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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian German, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Education& Research, 2001.[9] Wanis, S., Akovenko, J., Cofer,T., Ames, R.G., Komerath, N.M., “Acoustic Shaping inMicrogravity”. AIAA Paper 98-1065, 36th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 1998.[10] Beasley, D.E. Elzinga, D.J., Leonard, M.S., “Curriculum Innovation and Renewal”.Proceedings of the ASEE National Conference, 1996.[11] Carlson, L., Sullivan, J., Poole, S., Piket-May, M., “Engineers as Entrepreneurs: Inventionand Innovation in Design and Build Courses”. Proceedings of the 29th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers inEducation Conference, San Juan, PR, Nov. 1999.[12] Kleppe, J.A., “Teaching Invention, Innovation, And Entrepreneurship To Northern NevadaHigh School Science And Math Teachers”. 31th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference,Reno, NV

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Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory Kress, Stanford University; Tessa Price, Stanford University; Regina Getz-Kikuchi, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 22.698.11in a way that is beneficial to them in very fundamental ways (as influencing their socialidentity, their feelings, or their sense of self-worth) will give us insight into how onlineinteractive platforms should be designed to achieve this effect and promote personalengagement.References[1] IMVU Homepage. Web. 08 Mar. 2011. .[2] Thomas, L. “Generation net: the youngsters who prefer their virtual lives to the real world.”The Daily Mail. 8 Feb. 2011. Web. 8 Mar. 2011.[3] Aujla, S. “U. of Texas system buys land in second life.” The Chronicle of Higher Education.15 Sep. 2009. Web. 89 Mar. 2011.[4] Harris, H., Bailenson, J.N., Nielsen A. & Yee, N. (2009). The evolution of social behaviorover time in Second Life. PRESENCE

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Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

First-Year Engineers: The Struggle to Build a Solid Foundation”, 2005 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2005.4. Maara, R., Shen, D., Jonassen, D., Lo, J., Lohnai, V., “Fostering Engineering Ethics Problem Solving through Cognitive Flexibility Hypertext: An Aplication of Multiple Perspective, Making Connections and Crisscrossing”, AC2008-150, 2008 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2008.5. Wise, G., Keat, W., Balmer, R., Kosky, P., “Systematic approach to ethical decision making using matrices”, 38th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008.6. Freyne, S., Abulencia, J., Draper, P., “First Year Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Contemporary Ethical Issues”, AC2010-1257, 2010 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

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Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Engineering Libraries

. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals. 13. Keefe, J. W. (1987). Theory and practice. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals. 14. Magill, S. L., & Herden, R. P. (1998, October). Using educational outcomes and student portfolios to steer management education. Journal of Management Education, 22 (5), 567-90. 15. Marchese, T.J. (1991). TQM reaches the academy. AAHE Bulletin, 44, 3-9. 16. Marchese, T.J. (1997). The new conversations about learning. In Assessing Impact: Evidence and Action. Washington DC: American Association for Higher Education. 17. McKeachie, W.J. (1999). Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University

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Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

current transitions are manuallycontrolled on eight separate battery chargers bya battery-charging technician. A typical batterycharge lasts between approximately eight and Figure 1. Interior of Charging Unitsixteen hours under expected load. The processrequires close monitoring to maintain the appropriate current and voltage levels applied to thebatteries. This process introduces human error to the charging algorithm for the LSV2’s batterybank. Once implemented, the proposed design will reduce the variations encountered using thepresent method. This will help to extend the lifecycle of the VRLA batteries used in the LSV2 aswell as provide the maximum amount of stored charge for the performance of each test run.Criteria for

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ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonio Soares, Florida A&M Univeristy; Chao Li, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Engineering Technology

. pepper tocorrespond to keys 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The robot is activated as is the drink dispenser. Theline following routine initiates and the robot follows a predefined course into the room orlocation of the drink dispenser. Depending on the number(s) pressed by the user, up to threechoices of beverages falls into a holding compartment ready to be pushed into the robot cooler.Upon arrival at the dispensing station, the robot’s presence triggers a sensor circuitry whichactivates the pushing mechanism and the drink(s) drops into the robot. The robot turns aroundand follows the course back to the starting point where the user is awaiting his/her drink.Most of the project is constructed from components that were used in previous projects

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Emmanuel Gurrola

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Minorities in Engineering

Science Teachers Association. Teaching Teachers: Bringing First-Rate Science to the Elementary Classroom, 2002, NSTA Press, Virginia, pp.13.8. Touton, S. H. McDonald, C, P, Hein G, L, Monte, A, E, “Engineers Need Mentors Too!”, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2004.9. Marszalek, M. A. Snauffer, A. M. Good, S. P. Hein, G. L. Monte, A. E. “Mentors Improve the College Experience of Engineering Undergraduates”, Proceedings of the 2005 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session F2G (http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2005).10. Landis, R. B. “Retention By Design: Achieving Excellence in Minority Engineering

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University; Mahmudur Rahman, Santa Clara University

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Electrical and Computer

. Students often ignores these situations which when considered can minimize the work needed to solve a circuit. Page 22.367.9 Q. Find V1, V2, V3, I1, and I2, in the circuit s below V1 V2 V3 2A I1 I2 Figure 6. Testing Concepts of Short and Open Circuit8) concept: Potential (current) cannot change instantaneously in a capacitor (inductor

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"Green" Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Jon M. Stevens, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

increasingly been recognized as a mechanism for synthesizing real-world experience with academic course content. In recent years, it has been widelyacknowledged that classes designed by utilizing PBL Project - Based Learning are effective inenhancing the problem-solving ability of university students. [1] First coming to prominence inthe 1990’s, effectively structured project-based learning exercises provide a framework in whichstudents are required to draw on their prior coursework to develop solutions for “real world”problems. In a project based learning environment the learners are “actively engaged in workingat tasks and activities which are authentic to the environment in which they would be used” witha focus on “learners as constructors of their

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Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert J. Herrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sancho Maria-Ribera, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Nuria Castell, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Matthias Kuder, Freie Universität Berlin; Gareth O'Donnell, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Page 22.402.12 Community through its EACEA agency. Sole responsibility lies with the author, and the EACEA and the European Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.References1 Marginson, S., & van der Wende, S. (2006, September). Globalisation and higher education. [draft #2b, prepared for OECD]. Paris

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Lee; Charles Sampson; Ingrid St. Omer

retained inthe first fall subsequent to enrollment. The numbers decline steadily thereafter: 80.23% in thesecond fall, 68.07% in the third fall, 63.15% in the fourth and 59.94% in the fifth fall. Theaverage four-year graduation rate was 28.71%, and the numbers increased to 53.32% after yearfive and 56.97% after year six.In recent years, the University has begun to recognize the growing importance of theunderrepresented segments of the student body, particularly in the areas of science, math,engineering and technology (SMET). One of the early initiatives was the Access EnhancementProgram (AEP). The purpose of AEP, supported by the U. S. Department of Education, was toprovide financial and academic support to undergraduates from Historically Black

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

David Alexander; Ronald Smelser

significant difference between distance and on-campus students’ performance. The course is offered each spring semester. A random sample ofstudents could be selected from the pool of registered students. The control group would bethose students who take the course on-campus. This would give statistical support fordifferences in the students’ performance.Bibliography1. Alexander, D. G., Anderson, T. J., Beyerlein, S. W., Blackketter, D. M., Crepeau, J. C., and Smelser, R. E.,“Online Instrumentation and Engineering Laboratories For Distance Delivery,” Technical Session 3659, ASEE 1998Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 28 – July 1, 1998.2. Campbell, J. O., Lison, C. A., Borsook, T. K., Hoover, J. A., Arnold, P., "Using Computer And VideoTechnologies

