Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno

-reportedopinions of the students and does not control for separating out the instructor effectiveness andthe general content of the course from the module format. 30 25 20 Enjoyed Class 15 Learned 10 5 0 e e e s s

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Technology in the Physics Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology; Pavel Boytchev, Sofia University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

also included, and otherreal substances important in engineering, such as refrigerants, will be added. Water Temp vs Time 160 140 120 100 Temperature (deg C) 80 60 40 20 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 -20 Time (s)Figure 2. Temperature versus time on heating water from ice to vapor phases. The next figure shows a

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, Jim Schaaf, Tim Hight, Drew Nelson,Ramesh Shah, Andrew Davol, Steve, Laguette, Jawaharlal Mariappan, Amir Rezaei, JawaMariappan, Keiko Nomura, Nathan Delson.8.0 References[1.] Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET-Accredited Programs, www.abet.org, AccessedJanuary 2007.[2.] Dixon, J. R., “Engineering Design Science: The State of Education,” Mechanical Engineering, ASME,February 1991, pp 64-67.[3.] Dixon, J. R., “Engineering Design Science: New Goals for Engineering Education,” Mechanical Engineering,ASME, March 1991, pp 56-62.[4.] Todd, R., Sorenson, C., and Magleby, S., “Designing a Senior Capstone Course to Satisfy IndustrialCustomers,” Journal of Engineering Education, April 1993, pp. 92-100.[5.] Todd, R., Magleby, S

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Univ Of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

interrelations. In P. Chambres, M. Izaute, & P.J. Marescaux (Ed.) Metacognition Process, Function and Use. (pp. 19-34). Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 8. Flavell, J.H. (1979). Metacognition and cognitive monitoring: A new area of cognitive developmental inquiry. American Psychology, 34, 907-911. 9. Jonassen, D., Strobel, J., & Lee, C. B. (2006). Everyday problem solving in engineering: Lessons for engineering educators. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 139-151.10. Marzano, R. J., Brandt, R. S., Hughes, C. S. Jones, B. F. Presseisen, B. Z., Rankin, S. C., & Suhor, C. (1988). Dimensions of Thinking: A framework for curriculum and instruction. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Hester, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

draft that will be used in pilot testing.Curricular MaterialsWith our lead teachers, we have identified a set of curricular materials and resources to supportengineering teaching. EiE materials include: • A storybook narrated by a child character from around the world. As the child tries to solve a problem, s/he is introduced to engineering, some basic engineering concepts, related science content, and cultural knowledge about the country. The storybook sets the context for the engineering challenge that readers will engage with. • Lessons plans with detailed instructions for teachers. • Duplication masters--ready-to-photocopy activities and handouts for students available in two levels: basic and advanced

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

the Engineer of 2020: Phase I Report, 2004.8. National Academy of Engineering, Educating the Engineer of 2020: Phase II Report, 2005.9. Bertoline, G. R., Depew, D. R., Dyrenfurth, M. J., McHenry, A. L., DeLoatch, E. M., Lee, P. Y., Dunlap, D. D., Tricamo, S. J., Keating, D. A., Stanford, T. J. (2005). A Look at Representative Templates for Professionally Oriented Faculty Reward Systems in Other Service Professions. 2005 ASEE Conference, Portland, OR. Page 12.735.5

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Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Tulenko, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-480: A SUCCESSFUL PROTOTYPE FOR UNIVERSITY/NATIONALLABORATORY RESEARCH COOPERATIONJames Tulenko, University of Florida James S. Tulenko, a professor in the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fl, is also the Director of the Laboratory for Development of Advanced Nuclear Fuels and Materials. He was Chairman of the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the University of Florida for sixteen years. He is a Past President of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Prior to his academic career, Professor Tulenko spent 23 years in the Nuclear Industry as Manager, Nuclear Fuel Engineering at Babcock and Wilcox; Manager

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

theenvironmental engineering field in the 1970’s at the time when major federal environmental lawsand regulations were promulgated. With the commonly reported saturation of the environmentalengineering field in the 1980’s and 1990’s and the emergence of the information technologyboom, it seems that the baby boom generation represented the backbone of the professionalenvironmental engineering workforce during this time, with proportionally much lessrecruitment into the field as compared to other engineering disciplines. Although some of thesepredictions for the environmental engineering profession are quite speculative, the trend isapparent – there will be a significant demand for technically qualified Environmental Engineersover the next 10 to 20

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Lloyd, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Control ScreenThe manual control system is mainly designed for debugging purposes. The benefit of thissystem comes with event processing. In figure 5, the event list is shown. This allows the systemto respond to events triggered by inputs connected to the GPIM(s).The list contains a name and description of each event to aid the user as the event list willprobably have many events for an average size home. Adding and editing an event is verysimple using the built-in event editor. The system also has safeguards to prevent edit entrymistakes.The security tab, shown in figure 6, displays configuration parameters for the security system.Modeled after standard security systems, the security interface features multiple user codes withlogging

