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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

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International

, specific modules into existing engineering or technology coursework atappropriate locations during the semester, as well as those who may design and implement entirecourses devoted to the aforementioned topics, supporting teaching materials will be critical tothese endeavors. Therefore, a thorough listing of recent textbooks and online publications hasbeen compiled and is provided below in Table 1. Table 1. Essential bio-based industry resources for educators.Books Brown, R.C.. 2003. Biorenewable Resources – Engineering New Products from Agriculture. Blackwell Publishing Co. New York, NY. Dokon, L. E. 2001. The Alcohol Fuel Handbook. Infinity Publishing

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Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Sheila Edwards Lange, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

implications of these findings?Conceptual FrameworkThe conceptual framework utilized to guide the research is built off previous research. Theexpectation is that multiple factors affect ones overall perception of climate. Classroomexperiences, laboratory experiences, relationships with faculty, degree of professionaldevelopment, and work/family balance are all factors which impact climate. Climate then has Page 11.480.3effects on the retention of students, but especially women students. This paper focuses in onclassroom experiences and faculty relationships since those are the most obvious way in whichthe context of education is different for

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Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

chances of entrepreneurial success. An expected secondary outcome of thisprogram is the shift of the locus of entrepreneurship education from the traditional businessschools (which have had limited success in launching highly successful high tech start-ups) tothe engineering schools (which have traditionally been responsible for the sources of most(>90%) of the successful high tech companies).9Engineering and Teaching of EntrepreneurshipEngineers with a Bachelor or Master degree are typically products of a four-year and two-yearuniversity programs respectively, which vary little from university to university, or even countryto country. Entrepreneurial courses can be found in high schools, undergraduate schools,graduate schools, trade

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Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Engineering Management

deterministic than stochastic andgreatly enhance the chances of entrepreneurial success. An expected secondary outcome of thisprogram is the shift of the locus of entrepreneurship education from the traditional businessschools (which have had limited success in launching highly successful high tech start-ups) tothe engineering schools (which have traditionally been responsible for the sources of most(>90%) of the successful high tech companies).9Engineering and Teaching of EntrepreneurshipEngineers with a Bachelor or Master degree are typically products of a four-year and two-yearuniversity programs respectively, which vary little from university to university, or even countryto country. Entrepreneurial courses can be found in high schools

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Energy Curriculum Advancements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, Smith College; Israel Koren, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Baaba Andam, Smith College; C. Mani Krishna, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; C. Andras Moritz, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the coursediscusses low-power in their circuit design6. The University of Utah has redone its entireelectrical engineering program with a grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance thestudents’ comprehension and retention of electrical engineering concepts. They now offer twoelectives where students can learn about low-power digital circuits through independentprojects7.It is clear that these schools and others8-10 agree that teaching power-aware techniques at theirinstitutions will enhance their undergraduate curriculum. However, in order for students to learnthe importance of low power digital circuitry, the material must be incorporated into the existingcurriculum. While these schools are attempting to include low power digital

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Two Year College Division

2006-789: A DISTRIBUTED LEARNING NETWORK UNITES THE MID-SOUTHGeoffrey Wood, Southwest Tennessee Community College Geoffrey A. Wood is the Program Coordinator of the Manufacturing program and an assistant professor in the Engineering Technologies department at Southwest TN Community College in Memphis Tennessee. Degrees include a M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and a M.A. in Technical Writing from the University of Memphis. Mr. Wood worked in the inspection and NDE field prior to joining the teaching staff at Southwest. In addition to his academic career, he maintains a regular consulting business. Mr. Wood was awarded the State of Tennessee's Innovations in Distance

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FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

programs have freshman-level courses that are designed to introduce studentsto the engineering profession, teach problem-solving and design skills, and motivate the students.Engineering graphics is a subject that is also usually taught at the freshman level, sometimesintegrated with the introduction to engineering course, other times as a stand-alone course. Solidmodeling software has become widely used in education over the past decade, primarily inexisting engineering graphics courses. Because solid modeling is an integral part of the productdesign cycle, it can be used as a gateway to explore engineering design and to relate courseworkto real world applications. The use of solid modeling software at the freshman level also has thepotential for

Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Carolyn Brooks, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tracie Earl, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Geoffrey Bland, NASA Goddard Space Flignt Center's Wallops Flight Facility

