can compete globally, as well as collaborate with the best engineers across different cultures.Xingyu Chen, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven G. Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 22.74.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Multidisciplinary Senior Design Project – Redesigned to Increase Interdisciplinary InteractionAbstractAn interdisciplinary team design experience has been conducted successfully for severalyears as part of the senior engineering laboratory effort at Western New England College.Recent modifications have been made to the project to increase the amount ofinterdisciplinary interaction during the project. For the past several years, students havedesigned, fabricated, and tested a solar-powered vehicle. This vehicle designed totransport two one-liter bottles of water uphill using wireless hobby-servos for steeringcontrol. During the

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Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Amber C. Spolarich, North Carolina State University; Clair Ellen-Ann Wilson, RAMP-UP; Laura Elizabeth Ganson, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Bottomley received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1985 from Virginia Tech. She received her Ph D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992. Dr. Bottomley worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff in Transmission Sys- tems from 1985 to 1987, during which time she worked in ISDN standards, including representing Bell Labs on an ANSI standards committee for physical layer ISDN standards. She received an Exceptional Contribution Award for her work during this time. After receiving her Ph D., Dr. Bottomley worked as a faculty member at Duke University and consulted with a number of companies, such as

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Carol Davis, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

experience an immersionin the native culture.NDSU Camp for TCC StudentsThis camp has two tracks, one for students and another for the TCC faculty and high schoolteachers. Besides academic sessions, laboratories, and industry visits, students at the camp areprovided opportunities to participate in the activities of the university multicultural studentservice center, student chapter of American Indian Science and Engineering Society, and otherlocal NA organizations. The TCC faculty and teachers work with university professors todevelop lesson plans for the Sunday Academy sessions and high school summer camps. One ofthe unique features of this camp is both tribal college faculty and the students come together onthe university campus. Though the faculty

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Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Ida O'Connor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Linda Young, MSOE School of Nursing; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical

in action.This leads into what may be seen as one of the limitations of the university education inbiomedical engineering. Universities today have attained top of the line environments for “realworld” engineering application laboratory and design processes. However, students find thatdespite having a solid education of applying theory to engineering ingenuity, there is littleexposure to existing equipment. Sure, classes build a strong backbone of basic and complexprinciples on which we create designs from the ground up, but there is also value in seeing whatis already out on the market and how current products fair with the human interaction. Armedwith this knowledge and searching for a source of information on hospital assessments, the

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Information Systems and Computing Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

Interface, Second Edition, Morgan Kaufman Publishers, 19984- J. W. Stewart and C.Y. Wang, Digital Electronics Laboratory Experiments using the Xilinix XC95108 CPLD,Prentice Hall, 20055- Foundation series software, XILINIX Student Edition 4.2i, 20066- B. Parhami, Computer Architecture From Microprocessors to Supercomputers, Oxford University Press, 20057- AppendixThis section includes solution to the homework.A- Control.vhd Page 22.144.9-- control module (simulates SPIM control module) library Synopsys, IEEE;use Synopsys.attributes.all;use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.all;entity control is port( signal Op : in std_logic_vector(5 downto 0

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Research on Engineering Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Reed, Purdue University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

projects, with an emphasis on planning and design alternatives to meet cost,performance, and user-interface goals. One of the course requirements is the completion of theconceptualization and initial development phases of an electronic device that accomplishes astudent-defined task or solves a student-defined problem. Student projects are taken tocompletion in two subsequent self-directed laboratory courses, Project Design and Development,Phase I and II. The students who volunteered to participate in the study (n=40) ranged in agefrom 21 to 35, and most were white, non-Hispanic males from within the state, with nearly halfof them starting as freshman in the ECET program. The cohort included 1 female, 3 African-Americans, 3 Hispanics and 1

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Outreach Projects: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Education in General

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard H Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Mehdi Ferdowsi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

preference for visual learning over verbal learning [3, 4]. Charts,graphs, videos, and other graphics work much better for engineering students than text-based orlecture-based aids. Often students favor active learning techniques. This is especially true forsenior students, who are more likely to be interested in the hands-on applications of the material[4]. Active learning techniques may include activities like laboratory work, working in groups,and playing with ideas [1, 2]. Unfortunately, most classroom environments are passive settingswith students involved mostly in listening—slightly favoring reflective learners, but not stronglyhelping either style [2]. Global learning is also preferred in engineering students [4].Interdisciplinary thinking

