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FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Ph.D., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cory Carr

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-2358: IMPACTS OF LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES ONENGINEERING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND SENSE OF AFFILIA-TIONShannon Ciston, University of New Haven Shannon Ciston is an Assistant Professor of Multidisciplinary Engineering at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. Her background is in Chemical Engineering, with degrees from Northwestern University (Ph.D.) and Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S.). Dr. Ciston’s research interests are in two main ar- eas: Engineering Education (including student experience, attitudes, and perceptions) and Sustainability (including impacts of the Chemical and Energy industries on water resources).Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Ph.D., University of New Haven Assistant Professor of

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Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Daniel P. Bumblauskas, University of Missouri, Columbia; Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

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Graduate Studies, Student

AC 2011-343: STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH ASEE ACTIVITIES ANDITS IMPACT ON ASEE STUDENT MEMBERSHIPAdam R. Carberry, Arizona State University Adam R. Carberry is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the College of Technology and Innovation, De- partment of Engineering at Arizona State University. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. His research interests include conceptions of modeling in engineer- ing, engineering epistemological beliefs, and engineering service-learning.Daniel P Bumblauskas, University of Missouri - Columbia Daniel Bumblauskas is an Assistant Teaching

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Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

AC 2011-231: DETERMINING IMPACT OF A COURSE ON TEACHINGIN ENGINEERINGRobert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University Robert J. Gustafson, P.E., PhD, is Honda Professor for Engineering Education and Director of the Engi- neering Education Innovation Center in the College of Engineering and a Professor of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University. He has previously served at Ohio State as As- sociate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Student Services (1999-2008) and Department Chair of Food Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department (1987-1999). After being awarded his PhD. Degree from Michigan State in 1974, he joined the faculty of the Agricultural Engineering Department at

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh

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Council of Sections

Page 22.340.3of teaching the basic analytical, programming design as well as graphical, problem-solving,teamwork, and communication skills. ENGR0012 is a second-semester core course thatcompletes the computer programming portion of the integrated curriculum package. Thiscourse focuses on the following curricular goals: teach students a general-purposeprogramming language, promote and encourage good programming practices, and illustratethe role computers play in solving real-world engineering problems. While both coursesoriginally covered many basic programming and problem-solving skills, they did not provideenough opportunities for written and oral presentation assignments or for effective advising.Advising ConcernsThe first-year student

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Engaging Students in Engineering (ENGAGE)

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Ana Maria Dison, University of Texas, Austin; Yosef S. Allam, The Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University; Wally Peters, University of South Carolina, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina; Guangming Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Mechanical Engineering; James A. Leach, University of Louisville

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-438: IMPLEMENTING ENGAGE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVERETENTION: FOCUS ON SPATIAL SKILLS - ENGINEERING SCHOOLSDISCUSS SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGESSusan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology Susan Staffin Metz is Director of Special Projects in Engineering Education at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. As a founder and president (1997 2002) of WEPAN, Women in Engineering Proactive Network, Susan has worked with over 200 colleges and universities to increase access and engagement of women in engineering and science through research, policy and program development. She is currently the prin- cipal investigator for ENGAGE, Engaging Students in Engineering, (www.engageengineering.org) a five year project funded by

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Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Assessing the Impact of Active Learning on Students in Grades 3- 8 and Their Parents during GK-12 Outreach Program Administered Family STEM NightsAbstractRAMP-UP administered Family STEM Nights are supported by North Carolina StateUniversity and are held at public elementary or middle schools in Wake Countythroughout the school year. They are an opportunity for parents to bring their children toschool in the evening to learn about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)through fun, hands-on activities. The outreach program brings the activities to theschool, sets them up and administers them. Each activity is designed from everydaymaterials to teach parents and children that STEM fields exist and are learnable

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Research on Engineering Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Hyun Kyoung Ro, Penn State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-599: APPROACHES TO ENGAGING STUDENTS IN ENGINEER-ING DESIGN AND PROBLEM SOLVINGAnn F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Ann McKenna is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU). Prior to joining ASU she served as a program officer at the National Science Foundation in the Division of Undergraduate Education and was on the faculty of the Segal Design Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. Dr. McKenna’s research focuses on understanding the cognitive and social processes of design and innova- tion, design teaching and learning, the role of adaptive expertise in

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Lily Gossage

143  On Exploring the Connection between Hispanic Engineering Students’ Educational Goals and Communal Obligations: for Project-Based Learning through Community Engagement Lily Gossage, College of Engineering California State University, Long BeachAbstractThe goal of this research was to acquire a deeper understanding of the perceptions held byLatino/Hispanic engineering students, specifically what factors students associate theireducational efforts with and the extent to which their communal goals impact their academicgoals. Blending the concurrent nested and

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Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Jann Joseph, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

colleges at GVSU to support student success as they move through the general education courses and into the professional programs. She is the PI of a NSF-STEM award to provide scholarships and high impact practices, like faculty mentoring and undergraduate experiences, that have increased student retention, graduation rates, and admission to graduate schools. Page 22.618.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enhancing Graduation Rates Through High Impact Activities: Experiential Learning, Engagement, Mentoring, and Scholarships Paul D

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

) program, developed new assessments grounded in social science andeducation research10. We have revised our assessment instruments to study the impact of service-learning on our participants multiple times throughout the course of each project and willcollaborate with other programs on gathering data around the impacts of service-learning onengineering students and the community. We hope to also address the shortcomings of lowresponse rate within our current members.From our lessons learned, we have generated recommendations (outlined in Appendix B) to helpother student organizations.ConclusionAs an engaging part of students‟ education, the EFAC organization creates an opportunity forstudents from all engineering disciplines to participate in

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Design Communications & Cognition I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; William F. McKenna, University of Texas, Austin; Stephanie Baker Peacock, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2494: UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THEUTILITY OF ENGINEERING NOTEBOOKSLeema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin Leema Berland is an assistant professor of science education at the University of Texas in Austin. She earned a Ph.D. in the Learning Sciences from Northwestern University in 2008 and was a doctoral fellow with the NSF funded Center for Curriculum Materials in Science (2003-2008). Leema is broadly inter- ested in facilitating and studying students as they engage in complex communication practices. She is currently focused on exploring the dynamics of how and why students are able (or unable) to productively communicate in engineering classrooms, in the context of UTeach Engineering

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Pedagogical Issues in Computing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Perry Samson, University of Michigan

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Computers in Education

from course material, such as communication channels totheir peers and social networks that are often difficult to resist. One need only sit in the back of alarge class that is not deliberately engaging laptops to see their potential to distract students totasks unrelated to the course. The challenge addressed here is to what degree the deliberateengagement of laptops in class can provide pedagogical benefits that outweigh the potentialdistractions inherent to the introduction of free communication devices in the classroom. Evidence exists that “deliberate” use of laptops in lecture classes, i.e. where laptops aredeliberately engaged in the conduct of the course, can increase constructive discourse betweenstudents and between students and

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Petersen, University of Toronto Mississauga

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Council of Sections

., Colbeck, C., Bigio, D., Smith, P. & Harper, L. 2003. Engineering students and training inteamwork: How effective? Proc. American Society for Engineering Education Conference.12 Smith, K.L., Sheppard, S.D., Johnson, D.W., & Johnson, R.T. 2005. Pedagogies of Engagement: Classroom BasedPractices, Journal of Engineering Education, 94 (1) 87-101.13 Bruner, J. 1985. Vygotsky’s theory and the activity-oriented approach in psychology. In Culture, Communication,and Cognition: Vygotskian Perspectives, J. V. Wertsch, ed. New York: Cambridge University Press.14 McDowell, C., Werner, L., Bullock, H., Fernald, J. 2002. The effects of pair-programming on performance in anintroductory programming course. ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Rizzo, University of Vermont

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Council of Sections

consider engineering design-related issues more fully, and resist the urge to cometo a quick conclusion thus develop long-term sustainable thinking.Our SL projects are good examples of inquiry-based learning that allow students to emphasizeresearch and learning in areas of most interest to them (i.e., inquiry-based). The SL projectsaddress real-world open-ended problems and emphasize academic and intellectual development,civic engagement, and personal/interpersonal skills for the student while providing a meaningfulservice to the community partner. Examples of sustainability in the SL projects within requiredcourses at different levels are given below. Science Center Prototype Exhibits and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-243: INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF MATH STUDYGROUPS ON FIRST-YEAR STUDENT COURSE SUCCESSMarissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Marissa R. Jablonski is a PhD Student of Civil/Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM). She serves as program coordinator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded FORTE (Fostering Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Engineers) program at UWM and works to recruit and retain undergraduate minorities and women to UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Marissa is focusing her dissertation on sustainable oxidation of textile wastewater and is working to create small-scale wastewater treatment units for cottage textile

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Research on Engineering Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lora Oehlberg, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-2310: UNDERGRADUATE CONCEPTIONS OF THE ENGINEER-ING DESIGN PROCESS: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A HUMAN-CENTEREDDESIGN COURSELora Oehlberg, University of California, Berkeley Lora Oehlberg is a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cal- ifornia at Berkeley, and a member of the Berkeley Institute of Design. She received a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (2008) and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineer- ing from Stanford University (2006). Her doctoral research is on how designers use personal design information tools during collaborative new product development projects. Her background includes both corporate product design and

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Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

addressed real world engineering problems.Students were required to write a report on the application of fluid mechanics principles learnedin the course to these engineering challenges. The professor provided the topics which werechosen to ensure that the fluid mechanics covered in our course would be easily applicable to theassignment. Assessment techniques were employed in this course to evaluate the lifelonglearning outcome. Surveys were administered after each report where the students reported onthe value of this exercise to their engagement and effective learning in the class. Additionally,testing provided further assessment of learning via directed questions. Survey results showed adistinct improvement in student appreciation of the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University

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International

AC 2011-291: CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A BACKPACKCOURSE TO TEACH CROSS-CULTURAL AND VIRTUAL COMMUNI-CATIONS SKILLS TO STUDENTS IN AN INTERNATIONAL CAPSTONEEXPERIENCEHolt Zaugg, Brigham Young University Holt Zaugg is a doctoral student in the Educational Inquiry, Measurement and Evaluation program at Brigham Young University. His research focus is on communication patterns within Global Virtual teams and test item evaluation using IRT and CFA.Randall Davies, Brigham Young University Assistant Professor Instructional Psychology & TechnologyDr. Alan R Parkinson, Brigham Young UniversityDr. Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young UniversityGreg Jensen, Brigham Young University Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Former

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Engineering Education Research in K-12

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Christopher George Wright, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University; Amber Kendall, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-904: THE IMPACT OF ENGINEERING-BASED SCIENCE IN-STRUCTION ON SCIENCE CONTENT UNDERSTANDINGMs. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts UniversityMerredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Merredith Portsmore is a Research Assistant Professor in Education at Tufts University as well as the Director of Outreach Programs for Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. Merredith has the unique honor of being a ”Quadruple Jumbo” having received all her four of her degrees from Tufts (B.A. English, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.A. Education, PhD in Engineering Education). Her research interests focus on how children engage in constructing solutions to engineering design problems. Her outreach work focuses on creating

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FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; David Wheatley

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First-Year Programs

engineering profession. In addition to this challenge, they must critically thinkabout how the failure occurred and what could and/or should have happened to prevent thedisaster. The trial gives students a chance to demonstrate their understanding in a different waythan typical written communication. This different format seems to be engaging for moststudents.3.1 2010 Revisions to the Hyatt Regency Case StudyFollowing the 2009 Introduction to Engineering course, there were some items that could beimproved. Students’ papers showed some confusion based on project roles and responsibilitiesstill existed. The project role discussion was made more explicit in how each role connected tothe Hyatt Regency case study. A discussion of how “change of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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NSF Grantees

prepared to do this work? If not, how could you have been better prepared? • What did you find most rewarding? • What did you find most challenging? • Did you discover anything about being an engineer?Other assessment/evaluation factors to be considered include institutional and communityimpacts. However, our focus will not be on what these impacts are for these stakeholders asmuch as how they affect students’ engagement in LTS. Thus, our surveys and interviews willserve to collect basic information related to their campuses (number of faculty, disciplines, typeof course/program, positive and negative consequences, etc.) as well as their community partners(number and types of projects, number of community members served, positive and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane F. Cotter, Union College

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NSF Grantees

Fall 2005, he joined the faculty at Union College. He teaches courses in introductory digital logic, digital design and computer networking. His principal research interests are in the areas of speech and image processing, wireless communications, computer networking, and biological signal processing. Page 22.245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing the Impact of a Biometrics Course on Students’ Digital Signal Processing KnowledgeIntroductionA biometric refers to a physiological or behavioral trait which can be used to identify a

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Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

contact withfuture program participants. A final issue regarding assessment is the lack of comparison orcontrol group data available to more clearly determine program impact. Because participants aremiddle and high school students, we do not have access to a group of students to use for controlpurposes. This may be an issue that can be addressed in the future through relationships withlocal school districts.Lessons LearnedOver the past seven years, we have learned a lot about what works and what does not in terms ofmaking positive impact on program participants. The lessons learned from our experience withthe program and assessment results are as follows: • A half-day program is the most effective for maintaining student engagement. • It

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Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Richard J. Stock, Cooper Union

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Chemical Engineering

engineering laboratory sequence, many students have been exposed towriting laboratory reports, usually in a chemistry laboratory and/or physics laboratory course.Although writing laboratory reports is a valuable skill, today’s engineers are expected to reporttheir results and express their findings in a variety of different forms of oral, written, and visualcommunication [3].To help our students develop new and improved skills in effective communication, we havemodified our laboratory course sequence to highlight and address different approaches toreporting laboratory results. This new initiative in our senior chemical engineering laboratorysequences provides the students with a range of skill-sets that prepares them to communicatesuccessfully on a

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-2068: GLOBAL INITIATIVES: SHAPING THE CURRICULARAND CO-CURRICULAR LANDSCAPE AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENTDEVELOPMENTBarbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Barbara A. Masi Ph.D. is the Director of Education Innovation and Assessment in the MIT School of Engineering. Page 22.750.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Global Initiatives: Shaping the curricular and co-curricular landscape and its impact on student developmentAbstract This study examined the impact of global initiative campus programs as an integrative learningexperience and its impact

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2460: STUDYING THE IMPACT ON MECHANICAL ENGINEER-ING STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN DISTINCTIVE PROJECTS INTHERMODYNAMICSMargaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civil- ian faculty member in her

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FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

servicelearning pedagogy has significant positive effects on students’ academic performance (GPA,writing skills, critical thinking skills), leadership skills, and increased commitment to continuedcivic participation7. 68% of students engaged in the Engineering Projects in Community Service(EPICS) projects from Purdue University reported that participation in service learningpositively impacted their determination to continue in engineering8.The premise is that engineering design can function as a motivator for learning foundationalskills that are necessary precursors to higher level engineering skills9. Therefore, the use ofdevelopmentally-appropriate engineering curricula that builds on current cognitive researchbecomes an attractive instructional

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Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Caley Opsal, Illinois Valley Community College; Dorene M. Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James A. Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College; Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

children’scareer choices, and especially their daughter’s choices, a number of recruiting programsdo invite parents to informational sessions with their daughters, 13 and some programsinvite parents to watch as their daughters demonstrate newly acquired skills. 14 However,programs which include parents as participants in hands-on activities with theirdaughters, such as this diode-making activity, are either very rare or not well publicized.Lincoln Junior High SchoolThe school selected for this project, Lincoln Junior High School in LaSalle, Ill., is amiddle school for sixth through eighth grade students. Located in north central Illinois,in a rural community with a population of just under 10,000 people, the school had anenrollment of 253 students in

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin S. Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Alison A. Dingwall, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

focus on engineering andengineering technology faculty and graduate students to (1) increase capabilities in conductingrigorous education research and using empirical research results to develop evidence-basedcurriculum, and (2) nurture and sustain a self-supporting virtual community of engineeringeducation scholars.This paper focuses on the short-term impact of one of the workshops that are part of the project.The background section continues with describing the purpose and process of the workshop. Abrief review of literature on the development programs for engineering education research ispresented. A summary of the overall evaluation plan of the project is given which is followed bythe specific evaluation questions considered in this paper

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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas F. Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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International

focused on the analysis anddesign of analog and digital electronic circuits and systems including: oscillators, non-linearwaveform generation and waveshaping, power electronics, communication circuits, and digitalgates. There was a strong emphasis on computer-aided analysis and design.The textbook used was an out-of-print electronics textbook coauthored by the course instructor.Since the authors now own the copyright to the textbook and it is undergoing revision for a newedition, electronic copies were made available at no cost to the students for their private use.While a few students own hard copies of the textbook, everyone, including the instructor, usedthe electronic copy exclusively. Each student was provided with a licensed copy of