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Design Across Disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Weightman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

Midwest District Vice President of the Industrial design Society of America Page 22.575.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering and Industrial Design Education CollaborationAbstractThis paper discusses ongoing collaboration between engineering and industrial design at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The aim of this collaboration is to promotebetter understanding in engineering students of the kind of broad human-centered designthinking employed by industrial designers. At the freshman engineering level, industrial designcontent has been included

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Industrial Collaboration and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Nick L. Wilson, Morrison Container Handling Solutions

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-40: INDUSTRY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP: MECHATRON-ICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTNiaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech) Dr. Niaz Latif is the Dean of the School of Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). He is also the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Studies at PUC. Dr. Latif served as an Assistant Dean for Statewide Technology Administration in the College of Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, before joining Purdue University Calumet on July 1, 2007. He is the Principal Investigator of the 2010 NSF-ATE grant, ”Meeting workforce needs of Mechatronics Technicians.” Mr. Nick Wilson is the founder and President of Morrison Container Handling

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Industrial Collaboration and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Durkin, IUPUI

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-237: PARTNERING SMALL BUSINESS NEEDS WITH ENGI-NEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONRobert J Durkin, IUPUI Teaches Engineering Technology courses in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Technology at IUPUI. 30+ years in manufacturing as an Engineer, Engineering Manager and General Manager of Production. 2 US patents BSEE - Indiana Institute of Technology MBA - University of Notre Dame, Magna Cum Laude Page 22.1142.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Partnering Small Business Needs with Engineering Technology

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Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabel Simões de Carvalho P.E., ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal; Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. They advocate reflective practices and self-evaluation for educators. They alsosuggest that collaborating with colleagues can enhance the results of reflective practices.Educators, they argue, often “operate in a vacuum, constantly ‘reinventing the wheel’ “.They suggest that collaborating with other teachers is a valuable and often neglectedreflective practice that can improve pedagogical effectiveness. This paper describes thecollaboration between a European professor who has been weaving topics of globalsignificance into her engineering courses for a decade and an American professorintroducing those topics for the first time in a study abroad course to American students.The results of that collaboration accomplishes what Walkington (2001

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Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology; Michael Swartwout, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

AC 2011-1151: SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDENT-BUILT SPACECRAFT DE-SIGN PROGRAMS IT’S IMPACT ON SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING ED-UCATION OVER LAST TEN YEARSMichael Swartwout, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology Dr. Michael Swartwout joined the Saint Louis University faculty as of 2009 as an Assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering at Parks. He worked at Washington University in Saint Louis previously from 2000 to 2009. Beginning his education in Aerospace Engineering earning both his Bachelor and Master of Science with the University of Illinois, he went on to achieve his Doc- torate with Stanford University in Aeronautics & Astronautics in 2000. He

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-1047: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: COLLABORATIVE AND REFLEC-TIVE LEARNING IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSNeelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University Dr. Soundarajan is a faculty member in the Computer Sc. & Eng. Dept. at Ohio State. His interests include topics in Software Engineering and Engineering Education. Page 22.1700.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Work-in-Progress: Collaborative and Reflective Learning in Engineering ProgramsAbstractThe importance of well developed team-working skills as well as reflective or metacognitive skillsamong engineering

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Computers in Education General Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Anne Macdonald, University of Technology, Sydney; Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia

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Computers in Education

. Julie co-authored a book on Gender Inclusive Engineering Education published by Routledge in 2010. She is currently leading a nationally funded project on Collaborative Building Design Education utilising BIM. In 2009 Julie was awarded the Australasian Association for Engineering Education National Teaching Excellence Award. Page 22.1487.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Potential of BIM to Facilitate Collaborative AEC EducationIntroductionEnlightened companies in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry aremoving towards collaborative working

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Design Across Disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anouk Desjardins, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Marc-André Plasse, _naturehumaine; Erik Belanger, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal

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Design in Engineering Education

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Sustainable Development Capstone Project: Collaboration between Architecture and Engineering StudentsIntroductionThe Sustainable Development Capstone Project (ING4901) is a multidisciplinary, fifteen-week, six-credit project course that has been offered to engineering students in anydiscipline in their final undergraduate year since 2008.1 For the fall 2009 term, whichmarked the third time the course was given, an agreement with the School of Architecturewas established. Accordingly, architecture students who had registered for final-yearundergraduate workshop (ARC3012-B) were integrated into the multidisciplinary teamsof engineering students. A teacher from the School of

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Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Elizabeth Leibach, Northern Kentucky University

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International

activities conducted in most universities. While the majority of theseactivities are proprietary and not shared, regional higher education institutions, including NKU Page 22.946.3are perceived to be a hub for exchange of some R&D activities. This in turn is believed to helpfoster research in fields valued by the universities as well as the multi-national companieslocated in the greater Cincinnati area. It is also believed that a closer collaboration between localindustries and universities could create environments suitable for scientists, engineers and othergraduates needed to stay competitive in the global world markets.Working with

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Carol Davis, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Liaison. In that position, she is helping to create a pathway for American Indian high school and tribal college students into STEM careers through STEM camps and Sunday Academies. She also supports the ND EPSCoR/Tribal College research capacity building effort at the five North Dakota Tribal Colleges. Page 22.120.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Unique University-Tribal College Collaboration to Strengthen Native American Pathways to STEM EducationAbstractThe authors and some of their colleagues have been engaged in strengthening the STEMeducation

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Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Peter Schmitt, Schmitt & Associates, LLC; Cesar Bandera, Cell Podium LLC

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Continuing Professional Development

the field of multimedia has yielded a Small Business of the Year Nomination from the US Air Force, 2007 NJ Entrepreneur award, a NASA Space Act award, various patents and publications, and six Ph.D. graduates. Page 22.1028.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 m-Outreach for Engineering Continuing Education: A Model for University-Company Collaboration New Jersey Institute of Technology and Cell Podium, LLCThe most prevalent channel today capable of conveying educational and training content is thecell/smart phone. Cell/smart phones

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heinz Schmidt-Walter, Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette; James L. Barnes, James Madison University

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Electrical and Computer

numerous articles, and has authored several books in his research areas of Innovation, Problem Solving and Sustainability. Page 22.448.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 DETECT ‐ Design Entrepreneurship Technology Engineering  Collaboration Transatlantic Project from the German point Project Summary: This mobility project is a collaboration of four engineering, design andtechnology education institutions addressing a 21st century global imperative--namely thatinnovative Engineering & Technology will be done by multidisciplinary knowledgeintegration in a collaborative

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-185: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH-MENTORING FOR TRIBALCOLLEGE STUDENTSG. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University G. Padmanabhan, Ph. D., P.E., M. ASEE, F. ASCE is a professor of civil engineering at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. He is a long standing member of ASEE and ASCE. Currently, he is also the Director of North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute. He has been active in STEM education outreach activities to minorities at the college and high and middle school levels for the last ten years.Carol Davis, North Dakota EPSCoR Dr. Carol Davis is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. She helped establish Turtle Mountain Community College in the early 1970’s and served

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Understanding Students and Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida; Julie Zimmerman, Yale University; Nina J. Truch, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 22.235.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing Engineering Students' Readiness to Collaborate for Sustainable Design: An open access instrument for experimentationAbstractTopping the list of the National Academy of Engineering’s grand challenges for engineering isthe imperative for designs which meet the needs of today's society without compromising theability of future generations to meet their own needs--sustainable design. Best practices insustainable design have drawn on open, participatory collaboration with stakeholders--a rareprocedure in most engineering disciplines. This type of collaboration requires integrated ethicaland social development as well as

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Keith M. Gardiner

Engineering Education OR Just Education Keith M. Gardiner Lehigh UniversityCenter for Manufacturing Systems Engineering200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015 kg03@lehigh.edu 1-610-758-5070 298 Engineering Education OR Just Education KEITH M. GARDINER Lehigh University Center for Manufacturing Systems Engineering 200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015 kg03@lehigh.edu 1-610-758-5070Abstract“Engineering Education for the Next Decade,” but let’s stretch and think farther out.Various national and international projections address

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1859: SERVICE RESEARCH AND SERVICE LEARNING: DE-VELOPING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BETWEENA UNIVERSITY AND A NONPROFIT.Kristen Osterwood, University of PittsburghAmy E. Landis, University of PittsburghJason Douglas Monnell, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Monnell is a Research Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh. He obtained his bachelors degree in Biochemistry from Union College (Schenectady NY) his PhD in Chemistry from Penn State in 2005. He investigates chemical and phys- ical interactions between surfaces and their environments. He is especially interested in heavy metals, chacogen containing molecules, and catalytic materials. Dr

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The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Carlos Estuardo Ventura, University of British Columbia

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Civil Engineering

thirty years. His current research is focused on the development of performance- based guidelines for seismic retrofit of schools. In addition to his academic activities, Dr. Ventura is a recognized international consultant on structural vibrations and safety of large Civil Engineering struc- tures. Page 22.66.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Model for the Post-Bachelor’s Degree Education of Structural Engineers Through a Collaborative Effort Between Industry and AcademiaAbstractThere has been much discussion in the engineering

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Industrial Collaboration and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Joanne E. DeGroat, Ohio State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-892: COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OFAN INDUSTRY-DRIVEN DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGNNasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University Dr. Alaraje’s research interests focuses on processor architecture, System-on-Chip design methodology, Field-Programmable Logic Array (FPGA) architecture and design methodology, Engineering Technology Education, and hardware description language modeling. Dr. Alaraje is currently the Electrical Engineer- ing Technology program chair as well as a faculty member at Michigan Technological University, he taught and developed courses in Computer Engineering technology area at University of Cincinnati, and Michigan Technological University. Dr. Alaraje is a Fulbright scholar; he is a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud K. Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Graphics. Page 22.561.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Encouraging Art and Science Cross-Departmental Collaboration through an Interdisciplinary ProgramAbstractThe impact of computational algorithms on many art disciplines outside the arena ofmathematics, engineering, and technology has been no less than profound. This impactespecially applies to biology and criminal justice, two disciplines which have benefitedimmensely from the advances in computer technology at both the hardware and the softwaresides. Drawing on the strengths of the Criminal Justice, the

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ETD Design IV: Construction and Civil Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Columbia City Trailhead: A Collaborative Construction Engineering Technology Capstone ExperienceAbstractIn 2010, a collaborative effort between a nonprofit trail advocacy organization, a small ruralIndiana city, trade unions, grantmaking organizations, materials suppliers, contractors, and theConstruction Engineering Technology program at Indiana University – Purdue University FortWayne (IPFW) led to the successful construction of a trailhead building in a city park.Multidisciplinary collaboration began with a design charrette in January, bringing togetherarchitects, brickmasons, carpenters, electricians, engineers, greenbuilding experts, landscapers,professors

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Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian D Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell R Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1938: EVALUATION OF STEM+ART COLLABORATION FORMULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LABORATORYBrian D Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Technology Youngstown State UniversityDr. Darrell R Wallace, Youngstown State University Page 22.653.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Evaluation of STEM+Art Collaboration for Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology LaboratoryAbstractThe need to restore manufacturing competitiveness in the United States has become increasinglyevident over the past decade. A common weakness that

Conference Session

Design Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Terrance L. Speicher, Pennsylvania State University, Berks College

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Manufacturing

University, and Nebraska in theUnited States plus others in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Japan, and Russia.Programs include student exchanges, faculty exchanges, research collaboration, and dual-degreeprograms (2+2 and 3+1). Currently 150 students are pursuing a 3+1 dual degree program at XPUand Canterbury Christ Church University in the UK, leading to the BS and MS degrees. XPU was founded in 1912 as the machine weaving facility of the Beijing high school ofindustry. In 1978, it became the Northwest Textile Institute. In 1998, control was transferred tothe Shaanxi Province Ministry of Education and in 2001 the name was changed to Xi'anPolytechnic University. Engineering is now the leading major chosen by its students. From

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

high energy lasers propagation through the turbulent atmosphere, developing advanced control algorithms for wavefront sensing and mitigating effects of the turbulent at- mosphere, digital inline holography, digital signal processing, and laser spectroscopy. He is also involved in developing new eye-tracking experimental techniques for extracting 3-D shape of the object from the movement of human eyes. Dr. Sergeyev is he is a member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and actively involved in promoting engineering education.Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University Dr. Alaraje’s research interests focuses on processor architecture, System-on-Chip design methodology, Field-Programmable Logic

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Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

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International

Society for Engineering Education and in the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institution (LACCEI) as Vice-President for Research. Page 22.846.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Incorporating Global and Ethical Issues in a Freshman Engineering Design Course through Collaborative Design ProjectsAbstractGlobal collaborative design is a common practice nowadays due to the international nature andbusiness scope of many corporations. More and more, the new engineers are working inconcurrent design teams geographically disperse around the world. They are

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Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leigh S McCue, Virginia Tech; Joseph A. Schetz, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

students and an even larger number of MS students have completed their degrees under his supervision. These former students now hold a wide variety of important positions in industry, government and academia both in the US and overseas. He is a frequent and active member of the PhD committees of graduate students not only in aerospace, but also civil and mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech and foreign universities. Page 22.22.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A combined curriculum in aerospace and ocean engineering—38 years later This paper is

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Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine A Broom, University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Wendy Lynn Klassen, University of British Columbia, Okanagan ; Carolyn Labun, Ph.D., University of British Columbia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Carolyn Labun is a Senior Instructor in the School of Engineer at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia. Page 22.685.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Education-Engineering Collaborative Research Project Exploding Stereotypes: Care and Collaboration in EngineeringOverview and AimsResearch has found that students in schools often hold stereotypes of STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects and careers: they view them as male-dominated, individualistic8 and uncaring. They are perceived to marginalize women.6 Thesestereotypes

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Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta; Uttandaraman Sundararaj, University of Calgary; John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Continuing Professional Development

visualization of materials concepts through demonstrations and experiential learning through hands on exercises. Page 22.301.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Building an Engaged, Collaborative, and Inspired Teaching CultureIn the early 1990’s, the University of Alberta was already using teaching awards, peerconsultation, and student course evaluations to motivate better teaching. While the culture waspositive, it was not informed or intentional. Over the last twenty years, the faculty has growndramatically, many new instructors have been hired, class sizes have increased, and the

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

, respectively, both from the University of Cincinnati where he joined the faculty as an assistant professor in September 2005 and became an associate professor in September 2010. From July 1995 to August 2000, he worked as a R&D Engineer, then Senior Engineer and Project Manager in the industry designing and developing distributed computer control systems, real-time embedded systems for various process controls. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ASEE. Page 22.830.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Improving a Preparing Future Faculty in Engineering Program

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Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuemin Zhao, China University of Mining & Technology; You-jun Tao, China University of Mining & Technology

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International

. Page 22.1488.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Practice and Thoughts about Accreditation of Minerals Processing Engineering Program Youjun Tao, Yuemin Zhao, Jingxuan Xie, Guangyuan Xie, Zengqiang ChenSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116Abstract: The professional status and characteristics of the minerals processing engineeringprogram at the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) were introduced alongwith the achievements of innovative training of mineral processing engineers. The necessityof accreditation of the minerals

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Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Technology; Yasin Akhtar Raja, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Center for Optoelectronics & Optical Communications; Syed Muhammad Hassan Zaidi, NUST School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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International

. Page 22.1264.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Role of HONET (High-capacity Optical Network and Enabling Technologies) A series of Symposia in International CollaborationAbstractThe ability of the Internet to enable collaboration at global level is one of the most fundamentaladvances since the Industrial revolution. High-speed Internet, is driven by global optical networksutilizing various photonic- and network-technologies as enabling technologies for informationtechnologies and telecommunications from the architectural, security, signal transport andapplication perspectives. In order to achieve such connectivity it is important to bring togetherprofessionals and practitioners from the