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1999 Annual Conference

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David R. Haws

Page 4.459.1in engineering education, entering largely through Engineering Criteria 2000. Reactionevaluations (Level 1) have been around in the form of Student Perception of Teaching (SPT)surveys since the “Berkeley Slate” used in the 1960’s. While the post-tests associated withLearning evaluation (Level 2) are much more common in engineering education than pre-tests(sometimes called diagnostic exams), these also are fairly familiar devices. The approach toevaluation that I want to discuss in this paper relates more to the third or Behavior level ofevaluation—what attitudes relative to the future use of learning have been instilled byinstruction, possibly as unintentional outcomes?You might note here that attitudes are also learned, in the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Randy Russell; Nicholas Basker; Lisa Scranton; J. L. P Jessop; A. B. Scranton

added to this network at an accelerating rate until nearly every University wasconnected by the mid-1980s using an Internet backbone that was maintained by the NationalScience Foundation. The Internet was originally designed to provide a communications networkthat would function even if some of the sites were destroyed by nuclear attack. Since theInternet was initially funded by the government, its use was limited to research, education,military and governmental purposes. Commercial uses were prohibited unless they directlyserved the goals of research and education. This policy continued until the early 1990’s, whenindependent commercial networks began to grow. It soon became possible to route traffic acrossthe country from one commercial site

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Tze-Leong Yew; Kian-Huat Tan; Kurt C. Gramoll

Oklahoma. He received his B.S. inMechanical Engineering from University of Oklahoma, Norman. Before returning to graduate school, hespent two months training with Motorola. He is currently a graduate research assistant in Multimedia. He isa member of ASME, SAE, Tau Beta Pi, Golden Key Honor Society and Tau Pi Sigma.TZE-LEONG YEWTze-Leong Yew is in his last semester as a B. S. student in Mechanical Engineering from University ofOklahoma. He is returning to graduate school in the Fall semester. He is a member of ASME. He iscurrently an undergraduate research assistant in Multimedia.KURT GRAMOLLKurt Gramoll is the Hughes Centennial Professor of Engineering and Director of the Engineering MediaLab at the University of Oklahoma. He has developed and

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1999 Annual Conference

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Luiz Lourenco; Farrukh Alvi; Chiang Shih

questionsand comments will be solicited to continually improve the program in the future. Currently,preliminary results from the project have been submitted to SUCCEED (The SoutheasternUniversity and College Coalition for Engineering Education) to be disseminated through theirCDROM project. At the conclusion of the project, we intend to submit the final package of thecourseware to NSF-sponsored NEEDS (the National Engineering Education Delivery System)program to be included in their national dissemination database. Internally, workshop(s) will bearranged both in the College of Engineering and through the SUCCEED to assist other facultymembers from this College and other member institutions in getting into visualization-basedteaching

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1999 Annual Conference

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Robert P. Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

college science Education,” J. College Science Teaching 23 286 (1993).[Fel96] Felder, R.M., “Matters of Style,” Prism, p.18 Dec. (1996).[Fog95] Fogler, H.S. and S.E. LeBlanc, Strategies for Creative Problem Solving, Prentice Hall, PTR, Englewood Cliffs, 1995.[Gar94] Garside, J. and S. Furusaki, The Expanding World of Chemical Engineering, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1994.[Gri97] Grisham, J, “Students Rate Science, Hands-on Learning High,” Chemical and Engineering News, p. 62, 5 May (1997).[Heg92] Hegedus, L.L. (National Research Council, Committee on Critical Technologies), Critical Technologies: The Role of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Magaly Moreno; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman

multiple range tests were conducted to determine whichschool size category(s) were significantly different. The post hoc tests were conducted for eachattitude measure resulting in a Bonferroni protection adjusted P-value ≤ 0.01. Page 4.133.4iii The purpose of using a Bonferroni adjustment is to protect against making a Type I error.Mann-Whitney non-parametric tests (analogous to t-tests) were used to determine if relationshipsexist between students’ attitudes and the institution’s public/private status, urban (versus non-urban) location and research (versus teaching) focus. This test was performed for each type ofschool resulting in a

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Veronica Ramirez; Saleh M. Sbenaty

-sourcemonitoring. Common gas analysis: NO, NOX. Ranges: 0-5 ppm (V/V) up to 1000 ppm (V/V).Manufacturers include: Aerochem, and Combustion. Page 5.84.47. Coulometric: Coulometry is based on the principle of electrically generating a selected ion in atitration cell. The amount of current required to generate sufficient ions to maintain a zeroreference value is directly proportional to the reduction of ions caused by the readable gas (SO2,H2 S, etc.). Applications include: SO2, H2S, CH3SH, (CH3)S, (CH3)2S2. Ranges vary from a fewppm to 1000 ppm.8. Flame Ionization: This method is primarily used to determine the concentrations ofhydrocarbons present in a gas

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Claire Hill; Gulcin Cribb; David Radcliffe

engineering, petroleum andoffshore engineering, mining engineering, minerals processing and metallurgical engineeringThe types of materials included in AVEL are:- engineering publications, databases, researchprojects, theses, technical reports, electronic journals, pre-prints, technical data, physicalproperty data, software, patents, standards, directories, conferences, online teaching modules,product information, companies, research centres and laboratories, educational institutions,professional associations and societies, government departments, newsgroups, links to librarycatalogues, links to document delivery services, links to printed resourcesThe subject area(s) used to describe each resource in AVEL is selected from a controlledthesaurus. The

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexandre Cabral; Rolland Viau; Denis Bédard

, August). Une approche pédagogique novatrice d'apprentissage par problème à la formation des maîtres. Actes du colloque de l'Association internationale de pédagogie universitaire (AIPU), Hull, Québec, Canada.Bouffard-Bouchard, T. (1990). Influence of Self-Efficacy on Performance in a Cognitive Task. The Journal of Social Psychology, 130 (3), p. 353-363.Bouffard-Bouchard, T., Parent, S. et Larivée, S. (1991). Influence of Self-Efficacy on Self- Regulation and Performance among Junior and Senior High-School Age Students. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 14 (2), p. 153-164.Brown, J.S. Collins, A. and Duguid, P. (1989). Situated cognition and the culture of learning. Educational Researcher, 18

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann D. Christy; Marybeth Lima

week to re-work thatassignment if s/he deemed it necessary. Portfolios contained all attempts at individualassignments required for the portfolio. Students were encouraged to include additional thoughts,feelings, and insights gathered throughout the semester. The portfolio was presented to thestudent as a means of documenting the student’s thought process in identifying his/hermotivation for choosing engineering, investigating areas of interest within biologicalengineering, and learning fundamental concepts involving engineering design. The portfolio wasinterpreted by students as both a requirement for the course, and a method to help them in theirquests to be engineers

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill

Page 3.112.8 WORK WITH PROBLEM Criteria COMMUNICATION DESIGN OTHERS SOLVING S Weights 0.170 0.157 0.150 0.207 Tasks 1 2 3 4 Dot Prod % Design Project 1 5.40 6.60 7.80 3.80 5.30 22 Memos 2 5.00 0.20 1.20 0.60 1.88 8 U&E Textbook 3 1.00 4.20 0.60 2.80 2.16 9 Prepare Reports 4 3.40 0.60 3.40

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

Reliability- Application of statistics3.2. Weaknesses of engineering graduates Table 2 shows a list of twelve major weaknesses of engineering graduates and senior studentsin fields of mechanical, manufacturing and industrial engineering through author’s internationalindustrial experience. The list contains inputs from practicing engineers, engineering managers,owners of engineering businesses, technicians and customers (product end users). The inputs weregathered through interviews and cover the period of the mid 80’s till present and come from severalEuropean countries (Poland, France, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Finland and UK) andfrom Canada and the USA. Important to point out is the fact that depending on social culture

