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Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Sarah L. Codd, Montana State University; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carla M. Cortes, Northwestern University

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AC 2011-994: WORKING AS A TEAM: ENHANCING INTERDISCIPLINAR-ITY FOR THE ENGINEER OF 2020Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkLois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University Lois Calian Trautvetter Assistant Professor of Education and Director, Higher Education Administration and Policy Program, Northwestern University, l-trautvetter@northwestern.edu Dr. Trautvetter studies faculty development and productivity issues, including those that enhance teaching and research, motivation, and new and junior faculty development. She also studies gender issues in the STEM disciplines.David B Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park David Knight is a PhD candidate in the Higher

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Willard W. Neel P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

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for these outward swinging arms is that the angle of thebowstring becomes more parallel to the bow arm when attempting to go past a 55 degreeangle causing the arm to be pulled out of the cord bundles which results in a decreased torquein the bow arm. Figure 4 The two principal ballista configurations: the out swinging (a) and the in swinging forms (b).Student Project DescriptionFor this project, the student began by reviewing the historical background literature to gain anunderstanding of the technical and historical aspects of the project. With the help of the Page 22.73.4authors, the student then re-derived the mechanics

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Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

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.” Practice in using on-line resources to learn can provide a conduit for self-education after graduation. Page 22.790.7AcknowledgementsThank you goes to Griet Devriese who helped to score the year one assessments. As well, thanksto Olivier Tingaud and Etienne Villette from Ecole Nationale Superieure de l’Electronique et deses Applications (ENSEA) who spent a summer internship at CSM and helped to put the lecturesinto Blackboard format.References1. Bloom B. S. , Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook I: The Cognitive Domain. New York: DavidMcKay Co Inc., 1956.2. Pavelich, M.J., Miller, R.L. and Olds, B.M, "Software for Measuring the

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Ruth E. Anderson, University of Washington; Beth Kolko, University of Washington

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ratedthe course as “excellent-5”, 6 as “very good-4”, and 6 as “good-3”. CSE students also evaluatedthe spring capstone course positively. On the official end of course evaluations, of the 12students enrolled in the course, 6 rated the course as a whole as “excellent-5”, 4 as “very good-4”, and 2 as “good-3” on a scale of 5-0. Seven students listed the amount they learned in thecourse as “excellent-5”, 2 as “very good-4”, 1 as “good-3”, and 2 as “fair-2”.Based on the multiple data sets collected by the instructors throughout the class, a clear patternemerged that what students found most exciting, challenging, and beneficial from the class was(a) the fact that they were working on real world problems, and (b) that they learned to work intruly

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Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Patricia Ryaby Backer, San Jose State University; Elena Klaw, Ph.D., San Jose State University

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. Felder, D.R. Woods, J.E. Stice, and A. Rugargci, “The Future of Engineering EducationII: Teaching Methods that Work”, Chem. Eng. Educ., 34(1), p. 26 (2000).12 A. Cabral, R. Viau, and D. Bedard, “Situated Learning and Motivation Strategies to ImproveCognitive Learning in CE”, ASEE Annual Conf. Proc., (1997).13 Concepts and Models for Service Learning in Engineering, edited by E. Tang, StylusPublishing (1999).14 A. W. Astin, L.J. Vogelgesang, E.K. Ikeda, and J.A. Yee, “How service learning affectsstudents,” Los Angeles: University of California, Higher Education Research Institute (2000).15 L. Simons and B. Cleary, “The Influence of Service Learning on Students' Personal and SocialDevelopment”, College Teaching, 54(4), p. 307 (2006).16 P

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Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

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22.1278.8local community, which is often experienced, including in disaster relief, where temporaryhousing and infrastructure provided by the military can remain for an extended time incommunity use. In addition to shelter and power, the team has looked at water reclamationoptions and organic and inorganic waste minimization.Fig. 1 (a) Transport unit doubles as on-site (b) Housing system in a box plug-in grid management unitIn addition to hardware aspects of the project, one of the sub teams has been working onsoftware integration associated with control to provide intelligence to the microgrid so that it canadapt top load demands and failures a well as insertion of different power sources. An additionalsoftware task is one to

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Ahsan Mian, Montana State University; Hunter Lloyd, Montana State University; Robb Larson, P.E., Montana State University

