Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill, New Mexico State University; Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Lauren Ketcham, New Mexico State University; Amanda Lain, New Mexico State University; Heather Williams, New Mexico State University; Rose Pena, New Mexico State University

undergraduate major. This student faced a number of challenges including having totake additional undergraduate courses to meet deficiencies. In addition, (s)he was not as familiarwith the faculty in the department, which meant that (s)he changed advisors twice in the courseof their graduate program.In discussing the students with the advisors, it was clear that all of the advisors cared about theirstudents. The advisors often considered themselves to be mentors, which connoted a strongercommitment in their minds than “advisor.” The advisors were well aware of personal challengesthe students faced and how cultural forces might have a differential impact upon their students.As shown in Table 1 and reflected in discussions with the students, there were

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

projects for senior design, i.e. they have a feeling for theamount of work required for a project. Another benefit to the students is their ability to practicethe complete design process in a safe environment where a “less than exceptional” designsolution is not devastating to the student. Since all student teams are working on solutions to acommon problem, the demonstration of multiple feasible solutions to an open-ended problem isencouraging to many students. A benefit to the instructors in the senior design sequence is theability of the students to “hit the ground running” with their projects in the subsequent quarter.Bibliography1. Sheppard, S., and R. Jenison. 1997. Examples of Freshman Design Education. International Journal of

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serdar Tumkor, Istanbul Technical University; Karl Haapala, Michigan Technological University; Vishesh Kumar, Michigan Technological University; John Sutherland, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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International

seven years post-graduation experience, 4. have spent at least two years in significant engineering practice 5. are maintaining relevant continuing professional development at a satisfactory levelThe second requirement greatly limits Latin American and Caribbean engineers from beingplayers globally and decrease their mobility and opportunities.Having an accredited or international recognized engineering degree is critical for engineers andengineering institutions in order to compete in today´s global economy. This paper outlines theprogress made, particular the Americas, and proposes an alternative model for the region.MotivationTable 1 lists national accrediting bodies for engineering programs. The Latin American andCaribbean Consortium

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Lawrence Neeley, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

are prepared for each course in the BLC Table as well as for relevantelective and support courses. These syllabi are standardized; for each course the followinginformation is provided, at a minimum: • Department, number, and title of course • Designation as a ‘Required’ or ‘Elective’ course • Course (catalog) description • Prerequisite(s) • Textbook(s) and/or other required material • Course objectives • Topics covered • Class/laboratory schedule, i.e., number of sessions each week and duration of each session • Contribution of course to meeting the professional component • Relationship of course to program outcomes • Person(s) who prepared this description and date of preparationFor the

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Diane Strong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jamshed Mistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Industrial Engineering

Constructs”, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems, August 9-11, Dallas, TX: 1021-1027, 2002.6. Elam, J., K. Murphy, I. Becerra-Fernandez, and S. Simon, “ERP as an Enabler of Curriculum Integration”, Proceedings of the 3rd Annual SAP Asia Pacific Institute of Higher Learning Forum, Singapore:13-20, 1999. Page 11.783.117. Gist, M. E., “Self-efficacy: Implications for Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management”, Academy of Management Review, 12(3): 474-485, 1987.8. Gujarathi, M., “Effect of the Use of ERP software on the Development of the Conceptual Understanding of Accounting”, Presented at the American

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Walden, Northern Kentucky University; Rose Shumba, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

, “Virus attacks mobiles via Bluetooth,” The Register, http://www.theregister.co. uk/2004/06/15/symbian_virus/, June 15, 2004. [2] CERT, Cyber Security Bulletin 2005 Summary, http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/ SB2005.html, Dec. 29, 2005. [3] S. Lipner, “The Trustworthy Computing Security Development Lifecycle”, 20th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference, http://www.acsac.org/2004/dist.html, Dec. 2004. [4] G. Sindre and A.L. Opdahl, “Eliciting Security Requirements by Misuse Cases,” Proceedings of the TOOLS Pacifi c Conference, pp. 120-131, Nov. 20-23, 2000. [5] K. Spett, “SQL Injection,” http://www.spidynamics.com/whitepapers/WhitepaperSQL Injection.pdf, 2002. [6] G. Zuchlinski, “The Anatomy of Cross Site

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Thompson, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

science students would lead in addition to the project time with the students. REFERENCES1. National Science and Technology Council, Ensuring a Strong U.S. Scientific, Technical and Page 11.1410.12Engineering Workforce in the 21st Century, Washington, DC, April 2000.2. Bordonaro, M., A Borg, G. Campbell, B. Clewell, M. Duncan, J. Johnson, K. Johnson, R.Matthews, G. May, E. Mendoza, J. Dineman, S. Winters and C. Vela (2000) “Land of Plenty:Diversity as America’s Competitive Edge in Science, Engineering and Technology”, Report ofthe Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University; Craig Sanders, East Caroilina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

components from both mental analysis and hands-on viewpoints. Thispaper provides useful pointers to programs in planning, structuring, evaluating andassessing offerings of such new courses within their departments.References1 Meek, S., Field, S., Devasia, S., “Mechatronics Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah,” Mechatronics, Elsevier, 13:1-11, 2002.2 Giurgiutiu, V., Lyons, J., Rocheleau, D., Liu, W., “ Mechatronics/Microcontroller Education for Mechanical Engineering Students at the University of South Carolina,” Mechatronics, Elsevier, 15:1025- 1036, 2005.3 Wild P.M., Surgenor B.W., “An Innovative Mechatronics Course for a Traditional Mechanical Engineering Curriculum,” American Society of

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Perry, Bloomsburg University; Michael Williams, Bloomsburg University; Scott Eckert, Bloomsburg University; Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in Figure 12; and pictorial views of the traffic light junction andcontrol interfaces are shown in Figures 13 and 14, respectively. A total of six input signals wereused: four photoelectric sensor9 signals for traffic flow in N/S/E/W directions, one push-buttonswitch signal for pedestrian walk request, and one photoresistor input for sensing calibratedday/night condition. PC with Push Buttons LabVIEW for Walk signal request software Photoelectric sensor (Car presence detection: East) Traffic lights (North_South) Photoelectric sensor (Car presence detection

Conference Session

Web-based learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; William Lehman, Materials Engineering; Shinaz Jindani, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ofinformation. Within the educational community, the web is increasingly used both as a learningtool to support formal training and as a means of delivering online learning. The main objectiveof any educational program is to disseminate knowledge and it remains constant throughout thecycle, whereas the delivery system changes with respect to time. The modern developments inInternet started with Arpanet. In the early part of the 90’s, Gophers, a menu based informationsystem with “text only version” was introduced. Later, Mosaic was evolved as a viableinformation system with both text and a graphics version. The technology has exponentiallygrown into the modern Netscape, Internet Explorer and other search engines. Web-BasedInstructional tools have been

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation to Improve Student Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Michael Miller, Michigan Technological University; Kirk Opella, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Chris Green, Michigan Technological University; Geoff Gwaltney, Michigan Technological University; Scott Bradley, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM). • Michigan Economic Development Corporation. • United States Department of Education Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need grant numbers P200A010413 and P200A030192. • United States Department of Energy contract number DE-FG02-04ER63821 • Army Research Laboratory cooperative agreement W911NF-05-2-0048 • National Science Foundation grant number DMI-0456537Bibliography. 1. D. Stone, S. Sorby, M. Plichta, and M. Raber, “The Enterprise Program at Michigan Technological University,” International Journal of Engineering Education (2003). 2. M. Plichta, M. Raber, “The Enterprise Program at Michigan Tech University: Results and Assessment to Date,” ASEE

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Rolfe, University of Kansas; Francis Thomas, University of Kansas-Lawrence

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Civil Engineering

0-06-041046-9, 19922. “Ethics at Work,” Harvard Business Review, Selected Articles 1983-1991, ISBN 0-87584-286-03. Grigg, Neil S., Criswell, Marvin E, Fontane Darrell G., Siller Thomas J., “Civil Engineering Practice in the Twenty-First Century-Knowledge and Skills for Design and Management,” ASCE Press, ISBN 0-7844-0526-3, 20014. Harris JR., Charles E., Pritchard Michael S., Rabins Michael J., “Engineering Ethics-Concepts and Cases,” Wadsworth Publishing Company, ISBN 0-534-23964-1, 19955. Hitt, William D., “Ethics and Leadership-Putting Theory into Practice,” Battelle Press, ISBN 0-935470-52-2, 19906. Johnson, Deborah G., “Ethical Issues in Engineering,” Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-290578-7, 19917. Selinger, Carl, “Stuff You Don’t

Conference Session

Information Technology in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Walter, Purdue University; Dan Montgomery, Purdue University; Shripad Revankar, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

Amer Chem Soc 75 (1953) 215-219.4. S.C. Amendola, S.L. Sharp-Goldman, M.S. Janjua, M.T. Kelly, P.J. Petillo, M. Binder, An ultrasafe hydrogen generator: aqueous, alkaline borohydride solutions and Ru catalyst, J. Power Sources 85 (2000) 186 – 1895. R.J. Jasinski,. Adv Chem Ser. 18, 4 (1964).6. C.M. Kaufman and B. Sen, Hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of sodium tetrahydroborate: effects of acids and transition metals and their salts. J Chem Soc, Dalton Trans 94 (1985); 307-313.7. Hua, Dong., Yang Hanxi, Ai Xinping, Cha Chuansin. Hydrogen production from catalytic hydrolysis of sodium borohydride solution using nickel boride catalyst. Int J Hydrogen Energy 28 (2003) 1095-1100.8. T.S.N Sankara Narayanan,. and S. K. Seshadri

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

learning. The communication labactivities were developed to integrate into the existing inquiry-based laboratory modulesdiscussed in the implementation of the biotechnology curriculum.2I. Portfolio Assignment: Scientific Paper AnalysisStudents were instructed to select an article on a current biotechnology topic thatinterested them from a secondary source (newspaper, popular magazine, website, etc).Then, find the original sources cited in the paper, examine the primary source(s), andcompare to the secondary article. In addition, the students were instructed to consider thefollowing questions in their report: • Why did you select the original article—what piqued your interest? • What is the relevant background information & the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Rodriguez, Cedaredge Middle School; Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

integrate this into their standard curriculum. Through analysis of standardized tests,the entire staff identifies weak areas. These are categorized as critical, serious, or significant.Critical targets are defined as 70% or more of the students have not achieved mastery, serious –60%, and significant – 50%. The problem area is considered with respect to the currentcurriculum, instructional materials, and previous year’s test data. Next a plan of action isdesigned. The critical areas are given three weeks of emphasis, serious – two weeks, andsignificant – 1 week. During the target week(s) each student receives 10-15 minutes targetedinstruction per academic class period daily and five minutes per non-academic class period daily.An average student

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

VLSI Design however are only beingtaught for the last 20 years, with additions in MMIC system design and VHDL/Verilog basedsystem design. In VLSI, design constraints such as minimization of dissipated power,maximization of the speed, and optimization of device density onto the chip, are dealt with quiteextensively. In MMIC system design, the issues predominant at microwaves such as, s-parameters, distributed parameters pertinent to device, as well as packaging, are dealt with detail.For example, during low noise, or power amplifier at microwaves, characterization ofpseudomorphic high electron mobility (pHEMT) or metal semiconductor field effect transistor(MESFET), along with their doping profiles in layered-material-structure are explained

