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Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA

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Community Engagement Division

respondents indicatedthat technical skills are gained more from course work than EWB-USA) and 61.8% of theirprofessional skills came from their EWB-USA experience. These results aligned with ourexpectation that EWB-USA members gained more professional skills from EWB-USA thancoursework, which aligns with findings from studies of LTS students15. Table 6: Results for Educational Outcomes & Global Experiences Theme Sub Theme No. of Items EWB p-value EWB-like p-value Technical Skills 13 0.066* 0.538 a: Apply knowledge 3 0.195 0.583 b: Experiments

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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #9586Defining Engineering EducationDr. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University Alan Cheville studied optoelectronics and ultrafast optics at Rice University, followed by fourteen years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering edu- cation. While at Oklahoma State he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

Ergon. 2012;43(1):184–90.6. Martin JL, Murphy E, Crowe J a, Norris BJ. Capturing user requirements in medical device development: the role of ergonomics. Physiol Meas. 2006;27(8):R49–62.7. Garmer K, Ylv J, Karlsson ICM. User participation in requirements elicitation comparing focus group interviews and usability tests for eliciting usability requirements for medical equipment : a case study. Int J Ind Ergon. 2004;33:85–98.8. Gause D, Weinberg G. Exploring Requirements: Quality BEFORE Design. New York: Dorste House; 1989.9. Nuseibeh B, Easterbrook S. Requirements Engineering: A Roadmap. In: International Conference on

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.The student outcomes grouped under the professional component address non-technicalcompetencies that are vital to engineering practice. These are

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2014 ERC

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Linda Horton

Composites for Chemical Sensors B i Science Basic S i Manufacturing/ A li d R&D Applied Commercialization Magnetic fields reproducibly Chemical vapors were This research established a new create a network of found to swell the polymer, class of composite materials

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

(2013). at 4. Akay, A. A renaissance in engineering PhD education. Eur. J. Eng. Educ. 37–41 (2008). at Page 24.1146.135. Schillebeeckx, M., Maricque, B. & Lewis, C. The missing piece to changing the university culture. Nat. Biotechnol. 31, 938–41 (2013).6. Nair, C. & Patil, A. Industry vs universities: re-engineering graduate skills-a case study. Qual. Stand. High. Educ. … 1–7 (2008). at 7. Martin, R., Maytham, B., Case, J. & Fraser, D. Engineering graduates’ perceptions of how well they were prepared for work in industry. Eur. J. Eng. Educ. 30, 167–180 (2005).8. Lang, J. D

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WIED: Medley

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling

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Women in Engineering

, and as a Post-Doctoral Research Officer at the Center for Informal Learning and Schools (CILS) at King’s College, University of London. Her graduate training is in Science & Technology Studies and Women’s Studies at Virginia Tech.Ms. Helene Finger P.E., California Polytechnic State UniversityAlana Christine Snelling Page 24.1375.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 When, Why, How, Who – Recruitment Lessons from First Year Engineering Students in the Millennial GenerationToday, an increasing number of women enter, remain, and succeed within science

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Daniel Gebremicheal; Paul Cotae

. Patel, B.Kosko, “Error probability noise benefits in threshold neural signal detection,” Neural Networks, IJCNN, International Joint conference, pp.2423– 2430, Jun.2009.[5] S. Bayram, S. Gezici and H. Vincent, “Noise enhanced detection in the restricted Bayesian framework,’’ IEEE Trans.on Acoustic speech and signal processing,ICASSP, international conference. pp.3778-3781 March 2010.[6] A.Patel and B. Kosko, “Optimum noise benefits in neyman-pearson signal detection,’’ IEEE Trans. on Acoustic speech and signal processing, ICASSP. International Conference. pp. 3889 – 3892.March.2008.[7] F. Mu and J. Zhang and J. Du, “A weak signal detection technology based on stochastic resonace,’’ Computer