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Chris McCarthy, Armstrong Atlantic State University

the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers,” Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy Press, 1995. 3. Holden, C., “Careers ‘95: The Future of the Ph.D.,” Science, vol. 270, 1995, pp. 121-146. 4. Morley R. L., Havick J. J., and May G. S., “An Evaluation of the Georgia Tech Summer Undergraduate Program of Research in Electrical Engineering for Minorities,” Journal Of Engineering Education, pp. 321-325, July 1998. 5. 2005-2006 Annual Report Card, The Governors office of Student Achievement, State of Georgia: http://reportcard2006.gaosa.org/k12 6. May, G.S. and Chubin, D.E., “A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Under- represented

Conference Session

Multimedia Tutorials and Web Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Digital Libraries", Conference on Advanced Technology in Education, Cairo, Egypt, March 2003. 5-Masullo, M.J., Mack, R., "The Role of Digital Libraries in K-12 Education", D-Lib Magazine, Reston, USA, September 2000. 6-Mack, R., Masullo, M.J., Meyer, J., "Educational Multimedia: Perspectives in Evolution", IBM Research Report, New York, USA, 2003 (in press).5- SIMI (2000) Do’s and Don’ts of Video Conferencing. [online]. Available: http://www.man.ac.uk/MVC/SIMA/video1/toc.html. (March 27, 2000) Page 12.1600.116- Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, Michael, & Zvacek, S. (2000) Teaching and Learning at a Distance. Upper

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University; Robert Matthews, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

forward systems (S&F) and specialized telemedicineworkstations.Figure 1. Tandberg Health Station III Figure 2. American TelecareTelemedicine Workstation PC-based e-Health systemWorkstations can be used with or without peripheral devices. Peripherals are devices thatcan be plugged into or connected to a workstation thereby allowing local healthprofessional to capture still images, video, sounds and medical vitals. Most peripheralsare medical devices that assist in conducting clinical exams at a distance. Withoutperipherals, a videoconferencing workstation can still be used for administrative oreducational videoconferencing. Some peripheral devices are shown below. Figures 3a,b,c. AMD peripheral devices

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Sullivan, The College of New Jersey; Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey; John Karsnitz, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

period of time: ‚ The Internet has gone from the research tool and the “next new thing” for technophiles to being an almost defacto necessity for conducting our daily lives. ‚ The cell phone has gone from the defining aspect of being a “Yuppie” to being a part of the standard walking around items for a huge percentage of the global population. As of 2006, 80% of world's population has mobile phone coverage.[3] ‚ Television screens have become bigger while the sets have become thin, film cameras have been replaced by the CCD, GPS navigation has become a standard option on most cars, CD’s have been replaced by MP3’s, which have been replaced by iTunes, and China has become the factory for the world.As

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Susan Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Erich Hoover, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Wilkerson, M., Griswold, W.G., & Simon, B. (2005). “Ubiquitous Presenter: Increasing Student Access andControl in a Digital Lecturing Environment.” SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education.8. Berque, D. (2006). “An evaluation of a broad deployment of DyKnow software to support note taking andinteraction using pen-based computers.” Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 21: 6, 204-216. Availableonline at http://people.depauw.edu/dberque/ccsc_ne_2006_berque.pdf. Page 12.1552.119. Enriquez, A.G., Gunawardena, A., Kowalski, F., Kowalski, S., Millard, D.L., & Vanides, J. (2006). "Innovationsin Engineering

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin Campbell, TechnicalMastery.com Corp.; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

: Annual drinking water demand is met by runoff rain water supply in worst year Requirements: Safe to drink. Cost suits villagers’ incomes. Constraints: Amount of water available from any given source is limited. Ranking Criteria: Quality of Water; Legalities of Using Source; Impact on Others; Cost/Ease of Operation/Maintenance; Capital Cost; Quantity of Water 2. Conceptual Brainstorm Concepts: Rainwater Harvesting; Dam Stream; Hydro Reservoir; Spring; Well Design: Rank Concepts: (1) Rainwater Harvesting, (2) Hydro Reservoir, (3) Spring, … Select Concept(s

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kiefer, Tri-State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Admissions Department, Personal Interview, November 2006.4. Tri-State University Mechanical Engineering Curriculum, , January 2007.5. S. Kiefer, Personal Website, , January 2007.6. S. Kiefer, Personal Website, , January 2007.7. Trinity College Fire-fighting Robot Competition, , January 2007. Page 12.1180.8

