Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicola Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4659: CHALLENGES TO ENSURING QUALITY IN QUALITA-TIVE RESEARCH: A PROCEDURAL VIEWDr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim Walther is an Assistant Professor of engineering education research at the University of Geor- gia (UGA). He is Co-director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from en- gineering, art, educational psychology, and social work. His research interests span the formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methods in engineering education. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mark H. Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kerri Ann Green, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3730: CREATING LOW-COST INTRINSIC MOTIVATION COURSECONVERSIONS IN A LARGE REQUIRED ENGINEERING COURSEDr. Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Geoffrey L. Herman earned his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illi- nois, Urbana-Champaign as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow. He is currently a Postdoctoral rRsearcher for the Illinois Foundry for Engineering Education. His research interests include conceptual change and development in engineering students, promoting intrinsic motivation in the classroom, blended learning (integrating online teaching tools into the classroom), and intelligent tutoring systems. He is a recipient of the 2011 American Society for

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Systems Engineering Education and K-12

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Ramesh Hanumanthgari, Texas A&M International University; Sri Bala Vojjala

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

17 articles in numerical analysis and education in peer reviewed journals.Mr. Ramesh Hanumanthgari, Texas A&M International UniversityMiss Sri Bala Vojjala Page 25.457.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Development of a Virtual Teaching Assistant System Applying Agile MethodologyAbstractThis research describes a case study of a project to develop a web-based Virtual TeachingAssistant System (ViTAS) for college students and instructors. ViTAS, a digital homeworkassignments submission and grading system, is an innovative idea to provide

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-4411: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY AS AN ELEMENT IN THESTRUCTURE, ASSESSMENT, AND EVALUATION OF ENGINEERINGAND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAMSDr. John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University John Blake is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tenn. He served as Department Chair from 1994-2005. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Tennessee. Page 25.1266.1 c American Society for

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Improving IE Course Content

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

AC 2012-5126: AN EXERCISE FOR IMPROVING THE MODELING ABIL-ITIES OF STUDENTS IN AN OPERATIONS RESEARCH COURSEDr. Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering at Colorado State University, Pueblo. He received his M.Sc. in system engineering and his Ph.D. in engineering manage- ment from the National University of Colombia and Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va, respectively. His research interests include scheduling, operations research, and modeling and simulation in health care and energy planning. He has participated in several funded projects through various sources such as NASA, the Department of Homeland Security

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R. Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mathematics

AC 2012-3053: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING EX-CLUSIVELY WORKSHOP-STYLE INSTRUCTION IN THE COLLEGEALGEBRA CLASSROOM, FOCUSED ON ENGINEERING AND ENGI-NEERING TECHNOLOGY UNDERGRADUATESDr. Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University Jennifer Vandenbussche is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Southern Polytechnic State Univer- sity. In addition to her research in the scholarship of teaching and learning, she does mathematics research in in the area of combinatorics, especially extremal graph theory. Her primary interest lies in coloring and matching problems in graphs. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Dr. Christina R. Scherrer

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Improving IE Course Content

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Scott Sink, Ohio State University; Joseph M. Cerrato, Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

AC 2012-5146: A METRIC-BASED, HANDS-ON QUALITY AND PRODUC-TIVITY IMPROVEMENT SIMULATION INVOLVING LEAN AND SIGMACONCEPTS FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING LAB STUDENTSDr. Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Yosef Allam is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University. He graduated from the Ohio State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial and systems engineering and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Allam’s interests are in spatial visualiza- tion, the use of learning management systems for large-sample educational research studies, curriculum development, and fulfilling the needs of an integrated, multi-disciplinary first

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiran Zhavian; James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-4540: PERSPECTIVES OF TEACHING A DEAF STUDENT INTHE MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES COURSEMiss Shiran ZhavianDr. James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College Page 25.1037.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Perspectives of Teaching a Deaf Student in the Material and Energy Balances CourseAbstract This paper discusses the experience of a Deaf student and their professor in amaterial and energy balances course. This non-traditional combination was challengingfor a few reasons. First, from a professor’s perspective, it was initially distracting to havetwo interpreters by your side

Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Edmond John Dougherty, Villanova University; Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Kenneth F. Bloemer, University of Dayton

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

has a Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering. Page 25.1303.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Helping Hands Dense Network – A Collaboration Across Multiple UniversitiesInspired by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network’s (KEEN) mission of educating a newtype of entrepreneurially minded engineer who will ―catalyze a transformation in the workforceand build economic and technical commerce in their communities,‖1 four member universities ofthe KEEN joined together to form the Helping Hands Dense Network (HHDN) with a three-yearplan of work that: Leverages

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

industries are the sine qua non of real engineering activities (33) .Be broad minded and think long range.In this vein, the major engineering problems of local industries along with theirpotential solutions should be focused on, properly framed, and clearly identified inopen forums (e.g. through technical seminars, capstone courses and projects, theseswork, etc.). This would help to set the stage by: disseminating relevant information,generating technical debate, and examining potential solutions from differentperspectives. To come to grip with the needs of the industry and develop the potentialto tackle industries’ main problems and concerns, universities have to reach out,market their services, and do a better job understanding and articulating

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

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Graduate Studies

responsibility.It assumed to be a prerequisite for learning. These future professors expect students to come toclass eager to learn. Four participants spoke directly about this theme. To some extent I think that students have to come to the table wanting to learn. That is something that can’t be taught. You know it’s something that through mentoring they can maybe see what the advantages that learning can give them but really I think it is their responsibility as an engineering students to come to the table wanting to learn … I think it is also up to students to commit to the learning process which is kind of the same as wanting to learn but there is a difference in my mind in that they are willing to put in the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; I. Richmond Nettey, Kent State University; Edem G. Tetteh; Philip Weinsier, Bowling Green State University, Firelands

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-5374: NEGOTIATING THE TENURE AND PROMOTION PRO-CESSDr. Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University Robert A. ”Bob” Chin is a Full Professor in the Department of Technology Systems, East Carolina Uni- versity, where he has taught since 1986. He is the current Director of publications for the Engineering Design Graphics Division and Editor for the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. Chin has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s annual and mid-year conference Program Chair, and he has served as a review board member for several journals including the EDGJ. He has been a Program Chair for the Southeastern Section and has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s Vice Chair and Chair

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3646: BUILDING A CLASSROOM CULTURE THAT PAVES THEWAY TO LEARNINGDr. Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford Brian Swartz is Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Hartford. He received his degrees from the Pennsylvania State University, where he also taught for two years. He was a visiting faculty for one year at Bucknell University before joining the University of Hartford. He teaches courses in structural engineering and pursues research related to concrete bridges. Page 25.274.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Building a

Conference Session

Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Donald M. Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

for creatinginnovation of any kind within an organization.8 Based on these terms, it appears thatentrepreneurial thinking could therefore be an important aspect in a successful senior project.9Consider that the entrepreneurial mind creates inventive solutions to complex problems. Theentrepreneurial mind also recognizes the importance of identifying entrepreneurial opportunities.Lawrence Technological University (the authors’ institution) has a strong commitment offostering the entrepreneurial mindset. The College of Engineering has taken a leadershipposition in implementing the University’s vision of developing students with a global view andan entrepreneurial spirit. The curriculum includes eight courses with entrepreneurial content (as

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

students to pursue an engineering career in similar numbers as male students.The last intention of this curriculum activity is to increase the percentage of women in the fieldof engineering in the U.S. As Neal Lane, a former Assistant to the President for Science andTechnology noted at the Summit on Women in Engineering [8] stated, ―. . . we simply needpeople with the best minds and skills, and many of those are women.‖References 1. Adams, C.J. (1994). Bringing peace home: A feminist philosophical perspective on the abuse of women, children, and pet animals. Hypatia, 9: 63-84. 2. Aquaponics Gardening Blog spot. Retrieved from http://aquaponic-gardening.blogspot.com/ 3. Backyard aquaponics. Retrieved from: http://www.backyard

