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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad A. B. Wilson, University of Houston

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3099: A NOVEL APPROACH TO TEACHING TECHNICAL WRIT-INGDr. Chad A. B. Wilson, University of Houston Chad A. B. Wilson wrote his dissertation on hybridity and allegory in 19th-century British literature before transitioning to the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering, where he directs a technical communications program. He runs the technical communications course and helps other professors de- velop and assess communications assignments. Page 25.83.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Novel Approach to Teaching Technical

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Learning and Assessment I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Benson, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-5015: SKILL AND CONTENT TRAJECTORY MAPPING IN AMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM OF STUDYDr. David B. Benson, Kettering University Page 25.1160.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Skill and Content Trajectory Mapping in a Mechanical Engineering Program of StudyAbstract In engineering education there are a number of central concepts and skills that formthreads which connect one content area to another within a discipline. These threads form thecore of an engineering education and are the scaffold upon which all future knowledge is built.An incomplete understanding in

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Aircraft Design Education

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David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

AC 2012-5044: INJECTING THE REAL WORLD INTO THE CAPSTONEDESIGN EXPERIENCEMr. David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University A native Texan, David Kanipe attended Texas A&M University beginning in Sept. 1966, where he re- ceived a bachelor’s of science degree in aerospace engineering in May 1970, followed by an M.S. in aerospace engineering in Aug. 1971. He accepted a position with NASA at the Manned Spacecraft Cen- ter in Houston in Nov. 1972. He served as the Chief of the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division in the Engineering Directorate at the Johnson Space Center until retirement in Dec. 2010. A month after his arrival at NASA, the last Apollo mission, Apollo 17, was launched. Obviously, that was exciting

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Instrumentation Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University, Calumet; Avanish Reddy Vancha, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-5108: DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS MODELING OF A HEATTUNNELDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University, Calumet Lash Mapa is a professor in industrial/mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University, Calumet (PUC). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in chemical engineering. He has several years’ ex- perience as a Chemical Engineer, Process, and Project Manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the M.S. Technology program at PUC and has managed more than 30 Lean Six Sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry, and educational institutions.Mr. Avanish Reddy Vancha, Purdue University, Calumet Avanish Reddy Vancha is a master’s student in industrial

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Panel: A Conversation About Ethics Education and Resources

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Rachelle Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Ethics

Know. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.[10] Passino, K. M. 1998. Teaching professional and ethics aspects of electrical engineering to a large class. IEEE Transactions on Education, 41 (4): 284–287. DOI: 10.1109/13.728261.[11] Fleddermann, C. B. 2007. Engineering Ethics. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall.[12] Martin, M. W., and Schinzinger, R. 2009. Introduction to Engineering Ethics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw- Hill.[13] Harris, C. E., Jr., Pritchard, M. S. and Rabins, M. J. 2008. Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases. 4th ed. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth.[14] Martin, M. W., and Schinzinger, R. 2005. Ethics in Engineering. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.[15] Loui, M. C., LeFevre, E. W., Nichols, S. P., Skooglund, C. M., Smith, J. H

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Advances in Assessment of Communication and Interdisciplinary Competence

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Inger M. Bergom, University of Michigan

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-3116: DEVELOPING A MEASURE OF INTERDISCIPLINARYCOMPETENCE FOR ENGINEERSDr. Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan Lisa R. Lattuca is professor of higher education in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan.Mr. David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park David Knight is a doctoral candidate at Pennsylvania State University in the Higher Education program. He currently works as a visiting doctoral student at the University of Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. Knight’s research interests include STEM education, interdisci- plinary teaching and learning, and organizational issues in higher education

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Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4265: PROMOTING AWARENESS IN MANUFACTURING STU-DENTS OFDr. Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University Merwan Mehta, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C., in the Tech- nology Systems Department. Prior to joining academics, he has more than 20 years of experience working as a machine tool Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Manager, Vice President, and Consultant. His present research interests are improving manufacturing productivity through lean manufacturing prin- ciples and theory of constraints, and the pursuit of quality and variation control through Six Sigma and GD&T. He has conducted sessions in value stream mapping, lean manufacturing, fixture design

