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Curriculum Development and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice Scales, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

the 1960’s developed curriculum projects titled “IACP” and “Jackson Mills” that led to thenew curriculum in technology education that provides more than just skill-based training, but curricula that developsstudents literacy in critical thinking, problem-solving and design. Donald Maley and the research andexperimentation emphasis in his “Maryland Plan” in the 1970-80’s and the national focus on design in the 1990’shas made technology education one of the main catalysts for pre-engineering education6. This can also easily berecognized in the “State Career Clusters” curriculum project in 2001 that established needed standardization forcurriculum related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the US Department

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Kathleen Zimmerman-Oster, University of Detroit Mercy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

systems framework, used in the design ofproducts and manufacturing processes. Design of modern day products involves the knowledgeof different engineering disciplines, as well as an ability to communicate and work well in multi-disciplinary teams. Because engineers are traditionally trained in fields such as eitherMechanical or Electrical engineering, many of today’s engineering graduates are not wellprepared to function competently in environments that require them to work on products whereelectrical and mechanical knowledge areas are intertwined.An ongoing NSF-funded project addresses these competency gaps through the development oftwo courses incorporating team-oriented and project-based activities, as a follow-up to previousefforts centered

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University; Matthew Sadiku, Prairie View A&M University; Alam Shumon, Prairie View A&M University; Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University

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Electrical and Computer

. ObjectivesThe objectives of this phase of the research project are to: • Team with several instructors in integrating this experimental project and lessons learned into engineering curriculum. • Demonstrate this experimental project and evaluate its effectiveness as an innovative engineering design for students. • In collaboration with industrial partners, evaluate and explore the possibility of commercialization upon demonstrated success. Page 11.1185.3 • Work with industrial partners and other academic collaborators, to constantly improve on the modeling and simulation system design, based on the evaluations of this

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Meeting ABET Requirements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Freeman, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; Grant Sharpe, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Mechanical Engineering

anddepartments were brought together to implement an engineering project supporting county healtheducation in Gyatsa, China (Tibet Autonomous Region). The value of this experience isdiscussed with particular emphasis on the contributions to the engineering student education byteam members with a non-engineering background. It is concluded that the interdisciplinaryteam approach provides a valuable pedagogical tool for educating engineering students.Introduction Tufts University aspires to achieve an international reputation for educating engineeringleaders with an emphasis on communication skills, interdisciplinary technical preparation,management skills, globalization, and the societal impact of technology. The University missionstatement

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Mueller, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Mechanical Engineering

such as EES, TK Solver,CyclePad and FEHT.Students in this course were encouraged to use software to solve many of homework problems,as well as the projects. The approach used in this course was to present examples and solutionsin MATLAB and EXCEL because these packages are taught to students in our program in a“computer-tools” class. However, students were allowed to use any software package that theydesire. During one seventy-five minute lecture, two example problems were worked in detailusing the thermodynamic cycle analysis software CyclePad.6 A screenshot of the CyclePadinterface is shown in Fig. 1. Page 11.81.4 Figure 1. Screen

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Charles Swain, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-1038: TEACHING RELIABILITY CONCEPTS TO UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS – AN NSF CCLI A&I GRANTS. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology Prof. Ramkumar is a faculty in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology department at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is currently serving as the Director of the Center for Electronics Manufacturing & Assembly. He teaches courses in surface mount electronics packaging, robotics and manufacturing automation. He was instrumental in developing the Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly at RIT. This Center is equipped with production scale equipment, used for training and applied research projects for

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley

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Computers in Education

using the C++programming language. This work describes our current effort, as a pilot project, which can beused in an evaluation process by those departments that would like to substitute Matlab for C++.Those who would like to continue the current practice, but are looking for more challengingproblems or projects involving Matlab can also use the project outcome. The main reasonbehind switching to Matlab from C++ is the fact that many engineering faculty at Penn State, invarious departments, have recognized that the current courses teaching programming skills usingC++ are not fully utilized in later required courses in the curriculum. Increasingly inundergraduate courses in various engineering disciplines, Matlab is being used for

