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Mario Castro-Cedeno

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, NY. He teachescourses in introduction to manufacturing, materials technology and computer aided design to engineeringtechnology undergraduates. Before joining RIT in December of 2003 he accumulated 30 years of engineering andmanagement experience at various firms, including NASA and General Electric.Mr. Castro-Cedeno was born in Puerto Rico and obtained his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from theUniversity of Puerto Rico and a Master of Engineering degree in Materials Science and Engineering from theUniversity of California at Berkeley. Page 10.129.5 Proceedings of the

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Assessing Where We Stand

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Steve Eisenbarth; Kenneth Van Treuren

Session 3461 An Evaluation of Humanities and Social Science Requirements in an Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum Ken Van Treuren and Steve Eisenbarth Baylor UniversityAbstractEngineering design is a structured, creative process, where engineers strive to develop solutionsto perceived problems or needs by the application of theoretical and practical knowledge. Thedesign process is a quest for technological objects, wherein the solution to the posed problem isintrinsic or inherent in the resultant object. However, the design solution [object] must exist in areal

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Betsy Willis

Visioneering – Designing the Future Betsy F. Willis, Ph.D. School of Engineering, Southern Methodist UniversityAbstractScience Fair meets rock concert meets a day at the mall meets sporting event….welcome toVisioneering. Visioneering is an annual engineering outreach event and TV show produced inconjunction with National Engineers Week. The goal of Visioneering is to excite K-12 studentsabout science, math, engineering and technology in a high-energy, high-impact atmosphere.Visioneering brings together students, educators, higher education, and industry. Now in its 5thyear, Visioneering has grown from a live event for 250 middle school students to a by

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Catherine Mavriplis

in physics are so dull. I mean, they have absolutely nothing to do with what you'll be doing later. I'm afraid that's why you might be losing good students from engineering that are really qualified and have the intelligence. There are ways to make the introductory material interesting so that it doesn't drive away good people through boredom.’ (Male white engineering non- switcher).”Furthermore, students in a focus group convened for a National Science Foundationreport2 identified introductory SME&T (Technology) courses as a major barrier. Thissame report recommended in 1996 that faculty members:“A. Believe and affirm that every student can learn; recognize that different students maylearn in different

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Zbigniew Hladysz; Robert Corey; JASON ASH; Glen Stone; Dale Skillman; Charles Kliche; Larry Stetler; David Dixon; Larry Simonson; Stuart Kellogg

Project-Based Learning Incorporating Design and Teaming Larry D. Stetler, Stuart D. Kellogg, David J. Dixon, Glen A. Stone, Larry A. Simonson, Zbigniew J. Hladysz, Charles Kliche, Robert Corey, Dale Skillman, Jason T. Ash South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701Abstract:Projects that provide inquisitive design and analysis are utilized in a 1st-year engineering andscience curriculum at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to introduce students toexperimentation, data collection, analysis, technical report writing, and presentation. Projectsallow for construction of numerical models, development of predictions, and

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Stacy Wilson; Mark Cambron

majorcomponent of this assessment process is course review. Immediately following each semester,EE faculty conduct course review of all courses taught during the previous semester. Thisreview is used to evaluate courses within the larger context of the program. Course review isalso a place for implementation of changes due to the assessment process. The engineeringfaculty discuss how and where changes are needed in order to improve the program as a whole.In addition, course review is used ensure that course outcomes are being meet. If problems existaction plans are proposed to improve the courses.Introduction Western Kentucky University had an engineering technology program for over threedecades. However, due to the growth and development of local

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College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach

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Russell Faux; Meredith Knight; Brian Gravel; Christine Cunningham

directorDr. Rita Colwell, GK-12 is intended to promote outreach and service amongst graduate studentsin US universities and colleges. The program synopsis reads: From the NSF GK-12 Program Solicitation (2004)1 This program supports Fellowships and associated training that enable graduate students and advanced undergraduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to serve in K-12 schools as resources knowledgeable about both the content and applications of these disciplines. Academic institutions apply for awards to support Fellowship activities. Institutions are responsible for: 1) selecting Fellows; 2) partnering with school districts for placement of Fellows in schools; 3) providing

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New Program/Course Success Stories

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Brian Sauser

Using Self-Assessment to Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Engineering Management Course with Cross-Functional Teams Brian J. Sauser Stevens Institute of Technology Systems Engineering and Engineering ManagementAbstractA self-assessment tool was used to measure the effectiveness of an undergraduate capstonecourse in systems design/engineering management taught at Rutgers University. To quantify theimpact of the course, a self-assessment behavior-oriented survey was used called the TeamDeveloperTM, which measured the student team members on several cognitive and behavioralskills. The foundation of the course was built around an

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College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

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Sarah Nation; Leah Jamieson; Jill Heinzen; Carla Zoltowski; William Oakes; Joy Krueger

earlyengineering tendencies develop and are sustained throughout the P/K-12 learning experience hasbeen primarily intermittent. These periodic and ad hoc efforts are insufficient. Needededucational change and consistency are necessary if the engineering profession is to overcome itschallenges specifically in undergraduate enrollment numbers, recruitment of women and under-represented minorities, and the public perception (including the views of youth) of engineeringand technology. There is interconnectivity among science, technology, and engineering thatrequires clarification and promotion. Science seeks to understand the natural world and requiresnew tools and discoveries; engineering uses scientific discoveries to create products andprocesses that meet

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Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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John Ochs

root of entrepreneurship, whether in emerging or existing enterprises, as “Managing Discovery for Wealth Creation.” ‚ Entrepreneurship is widely recognized as an academic field in its own right, with a huge research literature that spans, inter alia, organizational management, technology management, engineering management, economics, finance and marketing. The American Academy of Management has an entire division devoted to entrepreneurship. The American Society of Engineering Education does too. Babson College has become the leading undergraduate business program in the nation by focusing on an integrated curricular approach to entrepreneurship. The large number of existing educational

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Attracting Young MINDs

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Michele Auzenne; Jeanne Garland; J. Phillip King; Ricardo Jacquez

five civil engineering industry partners.The goals of the program were to address the need for more civil engineers, to increase therepresentation of minorities and women within the technological workforce, to boost the transferrate and numbers of students to bachelor’s programs in civil engineering, and to provide acoordinated education pathway from community college pre-engineering programs to bachelor’sdegree programs in civil engineering. The META program’s primary efforts have been focusedon recruitment and retention of students by providing 1) a summer bridge component thatintroduces students to civil engineering and the field’s technology applications and that preparesstudents for success as civil engineering majors, 2) industry

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Wei Lin; G. Padmanabhan

A Middle School Program to Attract Native American Students to STEM Higher Education Wei Lin1, Luther Olson2, G. Padmanabhan1, and Carol Davis2 1 North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA 2 Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, North Dakota, USA ABSTRACTA 3-year collaborative project between the Turtle Mountain Community College, NorthDakota and the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, North Dakota StateUniversity, “A Reservation Collaboration Initiative for Pre-college Excellence inScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (RECIPE)” funded by NASAcompleted two years and is in

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Xian Fan Liu

An Enhanced Vision-Based Approach to Detect Fires Sophie Liu Xiao Fan†, Alvin Anwar, Man Zhihong, Jiang Lijun‡ † Engineering & Physics Department, Oral Roberts University, OK 74171, USA/School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798/ ‡ Institute for Infocomm Research, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613Keywords: Fire detection system, background image, foreground image, colour elementAbstractThis project will be used in teaching course “Engineering Computational Methods”course offered by Engineering and Physics Department of Oral Roberts University. Theproject will affect the research activity associated with computer engineering, electricalengineering, and

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College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach

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Laura Bottomley

CarolinaState University and co-owner of Science Surround, a science education business for children. Dr. Bottomleyreceived her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992, and her MSEE and BSEEfrom Virginia Tech in 1984 and 1985, respectively. She has worked at AT&T Bell Labs and Duke University.KAREN HOLLEBRANDS is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at North Carolina State University.She completed her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at The Pennsylvania State University. Prior to attending PennState, Dr. Hollebrands taught high school mathematics in New York and North Carolina. She is currently serving asthe editor of the Technology Tips column in the Mathematics Teacher.ELIZABETH A. PARRY is currently

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Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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Kenneth Hunter

From Henry V to Starman: Linking the Humanities and Social Sciences to Engineering Kenneth W. Hunter, Sr., P.E. Tennessee Technological UniversityAbstractABET criteria require engineering programs to demonstrate that their graduates have, amongother things, “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions ina global and societal context” and “a knowledge of contemporary issues.” These outcomes areusually addressed with curriculum requirements for courses in the humanities and socialsciences. However, without additional mechanisms for making a connection between thesecourses and the engineering profession, it

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William Heenan; Hector Estrada

theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The proposed curriculumincludes coursework in communications, social science and humanities, mathematics and science,engineering fundamentals, and the three basic curriculum areas of architectural engineering:structures, building mechanical and electrical systems, and construction/constructionmanagementINTRODUCTION Currently, the only ABET accredited program in Architectural Engineering in the state ofTexas is offered at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in the Department of Civil Engineering,and is the number one ranked architectural engineering program in the country based on theGourman report4. The Architectural Engineering program (comprising 40% of the student bodyin the Civil

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John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Obviously, there is a sharp rise in spam patents, and will be even more dramatic if the 600 patentapplications are granted in 2005. This is a clear indication of the increase in the interest in spam,thereby showing the increase in opportunities for future engineers.ABET Requires Knowledge of SpamIntroducing the problems associated with spam into an undergraduate engineering curriculumneed not replace any ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.) or anyother accreditation board criteria. In fact, it would reinforce the goals of accreditation. In fact,of the eleven

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David Cottrell; Joseph Cecere

future.Bibliography:Arquette, Cecile M. Ph.D, “ A University- Public School Key- Pal Partnership,” T.H.E. Journal, December2004, page 10.De Vise, Daniel, “Enrollment in Advanced Courses Surging at High Schools”, Washington Post, December11, 2004. (www.washingtonpost.com)Krumrie, Matt, “Take College Classes Now,” Nextstepmagazine, September, 2004, page 12(www.nextstepmagazine.com)Wallis, Claudia; “How Smart is AP,” Time Magazine, page 54, November 8, 2004JOSEPH J. CECERE, Ph.D., CPC, is an Associate Professor and chairman of the Structural Designand Construction Engineering Technology program in the School of Science and Engineering Technologyat Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg.DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the School of

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Edward Jackson; Mani Mina

success.ConclusionWe have constructed a first-year electrical engineering course which covers material similar tothat of most traditional courses, but is augmented by an emphasis on understanding one’s ownlearning methods. Students are encouraged to approach problem solving with an open mind,rather than trying to apply a rigid process. The class experience is enhanced by the presence ofundergraduate mentors who provide guidance and intellectual diversity that would otherwise belacking. The overall result is that students develop independent learning skills which will allowthem to continue to adapt to changing technology throughout their careers.That students report high rates of satisfaction and a desire to become involved in the course asmentors is a strong

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Christine Kelly

validations. Journal ofValidation Technology. 1(4):56-59U.S. FDA. 1991. Biotechnology Inspection Guide Reference Materials and TrainingAids. Available at the URL http://www.fda.gov/ora/inspect_ref/igs/biotech.html.Waterland, Nellie; Shapiro, Matthew; Douty, Charles; Grice-DuBose, ArDen; McKinley,Sophia; Thrasher, Gerri; and Ulmer, Marissa. Change Control: Seven Pharmaceuticalmanufacturers Share Their Experiences. Available at the URLhttp://www.ivthome.com/free/change%20control.htm. Page 10.157.2 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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Karyn Biasca

. Linric, 2001), I believe that the physicalunderstanding of the air/water vapor system imparted by learning to read the chart is a valuablepart of a process engineer’s toolbox.Tutorial DevelopmentThe development of the tutorial began during the summer of 2003. The UW-Stevens PointInformation Technology (IT) group had an interest in working with faculty to develop “learning Page 10.468.1objects”, which can be defined as small, reusable “chunks” of course content (Wiley, 2000). I Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for

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Industrial-Sponsored Design

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Leslie Brunell

Effective Implementation of Industry Sponsored Senior Design at Stevens Institute of Technology Leslie R. Brunell, PhD., P.E. Lecturer and Senior Design Coordinator Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey 07030Abstract:The success of the industry-sponsored Civil Engineering senior design program at StevensInstitute of Technology and its impact on meeting the learning objectives established for the two-semester capstone design

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Nanomaterials for Learners of All Ages!

