Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis; Hugh Jack

constant contact. A number of theemployees at these companies were educated in the US and have returned to India. Haritaplans to expand by 200 engineers this year and 1,000 engineers in the next three years.The articles state that GM has established a technical center in Bangalore. This move hasalso drawn U.S. based companies such as Quantech Global Services to establish officesin Bangalore. A quote from the article reads "They are not hiring in the U.S., but theyhave not had to cut staff." Quantech employs 140 in Troy MI, but employs 300 inBangalore, with plans to hire another 300 there. Job applicants in their Indian office facerigorous expectations including a "five-hour written engineering test in English, and acomputer test in math

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wierman; Lawrence Aronhime

in the private and public sectors.”12 The Carey Program is now part of the Centerfor Leadership Education (CLE), housed within the university’s Whiting School of Engineering(WSE). The CLE offers a traditional mix of educational programs, including 1. a wide variety of business courses, many using a case approach and requiring sophisticated final projects 2. the Marshall Salant Student Investment Program, which manages a portfolio donated by an alumnus of the same name 3. an annual business plan competition 4. sponsored internships 5. support for campus business and entrepreneurship clubsIn one course, Technology Commercialization, student teams work with the technology transferoffices of the university

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Entrepreneurship, Design, and PBL

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports

promising project results.The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department of Florida Tech has structured itssenior design course sequence to replicate many of the activities that would be appropriate for astart-up venture, or a corporate product line introducing a new suite of products. In addition tothe traditional preliminary and critical design reviews and a demonstration of the completedproject, students learn about the industrial new product pipeline and generate feasibility studies,business plans, prototyping, validation reviews, and launch collateral to support a “marketintroduction” of their product, all in a “whole product” context. Senior Design culminates with apublic “trade show” held as a feature of the University’s spring

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathleen Harper; John Demel; Richard Freuler

the numbers.Currently the mathematics, engineering and physics faculty members do not shareexplicitly a common approach to categorizing problem types and how to solve them.This work in progress is focused on having these faculty members discuss problemsolving, decide on a common approach, and present problem solving as an integratedtopic in each of the three course sequences. This paper will describe the process ofdetermining a consistent approach to problem solving, the planning necessary forimplementation in 2005-06, and an assessment process to compare a pilot group tocontrol group(s). The ultimate goal is to make the learning process more efficient for thestudents and to aid them in seeing more connections between their

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gonzalez-Barreto; Antonio González-Quevedo; Sonia Bartolomei-Suarez

Student profile of the incoming First Year Class of the College ofEngineering at UPRM and their academic performance after their first year González-Barreto, David R., González-Quevedo, Antonio A. Office of Institutional Research and Planning University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezAbstractThis work presents the student profile for the first year class of the College ofEngineering at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez (UPRM) during the period of1990-2003. The profile includes variables such as: gender, school type (public orprivate), geographic location of high school, scores from five College EntranceExamination Board (CEEB) tests, high school

Conference Session

A Century of College Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Russell

civil engineering is practiced.Complexity arises in every aspect of projects, from pre-project planning with variedstakeholders to building with minimum environmental and community disturbance. A2001 ASCE report Engineering the Future of Civil Engineering(www.asce.org/raisethebar) highlighted the significant and rapid changes confronting theprofession, while recent events have demonstrated our vulnerability to human-madehazards as well as natural disasters. The risks and challenges to public health, safety, andwelfare will continue to escalate in complexity, and the civil engineering profession mustrespond proactively. The 2001 report also concluded that the current four-year bachelor’sdegree is becoming inadequate formal academic preparation

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenda Kelly; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

Fellows provided expertise in science, math, and engineering, andfunctioned as positive role models for participating students.Since 2001, the Techtronics after-school program, sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund’sStudent Science Enrichment Program, has placed undergraduate and graduate EngineeringTeaching Fellows in the after-school program working with K-12 students at Rogers-HerrMiddle School in Durham, North Carolina. Initiated in the fall of 2001, Techtronics seeks tostimulate intellectual curiosity in engineering through exposure to four engineering disciplines:civil, mechanical, electrical/computer, and biomedical engineering. The mature program nowincludes fully developed lesson plans for two sections of twenty students, Techtronics

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brecca Berman; Gordon Kingsley; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

characteristics and operations of partnerships influence STEM educationaloutcomes.* Part of this project addresses the vexing issue of how to evaluate both the outcomesof a partnership, and the partnership itself. For, although a partnership is often viewed primarilyas a vehicle or framework for conducting other planned STEM activities or interventions, it oftenbecomes much more than that, leading to a multitude of unanticipated activities and outcomes.Evaluations that don’t directly address the partnership, and the unanticipated outcomes thatresult, may suffer from a weak formative assessment regarding the health of the partnership, andalso may miss some of the most important results of that partnership.The unintended consequences of the partnership

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Brewer; Johannes Boehme; Glenda Scales; Cheryl Peed

research within the College of Engineering & College of Veterinary Medicine • Medical Engineering Department formed in Radiology at Wake Forest University School of MedicineSpring, 2001 • Virginia Tech administrators define a need for collaborative relationship with a medical college • Several Virginia Tech administrations began discussions with Wake Forest University School of Medicine • Executive Summary presented to Dr. Dean and President Steger • Plans begin for establishing the schoolSummer, 2001 • Virginia Tech

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K-8 Engineering & Access

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Catherine Lewis; Susan Etheredge; Thomas Gralinski

Program, delivered a lively and informative talk to theteachers about engineering and the human spirit. Following Dr. Grasso’s talk, the participantsviewed a video entitled The Deep Dive, focusing on the nature of an engineering designworkshop environment. The Institute participants and instructors also calculated their ecologicalfootprints and took a field trip to the lifelong kindergarten laboratory at MIT and artificialintelligence laboratories at Harvard. During the last days of the Institute, each teacher wasrequired to develop a curriculum plan to integrate engineering into his or her classroom duringthe 2004-05 school year.Each participating teacher received a monetary stipend, professional development points, andseed money to use for his

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

and the equipment, tooling, and environment necessary for their manufacture; manufacturing competitiveness: Page 10.78.1 understanding the creation of competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy, and Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education control; manufacturing systems design: understanding the analysis, synthesis, and control of manufacturing operations using statistical and calculus based methods, simulation and information technology

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

and business at the university. Students run businessventures that are sponsored by outside companies. To learn more about this program, seewww.enterprise.mtu.edu.) The undergraduate scholars also learn about opportunities for minors,certifications, and studying nationally or abroad. This information helps them create or updatetheir graduation plan and select appropriate classes. Table 3: Spring 2005 Career Development Workshop Topics Topic Speaker Department Career Center Overview and Tour Gail Beausoleil & Jeff Kangas Career Center Resumé writing; bring a draft of your resumé Gail Beausoleil & Jeff Kangas Career Center

Conference Session

Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Byrne

coursetitled mechanics of deformable bodies. This strength of materials lab provides experiences thatconnect the mechanics concepts being learned with materials property testing. Deliverables fromthe lab course are established to develop a professional communication style where both theoryand experimental analysis are valued highly. Course objectives and lab experiences in both the freshman and sophomore lab coursesare described and presented in the context of the mechanical engineering curriculum. Theobjective of this paper is to present the courses and to demonstrate the challenges and successesin implementing the integrated plan. Challenges include delivery to students with limitedexperimental backgrounds. Successes include improved

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Fisher; Stephen Thompson; Jed Lyons

enrich grades 3-8 students’ learning of STEM concepts andapplications. The graduate students spend at least ten hours each week working with a teacherpartner in the classroom, and an additional five to ten hours each week planning for their in-school activities. The Fellows enhance science and mathematics instruction with engineering-related lessons and activities. In addition, each cohort of Fellows plans and implements a 3-daysummer workshop for teachers from across the state. To help prepare the graduate students forthese activities, they are required to enroll in a 3-credit, graduate-level course (EDTE 701 –Special Topics in Teaching Science) during the Fall semester, and attend weekly GK-12seminars during the Spring and Summer. At the same

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ressler Stephen; Estes Allen; Karl Meyer; Matthew Morris

, waste disposal, munitions storage,organizational shops, roads, and so on. The process involves the translation of concepts andrequirements into an actual plan with specific facility, utility, and labor force requirements. Agood base camp design plan minimizes the construction necessary by making the maximum useof existing facilities and utilities.The purpose of this paper is to describe an embedded assessment technique used in CE450during the fall semester of Academic Year 2004-2005. CE450 serves as the final andculminating course in the civil engineering three-course sequence taken by students who are notmajoring in engineering. It is one of seven different three-course sequences, which constitute aportion of the Academy’s core curriculum, and

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

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

single peanut buttercracker sandwich with just a knife, a jar of peanut butter and crackers. When their lab partnersmust then follow their precise instructions to build a sandwich, it becomes apparent that writingprocedures is not so simple after all. Vague instructions such as “put peanut butter on cracker”result in some unexpected configurations.Activity III — Process planning. In this activity, the students begin building their process.They define product specifications, draw a flow chart of the process, develop quality controlmeasurements, write procedures for operators, sketch tooling, and perform other developmentactivities. They may specify as many operators as they deem necessary and may use anyequipment or process, including a motorized

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationProblem-centered learning (PCL) is more explicit and structured than PBL. These teachingstrategies can encourage other learning outcomes beside developing problem-solving skills,including high student motivation, teaming skills, ability to organize, plan and execute problem-solving (technical, procedural and social), greater appreciation of course content utility, longerknowledge retention, knowledge of the real world, positive community awareness and civicresponsibility, and the value of teamwork. [5,6,7]. Other positive outcomes can be achieved aswell [8,9].Student active learning outcomes that

Conference Session

Communication Skills in Aerospace Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patric McElwain; James Helbling; Angela Beck

required course in Technical Report Writing devoted toengineering students, these students were still having difficulty mastering the organization,formatting, and technical style of lab reports and other professional genre. This paper introducesthe project and its academic context, describes the process by which the manual was composedand classroom tested, and outlines future plans for similar manuals at Embry-Riddle based uponthe success of the College of Engineering Style Manual. Sample entries from the manual areprovided in a set of Appendices as well.IntroductionThe following sections describe the development of the College of Engineering (COE) StyleManual at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona. The manualwas

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Bender; Amy Hoover; OraLynn Manweller

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”describe the format of the program, the educational itinerary, and plans to broaden the goals ofthe program. In an effort to gauge the success of the program, we plan to track the progress andthe educational choices the girls make after high school. It is hoped that this program willencourage young women to seriously consider the professions of engineering, aviation andconstruction.The goal of the ACE Academy is to increase the number of women that choose to enter thesetechnical fields. By introducing girls to these fields at a younger age that they will be morelikely to enter these career

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yvonne Ng

towards: Education, HealthSciences (Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Science), Business, and Social Page 10.1194.1Work (Figure 1). These “smattering” courses are also an integral part of an engineering recruitment andpreparation program necessary for students pursuing an engineering degree through the various dualdegree partnerships we have.This “smattering” strategy is the result of a union of the liberal arts and social activism of the college andthe Center of Excellence for Women, Science and Technology (CWST) Strategic Plan for plugging the“leaky pipeline” of girls and women leaving engineering. While

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; David Elizandro; Jane Fraser

improvement of the ABET 2000 continuous improvement process. Specifically, themost significant improvements are clarification of the relationship between Program Objectivesand Program Outcomes and the definition of engineering topics.Although these clarifications are an improvement, there are other issues related to the ABETCriteria that may be addressed. For example, another area where ABET may choose to clarify isCriterion 8 which addresses the governing societies’ role in the strategic planning process. Thispaper examines current Program Criteria for several programs, proposes revisions to GeneralCriterion 8, and presents sample Program Criteria for industrial engineering.IntroductionThe ABET 2000 Criteria shifted accreditation emphasis from a

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Ben Lawrence; Cynthia Mann

outcome k) Additional activities common in ENGR 1111 Academic Success / Study Skills / Time Management Personality typing using the Myer’s Briggs Type Indicator Career Services Awareness / Resume Writing / Interviewing Strategies Planning of class schedules or a four-year Study PlanIn both the semesters (Fall 2002 and Fall 2003), Dr. High taught sections of Engineering 1111that included problem solving and projects. Chemical engineering faculty also taught othersections of 1111.ApproachThe course is taught for 1 hour each week during a 15 week semester. The concepts of problemsolving, creativity, and product/process design were introduced using several weeks of thecourse

Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Fischer; Richard Jerz

contain lectures on engineering graphics, which Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationis the standard language for communicating designs in industry. Engineering graphics had beentaught to freshmen as part of an introduction to engineering course, but was discontinued whenthe new engineering curriculum was introduced in the fall 2002 semester.The plan for the new DFM course was that it would include the topics: manufacturing processes,product design fundamentals, engineering graphics, and CAD/CAM. For “hands-on” exposure,CAD, CAM, and CNC laboratory exercises would be included. This 3 semester-hour

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Schielack; Carol Stuessy; George Nickles

of educational research occurs for graduate students who are chosento work as mentors for participants during the professional development activities for the secondsummer (IV). In July of the second summer, participants continue their work with scientists (Ib)and work with educational researchers to design classroom-based research studies to examine theeffects of the IF on students learning (V). At the end of the second summer, participants leavewith the expertise to test the effects of the IF on students’ understanding. Participants implementtheir Research Plans (RP) in their classrooms during the second school year on a voluntary basis(VI) and have the option of reporting the results of their second years’ implementations during

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Feldhaus; Kenneth Reid

Math standards.This paper will provide a brief description of Project Lead The Way initiative, thecurriculum and courses offered in Project Lead The Way, discuss the Indiana Model forimplementation of PLTW, requirements of successful secondary and post-secondarycourse articulation agreements and program replication considerations for Schools ofEngineering and Technology interested in outreach.Project Lead The Way: History, Values, Strategic Plan, Curriculum, and TrainingAccording to the official website, Project Lead The Way Inc. (PLTW) is a nationalprogram forming partnerships among Public Schools, Higher Education Institutions andthe Private Sector to increase the quantity and quality of engineers and engineeringtechnologists graduating from

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tapas Das; Project Fellows; Louis Martin-Vega; Liz Hunnicutt; Grisslle Centeno; Geoffery Okogbaa; Cheriese Edwards; Ashok Kumar; Rajesh Ganesan

project STARS.The STARS project includes underrepresented minorities among the cadre of Fellows for theproject. It provides training for the Fellows on pedagogy and communication skills. We workclosely with the district science and mathematics coordinators, and the school principals indeveloping a plan for effectively utilizing the Fellows as resources for the teachers. The Fellowsassist the teachers by preparing and presenting engineering, math, and science principles in theschool classrooms. Also our budget plan includes provisions for adequate stipends for theparticipating teachers.We strongly feel that project STARS has the potential to not only achieve the objectives of theGK-12 charter but to also serve as the foundation for additional

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Drnevich

The Senior Design Process at Purdue University Vincent P. Drnevich, P.E., Ph.D. Purdue UniversityAbstract This paper examines the participation of practitioners in senior design based onexperience at Purdue University where senior design involves all seniors in their last semesterbefore graduation and is titled “Civil Engineering Design Project”. It is described in the catalogas “Planning, design, and analysis of a civil project; an integrated and realistic group projectinvolving as much as possible all major aspects of the civil engineering profession.” This highenrollment course (30 to 100 students per semester) has been taught

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy

well as to enhance the learning experience in laboratory education.IntroductionLaboratory experiments are essential part of engineering curriculum. Traditionally,students in a laboratory course would set up an experiment, take measurements, analyzedata, plot graphs, and write a report. This approach provides a learning experience onhow to conduct experiments and how to analyze data. However, it does not provide anexperience in design of experiments. “Design of experiment” means planning theexperiment1 and one of the aspects is statistical design of experiment. Statistical designin general implies the estimation of number of measurements or tests required todetermine the true mean of a variable being measured. In a typical laboratory

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy

well as to enhance the learning experience in laboratory education.IntroductionLaboratory experiments are essential part of engineering curriculum. Traditionally,students in a laboratory course would set up an experiment, take measurements, analyzedata, plot graphs, and write a report. This approach provides a learning experience onhow to conduct experiments and how to analyze data. However, it does not provide anexperience in design of experiments. “Design of experiment” means planning theexperiment1 and one of the aspects is statistical design of experiment. Statistical designin general implies the estimation of number of measurements or tests required todetermine the true mean of a variable being measured. In a typical laboratory

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Goedert; E. Terence Foster

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationchemistry, two semesters of physics, and five semesters of mathematics includingcalculus (3 semesters), differential equations, and probability/statistics (1 semester each).The ConE program will be offered on the CET’s Omaha and Lincoln campuses as is civilengineering. Construction management will also be offered at these same locations. TheCET has recognized that civil engineering faculty will have representation in the ConEcurriculum planning activities which are planned for the Fall 2005 Semester. The CivilEngineering Department is not in the SAEC because of its role as a basic engineeringprogram within the CET. However, its role