Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

ofappropriate infrastructure projects and technically competent people to operate andmaintain them; and small business startups by technically competent entrepreneurs. BothUNESCO and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations are currently activelyengaged in technical capacity building in developing countries.High quality engineering education is a necessary forerunner to such economicdevelopment; and technically competent and current faculty members are key toproviding high quality engineering education programs. In addition, quality assurancesystems such as peer review based accreditation are needed to promote such high qualityeducation programs. Such quality assurance systems can then provide the basis for cross-border recognition systems

Conference Session

Digital System Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

verification projects. This paper discusses the course and the fourprojects.I. Overview The design of modern digital integrated circuits has changed dramatically in thelast 15 years. Technology has advanced to the point to where we are able to reliablyproduce chips with millions of logic gates on a single integrated circuit die. Thistranslates into very significant logic function for a single chip. The only way that designof chips capable of effectively using this much functionality is possible is with advancedtools and design methodology. Part of the methodology is a rigorous partitioning andstructuring of the design. One has only to look at a photomicrograph (photo of thecircuitry on an IC) of a chip from the early or mid 1970s to the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melinda Seevers, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; William Knowlton, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; John Gardner, Boise State University

and Engineering where he is the Coordinator for Graduate Studies and holds a joint appointment. His research activities include device and simple circuit reliability physics, materials characterization, nanofabrication of materials and devices, biomaterials, and molecular electronic devices. He is actively involved in integrating teaching and research has received several teaching and research awards.Pat Pyke, Boise State University Patricia Pyke is the Director of Special Programs for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She oversees projects in freshman curriculum development, retention, math support, mentoring, and women’s programs. She earned a B.S.E. degree in

Conference Session

DB & Information Integration

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ed Crowley, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Information Systems

source tools also provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate critical thinkingskills. For example, in one class project, students analyze a particular security issue, define aspecific problem, survey the available tools, and select an appropriate security tool. The projectincludes both a conceptual problem/solution analysis and a hands-on class demonstration. Ineach of their courses, our students develop and utilize these skills in a structured project thatutilizes open source software and Live CDs.Future WorkFuture activities may include group projects with the goal of creating custom enterprise securitytoolkits. These toolkits will likely contain a diverse collection of Open Source Tools. Anothertype of group project would be for each

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McGrath, University of Colorado-Boulder

SpacePhysics (LASP) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, students areemployed in hands-on engineering work in space instrument design, inaddition to their academic program. LASP’s projects routinely involveundergraduate and graduate students in instrument and spacecraftengineering, as well as mission operations. Students are paid to work amaximum of 20 hours per week during the fall and spring academicsemesters, and full time during the summer. Students are given significantroles and responsibilities in the engineering phase along side professionalengineers, and it is not unusual for a student with demonstrated abilities totake a lead responsibility in a design. Students graduating from CU withexperience from LASP are sought after by industry

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

scheme.This is primarily a user’s guide, illustrated through a case study, to increase the realism of yourrenders, specifically in the lighting, rather than an in-depth guide to Mental Ray. We’ll becovering the techniques in conjunction with a case study that shows the application of theconcepts. This paper will provide a workflow, some real numbers along with real renders tomake the numbers visibly understandable, and some indication of the time costs of the variousoptions. It should enable anyone to be able to start incorporating these lighting techniques intotheir workflow.The project for this case study was modeled and textured in Maya. Both the modeling andtexturing are simple and straight-forward and could be accomplished in any modeling

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

2006-1556: ENGINEERING ETHICS INSTRUCTION AS AN INTEGRATEDPROFESSIONAL COMPONENTKevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University Kevin Schmaltz teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, including the Freshman Experience course, Sophomore Design, Junior Design and the Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior to teaching at WKU, he was a project engineer for Shell Oil, designing and building oil and gas production facilities for offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Page 11.563.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Trevor Harding, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-1575: CREATING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COURSE WITH INDUSTRIALINPUTTerri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University Terri Lynch-Caris, Ph.D., P.E., is Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. She serves as the Co-PI for the NSF project titled “Development of a Course in Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing for Undergraduates” and will team-teach the course once developed. Her areas of interest in teaching and research include ergonomics, statistics, and work design. She also serves as the treasurer for the Industrial Engineering Division of ASEE. Terri Lynch-Caris can be reached by email at tlynch@kettering.edu or by phone at 810

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

systemsengineering process has become an important factor for the student’s success as well as thesuccess of large systems.This paper discusses the addition of systems engineering activities to an existing course titled“Internet-enabled Embedded Devices.” The course is offered in the Division of ComputingStudies at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus. The course objectives originallyintroduced students to systems built from loosely coupled embedded devices communicating viaa network. Projects were fairly substantial and ranged from making embedded devicesaccessible through the web (e.g., a browser-controlled sprinkler timer) to systems built fromloosely coupled devices communicating via the Internet (e.g., integrated traffic control signals

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinay Kumar Domal, UWA; James Trevelyan, UWA

Tagged Divisions

International

2006-1881: THE NATURE OF ENGINEERING WORK IN SOUTH ASIA:IDENTIFYING ENGINEERING ROLESVinay Kumar Domal, UWA Domal (vdomal@mech.uwa.edu.au) is presently a PhD scholar at the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia. His research aims to explore systematically the nature of engineering work in South Asia and compare the engineering practices with Australia based on engineering roles framework. He completed his postgraduate studies in Europe, Year 2004 and worked on major project on humanitarian mine clearing vehicles with Scandinavian Demining Group and Swedish military FMV in improving the efficiency of Scanjack double flail system.James Trevelyan, UWA

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; David M. Moss, University of Connecticut; David Giblin, University of Connecticut; Elias Faraclas, University of Connecticut; Cathi Koehler, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, and the International Journal of Mechanisms and Machine Theory. He is the Principle Investigator for the de Vinci Ambassadors in the Classroom, the Galileo Project. Page 11.229.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Are Concepts of Technical & Engineering Literacy Included in State Curriculum Standards? A Regional Overview of the Nexus Between Technical & Engineering Literacy and State Science FrameworksAbstract The use of technology in the classroom has been a driving force behind developing

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Elger, University of Idaho; Scott Metlen, University of Idaho; Robert Carson, University of Idaho; Tristan Utschig, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Marie Racine, University of District Columbia; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

2006-1617: A CASE STUDY TO EXPLORE LEARNING DURING A FACULTYDEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPDonald Elger, University of Idaho DONALD F. ELGER is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho. Dr. Elger teaches “how to learn,” entrepreneurship, design, and fluid mechanics. Dr. Elger has co-authored a nation-ally-recognized text in engineering fluid mechanics, has won the ASEE best paper award at the regional and national level, and has led the Enriched Learning Environment Project at the UI. Present research and practice areas, funded by the NSF, involve theory of learning, transformational leadership in higher educa-tion, and design of effective organizations and learning

Conference Session

Design in Manufacturing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Tomasi, Alfred State College; Margaret Weeks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-86: INFORMED DESIGN AS A PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVINGAPPROACHChristopher Tomasi, Alfred State College Christopher J. Tomasi is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at SUNY Alfred State College of Technology. He has served on the leadership team of the New York State Professional Development Collaborative since its inception in 2003.Margaret Weeks, Margaret "Peggie" Weeks is Project Director and Principal Investigator of the Advanced Technological Education/NSF funded New York State Professional Development Collaborative. She is Associate Director of the Center for Technological Literacy at Hofstra University

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Kohne, Loyola College in Maryland; Steven O'Donnell, Loyola College in Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Materials

. To develop a tool for demonstrating the principles and for future research;3. To demonstrate that people can create tools to perform design projects requiring knowledge more advanced than that held by the designer of the tools.Equipment and Materials (include sources if appropriate):1. A high-end PC with Windows 2000 (or better)2. A compiler for Visual Basic 6.0 (or better)3. MatrixVB (MATLAB product)4. Access to an engineering reference library (To use the tool developed by this project, only the PC is necessary)Introduction: Most analog circuit design is inherently evolutionary in that the final product isachieved through an analytical analysis to determine parameter values, build a prototype, and testthe prototype

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

such as light emitting diodes to more complex holographicoptical elements used to diffuse light in rear projection televisions. This recent exponentialgrowth of photonic technologies has left a deficit of qualified human resources. Traditionally,photonics was only taught at the graduate level. As photonics has moved from the laboratory tocommercial products the need for Associate and Baccalaureate graduates has subsequentlyincreased.In the past, photonics technologies were only used in what is considered high-technologysystems. Today, photonics is used in the thousands of commonly used products to solve avariety of everyday problems. In the last few decades, new ways of transmitting andmanipulating light or photons have been developed. The use

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Woo; Robert Johnson, Texas A&M University; Mark Clayton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Case Study 3 Study Duration 1/2003 – 5/2003 3/2004 – 5/2004 6/2004 – 7/2004 NASA Crew Restraint Historic Bryan Peckerwood Garden Project Topic System in zero-gravity Downtown Development environment Development 3rd - 4th Year 1st Year Graduate 3rd Year Undergraduate Students Undergraduate Students Students at TAMU Students at TAMU

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

presented as well. The Page 11.455.5 specific controller utilized in the continuous control example mentioned above was NI Field Point (FP) Controller and was programmed through the LabView software.The students were also asked to work on a team design project. The author encouragedthem to work on an automated work-cell example or an open-design project. Two groupsemerged from the eight student body. One group decided to design and build ananimatronic penguin, which can be seen in Figure 4. The penguin walked, flipped itswings, and had mouth motions. It also could also shine its eyes through LED’s. Thecontrol utilized was Allen

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Holmes, AcuityEdge, Inc.; Hisham Massoud, Duke University; Steven Cummer, Duke University; John Board, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; April Brown, Duke University; Michael Gustafson; Leslie Collins, Duke University; Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

four core courses. In order to achieveour goals, and to carefully ensure consideration of tradeoffs associated with the redesign, wedeveloped a series of roles to effect the organization necessary for the reform process. The keyroles that have been developed and assigned are (1) course leader, (2) theme team, (3) approvalteam, (4) advisory team, and (5) project manager. In the paper, the roles and responsibilities ofeach of these groups in the process is also described.To proceed with the redesign of the core, the course leaders were responsible for developing thecourse content, syllabus, homeworks, tests, and lab manuals in concert with their course team.Course leaders met separately with their course teams, and then periodically the course

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech; G. Loganathan, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

(EngE). Studentstransfer from ENGE to eleven degree-granting departments as sophomores. The yearlyenrollment in GE has been about 1300 for the past decade. The department has beenemphasizing a hands-on approach to instruction with design as the central theme since about theyear 2000.2Providing meaningful hands-on experiences to a large number of engineering students is achallenge. Faculty, lab space, and money are always a consideration. Even the mechanics ofadding lab time to the students’ already tight schedules creates an immense hurdle. Thedepartment has been fortunate to receive significant funding support for student projects throughthe generosity of Virginia Tech’s Student Engineers Council (SEC). The SEC has provided thefreshman

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

2006-1817: CASE STUDY REVEALS SEVERAL BENEFITS INCLUDINGDEVELOPMENT OF SOFT SKILLS FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTS AND ASSESSMENT OF KEY TAC-ABET PROGRAM OUTCOMESMohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Ketkar is an Assistant Professor and coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Technology program at the PVAMU, TX. He received MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research areas include communication electronics, instrumentation, and numerical methods. He has been the instructor for senior project courses at University of Houston, TX and PVAMU. He is a member of the College Committee for ABET at the PVAMU. He has participated in several workshops

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

third year it became apparent that six ofthese skills were the most significant and as a result have been classified as the Six Ps. Theseskills include: planning, project management, problem solving, presentation, patience, andpersistence. Each of these skills is noteworthy in their own right, but collectively they areessential for success as an engineering educator.Planning. Perhaps planning is the first and most critical of the skills. It is the initial phase ofpreparation for any project. Most jobs and assignments can be considered as a project that needsto be managed including teaching a course, running a committee, or preparing curriculum.Planning involves every aspect of developing a project including a schedule or timetable right upuntil

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Alabama A&M university. He has lead the development of a new mechanical engineering program for the school of engineering and technology. Among his academic, research and industrial research interests are developing engineering higher education towards world class quality and prominence, facilitate collaboration among university’s faculty for project development and research, research and project development in a diverse range of engineering discipline. Page 11.1089.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Retention and Recruiting Activities in a Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Daniel, University of Cincinnati; James Allen, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

