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Project Based Learning In ET Program

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. S. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

, and Engineering Education. Page 23.345.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Course-Related Undergraduate Projects for DynamicsAbstract:The Engineering Technology (ET) program at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) hasapproximately 450 students. Our Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) concentration wasstarted in 2004 fall and currently it has 220 majors. The author teaches Dynamics every springand all MET students are required to take this course. Dynamics is a lecture course and we coverkinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies in this calculus-based

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Marie Brown, Northeastern University; Mario Alan Hulett, Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.

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Community Engagement Division

Help chair.Mr. Mario Alan Hulett, Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. Mario Hulett is a mechanical engineer in the Paint and Plastics Department at Honda Manufacturing of Indiana. He is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Page 23.1353.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Variety of Community Partnerships in Related ProgramsAbstractThe National Society of Black Engineers’ Technical OutReach Community Help (TORCH)program aims to promote the value of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)education at

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Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, North American College; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6316An Industry Related Project-Based Microcontroller CourseDr. Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State UniversityDr. Reg Recayi Pecen, North American College Dr. Recayi ”Reg” Pecen was formerly a professor and program chairs of Electrical Engineering Tech- nology and Graduate (MS and Doctoral) Programs in the Department of Technology at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Dr. Pecen is currently serving as President and Professor at North American College in Houston, TX. He is also serving as a Chair of Energy Conservation and Conversion Division at American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Dr. Pecen holds a

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The D/M/A of CE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Community Engagement Division

23.835.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 It’s all about relationship – expanding relational learning opportunities in a community engagement project experienceIntroductionIt pays to think big for student project experiences - not in terms of project scope but in terms oflearning opportunities and overall impact. A diverse body of research, as well as 15 years ofpersonal experience with capstone projects and extracurricular student projects, has shown thatthe overall impact of a student project grows through the establishment of relationships thattranscend boundaries. In our ongoing program development, we have worked to create a rangeof relational learning opportunities for

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ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel K. Jones P.E., SUNYIT; Mohammed Abdallah, SUNYIT

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Engineering Technology

Page 23.225.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Assessment of Communication and Teamwork Skills in Engineering Technology ProgramsIntroductionInstitutions of higher education have acknowledged that an effective teaching/learning processmust involve assessing and evaluating what and how much students are learning. Assessmentand evaluation leads to improvements in the educational experiences.ETAC/ABET Criteria 3.B.e. and 3B.g. require that graduates demonstrate effective skills inteamwork and communication.1 Therefore, the goal of this project was to develop consistent andefficient methods for assessment of students’ skills in these areas for different programs

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Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

in Technological and Engineering Literacy MinorsAbstractThe need for a greater understanding of engineering and technology by non-engineers is widelyrecognized as important for both a well-rounded education and economic competitiveness.Informed citizens in today’s world should possess a broad understanding of technology and beempowered by this understanding to make informed decisions on technologically-related issues.In response to this need, some engineering programs have successfully reached across campus inefforts to improve the technological and engineering literacy of non-engineers. Theestablishment of the Technological Literacy Division of the American Society for EngineeringEducation attests to the interest among

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Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert T. Bailey P.E., Loyola University Maryland; Christopher H. Morrell, Loyola University Maryland

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #6086Quantitative Impact of Textbook Companion PowerPoint R Slides and Re-lated Instructional Approach on Student Learning in StaticsDr. Robert T. Bailey P.E., Loyola University Maryland Dr. Robert T. Bailey is currently associate professor and chair of the Department of Engineering at Loyola University Maryland. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida, the latter in 1991. He worked in industry for Westinghouse and Science Applica- tions International Corporation, served as a senior program officer at the National Research Council, and taught

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Classes in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhang Fenzhi, Aalborg University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

questions were as follows: (1) how learning trajectories were related withconflicts and innovation competency from students’ perspective? (2) how learningtrajectories were related with conflicts and innovation competency from academic staff’sperspectives? (3) how students and academic staff’s perspectives were similar and differentfrom the literatures? Besides providing a brief literature review, we collected empiricaldata by one-year observation and 14 interviews in one engineering master program,Environment Management, at +++ University, Denmark. The empirical findings displaydiverse views on conflicts in relation to innovation competency from both students andacademic staff’s statement, which reminded educators to reflect the use

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

.[ ] Chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineers play an important and expanding role in this burgeon-ing field because the fundamental core principles of each discipline are critical to biomedical mainstayssuch as the design of artificial organs. While the number of biomedical engineering degrees granted an-nually is increasing, many biomedical engineers have a background in chemical, mechanical, or electricalengineering with some specialized biomedical training. Engineering programs in these disciplines strug-gle to squeeze bio-related topics into their already-crowded curricula, yet undergraduate engineering stu-dents are rarely exposed to real biomedical topics through their coursework. To provide students with theskills directly relevant to the

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Pre-Service Development Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Tillman, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #7813Engineering Related Activities Using Digital Fabrication in an InstructionalTechnology Course For Preservice Elementary TeachersDr. Daniel Tillman, The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Page 23.517.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engineering Related Activities Using Digital Fabrication in an Instructional Technology Course For Preservice Elementary TeachersAbstractThis study focused on ways in which an instructional technology course featuringengineering

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Walter W. Buchanan; Muhammad H. Kehnemouyi

EducationJournal, The Engineering Economist, plus other guides, blogs, newsletters and websites. TheASEE Website is particularly valuable telling all about ASEE, its conferences, publications,fellowship programs, awards and resources, and activities in its sections and zones, councils andchapters, divisions and groups, the membership directory, job postings, reports relating toengineering education, and much more.One of the co-author’s goals as president of ASEE during this coming year is to expand on thesociety’s already firm foundation. The current past president, Don Giddens, has worked hard thispast year in being proactive in publicizing what ASEE is all about and getting faculty atresearch-intensive universities and our discipline specific

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Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Elizabeth Wiggins-Lopez, PSU-Berks

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 23.879.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Low Voltage Power Distribution System Provides Incubator for Energy- Related Student ProjectsAbstractAn emerging technology in building power distribution involves the use of a room ceiling tilesupport grid to create a low voltage “microgrid” network. With this network, 24VDC power isrouted throughout the room via conductors embedded in the drop-ceiling support structure. Userscan then tap into the low voltage supply from any location in the room. The microgrid effort isorganized by a consortium of industry and university partners exploring the use of low voltageDC indoor power distribution for a variety of commercial

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ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #7678An Evolving Capstone Course used in ABET AssessmentDr. Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University Dr. Wes Stone is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. He earned his bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin, masters degree from Penn State, and PhD from Georgia Tech, all in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include manufacturing processes and quality techniques. He also serves as the program director for Engineering Technology at WCU.Dr. Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University Dr

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ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Weissbach P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University in Erie, the Behrend College

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Engineering Technology

process, butoftentimes engineering technology students have few opportunities to develop their skills in thisarea as they matriculate through their chosen degree program. Many programs require only oneor two writing courses outside of the major. In addition, courses that require communication inthe form of laboratory reports often provide minimal feedback regarding appropriate writingstyle, the effective support of results with analysis, and maintaining efficiency in writing.In this paper, a new approach is presented that unburdens some of the responsibility from theinstructor to peer tutors outside of the engineering technology major who are skilled writers.Although this effort has been ongoing, with engineering technology students required to

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Ohio State University; Leroy L. Long III, Ohio State University; Joseph A Kitchen, Ohio State University; Michael Steven Williams, Ohio State University; Meg E. Stentz, Ohio State University

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Minorities in Engineering

space and equipment to complete real-world, hands-on assignments. • To address lack of pre-college preparation for STEM coursework in college, programs can: o Partner with local K-12 schools to increase student exposure to and interest in STEM-related content, and to improve counselor/staff awareness of needed pre- college STEM coursework.Bibliography[1] National Science Board. (2006). Science and engineering indicators 2006 (Two volumes). Page 23.132.12 Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation.[2] Center for Institutional Data Exchange and Analysis. (2000). 1999-2000 Science, math

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CIP Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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College Industry Partnerships

higher levels of planning to successful implementation.Finally, nuances related to offering such program in an international setting and relatedengineering education capacity building efforts are briefly discussed.IntroductionIt is often the desire of large companies and other special interests, e.g., emerging countryeducational agencies, to have engineering programs tailored for their employees or citizens.Such tailoring enables curricula and student outcomes to be specific to a particular industry’soperations or the country’s needs, e.g., engineering education capacity building. While there canbe many advantages to creating such programs based on a program offered via a traditionalmodel by a University, there are also significant challenges

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FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janaki Isabella Perera, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Brendan Thomas Quinlivan, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

Engineering is his main area of study, Brendan also has a vested interest in working to advance the field of engineering education.Dr. Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Yevgeniya V. Zastavker is an Associate Professor of Physics at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Her research interests lie at the intersection of project-based learning and gender studies with specic emphasis on the curricula and pedagogies implemented in the rst-year engineering programs. Page 23.595.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Faculty Perceptions on

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CEED - Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University; Steven Thomas McGonagle, Northeastern University Gordon Engineering Leadership Program

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

with this valuable skill. (Source 9)We can all agree that classroom learning is practical and effective but performance or practiceoriented education, where students are able to learn from working in the real world can be muchmore valuable. Northeastern’s renowned Cooperative Education program, where students are able Page 23.16.3to work in a professional setting related to their field of study and attain increased responsibility, isnaturally viewed as an untapped resource. Their co-op program bridges the gap between classroomand real world learning. Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership program consequentlyreasoned, why not use

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Interactive Approaches to Teaching Materials Fundamentals

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Omowunmi Isaacs-Sodeye, Arizona State University

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Materials

for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes. He is currently conducting research on misconceptions and development of strategies and tools to promote conceptual change in materials courses.Omowunmi Isaacs-Sodeye, Arizona State University Omowunmi Isaacs-Sodeye is a Ph.D. graduate student of Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Ed- ucation program at the Teachers College of Arizona State University. She is interested in how students learn engineering concepts and the translation of curricular to different settings. Her research is in un- derstanding students’ misconception in engineering sciences and best practices for teaching engineering education at the k–12

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Hands-on/Experiential Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gavin T. Garner, University of Virginia

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Mechanical Engineering

Programming Printers Printed by 3D PrintersAbstract Mechatronics is a burgeoning new field that involves the synergistic integration ofmechanical, electrical, and software engineering in the design and manufacture of industrialproducts and processes. It represents the modern evolution of traditional mechanism designtechniques. Mechatronics proves to be a difficult subject to teach because it inevitably requiresmechanical engineering undergraduate students to delve into realms and concepts with whichthey are inherently less comfortable. A primary pedagogical challenge associated with theteaching of mechatronics relates to devising new teaching styles and methods that seamlesslystitch together these traditionally separate engineering

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Zahorian, Binghamton University; Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Kyle J. Temkin, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

rate of engineering majors between freshmen and sophomore years is related to thestudent-disconnect between the difficult and theoretical math and science intensive curriculumwhich is common in most engineering programs and the engineering hands -on design-orientedtypes of things intended engineering majors are most interested in. Salient characteristics ofWTSN 111 and 112 include several lectures and labs on engineering design topics spanningseveral areas (such as basics of digital circuit design, an A rduino system design), small designprojects (such a simple mechanical design using Solid Edge), a larger design project (essentially Page

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Training and Support for NEEs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth J. Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #5967Mentoring Programs Supporting Junior FacultyDr. Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University Canan Bilen-Green is Dale Hogoboom Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Di- rector of the ADVANCE Program at North Dakota State University. She holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Statistics from the University of Wyoming and a M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University. She was recently appointed to serve as the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, a new position created as part of institutionalization of the NSF ADVANCE Program at NDSU.Dr. Roger A. Green, North Dakota

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FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Jonathan Howard Spindel, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

. Page 23.246.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Blending Sustainable Design, Systems Thinking, and Engineering Science Concepts in an Introductory Engineering CourseIntroductionThe relatively new James Madison University (JMU) engineering program has been designedbased on the Engineer of 20201,2. To train the Engineer of 2020, the program blends engineeringscience fundamentals with sustainable engineering design and systems thinking whilemaintaining the university-wide liberal arts core. This program, which has recently completedits fourth year and graduated its first class, emphasizes problem based learning throughout thecurriculum3 and provides students with hands-on design

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FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Maggie A Flynn M.A., Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

used evaluation methods used were retention rate, surveys, and GPA.Retention rate estimates--after one year in an ELC--ranged from 33 to 100 %, with a mean of82.6 % and median of 85. The majority of coordinators reported high retention. Those programsare likely to increase their institution’s 6-year graduation rate; however, the presence of 6 lowretention programs indicates that ELCs are not a miracle cure. Scenarios exist where ELCs donot lead to high retention.IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to identify and describe Engineering Learning Communities(ELC) at US four-year institutions in 2012. Information was solicited from the coordinators ofELCs at 149 US institutions.BackgroundThe modern day living and learning community (LLC

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FPD 2: Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kristen Strominger, University of Cincinnati - School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering; Urmila Ghia, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

below. Corporate Mentoring Program: The CEAS Emerging Ethnic Engineering (E3) Program andGeneral Electric (GE) Aviation have developed a mentoring program for ethnic minorityengineering students. At the end of the freshman year, Summer Bridge students who take SCLCand are on-track are candidates for this program. The mentors arrange to meet with their studenton a regular basis during the academic year to make sure that the student is participating in 1) theGE social functions planned for the students and 2) the STEP retention program. The students 1)maintain consistent communication with their mentor, 2) provide their mentor with allinformation related to their academic progress and status, and 3) participate in all activitiesplanned by the

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Silverstein, University of California, Los Angeles

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First-Year Programs

Calif. and New York. He led the restructuring of these design, development and manufacturing organi- zations; substantially reducing operating and overhead costs and increasing productivity and profitability. He joined Northrop to establish and lead the Washington D.C based Northrop Analysis Center, a unique ”think tank” providing international strategic and marketing analysis as well as consulting services to the corporation. Mr. Silverstein began his engineering career at TRW, where he held various engineering and program management positions. While at TRW, he became an expert in satellite systems and was recruited to support the director of Central Intelligence. He was responsible for the oversight and evalua

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Steve Haisley Patchin, Center for Pre-College Outreach - Michigan Technological University; Kimberly D'Augustino; Cody J Kangas, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

adaptation of existing work is one way to increase the number of activitiesavailable. Also, the adaptation of university-level projects to these outreach programs issignificant because it begins to show participants what STEM students do and accomplish withinthe university environment.IntroductionThe first-year engineering program at Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) iscomprised of two (or three) semester courses depending on math readiness. Each course isdesigned to promote active, hands-on learning. Within each course, students complete in-classactivities and a semester design project as a part of an engineering team typically composed offour students. A wind energy project was developed as part of the NSF funded IDEAS project(DUE

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Integration of Manufacturing and Society

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute

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Manufacturing

. Since then, the Programhas enjoyed excellent support and grown to over 1,000 students on three campuses.There are three campuses for the governor’s scholars programs and they are housed in thevarious Universities (Public and Private Universities) in Kentucky.There are many engineering schools in the nation that conduct summer school for students sothat it provides a pre-college experience that challenges and promotes STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) experience. Many schools use this as a recruitmenttool to get the students from all around to experience the taste of campus life, experience handson projects, and with related experience. Valencia Community College offers a more specializedAssociate degree in pre-engineering

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Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dileepan Joseph P.Eng., University of Alberta

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6968From Robots to Gorillas: Computer Programming for EngineersDr. Dileepan Joseph P.Eng., University of Alberta Dileepan Joseph received the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, in 1997 and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, in 2003. Since 2004, Dr. Joseph has been with the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, where he has specialized in the team teaching of computer programming and where he has developed a research program in electronic imaging

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kalyan Mondal

131 INTRODUCING SECURE CODING CONCEPTS IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMMING Kalyan Mondal mondal@fdu.edu Fairleigh Dickinson University 1000 River Road, T-MU1-01 Teaneck, NJ 07666Abstract: Over the last several years, the world has witnessed numerous major cyber attacks resulting in stolenpersonal credit card numbers, leak of classified information vital for national defense