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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-College Education team has been active in outreach programs such as theSally Ride Festival for 5th to 8th grade girls, Michigan Young Engineers and Scientists (YES)Expo, Pfizer Science Teacher Open House, MSU Science, Engineering, and Technology Day,UM Technology Day, Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) Open House,and the Detroit Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Chapter.The WIMS ERC pre-college educational team has also been busy sharing information about theWIMS education progress and efforts at a number of national professional organizationconferences, including the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Pre-collegesummit in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2004, the National Association for Minority

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Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Construction

AC 2007-2906: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING CONSTRUCTIONFUNDAMENTALS: IMPLEMENTING DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT DELIVERYPROCEDURES INTO A COURSE IN COST ESTIMATINGDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Schwartz, Cornell University; Catherine Norton, Cornell University; Sue Schwartz, The Learning Web

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2032: OUTREACH WITH GAME DESIGN EDUCATIONDavid Schwartz, Cornell University After finishing his dissertation in Civil Engineering and writing two textbooks as a graduate student in 1999, Cornell's Computer Science department made an offer David I. Schwartz couldn't refuse. Schwartz has made a career in researching and developing new curricula and educational technology. Over the past five years, he has collaborated with faculty and staff to build the Cornell Library Collaborative Learning Computer Laboratory (CL3) and the Game Design Initiative at Cornell (GDIAC; http://gdiac.cis.cornell.edu). CL3 currently hosts Cornell's new game courses, which now belong to a new

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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International

Engineering Institution (LACCEI) as a regional Vice-President.Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University Richard Devon is Professor and Director of the Engineering Design Program at Penn State in the School for Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs. His interests are in design education, innovative design, global design, and design ethics. He was the USA PI of Prestige, a consortium of seven universities in four countries dedicated to improving global product design education through shared projects and resources. http://prestige.psu.edu/index.shtml He has been using cross-national, virtual teams in his courses for the last seven years and he was instrumental in

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leo McAfee, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

12.729.7graduate study, and research and academic career opportunities. Presentations have includedsome Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) videos on the life of a graduate student;in summer 2005 the MIT material was provided in two presentations by the author’sdaughter (a recent PhD graduate in Chemical Engineering at MIT and a CASEE Post-Docconducting research on motivation for minorities to enter graduate study in science andengineering); in Summer 2006, the author made presentations using the videos his daughtershared. The MIT videos were produced by the Office of Minority Education at MIT.Another full afternoon of graduate study sessions and related lab tours are led by a Professorat Michigan State University; the students travel to the MSU

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Engineering Physics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Bougie, American University; Philip Johnson, American University; Nathan Harshman, American University; Teresa Larkin, American University; Michael Black, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

mission of its undergraduate program. • A strong disposition toward continuous evaluation of and experimentation with the undergraduate program.2The difficulties experienced by the American University physics program led to the re-evaluationof our program in light of the needs of potential physics majors who could be attracted to ourdepartment. Due to this re-evaluation, we significantly restructured our course offerings andrequirements, as well as implemented other changes in our program. This study couldpotentially to be adapted for other physics, engineering, or technology programs, particularlythose seeking to restructure after the loss of a graduate program and making a transition to anundergraduate-only

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John McLaughlin, MacLaughlin Associates; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

research in the areas of computational fluid dynamics and aircraft propulsion.Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research Kirk Jenne is the director of the N-STAR (Naval Research--Science and Technology for America's Readiness) program at the Office of Naval Research. His on a rotational assignment from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island. His research interests are in ocean engineering, materials, and underwater acoustics and sensors.Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division Robert Stiegler is currently supporting the USMC Targeting and Engagement Systems and the Office of Naval Research, N-STAR initiative. His recent career experience has included

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yong Bai, University of Kansas; Oswald Chong, University of Kansas

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Construction

AssessmentAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology has implemented new criteria foraccrediting engineering programs since 1996. Under new criteria, each program must formulateprogram outcomes that foster attainment of the program objectives and develop an assessmentprocess that demonstrates that these outcomes are being measured and indicates the degree towhich the outcomes are achieved. To meet the ABET’s challenge, a pre- and post-courseassessment method has been developed to evaluate the student learning outcomes andimplemented in a senior-level construction course entitled Construction Contracts. The conceptof pre- and post-course assessment is quite simple. Students are given a pre-course assessment atthe beginning of the semester

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

capabilities of understanding nanoscale phenomena. The nanoscalematerials and opportunities are designed to impact national Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) education, therefore allowing an efficient integration into currentscience curricula.Defining NanoThe National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) defines nanotechnology as “the understandingand control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers, where unique phenomenaenable novel applications. Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering and technology,nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating matter at this lengthscale.”2 The National Science Foundation (NSF) emphasizes many of the special properties thatoccur on the nanoscale and call

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Lee, University of South Florida; Linda Nook, Riverview High School; William Massolio, Riverview High School; Robert Liming, Riverview High School; Nancy Smith, Riverview High School; Susan Pantling, Riverview High School; Rodeny Jones, Riverview High School; Jan Davis, RIverview High School; Judy Meksraitis, Riverview High School; Effa Beauette, Riverview High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

parent=s son/daughter) wascurrently at the junior or senior level (determination assisted by the teachers/schools); and 2) thestudent (or parent=s son/daughter) intended to pursue some engineering discipline at the collegelevel (determined via self-report). Students and parents from three types of high schoolenvironments were pursued: 1) International Baccalaureate (IB) programs; 2)Technology/Engineering (TE) magnet programs; and 3) general high school (HS) programs. Perthe Institutional Review Board (IRB) policies, all participants were anonymous and schoolidentities/affiliations known only to the investigators. Furthermore, no attempt was made to linkup parents and their son/daughter

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Klod Kokini, Purdue University

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Minorities in Engineering

betweenexisting disciplines and as the basis for recruiting faculty who would bridge the schoolsand help define unique multidisciplinary research and educational directions. The nineinterdisciplinary signature areas selected were: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing;Energy; Global Sustainable Industrial Systems; Healthcare Engineering; Information,Communications, and Perception Technologies; Intelligent Infrastructure Systems;Nanotechnologies and Nanophotonics; System of Systems; and Tissue and CellularEngineering.Search Process and the Strategic Oversight CommitteeAccordingly, nine interdisciplinary cluster search committees were formed. Theseincluded faculty in engineering as well as from outside engineering. An electronic“hiring tool” was developed

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Sean O'Kelly, University of Texas-Austin; Larry Welch, University of Texas-Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-740: CONDUCTING FUEL TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OFREACTIVITY LABORATORY VIA REMOTE CONNECTIONSteven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Steven Biegalski is Director of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in the fields of nuclear instrumentation, neutron radiography, analysis of environmental media with nuclear methods, and modeling of environmental pathways. Prior to working for the University of Texas, Dr. Biegalski has utilized his expertise to support the development of technology in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). This includes the development and installation of environmental

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Baibak, Kettering University; Rajeev Agrawal, Kettering University

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-495: PROGRAMMING GAMES TO LEARN ALGORITHMSTimothy Baibak, Kettering University Tim Baibak graduated Summa Cum Laude from Howell High School. He is a Computer Science Major at Kettering University and currently a Software Engineer Intern at Gabriel Roeder Smith and Company. Apart from programming, he enjoys tennis, fishing, and playing video games.Rajeev Agrawal, Kettering University Rajeev Agrawal received his BS and MS, both in Computer Science, from India and currently working on his PhD thesis at Wayne State University. Since 2001, he has been with Kettering University as a faculty member in Science and Math department. His research interests are Content Based Image Retrieval

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Computers in Education

determine the best ways to introduce computing into early undergraduatemechanical engineering curriculum, focusing particularly on numerical methods and analysis.Given the importance of computing in professional engineering practice, this project seeks toimprove students’ facility with computers while moving away from ‘cookbook’ approacheswhich emphasize software-specific skills at the expense of more fundamental mathematical andconceptual knowledge.One aspect of this research project was to determine what computer experiences (STEM --Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics -- or otherwise) students have when they entercollege-level engineering classes. We surveyed sophomore engineering students in“Introduction to Applied Numerical Methods

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann Johnson; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University; Daivon Craft, Louisiana State University; Cheryle Peters, Louisiana State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Cain Center for Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematical Literacy. She is responsible for developing and implementing continuing education programs for K-12 science teachers. Dr. Nixon has been teaching for over 20 years and currently works in the redesigned high school teacher preparation program. Dr. Nixon has Master and Doctorate of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction in Science Based courses.Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University Warren N. Waggenspack, Jr. is currently the Associate Dean for Engineering Undergraduates and holder of the Ned Adler Professorship in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He obtained both his

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics

fromincorporating examples from science lab courses, along with or instead of textbook-typeproblems.Bibliography1. National Science Foundation, advisory committee chaired by M. D., George. (1996). Shaping the Future: NewExpectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (NSF 96-139).Washington, DC.2. Daughtery, M., Foehr, R., Haynes, T. & McBride, L. (1997). Building Bridges Symposium: Linking theDisciplines During Pre-Service Teacher Education. Normal, IL: Illinois State University. (Eric DocumentReproduction Service No. ED 421 471).3. C. Malawe and K. Watson (1996), Cultural Change at Texas A&M: From the Engineering Science Core to theFoundation Coalition, Proceedings of the 1996 Frontiers in Education

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Susan Donohue, University of Virginia

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Minorities in Engineering

engineering in my (intended) major.Quality of InstructionMy professors in the following courses were competent: in my core courses, overall in my majorcourses, overall in my electives, overall in my Science, Technology, and Society (STS) courses; repeatfor teaching assistantsMy professors in the following courses were caring: in my core courses, overall in my major courses,overall in my electives, overall in my STS courses; repeat for teaching assistantsI basically had to teach myself in the following courses: in my core courses, overall in my majorcourses, overall in my electives, overall in my STS coursesQuality of College ExperienceI received the faculty mentoring I needed to succeed.I received the peer mentoring I needed to succeed.I received the

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Jessica Rosinski, University of Texas-Austin; Paul Buckley, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Dugan, Washington State University; James Elliston, Washington State University; Roy Filby, Washigton State University; Jeremy Lessman, Washington State University; Alena Paulenova, Oregon State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-620: DEVELOPMENT OF A RADIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY FORTHE PRODUCTION OF TC-99M USING NEUTRON ACTIVATIONSheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Sheldon Landsberger is the Coordinator of the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program at the University of Texas at Austin and teaches a graduate course in Nuclear and Radiochemistry.Jessica Rosinski, University of Texas-AustinPaul Buckley, Lewis-Clark State CollegeDan Dugan, Washington State UniversityJames Elliston, Washington State UniversityRoy Filby, Washigton State UniversityJeremy Lessman, Washington State UniversityAlena Paulenova, Oregon State University

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-253: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY IN INTRODUCTORY COMPUTERSCIENCE PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTSTammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland Tammy VanDeGrift is an Assistant Professor at the University of Portland. She received a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington (Seattle). Her research interests include computer science education, educational technology, multimedia, software engineering, and CS theory. Page 12.608.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Encouraging Creativity in Introductory Computer Science

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Innovations in ECE Education III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1222: IMPROVING STUDENT INTUITION VIA RENSSELAER'S NEWMOBILE STUDIO PEDAGOGYDon Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMohamed Chouikha, Howard UniversityFrederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 12.861.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 “IMPROVING STUDENT INTUITION VIA RENSSELAER’S NEW MOBILE STUDIO PEDAGOGY” DON LEWIS MILLARD, RENSSELAER MOHAMED CHOUIKHA, HOWARD UNIVERSITY FREDRICK BERRY, ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYMOTIVATION AND RELEVANCE Although computer literate, today’s engineering students don’t enter college with the samelevel of hands

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University

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Instrumentation

," National Academy Press, 1985.8. McKenna, A. & Agogino, A. (1998) A Web-based Instructional Module for Teaching Middle School Students Engineering Design with Simple Machines. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.9. M. Kadiyala and B.L. Crynes, “A Review of Literature on Effectiveness of Use of Information Technology in Education,” J. Engr. Education, 89(2), 177-189, 2000.10. D.A. Kolb, Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, 1984.11. R.M. Felder and L.K. Silverman. "Learning Styles and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education." Engr. Education, 78 (7), 674-681, 1988.12

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Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Michael Madden, United Space Alliance; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

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Construction

view of CPM scheduling in the age of information technology.” Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, Florida, December 4-7, 2005, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, New Jersey, 1533-1540.15. Lucko, G. (2006). “An Activity and Arrow Arranging Algorithm for Clarity in Schedule Network Diagrams.” Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering of ASCE at the Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, Montréal, Québec, Canada, June 14-16, 2006, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.16. Halpin, D. W., Woodhead, R. W. (1998). Construction management. 2nd ed., John

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Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Janet Ellzey, University of Texas-Austin; Brad Hull, University of Texas-Austin; Jessica Rosinski, University of Texas-Austin; James Wright, University of Texas-Permian Basin

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Nuclear and Radiological

proposedcomprehensive curriculum that focuses on energy issues, complete with coursedescriptions and suggested texts, which should be capable of meeting all requirements.RequirementsThe most difficult task in constructing a mechanical engineering curriculum that offers awide range of energy applications is making sure that curriculum can still meet thenecessary requirements set forth by UTPB’s general requirements, as well TheAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). This section serves tooutline all these requirements and how they will be met.The Texas State Legislature requires that a certain “core curriculum” must be met by anypublic institution of higher learning. UTPB has it’s own requirements for anyundergraduate program, which

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanics

AC 2007-42: THE DYNAMICS SUMMER SCHOOL – A UNIQUE EDUCATIONALPROGRAMPhillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in 2000.Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory Chuck Farrar has 25 years experience as a technical staff member, project leader, and team leader

Conference Session

Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Clement Sankat, University of the West Indies; Roberto Loran, Universidad del Turabo

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International

to which the degree grantingsystem has voluntarily submitted the program for review.Accords and agreements are allowing recognition of engineering degrees beyond nationalboundaries. Europe formed the Fédération Européene d'Associations Nationales d'Ingénieurs(FEANI) in 1951 to start standardizing the European Engineer (EUR ING) degree. In the Page 12.1477.2Americas, the American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the CanadianEngineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) signed an agreement in 1979 to mutually recognizedprograms accredited by these two organizations. In 1989, the Washington Accord was signed byeight countries to mutually

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FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

interested in pursuing a career in structural engineering.Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University Kendall Vasilnek is a second-year student in Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University. She is a teaching assistant for first-year, at-risk students, and hopes to go into environmental engineering upon graduation.Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller received her PhD from Michigan Technological University and is assistant professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Western Michigan University. She teaches her department's capstone design courses and the college-wide service learning engineering design sequence, and

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Korte, University Of Minnesota; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2303: PORTRAYING THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTSIN ENGINEERING: STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR EDUCATIONALEXPERIENCES AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS IN ENGINEERING.Russell Korte, University Of Minnesota Russell F. Korte is a doctoral candidate in Human Resource Development and Strategic Management and Organization at the University of Minnesota. He is also a research assistant for the university’s Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. His research interests include learning, socialization, and performance in adult education and the workplace.Karl Smith, University of Minnesota Karl A. Smith is Cooperative Learning Professor

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Retention Programs for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helene Finger, California Polytechnic State University; Tracy Van Houten, University of Southern California; Barbara Curry, California Polytechnic State University; Jennifer Harris, United Parcel Service; Malia Francisco, United Parcel Service; Betsy Sale, United Parcel Service

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Women in Engineering

Women Educational Equity Award.Tracy Van Houten, University of Southern California Tracy Van Houten is the lead Systems Engineer for Jet Propulsion Laboratory's advanced concepts development team, Team X. She has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Cal Poly and is currently working on a M.S. in Astronautics and Space Technology at the University of Southern California. She was the Cal Poly SWE President from 2002-2003, and has continued her SWE involvement as the Region Collegiate Representative Coordinator on the Collegiate Interest Committee.Barbara Curry, California Polytechnic State University Barbara Curry has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara, and a M.S. and

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Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen Molina, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Asmaa Idrisu, George Mason University; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Amelia Marian, West University of Timisoara

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Educational Research and Methods

structure”. Systems thinking is perceived both as aparadigm (vantage point and thinking skills) and a earningethod (process, language andmethodology). The second supports the first and the two parts create a synergistic whole.Systems Thinking in Engineering Beginning in the mid 50s, Jay Forrester, a professor at the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, found the need for a better way to analyze social systems. He used hisengineering skills and methods to simulate a social system to predict its behavior overtime considering the impact of other factors. This method was called: “system dynamics”,and between 1961 and 1968 Professor Forrester wrote what would become the classicworks in System Dynamics4,5,6. Today he is widely known as the

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Duff, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-395: VISUALIZATION CENTERS AND TECHNICAL CURRICULAJon Duff, Arizona State University Jon M. Duff received his Ph.D. in art education from The Ohio State University after undergraduate and graduate study in technology at Purdue University. He then served on the faculty in Engineering Graphics at Ohio State from 1976-1984 and in Technical Graphics at Purdue from 1984-1997. While at Ohio State he was recognized for extracurricular activities in engineering education with induction into the TEXNIKOI Engineering Honorary. He has been recognized with the Dow Chemical Outstanding Young Faculty Award and holds the Laureate Citation from Epsilon Pi Tau, the international