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Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

Washington Philip Bell is an associate professor of Cognitive Studies in Education at the University of Washington where he directs the ethnographic and design-based research of the Everyday Science and Technology Group (http://everydaycognition.org). As a learning scientist, he has studied everyday science expertise and learning, the use of digital technologies within youth culture, children's argumentation, the design of novel learning technologies, and approaches to inquiry instruction in science. Bell has a background in human cognition and development, science education, and electrical engineering and computer science.Helen Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

Commission Report has urged universities to “make research-based learningthe standard” for the education of undergraduates [1]. Also calling for more research byundergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are the National ScienceFoundation [2], the American Association for the Advancement of Science [3], and the NationalResearch Council [4]. Participation in research not only deepens a student’s understanding inscience, mathematics, engineering, and technology, but also promotes communication andteamwork to solve complex problems [5]. As stated by the Reinvention Center at Stony Brook[6], “When undergraduates working alongside faculty participate in the generation of knowledgeor artistic creation, they join the university’s

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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Theodor Richardson, University of South Carolina; Dayle Lytle, Richland County School District One; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Mitch Wyatt, Richland County School District One

2006-1267: AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ONLINE ACADEMY SECURITYAND CONSTRUCTIONTheodor Richardson, University of South CarolinaJed Lyons, University of South CarolinaDayle Lytle, Richland County School District OneMitch Wyatt, Richland County School District One Page 11.208.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Overview and Analysis of Online Academy Security and Construction Paper 2006-1267AbstractWith the increasing ability for students to enrich educational experiences with online content andthe move toward virtual schools, Richland County School District One has taken the initiative todevelop a complete online

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University; Heidi Newell, Rowan University; James Newell, Rowan University

Junior/Senior Clinics20. In these courses, students work independently in teams onsemester-long and sometimes multi-year projects. Many of the projects involve externalfunding, real clients and sponsors, and actual product development. For example, student teamsunder the supervision of chemical engineering faculty have worked on emerging topics includingenhancing the compressive properties of Kevlar, examining the performance of polymer fiber-wrapped concrete systems, advanced vegetable processing technology, metals purification,combustion, membrane separation processes and other areas of interest. Every engineeringstudent participates in these projects and benefits from hands-on learning, exposure to emergingtechnologies, industrial contact

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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Tamisra Sanyal, University of Cincinnati

2006-2025: EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS USINGLOW RESOLUTION (CHARACTER) GRAPHICSTamisra Sanyal, University of Cincinnati Tamisra H. Sanyal holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology, College of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati. Prior to joining his present position he held teaching positions in Penn State Altoona College and in Monroe Community College (Rochester, NY). He has taught introductory and advanced programming courses in a variety of high level languages as well as courses in Data Structures, Networking, Computer applications, Unix, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, and Physics. He is interested in working

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger King, Mississippi State University; Kirk Schulz, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

2006-1548: A THIRD YEAR REVIEW OF THE FACULTY DEVELOPMENTPROGRAM AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYDonna Reese, Mississippi State University Dr. Donna Reese is Associate Dean for Academics and Administration in the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State UniversityKirk Schulz, Mississippi State University Dr. Kirk Schulz is Dean of Engineering in the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State UniversityNoel Schulz, Mississippi State University Dr. Noel Schulz is an Associate Professor and holder of the TVA Professorship in Power Systems in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State UniversityRoger King, Mississippi State

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Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Construction

2006-34: DESIGN-BUILD APPROACH TO PROJECT DELIVERY: THE CHECKSAND BALANCES IN THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION PROCESSVirendra Varma, Missouri Western State University Virendra K. Varma, PhD,PE,F.ASCE, is Professor of Construction, and Chairman of the Department of Engineering Technology at Missouri Western State University. He is the Chair of the ASEE Construction Engineering Division. He is a Past President of MSPE-NW Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers, and a Past President of ACI-Missouri. He served on the TAC/ABET Commission as a commissioner from 1998-2003. He is an Instructor of the SEMA-MO ATC-20 course on Earthquake Damage Assessment (Structural), and is also an ACI

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Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