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research. The CS department has a two semester capstone inwhich the first semester earns 0-credits and is intended to be used for project selection. Thesecond semester earns 4-credits and is for implementation. This sequence was also sub-optimaldue to the credits being earned not reflecting the amount of work at each stage of the project.3. Design ApproachEach of the departmental teams were responsible for a sub-system of the final robot. Thesesubsystems corresponded to the deliverables for their respective department’s capstonerequirements. The three main sub-systems were: A) Mechanical System (Propulsion, Digging, Dumping) B) Electrical System (Propulsion, Power Delivery Motor control electronics) C) Control System (Wireless

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Brittany Lynn Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan L. Hotle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Anne Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Page 22.19.4separation fee. Other staff to be hired (pilots, maintenance staff, support staff, cargo handlers) isdetermined using the planes in the airline’s fleet.Where should maintenances bases, cargo handling centers and offices be located?In the Airline Online platform, airplanes must undergo four different kinds of maintenancechecks (A, B, C, and D). If an airplane does not receive a required maintenance check it cannotfly. For example, the most frequent maintenance check each airplane must undergo is the “A”maintenance check. Generally, an airplane will have to undergo the “A” maintenance checkabout twice a week depending on the hours flown per week. Thus each team should purchasemaintenance bases at airports so that each plane visits an

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Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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educational experiences that enablethem to address major global issues has become an important goal for many engineeringprograms around the world. With the wide variety of academic and co-curricular programscurrently available at many institutions, each student is able to find an experience that fits his orher interests. Highly organized global initiative programs, such as those described in this study,can, it is suggested, organize activities in a manner that supports students’ finding andparticipating in a coherent set of related activities that enhance student development. Page 22.750.14Bibliography 1. Amadei, B., Sandekian, R., Summers, R.S

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Pavlos George Mikellides, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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. Frey and L.J. Leifer. 2005. Engineering design, thinking, teaching and learning. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(3): 103-20.9. Godfrey, E. and R. Hadgraft. 2009. Engineering education research: Coming of age in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Engineering Education, 98(4): 307-8.10. Field, B. and D. Ellert. 2010. Project-based curriculum for thermal-science courses. In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Louisville, KY.11. Pan, J., A. Liddicoat, J. Harris and D. Dalbello. 2008. A project-based electronics manufacturing laboratory course for lower division engineering students. In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Pittsburgh, PA.12. Asa, E. and Z. Gao. 2007. Designing a

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Kristen Osterwood, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Jason Douglas Monnell, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Koch, GTECH Strategies; Maureen Copeland, GTECH Strategies

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multiple scales (involving communities, high schools, collegestudents, and professors) as well as integrate research into service projects with the aim ofincreasing community awareness of research and higher education. Based on findings fromevaluating our collaboration and student participation, we discuss a model of service-research forgraduate programs.Overview of research projectBiofuels are currently derived from corn and soybeans in the US to make ethanol and biodiesel,respectively. While energy and greenhouse gas savings are realized, several significant tradeoffshave arisen including a) increase in food prices and b) a shift in environmental burden to impactsmanifesting as eutrophication and hypoxia (i.e. the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico

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Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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studentsfrom majors other than engineering. Page 22.65.13References 1. Bransford, J., A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking. 2000. How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. 2. McKenna, A.F., B. Yalvac, and G.J. Light. 2009. The role of collaborative reflection on shaping engineering faculty teaching approaches. Journal of Engineering Education 98(1): 17-26. 3. Ohland, M. W. Sheppard, S. D., Lichtenstein, G., Eirs, O., Chacra, D., & Layton, R. A. (2008). Persistence, engagement, and migration in engineering programs, Journal of Engineering Education 97 (3), 259-278. 4

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Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Ashley Elisabeth Thibodeaux, Louisiana State University; Laura H. Ikuma, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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AC 2011-680: PEER MENTORING, A TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM TOIMPROVE RETENTION IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGSummer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University Ms Dann is the Project Manager for the College of Engineering’s STEP program. She has her Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and worked for industry for 9 years prior to returning to academia.Paige Davis, Louisiana State University Paige Davis has 20 years experience as an Instructor in the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. In addition to teaching she assists with the STEP program. She received her baccalaureate degree in Engineering Technology and her master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University.Ashley

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Wayne W. Walter P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; William Emerson Spath, Rochester Institute of Technology

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; Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010. 3. E. Brent, B. Clayton and A. Frenkel, “Autonomous Blimp Bomber”, Final Report for RIT Robotics Course 20092, February 2010. Page 22.674.10

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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AC 2011-975: ENGINEERING FOR AMERICAN COMMUNITIES: EN-GAGING ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY ALTRU-ISTIC ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTSMalinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder MALINDA SCHAEFER ZARSKE is a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder in engi- neering education. Her research interests include engineering student learning, diversity and recruitment. Her current research is centered on the impacts of project-based service-learning on student identity, recruitment, and retention in engineering. She is a Co-Director of the Engineering for American Commu- nities student organization, on the development team as well as a content editor for the TeachEngineer- ing.org digital

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Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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ment of the stuudent learninng in the couurse throughhseven couurse learning g objective (CLO) ( was in place. Thee qualitative aspects meaasured using theCLOs aree presented below. b • CLO 1: Hand C ds-on experieence. o Studen nts developeed simulationn models off the airport operations o ussing Arena® ® simulaation environnment. Arenna is a geneeral discrete--event systemms simulatioon softwaare which is appropriatee for modelinng and simullating the typpe of problem m

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Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-725: SE CAPSTONE: A PILOT STUDY OF 14 UNIVERSITIESTO EXPLORE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LEARNING AND CAREER IN-TEREST THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROBLEMSElisabeth W McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology Elisabeth McGrath is Senior Research Associate at Stevens Institute of Technology and Executive Director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education, Hoboken, NJ.Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University Susan Lowes, Ph.D., is Director of Research and Evaluation, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teach- ers College/Columbia University.Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology Chris Jurado is involved in the development of research

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Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center and I/UCRC ; Linda A. Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University

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participants of the workshop held in the GSA NE/SEmeeting at Baltimore during March 2010. The participants were also asked to commenton the possible areas of improvement for each tutorial. Sample questions posed to theparticipants are provided in Figure 9.1. To recover a 5-year cycle in a climate time series, what cut-off frequencies should youchoose? a. [0.3, 0.5, 1.0] cycles/year b. [0.1, 0.2, 0.3] cycles/year c. [1.5, 2.0, 2.5] cycles/year d. [0.005, 0.002, 0.001] cycles/year10. A peak in the periodogram (power spectrum) indicates a ____________ frequencycomponent in the time series. a. Strong b. Weak c. Cannot say from the information provided13. I understood the need for preprocessing the time

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Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

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interdisciplinary laboratory sequence in electrical and computer engineering: curriculum design and assessment results,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Issue 2, pp: 143-152, May 200011 G. H. Bernstein, J. B. Brockman, G. L. Snider, and B. E. Walvoord, “ From Bits to Chips: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Microelectronics System Design Eductaion,” 2003 International Conference on Microelectronics System Education, 200312 LabVIEW 6.1 Manuals, National Instruments, www.ni.com13 John Essick , “Hands On Introduction to LabVIEW for Scientists and Engineers,” Oxford University Press, USA ,November 12, 200814 E. C. Ifeachor and B. W. Jervis, “Digital Signal Processing: A Practical Approach,” Prentice Hall, New

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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AC 2011-2599: A SCALE DYNAMIC MODEL FOR FIRE PROTECTIONEDUCATIONAhmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming Dr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, associate professor of architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming (UW), teaches several HVAC and energy courses. Dr. Megri is also teaching a course titled ”Compre- hensive Performance of Building Envelope and HVAC Systems” for Summer School at UW, and ”Smoke and Fire Dynamics” during summer session at Concordia University, Canada. His research areas include airflow modeling, zonal modeling, energy modeling, and artificial intelligence modeling using the support vector machine learning approach. Prior to his actual position at UW, he was an assistant professor and the

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Steven G. Northrup, Western New England College

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AC 2011-2444: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT -REDSIGNED TO INCREASE INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERACTIONSteven G Northrup, Western New England College Steven G. Northrup is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western New England College in Springfield, MA. His research interests are: systems engineering and control systems in alternative energy power production, embedded control systems, humanoid and mobile robotics, and pedagogy of multidisciplinary teamwork. He has worked on alternative energy systems in Guatemala and the US and worked in automotive electronics design for several years

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Barbara A. Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shanette A. Go; E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-812: RE-ENGINEERING ENGINEERING EDUCATION: A COM-PARISON OF STUDENT MOTIVATION, ABILITY DEVELOPMENT ANDCAREER PATHS IN TRADITIONAL AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY EN-GINEERING DEGREE PROGRAMSBarbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Barbara Masi, Ph.D., is the Director of Education Innovation in the MIT School of Engineering. Anette Hosoi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Shanette Go and Neha Batra graduated from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering with an SB Engineering in 2010. Ms. Go is currently completing a medical degree. Ms. Batra is currently working in the energy field.A. E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyShanette A. Go

