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Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-1368: COMMUNITY BUILDING AND IDENTITY DEVELOPMENTTHROUGH GRADUATE COURSEWORK IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONHeidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University Heidi Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education (ENE) at Purdue University with a joint appointment in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE). She is the chair of the ENE Graduate Committee and she is a member of the Teaching Academy at Purdue. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. from ABE in 1997. Her research interests include open-ended problem solving, evaluation of education technology, and first-year and graduate curriculum

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Design Projects in Wind and Solar Energy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Hazel, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-607: PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTS:ENGINEERING CLINICS TRANSFORMING RENEWABLE MARKETSSteven Hazel, Rowan University Steven Hazel is a senior electrical and computer engineering major at Rowan UniversityPeter Jansson, Rowan University PETER MARK JANSSON is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University teaching AC and DC electric circuits, power systems, sustainable design and renewable energy technologies. He leads numerous Sophomore, Junior and Senior Engineering Clinic Teams in solving real world engineering problems each semester. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, MSE from Rowan University and BSCE from MIT

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Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Monica Geist, University of Northern Colorado; Ravel Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, National Science Foundation and Colorado School of Mines; Mary Nelson, University of Colorado

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Educational Research and Methods

. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL, June, 2006. 8. Olds, B. M., Streveler, R. A., Miller, R. L., and Nelson, M. A. (June, 2004). “Preliminary Results from the Development of a Concept Inventory in Thermal and Transport Science.” Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, UT. 9. Reiner, M., Slotta, J. D., Chi, M. T.H., and Resnick, L. B. (2000). “Naive Physics Reasoning: A Commitment to Substance-Based Conceptions,” Cognition and Instruction, Volume 18, Number 1, 1-43. 10. Rowe, G., Wright, G., and Bolger, F. (1991). Delphi: A Reevaluation of Research and Theory. Technological

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Web-Based Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Schleter, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Richard Bennett, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Computers in Education

2006-2279: USING WEB-BASED HOMEWORK IN AN INTRODUCTORYENGINEERING PHYSICS COURSEWilliam Schleter, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Instructor – Engineering Fundamentals Division – University of Tennessee, Knoxville Mr. Schleter received his BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Instructional Technology. He is a registered professional engineer in Tennessee and a full-time instructor in the Engineering Fundamental Division at the University of Tennessee.Richard Bennett, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Professor and Associate Dept. Head – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – University of Tennessee, Knoville. Dr. Bennett received his Ph.D. from the University

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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Wayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-830: EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS & PHOTONICS: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLTEACHERSMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeWayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community CollegePaul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Page 11.529.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Embedded Computer Systems & Photonics: A Professional Development Course for Middle and High School TeachersAbstractThe STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Fellows Program wasa new initiative of the Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project in 2004-2005, to focusattention on STEM education in middle schools and high schools

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meetu Walia, Polytechnic University; EDWIN YU, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

studies, he served as a tutor in several departments at Polytechnic. He has served as a GK12 Fellow at the George Westinghouse High School as a science and technology resource to teachers and students since 2004. His current research interests are in geotechnical properties of transparent Aqua Beads that can be used to model soils and in non-destructive structural condition assessment of civil infrastructure. He has published 2 journal articles and 2 conference papers.Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote

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Knowing Our Students II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-2047: TRACING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION OFENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIOSJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students’ preparedness for professional engineering

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Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-1379: USING INQUIRY-BASED ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTEUNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL ENGINEERING CONCEPTSMichael Prince, Bucknell University Michael Prince is a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University. His research interests focus on chemical engineering education, active learning, problem based learning, and inquiry-based methods.Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University Margot Vigeant is a newly minted associate professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University. Her research interest in this topic stems from her own frustration in thermodynamics, and her profound hope we can find a way that people can "get it" the first time around

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CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Christiana Houck, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

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Continuing Professional Development

2006-2520: INVESTIGATION OF DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING ON-LINECOURSES IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTZhili Gao, North Dakota State University Dr. Gao is an Assistant Professor of Construction in the Department of Engineering Technology at Missouri Western State University. He can be reached at the Department of Engineering Technology, Wilson Hall, 4525 Downs Dr., St. Joseph, Missouri 64507, 816-271-4561, zgao@missouriwestern.edu.Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University Dr. Varma, P.E., F. ASCE, is a Professor of Construction, and the Chairman of the Department of Engineering Technology at Missouri Western State University. He has presented and published extensively in engineering

