Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

a professionalnature in the practice of engineering that meets the six criteria that Diamond and Adam put forth.The definition should include the professional realm of engineering from project engineering, technicalprogram making, through technology policy making for the purposeful advancement of technologyrelevant to the creation / development / innovation of new, improved, or breakthrough technology in theform of products, processes, systems, operations, or organizational leadership infrastructure conducive toinnovation or other meaningful creative engineering works performed in the spirit and mission of theprofession of engineering for the advancement and betterment of human welfare.Thus, the professionally oriented faculty that we are

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Daughton, University of Missouri; Benjamin Dow, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-121: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND THE PROFESSIONALSCIENCE MASTERS (PSM) PROGRAMWilliam Daughton, University of Missouri Dr. William Daughton is professor and chair of the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He has significant industrial management experience in the semiconductor industry and over 15 years of teaching experience.Benjamin Dow, University of Missouri Dr. Benjamin Dow is a Lecturer in the Engineering Management and Sytems Engineering Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He has considerable expertise in project management and holds a PMP from the Project Management Institute. He also has indsutry

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1495: EFFECTS OF THE TEAM-BASED APPROACH ON INDIVIDUALLEARNINGJason Pitts, Oklahoma State UniversityPatrick Teague, Oklahoma State UniversityAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State UniversityCharles Bunting, Oklahoma State UniversitySohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University Page 12.588.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Effects of the Team-Based Approach on Individual Learning1.IntroductionThis study is a part of the ES21C project at Oklahoma State University. The goal of ES21C is toprepare OSU electrical engineering students to meet the challenges of engineering in the 21stcentury. The proposal for the ES21C project gives the following summary

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona; Gregory Ogden, University of Arizona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-based researchprojects for 5 weeks during the summer, and transfer the knowledge learned directly to the K-12classroom through core curriculum enrichment. The research plan provides a unique opportunityfor participants to experience both laboratory projects and industrial scale applications. Theprojects focus on remediation of organics, metals removal, denitrification using alternativeelectron acceptors, and biofilm removal. In addition to research, the teams work together toimprove classroom pedagogy. Teams attend workshops on current standards related to theirdiscipline, inquiry based learning, stressing/encouraging problem solving as opposed tomemorization, and minority and gender equity in the classroom. Teacher leaders from TUSD andMUSD

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

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Instrumentation

Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in the Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching dynamics, vibrations and controls and is involved in several undergraduate and master’s level multidisciplinary projects. Page 12.478.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Developing a MATLAB/Simulink RTWT Based HydraulicServo Control Design ExperimentAbstractWhile one of the stated goals of the Mechanical Engineering Controls course is todevelop the tools to design a controller, previous lab experiences did not include anexperimental exercise in controller design. This was primarily due to the difficulty

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

using sometechnological innovations in a one semester course in modern physics for sophomore engineeringstudents. That paper compared results from two semesters before using the technology with onesemester using it. In this paper results are given for two additional semesters. Data for 233 pre-project students and 298 project students are now available. Several important aspects of theconduct of the course were changed during this time, so the conclusions from the data aresomewhat subjective. Nevertheless, others contemplating using similar technology might findthe discussion useful. The technology has made it possible to increase conceptual understandingwhile making a small improvement in grades. The best students did significantly better

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado at Boulder

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First-Year Programs

is founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory, focused on integrating hands-on learning throughout the undergraduate engineering experience. She co-led the development of a first-year engineering projects course, and co-teaches Innovation and Invention and a service-learning Engineering Outreach Corps elective. Dr. Sullivan initiated the ITL's extensive K-12 engineering program and leads a multi-institutional NSF-supported initiative that created TeachEngineering.org, a digital library of K-12 engineering curricula. Dr. Sullivan has 14 years of industrial engineering experience and directed an interdisciplinary water resources decision support

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati; James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-2079: A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING COURSEDEVELOPED FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTERENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSXuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati Xuefu Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006, respectively. He also holds a M.S. degree (1995) in Mechatronics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. From 1995 to 2000, he worked as an Engineer, Senior Engineer and Project Manager in the high-tech industry on the design, development of Distributed Control Systems (DCS

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

designprocess’.Introduction Imagine the scenario of a patient with a broken arm seeking help from a treesurgeon. We would hope that before diving into the complexities of fixing a broken armthe tree surgeon would look at the big picture and re-direct the confused patient to anappropriate medical practitioner, perhaps along the way handing out a business card.Such a far fetched scenario is quite often not far from the mark for the engineer. Indeedmany ‘design’ problems are often presented in such eloquent and well specified formatsthat the engineer often feels obliged to dive into a design process. Despite this, it isimperative to take a step back from the initial project proposal, problem description, etc.and undertake a situation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Dana Johnson, Michigan Technological University; Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; John Sutherland, Michigan Technological University

Probability & Statistics Interpersonal Issues Professional Responsibility Verbal Skills Leadership Technical Writing Facilitator Skills Team Building Business Management Project Costing Business Planning Change Management Service Processes Performance Measurement Flowcharting Work Task Breakdown

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

: ‚ Design of Thermal Systems by W. F. Stoecker1 ‚ Analysis and Design of Energy Systems by B. K. Hodge and R. P. Taylor2 ‚ Design of Fluid Thermal Systems by W. S. Janna3 ‚ Elements of Thermal-Fluid System Design by L. C. Burmeister4 ‚ Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems by Y. Jaluria5 ‚ Design Analysis of Thermal Systems by R. F. Boehm6 ‚ Design and Simulation of Thermal Systems by N. V. Suryanarayana, O. Arici and N. Suryanarayana7 ‚ Thermal Design and Optimization by A. Bejan, G. Tsatsaronis, and M. Moran8 The main criteria for choosing the textbook are topical contents, problem sets, workedexamples, and design projects. Comparing these textbooks is difficult as many core topics aresimilar but each

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

the students seeking for help is questionable. Navaee andNaraghi gave the project questions to the students and then let them manage their projects ontheir own 1,16. More control by the instructors on the programming projects is obviously needed.According to the author’s observation, programming practices often account for at least 70% ofthe efforts the student puts into the course. Only through programming practices can the studentsclarify the ambiguities, strengthen problem-solving abilities, and improve their programmingskills. However, the issue of lack of good administration in programming practices negativelyimpacts learning effectiveness:Firstly, due to lack of good organization, a programming practice is likely to become anindividual

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

and solar collectors. Some of theissues considered in the design sheet are the location and ambient temperature, the orientationand angle of collectors and a final design check to ensure design assumption. Cost data fromFlorida Solar Energy Center is used to perform cost analysis of the water heating system. Fig. 4 Solar Water Heater System Selection from Florida Solar Energy Center14Benefits of Using Design Sheets The author has extensively used design sheets in the senior core course, Design of ThermalSystems and the benefits to the students show up when these senior students start their CapstoneDesign course. Three out of five teams in the current semester are using these design sheets intheir senior design projects. One

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

) the FEA results and (2) the handcaculations using the curved-beam theory. A review discussion, focused on the interpretation andcomparison of results and the causes of the discrepancy of the results, is followed after thestudents reports are graded and returned. Page 12.1387.7Student Projects and FEAThe capstone educational experience for OIT Mechanical Engineering Technology andManufacturing Engineering Technology undergraduates is the year-long Senior Design Project.Over the course of three terms, teams of MET/MFG students design, build, and test theirsolutions to selected engineering design problems and present these solutions to a

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang, North Carolina A&T State University

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Design in Engineering Education

features (force and weight), and then it maps genericinventive principles to specific solutions (the counter weight principle yields the solution ofspoilers.) Obviously, creating more examples will help users understand the mapping processand help them to work on their own problems.TRIZ in Teaching Engineering Design Page 12.483.2There is a definite need to provide students with helpful strategies and guidelines to solve designproblems. The ultimate student design experience in an engineering curriculum is the seniorcapstone design course. Some of our senior capstone projects like SAE Mini Baja and SAE AeroDesign are annual competitions, and

