Conference Session

Engineering Identity 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Karen J McGaughey, Cal Poly State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Wickenden Award for the best paper in the Journal of Engineering Education and the 2011 Best Paper Award for the IEEE Transactions on Education. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China teaching and doing research.Dr. Karen J McGaughey, Cal Poly State University Associate Professor Department of Statistics California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA Page 23.521.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engineering Students’ Development as Lifelong LearnersAbstractIt is widely accepted that one goal of

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany, SUNY; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. She also has interests in the diffusion of effective educational interventions and practices.Prof. Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany, SUNY Please note I am Professor EmeritaDr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is in- terested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Design in Engineering Education

strategies for addressing environmental impact while still meeting design and economic requirements. 3. Conduct a material selection with a goal of reducing the environmental impact of a product and/or process while simultaneously reducing material costs. 4. Use appropriate tools to evaluate the environmental impact of a manufacturing process and recommend actions for reducing this impact and minimize production costs. 5. Propose design changes to a product to enhance recycling, reuse and/or remanufacturing capability with consideration of the economics of these activities. 6. Identify and apply best practices in promoting the environment in a corporate setting.”The six topical modules were introduced and integrated with

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ethan Alexander Peritz, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

availability. This project allows students to practice building whileexposing them to architectural design considerations without requiring them to build an actualmodel house. It is grounded in chemical frameworks, fostering a strong relationship betweenengineering and science.The semester continues with a larger, multidimensional project that places heavy emphasis onblueprinting and human factors of design. Students will design a one story, one bedroomapartment for someone with a physical disability. Students will have to research the servicesavailable for physical disabled people and determine which of those features are important for Page

Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

storytelling, paired with guided inquiry, notonly helps the Ambassadors connect their stories with the messages, but also allows them theopportunity to practice verbally making these connections through the act of telling their story.Research Question and GoalThe research question guiding this study is: Page 23.544.8What best practices can be drawn from the High Tech High Heels STEM Speaker’s Bureautraining workshops?The ultimate goal of this research is to propose a workshop model for training STEMAmbassadors, and to outline a research agenda for a STEM Ambassador network.MethodThe methodological design for this study is a single embedded case study

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters; Gloria A. Murphy, NASA; Lisa D. May, NASA Headquarters

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Systems Engineering

Lunabotics competitionrequires a paper to be submitted prior to the actual mining event. The systems engineeringscoring rubric requires that students demonstrate a variety of processes and practices—fromrequirements development to design reviews to trade studies, with professional engineers judgingthe submissions. University teams vie for the best systems engineering paper award, and theirpaper scores contribute to the grand prize score.This paper highlights the qualities of the winning systems engineering papers from the threeyears of the Lunabotics design challenge. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of systemsengineering demonstrated by the university teams, as well as compliance with the statedchallenge requirements. The paper also compares

Conference Session

Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

for engineering undergraduate students. Dr. Knight’s research inter- ests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include the assessment and evaluation of the ITL Program’s hands-on undergraduate courses and K-12 engineering outreach initiatives. Page 23.772.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Integrating Engineering for Developing Communities into Engineering Education: A Case StudyAbstractThe present investigation is a case study of a first year design course with a survey and follow-upinterviews to assess

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Lisa G. Huettel, Duke University; Wayne T. Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen E. Wage, George Mason University; John R. Buck, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

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Electrical and Computer

for faculty collaboration designed tobroaden the use of innovative practices in engineering classrooms. A recentrecommendation from the Innovation with Impact report called for increasing facultyawareness about effective teaching innovations as well increasing engagement inengineering courses (Jamieson & Lohmann, 2012). The focus of this research study is onhow small, long-term faculty groups can be used as a model to encourage suchinnovations and improvements in teaching. In addition to developing a faculty teachingdevelopment process, the project also involves the creation of sharable resources forinnovative teaching. While there are many general resources for teaching, we seek tocreate resources specifically for electrical and computer

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FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Renée S DeGraaf M.A., Lansing Community College; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College; Ruth Heckman, Lansing Community College; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

specific approaches to problem solving. Over the last decade, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education research focused on early engineering with an emphasis on hybrid course design and problem-based learning; his current research is supported by NSF/DUE and NSF/CISE.Dr. Daina Briedis, Michigan State University Dr. Diana Briedis is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University and Assistant Dean for Student Advancement and Program Assessment in the College of Engineering. Dr. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She is a co-PI on

Conference Session

Mechatronics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American

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Mechanical Engineering

and I2C sensors are part of an ongoing project that willbe incorporated to the system in the near future and in other courses.IntroductionMany engineering programs have been and continue to redesign their first- and second-yearcurriculum with strong hands-on components and/or design experiences to motivate studentlearning and increase student engagement and comprehension of fundamental engineeringprinciples3-11. Literature shows that there is a broad agreement that a strong freshman studentengagement is important for diverse student attraction, retention, and motivation. Specifically,research points to the need of emphasizing the relevance of studies to the real word1 as one ofthe key reasons STEM students decide to drop-out or transfer out

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Christine C Murphy, Clemson University Academic Success Center

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First-Year Programs

Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Helping Students find the Right Track: A Partnership for Student SuccessClemson University combines the benefits of a major, land-grant, science- and engineering-oriented research university with a strong commitment to quality teaching and individual studentsuccess. Clemson is a student-centered community characterized by high academic standards,inclusiveness, collaboration and a drive to excel1.The General Engineering (GE) Program at Clemson University is designed to introduce studentsto the various engineering disciplines from both an academic and professional prospective. Allengineering students at Clemson begin their academic journey as a general engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University

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Systems Engineering

23.710.3 Researchers found a positive correlation between homework activities and the class drop rate. Leone and Richards[20] found that homework plays a critical long-term role in the developmentof students’ achievement motivation in instructive practice. Homework provides students withtime and experience to develop positive beliefs about achievement, as well as strategies forcoping with mistakes, difficulties, and setbacks. The authors also argued that homework is a vitalmeans by which students can receive the training they need to become mature learners. Keith andCool[15] tested the influence of ability, time, quality of instruction, motivation, and academiccoursework on students' achievement, controlling for relevant background variables

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Justin J Henriques, James Madison University; Daniel Devon Imholte

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Design in Engineering Education

at Georgia Tech completing her Ph.D. research as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). She also completed a teaching certificate and was actively involved with the Center for the En- hancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Georgia Tech. Her academic interests focus on two primary areas of sustainable transportation: (1) community-based design and planning and (2) strategic planning and policy development. Dr. Barrella is also interested in investigating how to best integrate these research interests into classroom and project experiences for her students.Dr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Dr. Robert Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Tech; Eric Fouh, Virginia Tech; Mai Hassan ElShehaly, Virginia Tech; Daniel Breakiron, Virginia Tech

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Computing & Information Technology

/Distance delivery at the ME Department at VT. In 2010, with an education grant from Nuclear Regulatory Com- mission (NRC) she completed the online design of the Graduate nuclear engineering certificate program. In 2011, the new education grant from NRC, allowed initiating the design of two new nuclear graduate courses for the Master program. She maintains research and publishing tracks in nascent interdisciplinary trust concepts, eLearning, and innovative teaching, learning in fields of statistics and research methods, engineering, medical fields, and assessment methods.Prof. Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Tech Dr. Shaffer received his PhD in Computer Science from University of Maryland, College Park in 1986

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Mechanical Engineering

he led efforts in advancing both the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Department including the improvement of the senior capstone design project course sequence by providing students with real-world professional experience through the establishment of strong multidisciplinary and international collaborations. Dr. Shih’s research interests are in the areas of unsteady aerodynamics, separated flow control, aero-acoustics, and optical diagnostic techniques. In recent years, Dr. Shih is responsible for the establishment of the Aeropropulsion, Mechatronics and Energy (AME) Center to build a coalition of multidisciplinary researchers in these three fields. He currently serves as the Director of the AME Center

