Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

Airliners”Final report, AE3021, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology,Atlanta, December 2010.[4] Acierno, M., “Further Analysis of Liquid Hydrogen-Fueled Sonic Cruisers”. Final report,AE3021, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, December2010.[5] Dessanti, B., Ingraham, J.D., “Development of a Liquid Hydrogen Fueled Super SonicTransport”. Final report, AE3021, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute ofTechnology, Atlanta, December 2010.[6] Cornell, R., Cornish, A., “A Detailed Look at Aerodynamics of a Hydrogen FueledSupersonic Airliner” Final report, AE3021, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Instituteof Technology, Atlanta, December 2010

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Kane, University of New Hampshire and Cypress Semiconductor; Thadeus Paul Kochanski, Vital Electronics Institute; Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire

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Electrical and Computer

, Sylvie Woelfflé, For further information: Information Desk European Commission - Information Society and Media DG, Office: BU25 02/59 B-1049 Brussels, http://europa.eu/information_society, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2010, ISBN 978-92-79-15088-3, doi:10.2759/26127, © European Union, March 20104. internetofthings.org is an online publication for Internet of things field. Our slogan is “Everything on Internet of Things”. Latest news, research activities on Internet of things. We also provide consultancy for customers http://www.internetofthing.org/5. The Internet of Things Council, Council is a thinktank, consultancy, accelarator and forecasting group http://www.theinternetofthings.eu/6. A Pilot Course in

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Afternoon HVAC Subject Portion8 Page 22.523.8 Table 2: Topics for the LEED Green Associate Examination9I. Synergistic Opportunities and LEED Application Process A. Project Requirements (e.g., site; program; budget; schedule) B. Costs (e.g., hard costs; soft costs; life-cycle) C. Green Resources (e.g., USGBC; Environmental Building News) D. Standards that support LEED Credit (e.g., American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers [ASHRAE]; Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association [SMACNA] guidelines; Green Seal) E. Credit Interactions (e.g., energy and IEQ; waste management

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele L. Strutz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

will strengthen the case for the existence ofexperience capital.References 1 Bowles, S., & Gintis, S. (2002). Social capital and community governance. The Economic Journal 112(483), 419-436. 2 Bourdieu, P. (1984). Distinction: A social critique of the judgment of taste. (R. Nice. Trans.). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 3 Bourdieu, P. (1986) The forms of capital (R. Nice. Trans.). In J. G. Richardson (Ed.), Handbook of theory and research for the sociology of education (pp. 241-258). NY: Greenwood Press. 4 Aslanian, C. (2001). Adult students today. New York: College Board. 5 Bean, J., & Metzner, B. (1985). A conceptual model of nontraditional undergraduate student attrition

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

signs hang together 60% of students included a force in outside a doctor’s office. between the two parts within the Each sign is denoted by a overall system. 29% of students solved different letter. Each cable is for the value of the variable and put it labeled with a different on the FBD instead of leaving it in number. Which is the most terms of T for example for a cable. correct free-body diagram for the system containing signs B and D and the cable connecting them? (Figure 6 displays the sign configuration.)2 0.91 A person pulls a block across Most students answered the

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

assessments with respect to the 21-cell table shown in Table 1. For example, thestudent understanding of Learning Outcome 3: Stress, is assessed with respect to the three levelsof achievement: a) Can the student identify the concept or perform a simple calculation using it? b) Can the student look at a mechanical scenario and decide which concept to apply, and perform multiple related calculations to determine an answer? c) Can the student evaluate a given scenario, often open-ended, where the concept may be only one part of a complex system involving other concepts?At the completion of the semester, each outcome-level cell in the matrix contains a score thatrepresents the student‘s demonstrated

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

similar cut-off Page 22.279.6frequencies, and the filtered signal with an analog filter of the same cut-off frequency areillustrated in Fig. 2. (a) (b) Fig. 2. Raw vs. filtered signals (digital (a) and analog (b) filters)For the actuation part, the main component was the AC motor. The manual for the motorcontroller was carefully studied. The student researchers had to contact the company that madethe motor and controller to gather information they needed. Through this process, they identifiedan opportunity for immediate improvement

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Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

selecting these courses: a) An introductory course M181 with more than 200 undergraduate students in Fall and Spring semesters. b) The same course M181 with about 35 students in Summer term. c) An advanced course M489 with an average of 20 seniors and graduate students each semester.Each student was required to purchase a clicker ($25 for a new device and approximately halfprice for a used one), and then registered it online ($13 per semester, or one time for $39) by the2nd week of class. When registered, each clicker was assigned a unique pad number for a specificcourse. An instructor was alerted by email when a clicker was successfully registered so that theroster can be updated and clickers can be activated during a quiz

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Natela Ostrovskaya, Texas A&M University; Tatiana Erukhimova, Texas A&M University, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Cesar O. Malave, Texas A&M University; William H Bassichis, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

meantime, aninstitutional study was completed that indicated students who achieve a grade of B or better ontheir first mathematics course are more likely to obtain an engineering degree compared to thosewith a grade of C or below who are more likely to leave engineering. Then in 2007, the Learningto Excel in Engineering through Preparation (LEEP) program was developed with somecomponents similar to previous summer bridge programs that were focused on underrepresentedgroups, but also new aspects such as pre- and post-evaluations and a SATM requirement to betteraddress the needs of current incoming engineering students.LEEP was developed to improve students’ academic readiness and, as a consequence retention inengineering, especially for students

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University

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Minorities in Engineering

journals.Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University Dr. Rohitha Goonatilake, Associate Professor of Mathematics, holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics (Dec. 1997) from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Dr. Goonatilake severs as a PI for several grants, including NSF South Texas Border Mathematics and Pre-Engineering Graduates CSEMS scholarships program from 2006-2008 and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Education Agency Teacher Quality Higher Education Type B Grants Program under No Child Left Behind Act from 2005- 2006. He is also a member of American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and an invited member of The Honor Society of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

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

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University; arun r srinivasa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Mathematics

y B 3m xThe three questions from the alpha version that were investigated further were changed on thebeta version. For example, after further review of the actual homework and exam questions,projection and integrals using trigonometry substitution were removed from the beta instrumentas they had not been specific topics asked of the students. Question #4, which involvedderivatives using chain rule, was adjusted slightly. A variable was added, and the new questionis shown in Figure 5. Even with the adjustment, students overwhelming still answered thequestion correctly.Figure 5. Revised Question on Derivative Using Chain Rule from Beta

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia A. Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees

, and (4) links new knowledge with prior knowledge. Asindicated in Table B, the author suggests three generalized types of communication tasks forengineering education (each focused on strategy acquisition for a specific type of higher-orderperformance). These assignments are sequential, and all culminate in – and contribute to thequality of – the final course artifacts for teaching the design process (devices /prototypes andattendant documentation, which are the traditional end-product of most engineering designcourses).Crafting a communication assignment that guides students through a series of higher-ordermental manipulations is not an easy task. However, the authoring functions of CPR andreification of the dynamics of the four structured

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Students' Treatment of Measurement Uncertainty" (Ph.D. diss.,North Carolina State University, 2001),16 Giulio D'Agostini, "Teaching statistics in the physics curriculum: Unifying and clarifying role of subjectiveprobability," American Journal of Physics 67, no. 12 (1999): 1260-1268.17 W. Tyler Estler, "Measurement as Inference: Fundamental Ideas," Annals of the CIRP 48, no. 2 (1999): 611-632.18 Herbert B. Callen and Theodore A. Welton, "Irreversibility and Generalized Noise," Phys.Rev. 83, no. 1 (1951):34-40.19 H. Nyquist, "Thermal Agitation of Electric Charge in Conductors," Phys.Rev. 32, no. 1 (1928): 110-113.20 V. B. Braginsky, M. L. Gorodetsky, and S. P. Vyatchanin, "Thermo-refractive noise in gravitational waveantennae

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Civil Engineering

. Page 22.651.2The students complete reading assignments and respond to the pre-class assignment the eveningbefore class via the web. A few hours before the class, the instructor is able review the studentsresponses, determine level of understanding of the particular learning objectives for theupcoming lesson, and adjust the classroom activities to respond to the students’ current state ofunderstanding. Student responses are easily incorporated into active learning components of theclass. JiTT can complement and enhance interactive classroom learning strategies and providesfeedback and support to both weak and strong students1. Figure a) below shows a footing carrying a structural load, F. Figure b) below shows an embankment covering a large