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joni Spurlin, North Carolina State University; Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-966: ASSESSING THE CONNECTIVITY OF AN ELECTRICAL ANDCOMPUTER ENGINEERING CURRICULUMHatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University Hatice O. Ozturk is Teaching Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University. She is also coordinator of assessment for both programs.Joni Spurlin, North Carolina State University Joni E. Spurlin is University Director of Assessment and Associate Director, University Planning and Analysis at North Carolina State University. Page 11.245.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

General Engineering and in the Thermal Sciences. He received a BSME degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the MS and PhD, both in Mechanical Engineering, from The University of Notre Dame.John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University JOHN K. ESTELL is Chair of the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department at Ohio Northern University. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process, user interface design, and the pedagogical aspects of writing computer games. Dr. Estell is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida

2006-1158: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT EXAMPLES OF ELEMENTARYENGINEERING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONMarilyn Barger, University of South Florida MARILYN BARGER is the Executive Director of FL-ATE, the Florida Regional Center for Manufacturing Education housed at Hillsborough Community College. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College, and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of South Florida. She has over 16 years of experience in developing curriculum in engineering and engineering technology and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Florida. She is currently working with Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School to

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Design for Community and Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Yaron Doppelt, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-2498: USING A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO TEACHMIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE CONCEPTSMatthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh Matthew Mehalik is Visiting Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Research Associate at the Learning Research and Development Center, University of PittsburghYaron Doppelt, University of Pittsburgh Yaron Dopplet is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Learning Research and Deverlopment Center at the University of PittsburghChristian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh Christian Schunn is Assistant Professor of Intelligent Systems and Psychology and Research Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh

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BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Schneeweis, University of Illinois-Chicago; J Hetling, University of Illinois-Chicago; Patrick Rousche, University of Illinois-Chicago

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Biomedical

about a half dozen of the courses include a substantial emphasison what would be considered cutting edge neural engineering research techniques.The NE Lab course (BioE 476) at UIC was developed with the following objectives: 1 Students should receive practical hands-on training in techniques used in basic and applications oriented neural engineering research 1 Students should have the opportunity to interact with the nervous system at different scales (i.e. molecular, cellular, system levels) using in vivo and in vitro techniques 1 Students should become aware of the unique challenges in developing hybrid technology 1 Students should have opportunities to test hypotheses, and design

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Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sally Fincher, University of Kent at Canterbury; Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington-Tacoma

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-1515: BUILDING AND ASSESSING CAPACITY IN ENGINEERINGEDUCATION RESEARCH: THE BOOTSTRAPPING MODELJosh Tenenberg, University of Washington-Tacoma Josh Tenenberg is an Associate Professor in the Computing and Software Systems program in the Institute of Technology at the University of Washington, Tacoma. He holds a B.M. in music performance (San Francisco State University, U.S.A.) and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science (University of Rochester, U.S.A), where his primary research was in Artificial Intelligence. His research areas have included automated planning, knowledge representation and reasoning, reinforcement learning, temporal logic, and cognitive modeling of computer

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Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Mitchell, Tulane University

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Materials

Edition), McGraw-Hill, NY, 2004.3. W.D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering : An Introduction, (7th Edition), J. Wiley & Sons, NY 2006.4. Gr. Stephanopoulos, “Invited comment: Chemical and Biological Engineering,” Chemical Engineering Science 58 (2003) 4931 – 49335. R.C. Armstrong, Curriculum Revitalization in Chemical Engineering, 24th Annual Meeting of the Council for Chemical Research (CCR), 2002.6. K.J. Bundy, Fundamentals of Biomaterials : Science and Applications, Springer, 2006.7. A. Cottrell, An Introduction to Metallurgy, Institute of Materials, 1995.8. J.R. Fried, Polymer Science & Technology, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2003.9

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Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Steven Schreiner, Western New England College; Diane Testa, Western New England College