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Aura Gimm

highly relevant to materials education at theundergraduate level: the optical transform kit2 and LED color strip kit.3 We will demonstratehow these relatively inexpensive educational materials can be used in the classroom to helpstudents learn nanoscale material properties.IntroductionThe emerging field of nanoscale science and engineering has tremendous potential to allow Page 10.1448.1scientists and engineers to design materials with unique properties that can improve existingproducts or form the basis of enabling technologies for new applications. In order to realize this Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering

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Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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Radha Balamuralikrishna; Kurt Rosentrater

Session 2661 Essential Highlights of the History of Fluid Mechanics K. A. Rosentrater USDA, ARS, NGIRL, 2923 Medary Ave., Brookings, SD, 57006, USA Phone: (605) 693-3241; Fax: (605) 693-5240; Email: krosentr@ngirl.ars.usda.gov R. Balamuralikrishna Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, 206 Still Hall, DeKalb, IL, 60015, USA Phone: (815) 753-4155; Fax: (815) 753-3702; Email: bala@ceet.niu.eduABSTRACTTo achieve accreditation, engineering and technology programs throughout the United States mustmeet guidelines

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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Youssef Shatilla; Adnan Zahed

of ABET reviewers and the requirementsof the strategic planning of the Faculty of Engineering. ECPDO mission is to build the mosteffective partnership between the industry and the King Abdulaziz University Faculty ofEngineering. ECPDO will help to develop innovative programs that provide students withhands-on, real world experience in industry, and provides industry with excellentopportunities to advance research, leverage the university’s state-of-the-art technology andrecruit the engineering talent of the future. ECPDO primary objectives are summarizedherein.For juniors and staff: 1. Prepare the engineering students to become young professionals. 2. Prepare engineers sensitive to the environment and the society needs. 3. Focus on

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John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

access for the traditional universities.This paper will introduce H.R. 4283, including background on the HEA, and discuss theproposed policies that adversely affect traditional universities. This information is not addressedby many in academia, including the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) [1]. ABET has not taken a stand on this issue, yet, every educator, university, andstudent should be knowledgeable about this bill; it affects all of us.Background on the Higher Education Act of 1965The Higher Education Act (HEA) became law on November 8, 1965, when it was signed byPresident Lyndon Johnson, Public Law 89-329. Its goal was to strengthen “the educationalresources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial

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Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

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Koren Aragaki; Daniel M. Ferguson; Margaret Huyck

have been: continued development of communication andmultidisciplinary teamwork skills1; multidisciplinary exchange to create a marketableproduct/service1; encompassing interpersonal relationships, crisis management, and objectivitywhile developing written, oral, and presentation communication skills2; developing timemanagement awareness, commitment to a company, and develop job hunting skills3; solving areal-life engineering problem in a team environment4; and teaching students project proposing,planning, and control4. ®The Interprofessionala Projects (IPRO ) Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) hasincorporated these common goals into a project-based learning experience

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Wider Contexts of Ethics for Engineers

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D'Arcy Randall; Hillary Hart

-Northwestern-Texas-Harvard/MITthat develops bioengineering educational technologies. The Biomedical Engineering Departmentat UT had already cast some of its ethics materials in the Challenge framework, which stressesinteractive, group-oriented learning and student self-assessment. The six stages in the Challengecycle are represented in Figure 1. Page 10.1470.2Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright©2005, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 1. Stages of learning in ethics modules, based on Challenge-Based Instruction(Bransford, 2000). Developed by the Faculty Innovation

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Jennifer Karlin

exposing theparticipants to many options in engineering. A hallmark of the program is its interactivenature, allowing the participants to see how math and science can be used to make theworld a better place.IntroductionFemales are traditionally underrepresented in the science and engineering fields, and theirloss to the workforce can negatively affect the quality of the future domestic science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce1. All students progressthrough an educational pipeline, and the female STEM pipeline experiences a number ofleaks during which students lose interest in science and engineering. These leaks canoccur anywhere from elementary school through the graduate level and can be due to anumber of different

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Benson Tongue

dents in Engineering Through Freshman Courses, Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montr´eal, Qu´ebec. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” [3] Kigley, K.A. and Marianno, C.M., Making Engineering Education Fun, Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 107, 2001.Biographical information:Benson Tongue is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California,Berkeley. He received his MS from Stanford and BSE, MA, and PhD from Princeton. Hetaught from 1983-1988 at the Georgia Institute of Technology and has been at Berkeley since1988