2006-990: STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS CONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENT TEACHING AND PROFESSORSGouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University Page 11.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Students’ Attitudes towards Construction Management Teaching and Professors Gouranga C. Banik, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Professor School of Architecture, Civil Engineering Technology & Construction Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA 30060AbstractStudent evaluation of faculty has perhaps the

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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Dennis Robbins, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY; Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

study are in agreement with statement from thereport “Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics” (2003).Instructors of engineering thermodynamics courses might assess their own students’understanding of heat and temperature. Our study suggests that most students might notbe prepared for the more advanced concepts as they may have undeveloped views of heatand temperature and their problem-solving abilities need more enhancement thantraditional introductory physics courses have provided them. To overcome students’shortcomings, instructors should address these issues at the beginning of the term. Oneapproach is to conduct a set of inquiry–based activities such as Real Time Physics13,which focus on heat

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Abel Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Michael Golanbari, University of the Pacific; Rahim Khoie, University of the Pacific; Kyle Watson, University of the Pacific

County(UMBC)3 comparing retention rates of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) students with those at other highly selective institutions found 57 and 65 percent 6-yeargraduation rates at UMBC and at the other institutions, respectively, during the period 1995 to1998. Six-year graduation rates of under-represented minorities (African-American, Hispanic,Native Americans) were markedly lower at the highly selective institutions, ranging from 31 to34 percent 4. In 2002, women earned 20.5 percent of the engineering baccalaureate degreesawarded, and underrepresented minorities earned 11.6 percent of engineering degrees awarded5.However, despite overall progress in increasing numbers of students entering engineering, theproportion

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Courtney Richmond, Rowan University; Patricia Mosto, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-1699: BUILDING AN INTERACTIVE MOBILE AQUA PROBE SYSTEMHong Zhang, Rowan UniversityYing Tang, Rowan UniversityCourtney Richmond, Rowan UniversityPatricia Mosto , Rowan University Page 11.295.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Building an Interactive Mobile Aqua Probe SystemI. Introduction Monitoring biological parameters of a body of water is important to assess the effectof pollution and overall health of an ecosystem. Traditional methods of manuallycollecting samples are tedious, time consuming and a poor use of resources. In contrast tothis method, mounting sensors and dataloggers1, 5 in the field allows continuousmonitoring of specific, static

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Tasha Zephirin, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

- College PipelineAbstractSeveral researchers have indicated that African American college student numbers are rising inhigher education. However, issues in preparedness to enter college and little knowledge of theuniversity system remain extant with many minority groups. Also, these underrepresented groupsare less likely to enter science-related fields. Thus, it is critical that administrators in highereducation and other stake-holder groups develop incentives to encourage, support, and assist pre-college underrepresented students to pursue degrees in the science, technology, engineering, andmath fields (STEM).This paper focuses on a pre-college program targeted towards African American pre-collegestudents and sponsored by the Virginia Tech

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Design for Manufacture and Industry

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Semke, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; James Albrecht, Imation Corp.; Jason Moses, Imation Corp.; Peter Ridl, Imation Corp.

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Design in Engineering Education

Electrical Engineering connection waswith image processing and machine vision, in which Dr. Richard R. Schultz performsresearch in digital signal and image processing and analysis with his students. This fit wellwith the development of machine vision technologies at Imation for quality assurance andquality control, as well as the desire to increase the inspection rate and accuracy within theirproduction line. The Mechanical Engineering connection occurred with the Vibration andPrecision Engineering Laboratory (VPEL), where Dr. William Semke and his students workon multiple contemporary research projects in ultra-precision technologies, space hardwaredesign, precision vibration control, and smart actuator development. Initially, Imation had

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FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Youssef Allam, Ohio State University; David Tomasko, Ohio State University; John Merrill, Ohio State University; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University; Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; Paul Clingan, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

structures by self- assembly at interfaces. Page 11.856.8 Nano-Structured Sheikh A.. Department of Materials The emerging field of nano-ceramics 3 Ceramics for Akbar Science & Engineering and nano-technology; some potential Chemical Sensing applications with an emphasis on chemical sensors; the challenges and

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Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College; Lionel Claris, Smith College

