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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jennifer Anna Kersten, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Micah S Stohlmann, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Forster D. Ntow, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota & Purdue University, West Lafayette

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) promotion ofengineering habits of mind. However, this is not a robust enough definition of engineering at theK-12 level to be implemented by practitioners. As we look towards providing a morecomprehensive definition of K-12 engineering education in an era of standards-based reform, weneed to establish clear, coherent, and important content as developmentally appropriate learningoutcomes. The document Standards for K-12 Engineering Education?2 concludes that the firststep toward improving the quality and consistency in K-12 engineering education is to “articulatethe essential core ideas” (p. 37) of engineering that are appropriate for students at this level. Theresearch presented here reports the development of the Framework for Quality K-12

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Novel Pedagogies 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arthur C Heinricher, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Quinn Evaluation Consulting; Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kent J Rissmiller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Educational Research and Methods

on projects funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, state departments of education, and private colleges and universities. She holds an M.A. in Developmental Psychology from Clark University and a B.A. in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University.Prof. Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Richard F. Vaz received the PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), specializing in signal analysis and machine vision. He held systems and design engineering positions with the Raytheon Company, GenRad Inc., and the MITRE Corporation before joining the WPI Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty in 1987. Rick is currently Dean of the

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Shahryar Darayan; David Olowokere; Xuemin Chen

 Whistleblowing  Professional Relations  Engineering and the Law  Moral Reasoning  Ethical Case StudiesContribution of course to meeting the professional component: This course focuses on theethics of engineering practice and in doing so students are encouraged and expected to considerthe effects of their actions (and non-actions) -- including the economic, environmental, political,societal, health, and safety, consequences of their work -- while also keeping in mind themanufacturability and sustainability of their structures and products.Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives: This course focuses onhelping students to understand the nature and value of "professional and ethical responsibility."In order to

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K-12 Professional Development II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary R. Mayer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Allison Jane Fahsl, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Stephen McCaire Marlette, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design processThe purpose of the summer workshop was to expose the teacher-participants to a curriculum thatemphasized 21st Century Skills such as creativity, problem solving, and communication5. Theparticipants (teachers) were to then carry applicable components of this curriculum back to theirown classrooms. Engineering design is the framework upon which this curriculum was built. Thereason for this is that the purpose of engineering as a profession is to tackle large, complexproblems and there is a systematic approach for doing such6-8. As part of the project, the intentwas to take the essence of the engineering design process and provide it as a tool to supportteachers in enabling more open-minded, creative problem solving in their

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Using graphics in the rest of the engineering courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #7532Teaching Sustainability in an Engineering Graphics Class with Solid Model-ing ToolDr. Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, PuebloDr. Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo Jane M. Fraser is Chair of the Department of Engineering at Colorado State University, Pueblo. She was formerly on the faculty at the Ohio State University and Purdue University. She has a B.A in mathematics from Swarthmore College and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of California, Berkeley

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Visualization tools and uses in graphics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melchor Garcia Dominguez, Universidad de Las palmas de Gran Canaria; Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Universidad de La Laguna; Cristina Roca, University of Las Plamas de Gran Canaria

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Engineering Design Graphics

the use of information visualization tools to provide new methods of learning. Their interest is the develop- ment of teaching applications based on emerging technologies as well as motivation and usability studies focusing his work on developing computer applications.Mrs. Cristina Roca, University of Las Plamas de Gran Canaria Page 23.1253.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Tools, methodologies and motivation to improve spatial skill on engineering studentsIntroductionFerguson1 in “Engineering and the Mind´s Eye” points out that an

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Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

intend to be a doctorchange their mind or are not able to get into a medical school. In these cases, an engineeringdegree is a good backup plan. If students are thinking about becoming a lawyer, we inform themthat again engineering is an excellent undergraduate degree for law school. We also point outthat an engineering degree is required for patent law, which is a very good paying career. Wealso caution the students about doing any major that has a “pre” in front of it, such as pre-law,pre-medicine, or pre-business, since if they change their mind or are unable to get into medicalschool, a “pre” degree does not have a lot of value in the marketplace and emphasizes that thestudent was not able to carry through with their intent. We also tell the

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University; Gregory Richard Baker, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, The Ohio State University

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Mathematics

23.603.8fundamentals courses taken by all engineering freshmen, departmental courses, or mathematicscourses. To help make this determination, a similar survey is being developed and will soon beadministered to faculty of introductory mathematics courses at Ohio State. Exploring anymismatches in the perceptions and beliefs of the two groups of faculty is key to developing aneffective intervention.1 Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L. & Cocking, R. R. ,ed, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School(National Academy of Science, 1999).2 Bassok, M. & Holyoak, K. J., “Interdomain Transfer Between Isomorphic Topics in Algebra and Physics,” Journalof Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 15, 1, 153-166 (1989).3 Bassok, M., “Transfer

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Computational/CS Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; A. Anil Kumar, Prairie View A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the computer engineering knowledge iswidely used in our everyday lives, most middle school and high school students still don’t knowabout it. If no one from university level introduces the program and fills in the gap, there is noway for the next generation youngsters to choose CPEG as their majors. Nowadays moststudents already have a dominated program in their mind before they become high school seniors.From university recruit point of view, STEM programs must find ways to attract them at an earlystage.In summary, this collaborated weather balloon project not only breaks the technical barriers formiddle school teachers, but also provides university professors a unique opportunity to teach themiddle school students what is Computer

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K-5 Teacher Transformation

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

post-teaching survey, asked participants toanswer on a Likert scale with regard to level of agreement (e.g., strongly agree, stronglydisagree) or frequency (e.g., sometimes, never). For example, teachers were asked to expresstheir level of agreement regarding the statement, “I see myself as developing competence in asubject (engineering) for which (prior to the project) I was not trained.” They were asked toshare the frequency with which they “… communicate with other teachers (including co-teachers) about aspects of the unit.” Five questions on the pre-teaching survey were open-response questions. One suchquestion was: “What kinds of words come to mind when you think of the engineeringprofession? (Please include a "brainstormed" list

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Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

addition, the framework will suggest membership requirements forparticipating institutions, keeping in mind the benefit of the program’s flexibility ofadapting to many different types of institutions. The funds will be used to define astructure in which the quality of the Engineering Ambassador program remains high, andoffer the essential support system for participating institutions and new schools who wantto start a similar program. Part of the success of the founding partner schools can beattributed the collaboration between the Engineering Ambassador advisors and thesupport system that ensued. The network will allow the same benefit to participatinginstitutions in sharing materials, offering invaluable networking opportunities, andproviding

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dimitrios Peroulis, Purdue University; Greg Lammers, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Electrical and Computer

). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. Washington, D.C.Graaf, P. W. D., Wright, C. H. G., Walker, M. J., & Welch, T. B. (n.d.). An Integrated Approach to Teaching Engineering Courses (pp. 1-5).Notaros, B. M. (2002). Concept Inventory Assessment Instruments for Electromagnetics Education. Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (pp. 684-687).Sturm, J. C., & Wolfe, A. (1996). A Revised Electrical Engineering Curriculum at Princeton University. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings. Page 23.1078.10

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pnina Ari-Gur, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Roman Rabiej, Western Michigan University; Peter Thannhauser, Western Michigan University; Marwa M Hassan, Louisiana State University; Daniel M. Litynski, Western Michigan University; Renee Schwartz, Western Michigan University

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-1999 entering science mathematics, engineering,and technology majors in 175 colleges and universities. Norman, OK: Center for Institutional Data Exchange andAnalysis University of Oklahoma.7. Bransford, J. and Brown, A.; Cocking, R.; Eds., How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School(National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2000). Page 23.1269.88. Felder, R.M. and Silverman, L.K. (1998). Learning and teaching styles in engineering education. Engr. Educ., 78(7), 674-681.9. Felder, R.M. (1993). Reaching the second tier: learning and teaching styles in college science education. J. Coll.Sci. Teach., 23(5), 286 -290.10. Ma, J

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Outreach to K-12 Females

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Austin Bates Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Anthony J Petrosino Jr, The University of Texas at Austin ; Kristen Bland, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #7249Girls Go Beyond Blackboards towards Positive Attitudes about EngineeringDr. Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Christina White completed her Doctoral degree from Teachers College, Columbia University where she studied engineering education. She is the director of the National Academy of Engineering Longhorn Grand Challenges Scholars & K12 Partners Program at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. White is also the director of an outreach program called Design, Technology, & Engineering for All Children (DTEACh) which has reached more than 1000 teachers and 85,000 students. She is

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Kenyon M Richardson; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6617Factors that Influence Faculty Motivation of Effective Teaching Practices inEngineeringDr. Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan Dr. Cynthia Finelli is director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Engineering and research associate professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. She actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty at University of Michigan in their scholarly endeavors. Her current research interests include studying faculty motivation to change class- room practices, evaluating methods to improve teaching, and exploring

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Secondary (6-12) Outreach

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Jessica Chin, Northeastern University; Sagar V. Kamarthi, Northeastern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

new, the development of a new solution that is eithernew or an improvement on an existing solution. The claim is not to make every student an engineer. Noris it to make every teacher an engineer. But the goal is to improve students’ ability to think critically andunderstand how to solve problems that do not necessarily have a right answer. The development ofstudents’ ability to think critically is most prevalent when students are learning how to think and analyzeproblems [6, 17, 18]. There is such focus on standardize tests and getting the right answer, that studentslose sight of what school and education should be about. Hand-on activities that pose an open-endedchallenge force the mind to think, not only about the answer, but the process on

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Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #7483Mentoring Minority Students in Biomedical Engineering: An Engaged Ap-proachDr. Christine S Grant, North Carolina State UniversityDr. Tuere Bowles, NC State University Dr. Tuere A. Bowles is an Associate Professor in the department of Leadership, Policy, Adult and Higher Education. Professor Bowles’ research specializes in: adult learning and development, equity issues in education (race, ethnicity, gender and social class), assessment, workforce development and women’s learning and development. She received her B.A. in English at Spelman College, an M.Div. in the ITC/Morehouse School of Religion and a Ph.D. in

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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David B. Lanning

frame of mind that the author Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 169undertook an investigation to find out how widespread are course repeats, and to use thisinformation to enable sound academic planning.Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott campusThe Prescott, Arizona campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is a primarilyundergraduate institution with an enrollment of close to 1700 students. It is a private university,with an annual tuition of around $30,000. The College of

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Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Two Year College Division

, June 2009. < http://www.asee.org/about-us/the-organization/advisory- committees/CCSSIE/CCSSIEE_Phase1Report_June2009.pdf >.2. Piechota, Thomas C. et al, Project-Based Learning in a Freshman Engineering Course: University – High SchoolPartnership. Las Vegas, Nevada, 2003.< http://faculty.unlv.edu/piechota/proceedings/piechota-asee-psw-2003.pdf >3. Bransford, John D., Ann L.Brown, and Rodney R.Cocking, editors. How People Learn: Brain, Mind,Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning, NationalAcademy Press, Washington, D.C. 2000.4. National Research Council, National Science Education Standards, National Academy Press, Washington, DC(1996).5. McKnight, Stephen W., Michael

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa G. Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David Schaad, Duke University; Michael M Barger; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Duke University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6745A Grand Challenge-based Framework for Contextual Learning in Engineer-ingDr. Lisa G. Huettel, Duke University Dr. Lisa G. Huettel is an associate professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University where she also serves as associate chair and director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. She received a B.S. in Engineering Science from Harvard University and earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Her research interests are focused on engineering education, curriculum and laboratory development, and applications of

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Weiss, David Heil & Associate, Inc.; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #7284Public Works Projects as Vehicles for Engineering Education and OutreachMs. Shannon Weiss, David Heil & Associate, Inc. Shannon Weiss is a project coordinator and specializes in the design and implementation of evaluation and market research projects related to DHA’s core areas of emphasis in science, engineering, health, and environmental education; and institutional strategic and business planning. Her work serves a range of academic institutions, government agencies, corporations and non-profit enterprises including projects funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

Paper ID #6802The Integration of Stakeholder Requirements within Aerospace EngineeringDesign EducationAlexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexandra Coso is a Ph.D. candidate in the Cognitive Engineering Center at Georgia Tech, where she is pursuing a doctorate in Aerospace Engineering. She received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Coso is actively involved in the ASEE Student Division and the Graduate Engineering Education Consortium for Students, and she co-founded a Georgia Tech ASEE student chapter in the fall of 2011. Her

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Motivation and Self-Efficacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Reid Brown, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #6950Unlocking Student Motivation: Development of an Engineering MotivationSurveyMr. Philip Reid Brown, Virginia Tech Philip Brown is a Ph.D. candidate in Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. He has a B.S. from Union College and a M.S. from Duke University, both in Electrical Engineering. His research interests include informed career decisions, mixed methods research, motivation and learning theories and intervention development.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Page 23.1284.1

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Preparing for Practice

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #6120Learning Strategies and Learning Traits Critical to Practicing Engineers af-ter CollegeMr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is a graduate student in the Engineering Education Program at Purdue University and the recipient of NSF awards for research in engineering education. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University. Before assuming that position he was Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology and involved in research in service

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Engineering and Public Policy I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University / Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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Engineering and Public Policy

Engineering Programs, 2011 - 2012. (2011).at 4. Tull, K. & Jones, S. A sophomore-level Engineering and Public Policy course required for B.A. Engineering majors at Lafayette College. 13 (2006).at 5. Myers, T. D. Learning outcomes for an Engineering and Technology Public Policy curriculum. (2008).at 6. Grose, T. K. Public Policy for the Tech-Minded. ASEE Prism 18, 47 – 48 (2009).7. Myers, T. & Stuart, B. Teaching engineering and technology public policy while fulfilling multiple ABET and university requirements. 13 (2010).at 8. Harter, K. & Libros, R. Aset 101: Science, Technology And Public Policy: Increasing Technological Literacy Among Community College Students. (2010).at 9. Sicker

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Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin R Campbell, Robert Morris University; A. Clayton Pozzi

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Biomedical

prototyping. Many of the students learned these skills priorto a college circuits class andConclusions The Force TM Trainer from Star Wars TM Science has proven to be an inexpensive andviable platform to teach engineering students about the fundamentals of reverse engineering andadaptation of devices, while introducing concepts of neural interface technology. The toy has Page 23.1376.4been used to demonstrate its functionality as a research platform. Students successfully used it togenerate music notes using only the mind. It was also shown with some rudimentary circuitsusing design software models that the output signal could be converted

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New Approaches in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

a model to enhance theexperiences of undergraduate engineering students, this paper presents information about a smallgroup seminar designed to expose undergraduate engineering students to a community of like-minded, well-rounded students. Within this seminar, students will engage in conversations withprofessionals, will connect with other engineering students who have succeeded in engineering,and will engage in leadership opportunities early in their academic careers. Led by anunderrepresented minority faculty in the band and orchestra department who served as a formerrecruiter for engineering students, this seminar provides a unique opportunity for students to (1)demonstrate uses of campus resources to enable academic success, (2

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Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #7372Cyber Science - Interdisciplinary Approach to Cyber StudiesDr. Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation CenterProf. Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University Galen Turner is the Maxfield Professor of Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Louisiana State Uni- versity in 1999. His primary research areas include graph theory, network analysis, matroid theory, and combinatorics, as well as engineering education. He currently serves as the Chief Academic Officer for the

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Engineering and Public Policy I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University

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Engineering and Public Policy

in engineering: The case of energy policy and social goalsIntroduction Engineering professionals are increasingly expected to be mindful of the socialimplications of their work by virtue of the increasing importance and impact of their role insociety. Grasso and Martinelli 8 state there is a growing need for engineers to “think broadlyacross disciplines and consider the human dimensions that are at the heart of every designchallenge” 8. One of the ways to promote such mindfulness is to introduce engineering studentsto public policy. A recent 2012 National Research Council of the National Academies (NRCNA)19 report on science and public policy, suggests that “graduates need a working familiarity

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Innovative IE Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Viviana I. Cesani, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

a mentoring role. Most UPRM students completed two terms inthe REU program, one in the summer and the other one either in the spring or fall semester.Students from US-based institutions completed only the summer term in the program, which isstrictly the term of the REU program on which we are focusing in this work. Nonetheless, bothlocal students and students from US-based institutions were sponsored to present their researchprojects at conferences such as the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference(ISERC), INFORMS Annual Meeting, and Great Minds in STEM. Page 23.890.6 1 - Be currently enrolled in an Industrial