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Broadening Participation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary B. Phelps, HEDGE Co.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3268: THE EFFECTS OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES ON MIDDLESCHOOL FEMALES’ SPATIAL SKILLS AND INTEREST IN TECHNOLOGY-BASED CAREERSMs. Mary B. Phelps, HEDGE Co. Mary Phelps retired from General Electric in 2007 as a Customer Service Executive, after 30 years in various technical and commercial roles in GE’s energy business, serving electric utility customers such as Excel, Constellation Energy, and Entergy. She has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Union College in N.Y., and was awarded her M.A.T. in technology education from North Carolina A&T State University in 2011. She is licensed to teach secondary technology education in North Carolina and is currently working on her Ph.D. in occupational and technical

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Ethical Cases and Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B. Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-3386: ONLINE AND IN-SEAT ETHICS INSTRUCTION: THEVIEW FROM BOTH SIDESDr. Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University Kenneth R. Leitch holds a Ph.D. is civil engineering from New Mexico State University and a M.B.A. from Colorado Christian University. He is an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. He is a registered P.E. in Texas and Indiana.Ms. Rhonda B. Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University Page 25.1000.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Online and In-Seat Engineering Ethics

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Advances in Communication Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Risa Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4526: A WORKSHOP TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLSFOR TEACHING ASSISTANTSDr. Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth A. DeBartolo is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She earned her B.S.E. at Duke University in 1994 and her Ph.D. at Purdue University in 2000. She works with students on assistive device design and determining mechani- cal properties of materials. DeBartolo serves on her college’s leadership teams for both multi-disciplinary capstone design and outreach program development.Prof. Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology Margaret B. Bailey, P.E., is a professor of mechanical engineering

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ETD Design I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Reid Ball, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-4205: CREATING A SEAMLESS PIPELINE INTO B.S. DEGREEPROGRAMS FOR PLACE-BOUND ET STUDENTS VIA A STATE-WIDE2+2 ARTICULATION AGREEMENTDr. Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University Austin B. Asgill received his B.Eng. (honors) (E.E.) degree from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, his M.Sc. (E.E.) degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham, and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida. He is currently a professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU). Prior to joining the faculty at SPSU, he was an Associate Professor of Electronic Engineering Technology at Florida A&M

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Research in Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baba Abdul, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Robert Brown, Portland State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3947: DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF A RUBRIC BASEDON FINK’S COGNITIVE DIMENSIONS IN A FLUID MECHANICS ANDHEAT TRANSFER CLASS WITH POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN A VA-RIETY OF ENGINEERING CLASSESMr. Baba Abdul, Washington State University Baba Abdul obtained an M.Sc. in chemical engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Nigeria, in 2005, and has had some work experience in the chemical process industries, mainly crude oil processing, refining, and solids processing. He is currently working on a Ph.D. that includes elements of fluid mechanics in small helicosymmetric channels and engineering education.David B. Thiessen, Washington State UniversityProf. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; David F. Vreeland, University of Oklahoma; Christopher Robert Griffin, University of Oklahoma; Mark B. Yeary P.E., University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

techniques. The primary focus of his studies at OU has been in power systems, and he will be joining the ExxonMobil Corporation in Baton Rouge, La., upon graduation.Dr. Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma Mark B. Yeary received the B.S. (honors), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, in 1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively. Following his graduation in 1999, he was a member of the DSP group and a lecturer with the Depart- ment of Electrical Engineering, TAMU, where he continued to lead a variety of industrially sponsored projects. Since Fall 2002, he has been with the University of Oklahoma (OU)’s School of Electrical and Computer

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Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

of the Graduate Assistant Seminar for engineering teaching assistants at Penn State.Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Irene B. Mena has a B.S. and M.S. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Her research interests include first-year engineering and graduate student professional development. Page 25.314.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Classroom Flip in a Senior-Level Engineering Course and Comparison to Previous VersionAbstractAs students enter the final year of an engineering

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehdi Shadaram, University of Texas, San Antonio; Thomas B. Morrow, University of Texas, San Antonio; C. Mauli Agrawal, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Aerospace

the General Chair, Session Chair, TPC Chair, and Panelist in several IEEE conferences. He has served in numerous review panels. He is Senior Member of IEEE and member of OSA, SPIE, ASEE, and HKN. He is also a Profes- sional Registered Engineer in the state of Texas. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1984 from University of Oklahoma.Dr. Thomas B. Morrow, University of Texas, San Antonio Thomas Morrow is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Engineering at UTSA. He has B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and Texas and has worked for E.I. duPont de Nemours (Textile Fibers Dept.) and Southwest

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Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Jane A. Petrus, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4443: SUMMARY RESULTS FROM SEVEN YEARS OF LAT-ECHSTEP: A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND STU-DENT RECRUITING PROGRAMDr. Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University Kelly Crittenden earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Louisiana Tech University. He currently serves as an Associate professor of engineering within the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech. Crittenden’s primary focus is on multidisciplinary engineering education, curriculum development, and product development.Dr. James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech UniversityProf. Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech UniversityMs. Jane A. Petrus, Louisiana Tech University Jane Petrus is the Student Success Specialist for the

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Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3873: TEST PREPARATION AND TEST QUALITY ASSESSMENT:WHAT I WISH SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME IN THE BEGINNINGProf. David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette David Meredith is an Associate Professor of general engineering with more than 30 years of teaching experience at Penn State, Fayette, the Eberly campus. He teaches both engineering and engineering tech- nology classes. He is a registered Professional Engineer and active in ASHRAE, ABET, and NCEES. He has received numerous awards from the campus, college, university and other organizations for excellence in teaching, scholarship, community service, and advising

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Understanding Our Students I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle B. Reed, University of South Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-5005: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT’S CONFIDENCE OF LEARNEDKNOWLEDGEProf. Kyle B. Reed, University of South Florida Kyle Reed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He performs research on human-robot interaction, rehabilitation robotics, haptics, medical robotics, and engineering education. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2001, his master’s (2004) and Ph.D. (2007), both in mechanical engineering, from Northwestern University and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University. More information on his research can be found at his research lab website: http://reedlab.eng.usf.edu

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Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-5574: TRENDS IN DOCTORAL EDUCATION: ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON FACULTY ADVISINGDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. She holds a Ph.D. in learning, teaching, and social policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Page 25.1378.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Trends in Doctoral Education: Engineering

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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Andrew Richards, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

serves in the HUB-Empowered Cyber Reach Engineering Commit- tee and the Colombia-Purdue Institute for Advanced Scientific Research Committee. Juan has published several articles on the application of best-matching protocols in production settings (industrial engineer- ing) and collaborated in the publication of Springer’s Handbook of Automation (Springer, 2009).Ms. Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University Lindsey Payne received her M.S. in ecological sciences and engineering from Purdue University while working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for CIE. She is currently a Teaching Assistant for civil engi- neering. In the fall of 2010, she took on the role of Assistant Campus Coordinator for Service-learning, providing

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Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3337: IN SEARCH OF THE ENGINEERS OF 2020: AN OUTCOMES-BASED TYPOLOGY OF ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATESMr. David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Page 25.757.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 In Search of the Engineers of 2020: An Outcomes-Based Typology of Engineering UndergraduatesIntroductionLooking toward the globalized future, the National Academy of Engineering outlined a strategyin The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century1 that describes thecharacteristics and skills that will be required for graduating engineering students to

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter FAIMBE, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Member of IEEE.Mr. Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology He received a B.S. degree in automatic control from Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2007 and a M.E. degree in electrical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2009. He is currently a Ph.D. student at Department of Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology.Dr. Arthur B. Ritter FAIMBE, Stevens Institute of TechnologyProf. Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology Hong Man joined the faculty of electrical and computer engineering at Stevens in Jan. 2000. He re- ceived his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Dec. 1999. Man is currently an Associate Professor in the

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3327: THE RAISE THE BAR EFFORT: CHARTING THE FU-TURE BY UNDERSTANDING THE PATH TO THE PRESENT - THE BOKAND LESSONS LEARNEDDr. Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, D.WRE, and F.NSPE, is an independent consultant provid- ing management, engineering, education/training, and marketing services. Prior to beginning his consul- tancy, he worked in the public, private, and academic sectors serving as a Project Engineer and Manager, Department Head, Discipline Manager, marketer, legal expert, professor, and Dean of an engineering college. Walesh authored or co-authored six books and many engineering and education publications and presentations. His most recent

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Hon Jie Teo, Virginia Tech; Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech; Asta B. Schram, Virginia Tech; Monique S. Dufour, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

AC 2012-3924: DIGITAL ENGINEERS: RESULTS OF A SURVEY STUDYDOCUMENTING DIGITAL MEDIA AND DEVICE USE AMONG FRESH-MEN ENGINEERING STUDENTSAditya Johri, Virginia TechHon Jie Teo, Virginia TechProf. Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo is an Advanced Instructor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She has been the Co-coordinator of a first-semester introductory engineering course and has taught multiple first-year engineering courses.Asta B. Schram, Virginia Tech Asta B. Schram is a Ph.D. student in educational psychology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She has many years of experience teaching and leading at the K-12 education level. Her inter- est in motivation and

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

baccalaureate degree accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET. “M/30” refers to a master’s degree or approximately 30 semester credits of acceptable graduate-level or upper-level undergraduate courses in a technical or professional practice area related to civil engineering. “E” refers to engineering experience. For this path, the accreditation process provides validation of the baccalaureate component of the BOK. Validation of the “M/30” program will be provided by an approved outside entity, which might also be ABET.  B + MABET & E – This alternate path is being considered by ASCE to allow for greater flexibility in BOK fulfillment. For this path, the baccalaureate

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas A. Lenox Ph.D., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

historic accreditation-related event occurred during this period. After an intensiveASCE lobbying effort, the ABET Board of Directors voted to remove the prohibition on duallevel accreditation of engineering programs in March 2008. As a result of this policy change andthe implementation of new master’s-level general accreditation criteria, effective in the fall of2008, the alternate path (B + M-ABET & E) has become a viable route to BOK attainment.While new BOK1-compliant accreditation criteria were being finalized and implemented, itbecame apparent that significant updates to BOK1 itself would be required. These revisionswere driven by (1) aspects of the 1st Edition that did not lend themselves to effectivemeasurement and assessment; and (2

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon D. Nelson P.E., Tetra Tech, Inc; Monte L. Phillips P.E., Americal Society of Civil Engineers; Craig N. Musselman, CMA Engineers, Inc.; Michael J. Conzett, HDR, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

Zone proposed a resolution that listed severalpoints supporting the position of the opposition and resolved the following: “That the development of the criteria for B+30 be suspended [emphasis added] until the membership of NCEES and the appropriate professional engineering organizations be provided with a written analysis of 1) the above listed points as appropriate; 2) the educational, professional, regulatory, and economic impact of B+30; and 3) any alternative solutions to the concept of additional education that have been or might be identified (including items such as additional experience before licensure in lieu of additional education, etc. The purpose of these reports would be to allow

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

. Graduates must demonstrate an understanding and reasonable compliance with the following as they apply to civil engineering: a. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics (through differential equations and probability and statistics), science (including calculus-based physics and general chemistry), and engineering; b. an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams, c. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, d. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, e. an ability to communicate effectively, f. a knowledge of contemporary issues, and g. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part I) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monte L. Phillips P.E., American Society of Civil Engineers; Forrest M. Holly Jr. P.E., University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

) in February 2004; a revised (second) edition was published in February2008 (BOK22). The BOK2 is a comprehensive list of 24 outcomes divided into three outcomecategories: foundational, technical, and professional. The BOK2 outcomes have the desired levelof achievement defined according to Bloom’s Taxonomy for the cognitive domain3. The BOK2has recommended outcome achievement targets for each stage of the fulfillment pathway: thebaccalaureate degree (B), post-baccalaureate formal education (M/30), and pre-licensureexperience (E) (see Figure 1).Detailed implementation guidelines are included in the second edition of the Civil EngineeringBody of Knowledge for the 21st Century (BOK22); see www.asce.org/raisethebar/reports. Policy465 and BOK2 are

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ChemE Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua A. Enszer, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Rachel B. Getman, Clemson University

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Chemical Engineering

learning.Dr. Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre DameDr. Rachel B. Getman, Clemson University Page 25.742.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Improvements in Computational Methods Courses in Chemical EngineeringAbstractAs more core courses in the undergraduate curriculum require significant ability using computerskills, we see a need for improved methods of instruction in computer methods courses requiredin the chemical engineering curriculum. It is important to provide students with a series ofapproaches and activities that ensure (1) that students