Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Summers, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

examples/cases specifically dealing with service industries to share with your students? Yes 11 No 11 7. Do any of your course projects take place in a service industry? Yes 10 No 21While only one or two schools did any tracking of student placement in service industryjobs, some of the respondents specifically mentioned including service industryapplications, examples, or cases in their courses. The email respondents included serviceindustry examples and exercises because their own work experience included servicefirms such as logistics, schools, hospitals, and government.Taking the broader view of engineering technology in the service industries, there aremany applications for all majors. Some examples included disaster

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas-Tyler; Mark Humphries, University of Texas-Tyler; Leonardo Estevez, Texas Instruments Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 11.1064.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Real Time Systems Laboratory Development: Experiments Focusing on a Dual Core ProcessorAbstractThis paper presents the laboratory curriculum developed for a senior-level elective course inReal Time Systems. The labs developed for this semester long course are aimed at providing achallenging experience to electrical and computer engineering students and exposing them tostate-of-the-art tools from industry. The projects were developed on the OMAP 5912 starter kitmodule supplied by Texas Instruments (TI). The open multimedia architecture platform (OMAP)technology from TI consists mainly of dual-core processor chips. The OMAP 5912 chip has anARM

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Adams, Purdue University; Philip Bell, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Bayta Maring, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University

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Educational Research and Methods

Methodology seminar series entitled "Leaders in Design Innovation"; and directs the Engineering Design Affiliates Program.Bayta Maring, University of Washington Bayta Maring is a full time program evaluator with the University of Washington's Office of Educational Assessment (OEA) and is one of the internal evaluators for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. In her position at OEA, she provides evaluation and assessment services for a number of federally and university funded projects on the UW campus, including the UW Initiative for Minority Student Development (NIH) and the UW State GEAR UP project (Dept. of Education).Dawn Williams, Howard University Dawn G. Williams is

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University; David Quick, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce

small and minority owned businesses with contract awards totaling $62Million in 2004 with in the region.2.2 Impact of Graduate Engineering and Technology Education Focused on the Industry NeedsIn one of the special programs developed between the site and an engineering and technology educationalinstitution, a Special Technology Leadership Graduate Degree program was provided to the employees inengineering and technology organizations. The program was set up to be provided on evening andweekend schedules with the student population forming cohorts. Each cohort had 32 student employeesand worked through the program in 2 cohorts at a time. The major change that was made in this graduatedegree program was that the projects were required to be

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Vernal Alford, North Carolina A&T State University; Elaine Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University; Venetia Fisher, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

expose thestudents to University research in a manner they can understand. Participantsmay encounter Computer Applications; Computer Drafting; Electrical Circuits;Nanotechnology and in each area they are coached in Project Presentations. Eacharea is presented in the form of modules which attempt to relate back to learningoutcomes in their public schools. Rounding out the program, other subjectscovered include Human Factors/Ergonomics Engineering, Lower Level SupplyChain Management and Web Page Design along with Energy Awareness andAlternatives; Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Photovoltaics. The incorporation of sucha variety of subjects stimulates the youths’ interests in engineering, in general,and Industrial, Architectural and Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Tenure & Promotion

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hodges, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

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New Engineering Educators

Supervision” which included thecategories of Post-doctoral Research Programs, Supervision of Doctoral Programs,Supervision of Masters Research Programs, Undergraduate Student Supervision (toinclude the titles of research projects and dates) and Other Research Supervision. Only inthe second sub-area entitled “Teacher Evaluation” were student and peer teachingevaluations listed. In a similar examination of forms for STCs, only student and peerteaching evaluations were included under the Teaching category. Clearly, whatconstitutes ‘Teaching’ may differ between these two types of institutions. As noted in theTenure and Promotion Guidelines of one LRU: “The School believes strongly that teaching and research is a truly integrated process

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Miner, Iowa State University; Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University

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International

and serve as Program Coordinators andresources to students for these programs.To qualify for an IMPACT grant, an IMPACT team must meet the following criterion: • International university location qualifies to be a strategic partner • The project is lead by an Engineering Exchange Program Coordinator. (The Coordinator will recruit and lead a team of three to five faculty, preferably from differing engineering departments, who will work collaboratively to ensure the growth of the program with our partnering institution to enhance faculty and student exchange opportunities.) • Course equivalencies will be identified and reviewed for approval • Industry and alumni visits will

Conference Session

Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunter Heitmann, Technical University-Berlin

