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Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

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Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

economic analysis, sustainable engineering, and integrated resource management. She is a member of ASEE, ASEM, APICS, IIE, and SWE. She is a licensed P.E. in Kansas.Dr. Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas Edward A. Pohl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Pohl spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, where he served in a variety of engineering, analysis, and academic positions during his career. He received a Ph.D. in system and industrial engineering from the University of Arizona in 1995, a M.S. in reliability engineering from the University of Arizona in 1993, a M.S. in system engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1988, a M.S

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Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, andother disciplines. Students are enrolled for two reasons: 1) they're deeply interested in the subjector 2) general education requirements force them to attend. The courses usually do not haveprerequisites therefore while some students have extensive science backgrounds, others havenone. It is a challenge for teachers of these courses to take into account the wide range ofscientific knowledge of their students.Non-science majors are faced with numerous forces that pull them in different directions—socialization, career, and scientific literacy. They are not well equipped to lead the nation,through its diversified and challenging problems by making informed decisions about issues suchas industrial globalization, sustainability or alternative

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Spatial Visualization

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Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2012-3305: SPATIAL SKILLS AMONG MINORITY AND INTERNA-TIONAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University Sheryl Sorby is Visiting Professor in the Engineering Education and Innovation Center at the Ohio State University and Professor Emerita of mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics at Michigan Techno- logical University. She recently served as Program Director within the Division of Undergraduate Educa- tion at the National Science Foundation. She began her academic career on the faculty at Michigan Tech in 1986, starting first as an instructor while completing her Ph.D. degree and later joining the tenure-track ranks in 1991. Sorby is the former Associate Dean for Academic Programs in

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Laboratory Development in ECE I

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Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

its kind in the U.S.Prof. John Y. Hung, Auburn University John Y. Hung is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University, where he has been on the faculty since 1989. Prior to his academic career, he worked for Johnson Controls, Inc., in the field of digital controllers for commercial building automation systems, and also worked as a consultant in control systems design. Hung is a Fellow of IEEE, and is President-elect of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES). Previously, he served IES as Treasurer and Vice President for Conference Activities. He served as General Co-chair for the 2008 IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference (IECON-2008) and the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on

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Methods of Teaching and Learning in Construction

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Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University

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Construction

successful.IntroductionIntroductory courses within an academic field of study are often challenging for first-yearstudents. They are often required to acquire a new discipline-specific vocabulary – terminologythat will be used throughout their academic and professional career – and they are often notprepared for the amount of self-directed studying they must do to be successful.Students regularly overestimate their knowledge and abilities1. Accurate self-knowledge,defined as the ability to accurately judge one’s level of knowledge, is necessary at the collegelevel. Students must be able to recognize what they already know, but more importantly, whatthey do not know so they can take steps to ensure that their end knowledge meets instructor andcourse expectations2. Some

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First-year Programs Poster Session

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William Berg, University of Texas, Brownsville

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First-Year Programs

interaction among faculty and students. This provided a foundation ofmutual respect. The warm relationship persisted and grew for the college careers of the studentswho stuck with Engineering. Page 25.1203.9Discussions and exercises following the history of engineering videos also helped studentsdevelop lasting academic relationships as discussions were non-competitive, non-threatening,and the subject matter was broad, deep and equally new to all. Thus, there was more value to thecourse than merely English practice.The students who showed no strong inclination to do homework during the Summer Bridge alsoshowed no strong inclination to do so after

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Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. In her role, she assists engineering and science students in academic advising, career planning, and more. She also helps coordinate K-12 outreach programs like TechSTEP. Petrus has a degree in mechanical engineering and spent two years working for the Dow Chemical Company before working at Louisiana Tech University. Page 25.1209.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Summary Results from Seven Years of LaTechSTEP: A High- School Teacher Development and Student Recruiting ProgramAbstractLaTechSTEP is a

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Lessons learned

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

communities. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1995. 32(1): p. 99-119.3. Kotte, D., Gender Differences in Science Achievement in 10 Countries. Vol. 9. 1992, New York: Peter Lang. 305.4. Kennedy, K. Engineering Career Day For Girls: Briding the Gap Between High School & The "Real" World. in American Society for Engineering Education. 2006. Portland, Oregon.5. Christie, B. Girls, Solidworks, Robots and Mouse Trap Cars....Oh My. in American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference. 2010. Louisville, KY.6. Noble, J., et al. Empowering Girls: Measuring The Impact Of Science Technology And Engineering Preview Summer Camps (Steps). in American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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Santosh Chandana Golagani, University of Texas, San Antonio; Moosa Esfahanian, University of Texas, San Antonio; David Akopian, University of Texas, San Antonio; Can Saygin, University of Texas, San Antonio

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

) Laboratory. He received his B.S. (1989), M.S. (1992), and Ph.D. (1997) degrees in mechanical engineering with emphasis on manufacturing engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara in Turkey. In his academic career, he worked at the University of Toledo (1997-1999) and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri, Rolla) (1999-2006) before joining UTSA in Aug. 2006. For more, please visit http://engineering.utsa.edu/˜saygin/. Page 25.1270.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Template–Based Image Processing Toolkit for

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Sundar Krishnamurty; Robert Gao; John Ritter; Donald Fisher; Janis Terpenny

social responsibility.2) Interdisciplinary Education Assistive technology is an interdisciplinary field of great breadth. It encompasses electromechanical systems design, simulation, embedded computing, materials, human factors, and the understanding of assistive learning processes. Exposure of students to this broad field and contact with practicing industrial designers at an early stage in their career enhances their understanding of the importance of cross-discipline integration. This understanding is critical for today's engineers to face the challenges of the 21st century and provide better service to the society at large.3) Integration of Research and Education The capstone course sequence enhances the efforts of the

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Jerry Sellers; Douglas Bayley

Page 6.887.5 available an average of five hours per week. Unlike a normal university or“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Educators Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2001, American Society of Engineering Education” graduate school, cadets at the USAF Academy have 95% of their time scheduled for them, giving them very little flexibility to devote additional time to the program even if they want to. • 100% turn-over each year—The USAF Academy is an undergraduate institution only, thus each year we lose our seniors to their careers in the Air Force and can’t keep them around as graduate students to continue

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Kevin Murphy; Ismail Orabi

vibrations in manufacturing processes such as wireelectro-discharge machining (EDM). Dr. Murphy has been awarded a NASA GSRPDistinguished Fellowship, an NSF Career Award and several other competitive grants in supportof his research and teaching efforts. He has served on the review boards for several technicaljournals and for the National Science Foundation. He has received four awards for distinguished teaching.Ismail I. Orabi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He receivedhis Ph.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New Yorkand B.S. from Cairo Institute of Technology, all in Mechanical Engineering. In the past 10years, he has established three Laboratories: the Materials Testing

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Sue Ann Kearns; Merredith Portsmore; Judy Barsosky; Catherine Rogers; Chris Rogers

activities at the first grade level.IntroductionThe primary goal of Tufts University’s Center for Engineering Educational Outreach (CEEO) isto bring engineering into the K-12 classroom. Constantly building and taking things apart togain a better understanding of how they work, children are natural engineers. By bringingengineering into the classroom, these natural instincts can be capitalized on to excite childrenabout math and science and interest them in a future careers in science , math , and engineering.Engineering also provides a way to integrate subjects and to show students the real worldapplications of the subjects they are learning. It lends itself to the development of personallymeaningful projects that the students can relate to and

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April Wilson; David Ollis

-technical school. Jody Moss wishes to return to CPE next summer, in the role of rappor-teur for the summer 2001 experience. Ben Mead would be interested in a summer internship in France or inCanada. William Huang and Arathi Bale are also interested in further overseasexperiences, perhaps in France. April Wilson (rapporteur and co-author) has a heightened interest in aneventual international career with a French connection. These data indicate that the CPE summer experience can be profitably pursued byNCSU students at any class level (freshman, sophomore, junior However, to more firmlyaid CPE in developing a reliable exchange program with NCSU, a future NCSU effortshould concentrate on

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Macy Reynolds; Joseph Untener

faculty training focused on positive attitudestoward writing as one of the engineering skills, the program will benefit students and theireventual employers. After establishing the matrix approach, the department will begin to assesswhether employers find that graduates are ready to leave the university and begin careers withthe ability to communicate professionally with their peers.Bibliography1. Alford, Elisabeth M. Writing center programs for engineering Proceedings - 29th Annual Frontiers in EducationConference, v3, 1998,p518-522. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ2. Baren, R. Teaching writing in required undergraduate engineering courses: A materials course example. J. Eng.Educ.; vol. 82, no.1 pp59-61, 19933. Berry, Frederick C.; Carlson, Patricia A