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Patrick Gardner, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

opportunities and be able to apply it to various projectsthroughout the whole curriculum including the senior capstone research project.Bibliography1. P. D. Galloway, The 21st-Century Engineer: A Proposal for Engineering Education Reform, ASCE (2008).2. B. Barron, “Doing with understanding: Lessons from research on problem- and project-based learning.” Journalof the Learning Sciences. v.7, pp.271-311 (1998).3. J. R. Meredith and S. J. Mantel Jr., Project Management: A Managerial Approach, Sixth Edition. Wiley (2003).4. P. Sanger, C. Ferguson, and W. Stone, “Integrating Project Management, Product Development and SeniorCapstone into a Course Sequence that Creates New Products and Patents for Students.” ASEE Annual Conference,paper AC2009-888 (2009).5

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Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Howell, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

-7.10 Bogue, B., & Litzinger, M. E. (2004). Wellness strategies for women engineers: An interdisciplinary course designed to help women engineers succeed. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.11 Chaturvedi, S., Crossman, G., Swart. W., & Betit, J. (2001). Global engineering in an interconnected world: An upper division general education cluster at Old Dominion University. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.12 Herkert, J. R. (1997). STS for engineers: Integrating engineering, humanities, and social sciences. Proceedings of the 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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College-Industry Partnerships

that include narrativeinquiry, phenomenology, grounded theory, and ethnogrophy12. Creswell13, describes case studies Page 15.182.6as follows: Case studies, in which the researcher explores in depth a program, an event, an activity, a process, or one or more individuals. The case(s) are bounded by time and activity, and researchers collect detailed information using a variety of data collection procedures over a sustained period of time (Stake, 1995).Elliot and Luke14, however, argue that case studies are not a method of inquiry but rather a toolfor data generation and interpretation that, most likely, cannot be generalized. In fact

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Audo, Pittsburg State University; Seth O'Brien, Pittsburg State University

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Construction

) 2. Attention to detail (1-10 points) 3. Use of provided material(s) (1-10 points) 4. Oral presentation (1-25 points) 5. Enthusiasm (1-10 points) 6. Reason for participation (1-10 points) 7. Bonus points (Judge must state reason) (1-10 points) Students constructing their projectsEach grade level is awarded prizes for first, second and third place. Prizes awarded include toolboxes, tools, toy construction equipment, hats, pizza coupons, and gift cards. Then all the firstplace winners are judged to determine first, second and third overall. The prizes for overallwinners have been $100, $75, and $50 U. S. savings bonds

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Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University; James Minogue, North Carolina State University; Mike Carter, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

kits that are never truly tackled within science instruction classroom experience.References1. Barger, M., Gilbert, R., Little, R., et al, Teaching Elementary School Teachers Basic Engineering Concepts. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2007.2. Engstrom, D., AC 2008-641: Invention, Innovation, and Inquiry—Engineering Design for Children. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2008.3. Etheredge, S., et al., To Pop or Not to Pop: Elementary Teachers Explore Engineering Design with Pop-up Books. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. 2005.4. NRC, National Research Council., National Academy of Sciences. National Science Education Standards

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Teaching College Algebra and Using Mathematics Tutoring Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyounkyun Oh, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Sujin Kim, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology

/paper.pdf5. Hoar, Robert H., “The College Algebra E-tutor”, Teaching with Technology today, Volume 8, Number 9: June 27, 20026. “Interactive College Algebra: A Web-Based Course, Student Guide with Student CD”, M2 Presswire; Nov 3, 20097. Hauk, Shandy, Powers, Robert A. , Safer, Alan, and Segalla, Angelo, “A comparison of web-based and paper and pencil homework on student performance in college algebra”, at http://hopper.unco.edu/hauk/segalla/WBWquan_060307.pdf8. Hagerty, Gary and Smith, S, “Using The Web-Based Interactive Software Aleks To Enhance College Algebra”, Page 15.317.14 Mathematics and Computer