Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew W. Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Design in Engineering Education

undergraduate education and high school education. All of the participants (i.e., facultyadvisors, undergraduate students, high school students, and high school teachers) gain experiencein the design of a large scale system and a better understanding of the role of various disciplinesin that process. A parallel goal is to encourage more high school students to pursue careers inSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related fields.IntroductionThe demand for STEM related careers is projected to be strong well into the second and thirddecade of the 21st century. In a story dated December 22, 2008 the Mobile Press-Register notedthat the Alabama Office of Work Force Development projected that the “state needs to turn outmore than 1,100 new

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Branislav Rosul, College of Dupage; Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College

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Engineering Technology

Uni- versity he transferred to United States in 1987 where he continued his work in the Controls and Robotics area at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He obtained Masters and then Doctorate in the area of Robot Control and Modeling of Multibody Systems in 1997. In 1992 he started his career at College of DuPage. First, as an instructor in Electro-Mechanical Technology and then, as a coordinator in Electronics Tech- nology. In addition to practical engineering experience Dr. Rosul has significant teaching and research background. As a PI and co-PI Dr. Rosul has extensively worked with NSF on several projects. Dr. Rosul also served as an ABET evaluator for IEEE society.Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet

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Recruiting, Retention, and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Romel W. Mackelprang, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

multi-tiered approach. It promotes the success of students with disabilities through directinterventions that encourage secondary students to consider Science, Technology, Engineeringand Math (STEM) careers. The paper discusses how the proposed project would combine typicaldisability support services with comprehensive supports that involve peer mentoring by STEMstudents and faculty, academic advising, with a multidisciplinary team, to promote studentrecruitment and retention. The proposed multidisciplinary team would include faculty from theSchool of Social Work and Disability with Faculty of STEM fields such as Engineering andEngineering Technology. The paper also discusses how it proposes to utilize the University’sCenter for Disability

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zachary Vonder Haar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

component of the heart lung system so that Page 22.594.6the water can be cooled 5-8 ˚C. The students test and evaluate their designs and make anynecessary refinements to make their system perform better. Once the final test is complete, thestudents present their results to the class.Career Opportunities One of the unique features of this specific module is that it gives the students someprospective of some lesser known career opportunities in the healthcare field. When students areasked what careers are available in the healthcare field they typically respond with two answers:nurses and doctors. Although doctors and nurses are typically

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Carol Davis, North Dakota EPSCoR

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Minorities in Engineering

as an administrator at the college for sev- enteen years. She received a doctorate in 2000 from Walden University. She currently works for North Dakota EPSCoR as the Tribal College Liaison. In that position, she is helping to create a pathway for American Indian high school and tribal college students into STEM careers through STEM camps and Sunday Academies. She also supports the ND EPSCoR/Tribal College research capacity building effort at the five North Dakota Tribal Colleges. She is on the Sisseton Wahpeton College Advisory Committee for their Tribal College and University Program grant funded by NSF. She also served on the Ameri- can Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) advisory committee that developed

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quintin S. Hughes, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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Minorities in Engineering

larger data set, ademographically diverse set of 20 African American engineering students were sampled toaddress the research questions: How does self-defined success relate to academic performance ofsuccessful African American engineering students? What demographic factors contribute to howsuccess is defined?Responses were thematically categorized, numerically analyzed, and viewed through the lensesof social-cognitive and goal theories to more easily interpret the influence of differentiatingfactors in students’ definitions of personal success. The majority of engineering students’definitions centered on graduating college, overall happiness, career, family, or money, and mostdefinitions contained multiple themes. Though there was no apparent

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

Level Coursework Skills Experience (GPA) Experience Student1 JR 3 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 3 pt Student2 SR 2 pt 1 pt 3 pt 2 pt 2 pt Student3 SR 2 pt 2 pt 3 pt 2 pt 3 pt Student4 JR 2 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 2 pt Student5 SR 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 ptSummarized in Table 6 are short-term career goals for the five undergraduate students, asunderstood before and after

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University; Sevinc Rende, Isik University

