Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

have beensuccessful across a wide range of undergraduate institutions types. “Designing People,” James Baish, Bucknell University4. In this foundation seminar, students explore the design process. They study theelements of past designs and engage in design themselves. They work as individualdesigners and as part of a design team. They ill undertake a design project to address animportant human need in today’s society. A major segment of the course focuses uponthe evolution of the automobile as an example of human design. Questions about the realversus created needs are asked. The interaction of design with economics, socialstructure, politics and engineering capabilities is studied. The elements of style andaesthetics are assessed

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

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Mechanics

than usual.10. The questions that were asked while viewing the simulations/demonstrations confused me more thanever.12. The questions that were asked while viewing the simulations/demonstrations had no relationship tothe class material.14. The simulations/demonstrations are a waste of quality class time.20. The simulations/demonstrations have given me a different approach to dynamics. Help Toward Exams4. I think I performed better on the exams as a result of the simulations/demonstrations.18. I think the simulations/demonstrations misled me when studying for the exams. Modules Help Toward Design5. The project is worked best by guessing.22. The project helped me understand why

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Houdeshell, Sinclair Community College; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

) and Savery and Duffy (1995) favor situated learning when astudent works on an authentic task in a real setting[4]. Ross documented the use of employee-student ill-structured work related projects as the basis for contextual projects in a graduate Page 11.1313.5course in instructional technology[17]. Specter (1999) advocates the use of collaborative learningcommunities for the learning of complex domains especially in a distance-learning environment.Grabinger (1996) proposes instructional strategies that create a constructivist-learningenvironment called "rich environments for active learning (REAL's)"[19]. This strategy issupported by

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Kosky, Union College; William Keat, Union College; George Wise, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

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First-Year Programs

coached about the level of the audience, most of them could not relate tofreshmen. Their talks were often jargon filled and over the students’ heads, and as a result thestudents were confused and bored. The students filled out an evaluation card for each speaker tohelp us understand who reached them and who didn’t. They were also encouraged to addcomments about the presentation. Using this technique we were able to bring back speakers thatcould communicate well with the students.Minds-On and Hands-On Experiences Both theory and experimentation are important in an introduction to engineeringtextbook, but how to do both effectively? By integrating simple design projects into the lectureprocess one can expose students to both theory and

Conference Session

Energy Curriculum Advancements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, Smith College; Israel Koren, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Baaba Andam, Smith College; C. Mani Krishna, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; C. Andras Moritz, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

medicine and you rarely hear: “I liked biology.” rather, the more common response is: “I wanted to help people.” Contrast this with an engineer's most common response: “I liked math and science” and it is easy to see why many young people don't see a future in a profession perceived as isolating and lacking in social relevance. Indeed, in engineering disciplines where social relevance is manifest, such as environmental or biomedical, women are well-represented.Mikic and Grasso30 also note: “the view of engineering as a profession in service to humanity isbecoming more widespread and thus is the inclusion of socially relevant design projectsthroughout the curriculum.” In their project where students design toys to teach children

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iskandar Hack, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; CARMEN BOJE, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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International

begun to explore the many ways that technology can enhanceinternational education for professional school students, and there is a need to share our “bestpractices.” The Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access(TICFIA) Program is a Title VI funded initiative designed to support projects that will developinnovative techniques or programs using new electronic technologies to collect information fromforeign sources.”. Engineering needs to become “engineering-plus-international flavoring”[1]. By example,Mazumder and Bean [23] write: “…an engineer must possess not only technical skills, but alsocross-cultural skills based on knowledge to the other culture and their own cultural biases”. Theydescribe the

Conference Session

EM in a Global Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Bramhall, Sheffield Hallam University; Steve Lawson, Leeds Metropolitan University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University

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Engineering Management

within SARTOR was implemented by an Institution, theInstitution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) required accredited courses to incorporate: ‘...business and management covering the organisation of industry, project management,finance and human behaviour; health and safety and environmental issues’.In addition: ‘...courses in business and management are essential components that should equip thegraduate to progress towards a position of responsibility. The objective is to develop thestudent’s awareness of the organisation of industry, finance, human behaviour and theengineer’s responsibility for health, safety and environmental issues’ 9.The impact of the influence of governmental bodies on the curriculum outlined above isdrawn from the

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Jane Parmentier, Arizona State University; Haritha Mogilisetti, Intel; N.K. Kishore, IIT, Karagpur; Uma Devi Sundararajan, National Highways, India; Krutarth Mehta, Arizona State University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University

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International

staggering socioeconomicinequities. India is considered a significant player in the world economy; Latin America aspiresto be. What might Latin America learn from India as it embarks on a project to enhance its cadreof engineers for the benefit of the region?Engineering Education in IndiaA. Structure of engineering and technology educationThe current structure of engineering education in India includes both merit-based institutions aswell as fee-based institutions, the latter being only for those with enough money to pay thetuition. The problem is that merit-based seats are very limited in number compared to the totalpopulation qualified to enter into them. This leads to many economically poor but meritoriousstudents remaining without access to

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Franca Trubiano, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Architectural

11.1303.2IntroductionThis paper is concerned with the use of material fabrications in the teaching of architecturaldesign. It identifies and describes three different methodologies which have been used, in thecontext of Masters level studios, to organize the conception and construction of architecturalprojects; most particularly, projects defined by the exigencies of their physical properties. Forwell over 60 years the design studio has been at the center of architectural education serving asan important venue for exploring the relationship of building to construction. And it is the goalof this paper to critically assess the educational merit of three distinct exercises conceived topromote a paradigm shift in accepted studio procedures. To this end, and by way of

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renuka Thota, University of Louisiana-Lafayette; Suren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-2180: IMPLEMENTATION OF PRODUCT REALIZATION CONCEPTS INDESIGN AND MANUFACTURING COURSESRenuka Thota, University of Louisiana-Lafayette Renuka Thota is originally from India and is currently a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She received her Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India in 2004. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Product Realization and Integrated Product and process developmentSuren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana-Lafayette Dr. Suren N. Dwivedi currently serves as a Professor and project director of Manufacturing in the Mechanical in University of

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; Allen Estes, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

. While the USMA CE program preparesstudents for life-long learning, full understanding will not occur until either graduate school orwork experience when they will truly appreciate how much they still do not know.VI. Suggested Changes Based on Committee EffortsThe Curriculum Committee met in early December 2004 to compare results among thecurriculum design partners, discuss issues, and monitor progress towards a final report. Themost difficult aspect of the mapping exercise was a problem encountered by other universitiesparticipating in this same project. The terms recognition, understanding and ability mean Page 11.236.5different things to

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Connelly Barnes, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Derek Meyers-Graham, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

reactorperformance but also on the cost of experimentation.This learning tool represents an innovative use of computers and simulation in integratingstatistics into engineering education. Students are given a “capstone” experience in which theyhave the opportunity to synthesize engineering science and statistics principles to optimizereactor performance. Since the simulation is from first principles, students can interpret theoutputs given by the DOE in terms of the chemical and physical phenomena in the system. TheVirtual CVD reactor allows students a broader and more realistic experience in using the DOEmethodology for process improvement - as if they were operating an actual industrial reactor.The project scope also includes development and

Conference Session

Network Administration and Security

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron McKean, Ferris State University

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Engineering Technology

2006-563: THE EVOLUTION OF A TECHNICAL CURRICULUMRon McKean, Ferris State University Ron McKean – Is serving as Interim Associate Dean / Associate Professor in the College of Technology at Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI). His academic experience includes 15 years as faculty (four as Department Chair) in the EET & CNS department. During this time, he has championed several curriculum initiatives including the BS Computer Networks and Systems. Prior to academics, he worked 14 years as an Electrical Engineer, Engineering Technical Manager, and Principle Investigator/Project Engineer. He holds a MSEE from the University of Michigan

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina Pomales-Garcia, University of Michigan; Yili Liu, University of Michigan; Virginia Soto, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

’ skillsand knowledge will be directed. From the perspective of faculty, Fromm 3 defines a detailed listof characteristics which future engineering graduates should possess to become leaders of theprofession, including a strong foundation in basic sciences, math and engineering fundamentals,the capacity to apply these fundamentals to a variety of problems, among others.The Millennium Project 4 at the University of Michigan is a research laboratory designed for thestudy of the future of the American universities. The mission of this project is to “provide anenvironment in which creative students and faculty can join with colleagues from beyond thecampus to develop and test new paradigms of the university”. The Millennium Project proposessome key

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin; David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Manufacturing

Tennessee at Martin. He has over 20 years of research, development, and management experience on NASA and Air Force projects. Dr. LeMaster received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Akron in 1976, an M.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from The Ohio State University in 1978, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Tennessee in 1983. Page 11.263.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Automation Laboratory Development Provides Enhanced Student LearningAbstractThis paper describes experiments and course content associated with an

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University; Craig Sanders, East Caroilina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

4.12 0.75 3. Skills to evaluate the performance of other team members 4.30 1.03 4. Skills to provide constructive feedback to team members 3.17 0.75 5. Skills to receive feedback from team members 4.00 0.89 6. Coaching skills 4.17 0.71 7. Negotiating skills 3.83 0.98 8. Skills to communicate with other team members 4.00 0.89 9. Skills to manage a team project

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University; Mary James Legatski, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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International

reviewer for the journals of ET, ASHRAE, and Engineering Education, and has served on several project review panels of NSF and other organizations. He has organized and chaired paper sessions in the professional societies and served as a commissioner on the TAC of ABET. The founding leader of POET, Professor Rathod is a holder of numerous publications, inventions, and grants. He is listed in several Who’s Who publications, and is a recipient of Certificates of Recognition from NASA and IBM for technical innovation. Elected a Fellow by ASME, Dr. Rathod was awarded 1995 Dedicated Service Award, 1998 Ben C. Sparks Medal, and 2001 BMW award by ASME

Conference Session

Digital System Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University; Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Matt Murdock, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

set-up with three credit hours oflecture and one credit hour of laboratory, respectively. The lecture section meets for seventy-five minutesper session twice a week. The laboratory meets for one three-hour session per week. During a semester,we have ten hands-on laboratory exercises and one final project. Each lab contains a small portion of pre-laboratory work. For each laboratory exercise, the students are required to work through the problem (pre-lab), enter the design using a schematic capture technique or hardware description language (VHD) (asmall subset of VHDL is shown in class along with the schematic symbols), simulate the design, andbuild the design using discrete components or download to FPGA. Currently, Spartan-3 starter kits

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 11.1268.2technology program has a strong LabVIEW component and could be used to bridge the calculusgap.We have been using internet assisted teaching and e-portfolio mentoring for our laser students.The electronic media prepares the mindset for life long learning. Schaum’s outlines andsimulation using Excel and LabVIEW prepare a student’s mindset for a 4-yr program setting.Project and research opportunities are also available. The laser program advisory board keeps usabreast of the needs of the industry and helps us to design projects at the appropriate level fortechnology students as well as for those interested in transferring to a 4-year degree program.II. Program DesignII-A Remedial courses and mathematics preparationAbout 50% of our

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

NSF’sBridges for Engineering Education program (grant # EEC-0341842). This project also sought toquantify differences in student performance and engagement with various learning technologies2.Kolb’s Learning Styles Inventory was used as a measure of student learning styles preferences.This paper reports on several aspects of these projects and compares our results to publishedstudies regarding the learning styles of students. Two questions are addressed: 1) how doengineering and engineering technology students at the University of Cincinnati compare toother similar populations?; 2) are there significant differences in the learning styles ofengineering students as compared with engineering technology students? Educators whounderstand these various

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

, each CEE department in the country is characterized by its particular focus andstrength. The Big 10+ CEE department chairs named in this document provided several ideas re-garding current research trends, and thereby to project a vision for the future. Some chairs pro-vided their own detailed vision documents, whereas others loosely sketched out their views. Theprincipal elements of these visions and views are captured and categorized in Figure 1. Figure 1 suggests the need for flexible alignment and focusing of CEE research programs,as well as of CEE education. Civil and environmental engineering faculty perform research re-lated to the built and the natural environments, and until recently have focused their work in thenow

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Santi, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

develop these tools may be useful to other specialty engineering disciplines, suchas mining, petroleum, geophysical, environmental, metallurgical, nuclear, andmaterials/ceramics, to name a few. Tools include general engineering design skills such as problem solving techniques,discipline-specific writing skills, project management techniques, and use of scientific principlesto solve typical geological engineering problems. Numerical tools include optimization methods(differentiation, Langrangian multiplier, and linear programming), economic analysis (withexamples different from the “machinery purchase and depreciation” models usually given), andstatistics. Analytical tools include reliability and failure analysis, fault trees, risk

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

societies.The article also briefly describes how the NASA Fellowship Program (NAFP) has providedopportunities to integrate faculty and NASA projects in the above efforts. Currently, averageenrollment in the School of Engineering is about 750 students each semester. This student body isethnically, culturally, academically and economically diverse. About 18% of the School’s studentsare women and 54% are minority (28% Asian, 17% Hispanic, and 9% African American). TheSchool of Engineering has a strong interest in maintaining and strengthening its reputation forattracting minority and underrepresented students. Its enrollment has steadily increased in the pastfive years, while national enrollments at other engineering schools have been declining. It

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Affiliate Director for Project Lead The Way - Oregon. He is an active member of ASEE, ASME and AIAA. Representing ASME, Dr. Brower has served as a program evaluator for ABET for the past three years. Page 11.304.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Can Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs Reside within the same Department?AbstractAccording to the October 2005 listing of the Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology, there are 272 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and 72 Bachelor ofScience in Mechanical Engineering Technology accredited programs located

Conference Session

Effective Teaching with Online Technology

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

discussion to facilitate a consistent understanding of the technology andpedagogy.Two-Way Interactive VideoA classroom equipped with video transmission/receive equipment is connected to one or moreother remote classrooms similarly equipped. Typically, a presentation originates from one siteand is transmitted to the other site(s). The students in remote classrooms can both see and hearthe instructor real-time, and the instructor can see and hear students from the remote sites.Remote sites have the image of the instructor and presentation materials either on a televisionmonitor or as a projected image. The instructor can lecture and present materials using the samemedia as in a traditional classroom (chalk, overheads, video tapes, computer generated

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cejka, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

through high school4,5. Teacher education, however, often lags these politicalchanges and many teachers, especially at the younger grades, have little experience in technicalareas.While many professional development workshops have been developed to address needs in K-12engineering education, these experiences may not be enough for a teacher to successfullyimplement engineering and technology activities in their classrooms. Having volunteers in theclassroom to support K-12 teachers as they adopt engineering activities and curriculum can makethe difference between success and failure in the classroom. First, the volunteers can serve as anextra pair of hands to help students with design projects, replace the batteries in a roboticmanipulative or

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Lee, San Jose State University; Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Tai-Ran Hsu, San Jose State University; David Parent, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

terminologies, and areas of academic emphasis. project work arranged in teams that favor mixed student backgrounds. Varying constraints in equipment availability, Flexible technical modules, selected and organized budget levels, and schedule. based on device type as well as fabrication method. Different levels of student preparation in different Clearly articulated team functional prerequisites*, subject areas, knowledge, and skills. rather than course prerequisites. Lack of open-ended problem-solving opportunities, Semi-custom design flow* and low-resolution rapid limited by high demand in cost and time

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central

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Engineering Technology

dollars to tens ofmillions of dollars. As stated above, there are many questions that must be resolved before thepartnership is set. Who has the rights to any product that results from the research anddevelopment? Are the students or university held liable for mistakes or erroneous conclusions?Who has publishing rights and at what time? How is the funding to be split? Will students beasked to work on projects that have a very narrow use in the industry that they have chosen?There are several known cases of professors directing students to perform senior projects in areasthat were not going to be useful in their upcoming careers, but were designed to further researchfor the professor. The university must still isolate itself so that it does not

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Ethling Hernandez, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Hamidreza Eskandari, University of Central Florida; Serge Sala-Diakanda, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida

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Industrial Engineering

Technology.Ethling Hernandez, University of Central Florida Ethling Hernandez is a Master’s Degree student of the Engineering Management program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering in December 2004, from UCF. She is a student member of the Industrial Engineering Society as well as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Since 2003, Ethling has been a Research Assistant for the IEMS department. Some of her interests are Project Management, Program Development and Quality.Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida Lesia Crumpton-Young, Ph.D., is the Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Coutermarsh, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Shortened attention spans hinder students Page 11.1062.2from staying engaged and focused in technical classrooms, resulting in poorerperformance and diminished interest in pursuing technical careers.5 Notwithstanding therecent advances in educational technology, we need to incorporate more dynamic, hands-on opportunities to reach and motivate more diverse populations. Today’s engineeringstudents don’t enter college with the same amount of hands-on experience that priorgenerations typically had.6, 7Project OverviewThe "Mobile Studio" project is developing hardware/software and pedagogy with supportfrom both Analog Devices and HP which, when connected to a PC