Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

beyondprofessional responsibilities. This course addresses these 21st Century trends as discussed below.Work/Life Balance. Students are challenged to make conscious decisions regarding how theyinvest their time after graduation. The benefits and problems associated with moving up thecorporate ladder are presented and then discussed in class.Professional Ethics. This is a major portion of the course. The general subject of professionalethics is initially presented along with the codes of ethics from several engineering societies.The skill of actually resolving an ethical situation is addressed by studying the 9-step processprovided by the Applied Ethics Case of the Month Club as reported on the National Institute forEngineering Ethics (NIEE) website

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students that identified themselves as from a PLTW said thatthey would have liked a bigger project like they had in EDD. Another PLTW student feltit was an “echo of last year.”Concluding Comments and Future DirectionsThe Project Lead the Way, Inc. program was used as a springboard for an introductoryengineering course at the freshman level. This one-credit hour engineering orientationcourse was developed in the fall of 2006 and introduced engineering entrepreneurship toformer Project The Lead the Way students—now enrolled as college freshman—as wellas other freshman engineering students. Engineering and business faculty members,along with a focus group of entrepreneurs, were involved in the course’s development.Outside business speakers provided

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Titus-Becker, North Carolina State University; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Jo-Ann Cohen, North Carolina State University; Kala Bullett, North Carolina State University; Susan Grant, North Carolina State University; Fay Cobb Payton, North Carolina State University; Adrianna Kirkman, North Carolina State University; Barbara Kirby, North Carolina State University; Wendy Krause, North Carolina State University; Carrie Thomas, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

who pursue application/acceptance data graduate degrees in same or related fields Increase knowledge of career options Utilize focus groups, career interest surveys and in science and engineering career opportunity workshopsTwo of the participant goals were measured using the assessment method of concept mapping.These measured goals include developing an identity as an engineer, mathematician or scientist,and increasing self-awareness including defining career and personal goals. The WISEparticipants were compared to a group of male College of Engineering students. By examiningthe content of their concept mapping, some differences and similarities in their identity as

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

percent of all students in the natural sciences and 19 percent of all students in engineering.3Similarly, men were found to be over represented among computer science graduates in all 21industrial nations considered in a recent study. In the United States, the “male overrepresentation factor” is 2.10, in the United Kingdom 3.10, in France 4.57, and in Germany5.58.4In 2000, a United States government commission was charged with developing strategies toattract more women and minorities in STEM careers. The commission reported to theCommittee on Science of the House of Representatives that significant barriers to these goalspersist (Committee on Science, 2000). Such deterrents range from differing male/femaleattitudes toward science and technology

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Dinardi, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

projects which will enhance their personal career goals. • Courses also fuse business studies with entrepreneurship, such as Small Business Management, Finance in an Entrepreneurial Environment, and Advanced Business Planning. Page 12.843.12 • Internships and mentoring relationships also provide students with an opportunity to learn from experiences outside of the classroom.Gonzaga University: • The Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership program offers entrepreneurship education with an emphasis on leadership. Students must first demonstrate leadership qualities and apply for acceptance into this entrepreneurship program

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibironke Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

obviously a Georgia citizen and a qualified and responsible engineering student; this makes it seem wrong ... for her to be denied an engineering education in her native state simply because she is a woman. On the other hand, Georgia Tech is traditionally a man's school. The majority of students, faculty, and alumni are opposed to coeducation.”30Under the influence of his wife and daughter (who both had technical interests of their own),Van Leer followed his personal inclination and started advocating for women's admission. Aftera series of attempts and failures, the board passed measure, admitting women under limitedconditions.31The gender gap in S&E induced the attention of government agencies. A

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Portia Sabin, University of Washington; Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

that play an enormous role in their understanding of that world and their behavior in it.21 (p. 4)These models of the world provide us with the understanding necessary to make sense of ourworld and our experiences, and they shape the way we navigate aspects of our lives. Key toHolland and Quinn’s definition is the term “widely shared…by members of a society”, in thecase of this study we are looking to see what cultural models are shared among members ofUWest’s engineering and pre-engineering students. The shared nature is important, as it is whatallows one to make sense of the actions of others with whom we interact, serving as a commonframe of reference. For example, consider the cultural model of “studying”. When someone saysshe is