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James A. Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Kirsten S. Hochstedt, Penn State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Robert M. Capuro, Pennslyvania State University; Sven G. Bilen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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. The survey items, along with descriptive statisticsand frequency data for each item, can be found in Appendices A and B. It should be noted thatitems 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10 were reverse coded such that the correct answer is disagree or stronglydisagree, not agree or strongly agree. This was designed to control for response sets (i.e., thetendency for the student to respond systematically to items without considering item content). Page 22.1276.9The pre-survey was completed by 17 of the 17 students (100%) enrolled in the systemsengineering interdisciplinary design course. The post-survey was completed by 14 of the 17(82%) students enrolled

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Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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AC 2011-1099: USING THE ECOCAR CHALLENGE AS A NON-TRADITIONALDOMAIN FOR SOFTWARE AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING CAPSTONECOURSERichard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Richard S. Stansbury is an assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He instructs the capstone senior design course for computer and software engineering. His current research interests include unmanned aircraft, certification issues for unmanned aircraft, mobile robotics, and applied artificial intelligence.Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Massood Towhidnejad is a tenure full professor of software engineering in the

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Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

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AC 2011-2472: MAKING A COLLEGE-LEVEL MULTIDISCIPLINARYDESIGN PROGRAM EFFECTIVE AND UNDERSTANDING THE OUT-COMESShanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist in the College of Engineering and the Design Science Pro- gram at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on teaching and learning design and innovation strategies in interdisciplinary contexts.A. Harvey Bell, University of Michigan . Harvey Bell, IV was appointed Professor of Engineering Practice and Co-Director of the Multidisci- plinary Design Program on September 1, 2010 after a 39 year career in the automotive industry with General Motors. During his career with General Motors some of his significant positions

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Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Jayson F. Clifford; Michael P. Dop, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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AC 2011-1103: AGILE METHODOLOGIES FOR HARDWARE / SOFT-WARE TEAMS FOR A CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE: LESSONS LEARNEDRichard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Richard S. Stansbury is an assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He instructs the capstone senior design course for computer and software engineering. His current research interests include unmanned aircraft, certification issues for unmanned aircraft, mobile robotics, and applied artificial intelligence.Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Massood Towhidnejad is a tenure full professor of software engineering in the department

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College

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AC 2011-1223: CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENT-FACULTYINTERACTION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOMSara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown CollegeTomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College Page 22.320.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Characteristics of successful student-faculty interaction outside the classroomAbstractStudent-faculty interaction, including contact outside the classroom, is one of the most importantfactors in undergraduate student motivation and performance. In engineering, both students andfaculty have limited time due to rigorous curricula and research expectation, and so

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Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University

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act by: a) “A desire to make something that they can be proud of. b) Positive feedback and appreciation of their work by others. c) A desire to be constantly learning new things and growing.”3What engineering leaders doThere are numerous descriptions of engineering leadership4. These range from functions thatthey provide, skills that they demonstrate, personal characteristics that they possess, or roles theyperform. For the purposes of this course we use the following description of what an effectiveengineering leader does.Effective engineering leaders define and communicate an issue to be resolved to those who havethe skills, resources, and desire sufficient to solve the problem through the “engineeringmethod

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C.S. Chen, Miami University; Steven Elliott, Miami University, Department of Economics; Mark Boardman, Miami University

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. Page 22.192.6 Table 2 Gateway Course Learning Outcomes 1) Students are able demonstrate a critical understanding of: a. Energy Sources b. The uses of energy c. The effects of energy use d. The public policy of energy 2) Students are able to use this understanding as part of an interdisciplinary team to: a. Develop an argument and understand the counter-arguments of an energy related policy issue b. Prepare and present both an oral and written presentation on the multidisciplinary facets of an energy related topic.Thus, Outcome 1 introduces students to where we get our energy, how we use it, how that

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Scott P. Schaffer, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology

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CDTLefficacy. A multi-level model was then developed to explain changes in individual CDTLefficacy with individual background, task characteristics, team composition, and team processes. Page 22.241.3 a. In terms of individual background, more senior undergraduate students reported greater improvement in efficacy for CDTL while students with more experience participating in EPICS teams reported lower levels of improvement. b. In terms of task characteristics, students working on design tasks involving more design phases reported lower levels of improvement. In terms of team