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Sheyman, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

application for the patent involvingvibration.Nomenclature A - Amplitude of Vibration, mm, Cp- Specific Heat, J/kg 0C, f - Frequency of Vibration, Hz., F- Heating Surface Area, m2, G - Mass of solids in the container (eq.17), or mass of air in the volume of height h, (eq.3), kg, g -Acceleration of gravity, m/s2 , h - Height of air below the layer of particulates, m, or convection heat transfer coefficient, W/m2 0C, k-Coefficient of gas permeability, kg/m sec., m- Mass of particulates, kg., Pa -Absolute pressure of air above the layer, Pa., Pi -Absolute pressure of air below the layer, Pa., R- Gas constant, J/kg K, r- Latent Heat of Evaporation, J/kg., s- Height of the Dense Layer of Solids in the Container, mm, T- Absolute

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Brittain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reginald Bryant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lincoln Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robbin Chapman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Hampton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ishara Mills-Henry; Aisha Walcott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

gathered during meetings, including meeting attendance. Collectedquantitative and qualitative data were organized into a number of time frames for comparativestudy. Those included: • N-year(s) Cumulative Data • 90-days Cumulative Data • 30-days Cumulative Data • 7-days Cumulative Data • Current DataData trend analysis was utilized to measure the effectiveness and use of the ACME system.Analyses performed included: 1. Analyze the effectiveness of an online reference group with a comparative study on Comments and Completed Goals. 2. Analyze the effectiveness of a traditional reference group with a comparative study on Attendance and Completed Goals. 3. Analyze

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

: Maintaining the Strength of Our Science & Engineering Capabilities. Washington, D.C.11. Whelan, K.A; Jones, S. A., An Alternate Paradigm for Undergraduate Engineering: The Bachelor of Arts, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education12. Sen, S., Goldberg, J.B., Higle, J.L., Ferrell, W.R., The Bachelor of Arts in Engineering: Endless Possibilities, Proceedings of the 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education Page 12.8.11

Conference Session

Design for the Environment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Graham Armitage, University of Calgary; Phillip du Plessix, University of Calgary; Kara Chomistek, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Clifton Johnston, University of Calgary; Mohamed Nazir, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Diane Douglas, University of Calgary; Brigit Knecht, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

the engineering education front inthe 1990’s. The following quote from the EWB website explains their philosophy: Poverty is not about weakness. For the 800 million people who go hungry each day and the one billion who lack access to clean water, poverty is an absence of opportunity. Engineers Without Borders is responding to this urgent need, helping people in developing communities gain access to technologies that will improve their lives. We believe that technology, when appropriately incorporated into each community's social, cultural, economic and political context, can drive extraordinary change.The focus of EWB is on developing the technical capacity at the local level in developingcountries to ensure that innovative

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Zeid, Northeastern University; Randal August, Northeastern University; Ronald Perry, Northeastern University; Emanuel Mason, Northeastern University; Jannon Farkis, Northeastern University; Marta Hersek, Northeastern University; Morgan Hynes, TechBoston; Haruna Tada, TechBoston; Felicia Vargas, TechBoston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

challenged population. The students’ activities culminate in a finalpresentation where student teams present their products to a panel of judges. D. Judging Robotics ProjectStudents are required to demonstrate their finished robotics assistive devices to a Judges Panel.The judges are given the following instructions:During the ten sessions of this program, we emphasize the following Massachusetts frameworkstandards:2.1 Identify and explain the steps of the engineering design process, i.e., identify the need or problem, research the problem, develop possible solutions, select the best possible solution(s), construct a prototype, test and evaluate, communicate the solution(s), and redesign.2.2 Demonstrate methods of representing

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Pitts, Oklahoma State University; Patrick Teague, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University; Sohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

impart vital conceptual knowledge to certain members of the group or team?”We propose to determine whether team-based learning will fail to facilitate a student learning thematerial due to the manner in which the teams or groups divide the work for the project(s).2.3 Pair-programmingPair-Programming, or the XP (eXtreme Programming) method, has been shown to be anincredibly effective method in industry. The basic method is that that two programmers worktogether on a piece of code on the same workstation or terminal with one acting as the "driver".This "driver" actually types and inputs all the code, while the other programmer watches andoffers advice both methodically and in syntax correction. After an amount of time the twoprogrammers switch

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francisco Gamboa Valderrama, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Bianey Ruiz, University of Tachira; Dilia Alcalde, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

development of group competencies for building group work.Bibliography1. Forsyth, D. (1999) Group Dynamics (3th ed.) Belmont, CA: International Thomson Publishing Company2. García M., Rodríguez C., Díaz J. & Estrada J. (1983). El trabajo en equipo productividad y calidad de vida en el trabajo. Madrid, España: Fondo Educativo Interamericano3. Castillero, Y. (2005) Comunicarse eficazmente un reto para todos. Retrieved: January 03, 2006 From: http://www.gestiopolis.com/Canales4/rrhh/comureto.htm4. Robbins, S (2004) Organizational Behavior (10th ed.) México: Pearson – Prentice may5. Socorro, F. (2005) ¿Identificación o compromiso? La diferencia entre querer y tener que hacer el trabajo Retrieved: January 03, 2006. From: http

Conference Session

Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Byrne, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

tomimic the educational structure in professions such as medicine and law.References 1. Keith, J., “ASSISTANT PROFESSORHOOD: YOUR VERY OWN STARTUP COMPANY” in the Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, paper 2006-105, June 2006. 2. Rose, A., “Career Options in Engineering Education”, in the Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, paper 2006-1826, June 2006. 3. Schneiderman, S. and Hall, T., Actionable Professional Development Guidelines for Engineering Technology Faculty” in the Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, paper 2006-79, June 2006. 4. Aghayere, A., “Strategies for Enhancing the Scholarly Productivity of Engineering Technology Educators” in the Proceedings of the

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Peschel, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; Anthony Cahill, Texas A&M University; James Morgan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

instruction process, we incorporated this into the real-time quiz framework. Initially, each learner would take the quiz individually at their owncomputer workstation. The instructor would monitor the results on a separate screen, not visibleto the learners. Once the allotted quiz time had elapsed (which typically ranged from 5- to 10-minutes) the learners would break into their assigned teams. The teams were assigned by theinstructor at the beginning of the semester and were usually based on declared major. Teamsizes ranged from three to four learners, with four being the maximum. After forming into theteams, the learners were tasked with discussing the real-time quiz question(s) being asked andwere to arrive at a team answer. Each team would then

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1741: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OFFACULTY COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS FOR THEIR LEARNINGSUCCESSAhmed Khan, DeVry University Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Outcomes Assessment, and Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

weaknesses in the instructional material for revisions.11 This step would also assure that students would be more familiar with the content of the labs than if they had simply listened to the presentations.References1. Chopra, S. & Meindl, P. Supply chain management: Strategy, planning, and operations, Second Edition.Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey. (2004). Page 12.905.72. Clark, D (2004). ADDIE – 1975. Retrieved from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/history_isd?addie.html. (January, 2007).3. Newton, K.A. & Schmidt, E.K. “A successful partnership between an industrial trade association andeducation at WWW University

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Butera, Georgia Institute of Technology; Selcuk Uluagac, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology; Andy Deck, National Instruments; Michael Torba, National Instruments; Steven Trahan, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

component. This deeper understanding also allows students to appreciate theabilities and limitations of each component. Additionally, students are able to develop a deeperand broader understanding of the field of electrical and computer engineering at an earlier stage.Consequently, they are able to make better-informed decisions when choosing majors and arepotentially less likely to change majors at a later date.Bibliography1. K.W. Lau, H.K. Tan, B.T. Erwin, and P. Petrovic, “Creative learning with LEGO(R) programmable roboticsproducts,” Proc. of 29th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 12D4/26-12D4/31, San Juan, PuertoRico, Nov. 1999.2. P. Lau, S. McNamara, C. Roger, and M. Portsmore, “LEGO robotics in engineering,” Proc. of the ASEE

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Senior Design projects can develop these skills and possibleareas of improvement. It has shown that traditional methods are still applicable, but needsome adaptation to be effective. Future work could be done in exploring the effects ofdifferent languages and cultures on the designs from global design teams.AcknowledgementsSpecial thanks should be given to PACE for the sponsorship and support of the Seniordesign project.Bibliography1. Osborn, A.F., Applied Imagination. Third ed. 1963: Charles Scribner and Sons2. Ulrich, K., Eppinger, S., “Product Design and Development”, 2004 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.3. Ullman, D.G., Wood, S., and Craig, D., The Importance of Drawing in the Mechanical Design Process. Computers & Graphics, 1990

Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Koehler, North Carolina State University; Susan Matney, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Mary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Page 12.1056.7the mentees feedback was not in line with this belief.Question: Do you believe it would be helpful for First Year Engineers to discuss degreeplans (including interesting courses, instructor choices, opportunities like co-op, etc.)with a MENTOR? Year-2 Year-1 9 Yes 71.3% 68.9% 9 Somewhat 21.7% 26.2% 9 No, not at all 7.0% 4.9%Analysis: These results demonstrate the mentors’ opinion on the importance of degreeplanning.Question 6: Did you discuss anything else with your mentee(s) other than their resume? Year-2 Year-1 9 Yes 44.5% 50.0% 9 No 55.5% 50.0%Analysis: Clearly, over 50% of the pairs missed