Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Verne Abe Harris, PhD, CSIT Arizona State UniversityAbstractIndustry professionals from organizations such as Motorola, Intel, Boeing, and Honeywellparticipated in a needs assessment survey through the IDeaLaboratory at Arizona StateUniversity to determine the innovation needs of today’s industrial organizations.1 The model ofthe IDeaLaboratory follows the Polytechnic campus outcomes of Pasteur’s Quadrant –– appliedresearch.2 Students become an integral part of the innovative thinking, discovery, learning, andassessment processes, because they become engaged in the design and technology research andsolutions, just as they would in a corporate or government working environment. TheIDeaLaboratory is

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Faculty Development Toolkit

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University

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New Engineering Educators

in the state of Louisiana.Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University BILL ELMORE, Ph.D., P.E., is Associate Professor and Hunter Henry Chair, Mississippi State University. His teaching areas include the integrated freshman engineering and courses throughout the chemical engineering curriculum including unit operations laboratories and reactor design. His current research activities include engineering educational reform, enzyme-based catalytic reactions in micro-scale reactor systems, and bioengineering applied to renewable fuels and chemicals.Walter Bradley, Baylor University WALTER BRADLEY is a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University. He has a B.S

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 11.858.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Laboratory Development for Robotics and Automation Education Using Internet Based TechnologyAbstract This paper describes laboratory and curriculum development integrated withInternet based robotics and automation for engineering technology education. DrexelUniversity’s Applied Engineering Technology Program received a NSF CCLI grant todevelop a series of laboratory courses in the area of internet based robotics andautomation in manufacturing. The development efforts include industrial partnershipwith Yamaha Robotics, restructured and advanced courses in applied engineeringprogram curriculum, and laboratory activities integrated with network technologies

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Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

followed by theparticipants as emulation of real-world design activities. This is a novel approach thatwas developed by the authors. The course curriculum encompassed the followingsubjects in the following sequence: • Introduction to Animatronics and Robotics • Introduction to Engineering and Product Design • Project Management • Team Work Basics • Concept Development • Artistic and Industrial Design • Materials and Manufacturing Process Selection Page 11.1178.2 • Mechanism Design and Assembly • Actuators, Sensors, Controls • Controllers and Programming • CostumingAfter welcoming events, students were given an

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Amber Caicedo, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

% No long-term effect 23% Real-world connection 15% Cross-curriculum connection 15% Careers in engineering 8% Awareness of resources 8% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%Figure 5: Long-term Changes in Teaching Due to Program Participation as Reported by TeacherPartnersFour other themes emerged with 15% or more teachers responding similarly. Teacher Partnersreported a new awareness of real-world connections with statements such as, “I try to integrate engineering into my lessons more than before and I tell my students that "an engineer would

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Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Davol, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Mello, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

- The Benefits and ChallengesAbstractIntercollegiate design competitions are a popular means to engage students in design activitiesthat extend beyond the curriculum. When students gather around a project in their spare timeand use their classroom skills to design, build, and test a product for an intercollegiatecompetition, something amazing happens: They develop a passion for engineering. This paperdiscusses the key benefits to engineering undergraduate students that flow from involvement in ateam design competition. Advisor involvement plays a key role in both project success andstudent learning throughout the process. Different approaches to advising student competitionteams are compared. Specific examples are taken from the authors

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Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reginald Hobbs, Tufts University; Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

would improve thecurriculum by connecting these various disciplines. In this module we aim to teach high schoolstudents the concepts of pressure, while focusing on how blood flows through the cardio-vascular system. LEGO (model design) and Vernier Probes (simulations) help the teacherfacilitate the learning process by using engineering components to present an alternative methodof teaching science. Our module includes components of the physics curriculum (pressure), thebiology curriculum (cardio-vascular system), and engineering curriculum (design process). Thecurrent version of this module would fit into the anatomy and physiology curriculum during astudy of the cardio-vascular system. Our initial case study was piloted as an after

Conference Session

Tools and Support for Software Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Gannod, Arizona State University; Kevin Gary, Arizona State University; Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

