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Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2005 Annual Conference

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June Marshall; John Marshall

is stressed. He states, “We need to stop worrying about “good”teaching and start worrying about how the learning experience for our students can beimproved.” As educators, we need to utilize the above-identified techniques and tips toensure the very best learning experiences for our students.Bibliographic InformationAlbanese, M.A. & Mitchell, S. (1993). Problem-Based Learning: A Review of Literature on Its Outcomesand Implementation Issues. Academic Medicine, 68. 52-81.Angelo, T.A., (2001). Classroom Assessment: Guidelines for Success. In “Teaching Excellence”. Center forTeaching, University of Southern Maine. Vol. 12, No 4, 2000-2001.Bennett, J.B., (2001). Teaching With Hospitality. In “Teaching Excellence”. Center for Teaching

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Innovation in Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

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Susan Coleman; Hisham Alnajjar; Hesham Elsaghir; Alan Hadad; Donald Leone

Grade s Base d on 100% Figure 2 Comparing results with the traditional course taught in Fall 2002 in Table 1, it can beseen that although the averages are similar. the term project average is 11.5 points lower. In2002, all the technical work on the term project was done in the GIS lab under the tutelage of theinstructor. The reports were written up outside the lab. This hands-on-support and personalassistance needs to be replicated in the distance learning version. Page 10.969.8

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Experiences with Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Keith Turpin; Donald Richter; William Loendorf

this extremely rewarding eventand build a closer bond with their students.Bibliography[1] Bosworth, K. and Hamilton, S. J., editors, Collaborative Learning: Underlying Processes and Effective Techniques, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 59, 1994.[2] Felder, R., How Students Learn: Adapting Teaching Styles to Learning Styles, Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, 489-493, 1988.[3] Gabelnik, F., MacGregor, J., Matthews, R.S., and Smith, B.L., editors, Learning Communities: Creating Connections Among Students, Faculty, and Disciplines, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Jossey- Bass, 1990.[4] Higley, K. A. and C. M. Marianno, “Making Engineering Education Fun,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol

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Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

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2005 Annual Conference

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Christopher Loving; Joyce Yen

and retention. The CDCCPencourages cultural change through more effective peer mentoring and collegiality, a positiveand inclusive environment, and thus a more vibrant and fulfilling intellectual community.AcknowledgementsThis work is made possible through a National Science Foundation grant (SBE-0123442).References1 Malcom, S. Fault Lines. Science, 284 (5418), 1271, May 21, 1999.2 Schein, E. H. Organizational Culture and Leadership (2nd Ed), San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1992.3 Chaffee, E.E. and Tierney, W.G. Collegiate Culture and Leadership Strategies. New York: Macmillan, 1988.4 Drucker, P.F. The Theory of Business Harvard Business Review, 72 (5), 95-104. September-October 1994.5 Astin, A.W. and Astin, H.S. Leadership

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Energy Program and Software Tools

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2005 Annual Conference

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Laura Genik; Craig Somerton

Figure 7 Peer Evaluation FormPlease evaluate you and your partner(s) contribution and effort on this project. Theseresponses will be held in confidence.Your Name: Grade: _______Partner’s Name: Grade: _______Comments: Page 10.738.12 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright . 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAppendix A: CC_Auto User’s GuideThe software CC_AUTO is an interactive computer program for the design and costanalysis for the

Conference Session

Engaging Upper Level Classes

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2005 Annual Conference

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Keith Thompson; Matthew Roberts

team will make a presentation on the test data focusing on the comparison of the ex-perimental data to the theoretically expected performance.All teams will produce written reports to accompany their presentations. The design and con-crete teams must turn in their reports within two weeks of making presentations. All other teamsmust turn in their reports by the last day of class.A tentative schedule of events for this project is presented below:Date Activity Group(s) ResponsibleOct. 1 Deadline to Signup for Groups EveryoneOct. 11 Design Presentations DesignOct. 18 Cast Cylinders

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Advancing Manufacturing Through Outreach

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2005 Annual Conference

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Hakan Gurocak; Xiaolin Chen; Dave Kim

. References[1] Julia Evetts” Women and careers in engineering: management changes in the work organization,” Women in Management Review Volume 12, Number 6, pp. 228–233, 1997.[2] McRae, S., Devine, F. and Lakey, J., Women into Science and Engineering, Policy Studies Institute, London, 1991.[3] Abrams, L.M., Fentiman, A.W., “An Integrated Program to Recruit and Retain Women Engineering Students,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 1392, 7 pages.[4] Mary B. Vollaro, “Field Trips: An innovative approach in teaching ‘Manufacturing Processes’ to traditional undergraduates,” Proc. 2002 ASEE Annual Cof., Session

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Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kevin Schmaltz; Christopher Byrne; Joel Lenoir; Robert Choate

. Schmaltz, K. “Design Of Experiments Plan With A Capstone Experimentation Course,” Proc. of 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, CA5. Layton, R., Mesh, A., Mayhew, J. “Ideas Into Action: Using Learning Objectives To Revitalize A Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Sequence,” Proc. of 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, CA6. McIntyre, C., Mehta, S. and Sellnow, T., “A Program For Faculty Peer Review of Teaching at North Dakota State University,” Proc. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, TN. Page 10.1105.107. Yuem D, K.P and Masi, B

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

KaMing Lai; James Webb; Robert Hendricks

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education[16] Alexander, C.K., and M.N.O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (2E), New York: McGraw-Hill, (2003).[17] Nilsson, J.W., and S. Riedel, Electric Circuits (6E), Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, (2001).[18] Tront, J.G., PSpice for Basic Circuit Analysis, New York: McGraw-Hill, (2004)Biographies:ROBERT W. HENDRICKS is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Virginia Techwhere he teaches introductory circuits courses and teaches and performs research in the area of microelectronics. Hehas special interests in pedagogy and in assessment methodologies. He is chair of the Circuits and

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Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tony Casalena; Matt Weinstein; Borna Ghavam; Blake Robertson; Karen Thornton; David Barbe; James Green

and professionals and begin to build their“Rolodexes.” The experiential component is the experience they gain from trying outtheir entrepreneurial ideas in the risk-safe, diverse and supportive community of highly-motivated, entrepreneurially-minded students.Bibliography1. Barbe, D.F., Thornton, K.S, “The Development of a Technology Entrepreneurship CultureAnd Lessons Learned,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference and Exposition, June 20042. Barbe, D.F., Thornton, K. S., “Components of a Comprehensive Engineering EntrepreneurshipProgram,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference andExposition, June 20023. Barbe, D.F., Thornton, K.S., “Campus Entrepreneurship

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Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Askew; Cari-Sue Wilmot; Colley Hodges; Richard Bannerot

. 21 22 11 54 4.19 P I know how to find assistance to help me with my writing. 17 18 15 3 1 54 3.87 Q I have learned how each section of a report has a specific purpose. 15 26 10 3 54 3.98 R I have learned how to better present graphical data. 9 18 20 6 1 54 3.52 S Presentation skills will be very important to my career. 31 15 7

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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jeannie Brown Leonard; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

provided and within the allowed time period. After having constructed the structure, each team was required to carry the structure, with water in the cup(s), through an obstacle course in the shortest possible time. Each structure must be constructed ONLY with the provided materials. In order to qualify, each structure must have the volume of water at least 10 inches in height from the bottom of the structure. The structure must be carried (by only one team member) over the specified course while holding the structure from the bottom. – The materials provided were: • 30 straws • 20 pipe cleaners • 10 rubber bands • 10 toothpicks

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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Soda

VEE Figure 1. Cadence OrCAD Capture schematic of the differential amplifier’s nominal design as presented to students. Circuit bias conditions are shown presuming both input terminals are held at ground potential. RC3’s value is intentionally adjusted to 2645.5Ω so the bias voltage at the output node is very nearly ground potential. Amplifier Stability Simulation The feedback stability of an amplifier with feedback is generally demonstrated through evaluation of its loop gain and phase as a function of frequency.1 In the exercises in which our amplifier is used, series-shunt feedback is required and implemented through the familiar non-inverting op amp circuit. The simple voltage divider feedback

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Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Francis Di Bella

(even if it means going to some bad movies or sitting through somepoor TV programs), bring them into the classroom to be dealt with face-to-face and re-engineer the problem by correctly applying physical laws to expose the physical fallacies.The good news is that the Instructor can count on the fact that a majority of the studentshave already seen the illusions and have had their attention focused on the “problem”even if subliminally, for one or two hours (depending upon the length of the movie orTV). Thus there is some level of recall by the students of their favorite movie or TV1 The author remembers fondly the ‘60’s movie “Flubber’ staring Fred Mac Murray as the absent minded

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Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tobia Steyn

practical workbook for precalculus and introductory calculus, Oxford University Press, Cape Town, 1998.14. Du Plessis, G. Five Year Study Program Annual Reports 2001-2004, School of Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria.TOBIA STEYN holds degrees in mathematics and education and has been involved in academic support programs atthe University of Pretoria since the early 1990's, initially focusing on mathematics support in the Faculty of Scienceand from 1999 as senior lecturer responsible for a developmental course in the School of Engineering. Page 10.120.13 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering

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Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2005 Annual Conference

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Glenn Blackwell

://www.national.com/packaging/ .5 Shina, S.; Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacture of Electronic Products. Van Nostrand Reinhold,1991, New York.6 Ferguson, J.; “Shifting Methods: Adopting a Design for Manufacture Flow”. Available at http://www.mentor.com7 -----; “Gerber Data Format”. Available at http://www.apcircuits.com/resources/information/gerber_data.html8 ----; Generic GenCAM Requirements. Available at http://gencam.ipc.org9 -----; “Reflow Technology Handbook – Chapter 6, Reflow Oven Convection Methods”. Available athttp://www.research-intl.com/reflowtechbook.htm . Research International, Ronkonkoma, NY.10 Winstanley, A.; “The Basic Soldering Guide”. Available at http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/solderfaq.htm11 ----; “Hand

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Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sumedha Ariely; David Wallace; Amy Banzaert

. The challenge to change: On realizing the new paradigm for engineering education. Journal ofengineering education, April 2003, Pp 181-1872. Fisher, G. M. C. (2001). Renaissance engineers of the future. The Bridge, 31 (4), 32-34.3. Kolb, D. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Upper SaddleRiver, NJ: Prentice Hall.4. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L. & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience andschool. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.5. Oakes, W. C. (2004). Service-learning in engineering: A resource guidebook. (Available from the CampusCompact, http://www.compact.org/publication/SL_Engineering.html)6. Hobson, R. S. (2000). The changing face of classroom

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecelia Wigal

Methods for Organizational Analysis and Design,” Systems Research Vol. 5, pp. 201 – 210.13. Thompson, Charles W. N. and Gustave J. Rath (1973) “Making Your Health System Work: A Systems Analysis Approach,” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, Illinois, October 20 – 24, Revised 1976.14. Hoffer, Jeffrey A., Joey F. George, Joseph S. Valacich (2002) Modern Systems Analysis & Design, third edition, Prentice Hall New Jersey.15. Buede, Dennis M. (1999) “Functional Analysis.” Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management, A. P. Sage and W. B. Rouse (Eds.) John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, pp. 997 – 1035.16. Levis, Alexander H. (1999) “System Architectures.” Handbook of Systems

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Innovative Teaching Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

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Eric Hamilton; Gregor Novak; Evelyn Patterson; Brian Self

astronaut hadmore hammers? Or, instead of hammers, a whole series of baseballs that s/he could toss away insuccession? Or a very large collection of BBs? Or a jet pack instead? In order to answer question2, the students must understand the rocket thrust equation, which can now proceed from thequestion 1 lead-in. This discussion generally takes some time, but often has much of itsunderpinnings offered up by “snippets” of student responses to question 2. Once the rocket thrustequation has been developed by the class, some students will be convinced that their answers toquestion 2 are correct, but there is a hidden pitfall: many students will deal with question 2incompletely by ignoring the external force of gravity that is acting on the entire

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Douglas MacIntosh; Susan Conry

task, communicating withone another better, allocating back-up responsibility for tasks, asking for help sooner, and notprocrastinating. That these are the most frequent responses is probably indicative of the learningthat has occurred. There is, after all, no better teacher than experience.References1. National Academy of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, (2004), p. 42.2. Humphrey, Watts S., Introduction to the Team Software Process, Addison-Wesley, 2000.Biographical InformationSUSAN E. CONRYDr. Conry is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clarkson University.She obtained her B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees at Rice University. Her interests include

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tom Thomas; Mohammad Alam

Affairs Committee areresponsible for evaluating assessment tools and making recommendations for changes. The ECEFaculty is responsible for formally reviewing the recommendations of the committeesconcerning assessment tools and procedures. Program revision recommendations are made bythe appropriate department committee(s), with the input and approval of the departmentchairman. Since many proposed revisions result directly from feedback from constituencies, theimprovements are presented to all constituents during the Annual Retreat for discussion andapproval. Page 10.1145.6 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education

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Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Houdeshell

problem possess a solution(s) where 1 2 3 4 5the relationship between decision choices and thecorresponding problem states are known? No general rules for Some problem states Solutions where predicting the problem known all the problem state states are known8. Does the problem have a prescribed solution 1 2 3 4 5process? No explicit means for Some prescribed Prescribed

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Jones; Karen Berger; Tamara Knott

, emails were sent over the SWElistserv, the Tau Beta Pi (an Engineering Honor Society) listserv, and other campus-wideengineering listservs. Announcements were also made at meetings of several organizations,including SWE. People were encouraged to pass the information on to friends and it was madevery clear that we had positions even for those who were not engineers. We highlighted thebenefits of fulfillment of required volunteering hours for other organizations, working withchildren, enjoyment, and free snacks. Interested VT students were instructed to email the eventcoordinator and indicate their preferred position(s). The activity leaders for each classroom wereasked to arrive an hour before registration began with the rest of the volunteers

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Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

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Duane Dunlap; Ken Burbank; James Zhang

universities such as big cultural differencesand language barriers. A step-by-step approach will help ensure the success of collaborating with Chinese universities.Collaborative research of educational issues at the faculty level helps both sides understandeach other better, and leadership of collaboration can be established. Subsequently, small-scaleexchange at graduate student level may be initiated to further explore and understand potentialproblems that may emerge during the collaboration process. Through thorough investigation andtrial run practice, a good planning will eventually lead to s successful collaboration. References 1. H.P. Jensen and M. Gundstrup, ”International Experience During Study: A Way of Preparing EngineeringStudents for

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College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mary Hebrank; Glenda Kelly; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

, Cambridge, MA: TERC, ERIC numberED356307. 1993.[8] Shymansky, J.A., Hedges, L.V., Woodworth, G., “A Reassessment of the Effects of Inquiry-Based ScienceCurricula of the 60’s on Student Performance.” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 27, no. 2, 1990, pp.127-144.[9] Schneider, L.S., Renner, T.W., “Concrete and Formal Teaching”. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol.17, no. 6, 1980, pp. 503-517.[10] Hettherington, E., Parke, R., Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, McGraw-Hill, 1999.[11] Muus, R. Theories of Adolescence, McGraw-Hill, 1996.[12] Hammrich, P. L., Richardson, G. M., Livingston, B. L., “The Sisters in Science Program: Building Girls

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Holles

stand-alone and can be moved around as necessary to adjust the classschedule. These topics include copyrights, patents, and research notebooks. The prospectivelawyers in the class usually enjoy copyrights and patents. If you cannot find someone who hasrecently been involved in a patent filing, the book “Patent Fundamentals for Scientists andEngineers” by Thomas T. Gordon and Arthur S. Cookfair is an excellent resource[13]. Beforediscussing research notebooks, it is worthwhile to do a little research and determine if theuniversity, college, or department has developed a set of guidelines for notebooks. Theincreasingly stringent guidelines on federally funded research may have resulted in youruniversity developing such material. In addition, the

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ChE Department and Faculty Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hassan Alfadala; Andrew Wilson

program with its reformulation of identity, mission, and vision, aninternational panel of Chemical Engineering professionals was formed to become the ChemicalEngineering Advisory Committee. The membership of this committee included:Dr. Gintaras (Rex) V. ReklaitisChairmanEdward W. Comings Professor of Chemical Engineering (and former Head)School of Chemical EngineeringPurdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaDr. Mahmoud El-HalwagiMcFerrin Professor and Associate Head for the Graduate ProgramTexas A&M University, College Station, TexasDr. Subhas K. SikdarActing Associate Director for Health (and former Director EPA’s Sustainable TechnologyDivision)National Risk Management Research LaboratoryU. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati

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Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Wicklein; David Gattie

Dissatisfied – 12.0% Are you under any administrative (local or state) constraints to limit/exclude engineering or Yes – 12.6% engineering design instructional content in your No – 87.4% technology education curriculum? Are you aware of any local or state approved Page 10.383.5 Yes – 54.2% course(s) or curriculum that has a focus on No – 45.8% engineering or engineering design? “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Faculty Development II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi; Andrew Rose

ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2002. 7. Murad M, and Samples J. “Challenges and Opportunities in Visiting and Tenure Track Positions.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003. 8. Philips, P.L. “So, You’re Going to be a Member of a Team…,” Chemical Engineering Progress, January 1997, pp. 141-144. 9. Csernica, J., Hanyak, M., Hyde, D., Shooter, S., Toole, M., and Vigeant, M. “Practical Guide to Teamwork, Version 1.1,” June 26, 2002, Engineering Engineering Education: A Catalyst for Change, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. 10. Ochoa, J.A., Porter, J.R., and Fink, R. “Collaboration leads to benefits for tenure

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Topics of Interest-Nuclear Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Deinert; K. Bingham Cady; Joshua Barratt; Erich Schneider

detail upon each concept that could be illustratedthrough use of V:BUDS, we instead list them without comment and urge the reader to hold themin mind as s/he peruses the output presented in the next section. The concepts include reactorcriticality as measured by the multiplication factor, neutron energy spectra, spatial effects asdescribed by diffusion or transport theory, buildup and decay as described by the BatemanEquations, and safety parameters such as temperature or void reactivity coefficients. We assumethat students have been introduced to these topics, but that they are just beginning to apply themto realistic reactor systems in which results must be obtained with the aid of computational tools.Our objective will be to deepen student