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International

developments at Universities attempting tostrengthen internationalisation and global education.The demand for global educationFor engineers to work in an international context will become a common if not predominantdimension of their professional life. In the majority of cases it will not even require to goabroad. It can take various forms: working with international companies, collaboration ininternational teams ( increasingly web-based), designing, manufacturing and marketingproducts and services for international markets, dealing with customers from foreigncountries, managing international projects or an international workforce. Applying for a joband professional career in a foreign country may become an option for many professionalengineers. In

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy

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Computers in Education

radio (SDR). To understand a SDR, one needs to understandrate conversion. While the basics of the rate conversion theory have been well established fordecades, the inclusion of these topics at the undergraduate level can be fraught with teachingdangers. If realistic hardware projects and hardware-based demonstrations are to be included aspart of a course, the cost factors escalate rapidly. With most commercially available boardscosting more than $10,000 apiece, multiple boards to support such a course rapidly becomeprohibitively expensive.To support our desire to teach these topics at the undergraduate level, we felt it was necessary todevelop a low cost DSP board that would allow us to implement the realistic hardware projectsand hardware

Conference Session

Network Administration and Security

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Paul Gray; Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa

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Engineering Technology

science majors in the College of Natural Sciences. This paper also reports recentlydeveloped curriculum for the NaSA major and lists program requirements in detail. The authorsalso intend to discuss the curriculum with similar institutions and consider their suggestions forthe program enhancement.I. IntroductionAccording to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, computer support specialists and systemadministrators are projected to be among the fastest growing occupations over the period of2002-2012 1. Due to this reason there are a number of Bachelor of Science in AppliedNetworking Technologies and System Administration degree programs developed andestablished all over the U.S. as well as Europe and Asia 2-3. There are also a number ofinformation

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Coyne, U.S. Army ECBC; Arthur Johnson, University of Maryland-College Park

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Biomedical

andphysiological work rate. Students must make assumptions in their calculations and mustdetermine the appropriate order in which to make the calculations. Students are provided with alist of common equations prior to the exam. Students are allowed to bring additional notes andequations if they choose. The ability of the students to apply the modeling steps and to evaluateand select models is also covered on the final exam.ProjectsIn most years, one modeling project was assigned. Groups of 3-4 students were formed by theinstructor or chosen by the students. Each group selected a model from the textbook or fromcurrent literature. The students then coded the model in a computer language of their choice.Students were expected to show the impact of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

parts. Standard multiviews,auxiliary views, and sectional views can conveniently and efficiently be created from the createdsolid model in AutoCAD to better represent the detailed features of the object. A set of otherspecial solid modeling tools available in AutoCAD can further aid in creating a more realisticthree-dimensional representation of the studied object. The students can use the producedcomputer-aided drawings to check the validity of their hand-sketched drawings. Included in thepaper are several samples of solid modeling projects that can be used in an introductoryEngineering Graphics course to enhance and extend the students’ graphical communication skillsand visualization capabilities. The presented samples clearly establish the

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Industrial Engineering

of the key diagrams used in the ABET self study document to Page 11.786.3describe the role that each stakeholder group serves with respect to the Industrial Engineeringprogram at TAMUC. The individual stakeholder groups play key roles in establishing andmaintaining communications with the faculty and administrators affiliated with the IE Program.These communications include such things as: internship opportunities for students whileenrolled in classes and job offers for students upon graduation, senior design projects, capstonecourse project support, plant tour opportunities, and access to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)who serve as resources

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Donohue, University of Virginia; Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia

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Women in Engineering

features. The initiative, a project involving students, faculty, and administration of theUniversity of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), will be directed bythe Center for Diversity in Engineering (CDE). It is scheduled for launch in AY 2006-7.Keywords: Recruitment, retention, support, female engineering studentsIntroductionThe percentage of undergraduate female engineering students enrolled at the University ofVirginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) has remained static at or around25% since 1994, regardless of strong recruitment and retention efforts primarily led by theCenter for Diversity in Engineering (CDE), formerly known as the Office of Minority Programs.SEAS also has the lowest

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Lyons, Eastern Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

: Mechanical Engineering atSmall Scales; Designing Intelligent, Human Scale Systems; Efficient, Clean EnergyTechnologies; and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. Another paper he co-presented at the International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exhibition in 2003was entitled: ‘Managing a Major Curriculum Reform Effort in a Large ResearchUniversity.’(4) Several recommendations were made in that paper: consolidate the separatefreshman courses in graphics and intro to ME into a single course; convert machineelements into a project-centered experience; convert thermo course into a project-basedthermal-fluid systems course. In conclusion, the authors stated that “The knowledge,skills, ethics and attitudes which we are trying to instill are

Conference Session

Computer ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; Melissa Lin, Exactech

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Engineering Technology

2006-910: TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING WITH MATLAB FOR 21STCENTURY ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMSPaul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne PAUL I-HAI LIN is Professor and Chair of Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology Department, Purdue University Fort Wayne Campus. He is a registered Professional Engineer (EE) in the States of California and Indiana. He is a Senior member of IEEE. Lin's current research interests include sensor networks, Web engineering, and control applications.Melissa Lin, Exactech MELISSA C. LIN is an IT project manager of Exactech Inc., Gainesville, FL, and an associate faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines; Craig Van Kirk, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

11.432.4changes made to several courses during the past six years.Additionally, two exit interview questions were written to address this criterion as follow: Do you feel that you could design and conduct an experiment if required by your first job assignment after graduation? How would your laboratory experiences at CSM including CH 121 (intro to chemistry lab, freshman-level), PEGN 309 (reservoir rock properties, sophomore-level), MEL Labs (multidisciplinary lab, junior-level), and PEGN 413 (gas measurement, senior-level) help you complete this first job assignment? Do you feel prepared to work open-ended design problems such as the Lone Cedar project and the Brazos problem you worked in PEGN 439 (senior

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

CE CP EE IE ME GEEAS107P Introduction to Engineering (Project-based) R R R R R R REAS109 Project Planning and Development R R N R R R REAS112 Methods of Engineering Analysis R R R R R R REAS120 Chemistry with Applications to BioSystems R R N N E E REAS211 Intro. to Modeling of Engineering Systems R R R R R R REAS213 Materials in Engineering Systems R R N N R R REAS222 Fundamentals of Mechanics & Materials E R N N R R

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Astronomers. He is also the co-founder of the statewide “Women in Science Forum” that promotes gender equality in science, mathematics and technology. Crips is a Milken Family Foundation teacher of the year for Wyoming, 1999, Walt Disney Corporation American Teacher Awards Honoree for middle grades science, 1999, Arch Coal Teacher of the Year, 2004, U.S. West Teacher of the Year for Wyoming, 1996, STARDUST Mission Fellow, NASA, 1999-2006, Christa McAuliffe Fellow for Wyoming 1994. He is also a Maury Project Trainer for the U.S. Naval Academy and the American Meteorological Society on oceanography. Crips is also a military veteran serving honorably three years in the United States

Conference Session

ChE: Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Lodge, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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Chemical Engineering

. Page 11.1320.3Laboratory sessionsThe work in the laboratory sessions fell naturally in two parts. The first part was devoted toformal training in the programming of the microcontroller and the assembly of the requiredcircuitry; the syllabus for this is shown in the Table (following the References). The aim of thefirst part was to give the students all the tools necessary to do the work on a liquid-level controlloop that was basis of the second part; this was couched in terms of a project. The circuitry, with which to do the project (the second part), was constructed in the firstpart; the first part takes requires 6 – 8 lab periods typically. In the project, the students had toreplace the temperature sensor with the pressure sensor

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Jarrett, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Architectural

concerns inpractice, in the context of three green housing proposals located at Hulsey Yards, a 35-acre in-town, industrial urban site south of downtown Atlanta that is strategically placed along the BeltLine Atlanta Project, a 22-mile inner-city light rail loop and greenway currently the focus of amulti-million dollar study by the Georgia Department of Transportation [3].PART ONE:Identifying ConcernsOil-Centered DevelopmentThe U.S. faces an epochal predicament: global oil production will peak within the next couple ofyears, if in fact it hasn’t already peaked. According Kenneth S. Deffeyes, oil production peakedexactly on December 16, 2005, when cumulative production exceeded 1.0065 trillion barrels ofoil [4]. Regardless of when oil production

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin McLaughlin, University of Connecticut

yielded positive results.One outreach residential outreach program for middle and high school science,mathematics and technology teachers and the second initiative is a post-secondary schoolresidential summer program for our entering underrepresented engineering students.The University of Connecticut, School of Engineering has developed programs toalleviate these very problems. To help post-elementary schools integrate fundamentalengineering concepts into the classroom, we developed the da Vinci Project. It is aprogram geared toward math, science and technology teachers of grades 7-12, as well asadministrators and guidance personal. Student interest in engineering often begins withthe influence of a teacher in math or science. The nuances of how