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Ryan Wicker; Connie Della-Piana; Bill Diong

understanding of thelecture material and prepare them better for a rewarding engineering career. To achieve this, a proposal was recently submitted to the National Science Foundation’sCourse, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program1 for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Dynamic Systems and Controls instructional laboratory at UTEP. The proposal was funded,this laboratory was developed and it is now being used by both Electrical and MechanicalEngineering undergraduate students at UTEP. Its main goals are to:a. prepare students to be multidisciplinary in their thinkingb. introduce students to a model-based simulation-oriented approach to control systems designand developmentc. let students gain experience with the actual equipment

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Sema Alptekin; Reza Pouraghabagher; Patricia McQuaid; Daniel Waldorf

across California will have an attractive option for studying manufacturingengineering and establishing successful careers in the field; and finally, regional employers willfind talented, enthusiastic graduates who are better-equipped to meet today’s industry challengesand contribute to company success.Bibliography1. URL: http://virtual.ime.calpoly.edu/vf/2. URL: http://wait.pspt.fi/english/default.htm3. URL: http://bizednet.bris.ac.uk:8080/virtual/4. URL: http://factory.isye.gatech.edu/index.htm5. URL: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ise/research.htmlSEMA E. ALPTEKINDr. Sema Alptekin is a professor of the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at Cal Poly StateUniversity in San Luis Obispo. She has been serving as the department chair

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Leslie Dorworth; Barbara Mania-Farnell; Susan Scachitti

, recommendations were developed to help perpetuate growth and retention of womenin the STEM areas. Among the recommendations were mentoring programs and outreachprograms.In addition to gathering data regarding gender inequities during the early years of project STEM,the committee also collaborated on the facilitation of a major project which focused on regionalhigh-school students. This project was funded by a grant that amounted to $46,000 for region-wide activities including $7,000 for the university to host a program called the WorkplaceGender Equity Project (WGEP). This was a one-day workshop to encourage high-schoolstudents to pursue education and careers in fields traditionally dominated by one gender (eithermale or female). The committee

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Thomas Currin

representatives and ITE membership further supported theneed for increased undergraduate transportation education. The department’s industrial advisorycommittee cited at several meetings the need for students to be well versed in all the civilengineering specialty areas including transportation, while members of the Georgia Section ofITE openly wondered why undergraduate students were not given more exposure totransportation engineering as a career path. There was a concern that the confinement oftransportation engineering studies to the graduate level will and is stifling the development offuture transportation professionals.The Challenges to Change: As a result of the expressed need for more transportation engineering education in

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Raymond Luebbers; R.A. Rodríguez-Solís; José Colom-Ustáriz

instrument to attract students is by providing them with undergraduate researchopportunities. The Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP) of the ECE Department is one of theprograms providing such opportunities. IAP is supported by 13 companies and it has beenrunning continuously for the last 11 years, supporting over 300 undergraduate students. Thestudents participating in the program usually register in Undergraduate Research (INEL 4998),which is a flexible course that can count for up to 3 credit hours a semester for a maximum of 6credit hours during the student’s career. The size of the course is four students in average. Themain advantage over a capstone design course is that the student has two semesters to completethe project under close

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Douglas Ludlow

(l), 23-26 (1996).10) Bourne, J.R., A.J. Brodersen, J.0. Campbell, M.M. Dawant, and R.G. Shiavi, “A Model for On-Line Learning Networks in Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, 85(3), 253-62 (1996).11) Orr, J.A., D. Cyganski, and R. Vaz, “Teaching Information Engineering to Everyone,” 1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, CDROM, Session 2532 (1997).12) Pfaffenberger, B. and M. Shields, “Teaching Engineering Career Literacy and Teamwork Communication Skills in the First-Year Writing Course,” 1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, CDROM, Session 2561 (1997).13) Lilja, D.J., “Suggestions for Teaching the Engineering Research Process,” ASEE National Meeting CDROM, Session 0575 (1996).14) Agrawal, P.K

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Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

of clothing the bare bones ofscience with life, comfort, and hope.” With our design courses and particularly the designbackbone of the BME curriculum, we hope that we are helping BME graduates to see how to“clothe the bare bones of science” regardless of whether they choose to continue their careers inengineering, medicine, or any other field.AcknowledgementsDevelopment of the biomedical engineering design sequence was supported in part by aWhitaker Foundation Special Opportunities Award. The faculty who have contributed todeveloping and teaching this sequence are David Beebe, Frank Fronczak, Jordan Lee, MarkNicosia, Nimmi Ramanujam, and John Webster. The EPICS program is supported by an NSF

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William Watkins; John Sullivan

disciplinary orientationsneeds to increase.Earlier exposure to interdisciplinary teamwork activities may tend to lessen the impact of the“preconceptions and attitudes” exhibited by some students. Since “preconceptions and attitudes”tend to be self-correcting with the interdisciplinary experience, an earlier exposure may allow theeffected student, through practical experience, to develop the more appropriate perspectiveearlier in their academic career, thus providing an expanded opportunity for other relatedlearning experiences. Frequent exposure to interdisciplinary may also lessen the reinforcementof preconceptions and attitudes that result from the stronger/weaker student combination. Effortsare currently underway to include on a routine basis

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Philip Lau; Merredith Portsmore; Scott McNamara; Chris Rogers

not been foundelsewhere in their education. They also expressed that although ROBOLAB would not be usedin their future careers they had been able to address more concepts and topics than with aprogramming language they were unfamiliar with.Conclusions and Future DirectionsThe combination of the RCX , ROBOLAB and Lego elements provide a tool set that is easy forthe students to use and learn and is also easy for the instructor to teach. It requires a smallamount of time for instruction which frees up class time to focus on the topics of the course.Little support from the instructor or teaching assistants for hardware or software problems isneeded. As the students can program at home or in existing computer facilities, it does notrequire lab

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James Hedrick

, Computer Science, and ComputerSystems). A recurring theme in all of the engineering careers studied is that of problemsolving. Students prefer to study concepts in the context of a practical application. For thisreason, part of the course is a “Design Studio” in which students learn about engineeringprinciples by applying these principles to solving the problem of implementing a machine todump ping-pong balls into a basketball hoop. To add interest to the project students competeby pitting their machine against other students’ machines to see who can place the most ballsin the hoop in the shortest time. The problem-solving theme is also used to connect the“Design Studio” to the lectures. The concepts presented in the lectures are connected using a

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Eli Fromm; Jack McGourty

participate in course pilot test Spring courses evaluation system 2000 A2. Establish system in Design system • Increasing input from • By the end of year 9, • Institutional collaboration with and surveys Fall external constituents 100% of departments Metrics (E6) career services to 2000 on student learning will participate in first solicit information outcomes administration of on student and Implementation employer survey graduate learning Spring 2001

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Jeffrey Johnson; Janet Rutledge; Eric Sheppard

30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year Computer sciences, Total Computer sciences, Female Figure 3: Computer Science Graduate Students, all U.S. Institutions4Many under-represented minority (URM) applicants to GRF (and, previously, MGF)started their educational careers at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs, such asHistorically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or Hispanic Serving Institutions(HSIs)), as can be seen in the first column of Table 1. However, the second column ofthe

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John Klegka; Robert Rabb

Page 6.54.1 Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationmechanical engineering curriculum at USMA and show how it meets the needs of the institutionand the engineering profession.USMA must prepare its mechanical engineering graduates to meet diverse expectations in atechnical army and in careers beyond the military. They need experience and exposure with thediscipline’s wide range of topics. By providing students the opportunity to study a broad andbalanced choice of mechanical engineering offerings, the Academy responds to the requirementsfor graduates with the capabilities to solve complex, ill-defined problems and who are preparedfor advanced schooling in a wide range of technical areas.However

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@aol.comMexico State University ahyde@nmsu.eduPinewood Preparatory School (SC) coolchemist@rocketmail.comSaint Martin’s College esjoblom@stmartin.eduSouthern Illinois University mrtfehr@aol.comSouthwest Missouri State University billdrake@smsu.eduTennessee Technological University rcp5542@tntech.eduThe College of New Jersey sepahpou@tcnj.edu Page 6.743.8UniTec Career Center (MO) bminkel@peoplepc.comUniversity of New Hampshire moon.buggy@unh.eduUniversity of

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Mark Smith

after a career in the information technology industry, working in management andtechnical positions in the Industrial Sector and as a consultant with IBM. Mark received an A.A.S in ComputerTechnology and B.S. in Management from Purdue University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. Page 6.183.8 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2001, American Society for Engineering Education