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Chemical Engineering

. This study describes how in three consecutive courses, we preserve academicrigor of the UOL course while incorporating components such as experimental design, projectdevelopment and teamwork, which aim to meet the needs of professional careers. We follow upthe course outcomes with a survey targeting the graduates of the program. The results show thatgraduates employed in industry frequently rely on these skills during job interviews, research andproduct development, whereas those who pursue advanced degrees in academia use these skillspredominantly for their research, highlighting the need for adaptive approach for differentgraduate trajectories in designing the course. For both groups of graduates, the skills introducedduring the UOL courses

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara

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Two Year College Division

2R = Recommended X = Required choose one combined course3 4 5 Careers/soft skills Design specialized Intro to Civil only6 7 specialized Civil Materials course only microelectronic circuits*Data obtained

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ayre, University of South Australia; Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

: REFLECTIONS ON A COHORT OF ‘STAYERS’ IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGAbstractSeveral reports of the disappointing numbers of women who leave the engineering professionwithin 10 or so years after graduation in a range of western economies have been released inrecent years. This paper reports on a recent study of the careers of all female graduates from civilengineering at an Australian technical university which found that a much higher proportion ofthem had remained in the profession than would be expected from these reports. It found thatdespite the cohort reporting higher rates of parental and other care responsibilities than typicallyfound in engineering women, the group were more satisfied with their workplaces and jobs as awhole than the

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian L. Houston, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

to choose advanced instruction and a theoreticaltrack, or to “hit the ground running” if they choose to become practicing engineers.PaperWhile surely the pursuit of an advanced degree is admirable, and the majority educators, as wellas parents, would promote their students or children in their efforts to further educate themselves,should this level of education be a requirement for one to become an engineering educator.Pure teaching institutions are minority players in the education game. They pale in comparisonwith research-focused institutions which comprise the bulk of the higher education facilities,both in student numbers and budget. The role of research in the educator’s career at a teachinginstitution is much diminished, and rightly

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Jeffrey B. Goldberg, University of Arizona; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 22.498.2In this paper, we describe a pilot project in which the College of Engineering at the University ofArizona offers their Introduction to Engineering course at high schools throughout the State ofArizona. At the high school (HS), the course is taught by HS teachers who are appointed adjunctinstructors by the College. The participating instructors typically have experience teaching APcalculus or science or, alternatively, career and technical education (CTE) engineering courses.The adjuncts receive two-weeks training from university faculty members who have offered theon-campus version of the class. Curriculum is supplied by the college and the HS instructors aregiven the freedom to supplement the curriculum with their own materials

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

attributable to increased experiences and exposure to creative and innovativethinking opportunities throughout the participants’ undergraduate careers and as they transitioninto their graduate careers. In addition a paired samples t-test was conducted to examine the differences between thetwo groups in relation to ECPII subscales and overall ECPII. The t-test revealed significantfindings (t(4)=-3.202, p<0.05). The graduate group mean was found to be significantly higher(m=2.61 and m=2.72, undergraduate and graduate student means respectively). This again maybe attributable to increased experiences and opportunities as the participants move fromundergraduate to graduate education.Summary, Conclusions and Future WorkThe results of this pilot

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chitra Javdekar, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley Hills MA 02481; Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

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First-Year Programs

the first one or two years ofcollege[2], making the first year college experience for students a critical one in the choice oftheir careers. Several models have been used to describe the attrition of STEM studentsincluding a leaky pipeline model, a path model, and statistical models based on pre-collegecharacteristics for incoming freshmen as indicators of their future retention in engineeringprograms[3].However, it should be noted that one of the important research studies suggests thatproportion of students switching (40%) because of “inadequate preparation in high school mathand science” is almost equal to the proportion of “non-switchers” (38%) reporting inadequatepreparation in those subjects[2]. This suggests that although inadequate

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

for formativeassessment and regular systematic feedback to the students for continuing improvements to theirePortfolios throughout the students’ academic careers. Evaluation rubrics are used to determineacceptability of the submitted ePortfolios and to help pinpoint components that require revisionand resubmission. Student ePortfolios will be routinely evaluated as part of the department’scontinuous quality improvement plan for the ET program and as a direct measure of the TAC ofABET general criteria a through k outcomes for accreditation.IntroductionThe portfolio has long been recognized as an excellent method for direct assessment of programoutcomes 1,2. Apart from assessment, portfolios have additional benefits. Linda Suskie 3 (p 185)lists

