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Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Dhruv Sakalley, Drexel University; Holly Burnside, Drexel University

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engineering education” 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conf. S1G-1. 19. S. FLUMERFELT [2008], “Is Lean appropriate for schools?” White Paper, Pawley Learning Inst., Oakland University, www.oakland.edu/leanschools. 20. A.E. JACKSON and M.E. JOHNSON [2005], “Incorporating the 5S philosophy into a modern engineering education program at Texas A&M Univeristy-Commerce” Proc. 2005 ASEE Conf. and Exposition. 21. S.A. JOHNSON, A. GERSTENFELD, A.ZELIG, B. RAMOS, and S. MISHRA [2010]. “Teaching lean process design using a discovery approach” www.masmac.org/resources/article001.html 22. R. JUGULUM and P. SAMUEL [2008] , Design for Lean Six Sigma: A Holistic Approach to Design and Innovation (Wiley, Hoboken, New

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; David J. Woehr, University of Tennessee; Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates

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University, February 20, 2009.• Layton, R.A., M.L. Loughry, M.W. Ohland, H.R. Pomeranz, “Resources for Student Teams: The Team-Maker and CATME systems (and why they work),” Academy of Process Educators Conference, Gaston College, July 9, 2009.• Ohland, M.W., “Tools for Teams,” invited workshop, Wichita State University, October 30, 2009.• Ohland, M.W., “Teams: creating a community of learning through peer accountability,” invited talk, November 20, 2009, Clemson University Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science.• Layton, R.A., M.L. Loughry, M.W. Ohland, “The Effective Management of Student Teams Using the CATME/Team-Maker System: Practice Informed by Research,” invited to Capstone Design Conference 2010

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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the undergraduate program, describes three casestudies used in the Introduction to Engineering course at the University of Louisville,emphasizing the mock trial that was added to the Hyatt Collapse Case Study, presents surveyresults from 2009 freshmen class, and expected results of future work.IntroductionThe use of case studies for the first year course at University of Louisville was initiated when atwo-hour introductory engineering course was re-designed in 2007 by an ad-hoc committeeappointed by the Dean of the Engineering College. All units in the university are required tooffer an introductory course that introduces students to campus, discusses diversity, and engagesstudents in critical thinking. The engineering college at University

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Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University; Robert A. Green, Mississippi State University; Rayford B. Vaughn, Mississippi State University

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professional and volunteer organizations including ABET, ASEE, IEEE, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Xi. She served as the President of ASEE during 2008-2009. She received her B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1974, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Rice University, in 1977 and 1979, respec- tively.Robert A. Green, Mississippi State University Mr. Green is the Undergraduate Coordinator for the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. In this position he represents the Dean in matters relating to undergraduate students. He directs recruiting programs, manages the college’s scholarship programs, and performs analysis of

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Darrin S. Muggli, Benedictine College; Brian Tande, University of North Dakota

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provide for DEDP courses. Onepotential advantage of the model is the opportunity to teach students time-management skills anddevelop ownership of their learning. These skills may be developed by carefully allowingstudents more independence in their DEDP courses as they progress through the program. Page 22.64.13SummaryThe BC Engineering Model will provide for establishing, for the first time, substantialengineering programs at four-year colleges that otherwise would not be able to initiate andmaintain them. These new programs would provide the opportunity for students to pursueABET-accredited engineering degrees immediately upon their establishment

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Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Omar M. Ashour, Pennsylvania State University ; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Wei Chen, Northwestern University

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is a member of IIE and JEA (Jordan Engineering Association).Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Professor of Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringGul E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Gul Kremer is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Industrial Engineering at the Pennsylva- nia State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla in Engineering Manage- ment and Systems Engineering. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis methods applied to improvement of products and systems and enhancing creativity in engineering design settings. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of

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Andy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College of Technology

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instructor to simulate real life product designactivities inside the classroom and laboratory. Not only were students exposed to the latest inmechatronics, they also learned the concurrent engineering design approach. Students were givena framework of fundamental design knowledge with hands-on cross-disciplinary activities thatallow them to develop an interdisciplinary understanding and integrated approach to productdesign. Through these hands-on activities, students will also learn the concept of productlifecycle management and sharpen their teamwork skills.Curriculums of the all three programs (mechanical engineering technology, electro-mechanicalengineering technology, and industrial design technology) will be modified to create cross

