Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston

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Electrical and Computer

prepare electrical engineering students to enter theworkforce with the necessary skills to be successful in their careers and remain in a professionthat holds so much promise for this country's future. The intention of this study is to beexploratory in nature, and therefore the resulting goals are not meant to be an exhaustive list ofthose important in the electrical engineering profession. It is hoped that the results of this studywill be merely a starting point for further discussion and research into the values shared bydifferent sectors of the profession so that these groups can then use this information to betterprepare future electrical engineers for practice.MethodsData To address the research question, the author used interview data

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Understanding Our Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Viktoria Zelenak, University of New Haven; Michael J. Hollis, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

directly out of high school to work in engineering-relatedfunctions such as assembly. In the recent past, it was common to have a career path that led toengineering positions within the same company or industry for these individuals. Today, themajority of entry-level engineering positions require a BS degree, and technical experience aloneis not enough to be competitive for such jobs.4Additionally, adult student and graduate student enrollment traditionally increases during periodsof financial recession, with some programs seeing adult education applications double over thelast few years (Master’s programs in Education at Texas State University). These studentsrepresent a growing segment of the population. They are often unable to attend classes

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Horton P.E., University of Maine

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Engineering Technology

study, “The Engineer of2020,” emphasizes the need for engineers to have professional skills including strongcommunication skills, leadership skills, and the ability to make good decisions, a strong moralcompass, ethics, and cultural awareness. 3Employers of UMaine MET graduates value the same skills. In 2001 the MET programresponded to employer expectations by developing a new course, MET 100 Introduction toMechanical Engineering Technology. This course gives first semester students opportunities tolearn teamwork and professionalism skills they can apply in internships and in their careers. Theprogram also increased the number of individual and team project-based curriculum elementsmimicking professional tasks. For example, students in the

Conference Session

Ethical Issues I: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Painter P.E., Tennessee State University

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Engineering Ethics

results and indicate that almost all the students expect toface ethical issues during their careers, but less than one-third say they have discussed an ethicalissue in any of their technical engineering courses. Page 25.544.21.0 IntroductionThe ethical and societal aspects of engineering practice are the subjects of several ABET 2000outcomes. ABET 2000 criterion 3(f) states that "Engineering programs must demonstrate thattheir graduates have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility." Criterion 3(h)states – "Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have the broad educationnecessary to understand the

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships

Education Core Team. Jacobs has spent his professional career committed to helping colleges and universities gain enhanced access to teaching tools and to advancing the learning opportunities available to their students. By managing and growing innova- tive education initiatives for technology companies, Jacobs has provided programs and resources to assist institutions of higher learning in preparing their students for academic and career success. Jacobs has worked in key positions for such well-known global market leaders as Autodesk, Avid Technology, and Addison-Wesley Publishing. During his career he has held positions as, among others, Director - World- wide Education, Executive Editor, Senior Product Manager, and

Conference Session

Before and After: Matriculants and Alumni

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Michelle Warner, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

’ development as ECPs and their conceptionsof and preparations for their specific careers; 2) identify the educational and workplace factors,or combinations of factors, that most influence the development of engineering students intosuccessful ECPs; and 3) illuminate the pathways of early ECPs in terms of planning andpreparing to meet future career goals and overcome challenges. Framing the purpose andobjectives of PEARS in ways that would resonate with alumni was critical in the design of allcommunications with survey respondents.Benefits and Limitations of Surveying AlumniThe design of the PEARS deployment plan was informed by perspectives from scholars ininstitutional research and alumni relations. Ewell (2005) documents the history of surveying

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Niranjan Venkatraman, Northern Arizona University; Sheryl L. Howard, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

economy. Students who havea broader view of their engineering education, and understand how engineering solutions impactthe environment and cultures, as well as how culture impacts engineering, are better prepared fortheir career as an engineer in a global society.Three Global Learning Outcomes were identified as part of the university-wide initiative: 1) GlobalEngagement; 2) Diversity Education; and 3) Environmental Sustainability. We agree with this di-vision of global learning aspects. While sustainability may not initially seem to be a component ofglobal learning, it is an aspect that is truly global in its scope, and of concern to all peoples on thisEarth. Disregard for the importance of sustainability has global effects. Furthermore

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur F. Garcia Jr. P.E., Palm Beach State College