(ASUP), we have adopted a highly iterative, immersive approach to teaching softwareengineering. This approach, dubbed “The Software Enterprise”, is a four semester coursesequence taken by juniors and seniors (and in some cases graduate students). The coursesequence leads students through “Tools and Process”, “Construction and Transition”, “Inceptionand Elaboration”, and “Project and Process”. By the conclusion of the Enterprise sequence,students have an appreciation for the role of software process, the challenges of softwaremaintenance, the impact of open source, the pros and cons of off-the-shelf software integration,business considerations in building software, and other practical aspects of softwaredevelopment. Table 1 summarizes the topics

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Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Zhao, Mercer University; Laurie White, Mercer University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

integrate knowledge gained from the required core courses offered in afour-year period. According to CC2001 1, this course is supposed to cover software systemdesign, software processes, key activities in software development lifecycle, and software projectmanagement. The traditional approach to teaching a Software Engineering course, as reflected inclassical textbooks 11, 10, usually starts with an introduction to software process models, which isthen followed with discussions on highlevel activities in various phases of a generic softwarelifecycle template that can accommodate all possible programming paradigms. Although updatedmany times since their original editions, those texts are not well adapted to the latest paradigmchanges (such as object

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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First-Year Programs

Vertically Integrated Team Design Projects on First Year Engineering Students,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004).9. H. Diefes-Dux, D. Follman, P.K. Imbrie, J. Zawojewski, B. Capobianco, and M. Hjalmarson, “Model Eliciting Activities: An In-class Approach to Improving Interest and Persistence of Women in Engineering,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004).10. K. F. Reardon, “A Project-Oriented Introduction to Engineering Course,” Proceedings of the 1999 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (1999).11. R. Whalen, S. F. Freeman, B. K. Jaeger

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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Dennis Coon, University of Wyoming; Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

encourage students to independently continue their studies beyond the course.Curriculum. The curriculum consists of a series of self-contained laboratory exercises thatincrementally build upon one another. The exercises were adapted from laboratory exercisesoriginally developed for use in a sophomore level, undergraduate electrical and computerengineering curriculum [7, 8, 9]. In developing the program an emphasis was placed onminimizing theoretical lectures while maximizing student investigation and discovery throughhands-on laboratory exercises.A typical schedule is provided in Table 1 while a summary of laboratory exercises is provided inTable 2. The schedule is divided into 12 separate 2 hour and 15 minute lessons. A 15 minutebreak is provided

Conference Session

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

complex cognitive processes. Danielle received her BS in chemical engineering from OSU and her MS from the University of Washington.Derek Meyers-Graham, Oregon State University Derek Meyers-Graham is an undergraduate student in Computer Science and Mathematics at OSU. Page 11.621.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Experiential Learning of Design of Experiments Using a Virtual CVD ReactorAbstractPresently there is a need for more effective ways to integrate statistical methodologies such asDesign of Experiments (DOE) into the engineering curriculum. We have

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

University-Corpus Christi’s Computer Science Advisory Board havecommented on the need for graduates to have strong skills in systems analysis and design, which meansusing software engineering CASE tools. However, maintaining a curriculum in line with employerneeds that requires industry tools can be an expensive process13.Shared Software Infrastructure ProjectThe Open Standards SSI Hub Project at Texas A&M University15 alleviates the expense of incorporatingadditional material into the curriculum. At no cost to participating universities, SSI Hub suppliesresources that facilitate the task of empowering students with the experience of using industry tools todevelop cutting edge industrial strength software, while still educating students in

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Boser, Illinois State University; Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

2006-446: OUTCOME ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATIONKenneth Stier, Illinois State University Dr. Ken Stier is a professor and Coordinator of the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Program at Illinois State University. He received his Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction and has been responsible for coordinating the assessment plan for the Manufacturing Systems Program for the last three years. He has served in various capacities on six accreditation site visits. Regular teaching responsibilities include courses in manufacturing processes, materials technology, and manufacturing organization and management.Richard Boser, Illinois State University Dr. Richard Boser is a Professor and Coordinator of the

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, Texas A&M University; James H. Gill, Jr., Jr., Louisiana State University

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Engineering Ethics

environment.INTRODUCTIONEthics, social responsibility, and trust are critical issues for the built environment fromproduction and professional identity perspectives. These issues have been recognized byowners, manufacturers, designers and constructors through the creation of the codes ofethics/professional conduct and integration of ethics to the professional degree programcurriculums. The codes of ethics/professional conduct are generally defined and enforcedthrough licensing institutions, professional organizations or within individual companies orfirms. The educational need for ethics and social responsibility is also noted in the highereducation system by the revision of educational curriculums through accrediting agencyrequirements. However, in professional degree