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Aerospace

2006-519: AERIAL IMAGING AND REMOTE SENSING EFFORTS ATUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHOREAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME, SME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of engineering mechanics, robotics, remote sensing and image analysis, systems and control and design of mechanical and mechatronic systems. Dr. Nagchaudhuri received his bachelors degree from Jadavpur University in Calcutta, India with a honors in Mechanical Engineering

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Assessment & TC2K Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Robert Lawrence, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

directly measure the competencies (program objectives) of EET/CET graduatingstudents. Two Rubrics, a national and a local, are used to evaluate each student onachieving program objectives (competencies) based on direct observation. The nationalassessment rubric is designed to gauge the student performance in achieving the programobjectives, and the assessment data is used to take corrective action in terms ofcurriculum design and implementation. The local assessment tool is designed to identifystudent strengths and weaknesses at course sequence level; the assessment data obtainedis used to take corrective action at local level (campus) by revising the course contentsand teaching methodologies at the lecture and laboratory levels.(see Rubric E and

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

2006-2384: FIRST-TIME ACCREDITATION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THEABET ACCREDITATION PROCESSAndrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce ANDREW E. JACKSON, Ph.D., P.E., CSIT, Professor of Industrial Engineering Dr. Jackson teaches a variety of IE courses, including: Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, Production Systems Engineering, Systems Simulation, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 37 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract support engineering, systems acquisition, academics, and systems engineering. His research interests include Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics in Large-Scale Systems.Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University-Commerce E

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

Mechanical ET Design & Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Dues, Purdue University-New Albany; Nghia Le, Purdue University-New Albany

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Engineering Technology

the fatigue tester in teaching fatigue concepts to undergraduate students.Assessment, Evaluation and ImprovementThe evaluation plan is separated into two categories. The first category evaluates the design andperformance of the completed fatigue tester against the stated capabilities. The secondevaluation category measures the effectiveness of the completed system (fatigue tester +laboratory exercises) as a tool for enhanced student learning. Page 11.684.101. Fatigue tester design and performance.Several progress evaluations are planned. First, as particular subassemblies are completed, eachwill be measured for its ability to

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deanna Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Environmental Engineering

in Civil Engineering from Duke University and her MS and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon.Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University Robert Heard is Associate Teaching Professor in Material Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Teaching activities include integrating aspects of disciplines such as business, public policy, environmental engineering, and others into the Materials Science and Engineering curriculum. Responsibilities include the coordination of undergraduate lab facilities, and the co-op program; and teaching Professional Development Topics, the laboratory portion of the Materials for the 21st Century course, Materials Characterization

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland; Andrew Melton, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

recording of the entire AM radio band, so the students could see that in orderto tune in a particular station, the receiver must isolate one of the stations and demodulate it.When teaching frequency hopping systems, it would be interesting to examine the signal from afrequency hopping system such as Bluetooth to witness the signal jumping from one frequencyto another. In teaching software-defined radio, it would be interesting to test receivers with realRF signals instead of simulated ones.There are advantages in having the students work with real signals in laboratory courses[1,2,3].But for those students without access to the expensive test equipment or the time to set up theexperiments, a database may be the only way to get access to a wide

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colin Campbell, TechnicalMastery.com Corp.; Faycal Saffih, UAE University; Khaled Nigim, University of Waterloo

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Electrical and Computer

imaging. Currently, he is a Visiting Scholar to the Communication Research Laboratory, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, working on research and development of “Smart Imaging Systems for Biomedical Applications” such the Endoscopic Capsule.Khaled Nigim, University of Waterloo Khaled Nigim is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada, senior member of the IEEE, has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Leicester, England UK and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Zagazig University of Cairo, Egypt. He is currently the coordinator of the Master of Engineering professional development graduate program offered on-line at the University of

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Pietryga, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Computers in Education

determination of proper circuit breaker selection and bracing of buswork and cabling. Traditionally, calculations for load flow and fault current analysis of smallpower systems have been done by hand and/or modern scientific calculators. With the use of theanimated simulation tool, the students obtained a good “feel” of what was happening within thecomplex power system. While teaching this course, the instructor has not abandoned thepresentation of the hand calculations of these quantities. Basic power system analysiscalculations are still presented, but concepts are enhanced with the use of the simulation tool.The students gain an appreciable understanding of the capabilities of the PowerWorld Simulatorafter the typical hand calculations are presented

