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NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

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ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

the range of inquiry-based approaches that have been developed for physics education including Physics by Inquiry, PeerInstruction, Real Time Physics, Tools for Scientific thinking and workshop Physics. Prince and Felder(2006, 2007) provide extensive evidence that a variety of inquiry-based instructional methods areeffective for promoting conceptual understanding as well as additional educational outcomes. Theframework adopted for the activities presented in this study drew heavily on the Workshop Physicsmodel, the defining elements of which (Laws et al., 1999) are shown in Table 1. Table 1: Elements of Inquiry-Based Activity Modules (Laws et al 1999) (a) Use peer instruction and collaborative work

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Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yair Joseph Mega P.E., Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Daniel Sullivan, Northeastern University; Lauren Horn, Northeastern University; Charles A. Dimarzio, Northeastern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers through the proposal process, conducted proposal-writing workshops; Co-facilitator (2004), Boston East Pipeline Network; and Alumni, Lead Boston 2004 (The National Conference for Community and Justice). She won the 2006 Northeastern University Aspiration Award, and was recognized at the 2003 Northeastern University Reception honoring Principal Investigators that obtained funding in excess of $1 million over a five-year period.Daniel Sullivan, Northeastern University Daniel Sullivan has a B.S. in civil engineering and has worked for the Center for STEM Education since 2010.Ms. Lauren Horn, Northeastern UniversityDr. Charles A. Dimarzio, Northeastern University

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ADVANCE and Related Faculty Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Chang Yan, College of New Jersey; Lisa Grega, College of New Jersey; Suriza VanderSandt, College of New Jersey; Diane C. Bates, College of New Jersey; Elizabeth Borland, College of New Jersey; Karen Elizabeth Clark, College of New Jersey; Amanda Norvell, College of New Jersey

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Women in Engineering

initiatives encompass peer mentorship, professional development, and family friendlypolicies.As TCNJ is in the 3rd year of this 3-year NSF funded ADVANCE PAID grant, this paper willdiscuss the implementation of the program initiatives and success and challenges learned indetail.Equity Assessment InitiativeFaculty Database A longitudinal faculty database was constructed in coordination with Human Resources,The Center for Institutional Research and Academic Affairs. Original HR data containedincorrect information and lacked promotion data. In analysis of the data, only faculty hired after1990 were included. The reason for excluding pre-1990 data is that standards for promotionchanged at around this time period. Faculty hired after 1990 were

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Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Erin E. Bowen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dawn D. Laux, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

conducted in the higher educationcontext in different parts of the world have documented that community building is, indeed, abenefit that results from student use of microblogging as part of instruction. For example,integration of informal microblogging in the UK, among two groups of students lead the authorsto conclude that community building and peer support were two of the most beneficial impactsof Twitter use7. Similar findings were observed among Chinese students who used Twitter aspart of their courses: they created a community that provided social support and motivation tolearn 8-10. Beyond enabling relationship and community building among groups of studentsenrolled in the same course, microblogging was shown to help build international

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Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

Page 25.314.5numbered pages; and 4) professional tabs. These Notebooks were reviewed at mid-semester andat the conclusion of the semester by the teaching assistant following the instructor’s gradingrubric. The Engineer’s Notebook counted five percent toward the final course grade.This project intended to design an active learning environment within the course context that: 1)better promotes group activities and peer interaction; 2) shrinks the perceived size of the courseenrollment for students; 3) offers extended, open-ended problems to promote creativity andinnovation; and 4) includes writing within coursework to stimulate a broader world view.Evaluation of this active learning plan was completed through comparison of past quiz and

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University; Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-4653: EFFECTS OF STUDENT-LED UNDERGRADUATE RE-SEARCH EXPERIENCE ON LEARNING AND ATTITUDES TOWARD EN-GINEERING IN AN INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS SCIENCE COURSEDr. Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University Raymundo Arroyave is an Assistant Professor with the Mechanical Engineering Department. He also belongs to the faculty of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science program. He received his Ph.D. degree in materials science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His teaching interests include under- graduate courses on materials science and numerical methods and graduate courses on thermodynamics of materials science. He has more than 60 publications (peer-reviewed journals and proceedings) on the general

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Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Environmental Engineering

develops thestudents’ lifelong learning skills, self-evaluations, self-discovery, and peer instruction in thedesign’s creation, critique, and justification. Students learn to understand and make use of themanufacturer data sheets, application notes, and technical manuals when developing their designprojects. The experience, which would be difficult to complete individually, gives the students asense of satisfaction and the accomplishment that is often lacking in many engineering courses,using traditional teaching approaches. Furthermore, the design experience motivates studentlearning and develops skills required in industry. This paper discusses the development of astudent project involving a number of senior undergraduate students at our

