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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Khabari, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

also by highschool students through Wentworth’s outreach programs. The outreach program for high schoolstudents has been designed to teach students nanotechnology along with other STEM subjects atthe Summer STEM Discovery Program. The principle aim of this project is to give students, atundergraduate level, a fundamental understanding of nanoscale science. Wentworth Institute ofTechnology has received multiple government and private funding to initiate an undergraduatenanotechnology education and the establishment of a nanotechnology laboratory. The laboratoryis used to supplement the nanotechnology courses, undergraduate research at senior levelsthrough senior design offerings, and for teaching across engineering disciplines. This

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah M. Brown, National Society of Black Engineers; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

in nature, so immediate answers cannot be provided, but it is the hope that withintwo to three years those students who participated in TORCH programs will begin to enroll inengineering in college.There was opportunity to determine more immediate impact of the program on the mentors andvolunteers, which is the focus of this work. As most of the volunteers are college students inengineering at the time of becoming a mentor and influence on their goals could be moreimmediate. Initial expectations were that some mentors would begin to consider STEMeducation careers, may be more motivated in their own coursework by having a mentee, andpromote a greater sense of social responsibility for engineering students.Current Status and Research

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-859: THE LAND DEVELOPMENT DESIGN INITIATIVERandel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech Dr. Randy Dymond is a professional engineer and an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Coordinator of the Land Development Design Initiative (LDDI) at Virginia Tech. After obtaining degrees from Bucknell and Penn State, Dr. Dymond has accumulated more than 25 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering instruction, research, consulting, and software de- velopment. He has taught at Penn State, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and has been at Virginia Tech for 12 years. Dr. Dymond has published more than 40 refereed journal articles and proceedings papers, and been the principal

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-2056: EMOTIONAL INDICATORS AS A WAY TO INITIATE STU-DENT REFLECTION IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSJoachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is one of the leaders of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, and educational psychology. His research interests span the formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engi- neering learning, and interpretive research methods in engineering education. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE

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Recruiting, Retention, and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet ; Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet, Department of Technology; Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University, Calumet; Hassan Moghbelli, Isfahan University of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics

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Engineering Technology

Languages. He has a keen interest in pedagogy and instruction delivery methods related to Distance learning.Chandra R.Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet (Department of Tech)nology Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University Calumet Professor Chandra R. Sekhar is a member of the fac- ulty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Sekhar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Madras (India), a Diploma in Instrumentation from Madras Institute of Technology and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Professor Sekhar’s primary teaching and research focus is in the areas of Biomedical and Process Control Instrumentation and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice M. Margle, Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Yu-Chang Hsu, Boise State University; Jill L. Lane, Clayton State University; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1340: TOYS’N MORE -INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF IN-TERVENTION STRATEGIESJanice M. Margle, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Janice M. Margle, Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Abington, received her M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. She is Co-PI on the NSF-Sponsored Toys’n MORE grant and currently teaches introductory thermodynamics and introductory engineering design courses. She is a licensed Professional Engineer and has worked for NASA, the Navy, IBM, PPL, and private industry. She is active in promoting activities to increase the number of women and minorities in engineering and is a member of Penn State’s Women In Science and

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Research and Models for Professional Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-802: GRADE 3-8 TEACHERS’ INITIAL IDEAS ABOUT 21STCENTURY SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF A SCIENCE AND ENGINEER-ING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMAugusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr. is an Assistant Director of STEM Education Research at Stevens Institute of Technology’s Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education. He is responsible for conducting teacher workshops, program development, research, and publications as part of the National Science Foundation’s Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program. His research interests include improving K-12 science and engineering education through teacher preservice and inservice programs.Chris Jurado, Stevens

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Victoria Bernal, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-2429: AN INITIAL STUDY OF GEORGIA’S HISPANIC PARTIC-IPATION IN HIGHER EDUCATIONBarbara Victoria Bernal, Southern Polytechnic State University Barbara Victoria Bernal is a Professor of Software Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU), where she has taught Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Information Technology courses since 1984. As a faculty, she has been awarded an Outstanding Faculty Award (1995) and served as undergraduate coordinator for software engineering; and chair of software engineering. Additionally, she is the co-founder of the SPSU Usability Research Lab (ULAB) and is directly involved in corporate- sponsor ULAB projects. She received her M. Ed. and B.S. from

