Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

single rubric can be used forboth. The instructor grades a student report using the rubric, and aspects of the rubric areused as embedded indicators for assessing program outcomes. Thus, essentially all of theeffort required to collect program assessment data is integrated into the routine task ofgrading.Overall Approach to Assessing Measurable OutcomesBecause program outcomes speak to the capabilities of graduates, the Rowan UniversityChemical Engineering department has settled on an assessment strategy that focuses onthe two courses in the curriculum that best reflect real engineering practice:  Chemical Plant Design- This is the program’s capstone design experience.  Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic- This is a multidisciplinary

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chelsey Simmons, Stanford University; Beth L Pruitt, Stanford University; Kaye Storm, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

display to emulate a conference setting.3. Assessment of Program ImpactA. Instruments of investigationIn order to assess the impact of professional practice-focused seminars within the broaderresearch experience, we sought first to understand where and how professional practices fit intoexisting classroom practices by asking the preliminary research question: What factors promoteor hinder teachers’ ability to teach mathematics- and science-related subjects in ways thatmirror professional practice of these fields, including engineering?We used two instruments to probe for answers to the research question, an open-ended essay anda survey. For the essay, participants were given a prompt at the beginning of the course andasked to add to and revise

Conference Session

EM Program Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Viola, School of Engineering, Tufts University

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Engineering Management

AC 2011-552: A LEADERSHIP-FOCUSED ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTMASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMMary Adams Viola, Ph.D. and Robert J. Hannemann,Ph.D., School of Engineering, Tufts University Robert J. Hannemann Director, Tufts Gordon Institute Professor of Practice Rob Hannemann is the Director of the Tufts Gordon Institute. In this role, he is responsible for the En- gineering Management and Entrepreneurial Leadership programs, which serve more than 100 graduate students and 500 undergraduates annually. He is also Professor of the Practice in the Mechanical En- gineering department. Dr. Hannemann earned advanced degrees in Mechanical Engineering from New York University (MS ’72) and MIT (Sc.D.’75) after receiving his BS degree

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Burks Fasse, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul Benkeser, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

22.463.3summer of 2010 which is the focus of this report. Upon return to the United States, the CURE2010 cohort completed the program during the Fall 2010 semester in the Emory or Georgia Techlabs.Research DesignOur qualitative methodology uses case study design (Fasse, 1993; Merriam, 1988; Yin, 1984) toanswer first-round research question: what could we learn from the first cohort about CURE’spotential for promoting interest in graduate school- specifically with an international component,developing the globally-engaged biomedical engineer, and linking partnering internationaluniversities through undergraduate researchers as a shared asset? The participants’ cases-- theirindividual and collective experiences—form the basis and unit of study (Stake

Conference Session

Professional Identity

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Diane Carlson Jones, University of Washington; Joy K. Crawford; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Donald M. Peter, M.S. P.E., Seattle Pacific University; Elaine P. Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Nanette M. Veilleux, Simmons College

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Educational Research and Methods

Professor Scott earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in agricultural engr. from the Univ. of California, Davis, and a Ph.D. in agricultural engr. (1987) and a Ph.D. in mechanical engr. at Michigan State Univ. (1990). She was on the faculty at Michigan State for two years and at Virginia Tech from 1992 to 2006. There, she served as the founding director for the Virginia Tech Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engr. and Sciences, a joint biomedical engr. graduate program. Her research work focused on thermal characterization and inverse problems applied to a variety of applications, including micro-wave freezing of foods, characterization of aerospace structures, blood perfusion measurement, and power electronics

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College; Mary A. Moriarty, Smith College; Apurva Errabelli

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

for enabling student and team reflection, particularly at the end of a capstonedesign experience. The purpose of the study was threefold: (1) to determine if a transferreflection activity and map and associated analyses are a useful ways to facilitate reflection aboutlearning/transfer, (2) to identify perceived knowledge and skills transferred from a capstonecourse, and (3) to determine how feedback about transfer can be used to improve capstoneeducation. The study used a qualitative research design to explore the impact of transferactivities on students in the capstone course. Consistent with the qualitative methods, researchparticipants were chosen using purposeful sampling. Johnson and Christianson27 definepurposeful or purpose sampling as