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Julia Yoo, Lamar University

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Engineering Economy

research interests include modeling for decision making and optimization, with applications to sup- ply chain, heuristic algorithm development, effective modeling and training for decision making. His publications encompass the developing of decision support systems for supply chain design; manufac- turing, transportation and warehousing optimization, manufacturing capacity modeling and forecasting, simulation, scheduling, inventory policy, and process design and optimization. He got his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University in 1999 with a Fulbright-Conacyt scholarship.Prof. Julia Yoo, Lamar University Julia Hyunjeong Yoo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Professional Pedagogy at Lamar

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Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Meyer, Clarkson University; John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor; Jeffrey S Sumey, California University of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #6681Computer Engineering Design Projects in Collaboration With Industry Spon-sored CompetitionsDr. Robert A. Meyer, Clarkson University Robert Meyer is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clarkson University. He teaches courses in digital systems design, software engineering, and the senior design course for Comuter Engineers. His research interests are in embedded systems and digital signal processing.Mr. John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor Mr. John McLellan is the North American coordinator of University Programs at Freescale Semiconductor Inc., a global embedded solutions

Conference Session

FPD 2: Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by more than $12.4 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received the William Elgin Wickenden Award for the Best Paper in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011. Ohland is Past Chair of ASEE’s Educational Research and Methods division and a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society. He was the 2002-2006 President of Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Richard A. Layton

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK); Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Eusebio Cuellar Torres, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Tamara Denise Guillen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #7933A Female-Only Camp for STEM DisciplinesDr. Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Dr. Muhittin Yilmaz received a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Gazi University at Ankara, Turkey, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University at University Park. He has been an assistant professor with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) since 2007. His research interests include robust and control system optimization, model identification and validation, robotics

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2013 GSW

Authors

Tanvir Manzur; Md. Kabirul Islam; Nur Yazdani

common in BUET. These typesof competition ensure participation of students having different skills in a team environmentwhich allows quick and easy exchange of skills and concepts. The current practice amongundergraduate students of BUET is to focus primarily on course work and chase hard for a bettergrade. There are limited opportunities for undergraduate research in BUET. Research experienceis useful and helpful for undergraduate students to become independent, interdependent andlifelong learners.A survey was conducted among students of the course titled "Structural Analysis and DesignSessional III" under the HEQEP project. It is a final year design-based course in which studentshave the opportunity to utilize commercially available structural

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Redekopp, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

Sp10 Sp11 Sp12Figure 5 – Performance on the assembly language concepts for three "traditional" semesters and three "flipped" semesters.In summary, in terms of lower order learning, our research is congruent with the results of othersthat a "flipped" approach does not necessarily improve student performance for lower-orderlearning outcomes. At that same time, a "flipped" approach does not decrease performance forthese outcomes either, suggesting it is a viable alternative to a traditional model.We now turn our attention to the impact of the flipped classroom on higher-order learningoutcomes. Our original hypothesis in designing our "flip" was increased class time and student-instructor interaction

Conference Session

POTPOURRI

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifang Shih, Excelsior College; Jane A LeClair, Excelsior College

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Computing & Information Technology

management, information management and security, object including oriented programming, computer architecture, systems architecture, operating systems, and networking. 10. Demonstrate the ability to analyze computing and information security requirements and risks, and apply the appropriate tools and techniques to protect organizational data assets in an ethically responsible manner. 11. Demonstrate the ability to apply best practices and standards for information technology applications. 12. Demonstrate the ability to assist in the creation and execution of an effective project plan. 13. Demonstrate a commitment to professional development and to continue to engage in lifelong learning.Capstone Course

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Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University

