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Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-368: AN EXAMINATION OF STUDENT EXPERIENCES RELATED TOENGINEERING ETHICS: INITIAL FINDINGSJanel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Janel Sutkus is Director of Institutional Research and Analysis at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received her doctorate from the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan, and also holds degrees from Cornell College (BA in psychology and music) and the University of Iowa (MA in higher education administration). Prior to earning her Ph.D. she was a college administrator for 15 years at two small, private liberal arts colleges. While at the University of Michigan, she taught

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Engineering and Other Disciplines

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2009-743: MERI: MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICSINITIATIVECarlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyMatthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySteve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDavid Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 14.877.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 MERI: Multidisciplinary Educational Robotics InitiativeAbstractThis paper will describe the implementation of an innovative multidisciplinary roboticscertificate program at a small teaching institution in the Midwestern United States. TheMultidisciplinary Educational Robotics Initiative (MERI) is a product of a collaborative effortbetween

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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International

-Engineering Divisions of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Her research focuses on modeling complex systems, security, and pedagogy. Her email is petrie@fau.edu Page 14.296.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Building Research Communities and Collaborative Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean: LACCEI Vision and InitiativesAbstractMany engineering education organizations and agencies exist world-wide at the international,regional, national, and local levels. Some of them have specific initiatives conceived to providecapacity building. The need to identify, develop and execute

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Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-545: DESIGNING EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FORGRANT PROPOSALSDonna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Donna C. Llewellyn is the Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)at Georgia Tech. Donna received her B.A. in Mathematics from Swarthmore College, her M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in Operations Research from Cornell University. After working as a faculty member in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, she changed career paths to lead CETL where she works with faculty, instructors, and graduate students to help them teach effectively so that our students can

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Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Winston Erevelles, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Parsons, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-1978: THE STEM OUTREACH INITIATIVE AT ROBERT MORRISUNIVERSITYWinston Erevelles, Robert Morris University Winston F. Erevelles is a Professor of Engineering and the Dean of the School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science at Robert Morris University. He was also the founding Director of the PRIME coalition – a partnership delivering innovative manufacturing education and career development in Southwest Pennsylvania. Dr. Erevelles was responsible for the design and implementation of the RMU Learning Factory and has raised over $4 million at Robert Morris University (over $6 million in total funding to date) in external funding in the form of grants, gifts, and contracts from

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety

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International

AC 2009-2231: UNIQUE AND HIGH QUALITY MANUFACTURINGENGINEERING (ME) GRADUATION PROGRAMClaudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences Dr. Claudio da Rocha Brito is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; President of Council of Researches in Education and Sciences (COPEC), President of Fishing Museum Friends Society (AAMP), President of (Brazilian) National Monitoring Committee of "Internationale Gesellschaft für Ingenieurpädagogik" (IGIP) and Vice-President of Réseau Carthagène d`Ingénierie (Cartagena Network of Engineering) and Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety (OPASS). He is Chairman of Working Group "Ingenieurpädagogik im

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Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tyler Lark, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

AC 2009-2110: STUDENT-INITIATED SUPPLEMENTAL TRAININGCURRICULUM FOR SUPPORT OF BME DESIGN PROJECTSAmit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amit J. Nimunkar is a doctoral student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a teaching assistant at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and a lead consultant for the freshman design course, Introduction to Engineering. He also works as a chemistry instructor and curriculum coordinator for the Engineering Summer Program in the College of Engineering and is pursuing a Delta certificate in teaching and learning.Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison Silas Bernardoni is a graduate

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Loen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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First-Year Programs

students’ persistence and success has received a great deal of attentionin the literature. According to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)1, “Only 40-60percent of entering engineering students persist to an engineering degree, and women andminorities are at the low end of that range. These retention rates represent an unacceptablesystemic failure to support student learning in the field.” (p. 40).Noteworthy is that research has shown that predictors of retention change throughout the firsttwo years of an engineering program and predictors of graduation vary across universities.2Tinto’s3 Student Integration Theory posits that students enter university with varied backgroundcharacteristics and goal commitments which in turn influences their

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Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abed El Hameed El Madwar, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Hong 'Jeffrey' Nie; Julie Zhang, University of Northern Iowa

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1064: APPLICATION OF WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS IN AMIDWESTERN MANUFACTURING COMPANYAbed El Hameed El Madwar, University of Northern Iowa Hameed Madwar is currently a doctorate student in Industrial Technology at the University of Northern Iowa. He has received his B.S in Electrical and Computer Engineer at Beirut University, Lebanon in 2005. He got his Master degree in Industrial Supervision and Management at UNI, Iowa in 2008. His research interest are in the area of wireless systems of sensor networks and virtual reality for manufacturing applications.Hong "Jeffrey" Nie, University of Northern Iowa Hong (Jeffrey) Nie is an assistant professor of Electrical and Information Engineering

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Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Immanuel Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Karla Ramirez, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

helps to prioritize the quality problems and focus improvement efforts on theareas where the largest gains is made, which is the Op. 550 Initiator support height.ResultsAt the beginning of the research, the deployment system was tested and approved by an externalcompany. Throughout the entire investigation, it was evident that the problem persists along allthe production process of the deployment systems. ® ®The slope is the Green Y and the energetic support height is the Red X , and the relationshipbetween these two parts inside the deployment system is how the energy goes through theenergetic propellant, and this is the ones that are causing changes in the output

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Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Davis, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Regena Scott, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

drive toward supply chain improvement.Review of LiteratureIn STEM and business education, there is little available research specifically on the teaching ofTCO or VMI through games, models and simulation. However, the use of these tools in business Page 14.442.3education in general is well-researched.Keys and Wolfe suggested in 1990 that complex behavioral simulation can be used to create anenvironment that replicates decision making in a business environment, and provides measurablebenefits for learning outcomes in education. The authors also note that games and behavioralsimulation have the disadvantage of being highly married to a specific

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Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

becomemore understanding of the total tolerance zone in the position control of GD&T when applying to threematerial conditions.References 1. Scholz, F., “Tolerance Stack Analysis, Methods Research and Technology”, Boeing Information and Support Service, 1995 2. Krulikowski, A., “Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing”, Delma, 1998 3. Ngoi, B., “ Applying the coordinate Tolerance System to Tolerance Stack Analysis Involving Position Tolerance”, International Journal Manufacturing Technology Vol. 15; PP. 404-408, 1999 4. Ngoi, B., “Nexus method for stack analysis of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GDT) problems”, International Journal of Production Research, v 38, n 1, Jan 10, p

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Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

course of the study,data will be compiled at the student level in order to provide insight into effects occurring overtwo or more years.Developing PartnershipsTo improve the efficiency of utilizing the research and development funds and also collectingaccurate data, the T-STEM developed a partnership with the Summer Transportation InstituteProgram (STIP)(funded by Department of Transportation), DuPont Summer Science andEngineering Institute (funded by DuPont), VSU-MSEIP Projects (two projects funded byDepartment of Education), VSU Research Initiation Grant (RIG) (funded by VSU), and theResearch Infrastructure for Minority Institution (RIMI) project ( funded by the National Instituteof Health) projects. Figure 3

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Robert Stiegler, NSWC-DD

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-1580: THE PREENGINEERING PROGRAM INITIATIVE OF THENATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM: A NAVY FOCUSEugene Brown, Virginia Tech Eugene Brown is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He has worked with ONR and DoD since 2001 on educational-outreach-related work-force development issues. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and is the author of many papers and reports describing his research in the areas of computational fluid dynamics, fluid mechanics and his work in educational outreach.Robert McGahern, DDR&E Robert McGahern is the Director of the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Pre-Engineering Partnerships

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

States grows.Given the critical challenges facing our nation, this initiative is more important now in the currenteconomic downturn than ever before to create jobs and to enable the nations’ engineers in industry tocompete in the global market for economic growth and sustain national security through innovativeengineering. In many ways, the transformative effects of the National Collaborative initiative willparallel or equal returns from investment in science for basic research during the last decades. Thesereturns are measurable and directly affect the U.S. economy and our ability to compete as a nation.We now are at a crisis and at a ‘tipping point’ when America must decide to innovate and invest inrevitalizing our creative talent in

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Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas; Sean Mulvenon, University of Arkansas

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First-Year Programs

AC 2009-454: AN INITIAL ANALYSIS OF FRESHMAN-TO-SOPHOMORERETENTION IN A NEW FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMRichard Cassady, University of Arkansas Dr. Cassady is Director of the Freshman Engineering Program and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas, where he has served on the faculty since August, 2000. Prior to joining the University of Arkansas faculty, he was an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Mississippi State University (1996-2000). As Director of Freshman Engineering, he is responsible for overseeing the development and operation of both the academic and student services components of this first-year experience program for College of

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Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kati Wilson, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-192: A VOICE OVER IP INITIATIVE TO TEACH UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING STUDENTS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTERCOMMUNICATIONSKati Wilson, Texas A&M University Kati is a student in the Electronics Engineering Technology program at Texas A&M. She has been working since December 2007 as a research assistant developing voice over IP (VoIP) test-beds and new experiments. She expects to graduate in May 2010.Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University Dr. Ana Goulart currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University, in College Station, TX. Her research interests include communication networks, broadband and

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Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

have provided entire engineeringcourses oriented toward sustainability. 14Even more ambitious efforts exist to introduce sustainability content across engineering curriculain a variety of ways. One initiative entails infiltrating sustainability content into a variety ofexisting courses in an undergraduate civil engineering program to ensure that coverage of suchcontent was not subject to variations in specific instructor interests. 15 Another initiative entailsdevelopment of a graduate civil engineering/green construction program that combinescoursework, directed research projects, and international exchanges in a format similar to design-based, service-learning experiences. 16 Educators developing new curricula sometimes rely onABET

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Software and Hardware for Educators III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Bannatyne, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan Baldwin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kevin Marshall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Computers in Education

of particular products or services. The laptop initiative was to be no different.With the beginning of the fall 2008 semester in mind for the official launch of the laptopprogram, and some research into current design trends aimed at this particular market segment(male and female, ages 18-22), an overarching logo, theme and message was developed. The Page 14.62.4message was based upon the aforementioned student discontent, and was crafted to align thelaptop initiative directly with the students desire for better classroom technology. The message,therefore, was simple: “Put the power back in the hands of the people!” The entire campaignwas

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

societies and industry leadershighlighting initiatives. The initiatives were grouped under an area of focus in the IFEESStrategic Plan: Infrastructure and Accreditation; Research, Development and Entrepreneurship;Student Success; and Lifelong Learning. This paper presents an analysis and summary of theoutcomes of the Summit.IntroductionThe International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)1 was created on the 9thof October 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Within days IFEES joined the Organization ofAmerican States (OAS), the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Engineeringfor the Americas (EftA), the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of EngineeringInstitutions (LACCEI), the Asociación Iberoamericana de

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Tricks of the Trade I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hinton, Utah State University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-619: RESEARCH ENTREPRENEUR MODEL FOR MONITORING THEPROGRESS OF FACULTY RESEARCH PROGRAMSScott Hinton, Utah State University Page 14.1026.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Research Entrepreneur Model for Monitoring the Progress of Faculty Research ProgramsAbstrac tThis paper describes a model that visually outlines the strength and sustainability of a facultymember’s research enterprise. This model can be used by individual faculty members to identifythe areas that they personally need to develop and improve as they try to build a successfulresearch program and by administrators who need to have the ability to monitor

Conference Session

Solar, Wind, and Novel Energy-System Initiatives

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Jill Humston, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Energy and Environment Council, CNS Diversity Committee, University Diversity Advisory Board, and Graduate College Diversity Task Force Committees. His research interests, grants, and publications are in the areas of AC/DC Power System Interactions, distributed energy systems, power quality, and grid-connected renewable energy applications. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, and NAIT. Dr. Pecen was recognized as an Honored Teacher/Researcher in “Who’s Who among America’s Teachers” in 2004-2008. He was also nominated for 2004 UNI Book and Supply Outstanding Teaching Award, March 2004, and nominated for 2006, and 2007 Russ Nielson Service

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Solar, Wind, and Novel Energy-System Initiatives

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the effectiveness of ambient energy as asource of power.This research studied the waste mechanical energy from hydraulic door closers and itsconversion and storage into electrical energy. The converted and stored energy powers a wirelesscamera to surveillance around the door during the specified time period. Human presence aroundthe door (to open/close the door) is required to activate the hydraulic door closer to charge thestorage device. Based on ambient energy source, electrical energy conversion and storage circuitwas designed and tested for low power camera system.The hydraulic door closer as an ambient energy source and typical camera components wereinvestigated according to their power generation and consumption to make

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Solar, Wind, and Novel Energy-System Initiatives