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Paul Yanik, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

rates. 4) Parallel-to-Serial Data Conversion - A shift register circuit is designed to convert parallel data to a single data stream. 5) Data Stream Demultiplexing - A demultiplexing circuit is designed to allow user-selection of either a single data stream or two data streams of odd and even bits. 6) Phase Lock Loop - A PLL is employed to synchronize the received data stream(s). 7) Signal Combiner - A multiplexer circuit is used to combine the data streams to reconstruct the original digital information. 8) Serial-to-Parallel Data Conversion - A shift register circuit is designed to convert the serial data to 8 parallel data lines. 9) Digital-to-Analog Converter - An AD558 IC is used to convert 8-bit parallel digital data

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepti Suri, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Software Engineering,” Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Software Engineering Education & Training, Charlotte, NC, USA, February 2001, pp. 7-17. [3] Halling, M.A., Zuser, W. et. al. , “Teaching the Unified Process to Undergraduate Students”, Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Covington, KY, USA, February 25-27, 2002, pp. 148-159. [4] Humphrey, W. S., A Discipline for Software Engineering, Addison-Wesley, 1995. [5] Humphrey, W. S., Introduction to the Team Software Process, Addison-Wesley, 2000. [6] Hunter, R.B. and Thayer, R.H. (eds), Software Process Improvement, IEEE Computer Society, 2001. [7] Lisack, S., “The Personal Software Process in the Classroom

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

gatheringinformation typically considered “experience”. Such experience is typically associated with thehigher level cognitive tasks, synthesis and evaluation, as defined by Bloom and Krathwohl(1984). When used with many practitioners, the technique can yield a database of diverseexperiences that can be incorporated into course instruction and assignments. Some examples ofdata for which the critical incident technique is well suited to obtain include the following:• The criteria designers use to evaluate competing design options.• The most important factors that designers consider in making a decision about which material(s) to use.In contrast, eliciting knowledge about low- to mid-level cognitive tasks such as comprehension,application, or analysis (Bloom

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas-Tyler; Ron Pieper, University of Texas-Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

premature to draw any conclusions.The usage of the program from fall, 2005 may be summarized as in Table 2 below. A total of 33tutoring sessions took place during fall, 2005, with the average tutoring session having a durationof approximately one hour. Page 11.265.7 Table 2. Summary of tutoring program usage from fall, 2005 Student Discipline Gender Year Visits Hours Subject(s) Excel, matrix methods, C pro- 1 EE F Jr 21 19.25 gramming, physics (mechanics) 2 ME M

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Chen, Keck Graduate Institute; Jeremy Bolton, Keck Graduate Institute; Erika Palmer, Harvey Mudd College; Stephanie Bohnert, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Moyer, Harvey Mudd College; Ekaterina Kniazeva, Harvey Mudd College; Alyssa Caridis, Harvey Mudd College; Colin Jemmott, UVP, Inc.; Darius Kelly, UVP, Inc.; Deb Chakravarti, Keck Graduate Institute; Qimin Yang, Harvey Mudd College; Patrick Little, Harvey Mudd College; Sean Gallagher, UVP, Inc.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

kurtosis and coefficient of variance (CV) were chosen to characterize howwell uniformity has been achieved. The coefficient of variance is the industry standard formeasuring two-dimensional lighting uniformity. It is defined as  s CV = 100  (1) Page 11.201.7 Xwhere s is the standard deviation and X is the mean, and measures the distance from the mean toeach data point relative to the mean. For biological illumination uniformity, UVP has adopted avalue of 7% as acceptable for quantitative work. Kurtosis is based on the size of the distributiontails of a set of data; the smaller the distribution tails, the lower

Conference Session

Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuki Aroshas, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Avi Berman, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/46/14/33694881.pdf3. Blum, W., "ICMI Study 14: Applications and Modeling in Mathematics Education – Discussion Document", Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 51, 2002, pp. 149-171.4. Crowther, K., Thomson, D., and Cullingford, C., "Engineering Degree Students Deficient in Mathematical Expertise – Why?", International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology, Vol. 28, 1997, pp. 785-792.5. Gravemeijer, K., and Doorman, M. "Context Problems in Realistic Mathematics Education: A Calculus Course as an Example", Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 39, 1999, pp. 111-129.6. Verner, I., and Maor, S., "Integrating Design Problems in Mathematics Curriculum: An Architecture

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Maor, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

. Gilbert, H., 1999, Architect – engineer relationships: overlappings and interactions, Architectural Science Review, 42, 107-110.3. Unwin, S., 1997, Analyzing Architecture (London: Routledge).4. Burt, M. (1996). The Periodic Table of The Polyhedral Universe. Haifa: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.5. Luhur, S., 1999, "Math, logic, and symmetry: construction, architecture and mathematics". Available online at: http://www.sckans.edu/math/paper3.html (accessed 19 December 2005).6. Williams, K., 1998, "Relationships between Architecture and Mathematics". Available online at: http://www.leonet.It/culture/nexus/98/KimWilliamsintro.html (accessed 19 December 2005).7. Gravemeijer, K. and Doormen, M., 1999, "Context Problems in

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

15 students for each professor. Let S = number of students and P = Page 11.156.7number of professors. As a mathematical expression this statement is Responses (percent) (count)1. S = 15P 72.73% 82. P = 15S 27.27% 33. S*P = 15 0% 0 Totals 100% 113.) Q2. Consider a function f = 2(x^3)y. The partial derivative of f with respect to x is

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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International

, we present the following research results todepict a bigger picture, with most data from the U. S. National Science Foundation 7-8: (1) China has placed a much greater emphasis on educating science and technology workers – China now graduates nearly four times as many engineers as the United States, with a stunning number of 219,500 Bachelor of Engineering degrees awarded each year. It ranks number one in the world while the United States ranks only sixth. Page 11.626.8 (2) China sharpens its focus on science and technology development – China sees a 354% increase in academic journal publications from 4,600 articles

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qian Du, Mississippi State University; Judy Schneider, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Inductance and Mutual Inductance Ideal and Practical Transformer 6. Energy Conversion Principles of DC MachinesSimilar to the situation encountered at most other U. S. universities offering a similar course, thelecture did not provide clear interconnection between the course content and applications in Page 11.731.3different majors. The lack of connectivity is only worsened when there is no laboratorycomponent to provide the students with hands-on experience. 2III. Proposed Approach to the Coordination of ECE3183 and ME37013.1 ME3701 Experimental

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach; Lisa Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach; Darris White, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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Women in Engineering

and high school girls will provide a greater indicationof the project’s potential.Bibliography1. US Department of Labor website, http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/nontra2003.pdf,last updated: March 2003.2. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) website,http://students.sae.org/competitions/minibaja/, last updated: September 2005.3. Jayaram, U., “Increasing Participation of Women in the Engineering Curriculum,” ASEE/IEEEFrontiers in Engineering Conference, 1997.4. Springer, L., Stanne, M., and Donovan, S., “Effects of small-group learning on undergraduates inscience, mathematics, engineering, and technology: A meta-analysis,” The College Mathematics Journal1999.5. Terenzini, P. T., Cabreta, A. F., Colbeck, C. L., Parente, J. M., and Bjorklund, S

Conference Session

Diversity, Recruiting, and Retention in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

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Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Koehler, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Susan Matney, North Carolina State University; Mary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

Year Engineers to discuss resumes withan upper-class MENTOR? (N = 107) X Yes (49.5%) X Somewhat (39.3%) X No, not at all (11.2%)Analysis: This represents an opportunity for improvement.Question 5: Do you believe it is helpful for First Year Engineers to discuss degree plans(including interesting courses, instructor choices, opportunities like co-op, etc.) with aMENTOR? (N = 103) X Yes (68.9%) X Somewhat (26.2%) X No, not at all (4.9%)Analysis: These results demonstrate the mentors’ opinion on the importance of degreeplanning.Question 6: Did you discuss anything else with your mentee(s) other than their resumeand/or degree plan? (N = 110) X Yes (50.0%) X No (50.0%)Analysis: Is the cup half full or half empty? Clearly, 50% of