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emil H. Salib, James Madison University; Eric Vincent Walisko, James Madison University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

runs was basedon the contributions and performance of the individual sub-teams; each student in a sub-teamreceived the same feedback and grade. The grade for the final presentation, demo and report wasbased on the quality, completeness and delivery of the integrated solution demo, the quality ofthe presentation and delivery, and the quality and completeness of the project report.At the end, the students were placed by the instructor into one of three categories: (a)consistently demonstrated excellent contributions to the success of the project (19%), (b)consistently demonstrated strong contributions to the success of the project (54%) and (c)consistently demonstrated weak contributions to the success of the project (27%). The numberbetween

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Usman I. Hashmi; Wessam W. Khalifeh; Abdullah M. Alhinai; Mohammad M. Alrefaai; Mohammad H. Hashem

of their university lives. I. Introduction   Academic transition refers to the phase when students B. Time managementtransfer from the high school academics to more varied and Time management is one of the many transitionalrelatively more involved university academics. The challenges faced by the first year students [2]. Van dertransition from high school to university is a wonderful Meer etc. argued that time management is the responsibilityexperience for adolescents all over the world; however, the of the student. However, universities could play a role inwonderful experience is also accompanied by major helping first-year students to develop the

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2014 ERC

Authors

Jerry Lee

External Organizing Framework Research Core Core Project Project Outreach and A B 1 2 Dissemination Unit Communities Education and Pilots Projects Trans-Network Training Unit (Admin Unit) (Admin Unit) Outreach Pilots

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Raju Shrestha; Mahmoud Elsayed; Paul Cotae

is directly used as input to transmit to Z. This will show us (15)However, for bandwidth limited performance, B. Parallel Sensor Network System Let us consider the power of signal X be P. Assuming additive white Gaussian noises, Z1 and Z2 with zero meanIt can be easily seen form (9) that, for a source with and variance as in Fig.2, we will obtainconstant power and limited bandwidth, the capacity of a

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Abdullah Ibrahim Almhaidib

Civil Engineeringthe years to full-fledged partnerships. Forms of cooperation expansive soilinclude but not limited to: Alzamil Group chair for electricity and water conservation A. Consultation Saudi Aramco chair for earthquake B. Research engineering C. Scholarships and rewards Saudi Aramco chair in electrical power D. Training E. Formation of industrial advisory committees Saudi Electricity Company chair in the

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2014 EDI

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Stephen M. Phillips P.E.

electrical, computer and energy engineering One online approach Institution negotiates agreements with other states – Ability to offer degrees to students residing in other states… – Varies by state! – Varies by discipline! – ABET is an advantage for engineering (same in every state) Institution provides platform, instructional support infrastructure – Delivery platform (migration!) – Instructional design support staff (design and produce a class) – Production infrastructure (studios, offsite, homebrew) – Production staff (must be knowledgeable and able to work with faculty) Complete path to graduation available – General Ed electives

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Track 3 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre; Ayano OHSAKI P.E.

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Student Development

education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context1. The Royalacademy of engineering also has identified attributes required of graduate engineers, whichinclude team-work and multidisciplinary systems2. Male and Chapman3 have quoted EngineersAustralia accreditation board requiring its graduate engineers to have, among other attributes, (a)the ability to communicate effectively, not only with other engineers but also with the Page 20.32.2community at large, (b) the ability to function effectively as an individual contributor and inmulti-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams with the capacity to be

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Shervin Zoghi; Eric Liguori; Manoochehr Zoghi; Fariborz Tehrani; The Nguyen

century will possess, with modest exaggeration, the followingskills: (a) Knows everything – can quickly find information about anything and subsequentlyevaluate and use it. He/she will be able to transform information into knowledge; (b) Can doanything – have the know how to quickly assess what needs to be done, acquire the necessarytools, and use then tools proficiently; (c) Able to imagine and turn his/her imagination intoreality – has the entrepreneurial mind set, the imagination, and managerial skills to identifyneeds, come up with effective solutions and implement them efficiently. Additionally, in a well-publicized report published by the National Academy of Engineering, entitled The Engineer of20208 and its sequel, Educating the Engineer

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Engineering & Our Global Society

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhihui Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 24.1218.14Development of Higher Engineering Education in China]. Beijing Institute of TechnologyPress.2012:144.2“The College and Department Adjustment of Higher Education” in the 1952, “the Anti-RightistMovement" in 1957, “The Socialist Education Movement ”in the 1960s, the ten-years long "CulturalRevolution" movement (from 1966 to 1976), and “The Improvement and Rectification” period after1976 and “The Reform and Opening Up” period after 1978 in the so called "post-Cultural Revolution"era.3 Kimball, B. A. 1995. Orators and Philosophers: A History of the Idea of Liberal Education. CollegeBoard.4The Research Group of General Education Project in Institute of Higher Education, Beijing Universityof Aeronautics and Astronautics. Zhuan

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Xingguo Xiong; Hanyu Xie

material of the micromirror for its excellent As shown in Fig. 2(b), in torsional mode, only onelight reflectivity. The optical reflectivity of smooth switch (sw1 or sw2) is turned on. As a result, only one of thealuminum surfaces to light is more than 90% for light two mirror plates experiences electrostatic force toward thewavelength of 0.9µm~12.0µm [12]. As show in the figure, bottom. In the figure, we show that the sw1 is off and sw2 istwo aluminum mirror plates are supported by two torsional on. The right mirror plate experiences electrostatic force butbeams and four folded beams on top of silicon substrate

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Madina Mansurova; Darkhan Akhmed-Zaki; Anna Pyrkova

– symbolical, graphic,situations evaluation; making decision. sound, broadcast in a complex and in a dynamic mode.C. Methods to assess the achievement of learning outcomes B. Multimedia tools To assess the knowledge could be used the following According to researches of experts from Open universitymethods: essay writing; theoretical and practical tasks; (Open University), difference of electronic materials frominterviews; presentations; test; tests for self-check; project traditional educational resources consists available visualimplementation; execution of the project group; execution of means and

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Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gladis Chávez-Torrejón, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

thinking, left to itself, is biased,distorted, partial, uninformed or downright prejudiced. Yet the quality of our life and that ofwhat we produce, make, or build depends precisely on the quality of our thought. Shoddythinking is costly, both in money and in quality of life. Excellence in thought, however, must besystematically cultivated1, 4.Critical thinking is the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it1.According to Elder and Paul2 whenever we think, we think for a purpose within a point of viewbased on assumptions leading to implications and consequences. Thus, a well-cultivated criticalthinker1, 2: a) Raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely b) Gathers and assesses relevant

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. 2000. A review of the integration of science and mathematics: Implications for further research. School Science and Mathematics, 100(2), 73-82.16. Hartzler, D.S. 2000. A meta-analysis of studies conducted on integrated curriculum programs and their effects on student achievement. Ed.D. Dissertation, Indiana University, Bloomington.17. Lehrer, R., L. Schauble, and D. Lucas. 2008. Supporting development of the epistemology of inquiry. Cognitive Development, 24: 512-529.18. Sherin, B. 2001. How students understand physics equations. Cognition and Instruction, 19, 479-541.19. DiSessa, A. 2000. Changing Minds. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.20. Sengupta, P. and U. Wilensky. 2011. Lowering the learning threshold: Multi-agent-based

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International Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zupeng Zhou, Guilin University of Electronic Technology; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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International

comprehensive quality and social responsibility of students; 4. More emphasis should be placed on the cultivation of talents internationally.In addition, students should be qualified in a main discipline, with specific courses and aninternship experience. For example, in Guilin University of Electronic Technology, according tothe undergraduate program for specialty in mechanical design, manufacturing and automation,the main disciplines are: Mechanics, Electronics Science and Technology.The main courses are: Theoretical Mechanics, Material Mechanics, Engineering Graphics andFundamentals of CAD, Mechanical Principles, Mechanical Design, Electrical EngineeringTechnology, Electronic Technology B, Principle of Microcomputer and Interface Technology

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor L. Osorio, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

), search = 0.32 (2 and 0), and chat widgets = 0.24 (1 and 0).Electrical Engineering (EE) LibGudiesIn order to make the data collection manageable for the following sections, the number ofLibGuides was further reduced to 22 for each subject. This number represents about 7% of theLibGuides that initially had the criteria for selection. The random process of selection in datacollection can provide a realistic representation of the total population and is a method normallyused in data collection14; this tool is used for data collection specifically when the contentanalysis has the potential of producing a staggering amount of data. Appendix B shows the list ofthe institutions.EE TabsEleven main areas were found. EE tabs tend to be mostly focused on

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Xuejun Qian; Seong W. Lee

[23].simplification because the temperatures change constantly in thereal world. The steady-state heat flow (U-factor or R-value) is a part B. Building Energy Modeling and Statistical Analysis Toolsof the basic vocabulary of building energy performance because of In this study, building energy modeling software (TRACETM 700)it is easy to understand and use. However, U-factor can predict and statistical software (Minitab ® 17) was adopt as the modelingaverage heat flow rates over time and is commonly used to explain and analysis tools.the thermal performance of construction assemblies. For the U- To analysis and manage effectively a building’s energyfactors, they are the lower the better

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madison J. Gallipo, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

will succeed (earn an A or B) in my science courses.Pretend you are going to volunteer for community service sometime in the next year. Ratehow you feel about the following.Community Service (13 items) Improving communities is important to maintaining a quality society. I am responsible for doing something about improving the community. It's my responsibility to take some real measures to help others in need.Statistical AnalysisThe data was analyzed for missing values and data entry errors. Any missing values wereexamined for patterns, and no student skipped more than one or two items in each administrationof the survey. Few students skipped any questions, and there were not any substantial differencesbetween those skipped items

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Muhammad Aliuddin Khan; Muhammad Hashim

of the resistance to change, the change relationship between new behaviors.agents have the ability to use these tactics. are as under. (Source Stephen, 2005) a) Implementing change fairly. b) Selection people who accept change c) Education and communication2) Action Research II. REASON AND FORCES FOR CHANGE OF GMAction research is also a change management approach in In this section we will highlight the reason and forces behindwhich systematically data collected and than change is taken the change in general motoraccording that data indication. 1

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Julia Ziyatdinova; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University ; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

the program gives good results.As an example, the results of the 2012-2013 academic year program polls are given. Theprogram participants and the leaders of the industry training departments were interviewed.The interviews gave the following results.1. Have you obtained a lot of new information during the program?a) Almost all information was new for me.b) I knew some facts, but most of the information was new for me.c) I knew almost everything; however, my knowledge was structured in the course of theprogram.d) I did not learn anything new.The majority of the program participants chose the “b” answer.2. Name the modules or parts of the program which were underdeveloped and did notmeet your requirements.None of the program

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Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi D. Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

- due Graduate School. Ms. Lynch is a registered veterinary technician, focusing on animal behavior. Her research focuses on doctoral student engagement and assessment of doctoral student learning outcomes in identified best practices, including mentoring, developing effective writing strategies, recruitment, reten- tion, and transition courses, and doctoral student professional development. Ms. Lynch instructs Purdue’s Preparing Future Faculty course and the Preparing Future Professionals course. Page 24.201.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Naseem Khan; Elif Kongar

still have one thing thatsuch. This paper will examine some technologies that are needs to address and still becoming a hurdle. The multitude ofspecifically useful in the development of smartphones but are not smartphone in the wild is growing but total security is stillyet available due to limitations of the current builds and in missing in action, it has not been a common priority as theconsideration of the looks, the aesthetic and even the capacity of trend goes (Net-Security.org, 2011) while patches are availablethe hardware or software on smartphones that are availabletoday. It will also extract some information on why there is a

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Amer H. Daggag

Developing Journal on information systems in developing Countries, vol. 1, 2000. countries, vol. 53, pp. 1-30, 2012.[5] A. Molla, S. Pittayachawan, B. Corbitt, and H. Deng, [20] G. Mansard, "Information and Communication "An international comparison of Green IT diffusion," Technology for Industrial Symbiosis," Journal of International Journal of e-Business Management, Industrial Ecology, vol. 14, pp. 740-753, 2010. vol. 3, pp. 3-23, 2009. [21] T. Lynn, "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and[6] C. L. Weber, J. G. Koomey, and H. S. Matthews, Operational Electricity Use in the ICT and