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Ben Latigo, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Renewable Energy Project in Rural EthiopiaAbstractThe paper chronicles the process which led to the success of a renewable energy project based ona hybrid, solar and wind power system. The project is based in Farsi Senkele, a rural communityin Ambo, Ethiopia. The initial fact-finding mission conducted by the university, including itsdealings with local governmental and nongovernmental organizations as well as localuniversities and colleges are highlighted with emphasis on the encountered challenges. Details ofthe proposed technical design of the renewable power source for pumping water from a shallowwell are presented. The logistical considerations, including the signing of a memorandum ofunderstanding (MOU) with a local organization, the

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Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NAE’s Engineering Research andAmerica’s Future 22. In a 2006 forum, Preparing for the Perfect Storm: Taking Action Together,there was a recommendation for a stronger focus on engineering design and its integration intoK-12 instruction as a motivator that integrates discovery, exploration, and problem solving 23.The SPIRIT initiative helped to support this collaborative reform effort using the context ofengineering and robotics to support a motivating and flexible STEM learning environment formiddle school students.The vision of the SPIRIT initiative was to provide a model for the transformation of math andscience instruction in order to ultimately promote student achievement through the use ofinnovative, inquiry-based robotics activities 2. The

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Olga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-1945: INCREASING STUDENT ACCESS, RETENTION, ANDGRADUATION THROUGH AN INTEGRATED STEM PATHWAYS SUPPORTINITIATIVE FOR THE RIO SOUTH TEXAS REGIONArturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan AmericanStephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan AmericanRobert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan AmericanHoracio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanCristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanOlga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American Page 14.730.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Increasing Student Access, Retention, and Graduation Through an Integrated STEM Pathways Support Initiative

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Writing Is Fundamental

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Beams, University of Texas, Tyler; Luke Niiler, University of Alabama

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Liberal Education

regularly contributes to writing assessment initiatives. Our research designis in part grounded in three longitudinal studies of student writing ability performed by Sommersand Saltz at Harvard 11 (2004), Carroll at Pepperdine12 (2002), and Sternglass at the City Collegeof New York 13 (1997). Sommers and Saltz find that students must understand their writing ashaving a purpose beyond that of fulfilling the expectations of a single course 14. Carroll notesthat student writers greatly benefit from instruction in writing throughout their entire academiccareers, and not just in first-year composition courses 15. And Sternglass sees in her cohort ofresearch subjects a general lack of awareness of the value of writing, both in their classes and inthe

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Educational Research

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Czekanski, United States Military Academy; David Roux, United States Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-878: A REVISITED STUDY ON THE USE OF CLICKER TECHNOLOGYTO EVALUATE SHORT-TERM CONCEPT RETENTIONAdam Czekanski, United States Military Academy ADAM J. CZEKANSKI is an instructor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He teaches introductory courses in environmental science, environmental engineering, and hydrogeology. Mr. Czekanski’s academic and research interests include engineering education and drinking water treatment in developing nations. Mr. Czekanski is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.David Roux, United States Military Academy DAVID-MICHAEL P. ROUX is an instructor

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Educational Research

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Starns, Iowa State University; Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-770: QUANTIFYING LEARNING THROUGH THE USE OF MIND MAPSAND CONCEPT MAPSGloria Starns, Iowa State University Gloria Starns is a Senior Lecturer at Iowa State University. Dr. Starns earned her Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 1996. Her research interests include synthesis of planar mechanisms using optimization methods. In the area of engineering education Dr. Starns is researching the ways in which to quantify learning.Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University Mathew Hagge is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. For his Ph.D., Dr Hagge developed a CFD model for biomass pyrolysis. He specializes in the area of thermodynamics, and his teaching efforts have

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Educational Research

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Philip Harding, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

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Educational Research and Methods

analysis to establish categories to group the responses.22 An initial set of categories wasidentified by the principal investigator based on the focus of the research program on studentcognition and the basic conditions of the laboratory experiences. An inductive set of codes wasindependently determined by the second researcher based on concepts that emerged from thefirst reading of the student survey responses. Coded sections of the survey from both researcherswere compared to identify multiple common terms and few differences. The differences werediscussed and reconciled. In addition, the course performance of students, measured by the finalscore on all assignments, was used to correlate aggregate responses to performance.The number of coded