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

designs andbuilds custom apparatuses, such as a rig for 2 DOF torsional system developed by Souza et al.4Also, with a custom apparatus, custom instrumentation and transducers are required – which mayor may not be research caliber instruments. One unique apparatus that the author experienced asa graduate student at The Pennsylvania State University in the 1990’s used an air-hockey liketrack to connect mass elements with springs and measured using accelerometers and a 2-channelHP analyzer. It worked well, but a leaf-blower like device was required to produce enough airflow, which was noisy and sometimes would break down. When parts break down on customapparatuses, repair or replacement is usually more difficult than a commercially

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1565: FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF TERMINOLOGY ON ENGI-NEERING EXAMINATIONSChirag Variawa, University of Toronto Chirag Variawa is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research interests include maximizing inclusivity, accessibility and usability of engineering education via universal instructional design and innovative instructional methods. He is an active Canadian member of the SCC division of ASEE, co-chair of the Leaders of Tomorrow (Graduate) program and teaching assistant in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. He received his B.A.Sc. (2009) from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

AJ Almaguer

 backgrounds and disciplines. 7  Leadership and management skills. 8  High ethical standards and a strong sense of professionalism.  9  Dynamic/agile/resilient/flexible. 10  Ability to learn and use the techniques and tools used in engineering practice. Ability to recognize the global, economic, environmental, and societal impact of  11  engineering design and analysis.  Table 12: Mentor‐Self Assessment Skill Areas  Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa M. Abrams, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; Sharnnia Artis, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

using student interviews offaculty to introduce a best practice for faculty members and compare this to an email distributionapproach. Participants for this project were 34 students enrolled in the Food, Agricultural, andBiological Engineering (FABE) 810 College Teaching in Engineering class. Students in theclass include graduate students and undergraduates from across the College of Engineering. Thefirst step of the project was accomplished by students interviewing faculty who agreed to the Page 22.693.3process and then doing a written summary of their interview as a class assignment. Theseinterview reports were summarized and results were

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2011-830: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: A CRITICAL IMPERA-TIVE FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENTS/COLLEGESMichael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael Dyrenfurth is professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation in the Col- lege of Technology at Purdue University. He is co-PI of two FIPSE-funded Atlantis projects: DETECT exchanging undergraduates with Ireland and German and Atlantis 2009 a concurrent Master’s degree project with Ireland and Spain. He collaborates frequently with ProSTAR to deliver industry-oriented graduate programs to professionals in the field. Active in international aspects of the profession, he teaches and researches in the areas of technological

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, June 13, 2010.13. McHenry, A., Depew, D., Dyrenfurth, M., Dunlap, D., Keating, D. Stamford, T., Lee, P. and Deloatch, G. (2005). “Constructivism: The learning theory that supports competency development of engineers for engineering practice and technology leadership through graduate education,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.14. Prince, M. and Felder, R. (2006). “Inductive teaching and learning methods: definitions, comparisons, and research bases,” Journal of Engineering Education,!95(2), 123-138, pp. 123-13815. Ohland, M., Pomeranz, H. and Feinstein, H. (2006). “The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness: A New Peer Evaluation Instruments

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

several years, many students have complainedabout the work load they were assigned in different courses. Some students even tried to comeup with strategies to lessen the work load, such as forming the same team for several courseprojects with certain team members working on one project only. This defeats the purpose ofteamwork, can hurt students’ motivation for learning, has a negative impact on future studentrecruitment, and creates too much pressure for students, all of which can lead to other seriousproblems. On the other hand, reducing the contents of the laboratory and course projects is notthe best solution to this problem since most of the faculty members involved felt that theyassigned the students what was necessary in order for the

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University; D. Fu, Wayne State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

., “Closing the assessment feedback loop: the use of a qualitative evaluation process from the joint hybrid-electric vehicle/NSF-Penn State science education project,” Proceedings of ASEE AC2005-1410, 2005.9. D. Tallon, R. Streit, C.Y. Wang, C. Bakis, C. Randall, M. Lanagan, et al., “Graduate Automotive Technology Education in energy storage systems - GATE Penn State,” International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning, Vol. 11, No. 4/5/6, 534-541, 2001.10. Rizkalla, M., Yokomoto, C., Pfile, R., et al., “Using senior research, design and development projects in the development of a course in electric vehicle technology,” Proceedings of ASEE AC2000-3432, 2000.11. Rizkalla, M., Yokomoto, C

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anouk Desjardins, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Marc-André Plasse, _naturehumaine; Erik Belanger, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-870: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CAPSTONE PROJECT:COLLABORATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSAnouk Desjardins, Eng., MASc, Ecole Polytechnique de Montral Since 2008, Anouk Desjardins has been developing and teaching the ING4901 Sustainable Development Capstone Project course. She graduated from the cole Polytechnique de Montral (EPM) with a degree in Civil Engineering, and earned her Masters of Applied Sciences in 1999. She worked on engineering design projects for several years as a project engineer and project leader. In 2008, she joined EPM as a research associate for sustainable development projects, and as Instructor for capstone projects in Civil Engineering and sustainable development, and

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

of integration between teaching and research:From my previous experience, I have found that a number of excellent students have thecapacity to perform high-level projects, such as research on specific topics. We believe that thestyles previously existent at UW do not encourage students to perform high-level works. a. Absence of national and international components:Green build conference is relatively interesting for professors but has limited impact onstudents. The majority of the presentations are out of reach for our students. We believe thatmore exposure to design and technology can be accomplished by inviting expert designers fromvarious areas of architectural engineering to speak to our students (this is what we are doingthrough

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth Wertz P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education and is the Co-Director of As- sessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) at Purdue University. Dr. Cardella earned a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Puget Sound and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering at the University of Washington. At the University of Washington she worked with the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the LIFE Center (Learning in Informal and Formal Environments). She was a CASEE Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher at the Center for Design Research at Stanford before beginning her appointment at Purdue. Her research interests include: learning in

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Ewert, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College

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Design in Engineering Education

LearningAbstractA new model for engineering education has been developed and funded. The model is100% project based learning (PBL) where the students develop their own learningobjectives. The projects are authentic needs contributed by collaborating industries.Students monitor the acquisition of 32 technical competencies and all of the design andprofessionalism competencies required of new practicing engineers. The reasons for thenew model, description of the model, research supporting the model, methods forevaluating the model and its transportability are discussed.Factors that Motivated the Development of the ModelEducating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field1 together with other recentresearch and reports on engineering education, make a

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny King, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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First-Year Programs

. Since the inception of the program, students participating in Bridge have been retainedand graduate at a higher rate than students who do not participate in the program. Although theprogram is marketed to first generation, low income, and underrepresented students, campuswide participant GPAs continue to be statistically higher and DFW rates remain statisticallylower than the general student population. This paper will explore the success of the SB program as well as share information aboutthe unique teaching methodology and innovative practices used during the program tospecifically retain engineering students. It will present quantitative and qualitative data thatdemonstrate the various reasons for success of the program and show

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jitesh Panchal, Washington State University; Sammy Haroon, The RBR Group; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

practiced with passion – justas our research. With time and experience though, the effort for offering this course decreases,especially if appropriate rubric sheets for marking/grading are used. In summary, we haveobserved an increase in both student engagement and learning. We are particularly pleased aboutpositive feedback from former students who are now in industry and appreciate and value ofwhat they experienced in this course. What is currently missing is a thorough long-termassessment of our approach. As part of our future work we intend to investigate what exactly thestudents actually take away from the course beyond the core technical design content.7. AcknowledgementsWe thank our industrial collaboration partners who, over the course of

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamsnaz Virani, University of Texas, El Paso; Iris B. Burnham, Burnham Wood Charter School District; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Miroslava Barua, University of Texas, El Paso; Elaine Fredericksen, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso; Sally J. Andrade, Andrade & Associates, Inc., El Paso, TX

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students will understand increasinglycomplex content and concepts by learning, practicing and applying engineering design, thinkingand skills.The three goals of the research are achieved through a three-year incremental deploymentcoordinated with the formative assessments. The ICE-HS framework, shown in figure 2,illustrates the major activities and the outcomes for each dimension. Page 22.1701.6Innovative Curriculum for Engineering in High School (ICE-HS) Activities Outcomes Course and

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Kenji Ryan Yamamoto, Northern Arizona University; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Tom Weller, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

howeffectively the project helps students build critical systems-thinking skills, and the challenges ofadopting resources for fast-tracking the development of new laboratory projects.IntroductionThe notion of systems thinking is well-known, but views vary on its specific definition1,2. Forexample, the systems dynamics community emphasizes understanding the temporal dynamics ofinterconnected parts, including the effects of feedback and emergent behaviors, via conceptualand simulation models3. Others have emphasized design in a broader context, includingassessment of societal impacts and awareness of economic and societal goals4.In our practice-oriented view, systems thinking is already pervasive across engineeringdisciplines, highly valued in industry

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

lecture hall and place it instead in the discovery environment ofthe laboratory, the design studio, or the experiential environment of practice.” Addressing thisneed and helping to define a path forward in determining how we should educate in the 21stCentury differently than was done in the 20th Century represents an over arching goal for the MDProgram.As an institution with strong emphasis on research, large student populations, and a graduate toundergraduate student ratio of approximately 1:2, this engineering program must address twoimportant challenges: (1) scalability: the CoE currently enrolls nearly 5500 undergraduatestudents, and (2) breadth of programs: the CoE currently offers 15 academic bachelor degrees.The Multidisciplinary Design

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William K. Durfee, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Benjamin Adams, University of Minnesota; Audrey J. Appelsies, University of Minnesota; Pamela Flash, University of Minnesota

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

drawn from student work and evaluated by a group of threeor four faculty members. The evaluation uses a rubric with metrics based on the desired writingabilities. Writing samples may include a portfolio, a lab report, a design report and one or more Page 22.125.4problem sets. The sampling takes place on the biennial cycle that matches assessment of coursematerial for ABET purposes.At periodic intervals, the curriculum committee reviews the department writing programresources such as the style guides, grading rubrics and instructor resources, and recommendschanges. A small sample of students in the major, department faculty and practicing

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Satyajit Verma, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2808: SOFTWARE-BASED ASSESSMENT METHOD FOR STU-DENT LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM OUTCOMESMehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Dr. Mehrubeoglu received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering, respectively, from Texas A&M University. After working as a research engineer and software engineer at Electroscientific Industries, where she developed new algorithms for machine vision problems, she joined Cyprus Interna- tional University as the Chair of Department of Computer Engineering. After returning to Texas she taught at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. She has

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

skills and practice communication and presentation skills.Classroom teaching is combined with laboratory exercises. Heavy emphasis is placed onteamwork. At the end of the semester, the students must present a team project. The project is ofsufficient complexity and workload that it is very difficult for one student to complete it alone ina semester’s time frame.To illustrate the teaching approach, the topic of distillation will be presented. In this typicalsession on distillation process design and operation, the students learn about the concept ofdistillation, how to design a distillation to achieve desired product specifications, simulate adistillation process and consider the impact of certain operating variables on its operation.By

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

philosophy is supported by studies which havelooked cross-culturally at the contexts in which literacy is practiced. These include Akinnaso[30],Besnier[31, 32], Hornberger[33], McLaughlin[34, 35], and Reder and Green[36].Perhaps the most important aspect of a social perspective on literacy is that it requires one tolook not only at the set of skills associated with literacy, but more importantly the enactment ofthe literary event, that is, the larger social and cultural events and relationships that result from it.In terms of engineering education, this means, for example, being cognizant of who is writing ajournal paper, who has funded the research, and what the purpose of the research is. Suchaspects are especially vital when looking at the impact

Conference Session

K-12 Students and Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Experiences for Students and Teachers project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice (2007-2011), a National Science Foundation Award# 0737616 from the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. This project is aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of a middle-school engineering education program. Page 22.208.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Analyzing Subject-Produced Drawings: The use of the Draw-an-Engineer Assessment in ContextIntroductionIn this paper, an example of

Conference Session

Professional Identity

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Caitlin Hawkinson, Seattle Pacific University; Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Crystal Bruxvoort, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

22.591.4order to make the engineering identity measurement. Further, since persistence in theengineering workforce varies by degree, interviews fit that measure best as well. Finally, open-response interview questions are the best approach for seeking out unknown factors relevant topersistence.To recruit participants we emailed prospective participants a request to complete an onlinesurvey to briefly assess identity and persistence in a quantitative format. We emailed the requestto engineering alumni at three institutions: all engineering alumni at one small, private universityin the Northwest; all engineering alumnae who graduated after 1980 of one small, private collegein the Midwest; and all the engineering alumnae of a large research university in

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties in- clude assessment, evaluation and research for the ITL Program’s and BOLD Center’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder