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Academic Standards & Issues/Concerns & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gillian Saunders-Smits

, December 1988.11. Saunders-Smits, G.N. and De Graaff, E., The development of integrated professional skills in aerospace, through problem-based learning in design projects, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society engineering education, Session 2125, June 2003.12. Hoyt, D.P. and Muchinsky, P.M., Occupational success and college experiences of engineering graduates, Engineering Education, pages 622-623, May 1973.13. Klus, John P. and Jones, Judy A., Engineers involved in continuing Education: a Survey Analysis, American Society For Engineering Education, 1975.14. www.lr.tudelft.nl - Official website Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology.15. www.tudelft.nl - Official Delft University of

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gene Harding

Page 10.43.7 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”the way. They can, however, be slow. BERTs can “project” bit error ratios based on smallerdata sets and statistical analysis, but actually sampling 1012 bits for a rigorous test takes hours.Finally, although BERTs are expensive, specialized instruments, they are also powerful,effective, and necessary for some application testing.So, the real time DSO, logic analyzer, sampling oscilloscope, and BERT can all be used tomeasure jitter. The final question is how to integrate jitter basics, measurements, displays, andtools into an EET

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Documenting Success

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Bern; Brian Steward; Amy Kaleita-Forbes; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

• active learning techniques • academic dishonesty • ABET accreditation • electronic portfolios • capstone design projects • competencies • advisingThe response by faculty, staff and graduate students to the ABE Learning Circle has been good.There is a core group of eight to ten faculty members that regularly attend. Many others haveindicated that they would like to attend, but schedule conflicts don’t allow them. And of course,having donuts available never hurts attendance.The ABE Learning Circle allows us to foster an interest in the scholarship of teaching within ourfaculty. It gives us an informal and non-threatening venue to explore new ideas and to

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Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erdogan Sener

Assess alumni satisfaction Assess employer satisfactionOrganizational PUL Assess selected courses, Graduating senior surveyLeadership and including the required Passing rate on certificate programSupervision (OLS) senior research project Assess retention rates, graduation rates, and course number of degrees conferred Assess continuing students satisfaction Assess alumni satisfaction

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Innovations in ChE Labs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Lefebvre; Stephanie Farrell

Illustrating bioseparations with colorful proteins Brian G. Lefebvre and Stephanie Farrell Rowan UniversityAbstractAdvances in biology are prompting new discoveries in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical,medical technology, and chemical industries. Developing commercial-scale processes based onthese advances requires that new chemical engineers clearly understand the biochemicalprinciples behind the technology, in addition to developing a firm grasp of chemical engineeringprinciples.1 This paper outlines the development of educational materials in biochromatography,one of the major techniques used to separate and purify biological molecules.This project aims

Conference Session

Nanomaterials for Learners of All Ages!

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amanda Runciman; Lisa Christensen; Katherine Chen

”, Instructor'sResource CD to accompany Fundamentals of Materials Science & Engineering 1e, William D. Callister.2. http://mrsec.wisc.edu/edetc/takeout/index.html3. http://mst-online.nsu.edu/new/4. “Material Girl,” Madonna, 1984.5. K.C. Chen, W.C. Crone, and E.J. Voss, “Shape Memory Alloys for Classroom Demonstrations,Laboratories, and Student Projects,” MRS Symposium Proceedings, April 2004;http://www.mrs.org/publications/epubs/proceedings/spring2004/bb/index.html6. http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/14437. http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/demonstrations.html8. http://mrsec.wisc.edu/edetc/amorphous/index.html9. http://www.liquidmetaltechnologies.com/Biographical InformationKATHERINE C. CHEN is an Associate Professor in the Materials Engineering

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New Endeavors

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

(ASEE), October, 1997.9. Krupczak, J., “Reaching Out Across Campus: Engineers as Champions of Technological Literacy,” in Liberal Education in Twenty-first Century Engineering, (editors: Ollis, D.S., Neeley, K.A., and Luegenbiehl, H.C., Peter Lang Publishers, New York, NY, 2004, pp. 171-188.10. Krupczak, J., et al., “Hands-On Laboratory Projects for Non-Science Majors: Learning Principles of Physics in the Context of Everyday Technology,” J. Krupczak et al., ASEE Proceeding, June, 2000, St. Louis.11. Ollis, D. “Installing a Technology Literacy Course: Trials and Tribulations”, Proceedings of ASEE annual mtg., Salt Lake City, 2004, UT.12. Byars, N.A., “Technology Literacy Classes: The State of the Art,” J. Engineering Education

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K-12 Programs for Women

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Pyke; John Gardner; Amy Moll

INTRODUCING ENGINEERING (1-6-3)(F/S). The engineering profession and professional organizations, application of computer software to solving engineering problems, and introduction to the design process. Student design projects emphasize critical thinking and teamwork, and require oral and written presentations. Course Web Site: blackboard.boisestate.edu Schedule: MWF 8:40-10:30 am FRIDAY, 12:40-1:30 pm MEC 106 Detailed Course Description: ENGR 197 is an introduction to the profession of Engineering. Intended to give the students an idea of the type of work they will encounter as engineers. The course is also intended to provide

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erwin D'Souza; Mehmet Ozturk

independent of the components it may interact with. 4. Generality: To be able to use a component in a wide variety of scenarios without any modification. 5. Efficiency: To have an implementation that displays signals reasonably fast on an average computer and responds quickly to the user on any computer. 6. Compactness: To minimize the size of the project executable code in order to facilitate fast downloading. The individual interfaces of the virtual lab are homogeneous, thus facilitating effortlessaddition and interconnection of the virtual test instruments. Furthermore, as is the case with reallife instruments, every virtual instrument is complete in itself with a defined behavior that doesnot depend on the other

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

Society for Engineering Education”Research MethodologyThis research focuses on the use of Mind Mapping in technical education and the assessment ofits effectiveness. The author has extensive experience in innovative teaching methods andassessments due to his work during the last ten years while participating in three major ATENSF-funded projects, the main goal of which has been improving technological education. Theauthor has worked (and still working) extensively with learning scientists who are leaders in thefield of “How People Learn.” One of the tools that can be used to assess learning is called“Transfer Knowledge.” Transfer is defined as the application of old or gained information in newsettings. For example, asking the students to

Conference Session

Advice for Dual-Career Couples

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk Schulz; Noel Schulz

2275shopping and runs errands. The nanny can also fix a meal once a week to help with the dinnerpreparation. Because she is with the boys 15 hours a week, she has become a “second-mom/bigsister”. The nanny also stays overnight if we both have to be out of town. This has worked outextremely well for the last four years. We wish we had started it sooner.You are working full-time and have after-school care or a nanny. How do you get quality timewith your family? You can find ways to get involved with their activities. As a start, you canfind activities that have a finite time commitment such as field trips or short-term projects. Youmay want to combine volunteering in your child’s activities with K-12 outreach such as tutoringmath and science in the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Keener; Anant Kukreti; Eugene Rutz

. During the first academic year the degreeprogram has been offered to incoming freshman as an option, whereas simultaneously astructured marketing strategy and distance learning opportunities for students are beingdeveloped. The program will be fully launched for the academic year 2003-2004.General Structure of the Program General details of the CEE ACCEND Program have been discussed in other publications3but are summarized here for the sake of clarity. The CEE ACCEND program includes fourquarters of regular cooperative jobs coordinated by the Division of Professional Practice for thestudents, and two quarters of paid research cooperative experiences in which the students willwork on research projects on campus under the supervision of a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jake Ingman; Camille Schroeder

attitudes showsthat girls in the middle grades had consistently less exposure to science opportunities than theirmale counterparts. The Department of Education relates that access to an equitable educationcan be an effective means for girls to escape the limitations of discrimination and reach their fullpotential3. With engineering being the most male dominated of all professions, and expectationsof serious shortages of engineers projected over the next several decades, women and minoritiesmust be recruited into engineering if we are to meet the demand for the future4.It is important for young people to understand the wider possibilities of education and careerchoices. Through these activities, it is our goal to offer additional opportunities to

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

oriented when ET faculty balk at suggestions – be frank in telling them that they could be the losers if they insist on doing it their way. m. Be a leader and lead.Advice to faculty on scholarshipNew faculty members were provided with the following steps in an effort to maximizeperformance in the all important area of scholarship: a. Write a development plan immediately upon arriving on campus. The plan should include a year by year summary of projected work, publications by type (pedagogical or technical), funding issues, conferences to attend – basically a five-year plan for faculty. b. Start with an ASEE paper concerning pedagogy, with a mentor, the first year as a faculty member. This step forces each member to

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Through Outreach

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John King; Dae-Wook Kim; Tom Stoebe

willbe discussed.1. IntroductionManufacturing is one of the most important businesses in terms of workforce andeconomics in Washington (WA) state. Aircraft manufacturing, metal fabrication/machineshop business, and ship building and repair are among the top industry cluster in two or Page 10.917.1three regions of the state. Statewide, only about 34 percent of all projected job openingsProceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference& Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationwith short to moderate level skill requirements can be met by the completers ofvocational/technical programs at WA

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Fisher; Stephen Thompson; Jed Lyons

about one and one-half hours tocomplete. The primary purpose of the focus groups was to determine the Fellows’ perceptions ofthe GK-12 program. Fellows were specifically asked in what ways participation in GK-12impacted them personally and how they felt this experience affected his/her Universityresponsibilities.Follow-up Fellow Survey. Fellows in each of the three cohorts who had participated in the GK-12 project were surveyed following the spring semester of 2004. The purpose of this survey wasto determine the Fellows’ perceptions of the overall effect the Gk-12 experience had on them.Fellows were specifically asked to respond whether they strongly disagreed, disagreed, agreed,or strongly agreed that his/her participation had slowed their

Conference Session

Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorraine Fleming; Kimarie Engerman; Ashley Griffin

that after I finish my school, I’mmore likely going to get [a job].” (structured interview)Mathematics and Science ProficiencyMost students surveyed indicated that they enjoyed mathematics and science but there were anumber who did not. Terrell, a male mechanical engineering major has enjoyed mathematicssince high school. He stated, “I really enjoyed math. I mean I did math problems for the fun ofit. When I was bored at home, I would do math problems.” (ethnographic interview). Similarly,when David, a male, civil engineering major, asked if there are any aspects of engineering thathe particularly liked, stated, “I like the science part because it helps us learn new things aboutthe project we’re working on.” (structured interview). On the other

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Austin Asgill; Willie Ofosu

which takes the firsttime user through all the steps essential to becoming competent in its application. The examplesmanual contain many examples that will give students more than sufficient practice in the topicscovered to complement classroom exercises which may be based on student projects. A referencemanual effectively completes the supporting documentation, providing detailed information onthe analytical methods used.II. SystemView by ElanixA simulation package that is used by the Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU)Telecommunications Program is the SystemView3 simulation software package by ElanixCorporation. This software package is used in industry by companies such as 3Com and TRW,among others, for system level product

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Kelly; Theodore A. Bickart; Pamela Suett

whichstudents could consult for details specific to their project area. These documents providemore detail than NIST SP 951 but are linked to this document. An example is the guideto the machinery directive.6 The EU's essential requirements deal with health, safety, andthe environment and this NIST report includes a discussion of health and safety issuesspecific to machinery. A discussion of the machinery directive would be a good way forstudents to gain an understanding of some of the considerations in Criterion 3 and 4 asthey relate to the design of machinery. The directive can be accessed at the EUlegislation website.7There are NIST guides for medical devices, the low voltage directive, and other sector-specific issues as well as more general guides

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jonathan Meckley; Fredrick Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

, The Behrend College, since 1999. Previously experienceas an adjunct faculty member at Westmoreland County Community College. Prior engineering positions in industryinclude: Tool Designer, Mechanical Process Engineer, and Project Engineer/Team Leader. Page 10.459.8 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education"

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Student Learning and Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

) and indirect assessment methods.Direct assessments include tests, design projects, papers, theses, and written exams. Indirectassessments include self-report surveys at the course, program or institutional levels. Theseassessment methods can be further divided into formative (during the term) or summative (end ofterm) evaluations.4, 6 According to Wankat and Oreovicz6, “formative evaluations are obviouslymore useful for course improvement than summative evaluations – the course is still in sessionand there is time for improvement.” It is also important that assessments be carried out at theindividual student level otherwise the effectiveness of assessment diminishes considerably.10In this paper, the author adopts a formative classroom

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Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hsiao-Shen Tsao; Belle Wei

tour into three groups and have eachgroup work on a project starting with their pre-trip activities through the culminatingdebriefing presentations to the entire College of Engineering. Through a thorough studyof the host organizations during the pre-trip activities, we plan to request more in-depthpresentations and collaborations during the visits. We plan also to broaden our scope ofvisits so as to make it more relevant to all engineering students of the College.A major new skill required to succeed in this global era is the ability to work in multi-function teams. To further improve the program, we will include three business studentsand one humanities student to provide to our students firsthand experience in working insuch teams. These

Conference Session

BME Technical Modules and Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Sahakian

students in class. Theinstructor briefly summarized the components of the NMR apparatus and their functions.In this summary, each component and the associated parameters in relation to othercomponents were described. The instructor simultaneously projected the camera towardthe components he was referring to. Each component was shown one-by-one, its functionand relation to the other components were stated.Evaluation instrumentTo explore the effectiveness of the NMR demonstration, we designed an NMRdemonstration student questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised four items written inLikert-scale and open-ended type.The first item was intended to assess the extent to which students think the NMRdemonstration a) made the listed concepts visible to

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Jean Russo; Joseph Hartman

production is expected to last for 10 years with each pound costing $5.50 toproduct but generating $12 in revenue. Clean up and remediation costs are estimated at $25million at the end of production. What is the present worth of the project assuming a MARR of18%? Page 10.1439.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright • 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2639These two examples illustrate how we intend to infuse “real problems” into

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd Johnson; Eric Key, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Design,”Journal of Engineering Education, Apr. 2000, pp. 167-175.[8] Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Cynthia J. Atman, Larry J. Shuman, “Characteristics of FreshmanEngineering Students: Models for Determining Student Attrition in Engineering,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Apr. 1997, pp. 139-149.[9] Carole Morning and Jacqueline Fleming, “Project Preserve: A Program to Retain Minoritiesin Engineering,” Journal of Engineering Education, Jul. 1994, pp. 237-242. Page 10.461.9 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering

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Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Hunter

class on leadership traits presented in ISE 3910, EngineeringLeadership and Project Management, offered by the Department of Industrial and SystemsEngineering at Tennessee Technological University. After a brief lecture on the history of thebattle of Agincourt, the students took roles and acted out a portion of Act IV of Henry V duringclass. After the student performance, the corresponding scene with the “Band of Brothers”speech from the Kenneth Branagh version of the film Henry V11 was shown for comparison.This introduction generated good class discussion of leadership traits.Vignette Example #3: The Wreck of the Old 97This vignette includes the history of an actual train wreck and some music history about thecountry ballad that resulted from

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Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Cunningham; Cathy P. Lachapelle; Anna Lindgren-Streicher

guide the field [4-6].One of stumbling blocks that has been identified is that scholars have not yet come to consensuson the specific concepts and process understandings that comprise technological literacy [7].More clarification at the national, state, district, or project level could provide some guidelines.However, we have chosen to begin to investigate conceptions at a much more basic level;specifically, what do students think engineering and technology are? One could argue that forany person to be technologically literate, s/he must first have some idea of what engineering andtechnology are. Though they are surrounded by the products of engineering in our everydaylives, students and the general public generally don’t understand what

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Issues in Computer Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gabe Garcia; Ian Leslie

art technologies and skills• Advance the state of knowledge and practice in pedagogy in engineering and computer science and publication and dissemination of the results• Provide more effective support to group-based educational activities, especially with regards to retention of a diverse student population• Provide a rich environment for new hardware/software projects with wireless technologyAt the same time the HP Mobility Grant was awarded to NMSU the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment finished construction of a computer classroom which contained 52 windowsbased machines. This essentially reduced the demand for a wireless classroom because theresources were now available to students through the newly constructed computer classroom.At

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dick Blandford

can "see" the bits interacting with the hardwareprovides a vehicle for teaching what microprogramming is all about. The software described inthis paper runs under the Windows XP operating system and is used in several projects in asophomore-level electrical engineering class on logic design. It allows students to microprograma simulated 8-bit computer and to visualize such architectural features as pipelining, the storedprogram, and the arithmetic and logic unit (alu) loop.II. Characteristics of the simulated machineThe simulated machine is loosely based on the Intel 8080 8-bit cpu that dates back to the midseventies. This machine has roughly the same register set, accumulator-based architecture, andALU functions. It is however

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michelle Sabick; John Gardner; Patricia Pyke; William Knowlton; Amy Moll

materials and how it affects profits and process design • Turning a profit is difficult • The importance of planning • The importance of testing the process and how easy it is to overestimate the process • Ergonomics is important and affects the operators performance • The importance and difficulty of process and quality controlOne student commented, “There is a lot of engineering involved in making a simple peanutbutter cracker sandwich because our team spent a lot of time coming up with an original processthat would enable us to make a profit. I learned a lot from this project about quality and processcontrol, and I am even more motivated than ever before to get my degree in