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; michael anderton, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity at Middle Tennessee State UniversityIntroductionThis paper discusses undergraduate research and creative activity at Middle Tennessee StateUniversity as implemented as a capstone course and design project. Four seniors from theelectro-mechanical and mechanical disciplines applied and were partially funded to doundergraduate research. Their project was to build a boat to compete in the national Solar Splashcompetition. “Solar Splash is the World Championship of Solar/Electric boating. It is aninternational intercollegiate competition that takes place over five days”1. For their work, theseniors received credit for the

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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De'Jeune Antoine, Xavier University of Louisiana; Mica Hutchison, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

40.0% 0 0.0% African-American 2 5.0% 5 12.5% Hispanic 1 2.5% 2 5.0% International 1 2.5% 0 0.0% Asian/Pacific 7 17.5% 3 7.5% Islander Other (Hindu) 1 2.5% 0 0.0% The summer research program was structured such that students were required to meetseveral criteria. The students were to work at least 40 hours per week with a professor and/orgraduate student on a project of choice that corresponded to his/her interests

Conference Session

Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

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International

2006-2313: A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO GLOBAL COMPETENCY FORENGINEERSJuan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines JUAN LUCENA 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. He is also 2005-2006 Boeing Company Senior Fellow in Engineering Education at the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and was keynote lecturer at the 2004 National Conference on Engineering Education in Colombia. Trained in mechanical and aeronautical engineering (B.S. Rensselaer 1987, 1988) and in Science and Technology Studies (Ph.D. Virginia Tech 1996), he is Principal Investigator of the NSF-funded project

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Minnie Patel, San Jose State University; Anuradha Basu, San Jose State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

universities is to offer courses inentrepreneurship to engineering students. A more unconventional approach that has been used atSan Jose State University (SJSU) is to invite students to participate in a Neat Ideas Fair, acampus-wide forum to celebrate creativity and innovation. This fair gives the students anopportunity to display the creative solutions developed by them as part of their engineeringcourse projects. While this event generates enthusiasm and excitement among students and hasled to the further development and commercialization of ideas in a few cases, it has twodrawbacks. First, it attracts only those students who already have good ideas to display andsecondly, it does not give students the fundamentals of entrepreneurship in a

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook; David Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook; LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook

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Graduate Studies

, anddeveloping alliances with student and faculty colleagues. Students generally learned these skillsthrough experience, but felt that universities should do more to encourage such habits early in astudent’s career.Related research includes current studies by Prof. Christine Grant (North Carolina StateUniversity) on minority faculty, Prof. Fitzgerald Bramwell (University of Kentucky) onbaccalaureate origins of natural science doctorates, and Associate Dean Janet Rutledge(University of Maryland – Baltimore County) on attrition rates of minority graduate students.Future work on this project includes working with and expanding the aforementioned studies,and conducting an online survey of graduate students on various campuses. The outcomes ofthis study will

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Civil Engineering

from the cycle one surveys. Table I. Cycle One Student Confidence Questions from the Senior Professions Course Pre- Post- Statement Survey Survey As a civil engineer, I can describe how my work contributes 4.6 4.5 to society. I can explain how my senior design project impacts the 4.4 4.3 society in which I live. I have taken other classes that require me to consider how

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Rolfe, University of Kansas; Francis Thomas, University of Kansas-Lawrence

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Civil Engineering

professional development throughout their careers, and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those engineers under their supervision.”Engineers shall uphold and advance the integrity, honor, and dignity of the engineeringprofession and shall promote the most effective use of financial resources through honest andimpartial service and fidelity to the public, employers, associates, and clients. 1. Engineers shall be scrupulously honest in their control and spending of monies intended for the projects on which they work. 2. Engineers shall adopt a zero-tolerance approach to bribery, fraud, deception, and corruption in any design or construction work in which they are engaged. 3. Engineers

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

2006-914: IMPROVING ETHICS STUDIES THROUGH A SPIRAL THEMEDCURRICULUM IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGChristan Whysong, Virginia Tech Christan Whysong is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. She has been involved with multiple undergraduate research projects including one to enhance engineering ethics education at the undergraduate level.Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo is an assistant professor with the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech Kumar Mallikarjunan is an associate professor with the Deparmtent of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech