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2001 Annual Conference

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Subhash Sarin; Louis Guido; James Heflin; Robert Hendricks

of the word). We describe a unique and innovative curriculum that solves anumber of difficult problems. It: • develops a process to expose large numbers of students to the excitement of microelectronics as a career very early in their undergraduate education; • provides a clear educational pathway for students who start their education in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS); • provides and opportunity for those so inclined to obtain a superior education in the field through a university option in microelectronics; • improves on the standard course-based undergraduate education by providing team-based research projects; and • encourages the best of our students to continue

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jack Jennings; Vincent Wilczynski

students succeeded in completing a very complex design challenge. Through this process the participants realized the importance of team work and have developed a unique set of skills for distributed team projects.• The Academy Cadets had an opportunity to experience working on a geographically- distributed multidisciplinary team, which they’ll do frequently throughout their Coast Guard careers and beyond.• The high school students received mentoring from both college students and professional engineers. This experience has hopefully provided them with the interest and confidence to Page 6.646.13 pursue advanced education in math

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2001 Annual Conference

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Zbigniew Prusak

Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationthat with the ever growing body of knowledge needed for a successful career, the centuries oldeducation model of one master and few apprentices had become largely insufficient. Education ofa goal-minded individual who uses technical knowledge as a principal tool and communicateseffectively with non-technical personnel became the emphasis of the education in that institution.The principles of today’s engineering work have not changed much since. Increasingly more oftenfunctioning of an engineer is viewed in context of the entire scientific and economic environment. Several reports by professional societies and papers published in the last

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2001 Annual Conference

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Paul Eckerman; Robert Hendricks

yield versusprocessing parameters will clearly assist us in improving our mask sets and processes to assurethat each student group is successful in producing a wafer with working devices—an essentialgoal if we are to excite students about pursuing careers in microelectronics. Other usefulenhancements include automation of cleanroom performance measures. The capability to soundalarms and take preventative measures regarding elevated particle counts and inadequate DIwater quality should be automated to the point where lab managers need only receive updates onwhat is occurring in real time, thus allowing corrective action in a more timely fashion.V. AcknowledgementsWe thank LabWare, Inc. (http://www.labware.com) for donating a copy of LabWare and

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Systems Engineering

evidence that this was going on but there was no systematic harvestingof assessment data by the instructors.During the course anecdotal feedback was provided to individuals both by the instructors and bypeers as circumstances permitted, usually initiated by the student (e.g., “How am I doing?”).Grading of presentations was avoided intentionally during the semester despite many students’requests for graded feedback (e.g., “How was that presentation – maybe a 3.5?”). Weconsistently emphasized the concept of self-directed professional growth as the way the studentswould have to learn to improve during their careers; we argued that the self-directed reviewapproach was an excellent opportunity for them to practice while in school. We also tried

Conference Session

Hardware Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Amos L. Purdy; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

in1941 and worked for Curtis Wright Aircraft Co. during World War II. Following this service tothe country, he returned to the University of Wyoming in 1946 for a teaching career thatspanned 38 years. He was awarded the professional EE degree in 1958, was selected the SigmaTau Outstanding Faculty Member in 1961 and was a past president of the Wyoming EngineeringSociety. During his tenure Mr. Beach was noted for his dedication to his students and over theyears Professor Beach and his wife, Charleen, have made generous contributions to the next Page 22.765.11generation of engineers through scholarship endowments

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Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Kevin Caves, Duke University; Julie A. Reynolds, Duke University

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Biomedical

skills will be more important intheir careers. In addition, they may assume that a project that doesn’t work will hurt their finalgrade much more than a poorly written final report. Finally, our students have had fewopportunities to practice and develop their technical writing skills in our curricula.Therefore, we adopted new strategies to improve the quality of technical writing in our capstonedesign course. Our goals were to: 1. Encourage students to work on their writing earlier and throughout the semester 2. Engage every student in the class in the writing process 3. Use writing as a tool to improve students’ understanding of the clinical problem that they are addressing and how their design addresses their client’s needs 4