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Maxim, University of Michigan

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

similar to that used to specify any other type of software product. However, unlikemost software products, games have an entertainment dimension. People play computer gamesbecause games are fun.8The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) proposed a curriculum framework foruniversity level training in game development.5 The core topic areas from the IGDArecommendations appear in Table 1. Many of these topics involve the application of skills taughtin software engineering courses. Page 11.660.2 Table 1: IGDA Curriculum Framework Core Topic Key Elements Critical Game Studies game

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CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

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Continuing Professional Development

(ITEA) with funding from NSF and NASA. The STLwere reviewed and endorsed by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) andWilliam Wulf wrote the forward to the document [3]. Salinger describes the breadth of standards for science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) education and concluded that standards should cause crosscurricular teaching and learning and that the standards should be geared toward higherlevels of achievement. He is not specific regarding what to teach, however, he stronglyemphasized the need for curriculum integration among STEM subject areas. The collaboration between engineering and technology educators is an importantinitiative that has tremendous potential for benefiting both. Therefore, the

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

admitted to engineering programs by the end of their sophomore yearand employers chide schools for not providing the skills neededv. These observationsshow that the education establishment is not doing an adequate job of educating theengineering students to meet the challenges of the global economy. This in our opinion isbecause the appropriate educational materials that bridge the gap between theory andpractice are not available to the educators. The National Academy of Sciencesvi stressesthat engineering educators should introduce interdisciplinary learning in theundergraduate curriculum and explore the use of case studies of engineering successesand failures as a learning tool. Based on this premise, we have been working on a projectto develop

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno (Eng)

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Materials

content shouldcater to different learning styles, especially benefiting global learners who suffer in traditionalforms of the class that do not emphasize the “bigger picture”.3 Cabral et al showed that placingthe fundamental material within the context of an applied situation increases students motivationto learn.4 Each lecture module will have an open ended project that student teams work onthroughout the course of the module. The project is integrated into each module in order toincrease student ownership of their learning and to deepen students’ understanding between theconnection of the fundamentals they are learning with real world engineering applications.5 Thefundamental material appears in multiple modules. This allows students to revisit

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Brian Dansberry, University of Cincinnati; Louis Trent, University of Cincinnati

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International

is thus to operationalize the conceptualoutcome in some way (e.g., to develop a test of competence in critical thinking).”3Professional Practice faculty recognized that students achieve a host of significant learningoutcomes through co-operative education work experiences, many of which are described byCates and Jones. “From the standpoint of academic faculty there are several outcomes of co-operative education that are critical. As an educational strategy, co-operative education provideslearning that is related to the students’ curriculum. From the standpoint of industry, it isimportant that students have the technical knowledge that their academic preparation provides,but it is equally important for them to develop workplace knowledge.” 4

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Instrumentation

Project TUNA II –Bode Analyzer and Teaching ToolAbstractStudents measuring the frequency response of a linear circuit (e.g., an active filter) by manualmethods find the task mind-numbing and repetitive, and the purpose was frequently lost in theminutiae of data-taking. Project TUNA (Texas Universal Network Analyzer), a Bode analyzerfor low to moderate frequencies, was conceived as an answer to this problem. The prototype ofProject TUNA was developed as a project in Electronics II (EENG 4409) in 1999, andpermanent copies were constructed in 2000. Project TUNA has been integrated into theelectronics curriculum of UT-Tyler since that time. It is used as both a laboratory instrument andas a teaching tool, particularly to illustrate the principles of

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Lee Hansen; Jorge Vanegas, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

and financial, and the ecological and environmental systems. o Intra- and intergenerational satisfaction of human needs and aspirations are an integral part of the outcomes of the development process. o Natural resource use is managed proactively through monitoring and control of the extraction of resources from the biosphere in a way that ensures that the supply will always exceed the demand, and of the extraction of nonrenewable natural resources from the lithosphere to prevent their total depletion. o Sustainable strategies and technologies are used proactively within every element of the system: − To promote the development, and to enable the use, of environmentally conscious

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Schuhmann, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; Kim Barron, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

impact, and the minimal disruption on the path to graduation. An integral partof the ELP mission is to promote a robust contemporaneous and projective world-view instudents and user-friendly international programs are a significant part of this effort.With respect to leadership education and internationalization, the ELP curriculum appears to beon target with alumni perceptions and the program will continue to build upon and refine itsmission to educate World Class Engineers. Students will be taught leadership in a global contextso that they are sensitive to cultural differences and aware of the world and that people andnations are interconnected; as part of this effort, additional short-term international experienceswill continue to be built

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy

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Electrical and Computer

2006-459: SO YOU SURVIVED THE ABET VISIT… HOW TO CONTINUE ASUSTAINABLE ASSESSMENT EFFORTSandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy Sandra A. Yost, P.E., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where she teaches in the areas of control systems, digital and analog circuits and electronics, and design. She is currently serving on the ASEE Board of Directors as Chair, Zone II. Page 11.1134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 So You Survived the ABET Visit… How to Continue a Sustainable Assessment

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Hye Jeong Kim, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

essential role in the manufacturingindustry. Engineers constantly design, maintain, reconfigure, and upgrade these systems toaccommodate shifts in product design or manufacturing priorities. Often engineers require yearsof experience to become expert in this area. Needed are systematic procedures and acomprehensive curriculum for education on automated system integration tasks such as roboticsystem design. This paper describes the design and evaluation of a web-based robotic workcelldesign tool kit created to help students learn how to design an automated robotic workcell in asystematic way. The design of the toolkit is based on interviews with engineers about typicalapplication engineer job tasks at system integration companies. The toolkit was

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Merrill, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Scudder, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Stratton, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Sutherland, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the program faculty, department chair, and theprogram industrial advisory board (IAB). As a result of this report and feedback from the IAB,the program and department chair develop an action plan that recommends changes to coursesand the curriculum. The program chair submits this action plan to the IAB and updates them onprogress in its implementation.A standard format is used for each program in preparing yearly reports allowing the sharing ofassessment information. Summaries are developed for each PO that show the learningopportunities, assessment criteria, assessment methods and results, analysis of data and actionplans. The summary for the materials PO which is common to all three programs is shown inFigure 3 as an example

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

development andevaluation.ASU has developed a curriculum leading to a Master of Science degree focused on securitysystems and engineering and, in the process, faced many challenges. The experiencedemonstrates that a rigorous methodology, such as the Sandia methodology, can successfullyform the foundation of a system engineering curriculum focused on security engineeringeducation. In addition, such programs offer students an option for a scientifically rigorouseducation in the field, in contrast to the more typical criminal justice or policy-orientedapproaches used in most educational programs focused on homeland security. This paperexplains the Sandia methodology, briefly describes the courses developed, the types of master’sprojects done by students

Conference Session

K-12 Activities

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Aslam, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mechanicalparts, can lead to a substantially higher resolution. This simple construction explains the actualprinciple of an AFM, which can then be shown to children in an arranged visit to an AFM facility. Wehave tested this concept on a number of children in grades 4-8 and they seem to get some idea of howan AFM works on the nanoscale. However, one needs to do a systematic study on a larger number ofchildren with the help of teachers and educational experts, which will be the subject of a subsequentstudy.Science, Engineering and Mathematics Now we are ready to explain some science and engineering principles. A Pentium 4 microprocessorhas millions of transistors integrated on an area of approximately 1-2 cm2. The use of a transistor as aswitch is a key

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

predictor of future college success.What mathematical concepts are future freshman engineering students taught in high school andare they sufficient preparation for the rigors of an engineering curriculum? This paper will takean introductory look at these questions by examining the North Carolina approach to high schoolmath, through the Standard Course of Study, by selected classroom snapshots and by assessmentof selected mathematics skills of college freshmen.1.0 IntroductionExperience working with teachers1 has show that it is common for teachers at one level to not beaware of what math is taught at the previous and next levels, including the transition from highschool to college. In addition, high stakes testing is having a definite impact on

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Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven; Corinne Lenk, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

education, Smith requiresthat a substantial part of each student’s education be devoted to study outside the major. This isattained through a General Education Curriculum that adds breadth of learning to the expertiseacquired in the major.The NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program (RGSFOP) allows groups ofstudents to design and perform an original experiment aboard the DC-9, a modified jet capable ofproducing periods of microgravity. The presentation of the student’s findings to the generalpublic is an integral part of the project. The RGSFOP encourages participants to reach thebroadest audience possible through the use of innovative presentation formats and uniqueeducational opportunities. The students are inspired to spark