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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu; W.S. Khan; E. Asmatulu; M. Ceylan

humans,as well as animals and plants. Bioethics deals with all of these issues in order to create a saferwork environment for students, scientists, engineers, doctors, nurses, and other individualsparticipating in biotechnology research, development, and education.Acknowledgment: The authors gratefully acknowledge Wichita State University for supportingthis work.REFERENCES 1. Mathuna, D.P.Ó. “Bioethics and Biotechnology,” Cytotechnology, Vol. 53, 2007, pp. 113-119. 2. Ignacimuthu, S.J. Bioethics, Alpha Science International, Oxford, UK, 2009. 3. Mepham, B. Bioethics an Introduction for Biosciences, Oxford University Press, 2005. 4. Paula, L. “Ethics: The Key to Public Acceptance of Biotechnology,” Biotechnology and Development

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POTPOURRI

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Information Systems

-paperexaminations are becoming an anachronism. Paper exams ask students to work in anenvironment that feels artificial—without the information infrastructure that they depend onin their other classwork, and that they expect to use on the job after they graduate. Thispaper compares a particular form of online exams, the “open-book open-Web” exam withexams taken on paper. The choice of format has a myriad of implications, most of whichare not apparent at a glance. This paper considers several categories of differences,including coverage of material, administering the exam, challenges of grading, how todiscourage cheating, and the tradeoff between difficulties associated with handwriting anddifficulties with coding the exam. It is based on the results of two

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Aaron Graham, Arizona State University; Andrea Eller, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

values in the self-regulation of their learning outcomes. In D. H. Schunk & B. J. Zimmerman (Eds.), Self-regulation of learning and performance: Issues and educational applications (pp. 101-124). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum5 Miller, R.B., DeBacker, T., & Greene, B.(1999). Perceived instrumentality and the incentive value of academic tasks. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 26, 250-260.6 Simons, J., Dewitte, S., & Lens, W. (2000). Wanting to have versus wanting to be: the influence of instrumentality on goal orientation. British Journal of Psychology, 91, 335-351.7 Bandura, A. (1977). Social Learning Theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.8 Yasar, S. (2008). Discourse in Freshman

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BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; Steven Saville, Clemson University; O. Thompson Mefford, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

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Biomedical

15%  Team Final Poster Presentation 15% The grading scale was as follows: A: 90-100%, B: 80-89%, C: 70-79%, D: 60-69%, F: 0-59%. The course grading was designed to be highly dependent on individual work submitted(70%) where as the rest 30% was based on the team submitted material (which included theposter and oral presentation). Although the laboratories were conducted in teams, each studentsubmitted their own abstract for grading. The use of abstracts facilitated this grading formatbecause each student could reasonably produce a 1 page report each week, without dependenceon others in the team. The classical laboratory format of having a team submit a multi-pagereport is often criticized by students who cite

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High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Peggy Taylor, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Howard Tenenbaum, La Jolla High School, San Diego Unified School District; Seth Hodges, St. Michael Indian School, St. Michaels, AZ

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Applin, T. J. Kaiser, “Design of a Microelectronic Manufacturing Laboratory,” Proceedings ASEE AnnualConference, June 18-21, 2006, Chicago, Illinois.3. T. J. Kaiser, A. Lingley, M. Leone, B. Pierson, “MEMS Fabrication as a Multidisciplinary Laboratory,”Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference, June 24-27, 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii. Page 15.745.15 13

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Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Woods, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

Scholarship.Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University Margot Vigeant is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering at Bucknell University. She is very interested in first-year engineering education.Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University Don Visco is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University, where he has been employed since 1999. Prior to that, he graduated with his Ph.D from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. His current research interests include experimental and computational thermodynamics as well as bioinformatics/drug design. He is an active and contributing member of ASEE at the local, regional and national level. He is the 2006

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Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-1394: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORINGMETHODS UTILIZED BY MANUFACTURERS TO BECOME MORECOMPETITIVEWilliam Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Richard F. Miller, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference and Exposition, Irvine,California, BioMed2009-83132[14] A. Sanoff, 2005, “Competing Forces,” ASEE Prism, American Society of Engineering Education, v.15, n. 2, pp. 24-29.[15] B. Wolcott, 2007, “Filling the Void,” Mechanical Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, v. 129, n. 2, pp. 24-27 Page 15.1031.10