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindset II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; William J. Riffe, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

value can bemade. Page 22.845.10References1 Carlson, C., and Wilmot, W. “Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want,” CrownBusiness, ISBN 13:978-0-307-33669-9, 2006.2 Thursby, M., Fuller, A., and Thursby, J., “An Integrated Approach to Educating Professionals for Careers inInnovation,” Academy of Management Learning & Education, Vol. 8, No. 3, 389–405, 2009.3 Sager, B., Fernandez, M., and Thursby, M., “Implications of a Multidisciplinary Educational and ResearchEnvironment,” Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 18, pp. 57-69, 2006.4 Kingon, A. I., Thomas, R., Markham, S. K., Aiman-Smith, L., Debo, R.. “An

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine McComas, Cornell University; Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

rural communities my career.” people’s lives in rural areas and in throughout the world, it is quiteThe benefit of this program is that it creates and enhances cross-cultural connections by offeringa joint course but more importantly allowing US graduate students to learn first hand the impactNSE can have on the developing world. With a strong SEI connection, the course places NSE inthe context of the developing world and encourages a global perspective to the graduateparticipants.SummaryNanoscale science and engineering is believed to be a technology that will have an impact on allareas of society from the development of new medicines and drug-delivery systems to changingthe workforce. As part of its mission, the

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seunghyun Chun, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Bruce McCann, University of Texas, Austin; Ariane L. Beck, University of Texas, Austin; Eric Dean, National Instruments; Alexis Kwasinski, University of Texas at Austin

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

extreme events on critical power infras- tructure which included performing damage assessments after several natural disasters, such as hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Ike (2008), and the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake. Dr. Kwasinski is also an active participant in Austin’s smart grid initiative: the Pecan Street Project. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Argentine Electrotechnical Association during the years 1994 and 1995. In 2005, he was awarded the Joseph J. Suozzi INTELEC Fellowship and in 2007 he received the best technical paper award at INTELEC. In 2009 he received an NSF CAREER award. Dr. Kwasinski is an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; Mary E. Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Tyler J. Evans, Humboldt State University

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Minorities in Engineering

little as 30percent6.Group 1 participants persisted in their SLS majors at a rate approaching the averages reportedelsewhere (Table 4). By year 5 of their academic career at HSU, 22% of those who had not yetgraduated remained on a STEM pathway: One student graduated who had come in with collegeunits that were part of high school home schooling.Table 4: Group 1 STEM Pathway Persistence Group 1 SLS National STEM Final Graduation Rates *Persistence % n Year 2 (Fall 2008) 59% 19 Year 3 (Fall 2009) 25% 8

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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Curtis, University of Missouri, Kansas City

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-48: INFORMING COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT THROUGHCITATION EXAMINATION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCHLITERATUREScott A. Curtis, University of Missouri - Kansas City Scott Curtis is the Research and Instruction Librarian for Science and Engineering at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. He most recently held positions as a Bibliographer for Science and Engineering, the Head of Reference Services, and the Search Service Coordinator at Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology. Prior to his library career, he worked in engineering and management roles in electronic instrument and refractory materials manufacturing companies. He has a BS in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh, an MS in

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DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claude M. Hargrove, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

will be evaluated according to pre-defined rubrics as described in earlierpapers1,3 . The deliverables and rubrics used to measure team’s progress greatly impact thesuccess of the Hardware completion by keeping the team on schedule and target. Utilizingindustry-standards deliverables prepares students for future careers related to design. Table 1provides a history of team’s performance in competitions, while tables 2 and 3 show teamsperformance in class using the capstone course rubrics.Table 1: History of the UNC Charlotte IEEE team performances March 2007 March 2008 March 2009 March 2010 March 2011Theme Basketball Moon Surface Pick up trash Solar Respond in

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Juliet J. Trail, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

allowed participants to provide more detailed feedback regarding programhighlights and areas for improvement. Examples of laudatory verbatim statements fromqualitative survey items include: “The RET program has transformed my teaching career andtaken it to new heights;” “This experience was exactly what I wanted. It will translate directlyinto my teaching;”and “I loved the RET experience. I gained many opportunities that wouldotherwise be unavailable to me in my home county. I will share my experience with mycolleagues, friends, and family. I was prepared for the amount of work that was requested of me Table 5. Program component ratings

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Velda V. Morris, School District of Philadelphia; Rebecca A. Stein, University of Pennsylvania; James F. Keller, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania

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Minorities in Engineering

. Rebecca has spent the past 5 years involved in STEM high school programs at Villanova University and The School District of Philadelphia. Ad- ditionally, she has helped coordinate numerous robotics competitions such as BEST Robotics, FIRST LEGO League and MATE.James F Keller, University of Pennsylvania James Keller is currently a part-time Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Penn- sylvania and a staff engineer in the GRASP lab. He received his Bachelor degree from Drexel University in 1981 and a Master degree from Stanford in 1986. He enrolled at Penn after a 20+ year career in heli- copter flight controls and handling qualities with the Boeing Company. Over the years, he has supported

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Maj Jonathan Bodenhamer, U.S. Military Academy, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; James J O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers

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New Engineering Educators

and emotions people are really sending with their body language. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press.Helweg-Larsen, M., Cunningham, S. J., Carrico, A., & Pergram, A. M. (2004). To nod or not to nod: an observational study of nonverbal communication and status in female and male college students. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28(4), 358-361.Knapp, M. L., & Hall, J. A. (1992). Nonverbal communication in human interaction (3rd ed.). Fort Worth: Holt Rinehart and Winston.Leathers, D. G. (1992). Successful nonverbal communication : principles and applications (2nd ed ed.). New YorkMacmillan.Matsumoto, D. (2006). Culture and nonverbal behavior. In V. L. Manusov & M. L. Patterson (Eds.), The

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SE Tools and Techniques

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Georgas, Northern Arizona University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

design and implementation diverged from their initial plans.While students do not necessarily, and are not expected to, master formal software engineeringtechniques and methodologies, they gain valuable skills in addition to a significant team-basedproject experience. Through their work on requirements and design definitions, students gainexperience with carefully identifying and documenting the features their system must exhibitbefore beginning their implementation, which is likely the first time in their careers as computerscience students that they are required to do so. Through the elaboration of their team’smanagement plan, students are forced to consider their own personal strengths and weaknessesas developers in order to reach effective

Conference Session

Software Engineering Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Reichlmayr, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2011-1786: WORKING TOWARDS THE STUDENT SCRUM - DEVEL-OPING AGILE ANDROID APPLICATIONSThomas Reichlmayr, Rochester Institute of Technology I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Software Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Prior to transitioning to my academic career, I worked as a software engineer in the process automation industry in a variety of roles over a span of twenty five years. My teaching and research interests include the development of undergraduate software engineering curriculum, especially at the introductory level. Of primary interest is the study of software development process and its application to course curriculum and student team projects

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mrinal C. Saha, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Bipul Barua, University of Oklahoma; Christof Heisser, MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Inc.; Shaiful M. Arif, University of Oklahoma

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NSF Grantees

graduates ill-prepared forthe professional career [8]. An instructional media that is more effective and engaging must needfor students’ learning complex engineering concepts. It has been proven that learning through amedium that combines course materials with interactive visualization can be powerful tool forengineering education.It has been found through NSF funded projects that students learn the best when (i) presentedwith organized information that relates in some way to their own experiences, and (ii) they aregiven the opportunity to test themselves on their own understanding and to work to develop theirunderstanding with other students [9]. High school or undergraduate students in the 21st centurygrow up in an era where interactive role

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, Utica, New York and Mohawk Valley Community College; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

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NSF Grantees

project team was involved in the study of the AFM and the techniquesinvolved in AFM analysis through participation in training events, webinars, review of technicalapplication notes and other workshops sponsored by AFM manufacturers and others anddemonstrations of various systems at local and regional colleges. These activities included visitsto the Penn State Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge 11 (NACK) Center,College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Albany State University 12, SyracuseUniversity 13 and other facilities, visits from AFM vendors, and discussions with faculty from Page 22.1668.4other universities and

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Lynn Sears; Jeffrey L. Beynon, Flour Bluff ISD; Raul C. Rivas, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Patrick L. Mills, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

environmental sciences and environmental engineering. He has retired from the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, where he was the Director of Animal Control as part of the City/County Health Department. His professional career has also included being a Golf Course Superintendent, as well as performing marine biology research, environmental science research, mariculture research, and consulting in environmental concerns. He is also a published author of original scientific research involving bird predation on shrimp mariculture ponds with a resulting grant to present the paper in Venice, Italy. He is married and has three adult children.Mr. Raul C. Rivas, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Raul Rivas is a Ph.D. candidate in the

Conference Session

Innovatiive Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

science students. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 25.367.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Critical Questions to Which Engineering Students Need AnswersAbstractThere are many questions for which prospective or current engineering and computer sciencestudents are seeking or should be seeking answers. These critical questions cover many

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Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Graham, University of Louisville; Karla Conn Welch, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Shamus McNamara, University of Louisville

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Electrical and Computer

Electrical and Computer EngineeringIn planning how the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) would meet therequirements of the University-wide, quality enhancement program (QEP), there was unanimousagreement that critical thinking is an important requirement to be successful within the electricalengineering profession. In an effort to help students become better critical thinkers andappreciate the importance of its practice throughout their education and careers, critical thinkingand engineering reasoning was implemented in several key courses throughout the ECEcurriculum. At the current time critical thinking instruction is formally incorporated into onesophomore level course, one junior level course, and two senior level courses

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney A. Peckens, University of Michigan; Jerome Peter Lynch, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

allowing for continuousdialogue and continual exploration of engineering concepts6, 9. While strong curriculumdevelopment is crucial to the success of the outreach program, it is often the excitement of rolemodels, such as instructors or parents, that enhance the effectiveness of the program.Middle school students are of particular interest for K-12 STEM outreach programs as this is acrucial period in a student’s academic career for maintaining interest in science andmathematics10. Upon entering high school, students receive the choice of opting out of classesthat are of less interest to them. Additionally, over half of all students, and, alarmingly, up totwo-thirds of minority students, indicate that they would drop math and science courses if

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae-do Park, University of Colorado, Denver

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Electrical and Computer

. 4.24 10 I think this course experience will be helpful for my future career. 4.13 * 5-Strongly agree, 4-Agree, 3-Neutral, 2-Disagree, 1-Strongly disagree Table 3. Exit Survey part I. 3ph Intro DC DC Ind. Ind. XFR cir- Lab Gen. M M Gen. cuit 1

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Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Inger M. Bergom, University of Michigan

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. For his dissertation research, he is developing an outcomes-based typology of undergraduate engineering students and is working to- ward understanding the conditions and experiences associated with developing the engineers of 2020.Ms. Inger M. Bergom, University of Michigan Inger Bergom is a doctoral student at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) at the University of Michigan. She has an M.A. from CSHPE and a B.A. from Grinnell College. Her research interests include learning and teaching in college, faculty careers and roles, and program evaluation. Page 25.415.1

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Momodou Jain

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International

2000. As expected in a developing country where per capita GDP is $1900annually (in US dollars in terms of purchasing power parity, 1 UTG has very limited resources towork with. Faculty are stretched very thin (heavy teaching loads), and while the majority of thefaculty are Gambian, the university also relies on several expat volunteers (US Peace Corps, andothers) and full time expat faculty to cover course schedules. Few citizens of this nation havethe credentials to teach at the University level, and many who do have pursued careers abroad.The resource strapped institution offers very modest faculty salaries and many faculty havesecond jobs (family farms, consulting businesses). This situation has made attracting faculty toUTG a significant

Conference Session

From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, the types of projects typically include marketassessments, industry assessment, technology readiness analysis, competitive analysis, andbusiness process reengineering projects. The technologies involved include nanotechnology,battery technology, drug delivery systems, alternative lighting systems, and chemical, biological,radiological, nuclear, and high explosive (CBRNE) detection systems.Course requirementsWith all students sourced from the Hinman CEOs Program, they meet certain academicrequirements and career objectives, and enroll in entrepreneurship courses assistive tocompleting the Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum successfully. The 12-credit curriculumcompleted by all Hinman CEOs includes four 3-credit courses, with students

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3525: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION ENHANCES PEDA-GOGYDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include power and energy processing, applied process control engineering, automation, fluid power, and facility planning.Mr. William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District William Marshall is Director of Instruction, Alief Independent School District. Area responsibilities in- clude instructional technology, information literacy, career and technical education, and distance learning. Work experience includes 32 years of

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie-Ann Miller LCSW, State University of New York, Stony Brook

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Community Engagement Division

faculty on the staff of the host institution. They areexposed to cutting edge research that is taking place in their community. Throughour industry partnerships and the WISE SISTER Mentors the girls in our programlearn about the variety of STEM opportunities for women.The TechPREP program ends with a showcase of the student‟s projects andcelebration of their accomplishment with their families, school administrators,industry friends and teachers. Early and consistent access to mentors and programsgets them and keeps them on a pathway to STEM education and careers. Ourretention rate for Cohort 1 was 90% for all three years and Cohort 2 was 90% forthe first two years. They program is beginning its fourth year. All TechPREPstudents were given a pre