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Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Mihir Sen, University of Notre Dame

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1600: DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERGRADUATE INTELLIGENTSYSTEMS LABORATORY AND CLASSJohn-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University JOHN-DAVID YODER is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU. His Doctorate is from the University of Notre Dame. Research interests include education, controls, robotics, and information processing. Prior to teaching, he ran a small consulting and R&D company and served as proposal engineering supervisor for GROB Systems, Inc.Mihir Sen, University of Notre Dame MIHIR SEN received his Doctorate from MIT, and is currently a Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. His research interests

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Marchetta, University of Memphis; Edward Perry, University of Memphis

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Mechanical Engineering

- is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Memphis, where he has served on the faculty since 1970. He received his university's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1977 and again in 2000. He also received the Herff College of Engineering's Outstanding Teaching Award in 1999. He is currently Co-Editor of the MERLOT Engineering Editorial Board and Co-Editor of the MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. He received his B.S. (1966), M.S. (1967) and Ph.D. (1970) in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Page 12.1126.1© American Society for

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IE Program Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop

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Industrial Engineering

of 2020. In the book, the NAE states that“Engineering practices must incorporate attention to sustainable technology, andengineers need to be educated to consider issues of sustainability in all aspects of designand manufacturing.”1 Former Vice President Al Gore published an intensely compellingvideo titled “Inconvenient Truth” that tells the tale of global warming and the importanceof our renewed focus and commitment to the needs of the environment.2Industrial Engineers (IEs) are traditionally involved with improved productivity andquality control initiatives. According to the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the IEprofessionals have the responsibility to “Make the world a better place through betterdesigned products.”3 In order to

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Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

and others have all implemented an EPICSprogram.Several recent developments at Louisiana Tech University have laid the groundwork forIMPaCT and other collaborative efforts. In 1996, the science and engineering departments ofLouisiana Tech were merged to form a new College of Engineering and Science (COES), and aninnovative administration structure was employed to facilitate strong interdisciplinarycollaborations for both research and education.2, 3 This structure has allowed for the developmentof innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate programs such as our Integrated Curricula andmultidisciplinary programs such as our Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology(CEnIT). For purposes of this paper, interdisciplinary is defined as

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Burian, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah; Steven Bartlett, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

. Martinazzi, R., Rose, A.T., Samples, J. (2004). “Leadership 101 developing the leader in engineering and engineering technology students.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Engineering Education Reaches New Heights, 20-23 June 2004, Salt Lake City, UT, 8747-8753. 4. Suckarieh, G. and Krupar, J. (2005). “Leadership and teamwork education for engineering and technology students an experiential learning and community service approach.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, The Changing Landscape of Engineering and Technology Education in a Global World, 12-15 June 2005, Portland, OR, 9511-9519. 5. Beddingfield, A.M. and Bennett, A.W. (2003). “Mississippi State University enhancing student leadership

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Richter, Virginia Tech; Kurt Johnson, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

, and Assistant Head of the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. An award winning teacher, his main areas of research and teaching are design and design education. Page 12.1057.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Mentoring FIRST LEGO League: Challenges and Rewards of Working with YouthAbstractThe FIRST LEGO League (FLL) organizes friendly competitions between students, ages 9- to14-years-old. The competition focuses on engineering challenges addressing a theme in scienceand technology. For 2006, FLL chose nanotechnology as the central theme. The youth used

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Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Matsson, Oral Roberts University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-78: A STUDENT PROJECT ON AIRFOIL PERFORMANCEJohn Matsson, Oral Roberts University O. JOHN E. MATSSON is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 and 1994, respectively. Page 12.123.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Student Project on Airfoil PerformanceAbstractThis paper shows a course project in an undergraduate engineering program with a mechanicalemphasis. The students used LabVIEW software for measurements of the

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Karen Elmore, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Management

North Carolina-Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems (CLLES) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor and for Tefen USA, a systems design and industrial engineering consulting firm. Dr. Ozelkan holds a Ph.D. degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona. He teaches courses on supply chain management, lean systems, decision analysis and systems optimization. His current research interests are the modeling of

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Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute

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Environmental Engineering

promote the involvement of undergraduates in environmental engineering professional Page 12.1510.6 societies• to promote collaboration with and exposure to larger research universities (the eventual beneficiary in terms of graduate school applicants)• to conduct technology transfer from research universities to local utilities and industries• to provide education of utility and industry staff and awareness of more sophisticated technology and researchTo ensure that undergraduate students are recruited into the field of Environmental Engineeringand are technically qualified to meet the demands of contemporary projects, it is

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Sevener, Valparaiso University

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Engineering Management

exists to determinequantitatively if these changes have been a success, the lessons that have been learned will allowthe faculty to improve two experiences that __________ University is proud to offer.8. References1. C. J. Nixon, “Key Business Competencies for New Aerospace Engineers,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2005).2. B. R. Dickson, “The Engineer Ought To Be A Man Of Business,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004).3. George Suckarieh, Jason Krupar, “Leadership and Teamwork Education for Engineering and Technology Students: An Experiential Learning and Community Service Approach

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Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Durward Sobek, Montana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

perspectives. • Communicate technical and other trade-offs, and negotiate satisfactory resolution. • Generate creative, integrated and effective solutions collaboratively.We agreed that our ultimate goal would be to include students from outside engineeringin our junior-level, multi-disciplinary design course, but that we would begin by defining“multi-disciplinary” as inclusive of all college of engineering programs, includingMechanical Engineering Technology and Computer Science.Assessing the Ability to “Function on a Multi-disciplinary Team”Parallel to the process of choosing an alternative for providing our students with a multi-disciplinary educational experience, we have been ruminating about how to determine abaseline

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ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Williamson; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

education. He is author of the text Engineering and Chemical Thermodynamics, which includes an integrated, menu driven computer program ThermoSolver. He is interested in integrating technology into effective education practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels. Page 12.412.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Course Level Assessment and Improvement: Applying Educational

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

required to generate three alternative solutions, many teamshad generated one serious alternative and two obviously inferior variants of the first design.Worse yet, the selection of one alternative was not based on engineering principles. In the futurethe faculty will require that each team generate three alternatives designs based on differentworking principles. The teams will have to prove the viability of each design through a rigorousanalysis. To enable this change the projects must be presented in terms of the needs of thecustomer and not in terms of the desired technology. All descriptions of projects should besolution neutral. For instance the “chain-drive vacuum” project should be presented as a projectto improved the durability of vacuum

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Large Seagrave, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

Houston’s Mechanical Engineering department, include a partnership withthe university’s Writing Center in which consultants teach workshops and hold consultationswith teams and individual students in conjunction with specific undergraduate courses.6 Thisprogram reflects the partnership that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) began in1996 between its Aerospace Engineering faculty and communication instructors who taughtcommunication practicum in conjunction with specific courses.7 More recently, the partnershipsbegun in MIT’s ME department in 19908 and in Mississippi State University’s ECE departmentin 20049 have resulted in “multidimensional scoring rubrics” designed to provide comprehensivefeedback and help TA’s grade student lab

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Outstanding Contributions to ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; Stephen Howard, Western Kentucky University; Paul Graves, Western Kentucky University; Jonathan Martin, Western Kentucky University; Chris Kruckenberg, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-142: AIR FLOW TEST BENCH: A SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTRobert Choate, Western Kentucky University Robert Choate teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, including the Sophomore Design, Junior Design, the Senior ME Lab I and the ME Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior to teaching at WKU, he was a principal engineer for CMAC Design Corporation, designing telecommunication, data communication and information technology equipment.Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University Kevin Schmaltz teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, including the Freshman Experience course, Sophomore Design, Junior

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

professional societies charged with implementingaccreditation standards will become even more important.DisclaimersAny opinions expressed here are based on the experiences of the authors and do not necessarilyreflect the current policy of the supporting agencies.Bibliography1 “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” Effective for Evaluations During the 2006-2007 AccreditationCycle, Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET, Inc.,Baltimore, Maryland, 2006.2 “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” Effective for Evaluations During the 2004-2005 AccreditationCycle, Engineering Accreditation Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET, Inc.,Baltimore, Maryland

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EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Management

/Operations Planning and Scheduling; Work Methods, Standards and Design; Product and Process Design; Quality Systems; Modeling and Analysis of Operation. It seemed that this option could also eventually lead to accreditation. 5. Provide an engineering management certificate based on a 12-15 credit management related course sequence. Courses for the certificate could be comprised of existing business and engineering courses (particularly Engineering Economy, Construction (or Project) Management, and Information and Technology), and/or some of the new offerings suggested above. 6. Provide a 30 -33 credit (1 Academic year) Engineering Management Master's Degree program that includes the proposed new

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ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

thatchemical engineers typically use, including Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook, theChemical Economics Handbook, the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, andthe Chemical Market Reporter, as well as databases including Compendex and SciFinderScholar. The presenters stress the importance of proper literature citation and give students briefpractice citation exercises, and they discuss the idea that the credibility of information dependsstrongly on the source, with Perry’s Handbook and a MySpace blog representing extremes oftrustworthiness.3 Page 12.121.4 3 The following assignment is

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EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erick Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-609: INTEGRATING OF A PROJECT MANAGEMENT DATABASE FORSIX SIGMA QUALITY COURSEErick Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Page 12.922.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integrating of a Project Management Database for Six Sigma Quality Course Erick C. Jones These Six Sigma tools offer fact andAbstract data search tools that are used to make highly informed decisions about a project. The toolsMany organizations utilize Six Sigma project contribute to

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randel Dymond, Virginia Tech; Howell Simmons, Paciulli, Simmons & Associates; Derrick Cave, Kimley-Horn Assoc.; Robert Jansen, KB Home

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-613: PRACTITIONER INVOLVEMENT IN BUILDING A LANDDEVELOPMENT DESIGN EMPHASIS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING: A CASE STUDYRandel Dymond, Virginia Tech Dr. Randy Dymond, PE, CFM is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Founding Director of the Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT). Dr. Dymond has over 25 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering instruction, research, consulting, and GIT applications. Dr. Dymond has published more than 40 refereed journal articles and proceedings papers, and been the principal or co-principal investigator for more than $1.3 million dollars in research funding. His research areas include watershed

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Environmental Engineering Curricula III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Pines, University of Hartford

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Environmental Engineering

. Page 12.773.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Gauging Student Interest in a Design for Developing Communities Course at the University of HartfordAbstractCommunity service learning projects are an important part of the curriculum in the College ofEngineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. To further this servicelearning experience, an interdisciplinary engineering course has been developed to provideinterested students an opportunity to design and implement a project for a developingcommunity. During the second semester of the sophomore year, students are given a choice towork on a contemporary engineering problem. Starting in spring 2007 semester, a design

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

Curriculum, Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit, The Office of Community Service Learning Press, Michigan2 Jordan, Michael, F., Service Learning in Architectural Technology: A Habitat for Learning, IJME/Intertech International Conference Proceedings, Newark, 2006.3 Craig, Walter O., Improving Engineering Technology Programs Through University/Industry Partnerships, IJME/Intertech International Conference Proceedings, Newark, 2006.4 Smith, Karl A., Sheri D. Sheppard, David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson, Pedagogies of Engagement: Classroom-Based Practices, Journal of Engineering Education, January 2005.5 Moor, S. Scott and Bruce D. Drake, Addressing Common Problems in engineering Design Projects: A Project

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ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washginton State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

) developedby the Washington State University (WSU) Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT).The CTR assesses four categories (problem identification, solution method, assumption quality andsolution quality) on a 6 point scale. The students in the CHAPL section appear to show more growth incritical thinking than those in the other section.IntroductionInstructors in the science and engineering disciplines are beginning to show enthusiasm forincorporating novel learning pedagogies into their classrooms and are seeing significant results. Someexamples of this include POGIL[1], developed in chemistry, and Hi-Pele[2], developed in chemicalengineering.These pedagogies are playing an important role in a Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics and

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2145: INTEGRATING THE TEACHING OF COMPUTER SKILLS WITHAN INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSETimothy Hinds, Michigan State University TIMOTHY J. HINDS is an Academic Specialist in the Michigan State University Department of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches undergraduate courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, mechanics and computational tools. He also teaches a senior-level undergraduate international design project course and has taught graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He received his BSME and MSME degrees from Michigan Technological University.Craig Somerton, Michigan State University CRAIG W. SOMERTON is an

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo; K Cyril Masiulaniec, University of Toledo; Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2198: LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT: A STUDENT PROJECT TODEVELOP INITIATIVE AND INNOVATION AS A PERMANENT STATE OFMINDSorin Cioc, University of Toledo Sorin Cioc is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), College of Engineering, University of Toledo. He received a Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toledo. His main research and publishing area is tribology. He is a past recipient of the Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award for the best paper on the practical aspects of lubrication

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Experiential and Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Bland, John Brown University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 12.1460.2General ManagementAs graduates, engineering students are typically hired into a starting, junior engineering positionwithin a company. Career progression from that point often proceeds along one of two paths.The engineer can remain in a technical position and be promoted into more senior technicalpositions. The most senior position in companies may be as a technical fellow or Vice Presidentof Engineering or Technology. The second path would be to move into a general managementposition. As a general manager, the individual would be responsible for multidisciplinaryoperations along functional areas such as engineering, marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing,purchasing, legal and other corporate disciplines. From this perspective

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

helped create the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His current interests are learning and faculty development.Charles Glover, Texas A&M University Charles Glover is Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies in the Artie McFerrin Dept. of Chemical Engineering where he has served on the faculty since 1977. Previous educational efforts included development of a sophomore year engineering program founded on the integrating principles of the conservation laws framework. Page 12.662.1© American Society for

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Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helene Hilger, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Francis De Los Reyes, North Carolina State University; Warren DiBiase, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Len Holmes, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Siva Mandjiny, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Todd Steck, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Environmental Engineering

, Journal of Engineering Education, Oct 2001, 669-675.2. Trowbridge, L, R. Bybee, and J. Powell. 2000. Teaching Secondary School Science, Merrill, Saddle River, NJ.3. Chiappetta, E.L., T.R. Koballa, and A.T. Collette. 1998. Science Instruction in the Middle and Secondary Schools, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ4. National Academy of Sciences. 1996. National Science Education Standards5. Glaser, R. 1994. Instructional technology and the measurement of learning outcomes: some questions, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice 13: 6-8. Page 12.1083.12

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Engineering Ethics and Global Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roobik Gharabagi, St. Louis University

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Engineering Ethics

professional societycodes of ethics4, Law and Engineering5 are among numerous resources available toeducational communities.Freshman Year ExperienceAll incoming freshmen are expected to attend a day long university orientation. The dayis used by faculty and staff to conduct several workshops to better prepare incomingstudents for their college experiences. Issues regarding ethical responsibilities, academichonesty, correct use of technology in completing assignments, accepting responsibilityfor one owns actions, and the university’s mission as a Jesuit institution are covered.Electrical and Computer Engineering Freshman students are required to register for aFreshman Engineering Course called Introduction to Electrical and ComputerEngineering (EENG

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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

experiences, self-efficacy and knowledge: A comparison of freshman and senior agriculture students. 2000 ASAE Annual Intenational Meeting, Technical Papers: Engineering Solutions for a New Century. vol: 2 2000. pp 5541-5550.5. Stone, Jeffrey A., Hoffman, Mark E., Madigan, Elinor M., Vance, David R. (2006). Technology Skills of Incoming Freshmen: Are First-Year Students Prepared? Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges. Volume 21. Issue 6. pp 117-121. Page 12.130.66. Palaigeorgiou, G. E., Siozos, P. D., Konstantakis, N. I., Tsoukalas, I. A.(2005). A Computer Attitude Scale for Computer Science Freshmen and its