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Owensby, Bluefield State College; Akhtar Safder, Bluefield State College; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Engineering Technology

college or university. Students must be employed in anMIET career field position. As part of the admission requirements, credentials, transcripts andevidence of course work shall be submitted for review and a personal contact will be made todescribe the evaluation process. There will be an application fee assessed each student to coveradministrative costs.3. Transfer CreditsTransfer of credits from other institutions will be reviewed on an individual student basis. Thestudent will be assigned an online advisor and the adviser will evaluate courses for content andapplication to the program. A maximum of 72 semester hours of credit or 108 quarter hoursmay be transferred from junior or community colleges accredited by a regional

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Velasquez, Purdue University; Matthew Verleger, Purdue University

. Page 12.1500.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Training of Teaching Assistants on Technology Driven Lesson DevelopmentAbstractThe Graduate Teaching with Technology Certificate (GTTC) course is a 28 contact hour trainingprogram for graduate student teaching assistants intending to become faculty members. Theprogram combines technology with pedagogy to better enable participants to design instructionand integrate technology to enhance student learning. After being introduced to a number oftechnology tools currently used for instruction, participants develop a one-hour online lessonutilizing any or all of the tools. Peer and instructor feedback is utilized to help guide

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Otis, University of Washington; Linda Whang, University of Washington

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Electrical and Computer

, they “seem to have a preference for channels that require theleast effort… such as the Internet.” They also found that libraries were low on the list of sourcesconsulted when searching for information for an engineering class.7 In 1994, Ackerson andYoung found that engineering students were “among the least likely of students enrolled in thescience and technical disciplines to know about and use the literature in their field,” relyinginstead on informal channels of communication.8 With the proliferation of easily accessible,unreviewed, non-authoritative information on the Internet, we have cause to worry for our futureengineers’ abilities to find and use reliable, authoritative information in their decision makingand engineering designs.One of

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

”, “care” and “knowledge of subject matter” show up almost on everyone’slist of the qualities of a good teacher; but it is becoming increasingly clear that effective teachersdo possess some basic understanding of the learning process (i.e., they are able to make theconnections between what students already know and what we want them to learn).(11)In the Arab Gulf States, young faculty (recent graduates with PhDs) who decide to get intoteaching, and embark on it with hardly any prior preparation or training, except perhaps whenthey served as TA’s in a couple of classes (when they were graduate students), have faced somedisappointments. They have found themselves, often, unable to cope, and many have begun toview teaching as an unpleasant “chore

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-866: FINDING A "PLACE" FOR READING AND DISCUSSIONCOURSES: DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF "SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPACTSOF TECHNOLOGY"Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison Kyle Oliver is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Traci Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Traci Kelly is an Assistant Faculty Associate in the Department of Engineering Professional Development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Sandra Courter is the Director of the Engineering Learning Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cesar Luongo, Florida A&M-Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M-Florida State University; James Sturges, Lockheed Martin; David Bogle, Lockheed Martin

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Design in Engineering Education

, especially for those who areinclined to join the industry workforce immediately after graduation. It could also be made atechnical elective for seniors under certain circumstances. • Any introduction of systems engineering at the undergraduate level needs to emphasize the importance of developing and exploring the “trade space” as part of the design process.The desired outcome from introducing SE into our curriculum would be an improved designapproach as observed during the capstone experience. Our objective is to inculcate the need tointroduce quantitative models during the concept selection phase, and for the students to do abetter job of exploring trade space aimed at optimizing design solutions.Two other aspects that came out of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Rosemary Sutton, Cleveland State University; William Beasley, Cleveland State University; Joshua Bagaka's, Cleveland State University

engineering mechanics, mechanicalengineering, and other engineering disciplines. Introduction to Engineering and CapstoneDesign courses which cover ethical topics will also find the materials useful. Also, casedevelopment integrates writing with technical topics for the students developing the cases.Faculty members from other disciplines have been invited to the Case Studies workshop.Conclusions: Broader Impact The broader impacts of the proposed activity will be the implementation of a set of fullydeveloped case studies for civil engineering education. These will be of considerable value forengineering programs throughout the U.S. This has been found to be an excellent way to prepareundergraduate students for graduate school, and to evaluate

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Douglas Ramers, University of Evansville; Greg Rawski, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

otherschools which offered degrees in Engineering Management.*Employer SurveyKey customers for our engineering management program are the industrial and commercialemployers of our graduates. Their input for our decision was solicited via an e-mail survey. Thesurvey questions were e-mailed to members of UE’s Business and Engineering AdvisoryCouncil, among whose members are several potential employers of our students such asWhirlpool Corporation (manufacturing), Vectren (energy utilities), TJ Maxx (distribution andsales), and ALCOA (primary production). These companies have regional operations, and mostof our engineering graduates are hired by regional companies. While the number of companiessurveyed was small (only 7 responses were received), they

