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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia L Harris, NIST

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office ofWeights and Measures (OWM) - has been providing train the trainer and adult education coursesand opportunities to our subject matter experts to help them better analyze, design, develop,implement, and evaluate our technical training content. The goal has been to enable students toachieve a higher level of cognition on the Bloom’s Taxonomy scale (e.g., application versusknowledge). Highlights of the key resources that have been incorporated into the instructionaldesign process are presented as potentially useful for the professional development of instructorsthis is particularly useful for instructors without a background in educational theories andmodels. Some highlights of instructional design

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Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

is the larger the fiber loss is. The fiberbending loss is more sensitive to the longer wavelength light. Compared to the MM fiber, the SMfiber experiences more fiber bending losses. b. Fiber Continuity Testing and Core Size Identification: The objectives of this activity are totest the continuity of the optical fiber and to identify different optical fiber core sizes. Thematerials needed include inspection microscope and different optical fiber patch cords: 50/125,62.5/125, 9/125, and plastic fiber. Page 23.653.4 The first step to take when a problem occurs with a fiber link is to test the fiber continuity.Light was sent from one

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Engineering Identity 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #7111From Freshman Engineering Students to Practicing Professionals: Changesin Beliefs about Important Skills over TimeDr. Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech Katherine Winters earned her PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech studying the career goals and actions of early career engineering graduates. She also has BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from BYU.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia TechMs. Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a fifth year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in

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FPD 1: Projects and Teamwork in First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet L Yowell, University of Colorado Boulder; Samantha Maierhofer, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

research reveal that while there is not a substantialincrease in reported professional and technical skills, there is no indicated decrease in the skillsassociated with greater amounts of team dynamics training. Students do not realize theimportance of the team dynamics training they receive at the beginning of the semester butacknowledge the impacts of developing these skills during the months and years following. Thissuggests that early team dynamics training may in fact result in long-term benefits for teamperformance during an individual’s collegiate and post-collegiate career.References[1] Knight, D.W., Sullivan, J. F., and B. Louie (2007). "Expanding Understanding of First-Year Engineering Student Retention and Team Effectiveness

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Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

preliminary thoughts about the history of disability,governmentality and experience. Educational Philosophy and Theory: 56-63.15. Hughes, B. (2009.) Wounded/monstrous/abject: A critique of the disabled body in the sociological imaginary. Page 23.247.14Disability & Society 24, 4: 399-410.16. Humphrey, J.C. (2000). Researching disability politics, or, some problems with the social model in practice.Disability & Society 15: 1- 36.17. National Science Board. (2010.) Preparing the next generation of STEM innovation. Washington, DC: NationalScience Board/National Science Foundation.18. Schwartz, R. B., Ferguson, R., and Symonds, B

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Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Georgas, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

learning concepts byproviding tangible representations of common software engineering idioms and activities asevents within the game, such as when a piece of string snapping is equated to an interrupted ordropped network connection—this engages students in the game without resulting in loss ofacademic rigor in the treatment of the subject matter. This game-centric approach: (a) deeplyadopts insights from active learning, making students an integral part of the learning process, (b)provides a dynamic, simulation-like context that is well suited to the dynamic nature of software,and (c) is modular and easily adoptable within existing curricular structures.Initial evaluation efforts examine student attitudes and perceptions about the game by using

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Ali Khasawneh P.E., Jordan University of Science and Technology; Mohammad Obadat P.E., The University of Tennessee at Martin

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0Minimum 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Page 23.1309.16 (a) (b) (c) (d)(e) (f) Figure 6 (a-j): Survey Results Page 23.1309.17 (g) (h) (i

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Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Huynh, University of South Carolina; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Jason W Gantt, University of South Carolina

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Civil Engineering

, J. Flora, C. Pierce, A. Nichols, W. Graf, and B. Timmerman. Introducing theenvironments for fostering effective critical thinking (effects). Proceedings of the InternationalModal Analysis Conference, Orlando, FL, February 4-8, 2008, 2008. Page 23.303.83. I.W. Wait. Solar Power System Design to Promote Critical Thinking in Freshman Engineering Students.Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012.4. F.L. Mannering and S.S. Washburn. Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis, 5th Edition. JohnWiley & Sons, 2012.5. A.H-S. Ang and W.H. Tang. Probability Concepts in

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Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Louisville

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Engineering Management

] Stichter, M. (2007). The skill model of virtue. Philosophy in the Contemporary World, 14(2), 39-49.[13] Mead, J. & Gray, S. A Cognitive approach to identifying measureable milestones for programming skill acquisition http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~mead/ITiCSE-2006/WG-proposal.pdf accessed December 1, 2011.[14] Dreyfus, H & Dreyfus S. (2004). The ethical implications of the Five-Stage Skill-Acquisition Model. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 24(3), 251-264.[15] Carraccio, C., Benson, B., Nixon, L., & Derstine, P. (2008). From educational bench to the clinical bedside: Translating the Dreyfus development model to the learning of clinical skills. Academic Medicine, 83, 761- 767.[16] Batalden

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, University of Rhode Island; Colleen Grinham; manbir sodhi, University of Rhode Island

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Systems Engineering

. Page 23.1127.8Bibliography1. Nathan, M., Tran, N., Atwood, A., Prevost, A., and Phelps, L.A. “Beliefs and Expectationsabout Engineering Preparation Exhibited by High School STEM Teachers.” Journal ofEngineering Education, October, 2010. P. 409-426.2. Katehi, L., Pearson, G., Feder, M., editors. “Engineering in K-12 Education: Understandingthe Status and Improving the Prospects.” Committee on K-12 Engineering Education, NationalAcademy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2009.3. Virani, S. Burnham, I., “Innovative Curriculum for Engineering In High School (ICE-HS):Status Update.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings,2012.4. Jain, R., Sheppard, K., McGrath, E., and Gallois, B. “Promoting Systems

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Moriarty, National Science Foundation; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Elena Rose Yasinski, Carnegie Mellon University

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Women in Engineering

. DigitalCommons@USU. Available from http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ncete_cstudies/2/. Accessed 21 December 2012.16. Wyer, M. (2003). The importance of field in understanding persistence among science and engineering majors. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 9, 273-286.17. Parikh, S., Chen, H.L., Donaldson, D., & Sheppard, S. (2009). Does major matter? A look at what motivates engineering students in different majors. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, TX.18. Brush, S. G. (1991). Women in science and engineering, American Scientist, 79, 404-419.19. Plant, E. A., Baylor, A. L., Doerr, C. E., & Rosenberg-Kima, R. B. (2009). Changing Middle school students

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

particular week. In some cases the lectureslides also include audios.ConclusionThis paper provides a summary of the step-by-step approach adopted by SETM from the design,development and implementation as well as assessment of online engineering degreecourses/programs. Several features used such as, online laboratories, tablets with inkingtechnology, serious game development, and synchronous discussion sessions, are explained.Continuous improvements are being made to all of these features for enhanced and effectivestudent learning.References Page 23.877.11 101. Whitehouse, T., Choy, B., Romagnoli, J.A. and

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Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Creon Upton, Unaffiliated; Glen F Koorey, University of Canterbury; Aisling Dominique O'Sullivan Ph. D., University of Canterbury; Keith Comer, Chalmers University of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Design course) b. Laboratory report (from either Year 2 Transport or Materials courses) c. Reasoning report (a qualitative assessment of environmental effects from Year 2 Environmental Engineering course) d. Client report (from Year 3 Design course) e. Calculation-rich report (from Year 3 Structural Analysis or Programming courses) f. Oral presentation (discussing one of the above Portfolio items using a recorded presentation software package)The advantages of ensuring that a small number of items are submitted to a very highstandard, from our viewpoint, are: 1. It develops students’ (currently weak) skills in revising their work by focusing on specific items. 2. It mimics professional practice. 3. It

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Tourino, North Carolina State University; Martin W. King, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

and who wouldhave the time and interest to undertake the blog evaluation and post his or her comments in atimely fashion.The fourth and last step involved the instructors who also reviewed and evaluated the revisedblogs. The instructors’ comments, which included both creative and technical aspects of blogpage development, were also posted and led to the annotation “Final Version” being indicated atthe bottom of the blog page. This led to the final evaluation of the teams’ work and achievementusing the following criteria: a) The look and feel of the Web 2.0 blog page. Is the theme informative and attractively presented? b) Is the explanation of the sidebars and I plots concise and complete? c) Does the blog include diagrams

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #7314Purdue University’s Engineering Leadership Program: Addressing the Short-fall of Engineering Leadership EducationAmadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amadin Osagiede is a master’s student in civil engineering at Purdue University and a graduate research assistant for Engineering Leadership at Purdue’s newly created engineering leadership development pro- gram.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Monica F. Cox is an associate professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and is the inaugural director of the Engineering Leadership Minor. She

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Melody Royster, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

inRCR and avoiding FFP. References1. Buhler, A.G., M. Leonard, M. Johnson, and B. DeVane. (2011). Gaming Against Plagiarism: A Partnership between the Library and Faculty. Contributed paper. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 118th Annual Conference.2. Ferdig, R. (2012). “Formative and Summative Evaluation of the NSF Gaming Against Plagiarism Grant.” Final Report to NSF on the Grant “Gaming Against Plagiarism.” Unpublished.3. McCabe, D. L. (1997). Classroom cheating among natural science and engineering majors Science and Engineering Ethics, 3(4), 433-445. doi:10.1007/s11948-997-0046-y4. National Science Foundation. 2010 [cited 2012 January 3

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Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Kwanju Kim, Hongik University; Manuel Löwer, RWTH Aachen University; Pradosh K. Ray, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

J. J. Hoey, “Defining, developing and assessing global competence in engineers,” European journal of engineering education, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 119-131, 2006.10. A. Parkinson, “The Rationale for Developing Global Competence,” Online Journal for Global Engineering Education, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 2, 2009.11. A. Parkinson, J. Harb, and S. Magleby, “Developing Global Competence In Engineers: What Does It Mean? What Is Most Important?,” in Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2009.12. S. A. Tirmizi, “Towards Understanding Multicultural Teams,” in Effective Multicultural Teams: Theory and Practice, S. A. Tirmizi and C. B. Halverson, Eds. Springer Netherlands, pp. 1-20, 2008.13. N. Schadewitz, “Design

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Gardner-McCune, Human Centered Computing Clemson University; Darrryl Bryant DUPE McCune II, YES Beyond Limits; Chanteal Maria Edwards; Cedric Stallworth, Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Computing

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Computers in Education

her master’s and doctorate in Computer Science from Georgia In- stitute of Technology. She is also a board member of Y-STEM (Youth Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics organization), a non-profit foundation focused on enhancing the quality and accessibility of formal and informal STEM learning opportunities to African American and disadvantaged youth.Mr. Darrryl Bryant McCune II, YES Beyond Limits Darryl B. McCune II is a certified IT specialist through Georgia’s Metropolitan Regional Education Ser- vice Agency. For the past two years he has been developing computer science curriculum in collaboration with the office of Outreach, Enrollment, and Community of Georgia Tech. His work has focused on

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

physicalviolence/dominance.When I was an undergraduate at Princeton, a form of the “engineers’ cheer” was in widecirculation: Demosthenes, Thucydides, the Peloponnesian War A squared, B squared, H2SO4 E to the x! E to the x! E to the x, dy, dx! Cosine, secant tangent, sine 3.14159 Label the axes y and x To Hell with football, we want sex.That this would be the call of the engineer speaks to an identification with both technicalprowess and sexual desire, and a disidentification with a football-jock sort of hegemonicmasculinity. That engineers might not conform to prevailing normative masculinities creates anopening for resistance to those masculinities, but

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L Welker PE, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

intent of this path was to provideadditional flexibility to fulfill the path to licensure. It is most likely that an “approved outsideentity” will be utilized to validate the M/30 component and CAP3 and NCEES are currentlyworking to delineate how this validation process will work2.Path 2: B + MABET & E Page 23.1402.2Where B is a bachelor’s degree that may or may not be ABET/EAC accredited, MABET is anABET/EAC-accredited master’s degree in engineering, and E is four years of progressive,structured engineering experience. This path was developed to allow those without anABET/EAC accredited bachelor’s degree an opportunity to become an

Conference Session

K-5 Teacher Transformation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Education Research 2011, 1, (2), 5.12. Yasar, S.; Baker, D.; Robinson-Kurpius, S.; Krause, S.; Roberts, C., Development of a survey to assess K-12 teachers’ perceptions of engineers and familiarity with teaching design, engineering, technology. Journal ofEngineering Education 2006, 95, (3), 205-216.13. Cunningham, C.; Lachapelle, C.; Lindgren-Streicher, A. In Elementary teachers' understanding ofengineering and technology, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,Chicago, IL, 2006; Chicago, IL, 2006.14. Capobianco, B. M.; Diefes-Dux, H. A.; Mena, I.; Weller, J., Elementary school students' conceptions of anengineer. Journal of Engineering Education 2011, 100, (2), 304-328.15. Jarvis, T

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Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

softwareengineering publicity. Page 23.282.13References [1] Ladd, B. and Harcourt, E. (2005), Student Competitions and Bots in an Introductory Programming Course, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Volume 20 Issue 5, May 2005, Pages 274-284 [2] Bowering, J. (2008), A new paradigm for Programming Competitions, Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on computer science education, pages 87-91 [3] Schuster, P., Davol, A. and Mello, J. (2006), Student Competition – the Benefits ad Challenges, American Society for Engineering Education 2006. [4] Rusczyk, R., (2005), Pros and Cons of Math Contests

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Flora S Tsai, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle H Wong, Singapore American School

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International

, 2011.S. Kolowich, "Coursera doubles university partnerships", Inside Higher Ed., Sep.2012.T. Lewin, "Education Site Expands Slate of Universities and Courses", The NewYork Times,Sep. 19, 2012a.T. Lewin, "Instruction for Masses Knocks Down Campus Walls", The New YorkTimes, Mar. 4, 2012b.F. G. Martin, "Will Massive Open Online Courses Change How We Teach? ",Communications of the ACM, vol. 55, no. 8, pp. 26-28, Aug. 2012.A. McAuley, B. Stewart, G. Siemens, and D. Cormier, "The MOOC Model forDigital Practice", 2010.L. Pappano, The Year of the MOOC, The New York Times, Nov. 12, 2012.R. Reif, "MIT Inauguration Speech", 2012. Page 23.1232.15M. Riojas, S. Lysecky, and

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

from curricular service-learning to extracurricular community engagement efforts;each enhancing the educational experience for engineering students. The EFELTS projectinvolves a team of investigators from five, diverse institutions invoking a 4D Process (Discover,Distill, Design, and Disseminate) to realize two project goals: a) evaluate the impacts onengineering faculty currently engaged in LTS efforts; and b) empower and aid faculty toimplement new, or enhance existing, LTS efforts. This paper focuses on the Design componentof the process, specifically the development and implementation of a series of faculty workshopson LTS efforts and faculty views on LTS in engineering education.The EFELTS project team developed and conducted two, 2-day

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill M. Diong, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

watch the video(s) on a PC, laptop or other portable electronic device ?Did you watch the video(s) at home, school or other location ?Was the length (and detail) of the video clips (a) too short/little, (b) too long/much, (c) just right? Page 23.1397.8

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Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Reeves, National University; Bhaskar Sinha, National University; Mohammad N Amin, National University; Arthur Strum Davis

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering program to electronics classes and embedded systems classes. Furtherwork is also planned in Computer Science to expand and extend these laboratories to on-lineclasses. Page 23.757.12Bibliography[1] Jeff Tjiputra (University of Maryland University College, US) “Hands-on Lab Projects in an Online IT Course: Virtualization or Simulation?” Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning. November 2011, Orlando, FL.[2] Giambattista, A., Richardson, B., and Richardson, R. (2004) College Physics: Virtual Circuit Lab, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Retrieved on 12/02/2012 fromhttp://highered.mcgraw- hill.com/sites/0070524076

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Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Alef, Rochester College; Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

university as theknowledge deliverer and enabler for the knowledge application needs to be a full partner in thisvalue chain, not just a degree supplier.One key team member added to the GM TEP model is the inclusion of HR as a primary teammember to: a) integrate the TCEP into the organization’s performance evaluation process; b) provide real career path opportunities for the staff who operates the CTEP on a daily basis; Page 23.4.8 c) free the technical community from the time necessary to operate the CTEP and allocate this responsibility to the staff better equipped to execute the associated functions in a much more efficient

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Philip Mayhorn, Univerisity of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

., Okutsu, M., Ingold, D., Dominick, P. G., Reilly, R. R., Watson, W. R.and Gelosh, D., 2011. Investigating an innovative approach for developing systems engineering curriculum: thesystems engineering experience accelerator, AC 2011-1295, Proceedings of the American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.[3]Neill, C. J. and DeFranco, J. F., 2011. Improving team learning in system design, AC 2011-415, Proceedings ofthe American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.[4] Mozammel, A., Mapa l. B. and Scachitti, S., 2011. Application of lean sixsigma in healthcare, a guaduate leveldirected project experience, AC 2011-604, Proceedings of the

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Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Bill Crockford, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

convert temperature differences into usableelectricity. TEGs are made from thermoelectric modules which are solid-state integrated circuitsthat employ three established thermoelectric effects known as the Peltier, Seebeck and Thomsoneffects. TEGs require heat as an energy source and can generate power as long as there is a heatsource such as gas or oil flame, stove, camp fire, industrial machinery, and furnace. Solarmodules which convert light energy into usable electricity need direct sunlight to generatemaximum rated power. Usually solar tracking systems are used to receive direct sun light toincrease the efficiency of the modules. This type of setup increases the cost of the photovoltaicsystems. A team of students with a renewable energy

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Amir Karimi; Randall D. Manteufel

Engineering Educationabout the beliefs of students concerning their progress toward graduation, especially theirthoughts on impediments to them earning an engineering degree in 4-years.A survey on graduation rate was given to senior-level engineering students. Fourteen questionsprovide the main part of the survey. Given the following statement:The following have slowed down your progress towards graduation Disagree Agree a) Financial difficulties 1 2 3 4 5 b) Failing/withdrawing from courses 1 2 3 4 5 c) Starting in pre-Calculus math courses 1