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Liberal Education

field in western science, and of non-Western thermodynamic technologies • The ability to relate thermodynamic principles to everyday life • The ability to think critically about thermodynamics and engineering ethics • The ability to assess and direct their own learning, and to reflect on that process.Liberative pedagogies were employed in thermodynamics because of their emphasis on process,with attention to the establishment of a community of intentional learners, and buildingtransformative student-student and student-faculty relationships. The use of such pedagogies canaddress a series of contradictions in traditional engineering education that are implicitly at workwhen learning becomes detached from student experience

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Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suining Ding, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Architectural

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Dynamics of Cultural Dimensions In Design To Create Sustainable Environment: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of ArchitectureAbstract Sustainable design is the concept that recognizes human civilization as an integral part ofthe natural world, and that nature must be preserved if the human community itself is to survive.Cultural dimensions of design are the tangible and intangible aspects of cultural systems that arevalued by or representative of, a given culture and reflected in the built environment [12]. Therewas no existing course in our curriculum to cover the topic of culture and design. Therefore, it isnecessary to develop a new

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Jacobson, Iowa State University

2006-1998: COMPUTER SECURITY SUMMER CAMP FOR HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTSDouglas Jacobson, Iowa State University Dr. Doug Jacobson Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Page 11.345.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Computer Security Summer Camp for High School StudentsAbstractIowa State University’s Information Assurance Center and the Iowa Chapter of InfraGard arecollaborating to give juniors and seniors in High School an opportunity to visit ISU for a threeday summer camp to gain knowledge in computer security. The camp has been offered

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronnie Bolick, North Carolina A&T State University; Vijay Krishnan, North Carolina A&T State University; William Craft, North Carolina A&T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University

, VA as a result of a winning proposal submitted from theAIAA and a 6-university team in response to a broad agency announcement. Our proposalemphasized these four imperatives to: • Conduct leading edge aerospace & atmospheric science research and develop revolutionary new technologies by creating innovative, collaborative, synergistic partnerships among NASA’s Langley Research Center, academia, and industry, • Provide comprehensive graduate and continuing education in science and engineering by using both a local campus and exploiting innovative distance-learning concepts, • Incubate and stimulate the commercialization of new intellectual property developed through the Institute's activities, including radical ideas and disruptive

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Thompson, Oklahoma State University; Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University

2006-946: HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR AMONG FRESHMEN ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS: A PREDICTOR OF CALCULUS PERFORMANCEDavid Thompson, Oklahoma State University Academic background: Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University. M.S. Agricultural Engineering, Purdue University. B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Purdue University. David R. Thompson has expertise in the education and continuing education of engineers and in the storage, handling and processing of food. In his present position, his scholarly work has focused on student success and retention in engineering, engineering technology and architecture. He has extensive experience in the thermal processing and freezing of foods with

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Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

2006-974: INTEGRATING STUDY ABROAD AND COOPERATIVE EDUCATION:A CASE STUDYStan Guidera, Bowling Green State University DR. STAN GUIDERA is an Associate Professor in the Architecture/Environmental Design Studies Program in the College of Technology at Bowling Green State University. He teaches design studios, advanced CAD and computer modeling courses, and advanced computer rendering and animation classes. He is a registered architect and has used computer-aided design extensively in design studios as well as in professional practice. Page 11.793.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Colorado School of Mines; Nancy Chism, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

organization as well as outstanding teaching awards at both Ohio State and Indiana Universities. Dr. Chism has been involved in several engineering education projects, including the assessment of the Gateway Coalition and the current Rigorous Research in Engineering Education project. Her publications are about many topics in teaching and learning and professoinal development in higher education, including assessment, instructional technology, diversity, and physical spaces for learning.Karl Smith, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities KARL A. SMITH is Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota. His research and development interests

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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K. V. Sudhakar, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla; Tadeusz Majewski, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla; Luis Maus, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla

, Handbook for Laboratory of Vibrations, Publishing House of Warsaw University of Technology 2004 5. T.Majewski, R.Sokolowska, Vibration mechanics for the pendulum with oscillating pivot, 5th International Conference MECHATRONICS2004, Warsaw 2004, Poland 6. T.Majewski, V.Sudhakar, Experimental verification of properties of vibrating systems, Global Congress on Engineering and Technology Education 2005, Santos, Brazil Page 11.767.14

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Frehill, New Mexico State University; Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Lauren Ketcham, New Mexico State University; Amanda Lain, New Mexico State University; Heather Williams, New Mexico State University; Rose Pena, New Mexico State University

ensure minority students’ success.NMSU’s LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate ProgramInitiated in 2003, the NMSU Bridge to the Doctorate Program represented an extension of the Page 11.940.2highly-successful LSAMP program further along the educational pipeline. Previously, AMPefforts had focused on transitions between high school and college and between 2-year and 4-year institutions to recruit and retain talented under represented minority (URM) students inscience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The Bridge program sought tomove high-performing graduates of AMP programs into masters programs with the ultimate goalof supporting

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Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Sarah DeMaris, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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International

, International Engineering Program, The University of Rhode Island, http://www.uri.edu/iep/, January 2006.2. DeWinter, U.J., “Science and Engineering Education Abroad: An Overview,” Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, fall 1997, Vol.3, No.2, pp.181-197.3. Jones, D.K., Peng, A., Moreau-Jones, T.M., “International Exchange Program with China: The First-Year Experience of Engineering Technology Students,” Proceedings of the 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, June 2005.4. Budny, D. and Larkin, T. “Summer International Experience for First Year Students,” Proceedings of the 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, June 2005.5. Steffen, G.D., Hack, I. “Preliminary Investigation into

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FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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First-Year Programs

2006-1360: REVISION OF A FIRST-SEMESTER COURSE TO FOCUS ONFUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERINGMichael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University Michael Hagenberger is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Valparaiso University. His area of scientific research is reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and his teaching interests include first-year courses and the use of scientific visualization technology in undergraduate engineering course.Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University Barbara Engerer is the Freshman Engineering Coordinator at Valparaiso University. She advises the freshman engineering students and coordinates the first-year courses. She was the first woman to receive a national

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Sumpter, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; Mica Hutchison, Purdue University

first-year engineering students.IntroductionSelf-efficacy—an individual’s belief in his or her ability to perform certain tasks1—canaffect one’s overall effort, persistence in overcoming obstacles, and the choices he or shemakes in either a positive or negative manner. Studies of undergraduate students inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields have linked theirpersistence2-9, achievement2,3,10,11, and interest2,10-13 in their disciplines to their self-efficacy beliefs. For example, many women who leave STEM programs have lessconfidence in their abilities than those who stay in the programs (“stayers”), despiteearning similar grades8,14,15. Moreover, female stayers possess lower self-efficacyperceptions than their male

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

2006-940: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM USINGMATLAB AND SIMULINKAli Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University ALI R. MOHAMMADZADEH is currently assistant professor of Engineering at School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology And his M.S. and Ph.D. both in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His research area of interest is fluid-structure interaction.Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University SALIM M.HAIDAR is currently associate professor of Mathematics at Grand Valley State University. He received his B.S. in Mathematics with a Minor in

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

and sophomore level engineering and phys-ics courses. Dr. Utschig's research focuses on assessment from the classroom level to the program and institutional level. He has published on teaching diversity, using technology in the classroom, and faculty development related to instructional design, assessment, and peer coaching. Prior to joining the faculty at Lewis-Clark State College, Dr. Utschig completed his PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. His technical exper-tise involves analysis of thermal systems for fusion reactor designs.Dan Cordon, University of Idaho DANIEL CORDON is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

, effective for all freshmen entering in the fall of 2004. A significantcomponent was selected for the Electrical Engineering program and several courses are includedin the Computer Engineering and the Information Technology programs. The ten courses and allprogram changes have been approved by departmental faculty, school and university committeesand the university administration. Early results were reported at the American Society ofEngineering Education Annual Meetings in June 2004[1,2,3,4,5 and 2005 [6,7]. An NSF planninggrant[8], along with over half a million dollars of private gifts (specifically for multidisciplinarycurricular development) have been instrumental in development efforts to date.Many of the curricular elements in our new model

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ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University; April Brown, Duke University; Leslie Collins, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Jungsang Kim, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering at Duke University. His research interests include quantum information science, photonic devices, micro and nano fabrication technologies, and MEMS technologies. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University.Gary Ybarra, Duke University GARY A. YBARRA, Ph.D., is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. His research interests include K-12 engineering outreach, engineering education, microwave imaging and electrical impedance tomography. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University