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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Carolina; and at BPM Technology in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Conrad is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is also a member of Eta Kappa Nu, the Project Management Institute, and the IEEE Computer Society. He is the author of numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers in the areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education. Page 11.424.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Determining How to Teach Project Management Concepts to

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Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; David Wormley, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is involved in many national efforts on engineering education and research including serving as chair of the Advisory Board for the Engineering Directorate of NSF and of the Advisory Board for the NSF Science of Learning Center focused on engineering education at the University of Washington. Page 11.3.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 15 Years of Engineering Education Reform: Lessons Learned and Future ChallengesIntroductionSince the founding of the ECSEL and Synthesis

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Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Aerospace

2006-1370: ASSESSING STUDENT OUTCOMES OF NASA RESEARCH INTOUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONIsmail Orabi, University of New Haven ISMAIL I. ORABI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He received his Ph.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New York and B.S. from Cairo Institute of Technology (now Helwan University), all in Mechanical Engineering. He has published over 25 technical articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. His research interests include theoretical and computational investigation in the area of mechanical vibrations and dynamic systems and control. Professor Orabi has taught courses in

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Sherrill, University of Houston; Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

encouraged across an increasinglywide range of disciplines, the approach to teaching entrepreneurship has not been standardized.There are a number of competing perspectives regarding the most effective curriculum forteaching entrepreneurship. To make the matter even more complex, these perspectives differfrom school to school (e.g., from the business school to the engineering school) and also fromstudent level to student level (e.g., from undergraduate student to graduate student).1Business schools were the initial locus for entrepreneurship education, although a fewengineering programs such as the one at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can laylegitimate claim to being pioneers of the genre. Still, it is not in dispute that

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik Schwartz, University of Missouri-Rolla; Timothy Philpot, University of Missouri-Rolla; Richard Hall, University of Missouri-Rolla

2006-1948: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ 3DVISUALIZATION PROCESSINGErik Schwartz, University of Missouri-Rolla Erik Schwartz is a masters student in Information Science and Technology at the University of Missouri -Rolla. His research focuses on human-computer interaction with a focus on learning technologies.Timothy Philpot, University of Missouri-Rolla Timothy A. Philpot is an Associate Professor in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Department at the University of Missouri–Rolla. Dr. Philpot received a Ph.D. degree from Purdue University in 1992, an M.Engr. degree from Cornell University in 1980, and a B.S. from the University of Kentucky in 1979, all in Civil

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Capstone Design II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Soda, U.S. Air Force Academy; Gregory Toussaint, U.S. Air Force Academy; Albert Batten, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy and the Chief of the Electronic Systems Division. He received his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1989. He completed his MS degree in Systems Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1992. In 2000, he completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His graduate work and research have focused on nonlinear control theory, automated path planning, and decision making. His current research is exploring the control aspects of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles. In 2004, he completed a one-year exchange

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Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Instrumentation

well documented 1, 2, 3, 4 . Computation andprogramming for a lecture setting was also reported 5. Various independent projects usingLabVIEW were well documented in many publications 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. It is accepted that the useof LabVIEW is invaluable in general but is limited to hands-on intensive situations13. Ourexperience in using LabVIEW in our laser engineering technology program is consistent 14:LabVIEW’s virtual instrumentation and internet remote access features are not effective forhands-on intensive lab exercises.The teaching of introductory engineering physics lab exercises can be enhanced with LabVIEW.The virtual instrumentation and computational capabilities are incorporated into the laboratoryexercises. The virtual

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Back to Basics in Mechanics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Martinazzi, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Brian Houston, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Mechanics

2006-1646: FIVE SURPRISES: THE KEY TO RE-ENGINEERING THETRADITIONAL QUIZZESBrian Houston, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown BRIAN L. HOUSTON is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Managing Partner of Roundtable Engineering Solutions, LLC. Prior to academia, he worked as a Senior Design Engineer in the petrochemical industry and is licensed in several states. He received a B.A. from Northwestern University in 1986, and a B.S./M.S. in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1997/99.Robert Martinazzi, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Robert Martinazzi, P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Grandin, University of Rhode Island

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International

“lab-on-a-chip.” 2. The use of microfluidic technology to studythe generation of fluid pressures in sediments due to seismic loading which will lead to a betterunderstanding of the triggering of tsunamis. A key element of the project is the collaborationwith scientists and students in Braunschweig, who have the complementary technicalinfrastructure and expertise necessary to pursue this program of research. URI has alreadypartnered with Braunschweig on engineering education for undergraduates for 10 years, and hasexchanged over 300 students in both directions during that period.As part of these grant-funded activities, URI and Braunschweig faculty are developing a newoptional dual-degree doctoral program, leading to both the Ph.D. and the

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International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roli Varma, University of New Mexico

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International

2006-1131: CHALLENGES TO DIVERSITY: A CASE STUDY OF ASIAN INDIANSCIENTISTS/ENGINEERSRoli Varma, University of New Mexico Roli Varma is a Regents’ Lecturer and an associate professor in the school of public administration at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. She also teaches an undergraduate course, Technology in Society, for the School of Engineering. Her research focuses on the under-representation of women and minorities in science and engineering, representation of new immigrants in science and engineering workforce, and management of industrial and academic science. Her research is supported by the grants from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation. She

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International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University; Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University

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International

Industrial Revolution, into modern times; 2. Understand the limitations of technology and how today’s engineering solutions can become tomorrow’s societal problems; 3. Develop a historic perspective on the development of the United Kingdom; 4. Understand how traditions, customs, and culture impact engineering projects; 5. Understand how projects in one country can be affected by policies, laws, and customs of other countries; 6. Understand how political, financial, and environmental constraints affect the planning, design, construction, and operation of large engineering projects; 7. Understand why personal property rights that are so important in the US are less important in European countries

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Orlich, Washington State University; William Thomson, Washington State University; Richard Zollars, Washington State University

faculty member at WSU, similar to what was donein co-TEACH. A more exciting application of this technology will be to bring the K-12 studentsinto the faculty member’s research laboratory to let them see activities and equipment that wouldnot be accessible to them at their school. We also wish to obtain better follow-up on student attitudes concerning engineering aftertheir teachers have been participants in our program. We are currently working with a facultymember in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology, whosespecialty is assessment, on developing an instrument to measure the student’s attitudes towardsengineering. This instrument will be used in the classrooms of the participating teachers beforeand after

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Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann McKenna, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University; Gregory Olson, Northwestern University

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Design in Engineering Education

integrating design education throughout the engineering curriculum at Northwestern University.Gregory Olson, Northwestern University Gregory B. Olson, Fellow of ASM and TMS, is the Wilson-Cook Professor of Engineering Design and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University, Associate Director for Research of the IDEA Institute for Design Engineering & Applications, Director of the Materials Technology Laboratory/Steel Research Group, and a founder of QuesTek Innovations LLC. He received the B.S. and M.S. in 1970 and Sc.D in 1974 in Materials Science from MIT and remained there in a series of senior research positions before joining the faculty of Northwestern in

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FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dana Elzey, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

compacted residue of solids. And just as it is claimed that later, the addition of hotwater leads to a rich, satisfying coffee experience, it is implied that students will absorb all of themissing context upon graduating into the real world of practicing engineers (‘add water’) andmake all the necessary connections to their technical extract.Unfortunately, the lack of context has several short and long range negative effects: 1) the student’sability to appreciate the need for the knowledge and skills presented in the classroom, i.e. to clearlysee their usefulness, is diminished, thus missing an opportunity to motivate learning4, 2) thestudent’s ability to appreciate the connectivity between technological solutions and their influence

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude, New Mexico State University; Michele Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Chris Burnham, New Mexico State University; Adrian Hanson; Jeanne Garland, New Mexico State University

approach, design principles, the design process of water Page 11.796.3treatment, and documentation practices are built on these foundational course elements. In the -2-class assignment, students identify a city in New Mexico, characterize the city's populationgrowth and water use histories, and summarize an analysis of both characteristics in anengineering report addressed to city engineers and planners.The theories and design criteria of four basic water treatment technologies are taughtsequentially. For each technology, students solve well-defined single-solution problems andwrite a summary statement of

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Engineering for Social Justice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University-Kingston

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Liberal Education

attachment will result inevitably in movement away from our stated goals.Rather, we hope to offer an alternative to the present conceptualization of engineeringand engineering education and ask that each of us choose freely from the alternativesconsistent with our values.It is the ultimate irony of our times that the scores of technological advances that serve uswell and enrich us can equally impoverish, diminish, and destroy our lives. Many of thecreations of modern engineering which instead of serving people, enslave them; insteadof helping them develop their identities, take them away. As we have seen in the attackson the Twin Towers in New York City, and on the mass transit systems in London andMadrid, potential terrorists have much more

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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

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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

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Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Keiser, University of Tulsa; William Hamill, University of Tulsa; Bryan Tapp, University of Tulsa; William Potter, University of Tulsa; Jerry McCoy, University of Tulsa; Peter LoPresti, University of Tulsa; Donna Farrior, University of Tulsa; Shirley Pomeranz, University of Tulsa

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Mathematics

INTERMATH3.ILAPs are interdisciplinary group problem-solving projects designed for undergraduates, co-written by mathematics faculty and science/technology/engineering faculty. These small groupprojects are designed to foster student interest by being lively. Being “lively” means that studentsare actively involved in and outside of class with project problem solving and/or hands-onactivities. ILAPs can motivate students to understand the connections between mathematicaltools/concepts and applications within the broader science and engineering fields. With theseprojects STEM students see real-world applications of mathematics in science and engineering.One of the main goals of the project was to produce assessment data on the effectiveness ofILAPs in

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

reading and discussion to become familiar with the issuesfacing modern engineering education and the transition of the engineering environment into aglobal work place. The actual design began with an affinity process that resulted in a list ofDesired Outgoing Student Characteristics; this was further developed to become a list of 16initial outcomes. This initial process and its results are documented in more detail elsewhere.3Additional input for the refinement of the program student objectives and outcomes was solicitedfrom external program constituents. These constituents included two groups of industry represen-tatives: the advisory committee of JACMET (Joint Alliance of Companies Managing Educationfor Technology, an industry group working

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Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Shigekawa, North Carolina State University

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Architectural

, Page 11.9.3and design”1. The architectural engineering curriculum that the university offers isaccredited by both the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) andmeets guidelines set out by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) foraccreditation. However, there are drawbacks with respect to time when considering theprogram. The degree that KFUPM offers requires 139 credit hours plus a two monthinternships. Instead of the typical four year undergraduate program, this program alsorequires an additional fifth year 1. See Table 1 for the five year degree plan for KFUPM. As early as 1973, programs were already developing for a joint education betweencivil engineering and architecture. During the 1970’s, Robert Mark

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New trends in ECE education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravel Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; Pankaj Sen, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Stewart, North Dakota State University

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Electrical and Computer

performed by Springer et al. concludes “that variousforms of small-group learning are more effective in promoting greater academic achievement,more favorable attitudes toward learning, and the increased persistence in Science,Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology courses and programs.”[7] Educational researchreveals that the more students work in cooperative learning groups the more they will learn. Theelectrical safety course module features many cooperative learning techniques. All the workassignments designed for the electrical safety training module are to be completed by studentteams.(2) Social Learning Theory: Social learning theory advances the concept that people learn byobserving others. The important work of Bandura focused on the

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Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin; Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin; Randy Emelo, Triple Creek Associates, Inc.

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Minorities in Engineering

Associates and Open Mentoring® through a presentation atthe 2002 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) National Conference. An employee from TheDow Chemical Company was describing Dow’s Open Mentoring® program. In late 2002, WEPapproached other College of Engineering programs and student services seeking additionalsupport to license technology from Triple Creek Associates and customize the Open Mentoring®electronic mentoring tool to meet the needs of all students in the College, not just the femaleengineering students. After proposing the Open Mentoring® tool to the Dean of the College andreceiving approval and funding, customization of the tool moved forward. The EqualOpportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program and the Alumni Relations Program in the

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Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Nuclear and Radiological

year of any engineering programfollows a common curriculum.4 The nuclear engineering survey course, Introduction to NuclearEngineering, is not taken until the first semester of the sophomore year. Consequently, it isparamount that unmatriculated nuclear engineering students are engaged with their discipline ofchoice.5 In addition, the field has generally been associated with nuclear energy and thechallenge is to express the diversity of subject matter in nuclear energy production, and at thesame time highlight other applications of the technology. Students express the desire to studyengineering and present the necessary aptitude but the first year can be disillusioning to some.Engagement with the proposed discipline major starts the

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Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grant Martin, U.S. Military Academy

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

, technology, andthe engineering design process to devise technological problem solutions that areeffective and adaptable.”7 Toward that goal, it sets out the policy that all cadets who donot pursue an engineering major take a three-course engineering sequence in civil,electrical, environmental, mechanical, nuclear or systems engineering. The purpose ofthe sequence is to introduce cadets to the engineering design process. The sequence is toinclude a “well-integrated progression from predominantly engineering science topredominantly engineering design, and a culminating design project.”8For Systems Engineering, the first course in the engineering sequence is SE300,Introduction to Systems Engineering, and teaches cadets the Systems Engineering

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Anderson, Iowa State University; Thomas Daniels, Iowa State University

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Computers in Education

2006-2300: XEN WORLDS: XEN AND THE ART OF COMPUTER ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONBenjamin Anderson, Iowa State UniversityThomas Daniels, Iowa State University Dr. Thomas E. Daniels is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Tom received his Doctorate in Computer Science from Purdue University under the advisement of Eugene H. Spafford. He did his graduate work at Purdue, initially in the Computer Operations, Audit, and Security Technology (COAST) Lab and then in the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College; Lionel Claris, Smith College; Nora Paul-Schultz, Smith College; Ida Ngambeki, Smith College

2006-258: LEARNING/ASSESSMENT: A TOOL FOR ASSESSING LIBERATIVEPEDAGOGIES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDonna Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Assistant Professor in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. Her work focuses on implementing liberative pedagogies in engineering education.Lionel Claris, Smith College Lionel Claris holds a master's degree in education from Smith College and currently teaches Spanish and French to elementary school students in Springfield, MA. He is a passionate advocate for new ways of thinking about learning, involved locally in the Holistic School Project of Amherst and the Re-radicalization of Hampshire College.Nora Paul-Schultz, Smith College Nora

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Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-483: MEASURING ENGINEERING CLASSROOM COMMUNITY:LEARNING AND CONNECTEDNESS OF STUDENTSTodd Johnson, Washington State University Dr. Johnson is Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology. His primary teaching activity includes theoretical foundations of learning and instruction, educational statistics, educational measurement,assessment of learning, and program evaluation. He served as Co-PI on an NSF ?Bridging Engineering Education? grant called the CyberMentor (Mathematics and Engineering via New Technologies: Outreach and Recruitment) project. A major part of this grant was to promote and develop partnerships and interdisciplinary initiatives connecting education, engineering, K-12

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Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College; Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

10, Page B1 17. The Effects Of Class Size On Student Achievement: New Evidence From Population Variation, by Carolyne M. Hoxby, MIT Press, 2000 < http://ideas.repec.org/a/tpr/qjecon/v115y2000i4p1239-1285.html > 18. The ABCs of Engineering, by Linda Creighton, ASEE Prism on Line, Vol. 12, Number 2, Nov. 2002 19. Engineering Criteria 2000, - Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, URL: < www.abet.org > Page 11.1250.5

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K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emma Seiler, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

engineering discipline. Several students’comments indicated they gained a better understanding of engineering and what it takes tobecome an engineer. One student, an eleventh grader during the 2001 WISE Women programstated, “The camp gave me a window to see what exactly each field of engineering did and howeach field affects the daily lives of everyone around the world!” This student is now a senior inAerospace Engineering at Mississippi State University.Introduction Page 11.1337.2To promote careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology among the youth oftoday, the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University has an

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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

national security [and] economic competitiveness.”9Iowa State University’s College of Engineering is committed to the premise that tomorrow’sengineering leaders must not only be technologically savvy – they must also embrace andleverage globalization to advance engineering and economic vitality while addressing the criticalneeds of society. While there are many paths to achieve success in these areas, we have chosento create a program which offers a breadth of opportunities for today’s students.The impact of this approach has resulted in the number of engineering students at Iowa Statewith an international experience tripling within a five year period of time. With the continuedsupport and active involvement of our faculty, staff, cross-college