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Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

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Engineering Economy

AC 2007-1453: SPREADSHEET TECHNIQUES FOR ENGINEERINGPROFESSORS: THE CASE OF EXCEL AND ENGINEERING ECONOMICSJohn Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette JOHN H. RISTROPH is an emeritus Professor of Engineering Management. His doctorate is in industrial engineering and operations research, and his non-academic experience includes service to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources first as Head of Economics and Statistics and then as Director of Policy and Planning. His interests include engineering economics and computer-aided-instruction. Page 12.1297.1© American Society for Engineering

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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International

Press. Retrieved May 24, 2006 from Lexis-Nexis database. 7. Goodin, D. (2006, April 27). Intel CEO vows broad restructuring as part of plan to rebound. Associated Press. Retrieved May 24, 2006 from Lexis-Nexis database. 8. Intel commits $1 billion to further emerging markets strategy; World Ahead Program links work in accessibility, Connectivity, education. (2006, May 3). M2 Communications Ltd. Retrieved May 24, 2006 from Lexis-Nexis database. Page 12.1021.9 9. Lammers, D. (2006, May 8). PC’s for Third World, by design. Electronic Engineering Times. Retrieved May 24, 2006 from Lexis-Nexis

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Zeid, Northeastern University; Randal August, Northeastern University; Ronald Perry, Northeastern University; Emanuel Mason, Northeastern University; Jannon Farkis, Northeastern University; Marta Hersek, Northeastern University; Morgan Hynes, TechBoston; Haruna Tada, TechBoston; Felicia Vargas, TechBoston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

enter “Become an Inventor!” competition as an individual oras a team. Sample events are Uphill Climb, Busy City Sidewalk, Smart Cars, Robotic Retriever,All-Terrain Vehicle, Personal elevator, and Become an Inventor!.AssessmentAlthough this program is developed as an after-school program, assessment is critical forteachers to be able to (1) provide feedback to their students, and (2) modify their plans based onthe students’ understanding and progress. In general, the assessments provided consider threebasic program goals: EDP principles and processes, teamwork and communication skills, andaffect (interest and excitement).Suggestions for assessment are provided; teachers may choose which to do at particular pointsduring the program. The

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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

: “Engineering students learn what we teach them, but often do not become what we intend.[Students learn] the behaviors that let [them] succeed in classes, but these behaviors do not always correlate with success in engineering. Engineering Students for the 21st Century is a reform program for undergraduate engineering that is trying to align the behaviors that are taught in our program with those that help students succeed. To accomplish this we plan to transition from emphasizing acquisition of knowledge to emphasizing student development.”1Our research problem relates to the overall ES21C project, and by extension the transition toteam-based learning6, as a “devil’s advocate” test. Many previous studies focus

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Retention of STEM Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie Walser, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

with the lowest scores on “academic facilities” and “strength ofeducation” also had the lowest “academic achievement” scores- the connection was notconclusive. For example, a low MGPA score could be the result of the grading practicesin a particular department and have little to do with the other departmental characteristics. In future works, we plan to examine the impact of the departmental characteristics on theretention and academic achievement of engineering students as well as continue to studythe predictors of retention, graduation and academic achievement. We will also explorethe challenges in implementing new policies, gaining buy-in from the college communityand the importance of good communication both in and outside of the college

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ChE: Retention and Outreach

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Chemical Engineering

not selecting for either a math or science specialization we do aim to have eightin-service and four pre-service teachers as participants. Teachers selected for participation werenotified by March 1 and had to reconfirm their intention to participate no later than April 15.This latter action was found necessary in order to insure that we had our full compliment of 12teachers during the summer. At the same time that the teachers were being recruited so too were the engineeringfaculty who would serve as the mentors for the teachers. Unlike our prior program for which nofocus was planned, the RET program used biologically related engineering topics as its focus.This topic is both current as well as being of interest to the K-12 students

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amjad Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville; Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-Brownsville

domain, to the latest systems and methods of biometric identification. Currently, ourstudents are modestly exposed to the principles of biometrics theory in two undergraduateand graduate level courses: Digital Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence. In thispaper we describe a GUI-based iris-recognition system that has been developed bystudents in the undergraduate program of our computer science department. The mainpurpose of such as system is to demonstrate how CS students can harness their computerscience skills in this rapidly advancing technology of biometric. This also comes as partof our future plan to build a comprehensive and integrated state-of-the-art Biometrics