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Biomedical

expensive equipment. Class activities take place in technology-equippedclassrooms or general laboratory spaces rather than in dedicated studio laboratory spaces, butstill maintain their active learning nature.Students in the biomedical engineering program are first exposed to the studio-like environmentin a four-credit first semester freshman introduction to engineering course.6 The major outcomefor this course is an understanding of the design process and the use of tools to support theprocess. Each three-hour class is dynamic, with many activities occurring in this time frame,such as working on designs based on LEGO-DACTA RoboLabTM platform as well as learningthe SolidWorksTM solid modeling package, Word, Excel, and engineering graphics

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Tools and Support for Software Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

2006-2412: THE SOFTWARE ENTERPRISE: FACILITATING THE INDUSTRYPREPAREDNESS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERSBarbara Gannod, Arizona State UniversityHarry Koehnemann, Arizona State UniversityKevin Gary, Arizona State University Page 11.1331.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Software Enterprise: Facilitating the Industry Preparedness of Software EngineersAbstractThe traditional software engineering instruction model asks students to first take survey-of-the-field style course that exposes them to a breadth of software engineering practices and processesbut typically lacks depth in any given area. The results are students who can

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-2191: A VIRTUAL INTRODUCTORY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGLABORATORY FOR TAKE-HOME EXPERIMENTSMehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University Mehmet C. Ozturk received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1980 from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. He taught Physics to seniors at the English High School in Istanbul for one year while he attended graduate classes in his University. He continued his graduate work at Michigan Technological University where he received the M.S. degree in in Electrical Engineering under Mark G. Thompson with a thesis on hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells in 1983. He completed his doctoral studies at North Carolina State University in 1988 under

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

Education: Washington, DC, 1954.(14) Facione, P. A. "Critical thinking: A statement of expert consensus for purposes of educational assessment and instruction. Research findings and recommendations", 1990, Millbrae, CA, The California Academic Press, ERIC Document No. ED315423.(15) Ennis, R. H. "A taxonomy of critical thinking dispositions and abilities", In Teaching thinking skills: Theory and practice; Baron, J. B.; Sternberg, R. J., Eds.; W. H. Freeman and Company: New York, 1987.(16) Iowa. "A guide to developing higher order thinking across the curriculum", 1989, Iowa, Iowa State Department of Education, ERIC Document No. ED306550.(17) Lunt, B. M.; Helps, R. G. "Problem solving in engineering technology

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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International

2006-1021: PREPARING ENGINEERS FOR THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE: THEUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATIGayle Elliott, University of CincinnatiCheryl Cates, University of CincinnatiBrian Dansberry, University of CincinnatiLouis Trent, University of Cincinnati Page 11.1015.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace: The University of Cincinnati International Co-op ModelAbstractIn 1906, the University of Cincinnati developed the concept of Cooperative Education in theCollege of Engineering. Today UC has the largest cooperative education program at any publicuniversity in the Country, with 4,000 students (from five

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Walden, Northern Kentucky University; Rose Shumba, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

2006-2373: INTEGRATING SECURE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES INTO ASOFTWARE ENGINEERING COURSEJames Walden, Northern Kentucky University Dr. James Walden received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 1997. He worked at Intel Corporation as a software engineer, with a focus on security sensitive applications, before becoming a Visiting Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Toledo in 2003. He is a member of the computer science faculty at Northern Kentucky University. Dr. Walden has taught software engineering and computer security to both undergraduate and graduate students. His research interests focus on both of those subjects and particularly their

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International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Lee Poe, Middle Tennessee State University; Olivia Dees, Middle Tennessee State University

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International

2006-704: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION FOR INDUSTRYSaeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Saeed D. Foroudastan is the Associate Dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and Professor of Engineering Technology. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering (1980), his M.S. in Civil Engineering (1982), and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (1987) from Tennessee Technological University. Professor Foroudastan's employment vitae includes: Assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering for Tennessee Technological University, Senior Engineer, Advanced Development Department, Textron Aerostructures, and Middle Tennessee State University. Professor

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington; Richard Ladner, University of Washington; Annemarie Poginy, University of Portland