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Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Olsen, University of Michigan; Peter D. Washabaugh, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

AC 2011-1287: INITIAL IMPACT OF A FIRST-YEAR DESIGN-BUILD-TEST-COMPETE COURSELeslie Olsen, University of Michigan Professor and Director, Technical Communication ProgramPeter D. Washabaugh, University of Michigan Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering Director, Wilson Student Team Project Center Page 22.879.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Initial Impact of a First-Year Design-Build-Test-Compete Course March 11, 2011AbstractFor the past six years there

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

asked howcolleges and universities might design educational experiences that help students develop Page 22.750.2capacity to integrate the pieces of undergraduate experience into a comprehensive whole. In arecent Carnegie Foundation study, the authors asked how can we create a sense of integrativelearning experiences that are greater than the sum if its parts?6,7During the past decade, many campuses have initiated major efforts around theme-based globalinitiatives. For example, an institution might organize an initiative in energy or global healthwhich includes a comprehensive array of activities in research, education, and co-curricularactivities

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darrin S. Muggli, Benedictine College; Brian Tande, University of North Dakota

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NSF Grantees

University of North Dakota. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. In addition to engineering education, his research interests are in polymer science, biobased plastics and composites, and membrane separations. Page 22.64.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Model for Initiating ABET-Accredited Engineering Degree Programs using Distance EducationAbstractThis paper presents a model that uses distance education to establish rapidly and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-243: INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF MATH STUDYGROUPS ON FIRST-YEAR STUDENT COURSE SUCCESSMarissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Marissa R. Jablonski is a PhD Student of Civil/Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM). She serves as program coordinator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded FORTE (Fostering Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Engineers) program at UWM and works to recruit and retain undergraduate minorities and women to UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Marissa is focusing her dissertation on sustainable oxidation of textile wastewater and is working to create small-scale wastewater treatment units for cottage textile

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas E. Doyle P.Eng., McMaster University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

costs to a fraction of catalog prices. New faculty wouldparticularly benefit from collaborations, pivotal for success. In addition, introducingundergraduates to research early will put them on track quickly; they will have ideas of theirown, which may further enhance laboratory work and capabilities. Most colleagues are ready tohelp in various ways, which benefits the developer and may also help build long-lasting relationsof collegiality and friendship. The lab development efforts discussed in this article demonstratethat modest initial funds can be sufficient for the development of a viable and vibrantundergraduate research lab, productive in teaching, research, and publications. This articleprovides an example of lab development at a public

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Marc J. Sanborn, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

research.Based on the information learned during the literature review process, the authors established aset of educational research criteria that was used to evaluate each of the CE Division conferencepapers. All three investigators initially met to discuss and define the criteria. The lead authorpresented examples of published research that exhibited both the preferred criteria and sub-standard research. The second and third authors reviewed a small subset of conference papersand the lead author performed a secondary review. The investigators then discussed the reviewresults and adjusted the criteria as needed. Page 22.1260.8All conference papers

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Design Across Disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Alan Gow, Alan Gow and Associates; EunSook Kwon, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Interactive Design and Technology Research: From Ideation to ImplementationAbstractThe growth and acceptance of interdisciplinary education has blurred the boundaries associatedwith more traditional and insular curricular models. In this environment, multidisciplinaryprojects are fast becoming the norm. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the framework andworking process of a new interdisciplinary capstone course that creates a dynamic new learningcontext by combining an Industrial Design Studio with a Computer Engineering TechnologyLaboratory. Integrating two core courses, senior students in Industrial Design and ComputerEngineering

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Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

this needs to be stated. In this way the researcher is on guard to be extra vigilant inbeing objective and transparently fair, and the reader is facilitated to act as arbitrator orjudge of this by knowing the researcher’s background. In this way the reader more easilyassesses validity and transferability.5. Do you have an interesting example of Qualitative Research in Engineering?In January 2010, one of the authors began supervising a mature student who was carryingout a final year thesis for an honours degree in Electrical Services & EnergyManagement. He initially intended to do a post evaluation case study into theperformances of lighting control systems in three buildings[10]. He had access to eachbuilding having worked on them

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Linda Huglin, Boise State University; Drew Borresen, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees

number of inbounding activities. To help identify theinbounding activities of the students, the research team conducted a literature review todetermine how freshly minted engineers successfully enter into their professional community ofpractice (See Appendix A). This literature review began with the analysis of some foundational Page 22.582.4books regarding communities of practice and the analysis of these books returned a broadoverview of inbounding activities into communities of practice3, 4, 10, 11. The research team usedthe broad overview from the initial analysis to serve as the foundation for the second round ofthe

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-1456: A SEVEN YEAR REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF LAWRENCETECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY’S ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ENGINEER-ING PROGRAM INITIALLY FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS FROM THESTATE OF MICHIGANRobert W Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University Robert W. Fletcher joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lawrence Techno- logical University in the summer of 2003, after several years of continuous industrial research, product development and manufacturing experience. Dr. Fletcher earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington, a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems from Lawrence Technological University, in Southfield

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Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ranji K. Vaidyanathan, Oklahoma State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-616: SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMY (SEA), A UNIVER-SITY OF ARIZONA STEM INITIATIVE TO RECRUIT HIGH-SCHOOLSTUDENTS INTO ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE DISCIPLINESRanji K Vaidyanathan, Oklahoma State University Dr. Ranji Vaidyanathan is presently the Herrington Professor in Advanced Materials at the Helmerich Research Center at OSU Tulsa. He is also the Director of the New Product Development Center (NPDC) and the Inventors Assistance Service (IAS) at Oklahoma State University. The mission of the New Prod- uct Development Center at Oklahoma State University is to link the innovative ideas and capabilities of small manufacturers and inventors with the knowledge and multi-disciplinary expertise of the land grant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Scott Molitor, University of Toledo; Brian W. Randolph, University of Toledo; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; C. Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas

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NSF Grantees

CIVE 2990 for high schoolseniors and first-year engineering science students.Washington State University:Background: Washington State University is a research-based, 4 year institution dedicated to theadvancement of professional practice and the education of the next generation of leaders ininnovation. In 2009 the university took part in the NSF CCLI Phase 3 initiative to combat therise in engineering program attrition rates that has been recognized across the country. Theengineering department at Washington State University currently employs 99 tenured/tenuretrack faculty members, educating approximately 2000 undergraduates across a wide array ofengineering programs, including civil, environmental, mechanical, electrical, material science

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MaryPat Beaufait; Duyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Cecile Dietrich; Garrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona

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Electrical and Computer

were more likely to emphasizegains in personal and professional growth, such as increased research confidence, ability tocontribute to science, opportunities to present research, and networking opportunities. Facultymembers were more likely to discuss benefits in terms of student responsibility, intellectualengagement, initiative, independent critical thinking and professional socialization.Findings from this literature should be interpreted with caution as the benefits of undergraduateresearch depend on the contextual factors within which the research takes place. One of thesecontextual factors is a careful fit between student interests and experiences and programofferings, in particular the quality of faculty mentoring. Barker17 noted that a

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Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Global Programs

reform. Even the most optimistic estimates indicate that just7.5% of engineering students study abroad, while Shulman estimates that only 10-15% ofengineering schools are taking global education seriously.6 ,7In addition to the relatively modest number of schools that are working to thoroughlyinternationalize engineering education, many National Science Foundation (NSF) initiatives alsoprovide crucial support for global education and research, such as through the East Asia andPacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) program. In this paper we focus on another such program,International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE). Initiated by NSF (ENG/EEC) in2006, IREE objectives include developing collaborations with engineering researchers abroadand

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Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin S. Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Alison A. Dingwall, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

distinguishing educationresearch from engineering research and the knowledge of principles and methods of rigorouseducational research. An increase in the interest of building a community of researchers wasalso observed. An interesting observation is that the participants with less teaching experience,presumably in the early part of their career, demonstrated relatively more interest towardseducation research than those who had more experience.BackgroundThe interest in engineering education research has rapidly increased over the past decade. It isgrowing as a field of inquiry and a variety of organizations and initiatives have emerged tosupport a growing community of engineering education research scholars. For example, thecurrent criteria for

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Minorities in Engineering

students who aspire toseek higher education degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)by 1) creating a strong alliance between the universities and the state’s tribal colleges; 2)implementing an initiative of research capacity building in tribal colleges that will engage tribalcollege faculty and baccalaureate anticipatory STEM majors in basic scientific research; and 3)engaging tribal college students in research using a tribal college-university collaborative modelfor research mentoring. Recent educational research has shown that students who engage inresearch projects are more likely to enroll in and complete STEM degree programs whencompared to other students. Increased understanding of the research process, a shift

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad N. Amin, National University; Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Pradip Peter Dey, National University; Bhaskar Raj Sinha, National University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) output_low(PIN_C3); // If temperature is low, switch OFF the LED delay_ms(1000); // Wait for 1 sec (1000 msec) } }}Micro Controller Program3 at Control Unit (CU)// Receiver and Control Unit (CU)#include <16F73.h> // Microcontroller Used#use delay (clock=20000000) // 20MHz Crystal Oscillator#use rs232 (baud=9600, xmit=PIN_C6, rcv=PIN_C7) // PIN_C6 & PIN_C7 for PC communicationvoid main(){ delay_ms(500); // Initial delay for 500 msec printf("***********************************\r\n"); // printf sends data to PC through PIN_C6 printf("MSWC Research Project\r\n"); printf("1. Ganesh\r\n"); printf("2. Susheel Sagar\r\n

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Kang, University of Washington; Lisa A. Peterson, University of Washington; Elena Maria Hernandez, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

-intercept & their standard deviations), which will also be covered during the prepcourse. Collectively, these activities will not only enhance students‟ understanding of theconcepts and improve their problem solving skills in chemistry, but it will also teach studentshow best to study the sciences, integrate concepts, and learn scientific thinking.Genetics and ethics are both logic-based disciplines uniquely integrated in the day-to-day workof genetic researchers. Given the history of the eugenics movement, it is imperative that ethics isintegrated into introductory genetics courses as a core part of a whole rather than an afterthoughtor add on. It is critical that high school students‟ initial genetic research experience involve thedevelopment

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Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

affect an evolutionarytransformation marked by active-learning through dynamic instruction and real-world hands-onconstruction experience at local job sites. Some of the initiatives described in this paper extenddirectly from previous research efforts stemming from funded research programs both here andat other university venues. A proof of concept for integration of Habitat for Humanity wasexecuted under an internal curriculum enhancement program funded by the University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte in 2009-2010. The emerging results of that effort were published last yearthrough ASEE and testify to not only the popularity but also the utility of this innovative effort.1This paper reports on the successful efforts to continue this practice

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Chris Corti, Ph.D., Cisco Systems, Inc.; Matthew Robert Hawkes, Cisco

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-269: A COLLEGE-INDUSTRY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP ONSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSAna Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University Ana Goulart is currently an assistant professor at the Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Program at Texas A&M. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech, and a M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Her research interests include protocols for real-time communications, IP telephony, wireless networks, and engineering education.Chris Corti, Ph. D., Cisco Systems, Inc.Matthew Robert Hawkes, Cisco Manager, Software Engineering at Cisco

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank T. Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Education, 2011 VIRTUAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN NANOTECHNOLOGYAbstractNanotechnology, the ability to leverage and exploit fundamental processes at the nanometerlength scale, suggests the potential for a technological revolution. To sustain and propagatetechnologies at the nanoscale, continued efforts toward understanding the fundamental principlesgoverning nano-science must be coupled with a focus on nano-engineering to span the multiplelength scales necessary to realize nanoscience pheneomena in real-world devices. The USNational Nanotechnology Initiative recognizes the importance of the preparation of a diverse andeducated workforce with the necessary training and background required to meet

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed A. Seif, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

and retrieval of the scientific data inspires the next batch of students to continuethis rocketry project as a sustainable research program.1. IntroductionThe NASA – MSFC’s (Marshall Space Flight Center) University Student Launch Initiative(USLI) program involves undergraduate students in the design, building, and testing of reusablerockets with associated scientific payloads. USLI is a competitive rocket and payload-buildingchallenge designed for university students. The initiative is intended to encouragestudents to pursue careers in engineering or science related fields. This unique hands-onexperience allows students to demonstrate proof-of-concept for their designs and givespreviously abstract concepts tangibility. It requires an eight