Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado at Boulder; Tom Lookabaugh, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Engineering and Public Policy

to gain an understanding of public policy as it related to their discipline. Wefound that many of these students did value such knowledge. We also found that the more seniorstudents and the students with work experience overwhelmingly valued such material.As a follow-up to this research, we surveyed approximately one hundred engineers in a variety ofhiring positions in industry to determine their view on the inclusion of public policy in anengineering curriculum. Among the questions included in the survey, we asked, “Do you believethat engineering students should be exposed to public policy issues as part of their education?”We also addressed a number of other issues, including: 1) How do these engineers define publicpolicy? 2) Should the

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

accrediting including1: 1) Students, 2) ProgramEducational Objectives, 3) Program Outcomes and Assessment, 4) Professional Component, 5)Faculty, 6) Facilities, 7) Institutional Support and Financial Resources, and 8) Program Criteria.Under Criterion 3, Program Outcomes and Assessment, ABET specifies eleven (from a to k) Page 12.694.2attributes that an engineering program must demonstrate that graduates have1: a. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data, c. an ability to design a system, component, or process to

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; Ke Li, Michican Technological University; James Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy

= (1) Person - hour of inputIn the definition of productivity, there are two concepts that are generally used. First, theoutput is compared with the simple sum of all the hours of labor spent in production. Thesecond concept is the comparison between the output and the total input, where the total inputincludes all of the resources used in production. Generally, the first concept, output perlabor-hour, is used more than the second concept, output per unit of labor and capital.5Sonmez and Rowing6 stated that the ratio of output to work hours (production rate) or the ratioof work hours to output (inverse of the production rate) are generally used. The work houroften appears as labor-hour in construction, since the labor

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis

AC 2007-3127: WHEN THEY STAY AND WHEN THEY DON’T: EXAMPLES OFFIRST SEMESTER RETENTION RATES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO LEARNINGSTYLESStephanie Ivey,Anna Lambert, University of Memphis Page 12.1609.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 When They Stay and When They Don’t: Examples of First Semester Retention Rates and Relationships to Learning Styles Stephanie Ivey1, Anna Lambert1 1 Department of Civil Engineering, The University of MemphisAbstractOur research presents initial findings of a pilot-scale project performed at The Herff College ofEngineering, The University of

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Michael McCuddy, Valparaiso University

AC 2007-3128: IMPLEMENTING A NEW APPROACH TO TEACHING THEETHICS OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGYDoug Tougaw, Valparaiso UniversityMichael McCuddy, Valparaiso University Page 12.837.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 IMPLEMENTING A NEW APPROACH TO TEACHING THE ETHICS OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Douglas Tougaw1 and Michael K. McCuddy2 1 Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; Email: Doug.Tougaw@valpo.edu 2 Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; Email: Mike.McCuddy@valpo.edu 1. INTRODUCTIONEmerging technology holds great

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Miles, United States Military Academy; C.M. Chewar, United States Military Academy

the mechanisms of a solution method without really learning theunderlying concepts.2.1. Related Work:Seeking to enhance our understanding about how we could engage these engineering students ina deeper level of learning, we turned to Driscoll’s discussion of curiosity and interest as adeterminate of student motivation [1]. Cognitive theorists extend the general premises ofmotivational research, which explain human behaviors as resulting from specific decisions to fillsome human need or drive, such as basic subsistence. Driscoll contends that when studentsdecide how much to persistently engage in a learning task, they are weighing personal values(academic excellence) against opposing drive forces (the need to rest, participate in social events

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Hoadley, Professor @ VMI

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Civil Engineering

“attitudes” portion of the BOK. What is the importance of attitudes in theengineering profession and in other professions as well? If attitudes are included in the BOKthen they must be assessed. Knowledge and skills can be objectively measured while attitudesare far more subjective and difficult to assess in a consistent way. Some attitude assessmenttools are discussed.IntroductionIn 2004 ASCE published a report defining the “knowledge, skills and attitudes,” or morebroadly, the body of knowledge (BOK), necessary for an individual to enter the professionalpractice of civil engineering.1 Knowledge means the familiarity with certain facts and naturallaws while skill is the ability to use that knowledge. Attitude is “a mental position with regard toa

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Lindsley, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

-servicesecondary math and science teachers. This latter course is part of a series of courses, offeredthrough the NSF-sponsored MSP (Math and Science Partnership): Project Pathways,1 designedto help integrate mathematics and science, and can be taken as partial fulfillment of a Master’sdegree in Science/Math Education. An attitude survey, based on the well-documented PFEAS(Pittsburgh Freshmen Engineering Attitude Survey),2 was taken by both sets of learners. Bothgroups completed the survey at the beginning and end of the Fall 2006 semester. Initial datashows a statistically significant difference between the two groups in attitudes about engineering.The greatest difference in the two groups’ attitudes at the beginning and end of the semester wasin the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno

.1 The primary goal of theclass is to provide a foundation in materials science and engineering that the students can buildupon in their major classes and future careers.The topics covered in this course are relatively consistent at schools across the nation. This isreflected in the similarities between introductory texts utilized for the course. In a traditionalversion of this course, each major topic, represented by a chapter in an introductory text, iscovered in a week or two of class. While this methodology is effective at teaching students thebasics of materials science it does not adequately expose the students to how all the fundamentaltopics are interrelated. Students also do not get a strong sense of the role materials

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina

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Computers in Education

art theory that can be directly and simply related to computertechnology is the artistic style known as Pointillism. In the late nineteenth century, Frenchpainter Georges Seurat began reducing his paintings to discrete points of paint pigment. SeeFigure 1. When the viewer of the painting stands a few feet away, these discrete points of colorbegin to optically blend together, resulting in new colors becoming apparent that do notphysically exist on the canvas. Figure 1. “The Side Show- Detail” by Georges Seurat, 1881 14This process of optical color mixing is exactly how a modern computer display represents a widegamut of color. Computer monitors have the ability to physically display only red, green andblue pixels. Thousands of

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, disconnect switches, fuses and conduit andconductors to interconnect the entire system. Fig. 1, shows a picture of this layout. This replicasystem allows students to see the physical connections and sizes of equipment to facilitatepractical and rational design methods. The classroom is also equipped with actual inductiveloads, power factor correction capacitors and demand meters. These components allow thestudent to visually inspect the difference between real and displacement power factors and powerfactor correction design alternatives. In addition, the lab is equipped with various types oflighting systems and exposed mechanical equipment to provide further insight into the builtenvironment and the student’s role in this development.Fig. 1

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

attract and retain a diverse studentpopulation. At Saint Louis University and elsewhere, two obstacles have been noted in attractingfuture students: (1) many students are not prepared for the rigors of engineering and (2) studentsdon’t see role models like themselves in engineering. A variety of K-12 programs3-5 have beenset up to address these issues, however local outreach efforts, such as demonstrations for middleschool students performed by undergraduate students, may be able to address both of these issueson a small scale. If these demonstrations are performed at the middle school level, students canmore easily recognize their needed coursework and take these courses in high school. Thesemiddle schools students also better identify with

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Lee, University of South Florida; Douglas Lunsford, University of South Florida

engineeringcourses, verbal communication skills (individual and group-related activities) are often ratherlimited. As a result, employers of engineering graduates often cite low skill levels in publicspeaking/presentations as a significant problem.McCroskey defines communication anxiety as: “an individual’s level of fear or anxietyassociated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons”5.Richmond and McCroskey have identified four categories of CA: 1) traitlike CA which relates topersonality orientation (which reflects both genetics and environment); 2) context-based CAwhich relates to a specific communication mode such as public speaking; 3) audience-based CA

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1857: SUPPORTING MATH AND SCIENCE THROUGH ELEMENTARYENGINEERING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONCharles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School CHARLES PARSONS is the Science Coach at Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School Center for Mathematics and Engineering. He earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida. His experiences include over 30 years teaching in Kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms and 1 ½ years as a resource teacher. Chuck has curriculum writing experience and has presented at various state and national venues.Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School DEBORAH O'HARE is a 4th and 5th grade teacher at Douglas L

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Acheson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Lingma Acheson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

. It should be noted that both of these links are located on The University of Arizona®Faculty Governance web page (http://fp.arizona.edu/senate/)1.Paper ReductionAs stated above, the first iteration of on-line voting tools developed was designed to assist in thedistribution of information and the explanation of the nomination/election process itself.However, it did not take advantage of the web’s ability to reduce the amount of hardcopy paperrequired to accomplish various tasks. The nomination form was simply distributed via the web,printed out (numerous times), filled out and hand-delivered back to the Nominations Committee.This was to become the second consideration taken into account when developing the currentsystem. The nomination