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston; Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Victor J. Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Boston College in 2004.Victor J. Gallardo, University of Houston VIictor J. Gallardo is the Instructional Lab Manager for the Computer Engineering and Electrical Power programs (also he is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering). He has had experience at the industry, education and research institutions. He worked at Texas Instrument as hardware applications engineer in TMS6000 DSP group. He has been a consultant for Houston Independent School district where he de- Page 22.1110.1 veloped Computer-Based Lab Experiments for Science and Mathematics. Mr. Gallardo current research c

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Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso

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AC 2011-1356: AN INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT OF THE DESIGNPROBLEM IN IDEATION EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCHGul E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Gul Kremer is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Industrial Engineering at the Pennsylva- nia State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla in Engineering Manage- ment and Systems Engineering. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis methods applied to improvement of products and systems and enhancing creativity in engineering design settings. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Journal of Engineering Design, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

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Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky

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benefit. The second major change is a veterans-onlyfirst-year transition course. The curriculum is modified from the University’s highly successfulfreshmen and transfer student orientation courses, with the addition of specific veteran topics ofinterest. The course is designed to give veteran students the tools necessary to be successful intheir new environment and taught by the VRC Coordinator. We propose to designate one ormore sections for engineering students to focus on study skills, time management, math, physics,and chemistry. The latter three areas are known as “gatekeeping” courses in engineering.Utilizing the BCTCBlue+ program for these courses will also help to ease the transition. Veteranstudents in the program will have access to the

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Jack L. Beuth, Carnegie Mellon University; Rohit Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University; Carolyn Penstein Rose, Carnegie Mellon University

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Secondary Students (C-MITES) program,targeting intellectually curious K-9th grade students with engaging activities in the arts,humanities, science and engineering.In this workshop, students are guided step-by-step through the CAD modeling of a wrench, afteran introduction to the broad subject of computer-aided engineering and the tasks of design,analysis and manufacturing (Fig. 4). Students are then given a tour of the mechanicalengineering machine shop, with demonstrations of rapid prototyping and CNC machining of awrench design (Fig. 5). In the final activity of the workshop, students are assigned to distributedgroups within the classroom and asked to use an agent-monitored texting and sketching interfaceto collaboratively develop ideas for

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Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Linda Huglin, Boise State University; Drew Borresen, Boise State University

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, managed the production implementation of the J-2 rocket program, and created the designs for structural/propulsion/electrical systems in both the Atlas/Centaur and J-2 programs. Dr. Plumlee also worked at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as an engineer in the Propulsion Laboratory. In practicing the engineering profession as a conduit for preparing future genera- tions of engineers, he wants to provide students with both a technical competency and the ability to un- derstand and respect the trust that is invested in us by society. As an educator, he guides future engineers through a learning process that develops a strong technical foundation and the ability to independently cultivate further technical competencies

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Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Yimin Zhu, Florida International University

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learnfrom the similar cases through effective media is critical to avoid repeating the mistakes.Based on the case-based and problem-based learning theory, the authors explored using 3Dcomputer simulation of failure cases to help construction engineering and management studentsto develop a better understand of the dynamics between design and construction. In this study, acase about a high-rise residential building was used. The building collapsed due to many factors,such as improper construction sequence, poor selection of staging area, bad weather, and lack ofshoring of foundation wall. Through this case, computer simulation illustrated the interactions ofelements of different systems, including building, nature and the social-economic system

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Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Nur Ozge Ozaltin, University of Pittsburgh; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in the engineering education literature, and is co-author of Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle (Cambridge University Press). He received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in Operations

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Stephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University; Allison Neyer, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Don Brian Murphy, Loyola Marymount University; Robert Quinlan Thames

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AC 2011-2080: ENGAGING STUDENTS IN STEM EDUCATION THROUGHA VIRTUAL LEARNING LABStephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University Stephanie August is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Elec- trical Engineering and Computer Science at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. She teaches courses in artificial intelligence, database management systems, and software engineering. Her research interests include cognitive science applications of artificial intelligence including interdisciplinary new media applications, natural language understanding, argumentation, and analogical reasoning. She has several publications in these areas. Dr. August is actively involved in the

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Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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engineering education, and c) createfaculty resources needed to lower barriers for participation while developing faculty expertise inLTS. The outcomes from these efforts will include: (1) faculty resources for development,management, and assessment of LTS programs; (2) faculty/staff resources for training otherfaculty in LTS; (3) summary reports/presentations for administrators, industry, and communitypartners; (4) publication of successful programs; and (5) a nationwide picture of faculty andinstitutional transformations.To achieve these goals, our methodology aims to develop a tipping point in engineeringeducation with the 4D Process (Discover, Distill, Design, and Disseminate). The Discoverystage involves reviewing previous LTS efforts through

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

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Undergraduate Engineers Engaging and Reflecting in a Professional Practice Simulation Funded by a grant from the NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)program (DUE-0919347), we have developed Nephrotex, a virtual simulation of authenticengineering practice designed to increase the persistence of engineering undergraduates inpursuit of degree attainment. In this simulation game, students take on the role of an intern in afictitious company and design new ultrafiltration membranes for kidney dialysis machines. Nephrotex supplies first-year engineering undergraduates with a more complete and accurateunderstanding of the

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David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A. Vogt, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University

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AC 2011-699: FROM DEFENSE TO DEGREE: ACCELERATING ENGI-NEERING DEGREE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY VETERANSDavid L. Soldan, Kansas State University David L. Soldan is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. He recently spent a sabbatical at the United States Naval Academy serving as the ONR Distinguished Chair for Science and Technology. He served as Head of the KSU ECE Department from 1989 to 2004. As a member of the IEEE Committee on Engineering Accreditation Activities from 1999 to 2007 he was active in new program evaluator training and new evaluator mentoring. He was a member of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Committee from 2003 to 2010 and served as an Executive Committee

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Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University

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. Sincethe objective of the study is to understand their conceptual knowledge in relationship to theirinterest in engineering, we present their post-graduation plans and their scores on the SSCI.Students’ interest in electrical engineering varied. Some had come to engineering in general andthen electrical specifically. For one student, the decision to pursue electrical engineering wasmotivated by the available programs at George Mason combined with an interest in robotics andvehicle design. Their plans post-graduation are summarized in Table 1. Pseudonyms are used toprotect students’ identities.Table 2 shows the students’ scores on the SSCI at the beginning of the term and at the end of theterm. The test has 25 questions and students received one

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Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Texas Southern University; Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Shahryar Darayan, Texas Southern University; David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern University; Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University

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AC 2011-914: USING VIRTUAL AND REMOTE LABORATORY TO EN-HANCE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONXuemin Chen, Texas Southern UniversityProf. Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Texas Southern UniversityProf. Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern UniversityShahryar Darayan, Texas Southern University Dr. Darayan received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston in 1993. He is currently a professor and the program coordinator of Electronics Engineering Technology program at Texas Southern University. His research area applies to electromagnetic and instrumentation, computer hardware and software design, progarm assessment, and laboratory development.David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern UniversityMr. Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern

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improved manufacturing processes for the Atlas/Centaur rocket program, managed the production implementation of the J-2 rocket program, and created the designs for structural/propulsion/electrical systems in both the Atlas/Centaur and J-2 programs. Dr. Plumlee also worked at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as an engineer in the Propulsion Laboratory. In practicing the engineering profession as a conduit for preparing future genera- tions of engineers, he wants to provide students with both a technical competency and the ability to un- derstand and respect the trust that is invested in us by society. As an educator, he guides future engineers through a learning process that develops a strong technical foundation and

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Janet H. Murray, Georgia Tech; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence J. Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sneha Veeragoudar Harrell

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targetcourse, and John Leonard analyses student data for the College of Engineering; WendyNewstetter and Sneha Veerdagoudar Harrell do research in cognition and learning; andJanet Murray, the project manager, is a professor of digital media. Most of the studentswho have worked on the project, including Calvin Ashmore, the lead programmer andsystem designer, have been drawn from Georgia Tech’s graduate program in DigitalMedia.MaterialsInTEL Toolkit.The InTEL software was developed to support students’ capacity to learn the process ofstatics problem solving and develop more expert like habits of mind (Nasir, XXXX) overthe course of the semester. The problems developed within the toolkit reflect the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology Statics course syllabus

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Learning: We propose to use 3-dimensional pedagogy to develop and teach tele-healthcare engineering knowledge: Dimension-1: Multi-student-level adaptive materials: To meetdifferent schools’ course setup requirements, we design basic, intermediate and advanced labs fordifferent levels of undergraduate students. Dimension-2: Medical-application-driven, practical learning:Engineering students show much greater enthusiasm to materials that are closely connected to their lives(i.e. application-driven learning) than pure theoretical lab topics (such as writing a program to verify analgorithm). Dimension-3: Multi-solution-based, creative engineering learning: We propose to use level-to-level question-based, non-instructional lab style to motivate

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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, coupled with therecent State budget crisis has forced many community colleges to cancel low-enrollment classesand high-cost programs including those in engineering.In response to this situation, Cañada College, a federally designated Hispanic-serving institutionin the San Francisco Bay Area, has developed an innovative program entitled Online andNetworked Education for Students in Transfer Engineering Programs (ONE-STEP). Funded bythe National Science Foundation Engineering Education and Centers through the Innovation inEngineering Education and Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) program, ONE-STEP aims toimprove community college engineering education through the use of Tablet-PC and wirelessnetwork technologies. The program includes a Summer

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Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Mo Zhang, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Patrick D. Pedrow, Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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College of Engineering and Architecture, ”A Direct Method for Teaching and Assessing the ABET Professional Skills in Engineering Programs”, won the 2008 ASEE Best Confer- ence Paper Award. She has served as evaluator on a number of multi-institutional, interdisciplinary NSF sponsored grants. She is principal investigator on a NSF Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering project called ”A Direct Method for Teaching and Measuring Engineering Professional Skills: A Validity Study.”Mo Zhang, Washington State University Mo Zhang is a doctoral student major in educational psychology at Washington State University. Her research interests include applied statistics, educational measurement, design of

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David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; John Sutton, RMC Research Corporation; Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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with a specialization in Leadership Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She obtained a Master of Science in Leadership Education for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2007 and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1999. She has also served in various management and program development roles for non-profit and educational agencies in the Mid-Atlantic Region and Mid-West.Dr. John SuttonLyn Ely Swackhamer, RMC Research CorporationLance C. Prez, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lance C. Prez has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) since August 1996. He currently also holds the position of

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Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Terri Tarr, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

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inengineering; (2) engineering faculty insights into planning professional development programs;and (3) how engineering faculty/CTL partnerships can facilitate supportive learningenvironments for students.1. Student learning issues in engineeringContent issues which could be addressed in the classroom include the need for students to beable to: solve open ended interdisciplinary problems; engage in deep learning that leads toretention and transfer of knowledge; apply design skills; integrate knowledge and transferknowledge across different courses; work on diverse teams; and develop ethical frameworks fordecision-making.Structural issues inherent in engineering undergraduate education include the adequacy of labs,facilities, infrastructure, and space

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Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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persistence in engineering will begathered.It is expected that the study will significantly add to the growing body of evidence that LTS haspositive benefits for engineering students, particularly those from underrepresented groups.Specifically, this project will:• Create a methodology to assess the development of students’ skills as well as attitudes, beliefs, and identities;• Determine whether extracurricular and curricular LTS opportunities offer similar benefits to all students and their universities;• Provide insight on effective engineering course and program design;• Support the concepts espoused by various national foundations / associations / academies on the value in creating broadly- or holistically-thinking engineers;• Create

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Jun Zheng, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolyn Joy Awalt, University of Texas, El Paso, College of Education; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Francisco Medina

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AC 2011-2246: DIGITAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR ENGINEER-ING EDUCATION: A VIRTUAL RAPID PROTOTYPING SIMULATORAPPROACHTzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng is Associate Professor of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at University of Taxes at El Paso. He received his M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin at Madison in 1995 and Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Iowa, Iowa City in 1999. Dr. Tseng delivered research results to many refereed journals such as IEEE Transac- tions, IIE Transaction, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and International Journal of Management

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interests are focused on improving construction management education.Sondra M Miller, Boise State UniversityRoss A. Perkins, Boise State University Dr. Perkins teaches course in instructional design, evaluation, and international perspectives in BSU’s Department of Educational Technology, where he has been an assistant professor since 2008. His research interests include STEM education, diffusion of innovation studies, and distance learning. Perkins received his doctorate in instructional systems design at Virginia Tech. Page 22.295.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011