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Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

implemented the following protocol.Quantitative SurveyThe PACE questionnaire included questions in the following categories: Quality of Teaching,Professors, Teaching Assistants, Labs, Resources, Student Interaction, Extracurricular Activities,Personal Experience, Perceptions of Engineering Careers, Perceptions of Engineering Major,Confidence and Demographic Information. In addition, Personal Experience included ninequestions relevant to sensitive issues such as sex and race discrimination and harassment.In recognition of the varying Institutional Review Board rules that regulate the release of studentdata, we created four survey administration options from which each institution could choose.They included 1) school hosts survey, school samples

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College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College-Industry Partnerships

University. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career

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Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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College-Industry Partnerships

faculty enhance the content of undergraduate educationin ways that will better prepare tomorrow's graduates for careers in a global environment and,to have faculty observe the Boeing environments, processes, and procedures with ‘freshperspectives.’ Faculty will use their expertise to help identify areas for possible improvementsand document their observations at Boeing.” Overall, the program was very valuable for meprofessionally. Boeing also received valued feedback on their operations. Some of theFellows’ observations led to constructive suggestions offered to help the Welliver programprocess improve. The paper will also outline how the Welliver program has impacted myteaching in my subsequent courses and how I am able to share my experiences

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Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Green, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Program in 2008 and an additional 115 freshmen registered for Mtech’sFreshmen Connection entrepreneurship course, this collective 184 freshmen population alreadyexceeds the anticipated 75 seats within EIP each year. We believe this level of interest isconsistent with the Honors category of students, and is likely higher based on the parallelsbetween high-achieving students and the desire for entrepreneurial, innovative career paths.Student demand is evident based on: • 69 freshmen applicants for the Hinman CEOs program. In 2008, 69 freshmen applied for the Hinman CEOs Program. This is the clearest level of demand for freshmen desiring to enroll in a living-learning entrepreneurship and innovation program at the University of

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Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

instructors compile adescriptive list of potential projects which is distributed to Capstone students at the beginning ofthe course. A “BME Capstone Project Fair” is held one week later, where all potential advisorsand students gather to interview one another for the various projects. After the Project Fair,students indicate their interest level in each project using a numerical ranking system (i.e. 1 =extremely interested, 4 = not interested in project). Students are also asked to indicate their toptwo project choices and to describe the reasons for their interest in the projects (i.e. previousexperience in the area, relation to career goals, etc.). Advisors also submit their preferences forparticular students based on the interviews at the Project

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POTPOURRI

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Kirk Love, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

have continued to decline12, 13. More recent studies have begun tooutline fundamental differences in the ways young women think versus the thinking process ofyoung men with regard to their careers, contributions to society, fundamental views oftechnology, and motivations behind choices and education 8, 11. Page 15.1020.2A young woman’s view of computers and their usage is much different from that of a youngman’s. Experience also differs significantly between young women and men entering college5,10 . Usage of computers in areas such as word processing is similar for boys and girls enteringcollege5. However, a higher percentage of boys entering

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in the areas of science and engineering remained, and continues toremain disproportionate. Females and ethnic minority students in STEM careers have beenunderrepresented for the past 30 years2. In 2008, degrees in STEM awarded to women was only18% while the representation of African-American and Hispanic students combined accountedfor only 11% of bachelor’s degrees, far below their combined 28% share of the generalpopulation3. Underrepresentation continues into the workforce in these areas as well 4. Withoutthe representation of minorities and women in science and engineering, the United States isendangering its competition in the global economy4.In order to encourage participation in a dedicated and difficult field, much must be done

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Women in Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Murguia, Arizona State University; Erin Kube, Arizona State University; Jennifer Bekki, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

the Content Team. Dr. Bernstein is a national leader in graduate education, having served higher education in a variety of positions. These have included: Dean of ASU’s Graduate College, Director of NSF’s Division of Graduate Education, leader of ASU’s extensive Preparing Future Faculty Program, innovator of ASU’s Preparing Future Professionals Program, President of the Western Association of Graduate Schools, and member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Council of Graduate Schools, and member of the CRPGE board of NASULGC. Her over 200 publications and presentations have focused on graduate education reform and the career advancement of women and underrepresented

