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Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part I: Non-traditional Learning Methods and Expanding Student Markets

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary L. Fletcher, Johns Hopkins University; Allan W. Bjerkaas, Johns Hopkins University

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Continuing Professional Development

Research programs. Fletcher is the Vice President of Fraser Technical Consulting, where her responsibilities include services specializ- ing in software data management, proposal management, and technical publications. She was previously employed by Solipsys Corporation (now Raytheon Solipsys), where she held the following positions: Data Management Group Supervisor, Assistant Program Manager for DD(X), and Corporate Proposal Manager. Fletcher is a member of the following organizations: American Association of Engineering Ed- ucation, American Society for Engineering Management, Society of Technical Communications, Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Wyoming Geological Associa

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2012-5386: TEACHING COLLEGE PHYSICSDr. Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the Computer Science Technology departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility is developing curricu- lum and teaching methodology for physics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic field theory, computers, and databases. Pariser has prepared grant proposals to the National Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. He served as Faculty Advisor to the IEEE and Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society. Pariser was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE. In addition

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2012 EDI

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Leah H Jamieson

Colombia-Purdue Institutefor Advanced ScientificResearchEDI - April 16, 2012, Lihue, KauaiLeah H. JamiesonThe John A. Edwardson Dean of EngineeringPurdue UniversityColombia-Purdue Institute for AdvancedScientific Research (CPIASR / ColPICA)❍ Strategic plan-inspired, faculty- and staff-led, alumni-enabled partnership between Colombia and Purdue that has grown organically over the past 18 months❍ Why Colombia? • Alignment of visions: building a technology-based economy, with emphasis on nanotechnology, biotechnology, biodiversity – Colombia’s “Vision 2025” • “CIVETS” • Exemplifies Purdue’s learning, discovery, and engagement missions • A focus on education at all levels • The opportunity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lori Unruh Snyder, Purdue University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2012-5205: INTERACTIVE FUNDAMENTAL AGRICULTURAL RE-SOURCE MATERIALS (IFARM)Ms. Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia Pil-Won On is Instructional Designer/E-learning Specialist, College of Engineering, University of Mis- souri, Columbia. On has a M.S. in instructional systems technology from Indiana University, Blooming- ton.Prof. Lori Unruh Snyder, Purdue University Lori Unruh Snyder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy. Her research focus is teaching technologies and sustainable international grassland systems. Page 25.824.1 c American Society for

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Simulations and Visualizations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Mark Randall, University of Southern Maine ; Mehrdaad Ghorashi P.E., University of Southern Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-2971: DESIGN MANUFACTURE SIMULATION AND EXPERI-MENTATION OF SEVERAL TOOLS TO ASSIST IN TEACHING STRENGTHOF MATERIALS AND STATICS COURSESMr. Nicholas Mark Randall, University of Southern Maine Nicholas Randall came to the University of Southern Maine in the spring of 2009. He is majoring in mechanical wngineering and is expecting at the time of his graduation to have a major in mechanical engineering and a minor in applied energy. He became interested in statics after taking a class with Dr. Ghorashi and observing the complexities of the material. He then teamed up with this professor and developed a way of teaching statics with more hands-on and simulation activities. Randall has always liked working on

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Software Engineering Topics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Ramachandran; Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Automated Approach to Assessing the Quality of Project Reviews AbstractPeer review of code and other software documents is an integral component of a softwaredevelopment life cycle. In software engineering courses, peer reviewing is done by other studentsin the class. In order to help students improve their reviewing skills, feedback needs to beprovided for the reviews written by students. The process of reviewing a review or identifying thequality of reviews can be referred to as metareviewing. Automated metareviewing ensuresprovision of immediate feedback to reviewers, which is likely to motivate the reviewer to improvehis work and provide more useful feedback to the authors. In this work we focus

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Evaluation of Teaching Methods for Mechanics Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Anna Dollar, Miami University

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Mechanics

AC 2012-3478: RELATING USAGE OF WEB-BASED LEARNING MATE-RIALS TO LEARNING PROGRESSDr. Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University Paul S. Steif is a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Sc.B. in engineering from Brown University (1979) and M.S. (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) degrees from Harvard University in applied mechanics. He has been active as a teacher and researcher in the field of engineering education and mechanics. His research has focused on student learning of mechanics concepts and developing new course materials and classroom approaches. Drawing upon methods of cognitive and learning sciences, he has led the development and psychometric validation of the statics

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Capstone Design II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri; Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology; Lanmei Wang, Shandong University of Technology; Yanfei Zhang, Shandong University of Technology; Wenqiang Yu P.E., Shandong University of Technology; Yufeng Sun, Shandong University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4654: SYNCHRONIZING THE TEACHING OF CAPSTONE DE-SIGN COURSE IN TWO COUNTRIESProf. Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri Yuyi Lin received his M.S. from UCLA in 1984, Ph.D from UC, Berkeley, in 1989, and has been teaching mechanical design at the University of Missouri since 1990. He is a registered Professional Engineer and inventor.Prof. Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology Xiuting Wei is currently working as the Dean and a professor of the College of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, China. He received his B.E (1982, in hydraulic machinery) from Jiangsu University, China, and Ph.D. (1999, in mechanical design and theory) from Zhejiang University, China. He has 30

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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David C. Macke; Steve E. Watkins

Missouri S&T UAV Team David C. Macke Jr. and Steve E. Watkins Missouri University of Science and TechnologyUnmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies is a main focus for the IEEE AESS StudentChapter at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). The design teamis building a UAV for use in student competitions, such as the Outback Challenge, and forCollege and Pre-College demonstrations. The team has collaborated with the AerospaceEngineering Senior Design class to create a custom fixed-wing airframe to meet requirements for1) a flight time of approximately one-hour, 2) a load capacity sufficient for needed on-boardelectronics and

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Joseph J. Helble; Carolyn E. Fraser; Eric R. Fossum

Dartmouth’s Ph.D. Innovation Program Joseph J. Helble, Carolyn E. Fraser, and Eric R. Fossum 1Abstract – Dartmouth’s Ph.D. Innovation Program is described. The rationale and structure of the four-year oldprogram is discussed. Significant success in its objectives to contribute to the Nation’s technological and economicleadership has already been achieved by the program despite its youth and small size.Keywords: Innovation, Enterprise, Entrepreneur, Ph.D., Dartmouth INTRODUCTIONIn 2005, “Innovate America”, a report from the National Innovation Summit, was released by the Council onCompetitiveness [1]. This report, authored by individuals drawn from the

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Vijay Kanabar

Model Curriculum Research—Graduate Degree Specializations in Project Management Vijay Kanabar Director of Project Management Programs, Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Ave, Room 250, Boston, MAOur research introduces a model for colleges or universities designing a graduate curriculum in project management.It is based on our experience with implementing concentrations at Boston University and involvement by faculty innational curriculum standards. The research methodology involved researching several dozen project managementprograms, as well as research papers dealing with standards to create a create a base model of MS PM programs andspecialization. We evaluated seventy-three available

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Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew M. Hoff, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-5208: BIOELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION: CONNECTIONSWITHIN INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Andrew M. Hoff, University of South Florida Andrew Hoff is a professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research and educational focus explore bio-electric phenomena and the processing and characterization of material surfaces. He has developed educational materials for high school science and math curricula with funding provided by the National Science Foundation.Dr. Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida Richard Gilbert is a professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the University of South Florida. He has been a member of the USF

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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SeductionCorporate Reasons Better tutorials More repeatable documentation Certification and Standards Knowledge base Failure documentation Project Process EvolutionNotebook Assessment Form Project Writing Problem WritingNotebook Writing is not DeadIn the 1970’s, at Harvey Mudd College, engineering notebooks could be found in sophomorelevel engineering course rooms. Old donated equipment was being worked on. Previous andcurrent students left their notebooks in the classroom. The initial student motivation was to digup information. Today students initially search the internet. Yet reading each other’s notebookstaught a lot more than technical detail.Before the summer of 2011, US patents began with writing

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2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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SeductionCorporate Reasons Better tutorials More repeatable documentation Certification and Standards Knowledge base Failure documentation Project Process EvolutionNotebook Assessment Form Project Writing Problem WritingNotebook Writing is not DeadIn the 1970’s, at Harvey Mudd College, engineering notebooks could be found in sophomorelevel engineering course rooms. Old donated equipment was being worked on. Previous andcurrent students left their notebooks in the classroom. The initial student motivation was to digup information. Today students initially search the internet. Yet reading each other’s notebookstaught a lot more than technical detail.Before the summer of 2011, US patents began with writing