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Two Year College Division

College exclusively. After his college graduation in 1966, Garcia had a rewarding career in engineering and in business prior to retiring in early 2000. He used computers extensively throughout his career as a tool for solving engineering problems and for solving business problems as well. In 1986, he founded GCI Information Services, Inc. (originally Garcia Consulting, Inc.), with a staff of only four employees and with the objective of offering specialty engineering services to the Naval Sea Systems Command (U.S. Navy) in Arlington, Va. Over the following 13 years, Garcia expanded his Virginia-based company to offer information services as well as engineering services, which led to a dramatic growth of his company as

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H. Brown, Marquette University; Thomas F. Quinn, Marquette University; George Corliss, Marquette University; Jay R. Goldberg, Marquette University; Mark Nagurka, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

natural gas demand. The GasDay Project functions as an extracurricular learning laboratory that incorporatesseveral student-centered learning methods including active, collaborative, and project-basedlearning. It provides students with experiential learning opportunities similar to those associatedwith co-op, internship, and research experiences. Students learn about entrepreneurship,teamwork, and dealing with customers, which prepare them for successful careers. This paper describes the pedagogical approaches to student learning employed by theGasDay Project as well as the educational benefits to students including (i) hands-on learning ina business setting with real-world consequences for successes and failures, (ii) direct contactwith

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Eric Deemer Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education, 2012 Using Cyber Discovery to Assess Change in Student STEM Related AttitudesAbstractComputer science has been identified by the National Science Foundation (2010) as a science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline in which there has been a shortage ofstudents and workers. Identifying ways to increase interest in computing careers has thus becomeincreasingly important in light of the rapid evolution and use of cyber technology in society, as well asgrowing threats to cyber security in both personal and public domains.To address this issue, mathematics, science, engineering, and liberal arts faculty members at LouisianaTech University developed an intervention program, called “Cyber Discovery,” that is

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany L. Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan L. Hotle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Anne Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lauren Alise Jones; Margaret-Avis Anyeley Akofio-Sowah, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stefanie Brodie, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and the airlineindustryThe camp was very effective in familiarizing participating students with the airline industry andin helping students understand the career opportunities available in industrial engineering (Table1). The means before and after the camp increased from 2.70 to 3.75 and from 2.30 to 3.33,respectively, indicating that students were positively impacted by the program in these areas. Theresults also indicated that the camp had less impact on students’ future education or potentialcareers in industrial engineering. The data for these two questions suggests that students cameinto the program with an interest in the airline industry and in industrial engineering; therefore, itis possible that their interest would not have changed

Collection

2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

]. LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEEDSPost-Sputnik (1957) there was surge in attention paid to science education in the US. During the late twentiethcentury there was an awakening emphasis on the skills needed by individuals seeking careers in the industrialworkplace – business-awareness, communication, project management/planning, presenting and reporting,teamwork plus integration were being reported as areas of weakness in engineering education by learnedprofessional society groups [6]. Concurrently, in the early eighties, this triggered the establishment of aManufacturing Technology Institute (MTI) under the aegis of the Corporate Technical Institutes at IBM [7]. MTIwas created as an IBM ‘university’ to revitalize and broaden the skill-levels of the

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, University of Colorado; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

mentoring program at a large state university. Each undergraduate student was expectedto attend a weekly one hour seminar to learn more about the process of engineering research andwork three to five hours per week in a research lab, supervised by a graduate student mentor, inorder to earn one course credit. Pilot implementation of the program targeted underrepresentedminorities and female undergraduate students in the hopes that hands-on research experienceguided by a graduate student would improve undergraduate retention of these populations, apriority of the engineering college. The mentoring program also strived to increase interest inengineering careers and research for all students while providing graduate students withexperience mentoring

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Ethics Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Islam H. El-adaway, Mississippi State University; Marianne M. Jennings, Arizona State University

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Engineering Ethics

that those who bestow do not findethically troublesome because it is their decision to do so. However, in cases of discovery ofhonorary authorship there has been too often research misconduct as well such as in thefabrication of data [2]. Even without the fabrication of data, placing the name of a friend on apublication with the goal of expanding the vitae has been called a “deplorable practice borderingon research misconduct” [3].The Career-Boost AuthorshipThis form of co-authorship is given by the principal author to the PhD student or the juniorfaculty member as a means of boosting their chances for being hired or attaining tenure orpromotion. For the principal author there is little down side to such beneficence but there is theupside of

Conference Session

Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Engagement in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Community Engagement Division

situations you mayencounter in your career” and “define sustainability, describe its importance to engineering, andidentify aspects of sustainability in civil engineering projects.” Because sustainability includesthe social pillar, this learning unit includes discussion of the impacts of engineering in a societalcontext. There are homework assignments associated with both the ethics and sustainabilitylearning goals. Both of these assignments included case studies. For their semester term papers,students are required to discuss non-technical and societal issues associated with a civilengineering project (i.e. the Minneapolis bridge collapse, the Three Gorges Dam). In-class thepredominant teaching style is lecture-based. Students taking this course in

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University; Reginald Amory, Morgan State University

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Graduate Studies

master’s and doctor- ate of engineering degree programs. In particular, he has positioned the department to conduct research and pursue entrepreneurial activities in civil infrastructure and service systems and broaden its traditional technological thrust to include more comprehensive interdisciplinary areas which include problems in human resource development, economic development and competitiveness, public health, biological pro- cesses, and environmental security. Amory, the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has had a distinguished career which is noted for its breadth as well as its depth. His career has spanned professional practice, teaching

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Hall School Stacy Klein-Gardner’s career focuses on K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, particularly as it relates to increasing interest and participation by females. Klein-Gardner serves as the Director of the Center for STEM Education for Girls at the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tenn. Here, she leads professional development opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for K-12 teachers and works to Identify and disseminate best practices from suc- cessful K12, university and corporate STEM programs for females. This center also leads a program for rising ninth- and 10th-grade girls that integrates community service and engineering design in

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

aboutrobotics’ before takin ng the class. The course increased thhe student interests in robbotics andassociateed careers, ass shown in Fig. F 3, wheree there were only 3 studeents stating ‘Very interesstedin roboticcs’ before th he course whhile 10 studennts stated the same outcoome after thhe course.Moreoveer, nine studeents became interested inn a robotics career after the course while w there was wonly one student with h the same raanking beforre the coursee. (a

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anil Saigal, Tufts University; Arun K. Saigal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

 the top 10 ranked institutions.   While the ‘myth’ that PhDs are not hired at the institutions where they received their PhDs mightbe true at smaller institutions; it does not appear to be true at the top ranked institutions. So what do these finding mean for graduate schools and graduate students? As the fraction ofdoctorates employed in tenure track positions in academia continues to decline and becomehighly competitive, it might be more than ever important for graduate schools in general toredefine the PhD as also training for high-level positions in careers outside academia besidespreparing them for an academic position.  Page

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

consortium called the Kansas State University Electrical Power Affiliates Program(EPAP) in 2008. EPAP is a consortium of industry leaders committed to the continuedexcellence of engineering education in the area of electrical power and energy systems. Theprogram can be leveraged to help with various aspects of this project, including the recruitmentseminar, internships, and research projects. At the recruitment seminar, EPAP members will beable to discuss career opportunities for graduates in the power and energy field. They can alsoprovide realistic technical problems or scenarios that can be presented to participants so that theycan better understand the current challenges in this field. Students already in our program willhave the opportunity to

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Purdue University; Eric L. Mann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

studies and a faculty member of both the Istitute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) and the Gifted Education Resource Institute (GERI) at Purdue University. After a military career involving the the design and operation of space systems and several years teaching middle science and mathematics, Mann earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology from University of Connecticut. Mann’s research interests center on creativity and talent development within science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) disciplines.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Associate Professor of engineering education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

equipment provides real- life scenarios that will give the Buffalo State Electrical Engineering Technology students a situational learning environment that provides a better understanding of what to expect once in a career; one such example is generator synchronization.  These experiments, though performed in the school learning environment, provide students the opportunity to discuss scenarios with industry personnel on a higher level of understanding than those who are only learning in a strictly theoretical or computer modeling situation; we are using a real life connection schedule, wiring diagrams, dynamic loads, and SCADA software to monitor the various modules and make engineering

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Joseph Frey, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Fatima Zevallos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Denisse Echevarria, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Engineering Ethics

be realized or frustrated by means of a proposed hydroelectric project. The goal hereis to outline how engineers can serve, not only as technical advisors, but also as facilitators of asmall and local community’s dialogic exploration of its own philosophy of technology. Weconclude with a discussion of what we can learn working in Haiti that can help our studentsimagine and construct different career paths that employ engineering skills for communitydevelopment and appropriate technology. Through our project, we hope to show how engineerscan gain skills to work as true enablers who facilitate the conversion of local capabilities intorealized functions.II. Basic ConceptsAppropriate Technology. The term “appropriate technology” comes from

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Lee Gutenson, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2012-5150: CREATING A WATER AND WASTEWATER EDUCATIONALPROGRAM WITH INCORPORATED EXPERIENTIAL TRAININGMr. Joseph Lee Gutenson, Western Kentucky University Joseph Gutenson is an Environmental Support Specialist with the Center for Water Resource Studies at Western Kentucky University. During his brief professional career he has participated in the construction of TMDL reports for the Panther Creek and Long Falls Creek Watersheds and site reconnaissance for the Bacon Creek TMDL. He has also participated in research related to the water industries workforce and serves as a presence for the Water Training Institute’s recruitment efforts. His present work includes aiding in the creation of a software packaged, created

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

careers. The results of this study prove useful in designing an effectivecross-curricular approach to the topic and in tutorial development.IntroductionPlug and play data acquisition has made experiment design and analysis much more accessible toundergraduate students. Where in the past typical lab experiences involved pre-establishedinstrumentation and cookbook exercises, a wealth of software demonstrations and librariescouple with flexible and easy-to-use hardware to allow for a relatively straightforwardintroduction to the fundamentals of the craft of taking meaningful data. As a result, the numberof publications regarding implementation in case-specific applications is staggering. See, forexample, McDonald1, Zhang et al.2, Lohani et al.3, and

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2012-3527: A LABORATORY-BASED, PROBLEM-SOLVING PEDA-GOGY PREPARES STUDENTS TO HIT THE JOB MARKET RUNNING!Dr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include power and energy processing, applied process control engineering, automation, fluid power, and facility planning.Mr. William Marshall, Alief Independent School District William Marshall is the Director of Instructional Technology and Career and Technical Education for the Alief Independent School District in Texas. He provides supervision of Program Managers in the areas of career

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the complexity of issues and theinterrelatedness between their service experiences and larger social issues such as classism orracism. At this phase the individual is engaged and often becomes a strong advocate for theparticular population that they are working with. In the final phase, Internalization, theindividual has fully integrated their community service experience into their lives, to the point atwhich they adjust their lifestyle and possibly their career, to match the values system they havedeveloped through their service.Together, these three models of development and service are used to form the ProfessionalSocial Responsibility DevelopmentModel as a way of explaining thepersonal and professionalprogression through

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P. Eng...., Grand Valley State University; Val Hawks, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

averaging 2.4 papers per year over the last decade and a half.Figure 5 – Simulation Papers by Year Figure 6 – Lean Manufacturing Papers by YearAwareness of manufacturing, Figure 8, has to do with the image of manufacturing as a professionaldiscipline and an attractive option for students to pursue as a career. Thus papers in this realm addresswhat are normally called pipeline issues (getting students in to the majors) as well as why they shouldconsider manufacturing as a career. This has always been a point of interest and concern but the datashow much more attention was paid to it in the last decade as opposed to the previous decade. The needof manufacturing students to be competent in communication, inter-personal skills, teamwork

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl White, Morgan State University; Clifton Sean Martin, Innovative STEM Foundation and Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy; Givon Forbes, Innovative STEM Foundation; Charles Lamont Clark, Academic Training Management Organization; Joseph White, Innovative STEM Foundation; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS

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Minorities in Engineering

degree and master’s of science degree in electrical engi- neering from Morgan State University and is presently working on his doctorate degree in STEM educa- tion. Martin has worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as a Power System Engineer. He has taught high school mathematics in the Baltimore City Public School System as well as mathematics at several colleges and universities. Just before coming to BDJ, Martin worked for the Maryland State Department of Education as a Regional Coordinator for Career and Technology Education, where he assisted many local school systems with their implementation and management of pre-engineering and technology programs. Martin is also

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

This analysis showed conclusively that the observed decrease inthe number of CPA exam-takers was not due to the 150-hour requirement. Specifically, therewas no statistically significant correlation between the 150-hour requirement and the number ofCPA exam candidates. To cite just one of many examples of data from the study: 8 jurisdictionsnever enacted the 150-hour requirement during the period 1998 to 2008. These constitute 15%of all jurisdictions; and, despite no change in the exam requirements, they experienced about20% of the total decline in exam-takers—a clear indicator that the decline was independent ofthe requirement. In seeking alternative explanations for this decline, Schroeder and Franzsuggested “ignorance about a career in