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Amos Joseph St. Germain

. November 1975, 53-72) remains the best exposition of, thecommon complaints against modern technology.My focus here today is the work of the prolific Henry Petroski. Like FlormanPetroski is a man of more than one discipline. He is professor of both civilengineering and history at Duke University. He is the author of fourteen books all ofwhich are still in print and his writing career covers more than thirty years. He hasbeen a regular essayist for AMERICAN SCIENTIST magazine and a frequentcontributor to ASEE’s PRISM magazine.In 1977 (BEYOND ENGINEERING) Petroski engagingly told us that a journey on atrain is an exhibit of the history of technology: bricks, stone, wood, steel- thejourney, the product, the result. In 1997 (REMAKING THE WORLD) he was

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Amelito Enriquez; Kate Disney; Erik Dunmire

X X X 1 2R = Recommended X = Required choose one combined course3 4 5 Careers/soft skills Design specialized Intro to Civil only6

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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James M. Widmann; Brian P. Self

ideasthat can be used later in their education or careers (Effective Prototype Principle). This might bein the form of metacognition by forcing them to think about their own learning, and/or in theDynamics principles they address in their multimedia examples.ResultsThe Multimedia MEA was presented to students in the sixth week of classes. Students worked inteams of four and were given one week to complete the assignment. For the two quarters, theproject was completed by 68 teams. During the fall quarter, the teams were free to select anytopic relevant to the class, and the majority chose to make an example problem based on particledynamics. A typical example involved impact of particles with an accompanied student madevideo of colliding objects

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Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate Disney, Mission College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

. Page 15.957.2Efforts to attract students to an engineering career must acknowledge that two-year institutionsor community colleges represent the fastest growing segment of higher education.15 Recent datashows that 40% of individuals earning bachelor or master’s engineering degrees started highereducation in a community college. The trend is higher in some states such as California forwhich more than 48% of graduates with science or engineering degrees started at a communitycollege.16Despite this contribution to the nation’s engineering workforce, engineering education in acommunity college environment presents formidable challenges for both students andinstructors. Most community colleges have small engineering programs with only a few faculty

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

program is designed to help students whoare • not engineering majors but are interested in understanding “how things work” • looking at directorship, management, technical marketing, sales, and related careers in an industry that continues to involve more technology • possibly interested in public policy decisions impacting government, education, industry, religious institutions, health care, and other areas of societal impact, and/or • thinking about working in bioengineering areas, but not on the technical side.The MES program overall and its constituent classes were designed and implemented in2006. All of the MES courses are designed with no prerequisite classes. In general, theprogram

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New Methods and Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan Moore, University of Rochester

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

as amember of an underrepresented group increased to 3.2 percent during that period. Forprofessional staff, the percent of underrepresented minorities increased to 6.4 percent betweenfall 2006 and fall 2008.There are several college level and graduate level programs that support and increase diversityon campus. At the college level, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate AchievementProgram has the objective to increase the numbers of low-income, first-generation andunderrepresented minority undergraduates who pursue doctoral degrees (specifically the Ph.D.)and go on to careers in research and teaching at the University level. Another program at theundergraduate level, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholars program currentlysupports

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Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jui-Chen Yu, National Science Technology Museum; Hsieh-Hua Yang, Department of Health Care Administration, Oriental Institute of Technology; Lung-Hsing Kuo, National Kaohsiung Normal University; Hung-Jen Yang, National Kaohsiung Normal University

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International

University Dr. Yang is a professor in the department of technology education. Technology education is his major research area. He is also the director of centere for teaching and learning technology. He got his Ph.D from Iowa state university and Master degree from University of North Dakota. Page 15.708.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 In-service Professional Field Expansion Model of Vocational Senior-high Technology Teachers in TaiwanAbstractCoping with rapid knowledge growth, career expansion become an important consideration fortechnology teachers. By getting teacher license

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Richard F. Miller, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

. This paper describes research activities conducted primarily in the mechanicalengineering department by undergraduate students. Projects in biomechanics and biomaterialsintegrate engineering mechanics and materials science with the life sciences to enableundergraduate engineering students to participate in cutting-edge research. These activities areexpected to attract more students, especially female students, to engineering and to expand thefuture career options of mechanical engineering students.There are a number of special circumstances that must be considered when developing researchprojects that are appropriate for undergraduate students. The undergraduate research activitiesare carefully designed to recruit suitable students and to

