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IEEE Catalog Number: ISBN:
CFP11FIE-PRT 978-1-61284-468-8
2011 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2011)
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA 12-15 October 2011
Pages 1-646
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SESSION T1A: A MINI-WORKSHOP ON HOW PEOPLE LEARN: A Mini-Workshop on How People Learn ............................................................................................................................ 1
Louis Everett, Susan Finger, Don Millard, Russell Pimmel, Janis Terpenny
SESSION T1B: MINI WORKSHOP – INNOVATION FOR A CROWDED CURRICULUM: LEARNING MODULES FOR TOMORROW’S ENERGY ENGINEERS
Mini Workshop - Innovation for a Crowded Curriculum: Learning Modules for Tomorrow’s Energy Engineers ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Donna Riley
SESSION T1C: EXAMPLES OF PROGRESS IN ONLINE LEARNING: ASSESSMENT AND NEW CONTEXTS:
Work in Progress - Assessing Cognitive Skills in Asynchronous Online Discussion: A Case Study of Student Centered E-Learning Environment in Indonesia.................................................................................................. 5
Harry B. Santoso, Oenardi Lawanto, Zainal A. Hasibuan, Rizal F. Aji
Work in Progress - Classroom and Distance Components of a GK12 Program Placing Graduate Students in High School Classrooms .................................................................................................................................... 7
Justin Brough, Mary Baker, Dominick Casadonte
Work in Progress – Performance Evaluation of Online Learning Tools .......................................................................... 9Alexander A. Kist, Andrew P. Wandel
Successful Practices for Online Computing, Engineering, and Technology Courses..................................................... 11Carol J. Romanowski, Rajendra K. Raj, S. Manian Ramkumar
SESSION T1D: STRATEGIES FOR K-12 INITIATIVES: ENGINEERING PROJECTS AND TEACHING DEVELOPMENT:
Improving Energy Literacy among Middle School Youth with Project-based Learning Pedagogies .......................... 17Jan E. DeWaters, Susan E. Powers
Evaluation of a K-8 LEGO Robotics Program.................................................................................................................. 24Tanja Karp, Andreas Schneider
Work in Progress - Initiating the Beaver Contest on Computer Science and Computer Fluency in Israel ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Bruria Haberman, Haim Averbuch, Avi Cohen, Valentina Dagiene
High School Teacher Development Workshops that Create Long-Term Student Impact ............................................ 32Jane Petrus, James Nelson, Galen Turner, Kelly Crittenden
Work in Progress - NEESacademy as a Cyber-enabled Learning Experiences for K-16 Earthquake Engineering and Science Education ................................................................................................................................... 38
Sean Brophy, Jason Lambert, Thalia Anagnos
SESSION T1E: INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND COURSE DESIGN: SYNERGIES:
Work in Progress - Enhancing Communications among Courses Linked with Prerequisites ...................................... 41Ziliang Zhou
Educators + Tech-heads = Ed-Techs, 'The Symphony' .................................................................................................... 43Patrick Keleher, John Mark
iGraf: an Interactive Graphical Software for CSET Education ...................................................................................... 49Reginaldo do Prado, Anarosa A. F. Brandao, Leonidas de Oliveira Brandao
Accountability and the Use of Classroom Response Devices............................................................................................ 55Edward F. Gehringer, Mridu Baldevraj Narang
Towards Flexibility on IMS Learning Design Scripts ...................................................................................................... 61Luis de-la-Fuente-Valentin, Derick Leony, Abelardo Pardo, Carlos Delgado Kloos
SESSION T1F: ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING DESIGN: CAPSTONE COURSE AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING:
Enhancing Capstone Design Education in Civil Engineering: The Potential Synergies between Academics and Practitioners .............................................................................................................................................. 67
Waddah Akili
Engineering Capstone Project an Individual Approach................................................................................................... 73Carlos Miguel Tobar
Work in Progress - A Comparison of Mentoring Functions in Capstone Courses across Engineering Disciplines............................................................................................................................................................................. 79
James J. Pembridge, Marie C. Paretti
On Project-Based Learning through the Vertically-Integrated Projects Program ........................................................ 82Meredith Baxter, Byungki Byun, Edward J. Coyle, Tuan Dang, Thomas Dwyer, Ilseo Kim, Chin-Hui Lee
Work in Progress - Peer-Directed Learning in a Project Based Model .......................................................................... 89Andrew McNally
SESSION T1G: APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL COMPETENY: A Senior Service-Learning Design Project in Ecuador .................................................................................................... 91
Rob Gradoville, Dan Budny
GLOBAL SYSTEMS: Advancing Global Competency in an Innovative Course for Sophomores .............................. 98Ron Rosenberg
Work in Progress - The Process of Evaluating the Impact of an International Experience on Students’ Global Engineering Skills.................................................................................................................................................. 104
Catherine T. Amelink ,Nicole Sanderlin, Elizabeth Tront, Joseph G. Tront
Human Side of Engineering: Dealing with Complex and Ethical Challenges .............................................................. 107Melany M. Ciampi
An Evaluation of the Australian Engineers Without Borders Challenge from the Course Coordinators' Perspectives ............................................................................................................................................... 111
Stephanie Cutler, Maura Borrego, Dan Loden
SESSION T1H: ADVANCES IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION: TEAMS AND PROJECTS:
Work in Progress - Elassys: Online Tool for Teamwork Analysis and Assessment in Software Engineering Education ...................................................................................................................................................... 117
Alexandr Mamei, Rainer Todtenhoefer, Dragutin Petkovic
Teaching Students Software Engineering Practices for Micro-Teams.......................................................................... 120Shweta Deshpande, Joe Bolinger, Thomas D. Lynch, Michael Herold, Rajiv Ramnath, Jayashree Ramanathan
Developing Case Modules for Teaching Software Engineering and Computer Science Concepts ............................. 126Salamah Salamah, Massood Towhidnejad, Thomas Hilburn
How to Involve Students in FOSS Projects...................................................................................................................... 132Heidi J. C. Ellis, Gregory W. Hislop, Mel Chua, Sebastian Dziallas
SESSION T1J: TOPICS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION 1:
Proposal of Methodology for Learning of Standard Mechanical Elements Using Augmented Reality...................... 138Jorge Martin-Gutierrez
Results from a Pilot Survey of Engineering and Engineering Technology Students in 2-Year and 4-Year Institutions ................................................................................................................................................................ 144
Michael T. Gibbons, Elizabeth T. Cady, Catherine Didion, Norman L. Fortenberry
ASME Vision 2030: Helping to Inform Mechanical Engineering Education ............................................................... 149Scott Danielson, Allan Kirkpatrick, Edie Ervin
Work in Progress - Development and Integration of an Online Soil Mapping Web Application ............................... 155Laura A. Kocur, Ronald J. Glotzbach, Darrell G. Schulze, Christopher C. Miller
mJeliot:ICT Support for Interactive Teaching of Programming .................................................................................. 157Arnold Pears, Moritz Rogalli
SESSION T2A: SPECIAL SESSION – COGNITIVE PROCESSES CRITICAL FOR III-DEFINED PROBLEM SOLVING: LEARNING THEORY, RESEARCH, AND CLASSROOM IMPLICATIONS:
Special Session - Cognitive Processes Critical for Ill-Defined Problem Solving: Linking Theory, Research, and Classroom Implications ............................................................................................................................ 161
Senay Purzer, Jonathan C. Hilpert
SESSION T2B: PANEL – WHAT IS GLOBAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR?: THE MAKING OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS:
Panel - What Is Global Engineering Education For?: The Making of International Educators ................................ 163Gary Downey, Kacey Beddoes
SESSION 2TC: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY, TEAMWORK, AND COMMUNICATION WITH ENGINEERING COURSES:
Work in Progress: Data-Rich Learning Environments for Engineering Education .................................................... 165V. William DeLuca, Aaron Clark, Jeremy Ernst, Nasim Lari
Work in Progress - Adapting Team-Based Learning to the First Circuit Theory Course .......................................... 168Robert M. O'Connell
Work in Progress - Match or Mismatch? The Teaching and Learning of Teamwork and Communication Skills ....................................................................................................................................................... 170
Holly M. Matusovich, Marie Paretti, Andrea Motto, Kelly Cross
A Grounded Theory Approach to Effects of Virtual Facilitation on Team Communication and the Development of Professional Skills................................................................................................................................... 173
Uyen Mai, Daniel Swift, Tracey Wiggins, Ray Luechtefeld
A Novel Pedagogical Tool integrating Sustainability Competence into Engineering Degrees .................................... 178Yolanda Bolea, Antoni Grau
SESSION T2D: ENHANCING STUDENT SUCCESS AND DEVELOPMENT VIA INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSES:
Mixed Reality for Development of Spatial Skills of First-Year Engineering Students ................................................ 184Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Rosa E. Navarro, Montserrat Acosta Gonzalez
A Pass/Fail Option for First-Semester Engineering Students: A Critical Evaluation.................................................. 190Ken Stanton, Tom Siller
An Introductory Electronics Course Oriented to Develop Real-Life-Engineering Design Skills................................ 196Ariel Lutenberg, Sebastián Carbonetto, Mariano García Inza, Daniel Rus
Work in Progress - Extending Parallelism Education to the First Year with a Bottom-Up Approach ...................... 203Gregory Lammers, Cordelia Brown
Work in Progress – Design and the Robotically-Controlled Mini-Plant in Freshman Chemical Engineering ........................................................................................................................................................................ 205
Bill B. Elmore
SESSION T2E: ENGINEERING FRONTIERS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES:
Work in Progress - LOM4CE: LOM for the Content Ecosystem ................................................................................. 207Alfonso Vicente, Regina Motz, Martin Llamas, Manuel Caeiro
Work in Progress - Developing a Cognitively Based Digital Logic Calculator............................................................. 209Joseph Handzik, Geoffrey L. Herman
The Third Dimension in Open Learning ......................................................................................................................... 212Colin Allison, Alan Miller, Thomas Sturgeon, Indika Perera, John McCaffrey
Work in Progress - A Video Game for Teaching Dynamics........................................................................................... 218B. D. Coller
Work in Progress - A Framework for Assessing the Impact of Instructional Technology on the Nature of Teaching and Learning ................................................................................................................................................. 221
Catherine T. Amelink, Glenda Scales
SESSION T2F: APPROACHES TO INVOLVING STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS IN RESEARCH:
Utilizing Topic Modeling Techniques to Identify the Emergence and Growth of Research Topics in Engineering Education ...................................................................................................................................................... 224
Aditya Johri, G. Alan Wang, Xiaomo Liu, Krishna Madhavan
A System for Forecasting Student Performance Based on Course Evaluation ............................................................ 230Rodrigo Filev Maia, Selma Shin Shimizu Melnikoff
On Providing Successful Research Experiences for Undergraduates ........................................................................... 236Reynold J. Bailey, Hans-Peter Bischof, Minseok Kwon, Tracy Miller, Rajendra K. Raj
Design-based Research: A Framework for Designing Novel Teaching and Learning Experiences in Middle School Engineering Education............................................................................................................................. 242
Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh
Work in Progress – Exploring the Evolution of the Mentoring Relationship in a Summer Undergraduate Research Program .................................................................................................................................. 249
Renata A. Revelo Alonso, Michael C. Loui
SESSION T2G: TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING LABORATORIES THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES:
Work in Progress - Enhancing Students Learning Through Instructional Videos during Hands-On Laboratories on Renewable Energy Sources ................................................................................................................... 251
Oxana Pantchenko, Shehba Shahab, Daniel Tate, Philippe Matteini, Michael Isaacson, Ali Shakouri
Serious Gaming for Experiential Learning ..................................................................................................................... 253David Gouveia, Duarte Lopes, Carlos Vaz de Carvalho
A PIC18 Robot-Centered Microcontroller Systems Laboratory ................................................................................... 259Kathleen A. Kramer, Michael Anderson
Work in Progress - Modules and Laboratories for a Pathways Course in Signals and Systems ................................ 265Kostas Tsakalis, Jayaraman Thiagarajan, Tolga Duman, Martin Reisslein, G. Tong Zhou, XiaoLi Ma
Control System Experiments at Home............................................................................................................................. 267Musa K. Jouaneh, William J. Palm
SESSION T2H: NEW DIRECTIONS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING:
Inspiring Future Female Scientists................................................................................................................................... 273Marsha Zaidman
The Co-operative Education Work Term: A Comparison of Expectations and Outcomes for International Engineering Graduates in Canada............................................................................................................ 278
Sandra Ingram, Anita H. Ens
Women and Higher Engineering Education – Choosing One's Degree Program ........................................................ 285Aura Paloheimo, Kaisa Pohjonen, Pirjo Putila
Impact of Introducing Single-Gender Classrooms in Higher Education on Student Achievement Levels - A Case Study in Software Engineering Courses in the GCC Region .............................................................. 291
Amir Zeid, Rehab El-Bahey
Results from Repeated Evaluation of an Online Tutor on Introductory Computer Science....................................... 297Amruth N. Kumar
SESSION T2J: GRADUATE STUDENTS, GRADUATE PROGRAMS, AND PREPARING ENGINEERING GRADUATES:
Work In Progress - Design and Delivery of the Graduate Course on Electronic Systems Integration ...................... 303Qing Zheng, Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Fong Mak
The Challenge of Embedding Information Literacy as a Graduate Attribute into Engineering and Technology Courses........................................................................................................................................................... 305
Patrick Keleher, Joanne Keleher, Karin Simon
Work in Progress - Effect of Departmental Culture on ePortfolios for Graduate Engineering Programmatic Assessment ................................................................................................................................................ 311
Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Lisa McNair
Work in Progress – Developing a Graduate Consortium in Engineering Education................................................... 313Lauren D. Thomas, Brook Sattler, Adam R. Carberry
SESSION T3A: MINI WORKSHOP:
Mini Workshop – A Strategy for Assessing Student Work on Open-Ended Problems ............................................... 315Heidi Diefes-Dux, Monica E. Cardella
SESSION T3B: MINI WORKSHOP:
Mini Workshop – Designing Project-Based Courses for Learning and Cost-Effective Teaching............................... 317Kristina Edstrom, Stefan Hallstrom, Jakob Kuttenkeuler
SESSION T3C: DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING, LIFELONG LEARNING, LEADERSHIP, AND VALUES: INTEGRATION WITHIN ENGINEERING CURRICULA:
A Behavioral Approach to Building Cognitive Foundations for Effective Thought and Action in a Freshman Critical Thinking Course ................................................................................................................................ 319
Eric Pappas
Work in Progress – Developing an Individualized Life-Long Learning Plan for Junior Electrical and Computer Engineering Majors......................................................................................................................................... 325
Michael Elmore, James Constable
Work in Progress - Assessment of a Leadership Curriculum ........................................................................................ 328Andrew L. Gerhart, Donald D. Carpenter, Melissa L. Grunow
Knowledge and Information Sharing Improved by Simulation Technology: A Quantitative Study.......................... 331Adrienne Colbert, Angelica Guzman, Martha McQueen, Ray Luechtefeld
Student Development in the Co-curriculum through Values-Based Teaming.............................................................. 337Dan Dolan, Mike Batchelder, Jim McReynolds, Kim Osberg, Ryan Koontz, Pat Mahon, Mike Keegan, John Weiss
SESSION T3D: UNDERSTANDING HOW K-12 LEARNERS THINK ABOUT ENGINEERING AND HOW TECHNOLOGIES MIGHT INFLUENCE THEIR BELIEFS:
Mobile Laboratory Programs as Vehicles to Promote STEM Education in K-12 and Beyond .................................. 343Carl Franzblau, Carla A. Romney, Russell Faux, Donald DeRosa
Work in Progress - Exercises in Squeak Smalltalk for Pre-College Education ............................................................ 349Steve E. Watkins, Nicolette Kowalewski, Kathryn N. Rodhouse, Benjamin Cooper
Work In Progress - SUNRISE: Schools, University 'N' (and) Resources in the Sciences and Engineering-A NSF/GMU GK-12 Fellows Project.......................................................................................................... 352
Rajesh Ganesan, Donna Sterling, Philip Henning
Work in Progress - Developmental Engineering: Using Observation for Understanding Child Behaviors as Precursors to Engineering Thinking.......................................................................................................... 354
Diana Bairaktarova, Demetra Evangelou, Christina Citta
First Experiences with eBlocks as an Assistive Technology for Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Condition ............................................................................................................................................................................ 356
Jennifer Drain, Mario Riojas, Susan Lysecky, Jerzy Rozenblit
SESSION T3E: FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: PERSPECTIVES FROM PEERS AND STUDENTS:
A Review of an Engineering Teaching Apprenticeship Program .................................................................................. 363Kerry Meyers, Jay Brockman
Work in Progress - Implementing Peer Observation of Teaching................................................................................. 369Byron Garry, Li Qian, Teresa Hall
Developing IT Education in Tanzania: Empowering Students...................................................................................... 372Matti Tedre, Mikko Apiola, Josephat O. Oroma
Cooperative Learning: Lessons and Insights from Thirty Years of Championing a Research-Based Innovative Practice ............................................................................................................................................................ 378
Karl A. Smith
Work in Progress - How to Provoke Creativity and Innovation Within the Classroom by Modifying the Role of Faculty ............................................................................................................................................................. 385
Lluis Vicent, Xavier Gumara, Malinda E. C. Fitzgerald
SESSION T3F: PROJECT-ANCHORED AND TEAM-BASED APPROACHES TO TEACHING ENGINEERING DESIGN:
A Two-Channel Bioamplifier Design as a Cross-Course Experience ............................................................................ 388Steve Warren, James DeVault, Kejia Li
Work in Progress - An Innovative Design of a Master in Computer Science Program............................................... 394Lixin Tao, Constantine Coutras, Narayan Murthy, Richard Kline
Student Perspectives on Learning Through Developing Software for the Real World ............................................... 396Christopher Dean, Thomas D. Lynch, Rajiv Ramnath
Team-based Software/System Development in a Vertically-Integrated Project-Based Course .................................. 402Randal Abler, Ed Coyle, Agrita Kiopa, Julia Melkers
SESSION T3G: ARE THERE NEW APPROACHES TO DESIGNING ENGINEERING LABORATORY EXPERIENCES?
High Tech Garbage Can Help Engineering Colleges to Improve Hands-on Education .............................................. 409Samuel E. de Lucena
Green' Remote Laboratory for Chemical Engineering Degree: A New Paradigm for Training ................................ 415Yolanda Bolea, Antoni Grau
Work in Progress - Hands-On Learning of Fundamental Concepts in Electromagnetic Fields ................................. 421Yong Xu, Kathleen Meehan, Xiangyu Wei, Alan B. Overby, Cortney Martin
A Preliminary Motivational Evaluation of Milestone-Based Laboratory Assessment................................................. 424Ken Stanton, Euan Lindsay
Work in Progress - Creating a Collaborative Learning Environment for Engineers and Technologists................... 430Craig Downing, Anneliese Watt, Julia Williams, Rick Stamper
SESSION T3H: HOW MIGHT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS MAKE DIFFERENCES IN THE LIVES OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL?
Ultra-Low Power and the Millennium Generation ......................................................................................................... 433Antonio F. Mondragon-Torres, Adriana Becker-Gomez
Work in Progress - Development of an Integrated Circuits Course that Includes the Full Experience of Designing an ASIC in a CMOS Process....................................................................................................................... 438
Jose Lipovetzky, Alejandro De La Plaza, Mariano Garcia Inza, Ariel Lutenberg, Martin Carra, Pablo Barbeito
A Novel Interdisciplinary Course in Gerontechnology for Disseminating Computational Thinking......................... 441Hen-I Yang, Peter Martin, Debra Satterfield, Ryan Babbitt, Johnny Wong, Mack Shelley, Carl K. Chang
Effectiveness of Technology Education Learning Activities on the Improvement of Spatial Skills............................ 447Susan K. Donohue
Work In Progress - Programming in a Confined Space – A Case Study in Porting Modern Robot Software to an Antique Platform...................................................................................................................................... 453
Stacey L. Montresor, Jennifer S. Kay, Michel Tokic, Jonathan M. Summerton
SESSION T3J: ASSESSMENT: CHANGING PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING FACULTY AND BEHAVIORS AMONG ENGINEERING STUDENTS:
The Effect of Assessments on a Telematics Course for Telecommunication Engineers .............................................. 456Maria-Dolores Cano
Legitimization of Subject Matter in a Design Intensive Degree Program..................................................................... 462Charles D. Cox
Five Years with Kattis – Using an Automated Assessment System in Teaching .......................................................... 468Emma Enstrom, Gunnar Kreitz, Fredrik Niemela, Pehr Soderman, Viggo Kann
Defining, Integrating, and Assessing a Purposeful Progression of Cross-Curricular Initiatives into a Computer Science Program .............................................................................................................................................. 474
Steve Hadfield, Dino Schweitzer, David Gibson, Barry Fagin, Martin Carlisle, Jeff Boleng, Dave Bibighaus
Interactions Among Undergraduate Engineers: How Care and Respect are Demonstrated Among Peers.................................................................................................................................................................................... 480
Janice E. Austin, Elizabeth G. Creamer
SESSION T4A: SPECIAL SESSION:
Special Session - Assessing Student Learning of Engineering Design ........................................................................... 486Monica E. Cardella, William C. Oakes, Carla B. Zoltowski, Robin Adams, Senay Purzer, Jim Borgford-Parnell
SESSION T4B: SPECIAL SESSION:
Special Session - Attracting and Supporting Military Veterans in Engineering Programs......................................... 489Susan M. Lord, Kathleen A. Kramer, Rick T. Olson, Mary Kasarda, David Hayhurst, Sarah Rajala, Robert Green, David Soldan
SESSION T4C: INFORMING PRACTICE IN DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ONLINE COURSES:
Team Formation by Region to Improve Outcomes for Distance-Education Students in a PBL Course .................... 493Andrew P. Wandel
Improving Efficiency in Engineering Education Through Asynchronous Computer-Based Instruction .................. 499Ronald D. Williams, Joanne Bechta Dugan
Work in Progress - Design of Interactive Learning Objects for Improvement of Digital Electronics Teaching and Learning in High School and Distance Learning Universities ............................................................... 505
Sergio Martin, Jose Joaquin Fabuel, Elio Sancristobal, Manuel Castro, Juan Peire
Work in Progress – Development and Practice of National Colleges of Technology Version Embedded Technology Skill Standards .............................................................................................................................................. 507
Kazuhide Sugimoto, Kentarou Noguchi, Chikatoshi Yamada, Takahiro Yonamine
Work in Progress - Alternative Interfaces for e- Learning Platforms used in Remote Areas..................................... 509Lilian S. Oliveira, Didier V. Oliveros, Maria da Graca Pimentel, Jose Pinheiro Queiroz-Neto
SESSION T4D: NOVEL INITIATIVES TO LEARN ABOUT AND EDUCATE K-12 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS – CAN YOU DO BETTER?:
Work in Progress - STEM Collaboration Cubed ............................................................................................................ 515Stephen J. Zilora
Public School Students Left Behind: Contrasting the Trends in Public and Private School Computer Science Advanced Placement Participation..................................................................................................................... 517
Kevin Freisen, Tim Sanders, Jennifer S. Kay
Work in Progress – Exploring Teacher and Student Differences in Assessment of Constructivist Practices ............................................................................................................................................................................. 524
Taylor Martin, Pat Ko, Stephanie Baker Peacock
Work in Progress - Merging Science Inquiry and Engineering Design: A Summer Workshop Series for Middle and High School Science Teachers ................................................................................................................ 526
Patricia Carlson, Peter Hylton, Michael Robinson, Renee Rogge, Justin Shearer
Reinventing the Engineering: An Extracurricular Program Designed to Attract New Engineering Students .............................................................................................................................................................................. 528
Juliana Mesquita Vidal Martínez de Lucena, Vicente Ferreira de Lucena Junior, Claudia Magalhaes do Valle
SESSION T4E: FACULTY INNOVATION IN TEACHING VIA TECHNOLOGIES:
Work in Progress - A Smartphone Application as a Teaching Tool in Undergraduate Nursing Education............................................................................................................................................................................ 533
Jesse Vivanco, Bryan Demianyk, Robert D. McLeod, Marcia R. Friesen
Demo Program for Teaching the Characteristics of Low-Pass IIR Filters ................................................................... 536Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek
Work in Progress - Higher-Level-Learning Enhancements to Online Assignments in an Electrical Engineering Linear Systems Course ................................................................................................................................ 542
Chen Jia, Steve Warren
An Application for the Collaborative Development of Semantic Content .................................................................... 544Miguel Rodriguez-Artacho, Paola Sarango Lapo, Ines Jara Roa
Knowledge Servers for the Classroom ............................................................................................................................. 550Michael Wollowski, Kevin Risden
SESSION T4F: STUDENT DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES VIA CURRICULAR INNOVATIONS: CREATIVITY, TEACHING PREPARATION, GRADUATE SCHOOL:
Factors Influencing the Decision to Enroll in an Engineering PhD Program............................................................... 556Hoda Baytiyeh, Mohamad K. Naja
Assessing Creativity in Engineering Students ................................................................................................................. 561Susan Amato-Henderson, Amber Kemppainen, Gretchen Hein
Work in Progress - Putting the “E” in STEM Teacher Preparation: A New Bachelor of Science Degree with an Engineering Education Major................................................................................................................ 564
Kenneth J. Reid, Eric Baumgartner
Work in Progress – Developing a Curriculum to Prepare Engineers to Participate in Public Policy ........................ 566Ida Ngambeki, Demetra Evangelou, Suresh Rao, Monica Cox, Lamis Behbehani
A Survey on Computer Science K-12 Outreach: Teacher Training Programs ............................................................ 568Jiangjiang Liu, Ethan Philip Hasson, Zebulun David Barnett, Peng Zhang
SESSION T4G: INNOVATIONS IN TEACHING CSET COURSES: PROGRAMMING, FORMAL LANGUAGES, COMPUTER ENGINEERING, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING:
Work in Progress – The Evaluation Tools Database for Assessing Engineering Education Innovations .................. 574Michael S. Trevisan, Denny Davis, Jennifer E. LeBeau, Mo Zhang
Student Reflections as an Influence in the Dynamics of an Introductory Programming Course ............................... 576Scheila W. Martins, Antonio J. Mendes, Antonio D. Figueiredo
The use of Concept Maps in Computer Engineering Education to Promote Meaningful Learning, Creativity and Collaboration ............................................................................................................................................ 582
Inaki Calvo, Ana Arruarte, Jon A. Elorriaga, Mikel Larranaga, Angel Conde
Connecting Reality with Theory - An Approach for Creating Integrative Industry Case Studies in the Software Engineering Curriculum ................................................................................................................................... 588
Joe Bolinger, Michael Herold, Rajiv Ramnath, Jayashree Ramanathan
SESSION T4H: FACTORS INFLUENCING DECISIONS OF WOMEN TO SELECT AND/OR CONTINUE IN ENGINEERING:
Work in Progress - Why Are Most Underrepresented Groups Even More Underrepresented in a Vehicle Design Program? .................................................................................................................................................. 594
Janet M. Braun
Engineering Futures: Female Students, Careers, and Work/Life Balance ................................................................... 597Jonathan C. Hilpert, Melissa L. Carrion, Jenefer Husman, Laura Baughman
Implications of Black Greek Letter Membership on the Development of the Engineer of 2020................................. 602Denise R. Simmons, Julie P. Martin
Work in Progress - The Bridge to the Doctorate Experience: A Reflection on Best Practices and Project Outcomes............................................................................................................................................................... 607
Tuncay Aktosun, Ariana Arciero, Benjamin Flores, Helmut Knaust, Cristina Villalobos
Work in Progress: Gender Impacts of Relevant Robotics Curricula on High School Students’ Engineering Attitudes and Interest .................................................................................................................................. 609
Benjamin S. Terry, Brandi N. Briggs, Stephanie Rivale
SESSION T4J: HOW LEARNERS UNDERSTAND CSET CONCEPTS AND CAREERS:
Does an Avatar Motivate?................................................................................................................................................. 612Mohammad Nur Azhar Mazlan, Liz Burd
Work in Progress - Analysis of misconceptions of Engineering Technology Students About Electrical Technology Concepts. A Mixed Methods Study.............................................................................................................. 618
Tatiana V. Goris, Michael J. Dyrenfurth
Informal Learning In Engineering Education: Where we are - where we need to go ................................................. 621Daria Kotys-Schwartz, Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Larry Shuman
Work in Progress - Does the Marketing of Engineering Courses Through Pedagogical Differentiation Matter? ............................................................................................................................................................................... 628
Josef Rojter
Work in Progress - Does Maintenance First Improve Student's Understanding and Appreciation of Clean Code and Documentation ....................................................................................................................................... 631
Maureen Doyle, Brooke Buckley, Wei Hao, James Walden
FRIDAY SESSIONS: SESSION F1A: MINI WORKSHOP:
Mini Workshop – How to Organize a Professional Development Workshop for High School CS Teachers ............................................................................................................................................................................. 633
Joanne McGrath Cohoon, James P. Cohoon
SESSION F1B: MINI WORKSHOP – THE CS2013 COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM GUIDELINES PROJECT:
Mini Workshop - How to Improve Teaching and Learning: Selecting, Implementing and Evaluating Digital Resources in the Engineering Pathway................................................................................................................ 634
Joseph G. Tront, Flora P. McMartin, Alice M. Agogino
SESSION F1C: DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK, SKETCHING, COMMUNICATION:
Work in Progress - Effective Teaching of Technical Teamwork to Large Cohorts of Engineering Students in China............................................................................................................................................................... 636
Dan Zhang, Laurie Cuthbert, Steve Ketteridge
Work in Progress - Technical Freehand Sketching ........................................................................................................ 639Kenneth S. Manning, John Hampshire
A Take-home Exam to Assess Professional Skills ........................................................................................................... 641David Lopez, Josep-Llorenc Cruz, Fermin Sanchez, and Agustin Fernandez
Work in Progress - Cognitive Scaffolding in Contemporary Computer Documentation ............................................ 647Kenneth R. Price
Teaching Teamwork in Engineering and Computer Science......................................................................................... 649Robert Lingard, Shan Barkataki
SESSION F1D: INNOVATIONS IN TEACHING STUDENTS FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS AND SKILLS:
Conducting Successful Studies in Materials Science and Engineering with Consideration to a Multiplicity of Student Cohorts and Delivery Modes ..................................................................................................... 654
Patrick Keleher, Arun Patil, Kai Duan
An Automatic Correction Tool That Can Learn............................................................................................................. 660Ferran Prados, Josep Soler, Imma Boada, Jordi Poch
Work In Progress – Student Learning as a Function of Attendance in Large Engineering Classes........................... 665Michael Elmore, Koenraad Gieskes
Work in Progress - Promoting Metacognitive Knowledge and Shared Note-Taking to Learn Elec-tric Circuit Concepts through Enhanced Guided Notes ........................................................................................................ 668
Oenardi Lawanto, Paul Schreuders, Doug Holton, James Dorward
An Analysis of DC Circuit Theory Content in an Engineering Textbook: Presentation Features, Conceptual Content, and Use of Analogies...................................................................................................................... 671
Deepika Sangam, Brent K. Jesiek, Julia Thompson
SESSION F1E: SERVICE LEARNING:
LORSE: Intelligent Meta-Searcher of Learning Objects over Distributed Educational Repositories Based on Intelligent Agents............................................................................................................................................... 677
Silvia Margarita Baldiris, Jorge Luis Bacca, Adriana Noguera Rojas, Juan Carlos Guevara
Teaching a Service Learning Introductory Engineering Course - Lessons Learned and Improvements Made ................................................................................................................................................................................... 682
Tanja Karp
Work in Progress - Interdisciplinary International Preprofessional Service within the First-Year Engineering Curriculum ................................................................................................................................................... 687
Kenneth J. Reid, Robin M. White, Christine L. North
Security Planning for Small Businesses: A Service-Learning Course ........................................................................... 692Todd Burri, Susan J. Lincke
From the Manager's Perspective: Classroom Contributions to Open-Source Projects............................................... 698Edward F. Gehringer
SESSION F1F: LENSES FOR UNDERSTANDING DESIGN EDUCATION: HANDS-ON, COGNITION, LIFELONG LEARNING, COMPLEXITY, PROJECT-BASED:
Jump-starting a Senior-level Capstone Project through Hands-on Laboratory Exercises.......................................... 703James Bluman, J. Ledlie Klosky
Effects of Design Education on Design Cognition: A Preliminary Study of a Sophomore Design Course................................................................................................................................................................................. 709
Christopher B. Williams, Yoon Suk Lee, Marie C. Paretti, John S. Gero
Fostering Lifelong Learning in a Capstone Design Environment: An Implementation Assessment .......................... 716Gonca Altuger-Genc, Constantin Chassapis
Teaching Capstone Design: The Influence of Problem Complexity .............................................................................. 721C. Osterman, V. Viswanathan, J. Linsey
Work in Progress – Implementation of a Project-Based Learning Curriculum .......................................................... 727Ron Ulseth, Dan Ewert, Bart Johnson
SESSION F1G: DIRECTIONS FOR INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING LABORATORIES: FUN, PERSONAL, VIRTUAL, REMOTE ONLINE:
Work in Progress - Integrating Educational Online Lab Platforms around the iLab Shared Architecture ....................................................................................................................................................................... 729
Danilo Garbi Zutin, Michael E. Auer
Classroom Mediated by Technology Model: A New Proposal for Education to Remote Regions of the Amazon ............................................................................................................................................................................... 732
William R. Malvezzi, Katia C. Neles, Graca Bressan
Work in Progress - Tools and Technology to Implement a Students Personal Laboratory ........................................ 736Mark Walters
Wow! Linear Systems and Signal Processing is fun! ...................................................................................................... 738Maurice F. Aburdene, Kundan Nepal
SESSION F1H: USING GAMES TO TEACH CSET:
Game Tel: An Approach to Multi-Format and Multi-Device Accessible Engineering Education.............................. 744Luis Anido, Daniel Burgos, Manuel Caeiro, Javier Torrente, Manuel Fernandez, Javier Gonzalez, Mario Manso
An Agile Boot Camp: Using a LEGO®-Based Active Game to Ground Agile Development Principles .................... 750Thomas D. Lynch, Michael Herold, Joe Bolinger, Shweta Deshpande, Thomas Bihari, Jayashree Ramanathan
Introducing Object Oriented Design Patterns through a Puzzle-Based Serious Computer Game............................. 756Adrian Rusu, Robert Russell, Remo Cocco, Spence DiNicolantonio
Work in Progress - A Survey of Popular Game Creation Platforms Used for Computing Education ....................... 762Kathlyn Doss, Valerie Juarez, Daniel Vincent, Peggy Doerschuk, Jiangjiang Liu
Work in Progress - Games for Life Workshop: Outreach to Middle and High School Age Girl Scouts.................... 764Stephen Jacobs
SESSION F1J: MATHEMATICAL AND SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION:
Developing Instruments to Assess First-year Calculus and Physics Mechanics Skills needed for a Sophomore Statics and Dynamics Course ....................................................................................................................... 766
Kristi J. Shryock, Arun R. Srinivasa, Jeffrey E. Froyd
Tablet PC Use in Freshman Mathematics Classes Promotes STEM Retention ........................................................... 772Carla A. Romney
Mobile Learning Experience in the Calculus Classroom ............................................................................................... 779Travis Kowalski, Kevin Israel, Ambu Sreedharan
Work in Progress - Calculus Placement Modeling for Engineering Student Potentially Contributes to Appropriate Advising ........................................................................................................................................................ 785
Qu Jin, Lorie Groll, P. K. Imbrie, Teri Reed-Rhoads
Work in Progress - Engineering Math With Early Bird ................................................................................................ 787Sabina Jeschke, Olivier Pfeiffer, Erhard Zorn
SESSION F2A: MINI WORKSHOP:
Mini Workshop – P – 12 Engineering Education: Using Engineering Teaching Kits to Address Student Misconceptions in Science ................................................................................................................................... 789
Susan K. Donohue, Larry G. Richards
SESSION F2B: SPECIAL SESSION – HOW TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING: SELECTING, IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING DIGITAL RESOURCES IN THE ENGINEERING PATHWAY:
Special Session – The CS2013 Computer Science Curriculum Guidelines Project ...................................................... 793Mehran Sahami, Steve Roach, Richard LeBlanc
SESSION F2C: DEVELOPING ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: ETHICS, WRITE, TEAMWORK, LIFELONG LEARNING:
Reading Strategies and Student Comprehension in an Internet Ethics Course ........................................................... 796Mark A. Holliday
Work in Progress - Early Improvement in Report Writing Skills Using Critiques ..................................................... 803Jeffrey R. Mountain
A Quantitative Study of the Impact of Automated Facilitation on Engineering Student Dyadic Task Completion ......................................................................................................................................................................... 805
Ricardo Romero, Richard Savage, Paul Figueroa, Ray Luechtefeld
Decision-Making and Conflict Resolutions Skills Enhanced by Virtual Facilitation: A Qualitative Study ................................................................................................................................................................................... 811
Adrienne Colbert, Angelica Guzman, Martha McQueen, Ray Luechtefeld
Frontiers of Engineering: Opportunity and Challenges ................................................................................................. 815Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi
SESSION F2D: ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS TO PROMOTE INNOVATION:
Work in Progress - Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Mindset of Freshman Engineers................................................ 819Kenneth J. Reid, Daniel M. Ferguson
Patents and Intellectual Property in Entrepreneurship Education in Computing at Hofstra University .................. 822Gerda L. Kamberova, Andrea Pacelli, John Impagliazzo, Edward H. Currie, Simona Doboli
Work in Progress - Engineering Creativity and Propensity for Innovative Thinking and Design in Engineering Students......................................................................................................................................................... 828
Gisele Ragusa
Work in Progress - Product Evolution from an Engineering Perspective .................................................................... 832David Benson
Work in Progress - Entrepreneurship Literacy for Engineering Students ................................................................... 835Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Teri Reed-Rhoads, Shiva Haghighi
SESSION F2E: LIFELONG LEARNING FOR ENGINEERING FACULTY: TEACHING, LEADERSHIP, DISCIPLINARY CONTENT:
Perspectives on Leadership Concepts by Engineering Academics ................................................................................ 837Steven Goh, Todd Hartle, Megan Brodie
In-Service Teaching Assistant Training (InsTAT) for Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Students in Hong Kong: A Blended-Learning Approach............................................................................................... 844
Kai-Pan Mark, Dimple R. Thadani, David Santandreu Calonge, Cecilia F. K. Pun, P. H. Patrio Chiu
Work in Progress - The Organization of a Symposium that Supports Faculty Development in the Embedded-Systems Field .................................................................................................................................................. 850
Ariel Lutenberg, Julian Bruno, Juan Manuel Cruz, Ignacio Zaradnik, Diego Brengi
Introducing CATs to STEM Faculty through Graduate Students ................................................................................ 853Maria Gabriela Garcia, Rebecca Bates, Jeremy Pincosy, Gregg Asher
SESSION F2F: FACTORS IN STUDENT SUCCESS: CHOOSING ENGINEERING, IDENTITY, TRANSFER, CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
Success Factors for Students Transferring into Undergraduate Engineering Degree Programs ............................... 859Michael F. Anderson, Lance C. Pérez, David Jones, Carmen Zaff
Work in Progress - Identity Development of First-Year Engineering Students through a Summer College Prep Program ....................................................................................................................................................... 865
Rachel A. Louis, Holly M. Matusovich
Work in Progress - What Attracts Students to the Study of Engineering? Perceptions and Motivations ................. 868Josef Rojter
Work in Progress - Engineering’s Grand Challenges: An Analysis of Student Viewpoints........................................ 871James R. Rowland
Evaluation of a Ten Year Life Planning Assignment for an Academic Scholarship Success Class ............................ 873Mary R. Anderson-Rowland
SESSION F2G: HANDS-ON, COOPERATIVE, AND REMOTE APPROACHES FOR ENGINEERING LABORATORIES:
Multi-core System Education through a Hands-on Project on FPGAs ......................................................................... 880Xiaofang Wang
Work in Progress - Developing a Hands-On Course on Network Science .................................................................... 886Janne Riihijarvi, Petri Mahonen
Work In Progress - Cooperative and Competitive Projects for Engaging Students in Advanced ICT Subjects............................................................................................................................................................................... 888
Montse Pardas, Antonio Bonafonte
Work in Progress - Interactive Signal-Processing Labs and Simulations on iOS Devices........................................... 891Jinru Liu, Andreas Spanias, Mahesh K. Banavar, Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan, Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy
SESSION F2H: FACTORS IN CSET STUDENT SUCCESS: CHOOSING A MAJOR, IDENTITY, AND SOCIAL CAPITAL:
Developing a Survey Instrument to Characterize Social Capital Resources Impacting Undergraduates' Decisions to Enter and Persist in Engineering ................................................................................... 893
Julie P. Martin, Kyle Gipson, Matthew K. Miller
Encouraging Participation in Computer Science with CONNECT............................................................................... 899Brandon Vargo, Cyndi Rader, Tracy Camp
Examining the Impact of Mathematics Identity on the Choice of Engineering Careers for Male and Female Students ................................................................................................................................................................. 905
Cheryl A. P. Cass, Zahra Hazari, Jennifer Cribbs, Philip M. Sadler, Gerhard Sonnert
Comparing Attributes of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Non-Engineering Students .............................................................................................................................................................................. 910
Michele Miller, Leonard Bohmann, Chris Van Arsdale, Benjamin Mitchell
Focusing High School Teachers on Attracting Diverse Students to Computer Science and Engineering.................. 916James Cohoon, Joanne M. Cohoon, Mary Lou Soffa
SESSION F2J: TEACHING ENGINEERING: CURRENT ISSUES AND CLASSROOM APPROACHES:
Tragedy in the Gulf: A Call for a New Engineering Ethic ............................................................................................. 921George D. Catalano
New Pedagogic Challenges in Engineering Education and the Answer of IGIP .......................................................... 926Michael E. Auer, Dana Dobrovska, Arthur Edwards
Demonstrating the Impact of Multitasking in the Classroom........................................................................................ 933Steven Fulton, Dino Schweitzer, Lauren Scharff, Jeff Boleng
Increasing Instrumentality Without Decreasing Instructional Time: An Intervention for Engineering Students .............................................................................................................................................................................. 939
Krista Puruhito, Jenefer Husman, Jonathan C. Hilpert, Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Glenda Stump
SESSION F3A: SPECIAL SESSION:
Special Session – Engineering Ethics: Toward a Definition ........................................................................................... 945Craig Titus, Carla Zoltowski, William Oakes
SESSION F3B: SPECIAL SESSION:
Special Session – Connecting and Expanding the Emerging Engineering Education Research (EER) and Engineering Education Innovation (EEI) Communities ......................................................................................... 947
Karl A. Smith, Ruth A. Streveler
SESSION F3C: APPLYING ACCEPTED CSET EDUCATION PRACTICES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION CONTEXTS:
Enabling Remote Access to Computer Networking Laboratories for Distance Education ......................................... 949Carlos E. Caicedo Bastidas
Using Virtual Worlds in Distance Learning Environments ........................................................................................... 955Itana Stiubiener, Waleska Barbosa, Carlos Alberto Kamienski
Work in Progress - Item Retrieval System in Distributed Repositories to Generate Adaptive Assessments Supported in Items Response Theory (.IRTT) .......................................................................................... 961
Yehiry Pulido, Gloria Fernández, Silvia Baldiris, Juan Guevara
A Video-Message Evaluation Tool Integrated in the UNED E-learning Platform ....................................................... 965Rafael Pastor, Roberto Hernandez, Salvador Ros, Antonio Robles-Gomez, Agustin Caminero, Manuel Castro, Rocael Hernandez
Virtual Collaborative Space to Support Active Learning .............................................................................................. 971Gerardo J Alanis-Funes, Luis Neri, Julieta Noguez
SESSION F3D: ADVANCES IN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSES: TOPIC MODULES, RUBRICS, STUDENT CAREER PERCEPTIONS, DIVERSITY, SELF ASSESSMENT:
Work in Progress: Integration of Topic Modules and Organization of Session Flow for the First-Year Seminar Course in Engineering to Motivate and Sustain Student Learning................................................................ 977
Ramakrishnan Sundaram
A First Course in Operating Systems With and Without Rubrics ................................................................................ 979Osvaldo Clua, Maria Feldgen
Work in Progress - Diversity Harnessing in a General Education Course on Digital Information Technology ......................................................................................................................................................................... 984
Christopher D. Schmitz, Renata A. Revelo Alonso, Michael C. Loui
Using Low-Stakes Quizzing for Student Self-Evaluation of Readiness for Exams....................................................... 986Kirsten A. Davis
Students' Perceptions of the Engineering Profession and Implications for Interest in the Field ................................ 992Emily Towers, Jennifer A. Simonovich, Yevgeniya V. Zastavker
SESSION F3E: TRENDS IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES: VISUALIZATION, LEARNING OBJECTS, OPEN SOURCE:
Visualizing Conductive and Convective Heat Transfer using Thermographic Techniques ........................................ 999Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Sanjeev Arora, James E. Glover
Work in Progress - Enhancing On-Line Interaction with Graphical Tools................................................................ 1004William Schleter, Richard Bennett
Work in Progress - Live Programming Learning Objects Repository........................................................................ 1006Kai Qian, Lixin Tao, Wanjun Hu, Richard Kline
Work in Progress - Enhancing Interactive Geometry Systems with Intelligent Tutoring Features ......................... 1008Danilo L. Dalmon, Seiji Isotani, Anarosa A. F. Brandao Leonidas O. Brandao
Building a Medical Learning Methodology Based on Open Source Technologies ..................................................... 1010Antonio Vieira de Castro, Carlos Vaz de Carvalho, Eurico Carrapatoso
F3F: IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS THROUGH UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES:
Work in Progress - Undergraduate Research Course Design at KFUPM, A Basic Starting Experience................. 1017Amar Khoukhi
Work in Progress - Intervening to Improve the Dissertation of Final Year Engineering Research Projects ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1020
Steven Goh, Harry Ku
Work in Progress: The J-DSP/ESE Software for Analyzing Earth Systems Signals ................................................. 1026Linda Hinnov, Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Andreas Spanias
A Novel REU Program to Develop the Skills of the Engineer of 2020......................................................................... 1028Michael West, William Cross, Stuart Kellogg, Alfred Boysen
Work in Progress - A Health Information Technology Centralized Web Application .............................................. 1034Ronald J. Glotzbach, Laura A. Kocur, James L. Mohler, Carlos R. Morales
SESSION F3G: IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING COURSES:
Improving Programming Education in Tanzania: Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions......................................... 1036Mikko Apiola, Matti Tedre, Josephat O. Oroma
Comparing the Collaborative and Independent Viewing of Program Visualizations................................................ 1043Teemu Rajala, Erkki Kaila, Johannes Holvitie, Riku Haavisto, Mikko-Jussi Laakso, Tapio Salakoski
Identifying Cognitive Abilities to Improve CS1 Outcome ............................................................................................ 1050Ana Paula Ambrosio, Fabio Moreira Costa, Leandro Almeida, Amanda Franco, Joaquim Macedo
Work in Progress - Courses Dedicated to the Development of Logical and Algorithmic Thinking.......................... 1057Orna Muller, Amir Rubinstein
Work in Progress - Web Penetration Testing: Effectiveness of Student Learning in Web Application Security............................................................................................................................................................................. 1060
Hwee-Joo Kam, Joshua J. Pauli
SESSION F3H: THEMES IN IMPROVING ENGINEERING COURSES: COLLABORATION, FREQUENT ASSESSMENT, STUDIO ENVIRONMENTS, DEEP INSIGHT:
Results of the Cooperative Learning Program at Telemark University College, Norway......................................... 1063Trond Clausen, Svein Thore Hagen
Developing an Intermediate Embedded-Systems Course with an Emphasis on Collaboration ................................ 1068Andres Djordjalian, Ariel Lutenberg, Juan Manuel Cruz, Sebastian Garcia, Pedro Martos, Pablo Gomez
Understanding a Studio Environment: A Complex System Approach to a Community of Practice........................ 1076Ashley Thompson, Brook Sattler, Jennifer Turns
Thayer Quiz Method: Replacing Homework with Frequent Quizzes in Engineering Classes .................................. 1082Kenneth Viall, Christopher Lowrance, Scott Bronikowski
Teaching Deflection of Stepped Shafts: Castigliano's Theorem, Dummy Loads, Heaviside Step Functions and Numerical Integration ............................................................................................................................ 1088
E. M. Odom, C. J. Egelhoff
SESSION F3J: REACHING BEYOND TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES AND CHARACTERIZATIONS OF CSET STUDENTS:
Work in Progress - Streamlining Pathways to Engineering Degrees for Military Veterans ..................................... 1094David L. Soldan, Noel N. Schulz, Don M. Gruenbacher, Blythe Marlow Vogt, Rekha Natarajan
Work in Progress - Teaching Engineering Concepts to Liberal Arts Students .......................................................... 1096Polly R. Piergiovanni
Teaching Computational Thinking to Non-computing Majors Using Spreadsheet Functions.................................. 1099Kuo-Chuan Yeh, Ying Xie, Fengfeng Ke
Work in Progress - Interpreting Elementary Students’ Advanced Conceptions of Engineering from the Draw-An-Engineer Test ............................................................................................................................................ 1104
Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Brenda M. Capobianco
Work in Progress - A New Laboratory Project in a Required Electrical Engineering Course for Non-Majors: Design, Survey, and Analysis of Student Feedback........................................................................................ 1106
Hongwei Liao, Alexander Ganago
SESSION F4A: MINI WORKSHOP:
Mini Workshop - Exploration of the Ethical Development of Engineering Undergraduates.................................... 1108Donald D. Carpenter, Janel Sutkus, Cynthia Finelli, Trevor Harding
SESSION F4B: PANEL:
Panel - Tales from the Field – Cross-College Curriculum Development .................................................................... 1110Ruth A. Streveler, Tim Riordan
SESSION F4C: VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: ASSESSMENT, COLLABORATION, COMMUNITY:
Work in Progress - The Impact of Time on Building Community in an ALN............................................................ 1112Timothy J. Ellis
Automatic Assessment for the e-Learning of the Network Services in the context of the EHEA ............................. 1114Antonio Robles-Gomez, Llanos Tobarra, Salvador Ros, Roberto Hernandez
Student Empowerment in Higher Education Through Participatory Evaluation ..................................................... 1120Dina Soeiro, Antonio Dias de Figueiredo, Joaquim Armando Gomes Ferreira
Applying a Assessment Tool in Distance Learning Education..................................................................................... 1126Elio Sancristobal, Nuria Oliva, Juan J. Aguado, Juan Vicente Miguez, Sergio Martin, Gabriel Diaz, Jose Carpio
Improving Cooperation in Virtual Learning Environments Using Multi-Agent Systems and AIML...................... 1134Marcio Alencar, José Magalhaes Netto
SESSION F4D: PRE-COLLEGE OUTREACH THROUGH PROJECTS, AND MULTI-INSTITUTION COLLABORATIONS:
Multi-university Precollege Outreach from a Renewable Energy Focused Engineering Research Center ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1140
Keith E. Holbert, Kristen Molyneaux, Lisa L. Grable, Patricia Dixon
Implementing Nanotechnology Education in the High School Classroom.................................................................. 1147Ben Pelleg, Manuel Figueroa, Matthew VanKouwenberg, Adam Fontecchio, Eli Fromm
Work in Progress - Using a “Cigar Box” Guitar to Teach Waves and Sound in a High School Physics Program............................................................................................................................................................................ 1153
Kelly Crittenden, Heath Tims, Krystal Corbett, David Hall, Michael Swanbom
Set up and Delivery of Electrical and Computer Engineering Projects at Undergraduate Engineering Universities for Outreach and Partnership with K-12 STEM Schools........................................................................ 1156
Ramakrishnan Sundaram
Work in Progress - Student Task Interpretation, Design Planning, and Cognitive Strategies in Engineering Design Project: An exploratory study for Grades 9-12........................................................................... 1161
Oenardi Lawanto
SESSION F4E: ISSUES USING INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES TO FACILITATE LEARNING: USABILITY, FEEDBACK, CONTEXT, PERSONALIZATION, DEVELOPMENT TIME:
Work in Progress - Open Source Usability Evaluation: The Case of Moodle ............................................................ 1164Hoda Baytiyeh
Work in Progress - Evaluation and Feedback for Web Programming Curriculum .................................................. 1166Ronald J. Glotzbach, Laura A. Kocur
Model-Driven Development of Learning Objects ......................................................................................................... 1168Marco Aurelio Graciotto Silva, Ellen Francine Barbosa, Jose Carlos Maldonado
Context-Aware Recommendation Algorithms for the PERCEPOLIS Personalized Education Platform............................................................................................................................................................................ 1174
Amir Bahmani, Sahra Sedigh, Ali R. Hurson
Work in Progress - Virtual Facilitation and Procedural Knowledge Education ........................................................ 1180Ray Luechtefeld, Steve E. Watkins
SESSION F4F: FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING DESIGN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Comparing Design Cognition of Undergraduate Engineering Students and High School Pre-Engineering Students....................................................................................................................................................... 1183
Matthew D. Lammi, John S. Gero
Work in Progress - An Agile Embedded Systems Design Capstone Course ............................................................... 1189Antonio F. Mondragon-Torres, Alexander Kozitsky, Clifford Bundick, Edward McKenna
Work in Progress - Computer Science Perspectives on Integration with Human-Centered Design ........................ 1192Michael Herold, Aaron Ganci, Bruno Ribeiro, Rajiv Ramnath, R. Brian Stone
Work in Progress – Development of a Linear Integrated Circuits Course Focused on Design under Realistic Trade-off Conditions........................................................................................................................................ 1194
Ariel Lutenberg, Mariano Garcia Inza, Sebastian Carbonetto, Jose Lipovetzky, Gabriel Gabian
SESSION F4G: LEARNING PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGIES: CONSISTENT CHALLENGES, NEW APPROACHES:
Facing Computer Science Misconceptions: An Introductory Course Based on Historical Strands and Career Paths at a Glance................................................................................................................................................. 1197
Siegfried Rouvrais, Ioannis Kanellos
New Tools and Methodologies for Programming Languages Learning using the Scribbler Robot and Alice .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1204
Sebastian Londono Salcedo, Ana Maria Orozco Idrobo
Experiences with CS2 and Data Structures in the 100 Problems Format................................................................... 1210Nicholas Kraft, Xiaoyan Hong, John C. Lusth, Debra McCallum
A Class Record and Reviewing System Designed to Promote Programming Learning............................................. 1217Alvaro Santos, Anabela Gomes, Antonio Mendes
Work in Progress - Using Graphical Programming to Contextualize a Conventional Programming Course............................................................................................................................................................................... 1223
Ali Jamal-Kamali, Eric Freudenthal
SESSION F4H: BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM: PERCEPTIONS, RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, SUCCESS:
Representation of Women and Perceptions of Support in Engineering...................................................................... 1225Elizabeth G. Creamer
STAIRSTEP: an Interdisciplinary Program for Retention and Outreach in STEM................................................. 1231Peggy Doerschuk, Cristian Bahrim, Jennifer Daniel, Joseph Kruger, Judith Mann, Christopher Martin
Robots, Recruitment, and Retention: Broadening Participation Through CS0 ......................................................... 1237Laura M. Grabowski, Pearl Brazier
A Gender Analysis of Student Learning in Physics ...................................................................................................... 1242Teresa L. Larkin
Problematizations of Women’s Underrepresentation: Comparing Educator Interviews with the Literature ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1249
Kacey Beddoes
SESSION F4J: SUSTAINABILITY:
Activities to Infuse Sustainability and Renewable Energy Concepts in Electrical and Computer Engineering ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1255
Anil Pahwa, William B. Kuhn, Ruth Douglas Miller, Andrew Rys, Chris Eldridge, Scott Geier, Jeff Schuler, Matt Morley, Ian Sobering, Jonathan Stacks
Work in Progress - Sustainability and Senior Design at the University of San Diego ............................................... 1261Susan M. Lord, Charles N. Pateros
Work in Progress - Weaving Threads of Sustainability into the Fabric of the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum....................................................................................................................................................................... 1264
Michele Miller, John Gershenson, Chuck Margraves, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Gordon Parker
Introducing Sustainability Concepts in Lower Division Engineering Core Courses ................................................. 1266Juneseok Lee, Nicole Okamoto, Richard Chung, Thalia Anagnos
SATURDAY SESSIONS: SESSION S1A: MINI WORKSHOP:
Mini Workshop – Real World Engineering Projects: Discovery-Based Curriculum Modules for First-Year Students ................................................................................................................................................................... 1272
Stephen Williams, Masoud Agah, Luiz DaSilva, Kamyar Dezhgosha, Allen MacKenzie
SESSION S1B: SATISFYING ACCREDITATION EXPECTATIONS:
Evolution of the University of Denver Engineering Programs due to ABET Accreditation Criteria....................... 1276Ronald R. DeLyser
Effective Evaluation Strategies to Meet Global Accreditation Requirements ............................................................ 1282Lyn Brodie, Frank Bullen, Lesley Jolly
Unifying Program-Level ABET Assessment Data Collection, Analysis, and Presentation ....................................... 1288Ken Christensen, Rafael Perez, Purushottam Panta, Pummy Bedarahally
Enabling Scalability, Richer Experiences and ABET-Accreditable Learning Outcomes in Computer Science Capstone Courses Through Inversion of Control............................................................................................ 1294
Thomas Bihari, Igor Malkiman, Moez Chaabouni, Joe Bolinger, Jay Ramanathan, Rajiv Ramnath, Michael Herold
The Articulation of Military Training onto Engineering Degree Plans ...................................................................... 1301Dave Lighthart, David T. Hayhurst, Patricia Reily
SESSION S1C: SUCCESSFUL CAREERS AFTER GRADUATION: WHAT IS NEEDED? HOW ARE PROGRAMS EVOLVING TO DEVELOP EXPECTED COMPETENCIES?
Practitioner Engineers Perceptions for a Successful Early Employment Career....................................................... 1306Hoda Baytiyeh, Mohamad K. Naja
A Comprehensive Project Utilizing Spatial Visualization Skills.................................................................................. 1311Amber Kemppainen, Brett Hamlin
Acquiring Professional Skills: Virtual Facilitator as Model for Team Communication............................................ 1316Tracey Wiggins, Daniel Swift, Uyen Mai, Ray Luechtefeld
Development of Professional Competencies in Engineering Education ...................................................................... 1321Asa Cajander, Mats Daniels, Brian R. von Konsky
SESSION S1D: WHAT ENGINEERING INTERESTS AND ENGINEERING SKILLS CAN BE NURTURED THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS?
Work in Progress - United States Coast Guard Academy Robotics on Water Competition as Recruiting Tool – Program Enhancement for STEM & Diversity Outreach ............................................................. 1326
Brian Maggi, Hudson Jackson, Kassim Tarhini, Jonathan Russel
Work in Progress - Introducing Solar Energy Engineering in an Australian Middle Elementary School................................................................................................................................................................................ 1328
Bernardo A. Leon de la Barra, Karen L. Wilson
Work in Progress - The Rod-Spring Approximation: An Intuitive Approach to the Best-Fit Least-Squares Linear Approximation ...................................................................................................................................... 1330
Steven Gutstein, Eric Freudenthal, Ali Jamal-Kamali, Vladik Kreinovich, David Morgenthaler
Work in Progress - Computing for Middle-School Students: The Experience of Teaching Computers for 7th Grade Students ..................................................................................................................................................... 1332
Simona Doboli
Affordable K-12 Robotics Programs.............................................................................................................................. 1334Eric Levy, Mangnan Tan, Richard Gale, Tanja Karp, Alan Barhorst
SESSION S1E: MOBILE AND AUTHORING INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES:
SHERPA: a Mobile Application for Students and Educators in the Classroom ........................................................ 1339Dino Schweitzer, Scott Teel
Work In Progress - An Immersion Course Concentration in Mobile Web Computing ............................................ 1344Carol J. Romanowski, Rajendra K. Raj, Minseok Kwon
Timeline-Based authoring tool for E-Textbook: Bringing the “Mind-mapped Learning Model”............................ 1346HeeJeong Jasmine Lee, TeongJoo Ong, Christopher Hugh Messom
Work in Progress - The iCollaborate MSE Project ...................................................................................................... 1351Kathleen L. Kitto, Debra Jusak
Work in Progress - A Blended Mobile Learning Context Oriented Model applied to an Information Systems Undergraduate Degree Curriculum ................................................................................................................ 1354
Fernando Moreira, Maria Joao Ferreira
SESSION S1F: STORIES ABOUT ENGINEERING STUDENTS: INTEREST, SUCCESS, CAREER TRANSITIONS:
Work in Progress - Engineering Pathways Study: The College-Career Transition................................................... 1356Sheri Sheppard, Holly M. Matusovich, Cindy Atman, Ruth A. Streveler, Ronald L. Miller
Work in Progress - The Age of Apathy: Reigniting Engineering Educating .............................................................. 1359Elif Eda Miskioglu
Work in Progress - Asleep in Class Are the Schedules of College Students Hampering Their Ability to Learn?............................................................................................................................................................................... 1362
Maurice Baynard, Donald McEachron
It’s Not What You Think: A Theory for Understanding the Lack of Interest among Domestic Students in the Engineering PhD.................................................................................................................................... 1365
Michelle C. Howell Smith, Amanda L. Garrett, Ellen Weissinger, Namas Chandra
Work in Progress - Preparation Creating Effective Faculty of Engineering: A Technological Literacy Approach .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1371
Mani Mina, Diane Rover, Mack Shelley
SESSION S1G: TECHNOLOGIES AND QUALITY ASSURANCES: APPROACHES TO IMPROVING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD:
Use of LMS Functionalities in Engineering Education................................................................................................. 1373Martin Llamas, Manuel Caeiro, Manuel Castro, Inmaculada Plaza, Edmundo Tovar
Work in Progress – Exploiting Videoconferencing Possibilities to Promote the European Convergence Process .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1379
Enrique Barra, Sandra Aguirre, Juan Quemada
Leading Change in the Internal Quality Assurance System Implantation of a European Technical University ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1381
Edmundo Tovar, Gonzalo Carrillo, Jose Domingo Carrillo
Gift Young Engineers: An Extra-Curricular Initiative for Updating Computer and Electrical Engineering Courses........................................................................................................................................................ 1387
Vicente Ferreira de Lucena Junior, Jose Pinheiro de Queiroz Neto, Joao Edgar Chaves Filho
Teaching Mobile Solution Development in a Global Context: Comparing Solutions Proposed by Students in the Developed and Developing World ........................................................................................................ 1393
Christelle Scharff, Jean-Marie Preira, Roslyn Kay, Serene Hang Su
SESSION S1H: PROMOTING FEMALE AND MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS:
Conflicted Identities and Sexism in Computing Graduate Programs ......................................................................... 1399J. McGrath Cohoon, Monica Nable, Paul Boucher
Engineering Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students at Urban vs. Rural Universities................................... 1404K. L. Jordan, Sheryl Sorby, Susan Amato-Henderson, Tammy Haut Donahue
Work in Progress - Assessing and Evaluating Mentorship programs affecting students retention at the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Mechanical Engineering ..................................................................... 1408
Jamie Gurganus, Anne Spence
Work In Progress - Modeling Academic Success of Female and Minority Engineering Students Using the Student Attitudinal Success Instrument and Pre-college Factors ......................................................................... 1411
Joe J. Lin, P.K. Imbrie, Kenneth J. Reid, Junqiu Wang
Work In Progress - Reporting S-STEM Retention: New Diversity vs. Supporting Existing Diversity .................... 1413Mary Virnoche, Elizabeth A. Eschenbach
SESSION S2A: MINI WORKSHOP:
Mini Workshop - Aligning Content, Assessment, and Pedagogy in the Design of Engineering Courses ................. 1415Ruth A. Streveler, Karl A. Smith, Mary K. Pilotte
SESSION S2B: CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM:
Work in Progress - Structural Art: Encouraging Student Creativity and Artistic Expression ................................ 1417Andrew T. Rose
A Social-based Meta-multidisciplinary Framework to Motivate the Creation of a New Generation of Electronics 2.0 Systems ................................................................................................................................................... 1419
Cesar Cardenas
Developing the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs....................................................................................................... 1425Edward H. Currie, Simona Doboli, Gerda L. Kamberova
Assessing Creativity Practices in Design........................................................................................................................ 1431Guy-Alain Amoussou, Michael Porter, Steven J. Steinberg
Work in Progress – Undergraduates and Intellectual Property: Trends, Policies, and Practices ............................ 1437Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Brandon Barrett
SESSION S2C: PROFESSIONAL SKILLS BEYOND TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION:
Engineering Positive Organizational Behavior and Managing the Psychological Capital for Learning Effectiveness ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1439
Hamid Khan
Work in Progress - Assessing Information Literacy in Civil Engineering .................................................................. 1445Hudson Jackson, Nathan Rumsey, Patricia Daragan, Sharon Zelmanowitz
Introducing “Sustainability and Social Commitment” Skills in an Engineering Degree........................................... 1447David Lopez, Fermín Sanchez, Jordi Garcia, Marc Alier, Jordi Piguillem, Martha Velasco
Work in Progress - A Grand Challenge Leadership Course for Engineering Students ............................................ 1453J. Elaine Seat, C. D. Pionke, J. R. Parsons
Synergies and Opportunities Between Engineering and Law ...................................................................................... 1455Ladimer S. Nagurney
SESSION S2D: ASSESSING AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING ATTITUDES AND SKILLS IN K-12:
An Exploratory Evaluation of an Elementary Mathematics and Science Attitude Survey ....................................... 1460Tonya Lauriski-Karriker, Anna Forssen, Barbara M. Moskal
Work in Progress - Soil Watering Systems as Teaching Materials for Technology Education in Junior High Schools..................................................................................................................................................................... 1465
Yasumasa Oomori, Kan Nagai, Naoya Kawasaki, Hideo Nagumo
Work in Progress - Application of the Boe-Bot in Teaching K12 Electricity Fundamentals .................................... 1468Heath Tims, Krystal Corbett, David Hall, Galen Turner, Davis Harbour
Middle School Girls' Perceptions of Engineers Before and After a Female Only Summer Enrichment Program............................................................................................................................................................................ 1471
Linda S. Hirsch, Suzanne Berliner-Heyman, Rosa Cano, Howard Kimmel, John Carpinelli
SESSION S2E: VISUALIZING FUTURE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES:
Web Editing Module for Tagging Metadata of the Fedora Commons Repository Learning Objects under DRD and LOM Standards ................................................................................................................................... 1477
Silvia Baldiris, Cecilia Avila, Paola Andrea Rivera, Juan Carlos Guevara, Ramon Fabregat
Preparing for Future Data Center Professionals: Integrating Storage Technology into the Computer Information Technology Curriculum............................................................................................................................. 1482
Wei Hao, Hetal Jasani, Traian Marius Truta
Evaluation of a Natural Sketch Interface for Truss FBDs and Analysis..................................................................... 1488Olufunmilola Atilola, Martin Field, Erin McTigue, Tracy Hammond, Julie Linsey
Work in Progress - Collaborative and Reflective Learning in Engineering Programs.............................................. 1494Neelam Soundarajan
An Experimental Nexos Laboratory Using Virtual Xinu ............................................................................................. 1496Paul Ruth, Dennis Brylow
SESSION S2F: NOVEL CONTEXTS FOR DEVELOPING ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPETENCIES:
Integrating Developmental Instruction in Sustainability Contexts into an Undergraduate Engineering Design Curriculum: Level Two ...................................................................................................................................... 1502
Eric Pappas, Olga Pierrakos
Reference Designs for Embedded Controls ................................................................................................................... 1508Chiu H. Choi
Utilizing University Research and Upper-Division Course Material for an Enhanced First-Year Design Experience............................................................................................................................................................ 1514
Amber Kemppainen, Gretchen Hein, Amy Hamlin
Distributed Systems Design supported by Reflective Writing and CATs ................................................................... 1520Maria Feldgen, Osvaldo Clua
Work in Progress - Direct Assessment of Course Outcomes in a Computer Modeling and Simulation Class .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1526
Keith Garfield
SESSION S2G: INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES:
Teaching Computer Systems through Common Principles ......................................................................................... 1528Mark A. Holliday
Work in Progress - Integrating Mathematical Modeling with Computer Visualization to Improve Students’ Problem Solving in an Introductory Engineering Course ........................................................................... 1534
Ning Fang
New Approach to Teaching an Introductory Computer Science Course.................................................................... 1536Asad Azemi, Nannette D'Imperio
Work in Progress – The Impact of Integrating First-Year Students into the Broader Curriculum......................... 1542Robert Elliott, Nancy Evans
Using the Matlab-based iRobot Create Simulator to Engage Introductory Computer Programming Students in Program Development and Observing Computational Errors ................................................................ 1544
K.-Y. Daisy Fan, Kathryn Conway Dimiduk
SESSION S2H: HOW CAN EXPECTED SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS FOR STUDENT LEARNING BE NURTURED?
Student Difficulties with Basic Concepts in Introductory Materials Science Engineering........................................ 1550Andrew F. Heckler, Rebecca Rosenblatt
Group-Work Tutorials for an Introductory Materials Engineering Course .............................................................. 1556Rebecca Rosenblatt, Andrew F. Heckler, Katharine Flores
Predictive Assessment of Student Performance for Early Strategic Guidance .......................................................... 1562Patrick D. Schalk, David P. Wick, Peter R. Turner, Michael W. Ramsdell
Renewable Energy Education at the Colorado School of Mines: A Survey of Development .................................... 1567Chuck Stone
Probing a Deeper Understanding of Modern Physics Concepts .................................................................................. 1574Jessica Uscinski, Teresa L. Larkin
SESSION S3A: MINI WORKSHOP:
Mini Workshop – Exploration of a Direct Method for Measuring ABET Professional Skills .................................. 1580Steve Beyerlein, Ashley Ater Kranov, Jay McCormack, Pat Pedrow, Edwin Schmeckpeper, Mo Zhang
SESSION S3B: PROBLEM AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING:
On Implementation of Problem-Based Learning in Engineering Education: Thoughts, Strategies and Working Models .............................................................................................................................................................. 1582
Waddah Akili
Problem-Based Learning and Adaptive Expertise........................................................................................................ 1588Jeffrey E. Froyd
Work in Progress - Project-Based Service Learning in Engineering: Investigating Partner Relationships .................................................................................................................................................................... 1593
Julia D. Thompson, Brent K. Jesiek
Capstone Experiences: Effects of Adapted Physical Activity Design Projects on Attitudes and Learning ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1595
David W. Hey, Bridie Jean McCarey, Lynne A. Slivovsky, J. Kevin Taylor, Brian Self, James Widmann
Work in Progress - A Problem-Based Learning Approach for Systems Understanding in the MSU AES Program ................................................................................................................................................................... 1602
Jon Sticklen, Ronald Rosenberg
SESSION S3C: ELEARNING: APPROACHES AND TOOLS:
Cloud-based e-Learning Infrastructures with Load Forecasting Mechanism Based on Exponential Smoothing: a Use Case .................................................................................................................................................... 1604
Agustin C. Caminero, Salvador Ros, Roberto Hernandez
Work in Progress - PI2E, Towards a Google Home Page for e-learning .................................................................... 1610Manuel Caeiro-Rodriguez, Martin Llamas-Nistal, Juan Gonzalez-Tato, Javier Alvarez-Osuna
Work in Progress - Enhancement of Distance Learning through Hybrid e-learning Approach .............................. 1612Asad Azemi, Gary Chinn, Thomas Litzinger
Work in Progress - Integrating Computational and Engineering Thinking Through Online Design and Simulation of Multidisciplinary Systems................................................................................................................ 1615
Alejandra J. Magana, Prabhakar Marepalli, Jason V. Clark
Facilitating the Design of Physics Active Learning ....................................................................................................... 1617Luis Neri, Julieta Noguez, Ivan Perez, Gerardo Aguilar
SESSION S3D: DEVELOPING INTEREST AND SKILLS IN ENGINEERING: TEAMS, ARTIFACTS, PROJECTS, AND DECISION MAKING:
The Effect of Emotive Language in Virtual Teams....................................................................................................... 1623Nicholas Richter, Linda Williams, Obed Magny, Ray Luechtefeld
Multidiscipline Interactions in STEM: Analysis by Artifact ....................................................................................... 1629Paul Schreuders, Matthew Verleger, Kimberly Otteson
Algae as a Biofuel: An Interdisciplinary High School Curriculum Incorporating Engineering, Biology and Education .................................................................................................................................................................. 1634
Kenneth J. Reid, Debra Gallagher, Robert Verb
Mathematics Instruction Using Decision Science and Engineering Tools................................................................... 1639Karen Keene, Richelle Dietz, Krista Holstein, Amy Craig
University Outreach in STEM Education through a Roller Coaster Science and Engineering Camp..................... 1645David P. Wick, Michael W. Ramsdell, Kathleen Fowler, Peter Turner, Patrick D. Schalk
SESSION S3E: CHALLENGES IN DESIGNING CSET INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONS:
Measuring CS1 Perceptions of Parallelism.................................................................................................................... 1651Brian Rague
Work in Progress - Music Synthesizers: A Tool in Engineering Education ............................................................... 1657Steven Billis, Nada Anid, Steven Giordano
Work in Progress - An Interactive, Execution-safe System for Teaching e-Commerce using Real-time Feedback........................................................................................................................................................................... 1659
William Burns, Alfred C. Weaver
Work in Progress - A Framework for Building Interactive Learning Modules ......................................................... 1662Danilo L. Dalmon, Anarosa A. F. Brandao, Seiji Isotani, Leonidas O. Brandao
Work in Progress - An Example of the Variations of Visual Representations in Mechanical Engineering Education .................................................................................................................................................... 1664
Koenraad Gieskes, Charles DeRusso, Roy McGrann
SESSION S3F: INSIGHTS THROUGH TEACHING ENGINEERING DESIGN: MENTORING, SYSTEM DESIGN, PHYSICAL MODELS, TEAMS, SUSTAINABILITY:
An Interactive Approach to Renewable Energy Research and Education ................................................................. 1667Jonathan Bush, Matthew Kane, Kai Segrud, Damon Fick, Ziliang Zong
Assessing the Impact of Faculty Advising and Mentoring in a Project-Based Learning Environment on Student Learning Outcomes, Persistence in Engineering and Post-Graduation Plans......................................... 1672
Mary Raber, Susan Amato-Henderson, Valorie Troesch
Understanding Physical Models in Design Cognition: A Triangulation of Qualitative and Laboratory Studies............................................................................................................................................................................... 1678
Vimal Viswanathan, Julie Linsey
Work in Progress – Implementing and Evaluating Efforts to Engage Interdisciplinary Teams to Solve Real-World Design Challenges ....................................................................................................................................... 1684
Z. Maria Oden, Marcia K. O'Malley, Gary L. Woods, Tracy M. Volz
SESSION S3G: ISSUES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION: MULTICORE PROGRAMMING, OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN, TEAMS, DESIGN SCIENCE, COMPETENCIES:
Work in Progress - Course Development of Programming for General-Purpose Multicore Processors ................. 1686Wei Zhang
Teaching Object-Oriented Software Design within the Context of Software Frameworks....................................... 1688Zoya Ali, Joseph Bolinger, Michael Herold, Thomas Lynch, Jay Ramanathan, Rajiv Ramnath
Work in Progress - Vertically Integrated Teams to Inspire Student Interest in Computing .................................... 1693Gregory W. Hislop, Massood Towhidnejad, William M. Marcy
Teaching and Assessing an Interdisciplinary Science of Design Pilot course ............................................................. 1696Guy-Alain Amoussou, Steven J. Steinberg
Work in Progress - Transversal Competencies Contributions to Computer Science 1 Course ................................ 1703Ines Friss de Kereki
SESSION S3H: GENER AND DIVERSITY: TIOSPAYE, SOCIAL MEDIA, MICROAGRESSION, ACADEMIC CAREER TRAJECTORIES, INNOVATION:
Tiospaye in Engineering and Science: Inculcating a Sustained Culture for Recruiting, Retaining, and Graduating American Indian Students.......................................................................................................................... 1706
Jacqueline McNeil, Carter Kerk, Stuart Kellogg
Work in Progress - Using Social Media to Teach Engineering Process ...................................................................... 1712Bruce R. Maxim, Margaret Turton, Wassim M. Nahle
"Microaggressions" in Engineering Education: Climate for Asian, Latina and White Women .............................. 1714Michelle Madsen Camacho, Susan M. Lord
Performance Trajectory of Students in the Engineering Disciplines .......................................................................... 1720Marisa K. Orr, Ida Ngambeki, Russell A. Long, Matthew W. Ohland
Does Diversity in Novice Teams Lead to Greater Innovation? .................................................................................... 1724Nicholas D. Fila, Ruth E. H. Wertz, Senay Purzer
SESSION S4A: PANEL:
Engineering Education in Iberian America................................................................................................................... 1729Melany M. Ciampi, Claudio da Rocha Brito, Maria Feldgen, Edmundo Tovar
SESSION S4B: ENABLING AND ASSESSING CSET LEARNING: PORTFOLIOS, BELIEFS, RESIDENCY, CONTEXTS, AND RELATIONSHIPS:
Work in Progress - The Role of Working Memory and Epistemic Beliefs on Open-Ended Problem Solving .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1736
Elliot P. Douglas, Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, David J.Therriault, Christine Lee, Zaria Malcolm, Nathan McNeill
Work in Progress - Software Residency: a Contribution for Professional Maturity ................................................. 1738Luiz Ricardo Begosso, Luiz Carlos Begosso, Alex Sandro Romeo de Souza Poletto
Providing End-to-End Perspectives in Software Engineering ..................................................................................... 1740Michael Herold, Joe Bolinger, Rajiv Ramnath, Thomas Bihari, Jay Ramanathan
Work In Progress - Computer Science E-portfolios: Perspectives from Upper and Lower Division Students ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1747
Karen Anewalt, Jennifer Polack-Wahl
Identifying and Assessing Relational Understanding in Ordinary Differential Equations ....................................... 1750Karen Allen Keene, Michael Glass, Jung Hee Kim
SESSION S4C: CHALLENGES IN LEARNING ENGINEERING: PROBLEM SOLVING, COLLABORATION, TEAMS, AND COMMUNICATION:
A Qualitative Analysis for the Facilitation of Innovative Problem Completion Amongst Dyads of Engineering Students....................................................................................................................................................... 1756
Paul Figueroa, Richard Savage, Ricardo Romero, Ray Luechtefeld
Mixing Numbers and Letters: Collaboration Between Engineering and English to Improve Graduate Student Work ................................................................................................................................................................... 1762
Craig Baltimore, Deborah Wilhelm, Mary Forte, Pamalee Brady
Inversion of Technical and Communication Emphasis in an Engineering Product Design Class ............................ 1768Dave Custer
Work In Progress - A Feedback System for Peer Evaluation of Engineering Student Teams to Enhance Team Effectiveness........................................................................................................................................... 1774
Junqiu Wang, P. K. Imbrie, Joe J. Lin
Work in Progress - Robust Engineering Problems for the Study of Problem Solving Strategies ............................. 1779Sarah J. Grigg, Lisa C. Benson
SESSION S4D: APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING ENGINEERING LEARNERS: METACOGNITION, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, GRADING, CO-CURRICULA, FEEDBACK:
Work in Progress - Using the Levenshtein Distance to Examine Changes to Teams’ Model-Eliciting Activity Solutions throughout a Semester...................................................................................................................... 1782
Jacob Bishop, Matthew Verleger
Work in Progress - Prediction of Students’ Academic Performance in an Introductory Engineering Course............................................................................................................................................................................... 1785
Shaobo Huang, Ning Fang
Work in Progress – Developing Engineers for 2020 – An Innovative Curricular and Co-Curricular Approach .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1788
Monica J. Bruning, Diane T. Rover, Ana M. Williams
The Itasca CC Engineering Learning Model................................................................................................................. 1791Bart Johnson, Ron Ulseth
Work in Progress - Using Multiple Methods to Investigate the Role of Feedback in................................................. 1797Monica E. Cardella, Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Matthew Verleger, Amanda Fry, Mark T. Carnes
SESSION S4E: INSTITUTIONALIZING INNOVATIONS IN CSET EDUCATION:
Work in Progress - Improving the Dissemination of CCLI (TUES) Educational Innovations ................................. 1800Joseph G. Tront, Flora P. McMartin, Brandon Muramatsu
Curricula Design Model for Designing and Evaluating Systems and Computing Engineering Programs .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1806
Jorge Villalobos, Oscar Gonzalez, Claudia Jimenez, Francisco Rueda
Systematic Analysis of Peer Interaction in Cooperative Learning .............................................................................. 1813Chien-Hung Lai, Bin-Shyan Jong, Yen-Teh Hsia, Pai-Feng Lee, Te-Yi Chan
SESSION S4F: FACILITATING STUDENTS IN LEARNING CSET DESIGN:
Learning from an Initiative – Hands-on Robotics Workshops by IEEE Student Branch ......................................... 1820Tuhin S. Mukherjee, P. Purkait
Work in Progress – Analyzing Engineering Student Conceptions of Modeling in Design ........................................ 1825Adam R. Carberry, Ann F. McKenna
Cognitive Dissonance During Engineering Design........................................................................................................ 1827Senay Purzer, Jonathan C. Hilpert, Ruth E. H. Wertz
A Comparative Study of Academic Partnerships from a Student Perspective........................................................... 1832Amalia Rusu, Spoorthy Gowda
Work in Progress - Creating a Professional Software Development Environment to Support Capstone Programming Projects .................................................................................................................................................... 1838
Meg Coffin Murray
SESSION S4G: OUTPOSTS IN ENGINEERING LABORATORIES: REMOTE EXPERIMENTS, PERSONAL LABORATORIES, SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, SIMULATIONS:
Using Remote Experimentation in a Large Undergraduate Course: Initial Findings ............................................... 1841M. C. Costa Lobo, Gustavo R. Alves, M. A. Marques, C. Viegas, R. G. Barral, R. J. Couto, F. L. Jacob
Work In Progress – A Hardware Platform for a Continuous-Time Signals and Systems Course............................ 1848Mario Simoni
An Advanced Level Radio-Frequency Circuit Course with Laboratory and Design Exercises that Emphasize Complete System Performance ................................................................................................................... 1850
Taylor Barton, Mariano Alvira
Work in Progress - A Transparency and Scaffolding Framework for Computational Simulation Tools................ 1856Alejandra J. Magana, Dragica Vasileska, Shaikh Ahmed
SESSION S4H: CAN STUDENTS LEARNING CSET SUBJECTS THROUGH GAMES
Early Project Based Learning Improvements via a "Star Trek Engineering Room" game framework, and competition................................................................................................................................................................ 1858
Peter Jamieson
Work in Progress - Using Mobile & Social Game Technology with Location-based Services for Building Learning Communities .................................................................................................................................... 1863
Anthony Ellertson, Patrick Seeling
Nash Meets Van Valkenburg: A Game-Theoretic Approach to Effective Learning and Teaching in Engineering ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1866
Quanyan Zhu
Work in Progress - Using a Computer Gaming Strategy to facilitate Undergraduates’ Learning in a Computer Programming Course: An Experimental Study.......................................................................................... 1869
Kuo-Chuan Yeh, Wei-Fan Chen
Assessment of the Pilot Implementation of a Game-based Gear Design Laboratory ................................................ 1871Yizhe Chang, El-Sayed Aziz, Sven K. Esche, Constantin Chassapis
ADDITIONAL PAPERS:
A Select and Annotated Bibliography of Philosophy in Engineering Education........................................................ 1877John Heywood, Adam Carberry, William Grimson
A Historical Overview of Recent Developments in the Search for a Philosophy of Engineering Education.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1903
John Heywood
VISIR Deployment in Undergraduate Engineering Practices ..................................................................................... 1917Mohamed Tawfik, Elio Sancristobal, Sergio Martín, Charo Gil, Alberto Pesquera, Pablo Losada
Quantifying Qualitative Data in Mixed Methods Research in Engineering Education ............................................. 1924E. G. Creamer
Using IDEALS to Demonstrate Development of Professional Skills in Project Courses ........................................... 1926Steve Beyerlein, Denny Davis, Mike Trevisan
Evaluation of Education Development Projects ............................................................................................................ 1928Louis Everett, Susan Finger, Don Millard, Russell Pimmel, Janis Terpenny
Developing Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations for Engineering Education Research ............................................... 1930Robin S. Adams, Wendy C. Newstetter
Assessing and Developing Critical Thinking Skills ....................................................................................................... 1931Susan Wolcott, Jennifer Karlin
Developing Active Learning Classroom Exercises for use with Tablet PCs ............................................................... 1933Joseph G. Tront
Introducing and Teaching Smartphone Application Development ............................................................................. 1935Qusay H. Mahmoud
Service-Learning in Engineering, Technology and Computing ................................................................................... 1936William Oakes, Carla Zoltowski
Application and User Perceptions of Using the WebLab-Deusto-PLD in Technical Education ............................... 1938Javier Garcia-Zubia, Pablo Orduna, Ignacio Angulo, Unai Hernandez, Olga Dziabenko, Diego Lopez-Ipina
A Survey of Issues and Approaches to Remote Laboratory Adoption by Teacher-Academics ................................ 1944Steven W. Tuttle, David B. Lowe, Bruce Moulton
Collaborative Web Labs As a Service: Challenges And Opportunities ...................................................................... 1950Mario A. Bochicchio, Antonella Longo
Integration of Virtual and Remote Experiments into Undergraduate Engineering Courses.................................... 1958Yvonne Tetour, David Boehringer, Thomas Richter
An Online Lab to Support a Master Program in Remote Engineering....................................................................... 1964Diana Pop, Danilo G. Zutin, Michael E. Auer, Karsten Henke, Heinz-Dietrich Wuttke
A Toolkit for Remote Laboratory Design & Development .......................................................................................... 1970Euan Lindsay, Steve Murray, Benjamin D. Stumpers
Book of Abstracts............................................................................................................................................................. 1976
Author Index