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

creating a working prototype. They have also already madea major career decision. They are committed to doing research – usually academicallyoriented research. The folks working in industry are more receptive to entrepreneurshipthan graduate students, but they are often limited by the demands and restrictions of theirjobs.Moving forward – bring entrepreneurship into senior designOur capstone design course has also continued to evolve. As seen in Table 3, our seniorswant to learn to be entrepreneurs, and they recognize the need for business and financialskills. They are aware that the career paths of previous generations of engineers are nolonger as available and that their futures will depend on their ability to be innovative andentrepreneurial.We

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

don’t know why it’s taken more time in engineering vs. law ormedicine.”Dean ‘west’ commands your attention immediately, firmly and with an aura of unflinchingconfidence. An audience member during a presentation, her student in a class, faculty workingwith her on a project—all would agree that in every context, she walks tall, and energeticallycommands your attention.Sentences punctuated with the words “only” or “like” descriptively accentuated challenges eachfaced. Dean ‘west’ explains, “I was the first and only woman engineering professor for tenyears. While I was received favorably by the students and had an accepting department head,many of the men and women on staff wanted to know what I was trying to prove. There weretimes when a Dean

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University; John Raczek, University of Maryland; Bruce Jarrell, University of Maryland-School of Medicine; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

.Carolyn Parker, George Washington University Carolyn Parker is an Assistant Professor and lead faculty member to the Secondary Education Program in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the George Washington University. She holds a BS in Biology, MA in Teaching and PhD in Curriculum Instruction and Science Education. Dr. Parker’s research interests are in the achievement of women and underrepresented groups in science/technology.John Raczek, University of Maryland John W. Raczek is a Web Developer in the Office of Medical Education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. His work focuses on developing software systems for education with an emphasis on

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John McKelliget, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Eugene Niemi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Sammy Shina, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Chris Niezrecki, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Robert Parkin, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Majid Charmchi, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

are willing to offer service-learning in their required courses to meet the goal of oneS-L course every semester for every student? (2) Will a significant number of studentsbe open to doing S-L projects? The SLICE program is a work in progress; however,there are some results so far to address these questions.Approaches, Methods, and ResultsThe approaches and methods to develop the project and answer these questions aredescribed below.FacultyME faculty were recruited via personal contacts and through workshops offered in thesummer and fall of 2004. All engineering faculty were invited. The summer workshopwas an all day affair with presentations by Dwight Giles as well as community partnersand breakout discussions. The second workshop was about

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland

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Women in Engineering

beasked; is culture an inhibiting factor in discipline choice? Engineering students at U of Amade their choice of discipline after a common first year with exposure to each of thepotential choices via first year lecturers and courses, explicit career-related seminars anddisplays. Interviewed students were questioned on their reasons for their disciplinary choicebut it would be difficult to find evidence that students had a conscious awareness at that timeof cultural differences. There was evidence to suggest that all female students who wereattracted to engineering had above average confidence and ability in mathematics andscience, but having made the decision to study engineering, their choice of disciplinesometimes appeared to have been fairly

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ozgur Erol, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

, India. She obtained her M.S. in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. She is a member of INCOSE. Page 12.468.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Designing a course on Business Process Reengineering (BPR): Bridging the Gap between Business Operations and Engineering of SystemsAbstract:Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is a systematic approach to helping an organizationanalyze and improve its processes. All systems are designed, developed and engineered tosupport business processes. Therefore, an understanding of the business

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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Educational Research and Methods

evaluation of learning outcomes / graduate attributes with reference to these objectives. • Statistical evidence had recently been presented to the Faculty that conclusively demonstrated that, when incoming Grade Point Equivalent scores were used as a measure of the relative strength of a degree cohort, engineering students were not achieving an appropriate proportion of A and B grades relative to those given to students from other degrees. Very capable incoming engineering students were not receiving the grades they might have achieved in another degree path. This was of particular disadvantage when engineering students applied for cross disciplinary scholarship and post graduate research awards

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Morales, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Industrial Engineering

university in Puerto Rico. Its image comes from being one ofthe best universities specialized in Engineering and Science in the Caribbean. Engineeringgraduates get very competitive job offers from the many pharmaceutical, bio-technology andelectronics companies in the island. Graduate school is also an option as all engineeringspecialties have well-established graduate programs and many prestigious engineering schools inthe continental US come to recruit students, offering full scholarships to the most qualifiedgraduates. Research wise, three fourths of its faculty has Ph.D. degrees from the most prestigiousAmerican and European engineering schools. In IE, this percentage jumps to 82%.The UPRM has a research-oriented culture that resonates in Puerto

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University; bruce jarrell, University of Maryland-School of Medicine; John Raczek, University of Maryland; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Biomedical

Maryland, Baltimore County. He is currently pursuing a MS degree in Chemical Engineering with a focus on Engineering Education, also from UMBC. He is a member of several prestigious honor societies, most notably the engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi.Carolyn Parker, George Washington University Carolyn Parker is an Assistant Professor and lead faculty member to the Secondary Education Program in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the George Washington University. She holds a BS in Biology, MA in Teaching and PhD in Curriculum Instruction and Science Education. Dr. Parker’s research interests are in the achievement of women and underrepresented groups in science

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Thornton, University of Maryland; Jacqueline Rogers, University of Maryland (Retired); Kristen Waters; Nathan Myers, University of Maryland; Lisa Rawlings, Prince George's Prince Community College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Policy with a specialization in social policy from the University of Maryland, as well as a Certificate in Nonprofit Studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her scholastic honors have included an Academic Achievement Fellowship, the John Portz Outstanding Student Award, induction into the Maryland Medallion Society, and Gemstone and Honors Citations. Kristen is currently president of the Maryland School of Public Policy's Graduate Women in Public Policy (GWIPP) and a member of the school's Policy Student Government Association.Nathan Myers, University of Maryland Nathan Myers is a research assistant with the University of Maryland's Office of Executive Programs (OEP), where

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 12.1231.4scramble to get the necessary documentation in place before the fall start-up. Faculty membersengaged in research activities were also able to propose projects to advance their research efforts.Graduate students were able to work at a high level with an MSD team to leverage their thesisefforts. It was sometimes a challenge to get the attention of faculty members and grad students inthe summer months, as well. Once project proposals were submitted, the faculty coordinatorteam reviewed them for feasibility and modifications were made to fit the sponsor’srequirements and the college’s educational objectives. This required meetings by the coordinatorteam throughout the summer months. A change in process was needed to give the MSD

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management / IE and EM Program Mangement / Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Raymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Engineering Management

sharing experiences,knowledge and insight (Crawford, 1998; DeLisle, 2000; Illinois Leadership; Petcher, 1997). AsCrawford (1998) states: We are now recognizing that leadership can and does occur at all levels of organizations and in all kinds of settings. Leadership is increasingly being recognized as an interactive process that takes place between members of an organization. It is not simply a skill employed by a person in a position of power within an organization. (p. 2)Therefore, it is important that engineering students are presented with opportunities to developleadership skills that will allow them to successfully work collaboratively with other people tochange organizations, lead and/or participate in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

problems they study authentic and relevantto their personal needs, and when students are engaged in the hands-on use of tools andartifacts. The creation of a “classroom community” in collaborative, team-based settings is alsobelieved to contribute to student motivation.Written reactions to the integrated course block indicated student recognition of the high levelsof freedom and control, an appreciation for the hands-on projects, and a sparking of studentcreativity and interest. The following student quotations from the Paul Revere course evaluationsprovide a sense of these positive responses. I really enjoyed this class. The projects gave me a lot of room to explore and try out things which were interesting to me - and those are the things I

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Andrew Kim, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and algebra,introduction to C++ programming, science concepts (chemistry, biology, and physics),computer-aided design concepts with Unigraphics, introduction to WIMS, and engineeringexplorations. Tours and fun-time activities are part of the schedule. For student selection, eachcandidate must have a minimum GPA of 3.2 in math and science classes.Recently, WIMS has been pleased to provide two program opportunities for Native Americansecondary students to learn about WIMS projects and exciting applications. A new WIMScollaboration began in Summer 2005 with the World of Microsystems Summer Youth Program(SYP), coordinated with MTU Outreach and Multi-Ethnic Programs, and hosted at MTU byWIMS faculty and graduate students (see Figure 2). SYP was an

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Godbey, Jacksonville State University; Terry Marbut, Jacksonville State University; Dale Broyles, Jacksonville State University & Honda MFG of AL

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Cooperative education is an excellent method of providingstudents with this critical real-world experience. Students with cooperative education experienceare typically more successful in obtaining that all-important first job after college. Successfulcooperative education programs also benefit the sponsoring organization by providing a pool offamiliar, well-trained employees. One university engineering and technology department hasexpanded a successful industry-based partnership beyond the traditional cooperative educationexperience. Department faculty and industry representative interact throughout the entirecooperative education process from initial selection to placement of students to placement ofstudents to enhance their personal abilities and