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Mathematics

engineering or aviation majors. So, acomputational mathematics degree was proposed taking the essence of these similar degreeprograms and adapting them to the strengths of our university.Computational Mathematics Degree ProgramAs mentioned earlier our university is a selective private masters granting technical university.The purpose of our university is “..to provide a comprehensive education to prepare graduates forproductive careers and responsible citizenship with special emphasis on the needs of aviation,aerospace, engineering, or related fields…”. To achieve this, the following education goalswere developed for the degree program with focus areas in computational engineering andsciences. a. The degree program will ensure that students

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Bowen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Civil Engineering

, faculty, and employers alike see passing the FE exam as animportant first step in a Civil Engineering career. Historically, FE pass rates at our Universityhave slightly trailed both national averages and those for our Carnegie classification-basedcomparator group for those students taking the Civil Engineering specific afternoon exam. Therelative difference in pass rates, however, has been quite variable over the years. Recently,department faculty have responded to this situation by conducting an analysis of curriculumissues related to student preparation for the FE exam and by implementing new measuresdesigned to improve student preparation and FE exam pass rates. An analysis of the most recenttest performance found that there was a

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Bertha, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Engineering Ethics

nature?This is how casuistic analysis works. The case study is deconstructed into its component moralfeatures. A judgment can then be made regarding whether the actors, be them from real-lifecases or fictional ones, acted morally. We need not be judgmental here: we can entertainquestions about whether the circumstances made it difficult or impossible to have actedotherwise, too. The author’s contention is that this is what makes case studies useful; that is tosay, case studies show us how to analyze the morally salient aspects of paradigm cases, which inturn help us identify similar moral questions in situations and activities we will encounter in ourown lives.In his own career, the author has encountered examples of ethics instruction that

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The Influence of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Castro-Cedeno; Quamrul Mazumder

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Motivation and Maturity of Engineering and Engineering Technology Students with and without Co-Op ExperienceAbstractExperience-based education in the form of Co-Op is generally accepted as having a positivecorrelation with a student’s academic and early career performance. Unfortunately, most of theevidence is anecdotal or based on statistical studies of large databases. It does not explain whyand how a Co-Op experience correlates with enhanced student or employee performance. Thispaper proposes a model that can explain how Co-Op experience can result in better grades inschool and better performance at work. The paper also describes an experiment performed todetermine if students with Co-Op experience are more motivated

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Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario Castro-Cedeno, Rochester Institute of Technology; Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-83: MOTIVATION AND MATURITY LEVEL OF ENGINEERING ANDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT COOPEXPERIENCEMario Castro-Cedeno, Rochester Institute of TechnologyQuamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint Page 15.889.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Motivation and Maturity of Engineering and Engineering Technology Students with and without Co-Op ExperienceAbstractExperience-based education in the form of Co-Op is generally accepted as having a positivecorrelation with a student’s academic and early career performance. Unfortunately, most of theevidence is anecdotal or based on statistical studies of large databases. It

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamila Cola, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Margaret Tarver, Tri-Cities High School; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

underrepresented minoritiesto the STEM pipeline is the first step towards engaging them in the science, engineering, andtechnology enterprise. Despite several barriers preventing minorities from entering andremaining in STEM fields, there are many best practices to encourage and inspire minorities tocontribute to STEM careers. Page 15.747.2Page 15.747.3Page 15.747.4Page 15.747.5computer, aerospace, agricultural, biomedical, and mechanical engineering disciplines. Thirteenof the NSBE Jr. members that chose science and engineering fields were female. 15 10 Other

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University

stereotyping create an unwelcome climate for women, describes theclimate for some at North Dakota State University.3 Women faculty at North Dakota StateUniversity are significantly less satisfied than their male counterparts in areas of climate, natureof work, and balance of career and family. Areas associated with greater attrition of womenfaculty include stress based on subtle or overt discrimination, work-related stress, stress due totime pressure, lack of personal time, difficulties in departmental communication, conflict with adirect supervisor and conflict within the department, and other reasons, including climate-oriented explanations such as isolation and being ignored. Preliminary results from a 2009 work-life survey suggest that these

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Jim Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Missy Wooley, Ruston High School; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

enrollment and retention in science and engineering. In The Scienceand Engineering Workforce: Realizing America‟s Potential, the NSB strongly recommendsnational-level action to provide an adequate number of science and engineering graduates toensure competitiveness in the ever-changing global economy2. Moreover, there is a critical needfor partnerships between universities and K12 schools to increase the mathematics and scienceabilities of high school graduates – preparing them for any career path, particularly for STEMdisciplines.In addition to the quantity of engineering and science graduates, many studies have focused onthe qualities needed of these graduates by today’s society. Not only do they need technicalfundamentals, but they also need to

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; David Walden, Sysnovation, LLC

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

engineering, furnishing a tangible professional development milestone,and providing a discriminator that can aid in career placement and advancement. Earning theASEP credential requires that the candidate obtain an INCOSE membership and pass theINCOSE certification exam. No work experience is required to earn the ASEP certification.Maintaining the ASEP requires continuous membership in INCOSE and a documented record ofparticipation in professional development activities. An ASEP-certified engineer can elevatetheir certification to the Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) after they havegained five years of professional systems engineering experience.This certification advances the profession by endorsing and promoting a common framework

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Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State Univ.; Marcus Duffy, Oklahoma State University; Lynn Franzmann, Stillwater; Rebekah Reece, Stillwater; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

disinterest in engineering career by nearly 85% of 8 to 17 oldstudents [1]. A major reason cited by the students is the lack of awareness about engineering.As most students advance through middle school science classes, their attitude toward sciencebecome more negative and their interests decrease most in the seventh grade [2-5]. Thus, themiddle grades are a critical period for students, representing the period most beneficial toprovide engaging academic opportunities. With the increase in demand of qualified engineers,the lack of interest has been thought as future problem. There has been a significant increase in academies and workshops to provide an earlyexposure to engineering, which is recognized as a way to prepare K-12 for

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Liles, NCA&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, NCA&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Bush1 and Barack Obama3.It seems intuitive that increasing young adult interest in STEM careers would benefit theeconomic future of the United States. Indeed, research suggests that individuals who are notpersistent with their original engineering major demonstrate significant differences in ability,academic background, and work habits and that these differences are evident early in the collegeexperience. It is further surmised that positive pre-university STEM experiences could influenceundergraduate efforts to persist in a STEM major4. Other factors also appear to impact individualchoices. Some studies indicate that women are less likely to enter professional fields when theyanticipate difficulties balancing professional and personal (i.e

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Lewis, North Carolina State University; Michael Leming, North Carolina State University

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Construction

. Completing the case study project allowed students to demonstrateproficiency in the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criterion 3c, 3e,and 3g, which were major objectives of the course. For the case study presented here, thestudents were required to design the construction process for an electrical substation project thathad recently been completed by the industry partner. At the completion of the case study project,the students presented their results to a panel of professionals including the course instructor, twomembers representing the industry partner, and two members representing the local electricalutility company. The industry partner also conducted job interviews for all students that wereinterested in a career with

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Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology; Robert Creese, West Virginia University

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International

managers across the countries. India can no longer remain in isolation with respect to its higher education, both in termsof quality and diversity of students passing out of the system. India has the third-largest highereducation system in the world, only behind the U.S. and China, training almost 2.5 milliongraduates every year3, which is about 10 % of India’s youth. Hence, there are enormousopportunities for professionals trained in Indian universities to pursue careers in teaching andresearch as well as in industry and business. Globalization has brought along with it a “death of distance,” which in principle enablesany place with an internet connection to participate in the knowledge economy. Nevertheless,proximity plays a role

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Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

its goals include: (1) introducing underrepresented populations of high schoolstudents to computing topics, field of study, and the profession in a fun but challenging way, and (2)training computing undergraduates to mentor youth and teach computing topics. The team of 7 undergraduate mentors and a professor visited a Cincinnati Public School district highschool mathematics class. The class of twenty 11th and 12th graders was 50% female, 73% African-American, and 8% Hispanic. The team developed and taught 7 lessons that related computing topics toeveryday life and showcased career opportunities. The lessons were aligned with Ohio Department ofEducation Academic Content Standards for math, science, and technology [1]. For each visit