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Ricardo Leon Gomez, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Assessment for Entrepreneurial Skill Development: Stage I—Entrepreneurial Leadership course,” presented at the NCIIA 9th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2005.[24] J. Goldberg, Capstone design courses  : producing industry-ready biomedical engineers. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool, 2007.[25] S. Fredholm, J. Krejcarek, S. Krumholz, D. Linquist, S. Munson, S. Schiffman, and J. Bourne, “Designing an engineering entrepreneurship curriculum for Olin College,” in Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, 2002.[26] S. G. Bilén, E. C. Kisenwether, S. E. Rzasa, and J. C. Wise, “Developing and assessing students’ entrepreneurial skills and mind-set,” Journal of Engineering

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National and Multi-university Initiatives

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Timothy J. Kriewall, Kern Family Foundation; Christopher Kitts, Santa Clara University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-accredited engineering program.For KEEN to flourish on any campus, faculty members are the change agents that need topersonally embrace the KEEN Theory of Change. We have seen that faculty participation goesthrough several phases: They need to know why change is required, They need to know what change is required, They need to know how change is made, They need to know when the change is required.Thus, faculty development is critical. Over the course of each year, KEEN meetings areessential to facilitate this process. They are: The January annual KEEN conference, The October annual principal and co-principal investigators‟ meeting, The Shaping the Entrepreneurially Minded Engineer Workshops held two or

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Samuel Todd Hunter, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

center for funding, the faculty members have tried various activities intheir classes and have, at minimum, begun thinking about how we can do this better inengineering education. The working group is also a catalyst for the faculty for thinking of new Page 25.812.11ideas to try and keeping creativity at the forefront of their minds when developing their coursematerial. One mechanical engineering faculty was planning to use the creative process in hisjunior level design class.The workshop was intended to spark ideas on how to integrate the creative process inengineering courses, particularly in non-design courses. One limitation of the workshop

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2012-4274: INVESTIGATING STUDENT TEACHERS’ APPROACH TOSOLVING APPLIED ANALYTICAL GRAPHICAL PROBLEMSMr. Thomas Delahunty, University of LimerickDr. Niall Seery, University of LimerickDr. Raymond Lynch, University of LimerickDr. Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick Page 25.854.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Investigating student teachers' approach to solving applied analytical graphical problemsAbstractEducating for a broad global context and developing problem-solving capacities arefundamental for living in an ever-changing global society. The ability to construct

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcus L. Roberts, U.S. Air Force Academy; Randall Deppensmith, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

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New Engineering Educators

time. Unlike civilian schools, they cannot skip a class; otherwise, they facedisciplinary measures. Also, because every student is awarded a Bachelor of Science degree,they take a wide breadth of core classes, many of which they do not like (e.g., ECE 315). So,imagine our struggle to motivate when we teach a class at 0750, with the students half asleep andhalf of them wishing they didn’t have to take the course. To them, the course is a necessary eviland another box to check; they simply want to check their mind into survival mode and slide by.So, our real challenge and the foundational level is not Engineering details, nor is it Engineeringconcepts. It’s motivation! We’ve addressed this challenge in other work and the interestedreader can

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

discuss about the Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEducation at KEEN Schools as well as possible collaboration between them on topics ofcommon interest that include but not limited to: • Entrepreneurially-minded Education and Culture • Intrapreneurship Education • Entrepreneurial Project-based Education • Collaboration within and between Dense Networks • Integration of Engineering and General Education • Entrepreneurial Engineering and Enterprise • Page 25.431.6 Web-based Entrepreneurial Education between KEEN Schools • KEEN/ABET Assessment • Long-term Sustainability of Entrepreneurship Education

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, showing an obviously pleasant studentexperience.ConclusionsWe report a successful implementation of a capstone course in a Physics program making use ofa recently setup lab. The course design was such as to allow students great freedom in terms ofproject topics and directions of research. All project topics were significant real research topicsto which students were exposed. Various challenges were used as opportunities for solvingadditional engineering problems, for developing a scientific and engineering-oriented mind, forextrapolation and integration of knowledge from different fields. Students were enthusiastic andenjoyed the course, which was different from any standard courses they had had in school. Theysuccessfully presented their work in

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2012-4391: A COMPARATIVE STUDY EXPLORING THE IMPACTOF ASSESSMENT CRITERIA ON ELICITING GRAPHICAL CAPABIL-ITYDr. Niall Seery, University of LimerickDr. Diarmaid Lane, University of LimerickMr. Donal Canty, University of Limerick Donal Canty is a lecturer at the University of Limerick, Ireland. His subject domain specialism is peda- gogy and assessment in design based technical education. Page 25.29.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A comparative study exploring the impact of assessment criteria on eliciting graphical capabilityMuch of formal

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada, University of Central Oklahoma; Devon Kelley Keith, University of Central Oklahoma; Dylan Bradley Miller; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

instruction (inquiry- oriented approached). Inquiry instructional strategies averagedthirteen percentile points higher in achievement measure over traditional text-lecture modes ofinstruction.[2] Heise, D., Asserting the Inherent Benefits of Hands-On Laboratory Projects vs. ComputerSimulations, Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, Central Plains Conference, (2006).[3] Felder, R. M., Felder, G. N. and Deitz, E. J., A longitudinal study of engineering student performanceand retention. V. Comparisons with traditionally-taught students. J. ENGNG Edu., 1998, 87, 469-480.[4] Bransford, J. D., et al., How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, Washington, DC:National Academy Press, 2000.[5] Mataric, M. J., Robotics Education for All

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-2975: ASSESSING INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES THAT ACCEN-TUATE STUDENT PERFORMANCEDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University, University Park ; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Inventors and Innovators Alliance, defined the characteristics of theentrepreneurial minded engineer as possessing “integrity, tenacity, ethics, creativity, intuition, adeep knowledge of engineering fundamentals, the ability to engineer products forcommercialization, a penchant for lifelong learning, and ability to see how their ideas fit into thelarger context of society, and a proficiency in communicating his or her ideas.”11 Gurol andAtsan defined the “entrepreneurial profile” of students as high need for achievement, inner locusof control, a risk-taking propensity, high tolerance for ambiguity, innovativeness, and high self-confidence.12 Okudan and Rzasa defined the necessary attributes of an entrepreneur as beingautonomous, innovative, risk

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Earl Hilton Martin

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Minorities in Engineering

element modeling of woven composites including U.S. Army, U.S. Air force, NASA-Langley Research Center, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His expertise is in the area of low-cost fabrication and processing of woven composites using VARTM process, fatigue and impact testing of composites, and analytical modeling of woven composites. Presently, he is involved in the development of nano-engineered multifunctional materials using XD CNTs and electro spun fiber materials. He is also involved in reengineering of several H-46 and H-47 helicopter components for NAVAIR using out of autoclave processing. In the past, he has worked on the one step processing of Composite

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Randy L. Vander Wal, Pennsylvania State University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-4757: TAKING MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS: IS CRE-ATING AN E-TEXTBOOK FOR YOU?Dr. Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University Kathy Jackson is a Senior Research Associate at Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. In this position, she promotes Penn State’s commitment to enriching teaching and learning. Jackson works in all aspects of education including faculty development, instructional design, engineering education, learner support, and evaluation.Prof. Randy L. Vander Wal, Pennsylvania State University Randy Vander Wal has published more than 100 papers, and has numerous research projects in the areas of energy conversion, storage and efficiency. Related work

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 analysts. The facultyand staff are the senior partners who act as advisors. The client is the sponsoring company; withone to two mentors from the company assigned to each project. Student teams own the problem,the project, and the deliverables for the client.Student teams are sourced exclusively from the University of Maryland’s Hinman CEOsProgram. Hinman CEOs is the nation’s first living-learning entrepreneurship program, placingapproximately 90 entrepreneurially-minded junior and senior students from all disciplines into aunique community in which students live together, learn about entrepreneurship, and launch newventures. In the 2011 class, the major distribution is 48 percent engineering, 38 percent business,and 14% arts, humanities