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Construction

approach into CEMcourses 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. Traditionally in CEM education, the project-based learning approach hasbeen widely used for CEM courses.Kajewski 32 proposed a PBL course called ‘Professional Studies.’ The course emphasizedstudent-centered and self-directed learning. The course was divided into several units, each unitincluded one problem, and students were forced to solve the problem through research andcollaboration. McIntyre 33 applied the PBL approach into a capstone course to provide studentsreal-world design and construction practices. In addition to these, there have been some attemptsto integrate the PBL approach into CEM education 34

Conference Session

INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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International

and at the technology research center at The University of Texas at Austin. He earned his doctoral degree from Virginia Tech and authored numerous publications in Problem Solving, Sustainability, and Innovation.Dr. Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael J. Dyrenfurth is a professor of Technology Leadership and Innovation in the College of Tech- nology at Purdue University. He is a member of the ASEE and he has served on the Board of the ETD and as program chair for the CIEC in New Orleans (2008). Previously he completed a four year term as Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies in Purdue University’s College of Technology. His scholarship agenda focuses on technological innovation

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

years, eleven of which he spent as faculty at the United States Military Academy. Page 23.922.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 National Trends in the Civil Engineering Major Design Experience: Part DeuxIntroductionAccording to the 2012-2013 ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, “Studentsmust be prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a major designexperience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporatingappropriate engineering standards and multiple

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Chuck Gardner, New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy; Anthony Joseph Taffaro Jr., New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School

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Computing & Information Technology

, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002, Montreal, Canada. [3] Council of Chief State School Officers, and National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. "Common Core State Standards." Common Core State Standards Initiative. Web. 03 Jan. 2013. http://www.corestandards.org/. [4] National Research Council, National Science Teachers Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve. "The Next Generation Science Standards. "The Next Generation Science Standards. Web. 03 Jan. 2013. . [5] T Corbett, K., Tims, H., Turner, G., Nelson, J., Utilizing the Engineering Design Process to Create a Framework

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Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brice Aaron Hirst, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Electrical and Computer

correct model was uploaded, students had an easy time performing this lab. In the fall 2012 class, the syllabus was modified to state that the best 13 out of the 14 (six labs plus eight quizzes) were counted towards the final grade, most students selected to work on the lab so that they can drop a low grade in quizzes.The educational impact of these labs was best seen in the performance of the students on the linecoding lab. In that lab, they were required to research four line coding schemes such as bipolarNRZ and differential Manchester, then implement each one as a masked subsystem in Simulinkusing any method of their choice. This served as both a learning experience and an evaluation oftheir accumulated Simulink skills. The

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

properties of materials. Page 23.1019.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Rationale for a Required Course on Signal and Power Integrity in Computer Engineering Curriculum AbstractTwo aspects of digital systems are digital logic design and digital circuit implementation. Theformer is a standard required subject in an electrical and computer engineering curriculum. Thelatter is usually taught as a senior elective or more often as a graduate class. While the formerhas become simpler, easier and more abstract, the latter has become more analog, moreintegrated

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla F Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology; JillL L Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

graduated nineteen Ph.D. students. In 1993, Dr. May was named Georgia Tech’s Outstanding Young Alumnus, and in 1999, he received Georgia Tech’s Outstanding Service Award. Dr. May won international Best Paper Awards from IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing twice, in 1998 and 2000. In 2004, Dr. May received Georgia Tech’s Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, as well as the Outstanding Minority Engineer Award from the American Society of Engineering Education. In 2006, he received the Mentor Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In 2010, he was named the Outstanding Electrical Engineering Alumnus of the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. May is a

Conference Session

It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cate Samuelson, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #6685How Underrepresented Minority Engineering Students Derive a Sense of Be-longing from EngineeringDr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the Director for Research at the University of Washington (UW) Center for Workforce Development (CWD) and an Affiliate Assistant Professor in UW Sociology. She directs re- search projects from conceptualization, methodological design, collection of data and analysis, to dis- semination of research findings. Dr. Litzler manages the Sloan-funded Project to Assess Climate in Engineering (PACE), which uses quantitative and qualitative methods