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-3033: APPLICATION OF JAVA TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRIALREAL-TIME SYSTEMSDr. Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona Page 25.194.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Application of Java Technology in Industrial Real-Time SystemsIndustrial automation is currently characterized by a number of trends induced by the currentmarket situation. The main trends are the pursuit of high flexibility, good scalability, highrobustness of automation systems, and the integration of new technologies in all fields and levelsof automation. Of special interest is the integration of technologies into the control area.In this context

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3525: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION ENHANCES PEDA-GOGYDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include power and energy processing, applied process control engineering, automation, fluid power, and facility planning.Mr. William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District William Marshall is Director of Instruction, Alief Independent School District. Area responsibilities in- clude instructional technology, information literacy, career and technical education, and distance learning. Work experience includes 32 years of

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-4733: IT BLINKED! EMPOWERING STUDENTS WITH AN IM-PROVED MICROPROCESSORS COURSEMr. Arlen Planting, Boise State UniversityProf. Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University Page 25.866.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 It Blinked! Empowering Students in an Improved Microprocessors CourseAbstractEmpowering students in understanding microprocessors involves teaching them how a processorworks so that they have the skills they need when presented with a different architecture.Allowing the students to participate more fully in the discovery process enhances their ability

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The "Education" in Experiential Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2012-3016: ALIGNING INTERNSHIP, CO-OP, AND NEW GRADU-ATE ENGINEERING ROTATION PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE EXPERI-ENTIAL LEARNINGMr. Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation Eric Pearson is the Sector Director of Development Programs at the Electronic Systems Sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation. Pearson continues to develop new programs for recent college graduates in engi- neering across the United States, taking advantage of his broad background in engineering and education. Pearson’s expertise stretches from earning a B.S. in K-12 Education, taught middle school science for two years, and coached soccer, swimming, basketball and lacrosse for more than 25 combined ,with more than 25 years as a technical

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Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4144: THE TYRANNY OF OUTCOMES: THE SOCIAL ORIGINSAND IMPACTS OF EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN AMERICAN ENGI-NEERINGProf. Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University Amy E. Slaton is a professor of history at Drexel University. She is the author of Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color-Line (Harvard University Press, 2010). She also writes at the website STEMequity.com. Page 25.1348.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Tyranny of Outcomes: The Social Origins and Impacts of Educational Standards in American

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Research in Engineering Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc.

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4718: PROCESS EVALUATION: THE VITAL (AND USUALLY)MISSING PIECE IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHDr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc. Rebecca Brent is President of Education Designs, Inc., a consulting firm located in Cary, N.C. She is a faculty development and evaluation consultant for the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University and Co-director of the National Effective Teaching Institute sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education. Brent received her B.A. from Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., her M.Ed. from Mississippi State University, and her Ed.D. from Auburn University. She was an Associate Professor of education at East Carolina University before starting her consulting

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Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Danny King, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-4105: SUCCESS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY WORK-SHOP: AN ACADEMIC INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR PROBATIONSTUDENTSMs. Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisDr. Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Eugenia Fernandez is an Associate Professor of computer and information technology and Chair of the Department of Computer, Information & Leadership Technology at IUPUI. She is a member of the Indi- ana University Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching, a Fellow of the Mack Center at Indiana University for Inquiry on Teaching and Learning, and an Editor of the Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Her research focuses on the scholarship

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2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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R. John Milne

Teaching decision problem formulating and solving skills using spreadsheets R. John Milne Clarkson UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a variety of communication media and tactics used in teaching Engineeringand Management students to formulate and solve management decision problems usingspreadsheets. Many of these problems are framed as optimization models—where studentsspecify decision variables and objectives and constraints as a function of these decisionvariables. Other problems are solved with simulation models in which some spreadsheet inputcells have probability distribution functions and consequently key output cells are described andinterpreted

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara L Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven J. Yelton P.E., Cincinnati State Technical and Community College; Roger Bowles, Texas State Technical College, Waco

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3051: HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: CHANG-ING THE NAME OF THE FIELD TO IMPROVE AWARENESSProf. Barbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Barbara Christe is an Associate Professor and Program Director for biomedical engineering technology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Prior to teaching, Christe was a Clinical Engineer at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Conn. She holds a biomedical engineer- ing master’s degree from Rensselaer, Hartford, and a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Marquette University. She is actively engaged in the recruitment and retention of students in the BMET field.Prof. Steven J. Yelton P.E

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Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia; Robert O'Connell, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2012-5163: TRAINING ENGINEERING TEACHERS ONLINE FORPRACTICE AND APPLICATION OF TEAM-BASED LEARNING (TBL)Ms. Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia Pil-Won On, Instructional Designer/E-learning Specialist, College of Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, has a M.S. in instructional systems technology, Indiana University, Bloomington.Dr. Robert O’Connell, University of Missouri, Columbia Robert O’Connell received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College, N.Y., and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana. He is cur- rently professor and Associate Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Eshsan O. Sheybani, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-4333: RETAINING MINORITY STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING:UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASADr. Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University Singli Garcia-Otero received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Missouri, Columbia. She has three years industrial experiences as an engineer and has been teaching at different universities for more than 20 years. Currently, she is a professor in the Computer Engineering program at the Virginia State University.Dr. Eshsan O. Sheybani, Virginia State University Ehsan O. Sheybani has a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in E.E. from USF, FSU, and UF. Currently, Sheybani is Associate Professor at VSU. Research interests include

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur F. Garcia Jr. P.E., Palm Beach State College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2012-3186: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE FUNDAMENTALSOF ENGINEERING COURSEMr. Arthur F. Garcia Jr., Palm Beach State College Arthur F. Garcia, Jr., has been teaching on college campuses since 2000. He taught intermediate algebra and trigonometry at Montgomery College in Maryland prior to moving to Florida in 2002. Since the fall of 2002, he has been an Adjunct Instructor at Palm Beach State College, where he began as an instructor of pre-college algebra classes. In addition, he has taught algebra, statistics and a course on entrepreneurship at Northwood University in Palm Beach county (from 2002 to 2005). Since the Fall term of 2005, he has been teaching Introduction to Engineering (EGN 1002) at Palm Beach State

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonya Bond Overstreet, EMH&T

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2012-4019: ENGINEERING DESIGN SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION:HOW ONE ENGINEERING FIRM SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED AU-TOCAD CIVIL 3DMrs. Sonya Bond Overstreet, EMH&T Sonya Overstreet is the Production Support Manager at EMH&T, one of Ohio’s premier engineering firms. Overstreet’s many years of experience in the engineering field have provided her with a broad technical background in civil engineering and commercial development. With her technical and organi- zational skills, Overstreet manages the integration, use, support, and advancement of AutoCAD and other similar design software products throughout EMH&T. Overstreet earned a bachelor’s of arts degree in organizational communication and is currently pursuing her

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University; Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-3751: CURRICULA 2015: AN UPDATE FOR 2012Dr. Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University Hugh Jack is a professor of product design and manufacturing engineering at Grand Valley State Univer- sity in Grand Rapids, Mich. His specialties include automation, design projects, and internet application development.Prof. Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton Robert L. Mott, P.E., is Professor Emeritus of engineering technology at the University of Dayton. He serves the Society of Manufacturing Engineers through the Manufacturing Education & Research Com- munity and the SME Center for Education, and he is a recipient of the SME Education Award. He has authored four textbooks: Applied Fluid Mechanics, 6th

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Marc Veletzos P.E.

Merrimack College’s Haiti Service Learning Initiative Marc Veletzos1, P.E., Ph.D.AbstractMerrimack College’s Haiti Service Learning Initiative (MCHSLI) is a partnership between Project Medishare forHaiti and Merrimack College that benefits both the Haitian population and our students. The Haitian people receivemuch needed medical, developmental and engineering related assistance. The students receive a memorable andrewarding experience and the opportunity to nurture a deeper understanding of relevant discipline specific contentthrough personal connections to the project and the people they meet in Haiti.The initiative began with discussions among faculty and staff members across the college after a

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Christopher Swan; Xinyu Wang; Kurt Paterson; Krissy Guzak

Impact of Service on Engineering Students: Preliminary Findings on Knowledge and Skills of Students Christopher Swan 1, Xinyu Wang2, Kurt Paterson 3, Krissy Guzak 4Over the last few years, concerns have escalated among many national organizations that technical expertise is nolonger solely sufficient for the development of future engineers 1,2,3,7. Additionally, in the United States engineeringprograms continue to struggle to attract students, especially women and minorities, despite decades of strategies tochange these patterns. The need for a “paradigm shift” is recognized; one that broadens the attributes provided by,the diversity of those who participate in, and the benefits