Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

to acquire data from sensorsand instruments but be able to teach signal processing and control design concepts as well asmechatronics and embedded design. Educators at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology[1] haveused Virtual Instrumentation that is based on graphical programming to teach signal processingconcepts. Educators at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Mechatronics [2] have used VirtualInstrumentation to teach mechatronics concepts and design innovative systems such as the HOT-V (Human Object Transport Vehicle) in one semester from concept to prototype. An interestingdemonstration of this system can be found at [3]. Another project in the same department at RPI

Conference Session

Engineering and Sustainability

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Aman Yadav, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

, this provides us with a good starting point to thinkabout how cases can be effectively integrated in engineering ethics as an instructional method.ConclusionWhile case-based instruction is clearly the most commonly employed method of ethicsinstruction in the engineering curriculum, it is by no means the only method. Other methods ofintegrating ethics into the engineering curriculum include the use of external course work (e.g.,philosophy classes), service-learning projects, team-based senior design course work, and theacross the curriculum approach (integration of ethics in multiple courses throughout theacademic career). However, we know little about whether or not the use of case studies is betterthan the other methods of ethics

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Kelly, New Mexico State University; Michael Morrell, New Mexico State University; Thomas Jenkins, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Department of Engineering Technology.Michael Morrell, New Mexico State University Michael Morrell is an assistant Professor at New Mexico State University in the college of Engineering, Engineering Technology Program. His specialties include computer sofware and hardware. Michael worked in industry as a Computer Engineer and scientist for 25 years before coming to NMSU. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Brandeis University, and is a PhD Candidate at Brandeis University currently researching automated assesment tools for teaching engineering courses. His background includes extensive computer programming projects, computer security, and computer communications.Thomas Jenkins

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

UNESCO U.S. Hazardous Waste U.S. Solid WasteReadings reader = journal 80% text; 20% 90% text; 10% articles, chapters, etc supplemental supplemental (EPA)Lectures, hrs 45 33 ~30Homeworks 5 (exercises; largely 6 8 in class)Team Projects 1 2 0Tours 3 0 ~4Exams 1 2 2Changes in U.S. Hazardous

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warith Al-Sulaimani, Modern College of Business and Science-Sultanate of Oman; P Mani Joseph, Modern College of Business and Science-Sultanate of Oman; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

of the currently popular network simulators; within academia, commercial and industrialcommunities; that can perform analysis on Bluetooth are: Optimised Network EngineeringTools (OPNET Modeler)8 from OPNET and Network Simulator (NS-2)9 from the VirtualInternetwork Testbed project VINT.In this work, OPNET Modeler 9.1 along with SuiteTooth Model was used for the networksimulations. Few reasons for choosing OPNET over NS-2 were its features such as Page 12.131.3easier/Quicker Model Creation, flexible Model Development, Higher SimulationPerformance, Large User Community etc. SuiteTooth (Bluetooth Simulation Model Suite) isan open, modular framework

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics

sequence and an introductory science (chemistry, biology and physics) laboratoryseries. The mathematics sequence consists of calculus, differential equations, along with just-in-time algebra and trigonometry topics and a unit on statistics.One of the primary goals of our project is an improvement in student connections betweenscience and mathematics course content. The science laboratory course materials focus on morecomplex scientific problems requiring application of concepts/ techniques from each of thescience disciplines, as appropriate, and the use of mathematics in context. The sciencelaboratory series (chemistry, biology and physics) operates in a single cooperative, technologysupported laboratory designed to make possible appropriate

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University; Aurenice Oliveira

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, GPIO, UART, Software debugging, building a system in the SPARTAN device.The course will enable students to gain real-world experience and contribute to FPGA basedresearch project.6 ConclusionWith the demand of skilled FPGA designers on the rise, the objectives of this paper was to present“Topics in Programmable Logic” course, which will be a new addition to the electrical engineeringtechnology program at School of Technology. The course offers students a real-world experiencein FPGA based logic design. This will create a pool of informed electrical engineeringtechnologists from which industry can draw their potential staff. This common pool of studentswill be given the opportunity to conduct research in Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

using sine and cosine law). For concepts that the whole class haddemonstrated a clear understanding – a review is first carried out which is very similar towhat most instructors would do in a typical class. (Known in DI circles as DirectInstruction). Then the concept is posed in the form of an inquiry–based learningapproach. For example, this semester the concept of “dot or scalar products of vectors”was clear to all the students, so a brief review of the definition was followed by aninquiry/problem based approach with the question, “how to find the angle between twovectors using dot or scalar products?” This exercise was carried out with the help of ahandout given to the class. This was later followed by how to find the projection of onevector