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Software Engineering Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Frank Ackerman, Montana Tech of the University of Montana; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

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Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

otherwise.Table 1. Essential Elements of Social Capital and Relevance to the Present Study Element Definition from SC Theory Application to REU research The availability of resources related to Pool of resources available in engineering, research, and graduate school to one’s social network, such as a student through contacts they made as a Availability economic, cultural, or human result of the REU program, including faculty capital members, graduate students, peers, guest speakers, among others Ease of access to resources

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Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam J. Kardos, University of Colorado, Denver; Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver; Wesley E. Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

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Materials

the writing of laboratory reports and in-class presentations. The Green Projects-to-Pavements project was a proposed study funded in-part by theUniversity of Colorado – Presidential Teaching and Learning Collaborative Program. Theindividuals that contributed to this study included the faculty and teaching assistant thatdeveloped and administered the study, a peer-group of collaborators acting as an advisory panel,and the students of the class. The problem-based design project was a semester long projectbeginning with students being given a project objective, followed by students performing theirown literature research, material selection, obtaining materials, experimentation, testing, andpresentation. In regards to the course topic

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Ethics and Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida

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Engineering Ethics

students’ interviews with peers, friends, and family, on how aspects of theirresearch will affect the general public and the environment. The specific areas addressed inthis article are 1) Nanotechnology in Solar Cell Development, 2) Nanotechnology inElectronics, 3) Nanotechnology in BioEnergy, and 4) Nanotechnology and Fuel Cells.III. MethodologyAs utilized by anthropologists, sociologists, and psychologists, this work has employed acombination of techniques, “survey research design” and “convenience sampling”.4,5 Withthe summer research program having a duration of ten weeks and limited funding, these twomethods were deemed appropriate to address the two concerns of this work. Particularly,survey research designs are very valuable tools for

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

towards teaching science,technology, engineering, and mathematics principles both within and outside the classroomenvironment. Collaboration amongst academic researchers and educational practitioners hasyielded exceptional opportunities for students to increase technological literacy throughparticipation in structured formal and informal learning activities. This paper outlines a resourcefor students to display their creativity and independent learning skills by presenting a journalisticapproach to publishing student-initiated research projects. Comparable in format to professionaltechnical journals, the establishment of a peer-reviewed, online and open-access journal gearedfor the 7-12 grade audience is presented. This concept is currently being

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Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Avinash Varma Gadiraju; Chester D. Kolodziej, Freedom Field Renewable Energy, Inc.

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Mechanical Engineering Department at Wilkes Uni- versity. He is currently the Chair of the Department of Technology at NIU. His research areas are CAD, finite-element-analysis, and kinematics, both securing grants and writing publications. Mirman is actively involved in ASEE and SME.Mr. Avinash Varma Gadiraju, Mr. Gadiraju obtained his Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Andhra University in Vishakapatnam, India. He moved to USA, in 2009, in pursuit of his M.Sc. degree with the Northern Illinois University. He has received his M.Sc. degree in Computer Science, in 2011. While at NIU he was working as a Graduate Assistant and developed a number of web applications for Internet accessible

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Design Tools and Methodology I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Kathryn Thompson, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Beunguk Ahn, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

including the presentation and discussion (10%) • The final paper based on the writing, figures, references and appendices (20%) • The technical evaluation based on the content of the final paper (20%) • The prototype / proof of concept based on its purpose, method, and results (10%). Page 25.11.3Approximately half of the deliverable grades focus on the design process and outcomes of thestudent projects while the other half focus on the students’ abilities to communicate and discusstheir ideas. The grading juries assign these scores. Homework assignments, attendance, classparticipation, and peer review scores determine the last 20% of the

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Learning and Assessment I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

50 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and two invited book chapters. He serves on the conference committee for the International Conference on Wear of Materials and has been recognized for his accomplishments with the Young Engineering Faculty Research Award and Early Achievement in Teaching Award at Iowa State University. He received his B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (India), followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, and ASM

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Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Masud Salimian, Morgan State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

extend them to realworld problems. Since assessment of student development in three of the above four categoriesis not an easy task, the majority of schools[6] that offer OR courses have their main focus on theimplementation of the third item (developing operational skills).Based on that, students learn how to perform the simplex method, its iterations, write the dualproblem, and perform sensitivity analysis with or without the use of software. An instructorspends many hours trying to teach the procedural steps which are tedious, repetitive, and requirecareful attention to the details, but it is easy to learn.The concepts, on the other hand, require a higher learning mechanism and instructorstraditionally find insufficient time for such