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Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University; Mohamed Bourham, North Carolina State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

into the reactor pool, extract a suitable signal from this device,install it on the PULSTAR nuclear reactor and test its capabilities with regard to tracking thereactor power level. Instruction about the reactor and the optical and electronic aspects of thedesign are provided to students in a technical information session, as well as a project descriptionwrite-up. In 2005, there were thirteen four-person teams involved in this E101 design project.Related to this E101 class is an information session; students are required to visit threedepartments. Nuclear engineering sees ninety students on average. And, annually nuclearengineering faculty members teach at least two to three sessions of the class. The results of theseefforts have been a

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

2006-1882: ABET OUTCOME ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT THROUGHTHE CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMShantha Daniel, Iowa State University SHANTHA DANIEL is pursuing her doctoral degree in Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University. She has served as a graduate assistant in teaching as well as research including objective evaluation and outcome assessment.Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University DEVNA POPEJOY-SHERIFF is pursuing her master degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis in Student Affairs. She currently serves as the Academic Advisor for IE undergraduate students in IMSE Department.K. Jo Min, Iowa State University K. JO

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Tenure & Promotion

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garrick Louis, University of Virginia

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New Engineering Educators

the NSF New Young Investigators (NYI) award in1992. In 1992, NSF instituted the Presidential Faculty Fellows (PFF) award as a moreselective program that awarded young faculty up to $100,000 per year for five years withno matching-fund option.Among the results of a 1992 report on the Presidential Young Investigator program, wasthe finding that awardees believed that educational activities were not valued by theirinstitutions. Partly in response to this concern, the Faculty Early Career Development(CAREER) program was approved by NSF’s National Science Board in 1994, and thefirst awards were made in fiscal year (FY) 1995. While the focus of earlier programs wasprimarily on research, the focus of the CAREER program is on integrating teaching

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Josephson, Tuskegee University; Jaya Krishnagopalan, Tuskegee University; Nader Vahdat, Tuskegee University

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Computers in Education

Engineering Department. His research interests include adsorption, permeation of chemicals through polymeric materials, membrane separation and fire extinguishing agents. Page 11.1144.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Spreadsheet Instruction Within A First Year Chemical Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper reports upon our experiences with incorporating formal instruction in spreadsheetsoftware (Microsoft Excel) in our department’s introductory chemical engineering course.Spreadsheet instruction was conducted in the department’s computer laboratory with all thestudents

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hansen Lukman, Bucknell University; Steven Shooter, Bucknell University; Fabrice Alizon, Bucknell University; Asli Sahin, Virginia Tech; Robert Stone, University of Missouri-Rolla; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Timothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University; Soundar Kumara, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

based on Commonality/Diversity, Modularity, and CostFew would argue that engineers are more likely to be active rather than reflective learners6, andthe benefits of “hands-on” educational activities such as product dissection are many. Forinstance, product dissection has been successfully used to help students identify relationshipsbetween engineering fundamentals (e.g., torque and power) and hardware design (e.g., a drill)7.It has also been used to help teach competitive assessment and benchmarking8, 9. Productdissection is part of the freshmen Product and Process Engineering Laboratory at North CarolinaState University where users take turns playing the role of user, assembler, and engineer10.Sheppard11 was among the first to develop a formal

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-309: BRINGING ENGINEERING INTO K-12 SCHOOLS: A PROBLEMLOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS?Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past twenty-five years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology DR. JOHN

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ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Connelly Barnes, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Derek Meyers-Graham, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Curriculum Designers, Journal of Engineering Education, 88, 43 (1999). 5. Eckert, Roger E., Applied Statistics: Are Educators Meeting the Challenge, Chemical Engineering Education, p. 122 (spring, 1996). 6. Dorland, Dianne and K. Karen Yin, Teaching Statistics to ChE Students, Chemical Engineering Education, p. 170 (summer, 1997). 7. Hunter, J. Stuart, Applying Statistics to Solving Chemical Problems, CHEMTECH, p. 167 (March 1987). 8. Ludlow, Douglas K., Kirk H. Schultz and John Erjavec, Teaching Statistical Design Using a Laboratory Experiment, Journal of Engineering Education, 84, 351 (1995). 9. SUPREM IV http://www-tcad.stanford.edu/tcad/programs/suprem-IV.GS/Book.html 10. FLOODS/FLOOPS http