2006-1753: GENDER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF UNIQUE HANDS-ONINQUIRY BASED ENGINEERING LESSONS IN SECONDARY MATHEMATICSAND SCIENCE CLASSROOMSAnant Kukreti, University of CincinnatiJames Allen, University of CincinnatiMichelle Daniel, University of Cincinnati Page 11.663.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Gender Performance Assessment of Unique Hands-On Inquiry-Based Engineering Lessons In Secondary Mathematics and Science Classrooms The University of Cincinnati’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate K-12Fellow’s grant, Project STEP - Science and Technology Enhancement Program, was created totrain

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian Yu, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma; L. Fink, University of Oklahoma; Carolyn Ahern, Ahern and Associates

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

data.Carolyn Ahern, Ahern and Associates Dr. Carolyn Ahern, Assessment Coordinator, earned her B.A. in English from Ohio Wesleyan and her M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Cornell University. She also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma. For the last 20 years, she has specialized in the design, implementation, and assessment of educational materials. Most recently, she has been the coordinator of assessment for two NSF grants at the University of Oklahoma: Sooner City (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Project (the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Meteorology

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

included in the Self-Studyreport and the display materials. In particular, the readiness matrix in the Self-Study instructionsindicates the necessity of having multiple methods of assessment. This paper will concentrate onthe development and assessment of the program outcomes, and specifically the use of studentsurveys to help identify areas for improvement in the curriculum.Program Outcome DevelopmentThe EET program at Purdue is a 2+2 curriculum; i.e., students spend two years working towardan Associate of Science degree in EET, followed by two more years to obtain a B.S. degree. Aunique characteristic of the program is that students are required to take a projects course in eachof the first three years and a two-semester senior project sequence

Conference Session

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

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Introduction to Engineering: An OverviewStudies have long shown the importance of introducing students to the exciting potential ofengineering at an early age, especially those groups that continue to be underrepresented inengineering (women, African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans).1, 2 A student’seventual recruitment to an academic track or career in engineering is largely dependent on thestudent having developed positive associations with the field during or prior to high-school. 3This can be difficult since opportunities to experience the exciting aspects of applied engineeringthrough interactive design projects are not always included in middle and high-school curriculumin the United States.4The Introduction to Engineering program (ITE

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech

students have applied for graduate researchfellowships, and all those who are graduating this year have applied to graduate school. This firstoffering of the research course sequence has provided several valuable lessons to the instructorsthat will make next year’s offering of this course proceed much more smoothly. Given that, otherengineering colleges in the country should consider such a research course sequence for at leastone section of the technical communication courses that their engineering students take. Page 11.1049.2* This work is supported by the National Science Foundation: NSF Project 0341171.Introduction The Boyer

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsty Mills, University of New Mexico

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

semiconductor device fabrication, now focus on the societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology and other emerging technologies. In response to the increasing need for interdisciplinary function, she initiated and leads the University of New Mexico's 'Science and Society Dialogue' project, embraced by a wide range of University departments, schools and institutes. As well as teaching engineering ethics, Dr. Mills offers seminars and workshops to a range of stakeholder groups. Page 11.48.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Graduate Level Ethics Course

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

soughtmembership in their engineering field and openly wondered if their engineering curriculumprovided opportunities for illustrating that membership and for considering how far they havecome in becoming engineers. On numerous occasions, students doubted how well items such ascourse lab reports or projects represented their skills and abilities as engineers. Not only doesthis take their work in the professional engineering portfolio course out of the rhetorical andsquarely into content problem solving, but it illustrates that students who were creatingprofessional engineering portfolios were able to create a space in which they could potentiallyformatively question both their own progress and development as engineers and their pastcoursework’s

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Rufe, Eastern Michigan University; Gary Rodak, Eastern Michigan University; Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University; Mary Finkel, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Machining Efficiencies, Inc. (BSME - New Jersey Institute of Technology, CMfgE) has been focused on machining process improvements for over 30 years. With a background in tool design, tool wear analysis, metalworking fluid development, chemical management systems, machining processes technical support, business development manager and quality system lead auditor, Mr. Rodak has successfully guided numerous companies towards higher profitability. He is a frequent speaker at SME technology clinics on topics relating to practical approaches to improving machining processes.Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University Scott Pollock has 17 years of industrial experience. He is currently a senior project