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Topics in Computer Science and Programming

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University; Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University

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Computers in Education

out brackets,rules, and time limits so that the audience could clearly seewho was winning at any given moment…and so we could Figure  3.  A  Digital  Carnival  poster  jointly  award a winner immediately at the end of the carnival. sponsored  with  SUN  Entertainment.  Being computer scientists, our ACM members saw this asa software problem and responded by writing a sophisticated program to manage competitionbrackets and scoring, as well as an elaborate on-line preregistration system. Nonetheless, humanjudges remained important to monitor the events, verify the scores, and input the data.The third problem we identified centered around finding a viable financial model for the DigitalCarnival or, better yet, finding a way to turn

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High School Students Thinking and Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

knowledge and conceptual knowledge can be challenging. Ideally,teachers would be able to trace thinking through the design rationale as the design proceeds, notjust retrospectively or from static project artifacts. They would also be able to use technology tosupplement teaching documentation and communication. The use of technology and culturaltechnology methods of communication has potential to impact assessment in K-12 engineeringeducation. Seventy-five percent of teens have cell phones2 and over 50% of teenagers 17 andyounger have access to the Internet outside of school and send email or text messages at leastonce a week. Twitter and other text-messaging tools help to motivate and encourage students todo more writing and encourage interactions

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Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

experiencesthat promote STEM play a critical role in many students’ lives in these important transitionyears. The methods and long term impact of one such program with a twenty-six year trackrecord of attracting and preparing minority students is examined. The Pre-Freshman EngineeringProgram (PREP) is an educational summer program aimed at Hispanic middle and high schoolstudents to increase educational preparedness and interest in STEM fields. The three yearacademic program that serves middle and high school students interested in STEM runs sevenweeks each summer. Courses (Introduction to Engineering, Logic, Computer Science, AlgebraicStructures, Introduction to Physics, Problem Solving, Introduction to Probability and Statistics,and Technical Writing

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General Topics in Graduate Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Pariyothorn, Texas A&M University; Robin L. Autenrieth, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

by contributing to ongoing faculty research projects or pursuing anindependent research topic. More than 555 participants have completed the USRG program sincethe summer of 2000.The objectives of the program are to: 1) provide immersive research experience(s) forengineering undergraduates; 2) increase participant’s interest in pursuing graduate studies withan emphasis on the Ph.D. program; 3) increase participant’s awareness of the graduate schoolexperience; 4) provide an outlet to enhance participant’s writing and communications skills; 5)increase participant’s understanding of the graduate school application process for admissionsand fellowships; and subsequently, 6) position participants to be more competitive for graduateadmissions and

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Curriculum Exchange II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jared P. Coyle, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

wereunfamiliar with what they saw, they were encouraged to write this. If there were topics ofparticular interest to a specific group, they were also encouraged to indicate that in their graffiti.As a result, a set of 14 metro maps containing anecdotal evidence of student backgroundknowledge was generated. The information that the students wrote down was characterized in 5ways: Total response (Did the students give any response at all?), Positive and NegativeResponse (Did the students respond positively or negatively to the idea?) and Informed andUninformed Response (Did the students demonstrate pre-existing and accurate knowledge abouta subject?).This graffiti method is also being carried out during the middle of the year in January and againat the end

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Research in Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

environment) approach. She has also conducted research on teacher education, the first year university experience, peer teaching, gender issues in science and engineering, and graduate attribute assessment. Page 25.594.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Evolving a Rubric for Use in Assessing Engineering Graduate Attributes in a Student Senior Research ThesisAbstract: This paper describes the process of developing and utilizing a rubric for graduateattributes assessment in a large senior research thesis course in a multidisciplinary engineeringprogram. Each

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Graduate Student Experience

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

form the framework for the ultimate purpose of this paper: to provide aresource for new graduate student instructors. Derived from my experiences, I focus on what Ihave learned based on four main themes: preparation, motivation, expectation, and reflection.Lessons on PreparationAs a graduate student teaching for the first time, it seems there is little time to prepare forteaching a course. However, it is important to make the most of what time you have to preparein between your own courses, research, and writing reports. Without proper preparation, youmake yourself vulnerable to late nights, coffee addictions, and possible embarrassment in theclassroom. In particular, if you are teaching a course as the primary instructor, it is essential