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

partnerships between local industry and academia through: capstoneprojects, theses work with practical overtones, and applied research projects in selected domains,is extremely desirable and beneficial. Today, with the engineering profession undergoingdramatic changes on many fronts - there is real need, for faculty and students, to becomeinvolved with practical problems and to share in providing solutions. We owe it to our studentsto prepare them to meet the challenges ahead by focusing on real issues derived from tangiblesituations. The surest road to having a working college-industry relation is to come to a mutualunderstanding that both parties would gain from such a relationship.The discussion noted above may remain academic, difficult to

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Walters, Pennsylvania State University; John Bertoty, Blueroof Technologies, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

MonitoringAffordability and manufacturability were two key concepts that guided the design process. The firstphase of this project was to build a prototype Smart Cottage, but the ultimate objective was to buildmany of these cottages at an affordable cost. The reference cost was the HUD two-bedroom price limitof $104,000 for the Western Pennsylvania area.Universal DesignThe Smart Cottage for Seniors has been developed using Universal Design techniques that will insurea long lasting and comfortable home for seniors. The Universal Design features of the cottage are: • 1040 sq. ft. single-level floor plan • Technology channels embedded in walls during manufacture • Large bathroom with 5-feet turning radius

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Sheyman, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

16 7.61 7.99 7.23 34 16 8.06 8.46 7.66 Similar set of data is provided for all other experiments.ConclusionsThis project created value for the Thermodynamics course. This was done by clarifyingexisting experiments for the students using the on-line tool before entering the laboratory.The computer simulation of the Thermodynamics laboratory experiments is the first butimportant step to introduce the Thermodynamics course on line and for the long distanceeducation

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Rosario Gil, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Sergio Martin, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Elio Sancristobal, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Pablo Losada, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; juan peire, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

fingerprint and other devices so that we will try to assure that a studentis alone.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge to the Spanish Science and Education Ministry and theSpanish National Plan I+D+I 2004-2007 the support for this paper as the project TSI2005-08225-C07-03 "mosaicLearning: Aprendizaje electrónico móvil, de código abierto, basado enestándares, seguro, contextual, personalizado y colaborativo".Bibliography 1. Martín, S., Castro, M., Peire, J. et al. Experiencias e introducción de dispositivos móviles en la Enseñanza a Distancia. Ubiquitous Computing & Ambient Intelligence, Granada Spain, 2005. 2. Rivilla, I., Castro, M. et al. Development and implementation of a collaborative environment for

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

information technology field. John has held various positions and has experience involving management, designing, testing and teaching of data networks, enterprise networking systems, digital switching systems and transmission systems. Currently, John is a faculty member at East Carolina University and holds an instructor position in the Department of Technology Systems. John is also a senior trainer at Network Training and Consulting and teaches courses in networking, project management, and Cisco systems networking solutions. He holds a MBA from Wayland Baptist University. He also holds various industry certifications to include; A+, Network+, MCSE, MOUS, and CCNP.Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael VanAuker, University of South Florida; Joel Strom, University of South Florida; William Lee, University of South Florida

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Biomedical

will come from the Asia/Pacificregion and the Latin-American region, which are expected to grow significantly by 20107. Interms of all medical devices, the U.S. market was estimated to be approximately $86 billion by2006 (close to $220 billion worldwide), with a projected 10% annual growth rate for the nearfuture8. The U.S. medical device industry employs more than 411,400 individuals, about 1/3 ofall biotech jobs8. Cardiovascular devices are a significant part of this market; Table 1 lists someof the dominant technologies. As one example of a specific product, the worldwide market forstents is estimated to be about $8 billion by 2008, with this growth reflecting advances in drug-eluting stents9.Dominant cardiovascular pharmaceutical companies

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan; Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; John Gardner, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Ceramic Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana. Her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering from University of California at Berkeley. Following graduate school Amy worked for Hewlett Packard in San Jose CA and in Colorado Springs, CO. Amy's research interests include microelectronic packaging, particularly 3-D integration and ceramic MEMS devices.Pat Pyke, Boise State University Patricia A. Pyke is the Director of Education Research for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She oversees projects in freshman programs, math support, mentoring, outreach, and women’s programs. She earned a B.S.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the governing equations (Fig. 4), and to simultaneously solve multiple analysis problems for integrated design projects. Page 12.390.7 6 REVISION Figure 4 Interactive mouse-picking of spur gear geometry factor (J) directly from a graph in the AGMA tooth strength analysis module and nonlinear solution of an eccentric buckling problem in the column buckling analysis modulec. Flexibility: To solve more than one type of mechanics problem using the same tool, to solve mechanics problems in

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

* 5 3 0 3 High Frequency Systems 6 3 3 4 Embedded PCs 6 3 3 4 Biomedical Instrumentation* 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective (ECET) 7 3 3 4 BMET Elective* 8 3 3 4 BMET Capstone Project/Internship* 8 3 3 4The curriculum adds five new technical courses to a core of ECET, mathematics, English,science, and social science courses. The program is structured within the 130 credit-hour limitset by

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Materials

. Lewis, Mr. O. Lewis, Mr. A. Mooreand Mr. W. Holmes. The authors also wish to acknowledge the equipment and computingsupport for this project from the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures at NCA&T State University by its Director, Prof. J. Sankar, with partial support from its NSF NSECproject collaboration with the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign.References1. K. Stair, and B. Crist, “Using hands-on laboratory experiences to underscore concepts and to create excitement about materials,” Proceedings of 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.2. ABET, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Baltimore, MD.: Engineering Accreditation Commission, Nov. 1, 2004.3. http://www.gm.com/company/gmability

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

equipment that is needed for this experiment – an air Page 12.55.3flow bench. Benches of this type are commercially available, but it is not difficult tomake one. The bench shown in figure 3 was built as a student senior project bymechanical engineering technology students.Figure 4 shows a schematic for the flow bench. A blower pulls air through the plenums.Between the front and back plenums there is a plate with a set of flow nozzles. Thisgives the user a selection of nozzle sizes for different flow rates. The test specimen ismounted on the inlet to the bench so all of the air goes through it. A differential pressuregauge is used to measure the pressure drop

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mathews, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Use in Curricular Reform: Experience of Year One,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Problem-Based Learning, Lahti, Finland, June 9-11, 2005.2. Cedercreutz, Kettil, Cates, Cheryl, Maltbie, Cathy, Miller, Richard, Uwakweh, Benjamin, “The Development of a Corporate Feedback System for Use in Curricular Reform: Progress Report Fall 2005,” Presented at the 2006 CEIA Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH, April 23-35, 2006.3. “Developing a Corporate Feedback System for Use in Curricular Reform,” FIPSE Project P116A040276, Cheryl Cates and Kettil Cedercreutz PI’s, http://www.uc.edu/propractice/fipse/abstract.html.4. Educational Benchmarking, “Engineering Education Exit Assessment,” http://www.webebi.com

Conference Session

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Marcek

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International

applicability and competitiveness of university graduates.Concrete projects and collaborations have already commenced. In October 2006 during theGlobal Colloquium on Engineering Education held in Rio de Janeiro, a Memorandum ofUnderstanding was signed that greatly expanded EftA partnerships and effective reach into theengineering education processes of the Americas. Together with ASIBEI, LACCEI, IFEES,ISTEC, ASEE, and OAS, Engineering for the Americas agreed to leverage activities and seekmutual benefit in improving the state of engineering and engineering education in the region.For example, through partnership with LACCEI and INTEC, EftA helped develop a jointproposal to the InterAmerican Development Bank’s Regional Public Good solicitation

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Senay Purzer; Darryl Morrell; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Nancy Cooke, Arizona State University

Evaluation of Evaluation of Alternative Solutions Alternative Solutions Project DEC Decisions DEC Decisions Realization COM Communication MODSEL Modeling Selected SolutionComparison of Freshman Teams and Expert TeamsFigure 3 presents a VPA analysis of a novice team as an example of the study. This team wascomposed of four freshman engineering students. The team initially began producing alternativesolutions and decided on a design concept very early in their session

Conference Session

FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Joshua Smith, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

students a homework project where they are required to create in Excel a schedule fortheir entire week. This schedule must designate some activity - study time, class time, work time,sleep, etc. – for every one of the 168 hours of the week.Four weeks later the students are assigned a project that requires that they make a web page.Students were given instruction in how to make a simple web page using FrontPage. The firstpage of their web page is about study skills. Students are instructed to use their knowledge ofstudy skills and student success to design a page that would inform prospective high schoolstudents about what it takes to do well in college. (The second page of their web pages is aboutengineering. The second page is not part of this

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Principal Investigator of several projects from the Army, DOD, and NIH.Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Page 12.314.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SIMULATION USING VISUAL BASIC MACROS IN MICROSOFT EXCELI. Introduction Biomedical engineering analyses are often more complex than typically found in otherengineering disciplines due to the inherent variation and uncertainty associated with livingsystems. Attempting to find the optimum solution to complex problems almost always is doneusing numerical analysis techniques, such as finite element or finite

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

AC 2007-2525: THE BLENDED CLASSROOM: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS?Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University Dr. Sophia Scott is an Assistant Professor at Southeast Missouri State University in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. She is currently interested in using face to face, blended, and online course formats to increase student learning, problem solving, project management and teaming. Page 12.1391.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Blended Classroom: The Best of Both Worlds?AbstractMost

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Freeman, Valparaiso University; Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Kenneth Leitch, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

,share and teach one another. Interpersonal and small group skills are the social skillsrequired for people to interact. Group processing is the element that gives students timeto discuss how well they are achieving their goals. These elements help to discouragegroup members from not participating by making each team member accountable to thegroup. While cooperative learning and cooperative teams are thought of as semester-longactivities and groups, cooperative teams can be used for short-term projects like the ethicsassignment.During the Spring 2005 semester, students were assigned the group paper assignment. Page 12.847.6To prevent students from

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Lingard, California State University-Northridge

the plan for 2005.The decision to conduct this assessment was based on a careful analysis of the outcomes most inneed of assessment.An assessment plan was then developed for this outcome which included the design of a test tobe given to students in various elective courses that required students to complete team orientedsoftware development projects. These courses all identified the introductory course in softwareengineering as a prerequisite. Several of the past and present instructors of the introductorycourse participated in developing the test. A rubric for evaluating student performance wasdeveloped as well. Although the process was followed, the design of the assessment instrumentwas flawed as was demonstrated later in the validation

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Gatchell, Northwestern University; Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

undergraduate BME curriculum Page 12.1584.2IntroductionA primary area of research for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center for BioengineeringEducational Technologies1 has been to identify the concepts that should comprise a coreundergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum. The motivation for this project has beendescribed elsewhere2-6 but, briefly, VaNTH domain experts believe that determining a core set ofconcepts will clarify for industry the capabilities of undergraduate biomedical engineers. Inaddition, these concepts should guide the development of new undergraduate programs inbiomedical engineering and assist established programs in reworking their respective curricula.The principal

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Brenda Puck, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Peter Heimdahl, University of Wisconsin-Stout

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

activities,and the LEGO Mentors, all of whom were either current students or alumni of the manufacturingengineering program, were each assigned to one of the four teams. The mentors wereresponsible for guiding the teams through the brainstorming, problem solving, and technicalmatters of robot design and programming. Three of these four mentors were female, anadditional aspect to demonstrate to the campers that women can be successful in engineering.The four teams, each having ten team members were responsible for developing their ownsolutions to the design project.The design project, “Rube’s Smart House”, was introduced to the campers at the end of day 1.The project, created in true Rube Goldberg style, was a fun problem to be addressedautonomously

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

instructors. • Self-directed learning – Students are self motivated to make their plans, follow guidance and laboratory manuals, meet requirements, and achieve specified goals. • Mentorship – Instructors use all communication channels for their teaching via Discussion Forums and Communication tools in Blackboard and email. • Project collaboration and collaborative learning – Collaborations are emphasized on group assignments. More discussions and help happen via group forums in Blackboard.Special accomplishments in the new online computer network laboratory modulesinclude five computer network laboratory modules designed for distributed environmentwith compliance of all the goals and standards set up in typical