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 22.889.13References(Bugbee, 1999) Bugbee, B., ―Engineering plants for spaceflight environments‖, Gravitationaland Space Biology Bulletin, 12:67-74.(Corey and Wheeler, 1992) Corey, K.A. and R.M. Wheeler., ―Gas exchange in NASA's BiomassProduction Chamber - A pre-prototype closed human life support system‖, BioScience 42: 503–509, 1992.(Creswell and Clark, 2006) Creswell, J. and Clark, V., ―Designing and conducting mixedmethods research‖, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc. 2006.(Galston, 1992) Galston, A.W., ―Photosynthesis as a Basis for Life Support on Earth and inSpace‖, BioScience. 42:490-493.(Hilger et al., 2007) Hilger, H., Luster-Teasley, S., Dibiase, W., De Los Reyes III, F., Holmes,L., Mandjiny, Wang, C., Steck, T., Schimmel

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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First-Year Programs

develop teamwork skills. The course aims to deliver the criteria for graduatingcompetent engineers as recommended by the Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology. These criteria are summarized in Table 1. Page 22.966.2 Table 1. ABET criteria for competent engineersCriteria Description of competency (a) An ability to apply mathematics science and engineering principles (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments and interpret data (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) an ability to

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. Palinscar & B. Armbruster, “Instructing Comprehension-fostering Activities in Interactive Learning Situations”. In Heinz Mandl, Nancy Stein & Tom Trabasso (Eds.), Learning and Comprehension of Text, 255-286 (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, New Jersey, 1984).3. R. E. Mayer, Cognitive Theory for Education: What Teachers Need to Know. In Nadine M. Lambert & Barbara L. McCombs (Eds.), How Students Learn: Reforming Schools Through Learner-Centered Education, 369 (American Physiological Association, Washington, 1997)4. Palinscar & A. L. Brown, Reciprocal Teaching of Comprehension-Fostering and Comprehension-Monitoring Activities. Cognition and Instruction, 1(2), 117-175 (1984)5. Kohn, Punished by rewards: the

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott A. Curtis, University of Missouri, Kansas City

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Engineering Libraries

-7788Journal of Hazardous Materials 0304-3894Journal of Hydraulic Engineering - ASCE 0733-9429Journal of Hydrology 0022-1694Transportation Research Part B - Methodological 0191-2615 Table 1: Selected Journals for StudyEach citation from a research article in the May 2008 issues of these journals received a codeidentifier in the spreadsheet used for data analysis. This code identifier links the journal to thearticle in the issue and the citation within the article, facilitating verification or validation of thedata. This coding format should also assist in sharing data with other

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Jan B Hansen, University of Saint Thomas; Sarah H. Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota; Brian Phillip Jensen, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1334: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF AN ENGINEER-ING COURSE FOR IN-SERVICE AND PRE-SERVICE K-12 TEACHERSAnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas AnnMarie Thomas is an assistant professor of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas, and co- director of the UST Center for Pre-Collegiate Engineering Education. Her teaching and research focus on Engineering Design and K-12 Engineering Education. Prior to her appointment at UST, she was a faculty member at Art Center College of Design.Jan B. Hansen, Ph.D., University of Saint Thomas Jan B. Hansen is co-director of the Center for Pre-Collegiate Engineering Education at the University of St. Thomas. Her current interests as an educational psychologist focus on

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Titus, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jill L. May, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-1833: THE CREATION OF TOOLS FOR ASSESSING ETHICALAWARENESS IN DIVERSE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMSCraig Titus, Purdue UniversityCarla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette CARLA B. ZOLTOWSKI, Ph.D., is Education Administrator of the EPICS Program at Purdue Univer- sity. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus; life-span developmental psychologist; principle investigator for NSF-funded project involving four programs developing measures for ethical awareness and

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Fabert, Arizona State University; Marilyn Cabay, Ph.D., Argosy University, Phoenix; Melissa B Rivers, Arizona State University; Mary Lee Smith, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-704: EXAGGERATING THE TYPICAL AND STEREOTYPINGTHE DIFFERENCES: ISOLATION EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN IN STEMDOCTORAL PROGRAMSNatalie Fabert, Arizona State University Natalie Fabert is a fourth year counseling psychology doctoral student with a B.A. in psychology and women’s studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master’s in Education from Ari- zona State University. Natalie works on the CareerWISE research and content teams, completed a mas- ter’s thesis equivalency on women’s attrition from STEM doctoral programs, and implements workshops addressing the common concerns of female graduate students in science and engineering.Marilyn Cabay, Ph.D., Argosy University, PhoenixMelissa B Rivers

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Christian D. Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Monica Christine Rothermel, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Shrake, University of Pittsburgh; Briana Niblick, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

products. Page 22.473.4Figure 1. Pitt RET TimelineDuring the summer, the RET teachers are required to work on design-based learning (DBL) unitsfor their high school science classrooms. DBL is a form of project-based learning in whichstudents learn what they need to learn in a just-in-time fashion while trying to design something3-4 . The goal of these DBL units is to: a) inspire a broad cross-section of high school students towant to become engineers and b) to transform their science classrooms so that they will graduatehigh school with a foundation of knowledge such that they will do well as undergraduateengineers. This work is done in the

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1478: EXPLORING THE MOTIVATIONS FOR MIGRATION AMONGENGINEERING STUDENTSIda B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ida Ngambeki is pursuing a doctorate in Engineering Education with a concentration in Ecological Sci- ences and Engineering at Purdue University. She has a B.S. in Engineering from Smith College. Her research interests include motivation, interest, career choice, engineering thinking, engineering and pub- lic policy and sustainability.Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Demetra Evangelou is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a PhD in Early Childhood Education from the University of

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Antonio J. Soares, Florida A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

period. • It is also used to generate error signal. The error signal is generated when 100MHz signal is used to count the 2MHz signal. • It is used to count the expanded error signal. • Generate the interfacing signals such WR, Clk_En for the data storage module. • The counter values are outputted using 8 bit data bus to the data storage module. • This module is implemented using XC95108 by Xilinx. XC9108 is a CPLD, which is good for the design of digital circuit.Figure 4 shows the corresponding waveforms in the counter module. A. The 2.048MHz PLL Clock signal which needs to be measured. B. The 1M Hz pulse wave after frequency division by 2. C. The inverting waveform of (B) D. 100MHz clock signal

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. 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

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Keisha B. Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla J. Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

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NSF Grantees

of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE Journal cover. She is an active men- tor of undergraduate researchers and served as co-PI on an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activities in area schools. Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams since 2003.Keisha B. Walters, Mississippi State University Keisha B. Walters is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU). She received her B.S. degree in Biological Sciences from Clemson University

Conference Session

To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Parker, University of Manitoba

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Engineering Libraries

Education, pp. 325-328.[14] A. Parker. (2010). "Introducing a technical writing communication course into a Canadian school of engineering," in Design Discourse: Composing and Revising Programs in Professional and Technical Writing, D. Franke, A. Reid and A. DiRenzo, Eds. Fort Collins: Colorado: The WAC Clearinghouse and Parlor Press, pp. 203-218.[15] B. Shwom and P. Hirsch, (1999)."Re-envisioning the writing requirement: An interdisciplinary approach," Business Communication Quarterly, v.62 (1) 1999, pp. 104-107.[16] D. Ramey and J. Hudgins. (1999). "The evolution of integrating writing into engineering: Tracing iterations of writing instruction in a sophomore engineering course," in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Multidisciplinary Engineering

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

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara E. Brazon, Penn State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Computing & Information Technology

potential end userswho are the clients‟ representatives.Assessment of Team Project EffectivenessBoth formative and summative assessment techniques were utilized to assess the effectiveness ofthe project. Formative assessment included the bi-weekly managerial report see Appendix A ,managerial and team members‟ performance evaluations see Appendix B and C, timelines andgroup member‟s logs see Appendix D. In addition the instructor conducted interviews with thestudents on their perceptions of learning, collected by student performance and managerialreports and a Lessons Learned report. These instruments were used to obtain feedback on theteam project. Summative assessment focused on the grading of the final project including allsupporting materials of