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-600: THE GAME OF LIFE WORKSHOP - REACHING OUT TO HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESTammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland Tammy VanDeGrift is an assistant professor at the University of Portland. She earned a Bachelors degree in math and computer science at Gustavus Adolphus College. She completed a Masters and PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests include computer science education, educational technology, and media distribution systems.Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler is an affiliate associate professor and directs DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Cheryl Bluestone, Queensborough Community College; Amy Bieber, Queensborough Community College; James Valentino, Queensborough Community College; Patrick Wallach, Queensborough Community College; Joseph Goldenberg, Queensborough Community College; Clara Wajngurt, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Laser and Fiber Optics Technology AAS degree program at Queensborough, where she is Associate Professor of Physics. Before coming to Queensborough, Dr. Bieber worked as an associate engineer for Grumman Corp. and as a scientist for several photonics firms.James Valentino, Queensborough Community College Co-PI Dr. James V. Valentino holds a BS degree in Aerospace Engineering and MS and Ph. D. degrees in Applied Mechanics from Polytechnic University of New York. He is Professor and Chairperson, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology/Design Drafting at Queensborough. Over the last 24 years he has directed several projects under the Vocational and Technical Education Acts to improve

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Engineering for Social Justice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Liberal Education

interest include sustainability, mechanical design, appropriate technology and service-learning.Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Margaret Pinnell is the director for the ETHOS program and assistant professor for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Dayton. Her areas of interest include materials, materials characterization and service-learning. Page 11.1164.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 STUDENT PERSPECTIVES OF CURRICULUM-INTEGRATED INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL IMMERSIONSabstract: The Engineers in Technical, Humanitarian

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International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy

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International

done by Fagin, he reports that in different sections ofan introductory course on programming, worse results were observed in the sections where theywere using robots as a teaching tool versus nonrobotics sections8. More studies needs to be doneon this subject.An Introduction to Robotic CourseUsually, this type of course looks at robotics from several angles, i.e., technically, historically,and socially. This course is usually designed for computer science and engineering students. Itgives hands-on experiences with robotic technology and provides basic material on the field ofrobotics. A robotic course takes a hands-on- approach to introducing the basic concepts inrobotics, focusing usually on autonomous mobile robots.Using Robotics in

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Software Engineering Curriculum Support

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Page 11.318.5 residents, or so called “students who will not have any work visa issue”. The main reason behind this change in policy, is the way United States government, since 9/11, has made it harder for foreign nationals to apply for a work visa. Moreover, with the country at war, there is an increased need for improvement in defense technology and hence more funding is available for defense related projects, which are highly sensitive and require citizenship.Technical IssuesThere are number of technical issues that one should be aware of, when setting up anindustry academic collaboration in the area of software engineering. Majority oforganizations have been developing software for an extended period of time, and mostthese

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Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Carolyn Brooks, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tracie Earl, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Geoffrey Bland, NASA Goddard Space Flignt Center's Wallops Flight Facility

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Aerospace

University in 1981. Bland is a member of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes, Observational Science Branch, located at Wallops Island VA. Primary research activities are focused on the development and utilization of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) and associated sensors for Earth science related measurements. Previous© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 assignments include mission management and engineering support of sub-orbital sounding rocket and aircraft borne experiments. Bland has also served on the UMES Engineering and Engineering Technology Advisory Committee since 1995

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Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert Kavetsky, Office of Naval Research; Robert L. Stiegler, NSWCDD; Peter N. Squire, NSWCDD; Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

base in the Navy’s Warfare Centers. He is a mechanical engineering graduate of Catholic University, and has worked in the fields of hypersonic aerodynamics, explosives, undersea warheads, and mine countermeasures.Robert L. Stiegler, NSWCDD ROBERT L. STIEGLER -- Mr. Stiegler is currently supporting the USMC Targeting and Engagement Systems and the Office of Naval Research, N-STAR initiative. His recent career experience has included service as a program manager for USMC science and technology programs, Science Advisor to the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic, and Head, NAVSEA Combat Systems Safety and Engineering Division.Peter N. Squire, NSWCDD PETER N. SQUIRE