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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Anaïs Miodek, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

School of Engineeringand Applied Science. Initially, the MITE program was intended to serve as a preparation andrecruitment program for first-generation college students and minority groups in engineering,defined as: women, African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans. In 2002, the programwas renamed the Introduction to Engineering, reflecting a conscious decision to make theprogram more overtly inclusive of all demographic groups. The OMP continued to run theprogram and was officially renamed the Center for Diversity in Engineering (CDE) in 2004. Inaddition, in 2003, a new emphasis on hands-on engineering was introduced and material frominteractive engineering teaching kits was incorporated into the ITE program. This included theadoption

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clark Merkel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

-HulmanInstitute of Technology. A two week “PLC” experience was implemented based on theuse of Allen-Bradley Pico PLCs and the Picosoft application software. Additionally twodifferent laboratory demonstration stations were built in-house to provide a “hands-on”control experience for students. This paper talks about how the “PLC” experience hasbeen implemented and how well it has been received as part of the mechatronics course.Introduction:Mechatronics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has historically been a classfocused on the use of microcontroller devices and the language skills needed to programthem. In this course, students learn to program a Handy Board microcontroller and use itto monitor a variety of different sensors and control a number of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

are provided bycourses that explore electromagnetics, electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity.System-level issues are then discussed in courses in high-speed design and are extended viaapplications in wireless systems. Planned courses include a laboratory-based course in modelingand measurement and a course in RF integrated circuit design.In this paper we report on courses in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), signal integrity (SI),and high-speed design that will provide the foundations of the high-speed design program beingdeveloped . The needs of both disciplines, electrical engineering and computer engineering,must be kept in view. In the discussion below, therefore, keep in mind that, since electricalengineering and computer

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Abadie, Louisiana State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge

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Women in Engineering

field, but never gave me the impression when I was younger that it was difficult or that she should have made another choice. Secondly, since I grew up in the 80's, women like Margaret Thatcher contributed to my general impression that a woman could legitimately pursue whatever sort of career she wanted. These influences, and probably a healthy dose of ignorance on my part, combined in such a way that it never occurred to me that gender might ever be an issue in my chosen profession, no matter how traditionally "male" that profession was.In terms of why respondents chose to pursue a Ph.D., 58% reported that they were interested inthe jobs one could get with a Ph.D., especially in teaching and research. Twenty

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Johnson, Washington State University; Reid Miller, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

ways.For the field of engineering education, there has not been an embracement in the use of onlineeducation. Following an extensive review of engineering online programs, Bourne, Harris, &Mayadas31-32 found that a large number of them were available for master’s level, but there werefew bachelor’s degrees. A reason often noted to not developing engineering courses online is thechallenge of replicating hands-on laboratories over the internet, even though a great deal ofmodule development has been done in this area31-32. For these same engineering educationresearchers, they recommend that field of engineering learn more about methods for blendedlearning (in-class and online), different pedagogies for teaching and learning in onlineengineering

Conference Session

Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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Minorities in Engineering

activities for K-12 level motivating engineering andtechnology careers2. A report, Engineering in the K-12 Classroom: An Analysis of CurrentPractices & Guidelines for the Future, based on the proceedings from the 2004 LeadershipWorkshop on K-12 Engineering Outreach is available3. The ASEE Engineering K-12 Centeroffers portals for students and educators. The MAA has many resource materials for motivatingMathematics at the K-12 level4. Cornell University sponsors an award winning website5 with Page 11.931.7links to educators and students in grades 9-12. ITEA is a professional association for technologyeducation teachers who teach a problem-based

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-1444: ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSESSteven Beyerlein, University of Idaho Steven Beyerlein is professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho, where he coordinates the Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering capstone design program and where he regularly participates in ongoing program assessment activities. For these efforts he won the UI Outstanding Teaching Award in 2001. He has been an active participant in the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) Consortium for the last five years and collaborates with other authors on the NSF/ASA grant.Denny Davis, Washington State University Denny Davis is professor of