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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; John H. Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College

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Page 22.1325.10prospective students to the STEM areas.For Cochise, the goal of the project was to get students into the engineering pipeline at thecommunity college so they can continue on to universities to pursue bachelor’s degrees.Progress for Cochise College is measured in students who enroll in the STEM classes thatsupport engineering along with those who transfer to four year schools. Other goals of theproject include a) maintaining the relationship that has been established with ASU; b) creating anetwork with other rural community colleges who are building programs in the STEM fields; andc) to offer scholarship incentives for qualified and capable students to pursue engineeringdegrees.Seeing an increase in the number of students who

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Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla M. Saviz, University of the Pacific; Abel A. Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Elizabeth A. Basha, University of the Pacific; Andria Patricia Ellis, University of the Pacific, School of Engineering and Computer Science ; Kristina Hammarstrom; Feliciano Leon; Jerry Bruce Hildebrand; Spencer Ton

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Civil Engineering

-11 Accreditation Cycle. ABET Inc., Baltimore, MD.3. http://d-lab.mit.edu. Accessed 1/20114. McGarvey, K., M. Biggs, J. Hill, M. Panko, N. Bacher, and B. Sukumaran. “Engineering Innovators without Borders: Developing Entrepreneurial Opportunities for the Developing World through Engineering Redesign,” International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 48-61, 2009.5. Magoon, C., K. Villars, J. Evans, B. Hickey, A. Sayre, C. Tutino, and R. J. Swap. “Water Supply and Treatment Design in Rural Belize: A Participatory Approach to Engineering Action Research,” International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 47-63, 2010.6. Estell, J., K. Reid, and J

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tammy L Haut Donahue, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

research and has been used as a wayof predicting students’ academic interests and goals in engineering7. SCCT has threeoverlapping models aimed at understanding how people: a) Develop basic academic and career interests b) Make and revise their educational and vocational plans, and c) Achieve performances of varying quality in their chosen academic and career pursuits.Within these models, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, goals, and other factors such asgender, race, barriers, etc. help shape a students’ career path. An example of a barrierwould be negative contextual influences, or adverse learning conditions5. These theoriesare somewhat foundational when understanding the constructs of self-regulation and self-efficacy.Self

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karen L. Tonso, Wayne State University; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University

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evaluation plans are listed below. The full discussion of them takenfrom the workshop report is presented in Appendix B. • What are the intended goals of the project? For learning focused projects, this question could be stated as “What do you want the students to achieve?” • Based on your project goals, can you write a set of hypotheses for your project? • What evidence that the project has achieved its intended goals will be convincing? If you are able to construct hypotheses for your project, this question could also be stated as: What evidence will allow you to accept or refute the hypotheses? • In order to generalize the results of the projects, it is also important to ask the following question: Why did

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Nancy Ortins Savage, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

and the gpa is quite large.The differential between EAS211 grade and gpa is negative, meaning that the EAS211 grade islower than the previous term gpa. Thus a smaller negative number for this metric indicatesperformance closer to the student’s previous level. Students in the middle gpa group showessentially no difference in this metric (0.1). Students in the lowest and highest gpa group whohave had two chemistry course show better performance by this metric with differences of 0.4and 0.3, respectively. Note that a value of 0.3 for this metric would be approximately thedifference between a B and a B+.To further examine the effect of chemistry courses on engineering course grades, correlationcoefficients were determined for several paired

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Multidisciplinary Engineering

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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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-811: GRADUATE STUDENTS MENTORING UNDERGRADU-ATE RESEARCHERS ON A LARGE-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHPROJECT - A CASE STUDYGregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Gregg L. Fiegel is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. He is a registered Professional Engineer in California, and he serves as the ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. Dr. Fiegel received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly in 1990. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Davis in 1992 and 1995, respectively.H. Ben Mason, University of California at Berkeley Ben Mason

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

AC 2011-750: ”IT’S GONNA BE A LONG TRIP.”- A STUDENT’S EXPE-RIENCE WITH ENGINEERING ABROAD.Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tiago Forin is currently a third year student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Florida State University in ’06 and his Masters degree in Environmental Engineering from Purdue University in ’08. While in the School of Engineering Education, he works as a Graduate Research Assistant in the X-Roads Research Group and has an interest in cross-disciplinary practice and engineering identity development

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Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University; Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-1842: A LOW-COST LABORATORY EXPERIMENT TO GEN-ERATE THE I-V CHARACTERISTIC CURVES OF A SOLAR CELLErik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University Erik Mayer received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science at the University of Toledo. His areas of focus are power electronics and embedded systems. He has a strong interest in renewable energy; he worked with the Electric Vehicle Institute and designed a course in renewable energy during his time at Bowling Green State University. In addition, he worked at Visteon designing components for hybrid vehicles. He became an Associate Professor at Pittsburg State University in 2010.Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University Albert Powell is a Sophomore Undergraduate

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles G. Drake, Ferris State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1759: A LOW COST PROJECT COURSE TO ENHANCE LEARN-ING IN A STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSECharles G. Drake, Ferris State University Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan MS Mechanical Engineering Michigan Technological University BS mathematics Lake Superior State University 12 years in Product Development, R & D, Reynolds Metals Company (now ALCOA) Richmond, Virginia Page 22.60.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Low Cost Lab Project Course to Enhance Learning in a Statics

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bryce Holloway, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Al Mundy, U.S. Air Force Academy; Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-741: A PORTABILITY RUBRIC APPLIED TO THE REDESIGNOF A SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEMDavid Bryce Holloway, United States Air Force AcademyDaniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy Dr. Dan Jensen is a Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he has been since 1997. He received his B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), M.S. (Applied Mechanics) and Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering Science) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has worked for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and MSC Software Corp. His research includes design of Micro Air Vehicles, development of innovative design methodologies and enhancement of

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2075: ADAPTION OF A VIRTUAL LABORATORY CURRICU-LUM: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION AT OTHER IN-STITUTIONSDebra Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a doctoral student in Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories. Debra has an MBA and MS as well as 4 years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development, an area in which she holds a patent. Debra was awarded the Teacher’s Assistant of the Year Award by the College of Engineering at Oregon State University for her work as a Teacher’s Assistant.Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University Ben is currently studying for a M.S. in

Conference Session

FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-534: USE OF A PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SIMULATION INA FIRST YEAR INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING COURSENaomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi C. Chesler is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Cynthia M D’Angelo, University of Wisconsin - Madison Cynthia D’Angelo, Ph.D. has a background in physics and science education. She has always been inter- ested in improving science instruction and most

Conference Session

Topics Related to Telecommunications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Walter F. Deal III, Old Dominion University; Lacides Agustin Osorio, Norfolk Ship Support Activity; Mathew Henderson, Tidewater Community College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-712: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A COST-EFFECTIVE WIRE-LESS COMMUNICATION PROJECT ON ASteve Hsiung, Old Dominion University Steve Hsiung is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Tech- nology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, CA. Dr. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his BS degree from National Kauhsi- ung Normal University in 1980, MS degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and Kansas State University in 1988, and PhD degree from Iowa State University in 1992. Steve can be reached

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Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emilia Andreeva-Moschen, FH Joanneum University of Applied Science, Graz; Adrian J. Millward-Sadler, FH Joanneum University of Applied Science, Graz

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-1864: DESIGNING A NEW EVENLY BALANCED CURRICU-LUM FOR A CO-OP AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING BACHELOR’S DE-GREE PROGRAMEmilia Andreeva-Moschen, FH Joanneum, University of Applied Sciences Emilia Andreeva-Moschen is head of the Department of Vehicle Technologies (Automotive and Railway Engineering) and teaches Electrics, Electronics and Methods of Signal Processing at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum in Graz (Austria). She is also a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria). She graduated with a degree in Medical Electronics as well in Technical Journalism from the Technical University of Sofia and received her PhD from the Technical University of Graz

