Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Summers, Weber State University; Julanne McCulley, Weber State University

his career in both industry and education, he has worked as a consultant, brought in to solve specific problems with high profile military and NASA projects. His current focus in education is to teach sound engineering principals with a hands-on application.Julanne McCulley, Weber State University Julanne K. McCulley (Julie) earned a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering Technology and a second degree in Mathematics Teaching from Weber State University. She has over 15 years of industry engineering experience, specializing in automation and controls in the automotive industry. For three years, Julie taught developmental math courses for Weber State University. She is currently a

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Blair London, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

served to showstudents that individuals out in the “real world” are actually doing something exciting and aremaking a difference. The talks offered exposure to additional career paths and inspired manystudents. Sometimes the seminars were part of a class, but all the talks were open to the publicand were well attended.ANALYSIS: employing “systems thinking”Some students (and faculty) might feel uncomfortable at first about veering into what wetraditionally consider the “social sciences” in an engineering class, but students rightly demandfor relevance in what they learn. So far, the response has been very positive. Students generallyhave an interest in making a difference in the world, and they are motivated by the thought thattheir knowledge and

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Neuman, Queensborough Community College; David Lieberman, Queensborough Community College; Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College

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Engineering Technology

financial aid issuesFinancial aid issues are important in a student’s college plan. Academic advisement mustconsider this aspect of a student’s academic career as well as academics. Some of our studentscomplete the 2-year laser technology program and then afterwards work a full-time job andattend night school. The night school program consists of pre-engineering courses such as morerigorous calculus and chemistry courses. The idea is that a degree in laser technology enables astudent to get a reasonable income after only two years of college. The laser technologyprogram contains some general science methods such as Fourier optics and laser gainmechanism. Exposure to these topics enables a student to understand the materials in a pre-engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Roger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University; Thomas Hellmuth, LeTourneau University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

industry in the area of machine and thermal system design for about five years before beginning his teaching career. He has taught for 19 years in mechanical engineering and engineering technology programs. Current interests are in modeling of thermal systems and engineering design. Email: TomHellmuth@letu.edu Page 11.815.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Interdisciplinary Design Teams – Lessons Learned by ExperienceIntroductionCapstone design has traditionally been a highlight of a student’s study at LeTourneau University.As a general engineering program offering a B.S. in Engineering

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati

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Educational Research and Methods

Figure 1 Idealized Learning Cycle (adapted from Kolb4)Kolb’s method goes on to describe four different learning modes: concrete experience, reflectiveobservation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. These are illustrated inFigure 2. This theory of learning proposes four distinct learning styles which describeindividual differences based on preferences for understanding and transforming experiences.While some theories of learning base individuals’ preferences solely around personality traits,Kolb suggests that personality, educational specialization, professional career, current jobexpectations, and an individual’s adaptive competencies all influence the preferred learningstyle4.Individuals display attributes of all learning

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari Clase, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

implementation of the newcurriculum. • Three courses within the biotechnology minor have been designed by faculty within the Department of Industrial Technology: Biotechnology Laboratory I, Biotechnology Laboratory II, and Bioinformatics. • The paper describes selection criteria for course content and topics as it pertains to biotechnology manufacturing.The courses within the biotechnology minor prepare students from multiple degreeprograms for careers within life science-based industries.IntroductionBiotechnology refers to harnessing the properties of a living organism to develop andmanufacture products that benefit human life. Although the biotechnology field hasexisted for nearly a century

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University; Jeffrey Ray, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

of the project and an application forparticipating in the senior capstone courses. The purpose of the application is to learn of theskills acquired while the students were participating in their cooperative education program.Other essential information obtained includes major, technical electives taken or planned to take,and strengths and weaknesses. Following project assignment students began the process oflearning their team members, assigning roles and responsibilities within the team, meeting withthe corporate sponsor, and design proposal development. This gives students an opportunity togain experiences to be successful in their future careers. Faculty members were used as designconsultants throughout the courses. The course coordinator

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

University. He serves as the lead Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Freshman Engineering and Computer Science Program. He was honored with the most outstanding graduate student in 2004 and excellent in teaching award for teaching assistants in 2005. He had authored three other papers. His research focus is VLSI design and Engineering Education.Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University THOMAS L. BAZZOLI is Assistant Dean for Fiscal Affairs and Research. He holds the MS in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. During his Air Force career he directed diverse research programs in modeling and testing of system performance, compositional mapping of submicron

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglass Klein, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

, and mathematics. Science and technology became important concerns;chemistry was taught before 1809, a degree in scientific studies was added, and in 1845, Unionbecame the first liberal arts college to offer engineering. In 1895 the Electrical Engineeringprogram was initiated and from 1902 to 1913 it was headed by the “electrical wizard” of theGeneral Electric Company, Charles P. Steinmetz. Today Union continues to offer an outstanding engineering education in a contemporaryliberal arts context. We provide students with a solid foundation for a professional career as wellas an understanding of the liberal arts, and a mastery of the principles that allow students to serveas leaders to advance technology in a socially responsible manner

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christan Whysong, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

. Page 11.735.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Improving Ethics Studies through a Spiral Themed CurriculumAbstractTo enhance ethics training during the undergraduate career, engineering ethics material shouldbe presented throughout the engineering curriculum. The Departments of Engineering Educationand of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech aim to implement ethics throughout afour-year program by utilizing a spiral curriculum, that is to continue revisiting the same subjectmaterial with increased difficulty at each occurrence. This is one of the goals of the DepartmentLevel Reform (DLR) project at this university, funded by the National Science Foundation(NSF). The two departments have started to compile a

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mathematics

Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Page 11.1205.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Differential Equations with an Engineering FocusIntroductionStudents’ lack of motivation is a significant obstacle to their learning basic STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) material. Students often do not see the relevance oftheir mathematics courses, for example, to courses in their majors or to their careers until longafter the courses have ended. Consequently, their motivation to learn the material in mathematicscourses is low, and their retention of this

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dwight Tolliver, University of Tennessee; Lauren Hines, University of Tennessee; J. Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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First-Year Programs

interdisciplinary teams1, 2. As a result, many engineeringprograms now devote a portion of their curriculum to team experiences and buildingcommunication skills. These activities are designed not only to equip students with theinterpersonal skills that they will need in their career, but to build self-efficacy and helpincrease retention3.The Engage program at the University of Tennessee was designed to be an integratedcurriculum that would “continue to teach essential skills, using techniques that improveproblem-solving ability, teach design methodology, and teach teamwork andcommunication skills,”4. The Engage program is a 12 credit hour, two-semester coursethat all first year students are required to take. The program was piloted in the 1997-1998academic

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Marquart, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

interpersonal and written communication skills 5. Teach students to design their own experiments using available equipment to achieve a specified objective.The first four goals can be accomplished with traditional experiments1, in which studentsfollow a specified procedure to generate a clearly-defined set of data. During the first twoyears of their college careers, students encounter this approach numerous times. The fifthobjective, while often an essential skill in professional practice, is seldom considered inintroductory labs. This paper discusses efforts by the Mechanical Engineering faculty atONU to provide a laboratory experience which satisfies all five of these goals by integrating

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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JoDell Steuver, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Page 11.759.6organization. He was a straightforward problem-solver with good information technology skills.Computer recycling seemed like a volunteer opportunity in a business-like atmosphere. Theopportunity matched his career skills and comfort level.The founder of the organization is a civic environmentalist. He aims to keep computers out oflandfills. He also is passionate about environmental education, promoting awareness of thetechnology-landfill issue in schools and businesses. He has successfully tapped business sourcesthat are replacing old hardware. The founder hopes to recycle 5,000 computers a year in the nearfuture. At present, the organization operates on the weekends because they cannot afford apermanent operations director. The

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth McDonald, U.S. Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

2006-1066: INCREASING THE CLASS PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE FORENGINEERSKenneth McDonald, U.S. Military Academy Kenneth McDonald is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the US Military Academy. He has served in numerous assignments throughout his military career to include the U.S., Iraq, Germany, Kosovo, and Korea. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Virginia and Wyoming and has a PhD in geological engineering, master’s degrees in geomorphology, city/regional planning and environmental engineering and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmine Polito, Valparaiso University; Braden Katterheinrich, Valparaiso University

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International

removal.Educational ImpactsHands-on service projects such as the well drilling described in this paper serve asexcellent preparation for the challenges that students will face during their careers inindustry. During these projects, students are faced with open-ended, and oftenunexpected, problems for which engineering solutions must be conceptualized andexecuted within a difficult series of environmental, economical, and cultural constraints.The remoteness of the operation usually prevents the problem from being easily solvedsimply by ordering new parts or running to the hardware store, thus requiring the studentsto use the materials and funds that are available. The fast paced project environmentrequires quick decisions and clever solutions

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

ofundergraduate research. The most significant factor motivating faculty to involveundergraduates in their research programs was the desire to influence the careers oftalented young students. This desire to work with and help aspiring undergraduatestudents is noble and altruistic. If junior faculty can mentor such projects with a resultingattainment, (for instance a refereed paper or conference proceeding), such research istruly a “win-win” situation. This paper will suggest methods of reaching this noble goal. One set of beneficial guidelines has been provided by Thompson et al. in theirvery interesting and highly structured approach for teaching undergraduate researchers to

Conference Session

Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

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International

needs. From this list projects will be designed and built over thecoming years with the intent of creating a long-standing relationship with the community.International Senior DesignThis program began roughly five years ago, the vision of a lecturer in the department. Tointegrate her consulting career and volunteer experiences with non-governmentalorganizations, the department created a senior design section that required the students toexecute a project in a developing country. This led the first groups to Bolivia with latergroups going to the Dominican Republic. Enrollment in the international senior designgroups is limited to twelve, partly for educational purposes, partly for travel purposes.The two-semester course flow requires the project

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosamond Parkhurst, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech; Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Thomas Bigley, Virginia Tech; Sharon Ruff, Virginia Tech

Tech. Trained as a mechanical engineer (B.S. Lehigh U 1974) and cultural anthropologist (Ph.D. U Chicago 1981), he is winner of Virginia Tech's 1997 Diggs Teaching Scholar Award for scholarship in teaching, 2003 XCaliber Award for instructional technology, and 2004 William E. Wine Award for career excellence in teaching.Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena (jlucena@mines.edu ) is Associate Professor in Liberal Arts and International Studies and affiliated faculty member in the Center for Engineering Education at the Colorado School of Mines. Trained in mechanical and aeronautical engineering (B.S. Rensselaer 1987, 1988) and in Science and Technology Studies (Ph.D. Virginia Tech 1996

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida

Element Examples of Elementary Engineering in Elementary EducationAbstract Developing an engineering curriculum at any level has similar requirements but differentchallenges. Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School in Pinellas County, Florida is a newschool that has a Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant (MSAP) to design, create, andimplement a curriculum that matches Jamerson’s mission to be an engineering attractor school.For Jamerson, this attractor is not simply providing an overview of engineering or a quick tripthrough engineering careers and/or disciplines with occasional stops on the way to work on aproject that have some element of engineering associated with it. For example, being a memberof a team that can drop an egg the

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

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International

isvaluable to society in many ways including innovation and cost, but for each country that isgrowing because of outsourcing, there are others that are seemingly retracting. Again,illuminating society value should be on the GEE to-do list.Suggested value propositions for the three stakeholders (students, faculty, industry) are listedbelow:Value to Students ̈ Career potential ̈ Jobs / globally competitive ̈ Resume ̈ Salary ̈ It’s cool, exciting, intellectually stimulating ̈ Creation of new opportunityValue to Faculty ̈ Intellectually stimulating (advancement of knowledge) ̈ Promotes peace ̈ It’s Cool, exciting ̈ Helps them Remain relevant/competitive

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

students who have a general interest in engineering. There is aneed to create a sense of excitement about CEE. This challenge occurs at a time when students Page 11.378.3are widely exposed to and easily enamored by consumer electronics, computers and sophisti-cated automobiles throughout their childhood. Therefore, CEE departments must show that suchhigh profile concerns as environmental conservation, renewable energy, the application of newmaterials and technical systems, along with the overall concern for sustainable development,provide stimulating career opportunity for CEE students. In particular, these concerns offer aplatform for CEE to

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hennessey, University of St. Thomas; Luke Hacker, University of St. Thomas

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Mechanics

. IntroductionChristian Otto Mohr (1835-1918), born in Germany in the coastal area by the North Sea, beganhis career as a civil engineer employed by the German railroad industry. During these years,Mohr began developing his theories of stress and strength of materials. At the age of 32, Mohrleft the railroad industry and became a full-time theoretical engineer and a professor ofmechanics. Eventually, after much investigation, Dr. Mohr developed a method for describingthe state-of-stress at a point, his “Circles of Stress,” which now bear his name1-3. “Mohr’s Page 11.502.2circles” have been used extensively in modern engineering, playing significant roles

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

toincorporate these concepts, making students aware of the importance of these aspects early on intheir education may be particularly effective.Introduction to Civil Engineering course overviewAt the University of Colorado, each of the engineering majors offers a one-credit introductorycourse for freshman students. Many students enter engineering without a clear understanding ofwhat engineering is, what engineers do, and if engineering is a good career choice for them. Thisintroductory course tries to help answer these questions. The course also tends to attract studentswho are undeclared engineering majors or even students from the College of Arts and Sciencesthat have not yet selected a major.Many of the most urgent needs for engineering solutions

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martha Green, Texas A&M University; Parag Ravindran, Texas A&M University; Rita Caso, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; L. Alan Minnick, Texas A&M University; Ram Shukla, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

, there have been attempts to improve the quality of the designeducation of engineers by incorporating increasingly more authentic, professional designconditions and incorporating elements of business, finance and management in thecapstone design class [8-9]. The aim is to produce engineers who are more productiveearlier in their careers. But attempts to ascertain the efficacy of these efforts require moretools and wider application of these tools [10–11]. For example, McKenzie et al. wrotethat “…faculty members suggested that they lacked information and know-how todevelop assessments for all users, write clear and appropriate course objectives, anddetermine whether assessments used in courses are as fair as desired” [9]. This paper

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

the near future.I. IntroductionOne key mission of baccalaureate engineering programs is to develop and offer theinterdisciplinary coursework that is essential to preparing highly-qualified engineering graduateswho will be successful and productive in their future careers.1 As Electrical Engineering (EE)has increasing cross-correlation with other engineering fields, most engineering institutions offeran introductory course in EE to non-electrical engineering (non-EE) students.At Mississippi State University (MSU), the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE) is tasked with offering such a “service” course, ECE3183 Electrical Engineering Systems,to non-EE majors in other engineering departments. In this course, basic circuit

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

2006-1269: UPDATING FOR ENGINEERING FACULTY MEMBERS INDEVELOPING COUNTRIESRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel C. Jones is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. He previously served as Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Dr. Jones is President of the Committee on Capacity Building of the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

allowing University IP to go from ideas to prototypes and beyond. One of the goals ofE4 is to help students develop their own businesses in the local area around the University, andhopefully result in a pool of successful alumni who remain near the campus.The State. Yearly, Texas loses talented young men and women who graduate from the publicuniversities and accept jobs across the nation. E4 provides a mechanism for retaining andattracting bright individuals who are likely to have long term, successful careers. Due to locationand other factors, our university and its surrounding areas have traditionally been unable tocapitalize on one of its most valued products, educated men and women who have the ability tocreate technology-based products

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Miles, Brigham Young University; Val Hawks, Brigham Young University

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Manufacturing

flow. When the father/owner was presented with these ideashe accepted them readily and was willing to implement the proposed changes. In fact, thestudents and faculty assisted him in moving equipment one morning near the end of the projectso that a trial could be done with the new layout. However, one of his sons intervened before thetrial began and we had to move the equipment back to the original locations. The students were alittle discouraged that we were not able to put their suggestions into action. However, this was areasonable lesson in the difficulty of getting ideas implemented, which is something they willface when they graduate and start their careers. A detailed report was given to the owners withclear drawings of the new factory

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Kimarie Engerman, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

., & Nauta, M.M. (1997). Women’s career development: Can theoretically derived variables predict persistence in engineering majors? Journal of Counseling Psychology, 44(2), 173-183.12. Strom, P.S., & Strom R. (2004). Entitlement: The coming debate on higher education. The Educational Forum, 68(4), 325-335.13. Furr, S.R., & Elling, T.W. (2002). African-American students in a predominantly-White university: Factors associated with retention. College Student Journal, 36(2), 188- 202.14. McGrath, M. & Braunstein, A. (1997). The prediction of freshmen attrition: An examination of the importance of certain demographic, academic, financial, and social factors. College Student Journal, 31, 396