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Michael Mauk, Drexel University; Yueh-Ting Yang, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Ajou University

James Kwon, “Innovative Engineering Technology Curriculum Integrated with Web-based Technology in Robotics, Mechatronics, and E-quality,” International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition (IMECE), Lake Buena, Florida, USA, November 13-November 19, 2009.5. G. Al-Kindi, B. Shirinzadeh, Y. Zhong, “A Vision-based Approach for Surface Roughness Assessment at Micro and Nano scales,” ICARCV 2008, p. 1903-1908, 2008.6. K. Rajneesh, P. Kulashekar, B. Dhanasekar, and B. Ramamoorthy, “Application of digital image magnification for surface roughness evaluation using machine vision,” International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, v 45, n 2, p. 228-234, 2003

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Garcia, Miami Dade College; Jonathan Andrechik, U.S. Coast Guard

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

participation, 40% for homework, and40% for the final written paper. The grading rubric is shown below in Table 1. The rubricproved to be a useful tool in evaluating student performance, where final grades ranged from Hto B, and follows the recommendation of McKeachie and Svincki2 for grading writtenassignments.Students were provided guidance in the syllabus about respectful class discussion techniques aswell as homework formatting and plagiarism. There were two types of assignments in the class.One was a relevant current event review, and the other was a relevant webpage evaluation. Theinstructors chose these types of assignments to encourage students to discover, consider, andevaluate the credibility of a large amount of information readily available

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Timothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University; Vince Bertsch, Santa Rosa Junior College; Kate Disney, Mission College; Elsa Garmire, Dartmouth College; Seung Ki Moon, Pennsylvania State University

Design Connections Connections (a) Technology Survey Courses (b) Technology Focus Courses Technology Topic Area

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

This research is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. EEC-0648267. We also acknowledge the support of Mitchell Nathan, L. Allen Phelps and our othercolleagues in the UW-Madison School of Education. Page 15.227.12Bibliography1. Sheppard, S., Macatangay K., Colby, A., Sullivan, W. (2009). Educating Engineers: Designing for the Futureof the Field. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.2. Trevelyan, J. (2007). Technical coordination in engineering practice. Journal of Engineering Education, 96 (3),p. 191-204.3. Wirsbinski, S., Anderson, K. J. B., Courter, S. (2009

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Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Northeastern University; Christopher Wishon, Northeastern University; Colleen Fritze, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2010-1298: ATLAS - ACADEMIC TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSISTANTSSTUDY: THE USE OF PEERS AS ‘QUALITY MANAGERS’ IN ENGINEERINGCLASS INSTRUCTIONBeverly Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly K. Jaeger, PhD is a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a select group of full-time faculty devoted to the First-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University (NU). While she concentrates on first-year engineering courses and instructs across all engineering disciplines, Dr. Jaeger also teaches specialty courses in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NU in Digital Simulation, Facilities Planning, and Human-Machine Systems.Corey Balint, Northeastern University

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; David Knight, The Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

new minors in entrepreneurship or manufacturing design, and other interview protocols forstudents in various academic and co-curricular activities.Data collection was completed by fall 2008. Personal and group interviews were fullytranscribed and entered into Nvivo, a software program that supports the management andanalysis of qualitative data. Each team analyzed the data from the two case studies it conducted.Coding and preliminary analysis of data began when each team completed its visits. Case study Page 15.710.8reports were shared with key informants at each site to a) ensure accuracy in reporting, b) enablesubjects who requested the

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International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Colledge, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University

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International

Travel to Kenya for A subset of the students enrolled in the courses 31 fieldwork ECE Certificate A subset of the students enrolled in the courses Honors thesis Research / Design 2 Dedicated courses Essential Design Core Team EDSGN 452. A 24 Mashavu Core Team EDSGN 452. B 12 WishVast Core Team EDSGN 452. C 7 Venture integrated Mashavu Biomedical Design BIOE 401 48 into the Course Mashavu Systems Design EDSGN 597C

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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

