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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T State University; Shawn Pope; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T State University; Robert Cobb Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Tony E. Graham I, North Carolina A&T State University; Li-Shiang Tsay, North Carolina A&T State University; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State University

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College Industry Partnerships

Technology does nothave dedicated research lab space, nor a data center. The primary desire for the NCA&Tresearchers was to have a data center for research of innovative configurations and applicationsof enterprise computing, and an environment that is conducive to active undergraduate andgraduate student research participation. The research plan called for the equipment to be installedin classroom labs. The primary location shares space with an industrial controls lab, and has Page 25.24.3existing three-phase power and network connectivity. The cooling capacity of the lab is notsuitable for 24/7 operation of several racks of servers, but is

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Anna Traband, University of Toledo; Daniel Burklo, Northwest State Community College; Nadeane D. Howard, University of Toledo; Marcia A King-Blandford, University of Toledo

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College Industry Partnerships

are to be placed into service for the state’s wind farms. The wind farms are atthe earliest stages of development. This industry is still exploring a range of both educationalneeds and employment options.Faculty Content Experts Coordination ResultsWith the information gathered from the respective solar and wind industry participants, the Page 25.208.9second meeting with the faculty content experts was held in late September 2011. At this secondmeeting, the faculty content expects committed to insuring the transferability of three specificadvanced and alternative energy programs of study. There was strong consensus that atransferable

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington

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College Industry Partnerships

registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. Page 25.1219.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Sustainable Engineering Internships: Creation and AssessmentAbstractEngineering Sustainable Engineers, a program sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF),was designed to improve undergraduate student knowledge of and competency in addressingsustainability issues in engineering design and problem solving. The program involvescollaboration among faculty in Civil, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering at the University ofTexas at Arlington. One of the key program elements

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Kathleen M. Short, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

this research was to explore the use of student internships as a means of benchmark-ing best practices in the construction industry while providing synergistic benefits for all stake-holders involved in the process. The objective was to design a model internship program involv-ing faculty, students, and participating companies that could actively introduce students to sys-tematic methods of inquiry and industry best practices while increasing their resourcefulness andvalue to companies during their industry experience. The model should also provide a platformfor engaging faculty by providing a means of gathering difficult-to-obtain data from industry thatcould be used for research purposes, and it should return that data in aggregated form to

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Broadening Participation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Cruz, Great Minds in STEM; Lupe Munoz Alvarado, Great Minds in STEM

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

attract and retain new high-tech industries. According to the U.S.Department of Commerce (Langdon, McKittrick, Beede, Knah, & Doms, 2011)1 over the past 10years, STEM jobs grew three times faster then non-STEM jobs. Between 2008 and 2018, STEM jobsare projected to grow by 17 percent compared to 9.8 percent growth for non-STEM jobs. Theconcern for the U.S. is being able to supply a well-educated technical workforce.Education provides individuals with the 21st Century knowledge, skills and competencies that areneeded to fully participate in the New Economy. By 2016, four out of every 10 new jobs (40percent) will require some advanced education or training (Dohm & Shniper, 2007) 2. Fifteen of

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New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

developed as part of a multidisciplinaryundergraduate certificate in power and energy. The course was designed to address the policy,economic, and societal issues of energy, in order to complement the more technical coursesrequired as part of the undergraduate certificate. In order to minimize any additional credit hoursrequired of students pursuing the certificate, the course was also designed to fit within theUniversity’s new General Education requirements as a “Global Dynamics” course. The course isalso well suited to cover the broader “impacts” of engineering as required by ABET. The paperalso overviews class structure and teaching method to promote active student inquiry into thematerial. I. IntroductionIn Fall 2010, the University of

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FPD IX: Research on First-year Programs Part III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Federica Robinson-Bryant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-5464: EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF ONLINE BLOGGINGON STUDENT PARTICIPATION, QUALITY, AND THE ACHIEVEMENTOF COURSE OUTCOMES IN A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSEMrs. Federica Robinson-Bryant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Federica Robinson-Bryant is an instructor in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Freshman Engi- neering Department. She is also a doctoral candidate at the University of Central Florida, studying within the Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Department. Page 25.620.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Exploring the

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Chet Boncek Jr., Raytheon

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College Industry Partnerships

% Asian American Asian American 5% 10% 0% 0% Pre-Calc Calculus Chem Physics B/C/P (US Dept. of Education) (US Dept. of Education)It is precisely because of the challenges highlighted earlier in this paper that the NortheasternUniversity Program In Multicultural Engineering (NUPRIME), in partnership with RaytheonIntegrated Defense Systems (IDS), launched an engineering education diversity initiative in aneffort to stimulate broader industrial participation in undergraduate programs. In an effort toaddress the

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New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Earl Hilton Martin

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Minorities in Engineering

programs atNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&TSU). The purpose of theworkshop was to significantly enhance and stimulate undergraduate learning in the areas ofscience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by utilizing the relevant STEMcontent of NASA sponsored research and education programs in conjunction with NCA&TSUfaculty expertise. The faculties were presented with several educational modules developed atNCA&TSU. These modules included Atmospheric module, Biology module, Chemistry module,Mathematics module, Materials module. In addition several external speakers were invited fromprivate industries and educational and government institutions. Workshop receivedoverwhelming response and

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benita M. Comeau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rohit Karnik, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sang-Gook Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-3392: DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF AN UNDERGRAD-UATE MICRO/NANO ENGINEERING LABORATORY COURSEDr. Benita M. Comeau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Benita Comeau is a Technical Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology, where she teaches a laboratory course on nano/micro engineering. She is a Chemical Engineer and received her B.S.E. from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She was an NSF Research Fellow and a member of the Georgia Tech Student and Teacher Enhancement Partnership (STEP) GK-12 program. Before graduate school, she worked as a Product Engineer for Procter & Gamble and Agere Systems

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The "Education" in Experiential Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Lynn Ogletree, San Jacinto College; Anthony Zippay, Arizona State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Principal Investigator and Project Manager of the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program, one of NASA’s largest national higher education projects. In his role with USRP, he led the program to tremendous growth through a comprehensive strategic commu- nications plan, resulting in exponential increase to the applicant pool, as well as the participation of the program. USRP later received a NASA Group Achievement Award in 2010 for Management Excellence. Zippay graduated from Bowling Green State University with a B.A. in communications and marketing. His background involves working as a marketing research executive for Insight Advertising and a cor- porate account executive for the University of Texas, Pan-American

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Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Frinzi, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott Larisch, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

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Engineering Technology

(techne) needed to solve today’s real-world problems andthe theoretical knowledge (logos) necessary to meet tomorrow’s challenges. Ourgraduates are well prepared to lead the scientific and economic development of anincreasingly complex state, nation, and world.Our mission is to serve both traditional and non-traditional students at theundergraduate, graduate, and continuing education levels; in engineering andengineering technology, the sciences, applied liberal arts, business, andprofessional programs. We work to develop the broader community’sintellectual, cultural, economic, and human resources. Facilitated by ourinnovative faculty, dedicated staff, and supportive campus environment, ourlearning community empowers our students with the ability

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Capstone Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair T. Allison, Grove City College; Stephen Ludwick, Aerotech, Inc., and University of Pittsburgh; William P. Birmingham, Grove City College

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Mechanical Engineering

/tubepipefabrication/notching-tube-and-pipe., accessed January, 2012. Page 25.63.17  3. Heybruck, W. F., and Thurman, L., “Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs”, Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2011.4. Dieter, G. E. and Schmidt, L.C., Engineering Design, McGraw Hill, 2008.5. Lewis, C., & Rieman, J. (1994). Task-centered user interface design: a practical introduction. Boulder, CO, web link at http://hcibib.org/tcuid.6. Edmonson, C. P., and Summers, D. C. S., “Integrating Teamwork Across the Curriculum”, Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for

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Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky; Yang-Tse Cheng, University of Kentucky; Donald G. Colliver P.E., University of Kentucky; Aaron Cramer, University of Kentucky; Paul A. Dolloff, University of Kentucky; Bob Gregory, University of Kentucky; John George Groppo Jr., University of Kentucky; Yuan Liao, University of Kentucky; Stephen M. Lipka, University of Kentucky; Jim Neathery, Unversity of Kentucky; Johne M. Parker, University of Kentucky; Vijay Singh, University of Kentucky; Joseph Sottile, University of Kentucky; Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Rodney Andrews, University of Kentucky

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

expected to participate in a seminarseries where speakers from industry, government, and academia speak on current power andenergy topics.The Graduate Certificate program is designed to mesh with the requirements for an MS inBiosystems, Civil, Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Mining Engineering. Efforts arealso underway to integrate with requirements for the PhD programs in Biosystems, Civil,Chemical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical, and Mining Engineering. Coursesbeyond the four required courses and one elective course necessary for the certificate can be usedto satisfy the requirements for these graduate degrees, as well as to provide depth in power andenergy topics. Whereas the foundational core courses provide an

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NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

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ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

assess engineering education programs and outcomes at 31 four-yearU.S. institutions. The study team implemented a disproportional, stratified random samplingplan to provide a nationally representative sample of four-year engineering programs that offertwo or more ABET-accredited programs in six engineering disciplines (biomedical/bioengineering, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical). All faculty members,program chairs, and sophomore, junior and senior students at participating institutions were Page 25.254.4invited to participate in web-based surveys. The student surveys solicited respondents‟background and demographic

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Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

+ years (Figure 3). Finallyat the Ford Rouge Factory, the students observed modern manufacturing in a plant that serves asa leader in green industrial sustainability. Page 25.364.7 Figure 2. Student fabricating a Model T at the Henry Ford Museum – a hands-on experience of the changes in production over the past 100 years.Figure 3. Students at Greenfield Village where they were able to encounter the environs of American innovators such as Edison and the Wright brothers.The third day was held at the Benson Ford Research Center. The Henry Ford has manyextensive educational outreach programs, and our camp participants were

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Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Buford Randall Jean, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

number of competitively selected professors from U.S. and international universities to key elements and the business realities of industry by enabling them to "look over the shoulder" of working professionals at several levels of the technical, business, and management career paths. They will leave the program with an understanding of Boeing's business including its research needs, with an improved understanding of the practical application of technical and business skills and with a network of contacts within Boeing and among their faculty peers that can form the basis of long-term relationships. There have been 149 university participants since the establishment of the program in 1995.”The

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Approaches to Teaching Ethics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael H.G. Hoffmann, Georgia Institute as Technology; Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

interactive and web-based software AGORA-net: Participate - Deliberate! AGORA-net is on online world in which everyone can construct arguments or participate in debates. Its development is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Most recently he works on collaborative and problem-based learning environments for ethics and for science education in which AGORA-net is used as a tool to focus and guide autonomous collaboration among small groups of students.Dr. Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology Jason Borenstein, Ph.D., is the Director of Graduate Research Ethics programs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also an Assistant Editor of Science and Engineering Ethics and Co-editor of the Stanford

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The Designer of 2020: Innovations in Teaching Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

asignificant portion of the educational content that focuses on undergraduate programs interestedin offering a course in wood design; (2) started development of modules targeting graduatestudents in cooperation with NEES related wood research educational outreach efforts; and (3)began development of a hybrid course with12-weeks of 100% online activities and a in persontwo-day weekend hands-on workshop as part of a continuing education program for practicingprofessionals. Page 25.1007.32 The ANSI manufacturing standards for this material has been adopted by the industry in 2011 and design guidelines will likely

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Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

, coupledwith lack of skilled professionals in areas deemed necessary for growth anddevelopment of oil-related industries of the Region, has been pivotal in the start-up ofhigher education in general and engineering education in particular.There are today eight public colleges of engineering in the Region (Table 1) inaddition to several, recently established, private and semi private colleges and/oruniversities that offer engineering programs. These eight public colleges have, sincetheir inception, been guided by advisory boards made up largely from facultymembers and administrators drawn from US colleges. Previously, the Grinter’sReport (15) and the Goals Report (16) have been used to guide the educational process.Recently, ABET Engineering Criteria

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Roger K. Seals, Louisiana State University; Stephanie M. Beard, Louisiana State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3716: INTERACTIVE, WEB-BASED WORKSHOPS ON EDUCA-TIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS AND PROJECTSDr. Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama Russell Pimmel retired from the NSF after serving as a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education for eight years. Before that, he was a faculty member at the University of Alabama, the Uni- versity of Missouri, University of North Carolina, and Ohio State University. He also has held industrial positions with Emerson Electric Co., McDonald-Douglas Co., and Battelle Research Labs.Dr. Roger K. Seals, Louisiana State University Roger K. Seals is Professor Emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, Louisiana State Univer- sity, 2005-present. He was Program

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Standards and K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science,industry, community or non-profit organizations.Participant responses to the issues around teacher preparation were remarkably similar across thegroups and reinforced input from previous efforts. In general, participants agreed current teacherpreparation programs needed to be aligned with the integrated nature of STEM, i.e. the science and Page 25.869.11math professors in colleges of education currently had no real impetus to collaborate with each otheror colleagues from other STEM disciplines. Students were rarely exposed to engineering in pre-service contexts, and technology remained a subject largely restricted to instructional

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

operational planning, project management, and technical sales and marketing. Prior to joining the University, Hunter worked for several companies, including IBM and Anaquest, Inc., as an engineer, engineering manager, technical sales professional, and Director of Informational Technol- ogy. At the University of Arizona, she oversees the freshman engineering experience, which includes the introductory engineering course required of entry-level students. She also teaches undergraduate/graduate courses in the Engineering Management program. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Project Management Institute (PMI), and American Society for Engineering

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STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

addition to these graded mechanisms, Page 25.1255.9ungraded class discussions were held frequently to help stimulate students thinking in thedirection of the objective stated above, by asking factual and more penetrating discussionquestions and soliciting opinions from among students so as to expose both commonground and controversy.The instructor uses class participation activities such as study/discussion guides on videosand assigned readings to evaluate student participation and engagement with the materialon a basic level. Generally, most students in the class complete the participationactivities, thus make progress on the objective, since many of

Conference Session

From Entrepreneurship Education to Market

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

MarylandAbstractLaunched in 2009, the Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum at the University of Marylandprovides select undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in short-term consultingengagements with a large corporate partner in the region. The program is managed by HinmanCEOs, a program of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) in the A. James ClarkSchool of Engineering. The scope of projects addresses engineering and science challenges.At the start of each semester, the corporate client proposes approximately six eight-week longconsulting projects that students may apply to join. Projects are focused on entrepreneurialtopics, to include market assessments, competitive analyses, industry forecasts, and relatedentrepreneurial topics. Each

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A. Wright, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Construction

opportunities for undergraduate programs in construction management to engage incross-curricular efforts to stimulate team building and a broader understanding of theinterrelatedness of construction activities. A suggestion for further research would be thedevelopment of a pilot study to explore ways to further develop such integration.Bibliography1. Young, N.W., Jones, S.A., Bernstein, H.M. & Gudgel, J.E. (2009): The Business Value of BIM: Getting Building Information Modeling to the Bottom Line, McGraw-Hill Construction, New York.2. Dorgan C., (2011). Managing Documents Through the Life of a Project Using Bluebeam PDF Revu, McCarthy Insights that Build, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., St Louis, Missouri

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Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Belle W. Y. Wei, San José State University; Patricia R Backer, San José State University; Wenchiang Richard Chung, San José State University; Andrew F. Wood, San José State University

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International

Engineering (emphasis in Biomedical Engineering), 2 inIndustrial and System Engineering, and 1in Mechanical Engineering. All participants, except onegraduate student majoring in English, were undergraduate students; most of them were juniorsand seniors.4. Pre-trip student preparationThe GTI program, for the first four years, included a one-unit pre-trip acculturation course forthe participants. Between 2004 and 2008, the GTI students participated in a one-unit course priorto the trip. Assessment of the students from the GTI 2008 trip indicated that the one-unit courseon India failed to prepare GTI fellows for their trip to India. Therefore, beginning with the GTI2009 program, we increased the scope of the preparatory course from one to three units

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Samuel Todd Hunter, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

participated in the workshop. These faculty members were selectedby the leaders of the university’s engineering teaching and learning center. The reasons theseparticular individuals were selected is because we felt that they would be receptive to the ideasdiscussed in the workshop. Several of them were already doing research or were interested increativity or engineering education. We considered this first workshop to be a pilot and thussought faculty who we felt could provide suggestions for improving it. We also tried to selectfaculty who came from a variety of disciplines, which included bioengineering, mechanicalengineering, industrial engineering, architectural engineering, acoustics, engineering design, andengineering sciences and mechanics. The

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Anne Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Practical Action.In this section, I highlight four lessons and place these lessons in a broader context. These fourlessons include: 1. Build long-standing community partnerships, 2. Present students with holistic models of poverty, 3. Develop informed frameworks to determine innovation success, and 4. Create case studies rooted in real engineering initiatives in marginalized communities.Engineering educators should critically reflect on their ability to make long-standingcommitments to specific communities, taking care not to over-extend their reach. Buildingcommunity partnerships takes time and commitment. Both IDE and Practical Action have aregular and long-standing presence in communities. Some innovative service-learning programs

Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

diverse geography of plant and animal life toconsequences of a failure. The business models underlying the oil industry encouragespecialization of the different technological aspects of running a rig, with entirely differentorganizations involved in the design, build, and operation phases. In the design process,engineers need to anticipate all of these interactions between the many individuals andcompanies. There are many complexities in the path from mechanical design to successfulimplementation of a system in real-world conditions.So, the challenge facing the engineering profession and its system of engineering education is theneed for effective problem solving and decision making in complex situations. Differentmanifestations of complexity