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph F. Kmec, Purdue University; Bryan J. Hubbard, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Martin A Lopez De Bertodano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Revis, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

with emphasis on post-design activitiessuch as equipment operation, maintenance, or personnel training, the academic community offerstwo and four-year programs in engineering technology. Currently only three schools offer four-year B. S. degree programs in the Nuclear Technology or Nuclear Engineering Technologyareas. These are Excelsior College, Thomas Edison State College, and the University of NorthTexas. A list of core and elective courses offered at the three colleges is presented in Table 1.0 ofthe Appendix. The list shows that the three programs have the following nuclear core topics incommon:  Nuclear Materials Health Physics/Radiation Protection Radiation Measurement Plant Systems Overview Reactor Core

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Holsapple, Univeristy of Michigan; Janel A. Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Eunjong Ra, University of Michigan ; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Robert M. Bielby, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1585: WE CAN’T GET NO SATISFACTION!: THE RELATION-SHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ ETHICAL REASONING AND THEIR SAT-ISFACTION WITH ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATIONMatthew Holsapple, Univeristy of Michigan Matthew Holsapple is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Ed- ucation at the University of Michigan. His research interests include moral development and character education in higher students, professional ethics education, and research design and quasi-experimental methods in research on college student outcomes.Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDonald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Donald Carpenter is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Process Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Denny Choate, Cannon County High School; Kenan Hatipoglu, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Manufacturing

manufacturingengineering/technology educators and practitioners access and use it in their dailylectures/operations. The findings of the summer research study and its implementation in amanufacturing course are reported in this paper.2. IntroductionRETainUS program contributes to advancing the manufacturing base in the U.S. throughmeaningful changes in the teachers' understanding of manufacturing and how it relates to theMath and Science curriculum. This program aims at improving the teachers' comprehension ofthe research and development process through hands-on experience and real world problems thatrelate to: a) advancing the state of the art in conventional manufacturing processes; b) new trendsin manufacturing such as rapid prototyping, c) emerging

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Shelby Gilbert, Ed.D., Florida Gulf Coast University; Yves J. Anglade, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Minorities in Engineering

initiative whose mission is to identify and motivate disadvantaged minorityelementary and secondary students. The Center’s mission includes: a) assuming a moreproactive stance in the education of youth; b) employing the development of a groupachievement model for disadvantaged elementary and secondary students; and, c) increasing thepool of students who are prepared, motivated and qualified to enter higher education. TwelveCenters throughout the state of Florida have inducted more than 17,500 high achieving studentsinto the National Achievers Society. More than 13,250 students have participated in the AnnualBrain Bowl Competition.The SATThe SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United Statestypically taken by high

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Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory Kress, Stanford University; Tessa Price, Stanford University; Regina Getz-Kikuchi, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 22.698.12[15] Luhtanen, R. & Crocker, J. “A Collective Self-Esteem Scale: Self-Evaluation of One’sSocial Identity.” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Vol. 18 (1992) pp. 302-318.[16] Ellemers, N., Spears, R. & Doosje, B. “Self and Social Identity.” Annual Review ofPsychology Vol. 53 (2002): pp. 161-186.[17] Raven, B. H. (1965). Social influence and power. In I. D. Steiner & M. Fishbein(Eds.),Current studies in social psychology (pp. 371-382). New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.[18] Webb, Stephen. "Avatarculture: Narrative, power and identity in virtual worldenvironments." Information, Communication & Society 4.4 (2001): 560-594. Communication &Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Mar. 2011.[19] McClelland, D

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They're Not "Soft" Skills!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

-207.11. Barrett, H.C., Balancing the Two Faces of ePortfolios. Educaçã Formaçã & Tecnologias 2010. 3(1): p. 6- 14.12. Turns, J., B. Sattler, and D. Kilgore. Disciplinary knowledge, identity, and navigation: the contributions of portfolio construction. in International Conference of the Learning Sciences. 2010. Chicago, IL.13. Sattler, B., D. Kilgore, and J. Turns. "I Have Never Spent Time to Think About What I Have Gained From My Projects": Linking Portfolio Development and Life-Long Learning. 2010. Washington, D.C.14. Zimmerman, B.J., A. Bandura, and M. Martinez-Pons, Self-Motivation for Academic Attainment: The Role of Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Personal Goal Setting. American Education Research Journal, 1992. 29

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Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas R. Consi, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Ocean and Marine