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Lessons learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; William L. DUPE Chan, Josiah Quincy High School; Kristina Buenafe, Josiah Quincy High School; Jessica Chin, Northeastern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understanding of and the appropriate use of mathematical modeling breadth and depth of study.As a result of JQUS’ acceptance as an IB school, math teachers felt the need toincorporate projects that teach these skills, emphasizing critical thinking andinternational-mindedness in keeping with the IB learner profile and Common Corestandards [5-7]. Adjusting to a new curriculum while meeting district and staterequirements, the adherence of all standards poses considerable challenges to JQUS forteaching project-based learning, writing, mathematical content and technology content.EBL via the CAPSULE program was chosen as an approach for transitioning the school’sSTEM curriculum into the IB Diploma Programme.With every teacher limited by physical and

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

Score5. Final selection for admission will be based on the total scores obtained out of 100 weightage as follows:(a) Admission Test Score(50%), (b) Results of SSC/'O' level (20%)and (c) Results of HSC/'A' level/Equivalent exams(30%)For admission test waiver the candidates seeking admission in the Faculty of Sciences andEngineering must have minimum CGPA 3.5 in Math and Physics separately in HSC/A levelexaminations in addition to a minimum total score of 1500 in SAT (considering Critical Reading,Math and Writing). Admission test will also be waived for the GPA 5.00 without 4th subjectmarks in the latest SSC & HSC exams or 7'As' in 'O' level (at one sitting) and 3 'As' in 'A' level.Students who have completed a two-year Bachelor's degree

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Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sujatha J., Mission10X, Wipro Technologies; Rajshri Jobanputra

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

order of magnitude judgments and use measurement unit systems and conversions. • Evaluate: Competence in selection, modification and operation of appropriate engineering tools and resources. Page 25.627.6 • Communicate: Communicating effectively both orally and in writing at levels ranging from executive summaries to comprehensive technical reports.In parallel, the success rate of generating maximum learner involvement, leading to activelearning, is likely to increase if the facilitator also chooses to pay sufficient attention to thefollowing important aspects of group work: a) Group Formation: a

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Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W Pritchard, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Systems Engineering

-day electronic devices. Page 25.688.4Common, low-cost devices that are simple to operate were chosen as the focus of the systems-level thinking activities. Students would make general observations about the device, thendisassemble it, discover how it works, and in some cases reverse engineer it. It was stressed thatprevious knowledge of electrical components was not required which made it easier for studentsto write a systems level diagram.Specifically, labs involved the use of a solar powered garden lamp and a disposable camera asthe focus of the systems-level thinking activities. For example, when discovering the disposablecamera, the

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Aircraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

enough toprepare the students for the work environment. Toward that end, the first semester typicallyprovides the foundational principles the student teams will use to produce their design at thecompletion of the second semester.Initially, the first semester is relatively heavy in terms of lectures, discussions, anddevelopmental assignments designed to provide the students with the fundamental principles ofSystem Engineering, Project Management, the Project Life Cycle, and the tools of ProjectDesign including such topics as requirements definition, concept of operations, workbreakdown structure, schedule management, and configuration management. Coveringrequirements definition alone (as well as how to write a good requirement) could consume

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Embedded Control and Instrumentation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Y. Hung, Auburn University; Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Alex Wong, Digilent, Inc.

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Instrumentation

, graphics editor, and presentation software. Each student also archives his or her engineering work in a personal engineering notebook that is periodically reviewed.4. Study how engineering practice relates to a professional code of ethics. Students examine peer-reviewed case studies, identify ethical dilemmas, and propose professional practice solutions.The following student outcomes are assessed during the semester: • Ability to design and realize an electronic system to meet performance constraints. Page 25.788.2 • Ability to create experiments and draw meaningful conclusions from experimental data. • Ability to function as a

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FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Michael Abernathy, Ohio State University; Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, Ohio State University ; Kayla Fay Presley, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

unit.During their research students were told to keep records of all their work. At the end of thecourse, students turned in all documentation created (in the form of several-inch-thick binders) aswell as bound reports of their research. Students were encouraged to use the reports whenapplying to internships as a way to show the research they had performed and evidence of theirrecordkeeping and writing skills.The entire course concluded with two final presentations of the student groups, with smaller, in-class presentations throughout the class to improve students’ public speaking skills. The finalpresentations consisted of a poster presentation as well as a more formal presentation to a groupof peers. The poster presentation allowed the student to