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Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

professional businesscoach hired by the university for the purpose of commercializing academic projects and ideas. Phase 1 Focus: Innovation Technology Activities: Idea selection Patent searches Prototype design Brainstorming Idea development Business models Deliverables: State-of-the-art review Patent Phase 2 Focus: Market Business Theme: From business establishment and development to entrepreneurship Actors: Business coaches Incubators Business angels Seed capital Deliverables: Business plan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Lee, San Jose State University; Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Tai-Ran Hsu, San Jose State University; David Parent, San Jose State University

levels of emphasisamong design, fabrication, and testing, to reach higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy whilesimultaneously balancing time and resource constraints in a practical manner. Feedback fromstudent opinions and plans for improvement are also presented.IntroductionThe multidisciplinary subject of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) requires a broadrange of background knowledge and skills. MEMS engineering demands importantcontributions from the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materialsengineering, and other disciplines. In an effort to make hands-on MEMS education moreaccessible to engineering students, a new laboratory course has been developed and instituted atSan José State University, built upon a framework

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Crosby, Southern University; Samuel Ibekwe, Southern University; Guoqiang Li, Southern University; Su-Seng Pang, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge; Kun Lian, Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD)

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Minorities in Engineering

increasing surface area.4Education and TrainingIn addition to technical research, education and human resource development is another impacttask in which, better educational opportunities, and exposure to cutting edge researchtechnologies has been emphasized for minority students that are planning to earn an engineering Page 12.1492.6or science undergraduate or graduate degrees. Through this project, the research experience ofminority students is being improved so that they can reach their full academic potential andcompete successfully for the available high technology oriented career opportunities. Themotivation here is to (a) develop a “research

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Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yamilka Baez-Rivera, Mississippi State University; Lennon Brown, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Graduate Studies

is currently working with Mississippi Power Company in Gulfport, MS. He currently holds the position a Distribution Planning Engineer.Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University Noel N. Schulz received her B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1988 and 1990, respectively. She received her Ph.D. in EE from the University of Minnesota in 1995. She has been an associate professor in the ECE department at Mississippi State University since July 2001 and holds the TVA Endowed Professorship in Power Systems Engineering. Prior to that she spent six years on the faculty of Michigan Tech. Her research interests are in computer applications in

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Capstone Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Promiti Dutta, Columbia University; Alexander Haubold, Columbia University

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Design in Engineering Education

design course.Section 1: About You • Your Preferred Name • Section • Gender • How do you describe your ethnicity/cultural background? • Is English your native language? o If not, what is/are? • Are you an international student or an immigrant to the US? o If so, in what country/countries have you spent most your life, and when did you come to the US?Section 2: Academic Interests and Career Goals • What's your current first choice of a major? • How confident are you in your first choice? (percentage) • What’s your second choice of a major? • What's your first choice for a minor, if any, at this time? • How clear are you on your plans for what you want to do as a career? • How comfortable or

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Mechanics

College of Elementary Physics Elementary Chemistry Basic Mathematics1) Development, at an early stage, of students’ internalized ease with the scale,2) Development of students’ visualization of High School Training the problems under consideration.Further objectives should focus on how the faculty of Fig. 1. Courses of Mechanics in Engineering Curriculumengineering mechanics courses can develop the associated pedagogy for multiscaling mechanicseducation. Therfore a careful and a systematic plan to

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Butera, Georgia Institute of Technology; Selcuk Uluagac, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology; Andy Deck, National Instruments; Michael Torba, National Instruments; Steven Trahan, National Instruments

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Electrical and Computer

means to stop). Students developflowcharts to plan the control and timing structure of their program and then program theirrobots to respond reliably to their clap commands.Associated technical subdiscipline overviews: electronic design and microsystemsThe Light Sensor: The NXT light sensor is able to distinguish gray-scale light levels fromambient light or reflected from its self-generated light. A common use of the light sensor isto allow a robot to follow lines drawn on a surface. In this lab students learn how to use thelight sensor to follow a black figure drawn on a white surface. The initial algorithm modelsthe sensor as making binary black/white decisions, but in the final challenge students usesimple prediction and feedback from the

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College; Frank Hart, Bluefield State College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

from industry, the R&D community,government, the armed services,” students, and faculty inthe pursuit of meeting the technological challenge. Thispaper highlights the projects and activities happeningthrough the Center. Continuous improvement needsnurturing to cause desired CART activities.(CART) is up and running well. In the first two years ofoperation, we have continued to develop new appliedresearch projects and technology services to betterrepresent the School of Engineering Technology andComputer Science and Bluefield State College. KeepingCART’s vision and mission in mind, we worked diligently to meet the goals of our ambitiousbusiness plan. We have stayed within our project budgets without expense to the School or theCollege and

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop

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Industrial Engineering

the ASEE 2007conference. Preliminary assessment data will be available and plans for the next offeringwill be in place. Discussion will center on pedagogical methods and tools used within theclass that enable students to incorporate environmental concerns into product and processdesigns. Emphasis will be placed on the economic impact of alternatives.An overview of the topics contained in the class will be presented in detail. The coursemodules begin with a module exploring historical and ethical perspectives on theenvironmental impact of industrial processes. Technical content and engineering toolscomprise the middle weeks of the course, as life cycle concepts and material choices areintroduced. The course concludes with a module presenting

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; John Matusik, The Engineering Groupe

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Civil Engineering

, Figure 1 is a photo-reduced copy of the site layout sheet submitted by the residential team. A typical submissionpackage includes 20 or more similar sheets providing all of the required project details.Assessment ProcessThe assessment process works as follows. The team presentations are made to a large audience,typically exceeding 100 people. All program faculty and all industry mentors assigned to theteams are automatically jury panelists. In addition, leading engineers from local companies are Page 12.1574.3 Page 12.1574.4Figure 1. Typical Residential Team Plan Sheetinvited to attend, and as

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Industry-Academia Collaborations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University

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Continuing Professional Development

, troubleshooting, analysis of constraints and receptiveness to new concepts. 3. Develop a process for career planning at all levels. Its business and technical components are readily available but there also needs to be a broad awareness of the factors that drive change and impact competitiveness 5. We have used a simple 2 x 2 grid to guide the process. As an example, the individual would collect evidence of ways in which local technology initiatives are creating changes and then assess their likely continuation and personal impact. The same steps can be followed for the other three combinations. Local Global Technology Business 4. Increase

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Foster Excellence

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

, parents, the CCNY community, and Transportation AgencyAdministrators and Staff; administrating or corresponding, reports, budget/financial transactionIntermodal Advisory Board: The Intermodal Advisory Board (IAB) is comprised ofrepresentatives from the Federal Highway Administration New York Office; New York StateDepartment of Transportation (DOT); New York City DOT; Port Authority of New York & NewJersey; Metropolitan Transportation Authority; New York City Transit; the New York CityBoard of Education; the City College of New York Community; private engineering firms; andprivate transportation entrepreneurial organizations. The IAB continues to fulfill its obligationsof reviewing proposals and curriculum, planning and securing resources, and

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Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; James Steck, Wichita State University; David Koert, Wichita State University; Larry Paarmann, Wichita State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

was designed as an independent unit of instruction. The lesson plan for eachmodule included: title, objective, connection to SCANS (skills, reading, math, science Page 12.12.5objectives), the essential concepts, vocabulary words and terms, background information andknowledge base, real-world connection, activity, materials, and assessment. The modules were:Introduction (to class and LEGO MINDSTORMS), Gearing Principles, Flight Controls,Engineering Graphics, Information Transmission and Storage, Sensors, and Production Systems.Each of these modules used a consistent format. Day 1 (scheduled for 2 hours) had a lecture andsome basic hands-on. Day 2

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Kim Shollenberger, California Polytechnic State University; Jane Kennedy, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

inventories to measure outcomes. The authors plan to expand the study to Page 12.1319.8include more students as well as track students longitudinally to see if changes in study habitsand performance can be found by limiting textbook solution manuals as a resource for solvinggraded homework assignments.References1. Widmann, J., and Shollenberger, K., “Student use of Textbook Solution Manuals: Student and Faculty Perspectives in a Large Mechanical Engineering Department,” Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2006.2. Walberg, H. J., Paschal, R. A., Weinstein, T

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mireille Battikha, Consultant

12.346.2involves developing a schedule, a plan, or an estimate, selecting a construction method andmaterial, or improving its productivity and quality, engineers must possess the skills to carry outintegrated analytical and decision-making processes taking into consideration the effect that eachof these functions has on the other1,2,3. Teaching engineering students how to carry out theseprocesses can be improved with ample exposure and effective delivery methods to enable themto grasp the inherent and intricate concepts and perform relevant hands-on applications for anadequate preparation for their careers4.This paper illustrates the use of a multimedia case-based system designed to enhance the learningprocess by providing decision-support for an

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Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Adam Stienecker, Ohio Northern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Eleven students had registered for the program, although itwas initially planned for eight. As a first activity of the students, a pre-assessment exercise wasadministered. After which, students were introduced to their curriculum that would include theaforementioned activities.Engineering Design - The basics of engineering design included: understanding the problem,generating concepts, iteration for optimization, and testing the product. Our presentation onengineering design was spread throughout the week as different parts were addressed at relevanttimes.We decided to introduce students to data acquisition methodology and materials behavior.Introducing students to a data collection method through testing would provide students theknowledge of

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Technology in the Physics Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitat Berlin; Thomas Richter, Technische Universitat Berlin; Harald Scheel, Technische Universitat Berlin; Christian Thomsen

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Engineering Physics & Physics

2001, as a research assistant at SFB609 in Dresden from 2002-2004, and is now part of the Team of the MuLF-Centre (Multimedia Center for eLearning, eTeaching & eResearch at the TU Berlin). In the past two years, Olivier Pfeiffer focused on the organization and coordination of the involved teams and contributed to several other eLTR related projects. He is also involved in the planning and application of future eLTR projects at the Berlin University of Technology. His research interest focuses on the development of interactive mathematical objects especially supporting the visualization of complex mathematics and physics related problems. Contact Information

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International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

engineers and technologists in countries like India and China.According to Moshe Kam, the vice president of IEEE educational activities, it is a big problemas India is experiencing a shortage of qualified technical personnel in spite of 60,000 out ofwork engineers among 200,000 annually produced. Protab Bhanu, the president of India’s Centerfor policy research and a member of the National Knowledge Commission expressed hisfrustration on the production of many unemployable engineers in India. Bhanu and many hightech recruiters blames the India’s main accreditation body for engineering education which theyconsider to be meaningless. In February 2006, IEEE Board of Directors approved Kam’s plan toincrease the IEEE’s influence on the activities of

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Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

have a remote control in activities on the system via main server. ‚ The production method, transmission, multi-media section renovation and Collaboration & Comm. are designed in a way to enable live (same time) communication with least volume of data transmission. This is possible with the use of Vector Base for the Bitmap Base servers.Dynamic educational planning in the form of educational calendar of all courses togetherwith their syllabus and topics is the main specifications of implemented remote controleducation system software. The educational management system (including all educationalcategory) includes visual and sound transmission of the lecturer via a powerful data bank(in form of an abstract class

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby Crawford, USMA

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Mechanical Engineering

ProgramAbstractAssessing the level at which a Mechanical Engineering program achieves its stated outcomes isessential, not only to a successful ABET evaluation but also to the continued improvement andeffectiveness of the program. While survey data is valuable, it should only be one component ofa broader assessment plan. The Mechanical Engineering (ME) program at the United StatesMilitary Academy (USMA) has employed a method to feed graded event averages and standarddeviations from student assignments, examinations, and projects into a multi-level assessmenttool that provides a valuable measure of how well the students are achieving the programoutcomes.In the fall of 2005, the need arose to objectively evaluate how well the students in a designcourse were

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

into all levels of adiscipline curriculum is futile. In today’s workforce, (where how you performed afunction at your job last week isn’t necessarily how you will perform it a week from now)knowing how to locate reliable information is essential.Collaboration and AssignmentsThe concept of collegiality is discussed as one of most challenging and meaningfulcomponents of a successful collaboration relationship between teaching faculty andteaching librarians.8 ACRL's information literacy web site presents many resources andideas including collaboration examples from various schools.9 ACRL points out carefullydefined roles, comprehensive planning and shared leadership as requirement ofsuccessful collaboration. Respect for each party is important in

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FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University

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First-Year Programs

scientific interest in nanotechnologies, offers anopportunity for such assessment and revision. The focus of this paper, one of two proposed forthe 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, will describe some beginning plans and actions for theinclusion of nanotechnology into a typical freshman year Statics course. Page 12.983.2Curricular ContextSince classical mechanics is such a fundamental component of modern engineering education,see figure 1, most practitioners see little need for alterations of teaching methods that were "goodenough for my generation". However a new wind is blowing and recent articles call for the

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Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Moustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Julie Moustafa, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Design Graphics

solidbackground in. In addition, communication and problem-solving skills are important.As many 4- year Engineering Technology graduates plan to take jobs in the design area, Page 12.1538.2many students use the experience gained in the classroom through taking CAD and SolidModeling courses early in their academic careers to obtain entry level drafting position orinternships. Since many employers pay for continuing education drafting has become agate way job for student continuing with their education to become engineeringtechnicians or engineers.CADD systems have become more powerful and easier to use also and has limited thedemand for highly skilled drafters as