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

; (2)fostering associations between research and regular undergraduate academic courses; (3) creatingand disseminating bioengineering teaching and learning modules and (4) enhancing learningcommunity support at the interface of engineering and biology.In order to be competitive for future careers at the intersection of mathematics, engineering andbiology, our students must make explicit connections between these disciplines2,3. This isoccurring on our campus through integration of genuine research and classroom experiences forundergraduates early in their academic career. Current work is focused on linking NCA&T thecontent for sequences of science and mathematics courses. Similar to traditional academicinstitutions, our science majors

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna L. Dorie, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineers going into the field, since itis expected that demand for engineering expertise won’t be met with current graduation rates.3In response, several K-12 programs have been developed to increase exposure to engineering,normally in a formal setting.5,6 While well-intentioned, the faltering graduation rates ofengineers from suggest these programs are falling short of bolstering the country’s supply offuture engineers, and further action must be taken to maintain a global engineering presence.3Rather than aim at the preparation and retention of older students, the solution may lie with ayounger crowd (ages 3-6), since development during formative years has implications towardsdevelopment of misconceptions and future career choices.7 In

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Student

participating (such We conducted Single Factor ANOVA tests or t-tests, as appropriate, on several variables to look for differences in as joining in class discussions and completing total scores between groups, with a significance level of 0.05. hands-on activities). Variable p-value2. I discuss with my class how this course fits into their educational and career goals. Sex 0.196 Future

Conference Session

Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Nilson E. Martinez-Lopez, Purdue University; Jose Daniel Bravo, INSPIRE

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and within its case containing variations depending on the subject areaand standard.Methods of Collection Science, math, technology, vocational, engineering, and career standards were collectedfrom each state. Research team members pulled standards that relate to engineering andtechnology design from each standards document using a liberal approach. The liberal approachmeant that terminology which was in congruence with the definitions of engineering had to beutilized, yet the standards text did not have to explicitly mention engineering. These key terms:Engineering, Design, Process, Optimization, Modeling, Testing, Properties (of Materials),Prototype, Design Task, Iterative, Technology, Constraints, and Criteria were based on

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

our nation’sfuture but also our national security and societal progress (National Academy of Engineering,2009). EiE has proven to be an effective tool for developing this literacy and for instilling inelementary aged children the skills to work in teams, solve problems and make data drivendecisions, all important 21st century skills (LaChapelle and Cunningham, 2010). In addition,the program is designed for all students—an important factor in both career preparation andworkforce development. The paper will discuss how EiE use has been increased, encouragedand supported by the author and our university by providing professional development andongoing support to teachers and schools. To accommodate the addition of engineering principlesto the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin M. Sevilla, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Alexander Leonessa, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2151: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STUDENT AND FACULTY EX-PECTATIONS FOR A ROBOTICS CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTKevin M Sevilla, Virginia Tech Kevin Sevilla is a Ph.D student at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education.Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech Maura Borrego is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is currently serving a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests focus on interdisciplinary faculty members and graduate students in engineering and science, with engineering education as a specific case. Dr. Borrego holds U.S. NSF CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Heather Scott Smith, California Polytechnic State University; Teana Fredeen, California Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Outreach Coordinator for Cal Poly’s College of Engineering in 2008-2009, Teana helped develop the EPIC - Engineering Possibilities in College - summer camp for high school students. Now in its 5th year, the EPIC program continues to draw underrepresented students to its program, which educates and inspires students to pursue careers in engineering. Page 22.658.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Evolving a Summer Engineering Camp through AssessmentBackgroundEPIC (Engineering Possibilities in College) is a one-week summer program for high schoolstudents (entering 9th-12th

Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Lafayette Dr. Demetra Evangelou is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a PhD in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and international expertise in early childhood policy and research methods. Her current research focuses on developmental engineering, early education antecedents of engineering thinking, developmental factors in engineering pedagogy, technological literacy and human-artifact inter- actions. She is a member of Sigma Xi Science Honor Society and in 2009 he was awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER Award.Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, Purdue University Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, Ph.D., is assistant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A. Vogt, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University

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NSF Grantees

Tech) in 1988 and 1990, respectively. She received her Ph.D. in EE from the Uni- versity of Minnesota in 1995. She is currently working as Paslay Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. She has served as a faculty member at Mississippi State Univer- sity and Michigan Tech in the past. Her research interests are in computer applications in power system operation including artificial intelligence techniques. She has been active in the IEEE Power and Energy Society, currently serving as President-Elect. She has served as IEEE/PES Secretary and Treasurer as well. She is recipient of the IEEE/PES Walter Fee Outstanding Young Power Engineer Award and NSF CAREER award. Dr. Schulz is a

Conference Session

Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ratchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University; Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamal Bose, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

the summer research program questionnaire The opportunity for close interaction with the faculty members was: The opportunity to learn more about other faculty and student projects in addition to my own was: The opportunity to learn more about how to plan for graduate school and careers in electrical engineering, computer engineering was: The opportunity to learn more about general research processes & methods was: The opportunity to learn more about the Cognitive Communications related skills and techniques was: The opportunity to become familiar with the relevant scientific literature for my research project was: The opportunity to learn more about the

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Michael J. Rust; Abe Kamal

skills while experiencing first-hand the engineering design process. The results from pre- and post-activity surveys indicate theworkshop was successful in impacting student knowledge of the field of engineering.Additionally, the teachers learn simple techniques that can be applied to develop hands-onactivities in their own classrooms, thus adding to the long-term sustainability of the outreacheffort. IntroductionThere exists a strong desire within the engineering community to conduct outreach activitiesinvolving pre-college students. The purpose behind these activities includes increasing studentinterest and ability in math and science while also introducing engineering as a career option.The primary

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Steve Klosterman; Simon Pitts; Steven McGonagle; Carey Rappaport

INCULCATING AND FOSTERING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR TODAY’S ENGINEERS – THE GORDON ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT NORTHESTERN UNIVERSITY Faculty Paper Industrial/ Academic Collaboration Steve Klosterman, Simon Pitts, Steven McGonagle, and Carey Rappaport Gordon Engineering Leadership Program College of Engineering, Northeastern University s.klosterman@neu.edu AbstractGaps in engineering education, perception of career tracks, and demographics associated withcyclical hiring practices have insufficiently educated the

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Jana B. Milford, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-2141: GOLDSHIRT TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM: FIRST-YEARRESULTS AND LESSONS LEARNED ON CREATING ENGINEERINGCAPACITY AND EXPANDING DIVERSITYTanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder TANYA D. ENNIS is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems engineering and technical project management. Tanya most recently taught mathematics at the Denver

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel James Boland, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Michael V. Schaefer, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Carmen M. Langel; Taryn Michelle Tigges, University of Iowa; Fabienne Bertrand, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Marian Muste, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Zachary David Hingst; Timothy James Middlemis-Brown, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, The University of Iowa

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International

connectengineering education organizations in different parts of the world is also made available.A 2010 two week course to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom presents a case study thatshowcases the introduction to concepts present in differing academic and professional cultures.The theme of “Learning to Live with Floods” provided students experience to cutting-edge floodmanagement and modeling techniques. This exposure enhanced students’ academic goals in afashion that would be impossible during the course of typical engineering curricula. The widevariety of lectures, presentations, and field trips are provided in a context that serves to acclimatestudents to a career that is increasingly likely to be multicultural and global. Surveys that

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

electrical and computer engineering department heads wasconducted in 2009 to solicit responses regarding what constitutes sufficient assessment forprogram educational objectives. The results of this survey indicate that the current views of whatconstitutes sufficiency by ABET are misguided, resulting in the collection of statistically invaliddata, faulty assumptions regarding the causality of a program’s objectives to the career successesof their alumni, and unwarranted citations for shortcomings beyond the control of both programand institution. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the survey responses and providesrecommendations to ABET for changes to the accreditation process.IntroductionIn the “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs