Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hanus, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

(BOK 15). Effectivecommunication skills are inherent to all the skills in the professional domain (BOK 7, ABET g).These skills are commonly addressed in engineering programs in separate courses and/or an end-of-program team project design course, i.e., capstone course. However, simply having arequisite capstone course with these skills included does not guarantee successful developmentof these skills, and potentially a negative experience could be detrimental in an individual’sprofessional development. Many programs recognize this challenge and try to address thedevelopment of these skills through passive knowledge infusion within the capstone course.Several techniques commonly used to provide information to the students include lectures by

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Temple, University of California-San Diego; Peter Chen, University of California-San Diego; Robert Sah, University of California-San Diego

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Biomedical

order to introduce freshmen students toBioengineering. BENG 1, Introduction to Bioengineering, is designed to introduce students tobioengineering as a discipline and also to introduce them to the research activities in thedepartment in a large lecture-style course format. Bioengineering faculty members speak abouttheir research during the class sessions and teams of students explore a design project of theirchoice. BENG 87, Freshmen Seminars in Bioengineering, is offered to introduce students toaspects of bioengineering in a small interactive group setting with faculty. Faculty members offerseminars each quarter on topics of their choice, usually related to their research interests.Students select seminars on a topic of interest and are

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Sustainability & Environmental Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Richter, Virginia Tech; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

multidisciplinary team LCA project. The learning objectives, gradingmetrics, and syllabus for the class are included for reference in the appendix. Since no textbook Page 12.263.3was found to cover the course material appropriately across the disciplines, a wide variety ofmaterials (book chapters, journal and newspaper articles, corporate product information, webdatabases, and software manuals) were provided to the students to complement the lectures. Theclass was taught by faculty with disciplinary backgrounds in materials science and chemicalengineering. The primary instructor also has several years of experience in Design forEnvironment (DfE) and Life

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Fang, Utah State University; Randy Cook, Utah State University; Karina Hauser, Utah State University

businessand takes advantage of the expertise of each faculty member. The interdisciplinary nature of thecourse is beneficial to the students because they begin to see the necessity of coordinating theworld of design (process design and product design) and process problem solving.Our Lean course attracts student enrollment from five departments in the College of Engineeringand the College of Business. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, we have designed andimplemented two pedagogical approaches: a Lean Lego Simulation (LLS) and student-companyteam projects via close collaboration with the local companies. This paper introduces in detailhow the two pedagogical approaches are performed and their impact on student learning withdiversified background

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Panagiotis Tsopelas, Catholic University of America; Timothy Garland, Catholic University of America; Rodrigo Gonzalez, Catholic University of America; Thomas Lee, Catholic University of America; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

Tagged Divisions

Construction

members. The research and education project described in thispaper has grown from these original student-driven efforts.Need for Earthquake-Resistant Residential StructuresWhile the news coverage in Western media often highlights the massive devastation caused byearthquakes in developing regions of the World for only a few weeks until other topics capturethe public’s attention, their effects are felt by the inhabitants of the affected regions for decades.Severe earthquakes of larger than a moment magnitude of approximately 6.5 may injure and killsthousands if not ten thousands of individuals and can cause billions of dollars of damages to thebuilt environment.The recent example of the Pakistan earthquake of 2005, which is only one among a long

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Hathaway, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory Edds, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Neil Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Howard McLean, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

AC 2007-947: METEORITICS AND MATERIALS IN AN ME LAB COURSEBrandon Hathaway, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Brandon Hathaway is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. After graduation in May 2007, Brandon continue his studies in graduate school.Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Ashley Bernal is a graduate of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Ms. Bernal is a Project Engineer with Boeing Aerospace in St. Louis.Cory Edds, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Cory Edds is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Cory will be employed as a Project Engineer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

. Page 12.1183.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 PRIME Modules: Teaching Introduction to Materials Engineering in the Context of Modern TechnologiesAbstractThis paper discusses the progress of curriculum development under an NSF, CCLI-EMDsponsored work, “Development of Project-Based Introductory to Materials EngineeringModules” (DUE # #0341633). A multi-university team of faculty is developing five lecturemodules for use in Introductory to Materials courses. This course is required by mostengineering programs in the U.S., with an annual enrollment of 50,000 students. This freshman/sophomore class is an ideal place to excite students about their engineering majors and exposethem to real world

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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International

more comfortable formatfor some students but less immersion in the culture.Partner Sub-contractThe home university partners with an abroad university and contracts for courses to be taught tostudents of the home university (usually in English). Students may live on-campus. Unlike anexchange program, parity of exchange does not have to be maintained.Project-based Learning/Service LearningStudents travel abroad and are immersed in another culture via a project that connects technologywith the abroad society. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is perhaps the leader in this typeof format. There has also been growing interest in programs such as Engineers Without Borders,which provide service learning via humanitarian projects.Research AbroadA

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Mark Breitenberg, Art Center College of Design

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Literature from the University of California, San Diego. As the Chair of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Art Center (2000-2004), he created a new curriculum uniquely designed to lead and support the studio programs based on the transdisciplinary fusion of liberal arts and sciences and studio practices. He is a member of the Executive Board of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID). As Chair of Education, he has led the creation of ICSID’s new Global Education Network, which allows design schools around the world to share ideas, projects, design competitions and teaching methods, as well as providing links to employment opportunities with design companies

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacee Harmon, Oklahoma State University; Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Richard Bryant, Oklahoma State University

sometimes extrinsic to adesign course. Conversely, in design, the intrinsic objectives are usually teamwork skillsand development of technical proficiencies. Recently there has been a move towardbringing laboratory-based activities into content area classrooms to enrich learning. Thepurpose of this paper is to investigate course design in view of student goal orientationand the attributional theory of motivation. In social cognition theory, an individual’s goal orientation is seen to greatlyinfluence his willingness to accept a challenge and to persist when faced with difficulties.The types of team activities employed in a classroom foster either a performance-goaloriented or learning-goal oriented learning environment. In a group project

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Jokar, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hamid Rad, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering, control, automation, and robotics, materials and manufacturing, computer-aided engineering, and machine design. • Engineering software skills; an introductory software called Working Model 2D, was taught and practiced in class in order to be used for solving real-world engineering problems, and to be used in individual or group design projects later in the semester. • Design project competition; a design project, entitled “Water-Powered Vehicle”, with a competition at the end was used as a motivation tool to instill critical thinking and creativeness. The twenty one enrolled students were divided into seven teams and each team was given a one-liter bottle of drinking water to use it as the only source of

Conference Session

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina; Christian Hipp, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Mechanical Engineering

Jed Lyons is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina. His passion is engaging learners of all ages in the processes of inquiry and discovery through active engagement and problem-situation learning. Page 12.130.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Study of the Effects of Timing on Engineering Students’ Abilities to Solve Open-ended Problems with ComputersAbstractThis paper presents the design and preliminary results of an exploratory research project todetermine the best ways to

Conference Session

Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abulkhair Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Fahmida Masoom, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Minorities in Engineering

obtained her M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin. She taught at Savannah State University for two years before coming to UW-Platteville. Her research interests are in the areas of Engineering Design Graphics and Digital Design. Page 12.774.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 GE Design Competition - Opportunities and Challenges for Minority Engineering StudentsAbstractIndustries around the country routinely collaborate with engineering and engineering technologyprograms in providing opportunities and challenges for senior design projects. Capstone

Conference Session

Teaching Topics in Aircraft Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University; Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University

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Aerospace

, Page 12.1166.2and structural joints. The theory is reinforced in the materials laboratory where they manufactureand test several hands-on projects using manual and CNC mills and lathes, and test equipment.During their freshmen year, students take AT108 and AT166, which are prerequisites for AT308,and are taught sheet metal fabrication and repair, corrosion, heat treatment, aerospace materials,welding, and painting. The topics of AT108 and AT166 are geared towards the FAR Part 147curriculum. Students enrolling in AT308 have developed basic aircraft materials skills, but all ofthem still have a lot to learn about structural joint design, the use of CNC equipment, and qualitycontrol systems like ISO 9000. American universities, in general, are

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiang Zhou; Paul Corder, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

inspired to learn the resulting similaritiesand differences. The MATLAB graphical user interfaces were developed for second orderdynamic systems for both free vibration and forced vibration. The visual interface presentsresults in a way that students can immediately identify the effects of changing system parameters.Both time response and frequency response are clearly shown in the interface. In the course, aresearch related project is assigned to identify the dynamic response of a portabletelecommunication device. In this project, students are required to use both analytical andnumerical approaches to show the insight of the material selection affects the reliability of theportable telecommunication devices.1. IntroductionA course in system

Conference Session

ChE: Retention and Outreach

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Six faculty arerecruited for each summer session, with each faculty member mentoring two teachers, either anin-service and a pre-service teacher or two in-service teachers. Page 12.141.3 The first activity in the program is a one-day meeting that was held in May involving theteacher participants and the faculty mentors. The purpose of this meeting is to start formingrelationships among all of the participants to address the desire to form a community (item #3mentioned above), firm up housing arrangements for the summer, distribute information on theresearch projects that would be available for the summer, and tour the campus and

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Gregory Feierfeil, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

,Entrepreneurial Program Growth and Increased Student Participation, Foster EnterpriseOpportunities, and Program Sustainability. Those goals (further described in thefollowing paragraphs) are supported by the individual program components as indicatedin Figure 1 in the Appendix.Goal 1: To coordinate entrepreneurial efforts across all disciplines and class levels toensure opportunities for entrepreneurial mindset development for all students.The University seeks to establish a culture, which fosters an entrepreneurial mindset forall graduates. This will be accomplished by re-inventing our pedagogical approaches toinclude problem based learning, rich media, student team projects throughout thecurriculum, and by introducing entrepreneurial skills in freshman

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Neville Parker, The City College of The City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-605: FOSTERING EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSEXPOSED TO TRADITIONAL RESEARCH IN A SUMMER TRANSPORTATIONINSTITUTE PROGRAMClaude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University CLAUDE VILLIERS is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Materials and Construction from the University of Florida in 2004. Previously Dr. Villiers was an Assistant Professor at The City College of New York. Prior to this position, he was employed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as a research engineer. Dr. Villiers also was employed by The University of Florida and worked on several projects

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Trimble, Arizona State University; Ronald Bengelink, Arizona State University; Valana Wells, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Tempe, Arizona 85287-6106AbstractThis paper describes the development and implementation of a new required course called “TheEngineering Profession” for senior mechanical and aerospace engineering students at ArizonaState University. Based on the needs of industry and the ABET guidelines, this course providesa bridge between engineering coursework and industrial application. The course preparesstudents to be global leaders by emphasizing the skills of communications, teamwork, integratedproduct development, systems engineering, project management, business acumen, professionalethics and life-long learning.IntroductionIndustry demands graduating engineering students who have abilities in addition to traditionalanalytical and design skills. The

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoxi Martin, Western Carolina University; Brant Price, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

for transportation of laboratoryequipment, reduce the cost of software licensing, and provide flexible scheduling for studentlaboratory exercises.The overall project involves four major components: remotely controllable lab equipment,information transfer over the networks, student knowledge assessment tools, and a relationaldatabase and user interface design. Our paper focuses on the design and educational values of arelational database and user interface.IntroductionThrough the use of teleconferencing, a relational database and user interface can be used to linktwo or more sites together for instruction [3]. For operations such as distance learning, arelational database and user interface is critical for effective communication

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

traditional course has continued to evolve, and it has beenadapted to different audiences and contexts. There are now three versions of Creativityand New Product Development, but they all share common goals and objectives.Class objectivesWe have three general goals for this course: (1) to provide an overview of the basicprocesses in new product development in a competitive marketplace by simulating themin class, (2) to acquire the skills for successfully creating and developing a new productthrough hands-on, team-based projects, and (3) to become more creative individuals andmore effective team members.The topics covered in this class fall into four categories: technical skills, creativethinking, business strategies, and people skills. Technical

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

discipline specific lab equipment 2. Demonstrate effective skills in the development and presentation of team projects. i. Exhibit effective team skills. ii. Present oral reports. iii. Produce a written reports. iv. Complete assigned tasks in a timely manner. 3. Exhibit knowledge and skills consistent with the expectations of a practicing engineering technologist. i. Take part in continued education and/or training. ii. Participate in appropriate activities or organizations, or obtain employment in a relevant position. iii. Perform tasks in a professional manner. 4. Generate creative and realistic solutions to defined problems and projects. i

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Iyer, University of Houston (CoE)

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Biological & Agricultural

technologies haveprofoundly transformed the way scientists design, perform and analyze experiments. Asbiological concepts and models become more quantitative, biological research is increasinglydependent on concepts and methods drawn from other scientific disciplines. Thus as biologybecomes more quantitative and systematic, it will become a foundational science for engineeringsimilar to physics, chemistry and mathematics.The long term goal of this project is to design and disseminate interdisciplinary teaching materialthat will bridge different disciplines and provide an increasing understanding of the relevance ofconcepts of chemistry, engineering, and computing in biology. The objectives are to: (1)Develop an interdisciplinary biotechnology

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronny Veljanovski, Victoria University; Alex Stojcevski, Victoria University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

well as infrastructure development. During the initial phases of the curriculumdevelopment, many PBL models were analysed and evaluated. The electrical engineering team Page 12.1127.2was provided with significant input from Aalborg University, Denmark and Central QueenslandUniversity, Australia. Their models and practices were evaluated and those that would bebeneficial to VU and its cohort of students were adapted.Aalborg University’s Project Oriented Problem Based Learning7-9 was determined by academicstaff in electrical engineering to be the most suitable model for the electrical engineeringprograms. The structure of the first year, as

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alec Simcock, Victoria University; Robert ives, Victoria University; Paul Bronson, Victoria University; Charles Mphande, Victoria University; Juan SHI, Victoria University

Tagged Divisions

International

staff in each of the designteams, and were open to all staff interested in PBL across the university. A challenge presentedto all those delivering the training sessions was to simultaneously satisfy both those with regularattendance and those with no prior knowledge of PBL.From July 24th to 28th 2006 Associate Professor Moesby delivered a PBL based workshop “Pre-planning for a change towards Project Oriented Problem Based Learning (POPBL)”. It hadoriginally been intended that this workshop be conducted during December 2005, but itspostponement was necessary because of staff workloads and other commitments at that time.Although delayed until after the completion of the first semester of PBL based program delivery,this workshop again proved to be

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priti Bhatnagar, Daniel Webster College; Christopher McInnis, Daniel Webster College; Chad Hebert, Daniel Webster College; Sonja Crowder, Daniel Webster College; David Guo, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

-world applications, and communication skills. Theformation of the CDIO Initiative was a response to feedback from industry surveys whichcommunicated that although today’s engineering graduates are technically competent, theygenerally need one to two years of additional training before they are ready to function asengineers. Some of the common weaknesses cited are communication skills, including graphics,the ability to work in teams, and design skills. This paper will present a plan for a five-semesterconcurrent engineering design sequence, as well as an expanded use of design experiences incore engineering courses. Students will present an aerodynamics CDIO project that enhancestheir understanding of the effect of planform shape on finite wing

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

thesenior projects lab sequence. Students are briefly introduced to the importance of communicationto engineering in the freshman class and receive minimal instruction in writing in a junior class.This takes the form of one lecture on the basics of technical writing. If students choose, they canreceive in-depth feedback on their writing in the form of a one-on-one consultation with theCLEAR writing instructor. Few students take advantage of this. As a result, the bulk of students’oral communication, teamwork, and writing instruction occurs in the senior lab. This two-semester sequence emphasizes the “experimental and theoretical solution of realistic problems inheat transfer, fluid flow, mass transfer, chemical-reaction kinetics, and process

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

culture, microscopy, RNA and protein extraction, western blotting, RT-PCR, biomaterials and tissue engineering, ultrasound, EKG, biomechanics, microfluidics,biofluid dynamics, and quantitative clinical measurement methodologies. The end of this courseconsists of a four-week project which empowers the students to integrate the skills andknowledge accumulated throughout the year towards independently addressing a relevanthypothesis or question in BME. Student lab proficiency and analytical ability were assessed viadetailed group lab reports on each module, weekly quizzes, in-lab observation by the instructorsand TAs, and a final written practicum exam. Additionally, feedback on the course was gatheredfrom: 1) student evaluations, surveys, and

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Christine Floyd, Brownsburg East Middle School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Floyd has been teaching in Brownsburg for 7 years, with the past 5 years at the middle school level. She has been instrumental in piloting and promoting the Project Lead the Way Gateway to Technology program for Brownsburg. In addition to serving as Technology Education Department head, Chris is currently a member of the TECCA (Technology Education Curriculum Crosswalk Activity) project working with the Indiana Department of Education to develop technology activities for the State, and is the IEEE Pre-College Engineering Committee K-12 Liaison. Page 12.1476.1© American Society for

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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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-8: ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY: AN ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM FOR CHILDRENKate Hester, Museum of Science, Boston Kate Hester is the Content Development Director for the Engineering is Elementary project. Prior to assuming this position was a teacher for eight years. Kate received her Bachelors degree in Environmental Science from the University of New Hampshire and her MAT degree from Cornell University.Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Dr. Christine Cunningham works as the Vice President of Research at the Museum of Science, Boston. In her work, she oversees research and evaluation efforts related to engineering and science learning and teaching in