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University

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Design in Engineering Education

education are addressed.BackgroundA critical component of the education and training of engineering professionals is thecapstone design course. The purpose of this course is to provide a culminating experiencefor senior engineering students that foreshadows the type of project work practicingengineers encounter on the job. In these courses students must work under real-worldconstraints on ill-defined problems, typically in teams, and often receive industryfeedback during various phases of a design project1.A recent national survey of capstone engineering design course instructors acrossprograms and disciplines found that respondents reported using the capstone designcourse to document student achievement for accountability and accreditation

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Minorities in Engineering

students do not enroll in appropriatepreparatory courses while in high school and if they are unaware of the career choices availableto them, they will not be prepared to pursue a career in engineering and are likely to choose analternate career path5.We have implemented an outreach project that increases the interest and improves the perceptionof traditionally underrepresented groups with respect to STEM courses in high school and STEMcareers later in life. We are showing high school students that engineering can be fun, engaging,and possible for them through high school clubs and competitions. We will provide details of theproject, and measured results of our efforts to date.IntroductionBetween 1990 and 2000, there was a 3.7% drop in the number

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Border, Bowling Green State University

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Electrical and Computer

morecommonly found in today’s industrial environments. It is shown in the paper how the realizationof key system elements spans a mix of hardware, firmware and software subcomponents. Thestandard elements of the project are discussed in the paper: the source, the channel and thereceiver.The analog source data stream for the project is generalized using multiple function generators tosimulate source sensor output. A dedicated microprocessor assembles the digitized dataaccording to the chosen transmission protocol. The protocol stream is transmitted from themicroprocessor serial port to the serial port of a commercially available Bluetooth serial inputmodule. A Bluetooth enabled PDA is used for reception and display of the acquired data. Toensure

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy

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International

enjoyable topic for many students. Typically, the study of robotics has beenlimited to graduate level courses at big universities. In the last few years, the advent of smaller,less expensive robots has made it possible for smaller institutions to afford integrating robotics intheir undergraduate computer science and engineering curriculum.Over the years, robots have been used to teach computer science and engineering. Computerscience and engineering departments use robots in various ways: • Using robots in Introductory computer science education • An Introduction to Robotic Course • Using Robotics in Artificial Intelligence Course • Senior Capstone Design Project Course

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude, New Mexico State University; Michele Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Chris Burnham, New Mexico State University; Adrian Hanson; Jeanne Garland, New Mexico State University

. Hanson, New Mexico State University Professor, Department of Civil Engieering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.Jeanne Garland, New Mexico State University Special Projects Coordinator, New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation, College of Engineering, New Mexico State Universtiy, Las Cruces, NM. Page 11.796.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integrating Writing to Provide Context for Teaching the Engineering Design ProcessIntroduction“Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering” is a junior course taught in the Civil Engineeringdepartment at New

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

. Her research is focused on collaborative design of products and materials, multiscale design, topology design, and robust design. Some of her design projects include cellular or honeycomb heat sinks for microprocessor applications, actively cooled components for gas turbine engines, robust mesostructure design for rapid manufacturing, deployable structures, and resilient structural panels that absorb impact. She teaches a course in mechanical engineering design methodology for undergraduates, in which she has implemented a new 'learning journal' initiative to encourage reflective learning. For graduates, she has created a new course on design of complex engineering systems.Kathy

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Wayne State University

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Instrumentation

-oriented, analytical techniques, maintaining a close relationship betweentheory and practice by incorporating hands-on laboratories in the most of courses. WSU-DET houses dedicated laboratories for all if its programs, including the Circuit Lab, theControl System Lab, the Microprocessor Lab, the Electric Machines and InstrumentationLab, the Computer Lab, and the EET/MCT Projects Labs for the EET/MCT courses. Thisproposed project would utilize WSU-DET I&M laboratory, as well as the Focus:HOPEindustrial facilities to develop and house the new, restructured cooperative/distributedI&M laboratory. Focus:HOPE - The Coalition for New Manufacturing Education, alsocalled the Greenfield Coalition is made up of Focus: Hope’s Center for

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Dangelo, Intel Corp.; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University; Narciso Macia, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

dealt with modeling and identification of the respiratory system. He worked for Honeywell (then AiResearch) from 1975 to 1981, in the fluidics group. In 1981 he left AiResearch and co-founded a small company to developed a medical fluidic device that provided oxygen in an intermittent mode to ambulatory patients. He is inventor/co-inventor of several fluid-control related ideas and holds 3 patents. He has been involved in advising Junior High and High School students, getting them excited about engineering and technology. He participated in an interdisciplinary, project whose goal was to design and build a cart that would autonomously paint the stripes in a soccer field. Electrical

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Wayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-830: EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS & PHOTONICS: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLTEACHERSMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeWayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community CollegePaul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Page 11.529.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Embedded Computer Systems & Photonics: A Professional Development Course for Middle and High School TeachersAbstractThe STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Fellows Program wasa new initiative of the Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project in 2004-2005, to focusattention on STEM education in middle schools and high schools

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shantha Daniel, Iowa State University; Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Leslie Potter, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

, eleven of which are mandated by ABET [1] and five ofwhich are additionally required by the department [2]. Employing the process outlined inFigure 1, various continuous improvement efforts are being made for the outcome items.For example, to improve outcome item (o) [the ability to have a global enterprise Page 11.149.2“Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright ASEE 2006, American Society for Engineering Education”perspective], students in IE 341, a required Production Systems course, collaborate withstudents from foreign universities in a global supply chain team project via

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cinnamon Carlarne, University of Cincinnati; Eric Maurer, University of Cincinnati; Regina Lamendella, University of Cincinnati; Sarah Pumphrey, University of Cincinnati

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Environmental Engineering

environmental challenges in the context Page 11.1400.2of sustainable development. Because phosphorus is a growth limiting nutrient required forintensive agriculture, and because discharge of excess phosphorus stimulate severeenvironmental degradation the problem fits within the mandate of the P3 program to tackle asignificant, complex environmental challenge. Furthermore, to select a program of study thatwould most significantly address the issue of global sustainability, the project team elected to usea scalable approach (e.g., with a range of scales of technology from individual approaches toapproaches suitable for large municipalities) to recover

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Batie, East Carolina University

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Architectural

at a variety of modeling software are used in estimating, material takeoffs, and marketingvisualizations,3 while others have studied the shortcomings of 2D vs. 3D representations whenevaluating construction document building assemblies.5 In addition, virtual reality (VR) and 4DCAD modeling have been studied to allow students the opportunity of interactively generating aconstruction project process activity.4Many of these projects required the learning of advanced CAD packages beyond those normallyassociated with current programs in construction management. Because of ACCE minimumrequirements and university imposed minimum General Requirements at the author’s university,advanced courses are not implemented, outside of independent study

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Jamie Gilchrist, Iowa State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

participate, the outcome is more drastic.”13 According to a representative fromthe Ames Home School Network, “home school students participate in the TWT programbecause many do not receive a rich technology experience at home and TWT provides achallenging but non-threatening environment to do so. TWT also provides a chance for studentsto work with their peers and collaborate in a group they may not have access to at home.”13During the fall, 2005 semester twenty home school students met on the Iowa State Universitycampus once a week for twelve weeks. Three ISU pre-service teachers and one parent volunteermet with the students as support. Students were given a variety of projects to work on including;basic LEGO car programming, building and testing a

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Bagert, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

domain tracks to the coordinators of those programs (see Appendix A); five werefilled out and returned. The responding schools and their application domains are listed in Table1. Page 11.1325.3 Institution Application Domains Auburn University Senior Project domain area, including • Artificial Intelligence • Compiler Front-ends • Database Systems • Software

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dalton, The Petroleum Institute; Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute

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International

globalwarming, economic considerations and a shift of focus within the oil and gas industry itself, notonly is such an initiative relevant, but (we advocate) should be a planned and programmed partof our curriculum development process. It should be both cross-curricular and interdisciplinaryand project based in nature. Already, engineering programs in the Gulf region such as those inKing Faisal University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Universityinclude ASE issues and components in their curriculum, albeit at differing stages ofdevelopment.It is further significant in our context in that we are committed to developing behavioralcompetencies outlined by our sponsor, the national oil company- teamwork, organization,planning; time

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Courtney Richmond, Rowan University; Patricia Mosto, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

extended and real-time, continuous andinteractive data collection of a water body. In this paper, we will discuss a junior/seniordesign project of developing an Interactive Mobile Aqua Probing & Surveillance(IMAPS) system capable of continuously monitoring water properties and wirelesslycommunicating with a base station. The completed aqua probe system can be employedby scientists, educators and anyone interested in the study or monitoring of aquaticecosystems. Within a year, beginning in spring 2005, the design has evolved from a proof-of-concept prototype to a large pontoon-style robotic probe. Although the project is still on-going, exciting results have already been obtained in initial tests and applications. Themost recent pontoon

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Debra Banks, Consultant

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Two Year College Division

begun between the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona StateUniversity and five community colleges belonging to the Maricopa County Community CollegeDistrict. Funded by a joint grant from the National Science Foundation, each with their ownbudget, the collaborators set out to develop a program that would interest and supportcommunity college students in engineering, ease their transition to a large university, andcontinue to support them after the transfer, especially for the first year. The program also wasdesigned to especially encourage and support women and underrepresented minority students.The program is called METS: Maricopa Engineering Transition Scholars. Most of the plans forthe project as proposed have been successful, including a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

teamwork, and satisfies the majority of the ABET 3a-k criteria. Experiencegained from disseminating the case studies through the earlier NSF CCLI grants, as well asreports from others, shows that there are many significant challenges in introducing multimediacase studies into engineering classrooms. Some of the challenges are: changes in the role of theinstructor, apprehension about using innovative materials, difficulties in evaluating and testingstudents, and training students to engage in effective team work. The goals of this project werederived in order to address these challenges. They are to provide faculty members with hands-on experience of working in teams, explain case study teaching strategies, connect STEMtheories to the real-world

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Benjamin Mount, Washington State University

competence in design4.Design ModelA conceptual model for knowledge and abilities is one of three legs of the Assessment Triangle,used as a basis for knowing what students know1. Therefore, creation of valid assessments forcapstone engineering design courses requires such a model for engineering design. Design modeldevelopment presented here is part of a National Science Foundation project entitled:“Transferable Assessments for Capstone Engineering Design Courses”. Project leadership froma diverse multi-institution and multidisciplinary team offers potential for producing a model thatis transferable across widely varied capstone course environments.Achievement targets in capstone engineering design courses must be stated clearly so thatperformance

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Vincent Childress, North Carolina A&T; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

infusing engineering concepts into technology education is just a fad that willpass, especially since the field of technology education has existed on its own since the early1800’s.Currently there exists at least three camps of thought regarding the infusion of engineeringrelated concepts into technology education: 1. Technology education should switch its entire focus to that of preparing a citizenry that is educated in a pre-engineering program similar to Project Lead the Way or a vocational- specific track for engineering; 2. Technology education should infuse engineering-related concepts into the existing technology education curriculum and courses as part of the general education of all citizens

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Bradley, University of Kentucky; Janet Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-1440: MATH AND SCIENCE ACROSS THE BOARD: CONNECTINGPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO CLASSROOM PRACTICES VIA ANEMBEDDED RESEARCH INITIATIVEJanet Lumpp, University of Kentucky Janet Lumpp is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky. She received her B.S.Met.E. and M.S.Met.E. degrees at Purdue University and a Ph.D. at The University of Iowa in Materials Engineering. As part of her NSF CAREER Award, she developed the concept of KEEP using microelectronics as a theme in math and science education and implemented the circuit project in middle school and high school classrooms. Dr. Lumpp teaches courses on electronic packaging, lasers, and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Baikun Li, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Jin Li, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Amy Pruden, Colorado State University; Peter Stroot, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

retain faculty withexpertise in environmental biotechnology. In particular, notices seeking faculty candidates oftenspecifically request applications from individuals with expertise in molecular biology (e.g.,available job posting of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professorsweb site at www.aeesp.org). Although genomic technology is revolutionizing many of theresearch programs in environmental engineering, these technologies have not been transferredsuccessfully to the undergraduate and graduate curricula at many institutions.4ApproachThe overall objective of this project is adaptation and implementation of a successful NSF CCLI

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Computers in Education

the testplan that validates and supports it. We realize that entire textbooks and courses havebeen devoted to this topic, but, often, an engineering program does not have room for astandalone course on this topic. In our institutions, we elected to emphasize and allowstudents to practice some of the basic tenets and proper procedures of testing anddocumentation in several senior and graduate level design, microcontroller and hardwaredescriptive language courses. In this paper we will briefly review the basic tenets oftesting and documentation and present some innovative methods of extracting test datafrom a hardware/software based project often found in a digital controller based system.We discuss how these tenets and techniques were adopted