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

final deliverable.Students in the Electronics Engineering Technology program at Texas A&M have usedthe above practical process to successfully implement more than a dozen projects so farthat also has enabled them to learn the topics more effectively. Page 12.146.2IntroductionDue to the Wal-mart initiatives there has been a wide uproar in the industry about RFID.As a result of this mad rush people are implementing RFID systems without trulyunderstanding the benefits and negatives of the implementation. The industry tends tothink that RFID is a solution to every enterprise problem today! That is clearly not true.RFID is not a solution; instead it is

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Barsanti, The Citadel

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Nuclear and Radiological

nuclear reactors and power plants. ‚ Introduction to reactor kinetics. ‚ Introduction to radiation effects and shielding ‚ Heat transfer and fluid flow ‚ Ecological impact 2. Performance of a student report and presentation to promote; ‚ Teamwork skills ‚ Written communication skills ‚ Oral presentation skill Table 1: Spring 2004 Course ObjectivesThe student projects topics category was included to provide a student self study component tothe course, and required the students to investigate and present information on instructor

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experimental design. Achievementof student proficiency in designing experiments and statistically analyzing the data is theprincipal objective of this senior mechanical engineering laboratory course. During the initialfew classes, the students perform simple experiments to understand the concepts of randomvariables and their distribution. They correlate the results to designing experiments and theirquality. Later, they perform experiments using a factorial design of experiments chart. Then, theoutput data from the experiments are analyzed. Based on the experiments, a term project isassigned that will allow the students to develop an experimental design chart by identifying theindependent and dependent variables, collecting data by performing

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-114: INTEGRATION OF TABLET PCS INTO COLLABORATIVELEARNING ENVIRONMENTSJeff Frolik, University of Vermont Page 12.939.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integration of Tablet PCs into Collaborative Learning EnvironmentsIntroductionThis paper presents the results of a project, ongoing since Fall of 2004 at the University ofVermont (UVM), in which university-owned, Tablet PCs have been integrated into learningenvironments where engineering students collaborate most frequently: namely, in laboratoriesand design courses. The primary objective of this work was to ascertain how mobile, pen-basedcomputing can

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy; Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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Design in Engineering Education

LEARNING Solving Instructor Motivation Objectives Feedback/ Course Assessment Organization Page 12.568.5Figure 2: Diagram of Revised ME450 Student Learning ModelAs indicated by this model, ME450 relies on organized, high-energy classroom activities,challenging individual assignments and group projects, and frequent opportunities for assessmentand feedback to create an environment in which students can come to enjoy

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

often lukewarm because students wanted to havemore professional-related information. During the Fall of 2006, the instructors for this courseintroduced tours of the new facilities and selected a team-based design/build/compete project asa way to provide more focus on engineering. The new building and other additions to our labfacilities made for an impressive introduction for our students. Students commented that theyreally enjoyed seeing demonstrations of some of the equipment and wanted to see furtherdemonstrations. In the end-of-semester course evaluation, the lab tours and demos were the onlypart of the course that the students were unanimously in favor of.For the design/build/compete project, students utilized the new senior design

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Evers, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

work will be extended and integrated with structural engineering, construction managementand other aspects of the project as the students work to complete their capstone experience. The other useful feature of the course is that it is also proving to be a convenient vehiclefor discussing or incorporating advances in technology and discussing current events. CE390 isan excellent method for introducing and evaluating some of the American Society of CivilEngineers developed Body of Knowledge outcomes that are more difficult to judge performancein with more traditional CE courses. Page 12.980.2Why teach a Site Design course? Recent

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Kirk Schulz, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

with graduate students.General Tips for Working with Graduate StudentsBe selective but not picky in selecting your studentsMany times, new faculty members start looking for the ideal graduate student – who had a 4.0GPA from a top 10 engineering program, with exceptional oral and written communication skillsand experience doing undergraduate research. They will then pass up very strong students whohave a significant amount of desire, but may not possess all of the desired characteristics.Clearly, there are some basic level skills that graduate students will need to do a particularresearch project, but a significant number of these skills can be made up for by hard work andenthusiasm for a research project.Treat the graduate students as a junior

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Michael Penn, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Max Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Civil Engineering

our curriculum with the goal of educating “citizen engineers.”3 Citizen engineers will bemore in tune with the needs of their communities and of the nation, and will be able to effec-tively address the technical and non-technical issues related to the infrastructure. To meet thisend, we are infusing an infrastructure theme throughout the curriculum. The revised curricu-lum will include at least one new course (i.e. “Introduction to Infrastructure I”), which willspecifically address infrastructure needs and the non-technical issues (such as financing, po-litical process, etc.) that are often crucial to successful engineering projects. However, unlikemany implementations of curriculum reform4, our proposed changes will go well beyond

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

of many of theseanalysis projects would require that students learn to work effectively in teams. It would requirethem to take their basic understanding of theoretical concepts to then collectively decide whatkind of data they would need in order to analyze the building components. They would thencreate a plan to gather that data, analyze the results, draw conclusions and makerecommendations. This process covers a number of educational objectives. First, the studentsfurther develop their teamwork skills. Second, the students see the actual implementation oftheir theoretical studies. Third, the students set their schedule and have control over the successof their project. Fourth, the students are engaged in hands-on work with real-world

Conference Session

Ethical Responsibilities of Engineers in the World of Corporate Business / Engineering and Poverty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Engineering Ethics

Page 12.616.9engineering education based upon the Integral Model. The most significant change thatresults from an adoption of the morally deep world view in the design methodology is thatone requirement that is specifically outlined is in the form of the following question:Has the suffering and/or injustice in the world been reduced through the completion of theproposed engineering project? If it has not, the project and solution should not go forward.If it has, the solution is morally and ethically acceptable.The asking of such a question, the insistence on such a criterion, represents an importantbroadening of the sense of responsibility that engineers have in their proposed solutions toopen-ended problems.A recent article by Singleton13

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Lynette Osborne, National Academy of Engineering; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

Education. She is co-PI on several NSF-funded projects and 5 months as the Acting Director for the NSF-funded Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, a multi-campus project investigating the educational experience of engineering students. Dr. Streveler earned a BA in Biology from Indiana University-Bloomington, MS in Zoology from the Ohio State University, and Ph.D in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her primary research interest is investigating students’ understanding of difficult concepts in science and engineering.Karl Smith, University of Minnesota KARL A. SMITH is Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Education, Department of

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ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, this method of testing provides a mix of test-takingformats to benefit students with a variety of test-taking strengths and weaknesses thusaccommodating a variety of learning styles.Team research topics are an important component of the course. Research projects are alsoperformed in various ways to appeal to students with different strengths. The first project is ateam-based project related to a known atmospheric problem such as urban smog, the ozone hole,or acid rain. This project culminates in a formal presentation to the entire class. Thispresentation is meant to be included as actual course content for which the class is responsible.The presentation is therefore usually about one hour long and includes the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Smith, University of Arkansas; Waleed Al-Assadi, University of Missouri

Engineering curriculum,lecture notes, example problems, group projects, and libraries of fundamental asynchronousgates and components were developed. The educational materials were developed as Modules,such that portions of the materials could be easily integrated into a variety of courses, asappropriate, to meet the needs of a diverse set of courses with different learning objectives. Page 12.911.73.1 Educational ModulesThe following is the list of specific educational modules that were developed:1) Introduction to Asynchronous Logic: This includes a discussion of both bounded-delay and delay-insensitive asynchronous paradigms, highlighting the

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

AC 2007-951: ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL ANDEARLY COLLEGE STUDENTSKaren High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Making. Other scholarly activities include enhancing creativity in engineering practice and teaching science to education professionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre