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FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Abraham Lachowsky, University of Arkansas

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First-Year Programs

/or get counseling from the counseling center.Other topics covered in the first semester sessions are: taking the first test, study habits, how toput a bad test score in perspective, not repeating the same mistakes, professor etiquette,organizational skills, dropping classes, midterms survival, perspective changes, co-ops andresearch projects, pre-registration, roommates and friends, health center, grade forgiveness, andsurviving finals. Of course, mentors and mentees discuss any issue of concern with the mentee.It is not limited to the special topics listed above.The second semester, mentees have grown substantially over the first semester and typicallychoose to meet every 2-3 weeks with a mentor, if at all. Topics for the second semester

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FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Grimm, Wayne State University

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First-Year Programs

the reason behind low math placement and substandard ACT or SAT scores.Ideally, improving the preparation of students should be a joint project between universities andK-12 educators. However, this partnership can be complicated by the large number and diversityof the school districts from which a university attracts students. Therefore, the development ofprograms to meet the needs of all students interested in pursuing engineering, irrespective of thepreparation they were able to obtain in high school, is imperative if colleges are to meet theeducational needs of students and the educational goals of the community. Page 12.206.2Wayne State

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FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

longer presentation is important, but adding time to this assignment woulddetract from its purpose. With regard to the second comment, it seems clear from the questionsabout student interests that assigning projects with an equal amount of each topic could makestudents less enthusiastic. A positive by-product of the OME was that students were able to getto know a little about one another’s interests on the basis of OME selections. We are not inclinedto compromise the opportunity to personalize as it tends to make it more interesting in general.Based on faculty evaluations of the presentations, finding ways for the students to be moreengaged in the presentation and avoid reading note cards should be a priority. As noted above,perhaps a

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Jerry Visser, South Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

-1397.5. Balachandran, S. 2006. Teaching a web-based graduate course on Taguchi methods. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Paper No. 2006-84.6. Koretsky, M., Kimura, S., Barnes, C., Amatore, D., and Meyers-Graham, D. 2006. Experiential learning of design of experiments using a virtual CVD reactor. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Paper No. 2006-1009.7. Lin, T. 2006. An inter-disciplinary project combining CNC machining and design of experiments. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Paper No. 2006-1931.8. Lin, T

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

integrate this knowledge during the solution of more or less open-ended projects to gainexperience in the design process. This paper reports on a different method of reinforcement ofmathematical models and failure concepts through the use of Model-Eliciting Activities (MEA).1An MEA is a client driven problem that requires the students to develop a mathematical modelnot explicitly stated in the assignment. The client driven approach can create an environmentwhere the students value abilities beyond using the traditional prescribed models andalgorithms.2 While traditional design projects focus on the product being developed, MEAs focuson the process of problem solving and model development. The originators of MEAs proposesix primary principles to

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College; David Lange, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Civil Engineering

Project management, Engineering problems construction, and asset 1, 2, 3, … below the table: Refers to the 15 BOK outcomes. B Portion of the BOK to be fulfilled through the Bachelor’s Degree M/30 Portion of the BOK to be fulfilled through the Master’s Degree or equivalent

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelli Higley, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Jonna Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1617: EFFECTS OF CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING, MATH ANDVISUALIZATION SKILLS ON PROBLEM-SOLVING IN STATICSKelli Higley, Pennsylvania State University Kelli Higley is a PhD student in Educational Psychology at Penn State. Before working on her PhD, she taught high school mathematics for 3 years. She has worked on diverse projects about learning, including research about discourse, reading, statistics, algebra, and now Statics. Her primary research focus remains improving the quality of mathematics teaching. She can be contacted at kjh262@psu.edu.Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University Tom Litzinger is Director of the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janell Armstrong, Brigham Young University; C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University

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Information Systems

practice. The specific requirements of application domainsas diverse as cell phones, printers, smart homes or network system monitoring must also beclearly delineated to ensure successful project completion.While system designers need to understand and incorporate these technologies in projects,instructional designers need to incorporate them in computer-oriented curricula to ensure therising generation of computer students is well prepared.This paper evaluates the wireless networking standards, Bluetooth and ZigBee. We discuss theintent of the standard developers, the pros and cons of each network type, appropriateapplications, and the future of these standards. Recommendations are made for presentation intechnological educational

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford; Jun Kondo, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

surface at an angle θ1. The scattering surface wherethe light is projected may have either one or two-dimensional roughness. Machined surfacestend to exhibit a grating structure on account of tool marks made during the machiningprocess. In the case of periodic roughness on a machined surface, the scattering is made up ofa specular component, at an angle predicted by ray tracing optics, and discrete components atangles predicted by the grating equation as shown in (1). θ2m = Sin −1(Sin θ1 + m λ/T) (1) where: m = 0, ±1, ±2, T = Surface period

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1892: A NOVEL PROGRAM OF PARALLEL PRE-ENGINEERING ANDVISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOLLEVELWilliam Lee, University of South Florida Dr. Lee is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and has several projects with faculty in the College of Visual & Performing Arts.Linda Nook, Riverview High School Linda Nook is the principal of Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida.William Massolio, Riverview High SchoolRobert Liming, Riverview High SchoolNancy Smith, Riverview High SchoolSusan Pantling, Riverview High SchoolJan Davis, RIverview High SchoolRodeny Jones, Riverview High SchoolJudy Meksraitis, Riverview High SchoolEffa Beauette, Riverview High School Effa is the Coordinator of

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Digital and Embedded System Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Md Hasanuzzaman, Tennessee State University

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Electrical and Computer

adaptiveinteractions between the in-class instruction and the outside classroom activities. The CAPEmodels introduced in this paper offer a generalized framework. The models can be easilymodified by educators to fit their needs.AcknowledgementsThis work is supported by a grant from the Summer Internship Program in Hybrid andEmbedded Research (SIPHER). SIPHER is a part of the Information Technology Research (ITR)of National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project, NSF/ITR: Foundations of Hybrid andEmbedded Software Systems (Award Number: CCR-0225610). The authors would like to thankDr. Gabor Karsai at Vanderbilt University for his valuable suggestions and help on the design ofthe courseware. The authors would also like to thank Larry Howard for his help on

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Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2007-2033: DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTCOMES-BASED ASSESSMENTINSTRUMENT FOR USE BY THE SUPERVISORS OF PROFESSIONALPRACTICE STUDENTSRobert Stwalley, Purdue University Robert M. Stwalley III, Ph.D., P.E. is the Director of the Purdue University Office of Professional Practice. Dr. Stwalley has been involved in education for over twenty years at three different institutions of higher education. He is currently the President of the Lafayette School Corporation Board of Trustees. Dr. Stwalley maintains a private consulting practice where he specializes in renewable energy projects and property transfer issues. He is married to Dr. Carol S. Stwalley, and they have four children: Kathryn, Robert IV

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Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering

develop a feel for the interface outside of class. 3. In an era where the search for information often starts with an internet search engine such as Google, the web is a very effective dissemination mechanism which puts a broad audience at one’s fingertips. When the search term “CFD tutorials” is entered in Google, our FLUENT tutorials site4 is listed second among almost 100,000 entries. The high Google rank demonstrates that there are many users in the larger CFD community who are seeking out this material on the internet. 4. The tutorials facilitate asynchronous learning. For instance, some students might be motivated to learn about CAE technology for use in a project or co-op assignment even though

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Educational Research and Methods

interesting findings and observations. Theauthors acknowledge the fact that it is very important to create significantly differentlearning environments, particularly for engineering students.IntroductionHoward Gardner is the Director of Harvard Project Zero and Professor of Cognition andEducation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has received numeroushonors and written dozens of books. He was the first American to receive the Universityof Louisville's Grawemeyer Award in Education. Gardner is best known in educationalcircles for his theory of multiple intelligences, a critique of the notion that there exists buta single human intelligence that can be assessed by standard psychometric instruments.During the past twenty years, he and

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Educational Research and Methods

thinking in education; Page 12.252.4Mandinach & Cline’s on the assessment of the system thinking project in the K-12arena8. In addition, there is a broad range of studies in the field of systems thinking with astrong emphasis on psycho-pedagogical implications; such as: Toshima’s10 integratedaptitude test for systems engineers (SE), which includes intellectual abilities andpersonality factors; Richmond’s critical systems thinking skills (dynamic thinking,closed-loop thinking, generic thinking, structural thinking, operational thinking,continuum thinking, and scientific thinking)0 ; Zulauf’s study on locus of control andconceptual stages of cognitive

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wells, North Dakota State University; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas; Casey Radtke, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

fourth-year undergraduate student at North Dakota State University. He is pursuing a baccalaureate degree in University Studies with emphasis in manufacturing and mechanical engineering, business and entrepreneurship. As an undergraduate research assistant, Mr. Radtke has participated in projects focusing on graduate studies in manufacturing and on lead-free assembly of printed circuit boards. He also works as a fabricator of forced-induction engine components. Page 12.1121.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 On the Structure and Character of

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The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Women in Engineering

young age, withelementary school females typically choosing science fair projects related to biologicalsciences and males choosing projects relating to a broader spectrum of science andengineering-related topics (Brickhouse, Lowery and Schultz8, 1999). Females typically takefewer math courses than do males, therefore limiting options in math, science andengineering programs (Eisenberg, Martin and Fabes19, 1996).Generally, males tend to rate Page 12.295.6math and science as being more important and useful than do female students (Stage et al56,1985).While the number of females taking these courses is on the rise, women typically haveless definite

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

writing and speaking • Outcome 5: Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems related to professional and ethical responsibilities, including interdisciplinary approaches to said problemsOur three-pronged assessment scheme measured success of the learning outcomes through (1)interviews with a student focus group and with individual instructors; (2) written student surveys,including a short mid-semester evaluation and Elaine Seymour’s Student Assessment ofLearning Gains (SALG) protocol at the end of the semester; and (3) review of the onlinediscussion forum transcripts and the final research projects. Results suggest that studentssatisfactorily achieved Outcomes 1–3 but that adjustments should be made to the course to

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Mike Murphy

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International

appropriatein this particular setting, with it’s own culture and history. Research is ongoing, usingqualitative inquiry and fourth generation evaluation which seeks to address theconcerns and issues of stakeholders. It is an illuminative evaluation project that seeksto allow senior management in the College see what is happening elsewhere andevaluate whether such methods might be appropriate in their own college.The focus here is on a literature review of academic change in Europe and the moveof some universities to become more entrepreneurial organisations. Changingacademic roles and structures are ongoing sources of tension for academic staff inEurope and there appears to be no panacea for successful change. Collegial andbureaucratic institutions are

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mica Hutchison, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

of efficacy based on their ability to contribute toteam efforts or diminished confidence in success when they repeatedly required the assistance oftheir peers during group work.25, 26 This type of vicarious experience remained an influenceamong CHE 205 students as well. Ben, an international student in CHE 205, described doubts inhis ability to succeed in the course because he seemed to always be the person in his homeworkgroup asking questions and not understanding. …we’re sort of set up in like this group project where um, you’re working with a group on your homework and…I go in, personally, like reading the homework in advance and try to do it by myself but whatever I don’t understand, like I can’t – I don’t feel

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

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Manufacturing

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Duda, Grove City College; Nevin Greninger, Retired; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Douglas Lauffer, Community College of Beaver County-Beaver, PA

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International

create positive societal attitudes, policies and practices that promote equalityfor young ladies in terms of access, retention, performance and education quality throughinfluencing the transformation of educational systems in Africa. The Church of Uganda offersprograms where large numbers of children are gathered together on a regular basis. One suchprogram that they sponsor is a Saturday morning meeting of primary and secondary age boys andgirls. Several hundred children attend these once a week meetings primarily to watch DVDvideos that are projected on a big screen. We hope to provide an opportunity for representativesfrom WETSU and FAWE to talk to the children and discuss case studies as well as distributetheir brochures.ConclusionIt can be

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yolanda George, AAAS; Patricia Campbell; Tom R. Kibler, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc; Rosa Carson, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.; Shirley M. Malcom, AAAS

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Women in Engineering

studies using flow cytometer and cell sorters. George conducts evaluations, project and program reviews, and evaluation workshops for both the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation, as well as reviews SMT proposals for private foundation and public agencies, including the Sloan Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation and the European Commission. She develops and coordinates conferences and workshops related to recruitment and retention of minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in SMT. She works with UNIFEM, UNESCO, and non-governmental organizations on gender, science, and technology initiatives related to

Conference Session

Development of Undergraduate Distance Education Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hamid Hadim, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Robert Ubell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Continuing Professional Development

will be a key element to enable successful educational outcomes from anonline engineering education. A recent NSF report50 reviewing the literature on distanceeducation points to the challenges faced in online education. It requires a level of studentdiscipline that a more structured on-campus environment does not. It is also shown that contactwith faculty as well as with other students is critical. It is therefore important that the onlineprogram provide a supportive environment, both through instructor-student communication andthrough the development of an online student community. The latter can be facilitated bycollaborative learning approaches such as project-based coursework and other virtual team-basedactivities. Information technology

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Brian Weninger, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Sharon Kvamme, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Jess Boardman, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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Educational Research and Methods

were used as guides but major input on the survey opinionaire questions came fromsenior undergraduates who have been working on this project as Research Assistants. Four areaswere identified as good indications of student engagement; a desire to learn more, asking morequestions in class, talking/thinking about the material more, and coming better prepared for class.It is interesting to note that these categories were initially arrived at by discussion with theundergraduate assistants and yet they closely match the engagement criteria used by otherresearchers8 as well as the CASEE survey. Each of these four areas was subsequently evaluatedusing a five point Likert scale (Table A2). In addition, students were asked what theirimpression was of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen McClain, Baylor University; Christopher Smitherman, University of Alabama-Birmingham

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Mechanical Engineering

project because of its mathematical report appearance, because of its ability toperform calculations with automatic unit handling and conversion, and because of its wide use inthe Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.While developed for a two-course sequence in undergraduate thermodynamics, the MathCADfunction sets are useful for many other engineering courses. The functions presented in thispaper and the thermodynamic functions presented in previous works have been found to be veryuseful in courses such as internal combustion engines, propulsion, combustion, compressibleflow, and heating ventilating and air conditioning [9, 10, 11, 12].Referencing the Function Sets in MathCADThe functions are contained

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University

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Engineering Technology

. Create a remote-sharing environment for group projects using VNC. 6. Learn the basics of firewall software, such as Zone Alarm.The minimum hardware requirements for Visual Route are Windows (all versions), a 1.xGHz processor, 128 MB RAMS, and 10 MB free disk space. A 2.x GHz processor, 512MB RAM, and 100 Mb free disk space is recommended. For a full installation of bothVNC’s server and viewer, the requirement is 1.6 MB of disk space, but compact orcustom installation will need lesser disk space. The Windows viewer, for example, isonly about 150K in size and can even be run from a floppy. The Java viewer is less than100K. Both software packages also support MAC OS, Linux, and UNIX. Visual Route isa Java based application, and requires a

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

projects in Haiti and Mali. These innovative projects included students from the department of Modern and Classical Languages, the communication studies department and the engineering program for an interdisciplinary year-long effort.Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas Professor Amel, Ph.D., is trained as an industrial/organizational psychologist. Her most recent research, however, is in the area of conservation psychology, understanding people’s reciprocal relationship to the rest of the natural world. Her expertise includes survey development, psychometrics (reliability, validity, utility), data analysis, as well as environmental and feminist issues in psychology. She is

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

Thanksgiving so that you can put some time during Thanksgiving break on it but you still have two days when you get back to kind of polish it off…” (SD105, Associate professor)Our next example illustrates one way in which an instructor considered time as it relates tostudent maturity. SD107, a full professor teaching an undergraduate course in embedded systems,discussed a decision he made about the level of detail he provided in the design specifications fora project in terms of developing their maturity as practicing engineers. In this case, SD107 usestime as it relates to the maturity of the student as a dependent variable; a surrogate forengineering experience. Although he spent a significant amount of time in framing the designproblem

Conference Session

Developments in the Energy Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

combustion systems such as spark-ignition anddiesel engines, gas turbines, detonation and ramjets, oil and coal technologies, and even fuel cells2 to contrast with combustion. The textbook by Borman and Ragland3 covers most of the topics,with supplemental materials picked from Moran and Shapiro4 and Turns5. One large liquid-fuelrocket project is assigned after the first third of the semester, which concentrates on reinforcingthe equilibrium combustion in various conditions and introduces students to aerospacepropulsion concepts. A smaller second project provides students with an opportunity to studyincineration technologies.Concurrently, eleven weeks of laboratory exercises are offered in the thirteen-week summersemester when the course is