Conference Session

FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Cory Miller, Wright State University; Thomas L. Bazzoli, Wright State University

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First-Year Programs

their perceptionsfrom pre-enrollment choices, to academic activities support, to why they dropped out. Anin-depth analysis of attrition and retention reported on by Shuman, et. al. included fivemain areas, two at the freshmen level and three at the upper-departmental level.1 At thefreshman level those who transferred out or resigned, and those that left while onacademic probation were studied. At the upper level those that transferred out in goodstanding, not in good standing, or went inactive were studied. The two main reasons thatfreshmen and upper classmen left their programs were due to developing a dislike orloosing interest in engineering. The reasons for this appeared to be dissatisfaction withtheir “science and math courses” and a

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Giullian, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Jason McCammon, Brigham Young University; Brad Brooks, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

by real worldengineers as they work with colleagues, suppliers, subcontractors, etc. from around the world.The “future of many firms will depend upon their flexibility and quick responsiveness”1,especially in regard to global collaboration2. Engineering students who are able to honecollaboration skills during their university experience will have a great advantage in the Page 12.809.2workforce.The steep learning curve and amount of uncertainty in beginning a global project are two of theprimary reasons for the lack of international collaboration projects. The lessons learned aboutcollaboration in this project can be applied to any global

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Shepard, University of Central Florida

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Instrumentation

can (at least in principle) break the security of classicalencryption codes has spurred a tremendous interest in the development of Quantum Encryption(QE) – the only means of restoring computer data and telecommunication security. Once therealm of a select few of quantum physicists, QE has now become a very important emergingtechnology. Herein important technological issues (that our Engineering Technology Photonicsstudents are well versed in) arise. Two of the most important issues of practical implementationare: the brightness of the sources and the efficiency of the detectors.Single-photon sources have only recently been made practical and economically accessible foruse in undergraduate laboratories.1 This occurred in undergraduate physics

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Eger Bill; Phillip Aaron, University of Dayton; Charles Schreier, University of Dayton

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International

communication, leadership and business skills.Furthermore, globalization in industry makes international experience an important, but oftendifficult to implement part of the engineering curriculum.1, 2 Experiential learning can be implemented into the engineering curriculum in a variety ofways including co-ops, internships, project and problem based learning, laboratory experiencesand service-learning. However, integration of international experience into an already packedengineering curriculum can be a little more difficult to attain. Study abroad, internationalinternships and co-ops and international service-learning represent some of the ways in whichengineering academia has provided international experiences for some of its students

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Schimmels, Marquette University

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First-Year Programs

course sequence was that it act as anabstract (or “roadmap”) of the engineering curriculum as well as an abstract for a generalengineering career. Other design objectives, related to the program-level objectives providedabove, are that the courses: 1) engage students in activities similar to those performed bypracticing engineers to allow them to make informed decisions regarding persistence inengineering, 2) motivate the need for the analysis skills that are the focus of subsequentcoursework; 3) motivate, define, and exercise the skills and characteristics of an experiencedengineer related to design, communication, and teamwork, 4) demonstrate the importance ofthese not-exclusively-analysis skills and characteristics to students, and 5) instill

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Dakota State University and five tribal colleges in thestate. Each year, as part of this multi-pronged effort, a two-week summer camp is organized atthe university for tribal college students and tribal high school graduates. The camp is designedand organized recognizing students’ cultural and socio-economic background, and specific needsdue to their coming from remote rural areas. Objectives of the summer camp include: (1)introducing Native American students to different science and engineering disciplines; (2)exposing the students to research programs and career opportunities; (3) retaining their interest inSTEM; (4) provide opportunities to experience campus and urban life; and (5) increasingenrollment in college level science and engineering

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Diane Schaub, University of Florida; Patrick Patterson, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

disciplines have a defined Body of Knowledge (BOK). The Civil EngineeringBody of Knowledge for the 21st Century1, perhaps the most noted BOK, adds four outcomes tothe eleven outcomes (Criterion 3 - a through k)2 currently required for engineering accreditationby the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Table 1 lists those additionaloutcomes, which are viewed as “broadening and deepening”1 current ABET outcomes. Table 1. New Civil Engineering BOK Outcomes Outcome Statement: The 21st century civil engineer must demonstrate1: Criterion . 3, a-k . (1 – 11) . 12. An ability to apply

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Cech, University of California-San Diego; Kara Boettcher, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University

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Liberal Education

in the vertical hierarchies of their organizationsand thus cannot be used to make any claims about increased gender inequality over the lastdecade. The retention of women engineering graduates in technical fields remains less then theretention of men, maintaining the under-representation of women in the technical fields. Moreimportantly, the narrowing trend is evident even for women engineers, who have historicallytaken up non-technical careers at a higher rate than men. Table 1: Percent of Respondents Employed in Non-Technical Jobs 1993 1997 2003 Total Population of Engineering Graduates 42.0% 40.1% 33.3% Women only Engineering Graduates

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

research project in electromagnetic control of hypersonic shockwaves for re-entry bodies isin progress at Alabama A&M University (AAMU). A group of propulsion students wereasked to design a mechanical cradle to support a test object for an experiment involvingelectromagnetic control of shockwaves as a senior project. The thermal and mechanicaldesign of this cradle required students to apply Computational Fluid Dynamics and noveldevelopment in electromagnetic flow control to complete the required design tasks. Thispaper describes the project and the assessment method used to evaluate student learning.IntroductionMechanical Engineering graduates must demonstrate: 1) an ability to design a system,component, or process to meet desired needs; 2) an

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College

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Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily Allen, San Jose State University; Jeanne Linsdell, San Jose State University

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Materials

and thecomplexity of the report format. Each assignment presents a short narrative, describing anengineering job and assignment, and presents some guidelines as to what content is appropriate.In the rest of the assignment, the audience is identified, and guidelines for length are given. Thestudent’s task is to extract relevant information from the experiment and effectivelycommunicate that information in writing.A short description of the laboratory experiment subject, the specific narratives and tasks for thewriting assignment are described below. For an example of a complete narrative, see Figure 1. ‚ Assignment 1. Metal Resistivity - Short Engineering Report o Your company fabricates copper wire. Elemental analysis of a metal

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Quintanilla, University of North Texas; Nandika D'Souza, University of North Texas; Jianguo Liu, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

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Mathematics

quasiequilibrium process by integrating W = ∫ Vi V 1.3 dV . • The endpoints of a beam of length L under a load tend to move closer together by a slight amount because of the deflection. This displacement, called the curvature L 1 shortening, is given by λ = ∫ [v' ( x)] dx, where the deflection curve of the beam 2 20 4δ

Conference Session

Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University; Mohamed Bourham, North Carolina State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

on a nuclear engineering career. Strategies for implementation will be the focus ofthis paper.KeywordsNuclear engineering; K12 outreach; diversity programs; women in engineering; minorities inengineering; undergraduate programIntroduction Past issues of American Society of Engineering Education’s Prism and the AmericanNuclear Society’s Nuclear News highlight a concern about diversity within engineering andnuclear engineering.1 Referring to the Report of the Congressional Commission on theAdvancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology Development,there is supporting evidence of a troubling trend: low diversity numbers in engineering andnuclear engineering.2 The number of Hispanic, Black, and Asian nuclear

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Amin Karim, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

. The program must have an effective professional development plan for its faculty. The number of faculty members must be sufficient to provide program continuity, proper frequency of course offerings, appropriate levels of student-faculty interaction, and effective student advising and counseling. Each program must have effective leadership through a full-time faculty member with defined leadership responsibilities for the program. The program faculty must have sufficient responsibility and authority to define, revise, implement, and achieve program objectives (ABET, 2007, p.7).1 The nature, demands, and vocabulary of scholarship are also evolving. ErnestBoyer, in his 1990 Scholarship

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Morton, Western Washington University

studentsto leverage the skills they have received in previous courses to work efficiently on their seniorprojects. Examples of projects using embedded microcontrollers can be found on our projectwebsite1. The seniors can choose any microcontroller that makes sense for their project.However, because of their familiarity, most choose one of the 9S12 parts. As shown in Table 1,in the last three years, the seniors used 25 9S12/68HC12 parts out of 33 microcontrollers used.Again, this speaks more towards the versatility of these parts, not that they were the ‘best’solutions for the specific project. After all the students will tend to choose what they are familiarwith. MCU Used Quantity Comments 9S12DP256/512 17