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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Daniel Schmalzel

10 Megawatts to a Better Education Daniel Schmalzel, Rowan University, New JerseyAbstractRowan University Engineering students have been given a unique opportunity to work towardsthe creation of a 10 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) system as one component of theuniversity’s commitment to carbon neutrality. Students are learning a broad range of skills thatapply to all levels of PV system design. For example, they are learning to assess site feasibilitythrough the use of specialized equipment and software including shading assessment andexpected power production. As they evaluate the quality of each site, the student team mustunderstand the flow of energy through every stage of the system

Conference Session

Design Spine

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Pemberton Cyrus, Dalhousie University

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Design in Engineering Education

the relevant technical background to accomplish a long-term 7h design project 7I I am good at listening to other people's ideas 9a I am skilled at not letting my own problems get in the way of a team project I bring to my team the appropriate hands-on experience to accomplish a long- 9f term project 9j I understand how to effectively organize and conduct a meeting 10 b I bring to my team the necessary teamwork skills to work collaborativelyResultsThere were 1135 invitations emailed to Dalhousie University students from the Dean ofEngineering. The study population represents all students currently enrolled in engineeringcourses at Dalhousie University in all 4

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-1062: THE DISMANTLING OF THE ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION PIPELINEErik N Dunmire, College of Marin Erik Dunmire is a professor of engineering and chemistry at College of Marin. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Davis.Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Canada College. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other under- represented groups in mathematics, science and engineering.Kate A Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA Engineering

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Teaching Dynamics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josue Njock-Libii, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Mechanics

the restitution phase of the collision[11]. It isconventional, therefore, to compare their magnitudes by means of a ratio called the coefficient ofrestitution.For two particles A and B that are, say, assumed to be moving in the same direction before aswell as after central impact with absolute velocities v A and v B , respectively, analysis shows thatthe coefficient of restitution is related to the relative speeds of the particles before and afterimpact, as shown below [1-3]. (v B ) after − (v A ) after e= (v A )before − (v B )before (1)If particle B represents the ball and particle A the rigid surface of the court, then, in this case, thecoefficient of restitution

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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

relatives. At the second school, students were in a French Immersion program(B). Many had professional parents.The research project involved three classroom visits conducted in January 2011. In the first brief Page 22.685.2visit of approximately 15 minutes, researchers conducted pre-assessments of students’conceptions of engineers by having the students write and draw pictures of how they understoodfour careers (teacher, doctor, accountant and engineer) and then match a series of descriptors(including words such as caring, works with others etc.) to each career.Discussion of Pre-assessments: Stereotypes about CareersThe pre-assessment activity

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Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J. Anderson, West Virginia University; Robin S. Hissam, West Virginia University; Joseph A. Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University; Richard Turton, West Virginia University

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Chemical Engineering

. The raw material is A, but the feed Page 22.1127.7stream contains 20 mole% inerts, I (non-reactive impurities), at a total flowrate of 100 kmol/hand 50°C. The feed stream is mixed with recycled, unreacted A and then preheated to at leastFigure 4: Generic Process Flow Diagram for Unit 200 Page 22.1127.875°C but no more than 155°C before entering the reactor. The heat source is low-pressure steamat 160°C that condenses at constant temperature. In the reactor, the reaction that occurs is A→B,with a maximum possible conversion of 95%. The reactor is adiabatic (meaning that no heat isadded or

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Michelle L Pantoya, Texas Tech University; Aaron S. Hunt, Canyon Independent School District; Abbye M. Reeves

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Group 1) had not been exposed to engineering through reading and discussion of Engineering Elephants or through any other means within the classroom setting. The second group (identified as Group 2) had been exposed only through the reading and class discussion of Engineering Elephants. The final group of students (identified as Group 3) participated in a program which included reading and discussion of Engineering Elephants in combination with hands-on experiments and field trips.Results Page 22.962.5Figures 2-4 show representative illustrations from all groups.A B

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Women in Engineering

). However, one of the earlier definitions is still widely accepted andcomprehensive: Service-learning is “a course based, credit-bearing, educational experience inwhich students (a) participate in an organized service activity that meets identified communityneeds and (b) reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding ofcourse content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civicresponsibility." (Bringle & Hatcher, 1995). Key elements of service-learning that appear to beimportant to researchers and practitioners include: projects or placements that meet academicobjectives in a credit-bearing course, the meeting of real community needs, analysis or reflectionon the part of students to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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NSF Grantees

arguments for including service as part of a profession, suchas social justice and humanitarianism. Public relations and a positive public image for theprofession could also be considered as motivation.The question of whether service is, or should be, considered part of the engineering professionwas put to engineering students, both beginning an engineering program and those who havetaken courses with service-learning projects embedded.Service-learning is “a course based, credit-bearing, educational experience in which students (a)participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and (b) reflecton the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broaderappreciation of the

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra A. Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Elizabeth Roberts-Kirchhoff, University of Detroit Mercy; Pamela Zarkowski, University of Detroit Mercy

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Electrical and Computer

, (b) serve in a core maintenance capacity, and (c) conduct assessment ofthe core curriculum.This paper will describe the existing approach to the challenge of assessing learning outcomesrelated to courses delivered by the College of Liberal Arts and Education, and makerecommendations based on the literature in organizational change theory to achieve higher levelsof “buy in” from the stakeholders. Achieving high levels of participation in core assessment willrequire a significant cultural shift in the institution, as academics place a high value on autonomyin their teaching as well as in their scholarship, and thus some tend to see mandates forassessment as interference with academic freedom.2 Existing ApproachThe engineering programs at

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International Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College ; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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International

the setpoint Nc is set to 0.5. The settling time will be set at 4 seconds. For a third order system, the following is the characteristic equation. ( S A)( S 2 BS C) S 3 ( A B) S 2 ( AB C) S AC 0 (11) where: A is a pole on the real axis, B 2 n1 andC n2 is the damping ration and n is the undamped natural frequency of the system. The percent overshoot is calculated by the following: 2 PO 100e / 1 10% (12) which leads to 0.6. The settling time will be the time when the response is within 2% of its final value. It is calculated by: 4 e n t s 0.02 ts 4

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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NSF Grantees

.        References      1. Streveler, R., B. Olds, R. Miller, and M. Nelson. Using a Delphi Study to Identify theMost Difficult Concepts for Students to Master in Thermal and Transport Science.Presented at Presented at ASEE Annual Conference, at Nashville, TN, 2003.2. Jacobi, A., J. Martin, J. Mitchell, and Ty Newell. A Concept Inventory for HeatTransfer. Presented at Frontiers in Education, at Boulder, CO, 2003.3. Midkiff, K, T. Litzinger, and D. Evans. Development of Engineering ThermodynamicsConcept Inventory Instruments. Presented at Frontiers in Education, at Reno, NV, 2001.4. Olds, B., R. Streveler, R. Miller, and M.A. Nelson. Preliminary Results From theDevelopment of a Concept Inventory in Thermal and Transport Sciences. Presented atPresented at

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Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Melvin Andrew McElrath, Marquette University; Wendy Murray, Northwestern University; Laura M. Haugh-Scheidt, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

students agreed that they intended to review their work before exams. A Useful Problem B Plan to review 80 80 principal stress 70 Percent of students Percent of students 70 muscle force 60 60 diving board 50

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghavi Merugureddy, Purdue University ; Amani Salim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

correlation analysis in SAS resulted in a significant coefficient or strong positiverelation between several subparts of items 11 and 12. Viewing the analysis results, it becameapparent that these relations can be grouped into six clusters: A = [3, 4]; B = [6, 7, 8]; C = [7, 8,9, 10]; D = [10, 17]; E = [12, 13, 14]; and F = [16, 17, 18, 19] as shown in Figure 1. Theserelations have a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.7 or above, which according to the criteria inTable 2 represents a strong or significant relation. Pearson correlation coefficients greater than0.9 where found for item pairs in cluster F (16&17), F (17&19), and F (18&19). Pearsoncorrelation coefficients greater than 0.8 were found for item pairs in cluster A (3&4), B

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center and I/UCRC ; Linda A. Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

participants of the workshop held in the GSA NE/SEmeeting at Baltimore during March 2010. The participants were also asked to commenton the possible areas of improvement for each tutorial. Sample questions posed to theparticipants are provided in Figure 9.1. To recover a 5-year cycle in a climate time series, what cut-off frequencies should youchoose? a. [0.3, 0.5, 1.0] cycles/year b. [0.1, 0.2, 0.3] cycles/year c. [1.5, 2.0, 2.5] cycles/year d. [0.005, 0.002, 0.001] cycles/year10. A peak in the periodogram (power spectrum) indicates a ____________ frequencycomponent in the time series. a. Strong b. Weak c. Cannot say from the information provided13. I understood the need for preprocessing the time

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Fonseca, Brigham Young University; Steven E. Benzley, Brigham Young University; James Nelson, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

to include management issues in thecurricula, and 3) the ASCE vision for civil engineering in 2025 to include leadership, teamwork,public policy, and management as educational outcomes.Some advantages of the MS management option include (a) a structured mentoring experiencefor graduate students, (b) an effective means to acquire projects for the undergraduateculminating design class, and (c) a forum that allows practicing engineers to share professionalexpertise directly with students. In addition, students gain an understanding of how technicalproficiency must be meshed with business acumen to have a successful career in engineeringmanagement.IntroductionThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has become a strong advocate

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Bielby, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Janel A. Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Eunjong Ra, University of Michigan ; Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

Magazine, IEEE, 16 (4), 27-36.6. Rabins, M.J. (1998). Teaching engineering ethics to undergraduates: Why? What? How? Science and Engineering Ethics, 4 (3), 291-302.7. ABET. (2011). Criteria for accrediting engineering programs: Efective for evaluations during the 2010-2011 accreditation cycle. ABET, Inc: Baltimore, MD.8. Newberry, B. (2004). The dilemma of ethics in engineering education. Science and Engineering Ethics, 10 (2), 343-351.9. Bloom, B. S. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives, handbook I: The cognitive domain. New York: David McKay Co Inc.10. Astin, A. (1993). What matters in college? Four Critical Years revisited. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.11. Terenzini, P. T., & Reason, R. D. (2005,). Parsing the first year

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

assigning quality Levels (scores) to each of the dimensions, while the I-MAP (Appendix B)provides guidance specific to the JIT MEA. The quality Levels possible vary from one(sub)dimension to another, but the values of the Levels are the same. Specifically, a qualityLevel 4 corresponds to a letter grade of “A”, Level 3 = “B”, Level 2 = “C”, and Level 1 = “D”.Mathematical ModelMathematical Model Complexity. In Carnes, et al.6, the Mathematical Model Complexity wasassessed based on the progression of the number of statistical measures used. For example, ateam that began by using Mean alone to rank the shipping companies in DRAFT 1 was judged tohave made progress if they used both Mean and Standard Deviation in DRAFT 2. Similarly, theaddition of a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; John H. Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College

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NSF Grantees

Page 22.1325.10prospective students to the STEM areas.For Cochise, the goal of the project was to get students into the engineering pipeline at thecommunity college so they can continue on to universities to pursue bachelor’s degrees.Progress for Cochise College is measured in students who enroll in the STEM classes thatsupport engineering along with those who transfer to four year schools. Other goals of theproject include a) maintaining the relationship that has been established with ASU; b) creating anetwork with other rural community colleges who are building programs in the STEM fields; andc) to offer scholarship incentives for qualified and capable students to pursue engineeringdegrees.Seeing an increase in the number of students who

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla M. Saviz, University of the Pacific; Abel A. Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Elizabeth A. Basha, University of the Pacific; Andria Patricia Ellis, University of the Pacific, School of Engineering and Computer Science ; Kristina Hammarstrom; Feliciano Leon; Jerry Bruce Hildebrand; Spencer Ton

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Civil Engineering

-11 Accreditation Cycle. ABET Inc., Baltimore, MD.3. http://d-lab.mit.edu. Accessed 1/20114. McGarvey, K., M. Biggs, J. Hill, M. Panko, N. Bacher, and B. Sukumaran. “Engineering Innovators without Borders: Developing Entrepreneurial Opportunities for the Developing World through Engineering Redesign,” International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 48-61, 2009.5. Magoon, C., K. Villars, J. Evans, B. Hickey, A. Sayre, C. Tutino, and R. J. Swap. “Water Supply and Treatment Design in Rural Belize: A Participatory Approach to Engineering Action Research,” International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 47-63, 2010.6. Estell, J., K. Reid, and J

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tammy L Haut Donahue, Michigan Technological University

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Minorities in Engineering

research and has been used as a wayof predicting students’ academic interests and goals in engineering7. SCCT has threeoverlapping models aimed at understanding how people: a) Develop basic academic and career interests b) Make and revise their educational and vocational plans, and c) Achieve performances of varying quality in their chosen academic and career pursuits.Within these models, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, goals, and other factors such asgender, race, barriers, etc. help shape a students’ career path. An example of a barrierwould be negative contextual influences, or adverse learning conditions5. These theoriesare somewhat foundational when understanding the constructs of self-regulation and self-efficacy.Self

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karen L. Tonso, Wayne State University; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University

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NSF Grantees

evaluation plans are listed below. The full discussion of them takenfrom the workshop report is presented in Appendix B. • What are the intended goals of the project? For learning focused projects, this question could be stated as “What do you want the students to achieve?” • Based on your project goals, can you write a set of hypotheses for your project? • What evidence that the project has achieved its intended goals will be convincing? If you are able to construct hypotheses for your project, this question could also be stated as: What evidence will allow you to accept or refute the hypotheses? • In order to generalize the results of the projects, it is also important to ask the following question: Why did

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Nancy Ortins Savage, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

and the gpa is quite large.The differential between EAS211 grade and gpa is negative, meaning that the EAS211 grade islower than the previous term gpa. Thus a smaller negative number for this metric indicatesperformance closer to the student’s previous level. Students in the middle gpa group showessentially no difference in this metric (0.1). Students in the lowest and highest gpa group whohave had two chemistry course show better performance by this metric with differences of 0.4and 0.3, respectively. Note that a value of 0.3 for this metric would be approximately thedifference between a B and a B+.To further examine the effect of chemistry courses on engineering course grades, correlationcoefficients were determined for several paired

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

interdisciplinary laboratory sequence in electrical and computer engineering: curriculum design and assessment results,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Issue 2, pp: 143-152, May 200011 G. H. Bernstein, J. B. Brockman, G. L. Snider, and B. E. Walvoord, “ From Bits to Chips: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Microelectronics System Design Eductaion,” 2003 International Conference on Microelectronics System Education, 200312 LabVIEW 6.1 Manuals, National Instruments, www.ni.com13 John Essick , “Hands On Introduction to LabVIEW for Scientists and Engineers,” Oxford University Press, USA ,November 12, 200814 E. C. Ifeachor and B. W. Jervis, “Digital Signal Processing: A Practical Approach,” Prentice Hall, New

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph F. Kmec, Purdue University; Bryan J. Hubbard, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Martin A Lopez De Bertodano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Revis, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

with emphasis on post-design activitiessuch as equipment operation, maintenance, or personnel training, the academic community offerstwo and four-year programs in engineering technology. Currently only three schools offer four-year B. S. degree programs in the Nuclear Technology or Nuclear Engineering Technologyareas. These are Excelsior College, Thomas Edison State College, and the University of NorthTexas. A list of core and elective courses offered at the three colleges is presented in Table 1.0 ofthe Appendix. The list shows that the three programs have the following nuclear core topics incommon:  Nuclear Materials Health Physics/Radiation Protection Radiation Measurement Plant Systems Overview Reactor Core

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Holsapple, Univeristy of Michigan; Janel A. Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Eunjong Ra, University of Michigan ; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Robert M. Bielby, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1585: WE CAN’T GET NO SATISFACTION!: THE RELATION-SHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ ETHICAL REASONING AND THEIR SAT-ISFACTION WITH ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATIONMatthew Holsapple, Univeristy of Michigan Matthew Holsapple is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Ed- ucation at the University of Michigan. His research interests include moral development and character education in higher students, professional ethics education, and research design and quasi-experimental methods in research on college student outcomes.Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDonald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Donald Carpenter is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Process Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Denny Choate, Cannon County High School; Kenan Hatipoglu, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Manufacturing

manufacturingengineering/technology educators and practitioners access and use it in their dailylectures/operations. The findings of the summer research study and its implementation in amanufacturing course are reported in this paper.2. IntroductionRETainUS program contributes to advancing the manufacturing base in the U.S. throughmeaningful changes in the teachers' understanding of manufacturing and how it relates to theMath and Science curriculum. This program aims at improving the teachers' comprehension ofthe research and development process through hands-on experience and real world problems thatrelate to: a) advancing the state of the art in conventional manufacturing processes; b) new trendsin manufacturing such as rapid prototyping, c) emerging

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Shelby Gilbert, Ed.D., Florida Gulf Coast University; Yves J. Anglade, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Minorities in Engineering

initiative whose mission is to identify and motivate disadvantaged minorityelementary and secondary students. The Center’s mission includes: a) assuming a moreproactive stance in the education of youth; b) employing the development of a groupachievement model for disadvantaged elementary and secondary students; and, c) increasing thepool of students who are prepared, motivated and qualified to enter higher education. TwelveCenters throughout the state of Florida have inducted more than 17,500 high achieving studentsinto the National Achievers Society. More than 13,250 students have participated in the AnnualBrain Bowl Competition.The SATThe SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United Statestypically taken by high

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-811: GRADUATE STUDENTS MENTORING UNDERGRADU-ATE RESEARCHERS ON A LARGE-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHPROJECT - A CASE STUDYGregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Gregg L. Fiegel is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. He is a registered Professional Engineer in California, and he serves as the ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. Dr. Fiegel received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly in 1990. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Davis in 1992 and 1995, respectively.H. Ben Mason, University of California at Berkeley Ben Mason

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-534: USE OF A PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SIMULATION INA FIRST YEAR INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING COURSENaomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi C. Chesler is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Cynthia M D’Angelo, University of Wisconsin - Madison Cynthia D’Angelo, Ph.D. has a background in physics and science education. She has always been inter- ested in improving science instruction and most