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Student Learning and Teamwork

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University; Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

controlled to fit within a typically constrained laboratory budget, since thecost of development of a platform for a mobile robot can become fairly expensive as thecomplexity of the sensors and control system are increased, it can reach thousands of dollars. Inour case, early in the development process, this was a limitation that we had to work with. First,we try to establish which would be the best approach to follow in order to keep the cost of therobotic platform within the limits of the budget assigned to this class. Next, in order to reduce theimplementation costs we decided to use as many devices and systems that we already hadavailable in our labs, such as sensors, electronic devices, laptops, microcontroller cards andsimulators, programming

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tyler Grandahl; Gianfranco Biondi; Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

hold until the basic system is released. We invite collaboration with other studentsand institutions to move the project forward.For more information regarding the battery cycler project visit the project’s Google code website(http://code.google.com/p/battery-cycler/). This website contains project documentation as wellas contact information for current project members. If you would like to contribute, contact:Dr. Clark Hochgrafcghiee@rit.eduReferences 1. IEEE-USA. "National Energy Policy Recommendations." (February 2010): 10-11. Web. 2. Battery Test Manual For Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-07-12536, March 2008. Web

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Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsheen Mozammel, Purdue University, Calumet; Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University, Calumet; Susan Scachitti, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

from real-world laboratory experiences. The MS degree program in the School ofTechnology offers applied job-related skills and professional growth opportunities that makestudents very appealing to future employers1. This degree requires that all students conduct adirected project as a requirement for graduation. The directed project is an applied researchproject that is more extensive and sophisticated than a graduate-level independent study and lessformal than a master’s thesis. The overall objective of the requirement is to engage each graduatestudent in a study, typically industry or business focused, which is sufficiently involved as torequire more than one semester to conceive, conduct, and report. The focus is to be placed on atopic with

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Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Hyun Kyoung Ro, Penn State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

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Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Ronald Rosenberg, Michigan State University

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-1980: CURRICULAR DESIGN FOR 21ST CENTURY ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT: NEED, DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, AND IMPLEMENTATIONJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is the Director of the Center for Engineering Education Research at Michigan State University. Dr. Sticklen is also Director of Applied Engineering Sciences, an undergraduate bachelor of science degree program in the MSU College of Engineering. He also is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Sticklen has lead a laboratory in knowledge-based systems focused on task specific approaches to problem solving. Over the last decade, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE; Anders Sonnenburg, Xcel Energy; Munira Masoud, Xcel Energy; Meron Demissie, Mortenson Construction

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Minorities in Engineering

wind energy, make essential measurements & educate the community about the technology, leading up to the actual wind turbine implementation.On March 17th 2008, BRIDGE’s outreach team arranged a field trip for 35 high school studentsfrom North High to visit various laboratories in the STEM areas at the University of Minnesota.This was an eye-opening experience for many of the students involved.Based on results of a questionnaire that was completed after their tour; 68% of the studentsshowed positive interest in thinking about a career in STEM, 86% of the students showedpositive interest in returning

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Student Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

coverage of themap with the set of questionsused.Classify questions andanswers based upon thevarious levels of Bloom’staxonomy.Deploy questions and answerchoices to students andestablish a method for datacollection, preferably online orvia some other electronicmeans.System Deployment A custom concept inventory was developed to evaluate students’ understanding of theunderlying concepts and relationships in a mechatronics learning module that is part of a first-semester, first-year introductory engineering course at Virginia Tech. An instructor made athorough analysis of all of the instructional material involved in the unit including an onlinelecture, a homework assignment, and a hands-on laboratory exercise to develop a comprehensivelist

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Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Clyne, Drexel University

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New Engineering Educators

funding, junior faculty visibility, and mentoring to achieve tenure. Thepurpose of the faculty education program will be to answer frequently asked questions by newand junior faculty. An educational program will be put together by determining commonquestions through a junior and senior faculty survey, since senior faculty are often the ones whoare asked the questions. The JFAB members will then seek answers to the questions fromfaculty, staff, and administrators and compile these into a packet that will be handed out to newfaculty and placed online. Page 15.768.5Incorporating high quality graduate students into a new laboratory is critical to junior

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Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Lucy Kollhoff, Kansas State Univerty; Michael Kollhoff, Salina South High School

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Engineering Technology

and careers. b. Ability to theory learned in a hands-on STEM activity in the Science Area using tools of the profession. c. Ability to theory learned in a hands-on STEM activity in the Technology Area using tools of the profession. d. Ability to theory learned in a hands-on STEM activity in the Engineering Area using tools of the profession. e. Ability to theory learned in a hands-on STEM activity in the Mathematics Area using tools of the profession. f. Understand the importance of global skills and globalization. g. Understand the importance of teamwork.Structure and Format of Course:The course will consist of face-to-face lectures and laboratory exercises. Critical portionsof the lecture will be taped and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida; Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida

at the University of South Florida. She received her Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. (Summa Cum Laude) degrees in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University. Her research interests include computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided molecular design (CAMD), human-computer haptic interfaces, computational geometry for design and manufacturing, and engineering education. She is the director of the Virtual Manufacturing and Design Laboratory for Medical Devices (VirtualMD Lab) at USF. Page 15.1234.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Impact of Active Learning and Social

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalia Litchinitser, SUNY at Buffalo; Albert H. Titus, SUNY at Buffalo; Alexander N. Cartwright, SUNY at Buffalo; Vladimir V. Mitin, SUNY at Buffalo

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Electrical and Computer

publication at the level appropriate for each target audience),the PowerPoint presentations for the topic, the teaching notes including instructions on themotivation of the topic, descriptions of active-learning exercises that can be conducted during thelecture, example quizzes, and the evaluation surveys to be completed at the end of the module. Inaddition, laboratory exercises and simulations (Flash and Java animations) are beingincorporated into the module.Examples of Knowledge and Application Module DescriptionsIn this section we offer two examples: one KM and one AM. These and other modules will beevaluated during the Spring 2010 semester in our Nanophotonics EE 459 course using methodswe have developed previously [5-6].KM: Plasmonics

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huanmei Wu, IUPUI

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. "Integrated Teaching of Experimental and Communication Skills toUndergraduate Aerospace Engineering Students," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 3, 1997, pp. 255--262.9. Joe Linhoff , Amber Settle, Motivating and evaluating game development capstone projects, Proceedings of the4th International Conference on Foundations of Digital Games, April 26-30, 2009, Orlando, Florida10. Ian Parberry , Timothy Roden , Max B. Kazemzadeh, Experience with an industry-driven capstone course ongame programming: extended abstract, Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer scienceeducation, February 23-27, 2005, St. Louis, Missouri, USA11. Robert W. Sumner , Nils Thuerey , Markus Gross, The ETH game programming laboratory: a capstone

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Educating Students for Professional Success

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Amr Safwat, The University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

the countless, lonely hoursspent in the laboratory, reading, and writing. While I understand my research has very importantand tangible environmental impacts, I found myself still feeling something was missing in myscientific endeavors; sharing my research experience with the generation that will improve on itand carry it forward. I was excited by the fact that students at Norwood High School were eagerto learn about my research, they understood my research, and realized the positive impacts ofconducting scientific research.” This type of learning, not acquired in a classroom setting, isinvaluable for future faculty.Fellow Feedback DataFellows are at the heart of Project STEP. A review of the survey reflections submitted by 12 ofthe 15 past

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Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stanley, Kettering University; Gianfranco DiGiuseppe, Kettering University

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Computers in Education

/Thermodynamics_Software/Suppliers/pid5061.htm2 Bhattacharjee, S., http://thermo.sdsu.edu/testcenter/3 Patrick Tebbe, Patrick, et.al, “Development of Software Applications forthermodynamics Related Courses: The THERMOVIEW Project”, ASEE AnnualCongress and Exposition, 20014 Friedman, Ella, “Interactive Learning Tools For Undergraduate Thermodynamics”,ASEE Annual Conference, 20045 Kumpaty, Subha, “Learning Enhancement in Thermodynamics Classroom via use ofTEST™ Software in Design Projects and Laboratory”, ASEE Annual Conference, 20026 Gramoll, Kurt, et. al., “Online Interactive Multimedia For EngineeringThermodynamics”, ASEE Annual Conference, 20047 Stanley, Richard, “Interactive Web Based Animation Software: An Efficient Way toIncrease the Engineering

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Leadership and Strategic Planning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Gregory Leman, Baylor University; William Jordan, Baylor University; Brian Garner, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-disciplinary teams; and(g) an ability to communicate effectively.Student communication performance in senior design is assessed by the professors. Designperformance is assessed by the professors as well as project sponsors (if there is an externalsponsor). Students do anonymous peer assessment of how they work on teams. Teaminvolvement is also assessed by the professors in charge of the course. Senior design is one oftwo courses that are used as the prime location in which to assess criteria (c) and (d). Criterion(g) is assessed through two courses, senior design and senior laboratory. We believe that bycomparing results over time we will likely see an improvement in these three areas. With onlyone data point (spring 2009 offering of senior design) we

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University; Anita Persaud, Pennsylvania State University; Drey Kharem, Pennsylvania State University; William Rothwell, Pennsylvania State University; Edgar Yoder, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

educational resources, from tutoring to special workshopsand media. It determines whether students have access to computer and other electronicresources. In a broader sense, income dictates where families live and the local tax basethat funds public schools. Schools located in communities that include wealthier taxpayers have a wide range of educational resources, such as qualified teachers, currenttextbooks and laboratories, and a wide range of subjects available for study 36. Schoolsthat receive less tax support from poorer residents will often be under-resourced. Asbudgets are cut, math and science are often the first to be diluted or eliminated,preventing those students from entering fields that require strong math and science skillssuch as

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Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qaiser Malik, Michigan State University; Punya Mishra, MSU; Michael Shanblatt, MSU

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Educational Research and Methods

: assessment and the quest for best practices at the Cooper Union., 2005.16. D. P. Ausubel, Novak, J. D. and Hanesian, H., Educational psychology: a cognitive view. New York, Holt: Rinehart and Winston, 1978.17. J. D. Novak, and Gowin, D. B., Learning how to learn: Cambridge University Press, 1984.18. J. D. Novak, Gowin, D. B., and Johansen, "Using concept mapping as an assessment method," in North central regional educational laboratory, 1983.19. A. Arruarte, Elorriaga, J. A., and Rueda, U. , "A template-based concept mapping tool for computer-aided learning," in Second IEEE international conference on advanced learning technologies (ICALT'01), 2001.20. Q. H. Malik, Mishra, Punya, Shanblatt, Michael "Identifying Learning

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International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Joules Webb, Transformation 2013 Texas STEM Center

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ASEE International Forum

2011 HSTEAP. An additional four pairs, participants selected from asix-week, National Science Foundation RET program, experienced HSTEAP as their inauguralweek providing the foundation for development of engineering lessons during and after theirsubsequent five weeks of work in research laboratories. Each pair was chosen based oncertification level, current school assignment, number of years teaching, previous professionaldevelopment workshops attended, and responses to essay questions.Curriculum and Teaching Design TeamHSTEAP 2011 facilitators chosen to design and lead the program were brought back from theprior year and integrated lessons learned from the first iteration to refine and enhance the teacherprofessional development experience

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nagarjuna Sadineni, Mission10X Wipro Technologies; Rajendra Kumar v Joshi, WIPRO Technologies

Learning Platforms (UTLP)Technology gap that exists between University laboratory infrastructure and the industrypractices is adding to the challenge of employability. Mission10X in collaboration withacademic and industry partners has develop Unified Technology Learning Platforms tobridge this gap. UTLP addresses the needs of the circuit Branches which includeElectrical & Electronics, Electronics & Communications, Computer Science,Telecommunications, Instrumentation and Information Technology. Page 17.36.7(b) Academic Leadership ProgramsInstitutional climate and culture is another critical factor which impacts student learningand employability. In

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Delia Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University; Marcelo Augusto Leal Alves, University of São Paulo; Brendan P. Sullivan, New Mexico State University

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International Forum

to complete undergraduate degrees in STEM programs. Page 19.22.2The importance of a transferrable innovative learning system model that is focused on aninclusive, integrative, experiential, and dynamic STEM undergraduate degree training is greatlywarranted. Studies have demonstrated that learning is a lifetime process that supports a student’sacquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors towards success not just while employed(Gardner, 1994; Fink 2003). One way to address this learning process is through experientiallearning, which provides concrete experiences (i.e., laboratories, field works, problem sets),reflecting