A. R., Kleinbach M. Energy: Its Use and the Environment. 3rd Edition, Orlando,Florida: Harcourt, Inc., 2002.[2] Pecen, R. & Timmerman, M.A., “A Hands-On Renewable Energy Based Laboratory forPower Quality Education” Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference & Exposition, 2001, Session 1333.[3] Lakeou, S., Ososanya, E., Latigo, B., Mahmoud, W., Karanja, G., & Oshumare, W., “Designof a Low-Cost Solar Tracking Photo-Voltaic (PV) Module and Wind Turbine CombinationSystem”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference & Exposition, 2006, Session 1992.[4] Al Kalaani, Y. & Rosentrator, K., “Introducing Renewable Energy Education into anEngineering

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Council of Sections

Test 4 [ t (1,42)  2.52 , p  .05 ]. Although the difference for the Page 15.1338.7Final Exam is not statistically significant, the corresponding letter grade for the Final Exam wasa “B” for the 2006 class, and a “C” for 2005 class.Table 2. Comparison of Circuits student performance for Spring 2006 and Spring 2005. Experimental Comparison DifferenceCategories Spring 2006 (ILN) Spring 2005 (non-ILN) N=41 N=28Quiz Average 4.7 3.4 1.3*(out of 5)Homework Average

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Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University; Michael Harris, Kettering University; William Riffe, Kettering University; Massoud Tavakoli, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

iv nc i lit c ge r sh R igu t ai at ab Ex ra itm de o tr u b er lia t ou m a re re

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Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University

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Chemical Engineering

Conference, April, Houston, TX, 2006.5. Modified from Hollifield, B., Habibi, E., “The Alarm Management Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide,” Fidlar Doubleday, Kalamazoo, MI, 2006.6. ABET, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, October 31, 2009, page 3, available online at http://www.abet.org/Linked%20Documents-UPDATE/Criteria%20and%20PP/E001%2010-11%20EAC%20Criteria%2011-03-09.pdf (referenced January 7, 2010).7. Marlin, Thomas, private communication (November 16, 2009). Page 15.136.10

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randal Abler, Georgia Tech; James Krogmeier, Purdue University; Aaron Ault, Purdue University; Julia Melkers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamara Clegg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 15.459.4 2The research issues addressed in this early stage of the project included1: (a) characterization andimprovement of the Quality-of-Service (QoS) that could be supported by WiFi networks formultimedia applications; (b) study of fan roaming and the hand-offs between APs required tosupport roaming; and (c) system reliability, cost and effectiveness. The design issues that arosein the creation of the testbed included1: (a) the creation and deployment of the on-demand web-based applications used by fans; (b) design of the WiFi network and the video-clip collection andcompression system; and (c) integration and reliable operation of the overall system for eachhome game at Purdue.The

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Retention Strategies in Action Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

category of transfer college, Fall 1996 to Fall 2006. State of Iowa. Retrieved from http://www.regents.iowa.gov/Meetings/DocketMemos/ 06Memos/nov06/1106_ITEM03d.pdf4- Cejda, B. D. (1997). An examination of transfer shock in academic disciplines. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 21, 279–288.5- Chang, J. C. (2002). Women and minorities in the science, mathematics and engineering pipeline. ERIC Digest.6- Cohen, A. M., & Brawer, F. B. (2003). The American community college (4th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey- Bass.7- Creswell, J. W. (2007). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.8- Eggleston, L. E., &

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IE and Manufacturing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guanghsu Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Industrial Engineering

-k Learning Outcomes Outcomes a-k Outcomes OutcomesAnalytical Ability a,c,f 1,2,4 Oral Communication e,g 6Teamwork e,f 6,7 Written Communication e,g 6Project Management b,e 6,7 Visual Communication e,g 6Math Skills b

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Ann McKenna, Northwestern University

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Design in Engineering Education

addition, we found that students in thecapstone courses were more likely to support their decisions with evidence. In the figure below,we show the results of the previous study8.Figure 1 (a): Average number of decisions (b): The percentage of decisions supportedmade per team report for capstone BME (nine with evidence, broken down by whetherteams) and ME (four teams) courses and the evidence is created by student team, orEDC (ten teams) first year course. Average sought by team from other sources, such asnumber of decisions supported with evidence, literature, patents, or experts in the field.including CADEX specific evidence, for eachcourse.When looking specifically at the type of

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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 15.800.2view students can have from certain parts of the campus. In such an energy rich environment and with theprevious ideas as a starting point, we considered developing an introductory Physics course to a generalstudent audience rich in energy concepts [5], more linked to the real world than we would have taught itotherwise. The course taught in a more engaged manner was meant to alleviate student understanding andusage of energy concepts. This paper describes our efforts in this direction along with an evaluation of thecourse outcome. The course was taught twice in a slightly different fashion. The comparison of theoutcomes is further discussed.(a) Campus view (b) Nuclear plant cooling tower

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Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University

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Construction

AC 2010-636: THE EMERGENT NECESSITY FOR DEMOLITION ANDRECONSTRUCTION CONTENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGYCURRICULUMMark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University Mark Shaurette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette BBCN, Building Construction, University of Florida, 1975 MS, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980 Ph.D., College of Technology, Purdue University, 2007 Mark’s 30+ years of construction industry experience includes owning and operating a custom homebuilding company in addition to senior management positions with one of the largest homebuilders in the nation as well as a regional commercial/residential development

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

problematic since technical staff is short in supply and unfortunately manycompromises had to be made.References1. Beswick, D., Julian, J., and Macmillan, C. [1988], A national Survey of Engineering Students and Graduates, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Australia.2. Johnson, P. (chair), (1996), Changing the Culture: Engineering Education into the Future, Barton, ACT : Institution of Engineers, Australia.3. Moorehouse, C.E. (1964). “Engineering Courses in Australian Universities”, The Australian University, 2.4. Williams, B. Sir (1988), Review of the Discipline of Engineering, Canberra: AGPS.5. Finniston, M. Sir (1980), “Engineering Our Future”, Committee of Inquiry into the Engineering Profession, London: HMSO

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Terrell, Cornell University Math Dept.; Robert Terrell, Cornell University; Lisa Schneider, Cornell University

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Mathematics

takers.Preliminary results of the interviews.45 minute interviews were conducted with 14 test takers to obtain more detailed informationabout students responses to the test items. Students were shown their original test paper (nomarks were made by graders on the papers) and asked four questions about their response to eachsub-questions: a. How confident were you in your response to this question? b. Is this question similar to problems you have solved in some other setting? If yes, please describe the setting. c. Talk me through your answer to this question. d. Did you have other ideas about how to solve the problem that you did not write down?Our review of the interviews reveal some

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Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleanor M. Jaffee, Smith College; Donna Riley, Smith College

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-441: "IT KIND OF CHOSE ME": AGENCY AND INFLUENCE INWOMEN'S DECISION TO MAJOR IN ENGINEERINGEleanor M. Jaffee, Smith College Eleanor M. Jaffee is a Research Associate with the Liberative Pedagogies Project at Smith College, and a doctoral candidate in Social Welfare at the University at Albany.Donna Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College. Page 15.2.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 “It kind of chose me”: Agency and Influence in Women’s Decisions to Major in EngineeringIntroductionMuch of the research regarding

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Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

State University remote location? 2. What are the available resources to support development of a regional learning center for engineering? 3. What curricular offerings in engineering should be delivered? 4. What are the marketing strategies and tools that may be effective in student recruitment? 5. How should the success of the regional learning center be assessed?Theoretical Basis This study is framed by Tyler’s9 seminal work on curriculum development. In his work Tylerposes four questions which are: (a) “What educational purposes should the school seek toattain?”11; (b) “How can learning experiences be selected which are likely to be useful inattaining these objectives?”12 (c) “How can learning experiences be organized

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Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.8. Crosby, P. B. (1992). Completeness: Quality for the 21st century. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books.9. Deming, W. E. (1982). Quality, productivity, and competitive position. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute Page 15.493.13 of Technology.10. Deming, W. E. (1986). Out of the crisis. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.11. Escrig, T., Belén A., Llusar, B., Carlos, J., & Vicente, R. P. (2001). Measuring the relationship between total quality management and sustainable competitive advantage: a resource-based view. Total Quality Management, 12(7), 932