Education, 2011 The MATE International ROV Competition – A University PerspectiveAbstractThe MATE International ROV Competition provides college, high school and middle schoolstudents with an exciting hands-on educational experience. College and university students livein a different world than their high school counterparts, however, and their advising needs aresubstantially different. Time management in particular is an important issue with undergraduateengineering students who have heavy course loads with little free time. Advisors anddepartments supporting university-based ROV teams must be aware of these needs and activelywork with the students to help them get the maximal educational benefits from their participationin the ROV Competition

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Computers in Education General Technical Session I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-2437: A GAME-BASED LABORATORY FOR GEAR DESIGNYizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of TechnologyEl-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. El-Sayed Aziz holds a faculty position as assistant professor in the Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department at Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt. Currently, he is working as research scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Mansoura University, Egypt, in 1991 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2003. His research interests include knowledge-based engineering systems, computer-integrated design and

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Engineering Economy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Emily M. Evans, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Economy

AC 2011-1014: A LOOK INTO THE ENGINEERING ECONOMY CLASS-ROOMHeather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas Heather Nachtmann, Ph.D. received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (IE) from the University of Pitts- burgh in 2000. She is currently an Associate Professor of IE at the University of Arkansas and the John L. Imhoff Chair in Industrial Engineering. Dr. Nachtmann serves as the Director of the Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Center. Her research includes cost estimation modeling, economic and efficiency analyses of transportation and healthcare systems, and engineering economy education. Dr. Nachtmann teaches in the areas of engineering economy and cost analysis. She serves as an Area Editor for The

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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dowling, University of Southern Queensland

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-2740: A REVIEW OF ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN EDUCA-TION IN AUSTRALIA:David Dowling, University of Southern Queensland Professor David Dowling is passionate about helping engineering students learn and achieve their ca- reer goals. As Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) his research and development activities are focused on enhancing curricula, and teaching and learning envi- ronments. Professor Dowling was Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) from 1995 to until January 2009. He was a President of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education in 2005-2006, and was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation in 2008. David was the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

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

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Bo Cao, Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory; Han Wang, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1070: A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR REMOTE LABORATORYEXPERIMENTSClaudio Olmi, University of Houston Claudio Olmi is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Houston. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from the University of Houston. He specializes in System Integration of hybrid Mechanical and Electrical systems with focus on Software Programming, Analog and Digital Hardware Design, Internet Technologies for Remote Operations, Dig- ital Controls, and NI LabVIEW Programming. Olmi worked in projects using Smart Materials applied to Civil and Mechanical Structures for in laboratory and remote operations from where he published 2 journal papers

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Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Ida O'Connor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Linda Young, MSOE School of Nursing; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical

AC 2011-2849: A WORLD OF EDUCATION: HEALTHCARE WITHOUTBORDERSMegan Ida O’Connor, Milwaukee School of Engineering Megan O’Connor is currently a Biomedical Engineering student at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. She looks forward to earning her BS degree in biomedical engineering in May of 2011 with a minor in technical communication. As a student, Megan is a member of Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB), BMES, and SWE. In the fall of 2008, O’Connor assisted in the creation of a campus organization called Healthcare Without Borders (HWB), and has since participated as secretary, vp/engineering crew manager, and presi- dent. She intends on continuing her education in graduate school with a bioengineering focus on artificial

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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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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven John Kosciol, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

AC 2011-77: MEASURING ANGLE OF TWIST IN A TORSION EXPERI-MENTSurendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) ”Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of Ma- terials Science & Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY). He is a recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Applied Mechanics, Computational Techniques, and Materials Science.Steven John Kosciol, Rochester Institute of Technology Senior Mechanical Technician - Mechanical Engineering Department

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Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-2011: MOBILE ROBOT SIMULATION IN A VIRTUAL WORLDRobert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Bob Avanzato is an associate professor of engineering at the Penn State Abington campus. His research interests include mobile robotics, intelligent systems, and innovative education. Page 22.1069.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Mobile Robot Simulation in a Virtual WorldSecond Life virtual world offers 3D modeling tools, scripting support, and a physicsengine which provide a platform to develop mobile robot simulations and interactiveeducational