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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Kim, Bradley University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-434: SUCCESSFUL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVETEACHING AND CLASS MANAGEMENTDean Kim, Bradley University Dean Kim is an Associate Professor at Bradley University. His teaching and research interests are in measurement and instrumentation, dynamic modeling, feedback control design and implementation, and fluid power systems. Page 12.1329.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Successful Methods and Techniques for Effective Teaching and Class ManagementAbstractThis paper describes the author’s methods and techniques for effective teaching and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronan Dunbar, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick

AC 2007-2188: A HOLISTIC EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ANINFORMED PEDAGOGY ON INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATIONRonan Dunbar, University of LimerickSeamus Gordon, University of LimerickNiall Seery, University of Limerick Page 12.46.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Holistic Evaluation of the Effects of an Informed Pedagogy on Initial Teacher EducationAbstract:Science and Technology education plays an important role in Ireland’s knowledge basedeconomy. The University of Limerick is the main producer in the Republic of Ireland ofTeachers of Technology subjects for the second level (High School) education system andtherefore have a significant

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gypsy Denzine, Northern Arizona University

#4. "Students who do not persist lack will-power or volition." Some faculty members may believe students lack a work ethic or a motivation to learntrait. Engineering faculty members are encouraged to keep in mind the importance ofunderstanding the situational aspects of motivation as investigated by several researchers inrecent years. Paris and Turner90 argue that, “analyses of motivation should consider thecharacteristics of individuals in specific situations because a person's motivational beliefs andbehavior are derived from contextual transactions" (p.213-214). They further point out “Webelieve that motivation waxes and wanes according to ones history of success and failure and therelative incentives provided in different

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Theodor Freiheit, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

online discussionbetween team members, and teams were required to use a common electronic submission formatfor these deliverables.Figure 1. A mindmap for a treadle pump designThe paper begins with background on the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering DesignMethodology and Application capstone design course and its relationship to the proposed mini-project. Next, we describe our mini-project and identify how the mindmapping software gave thestudents an overall view of the design process. A comparison of first and fourth year studentdesign thinking as reflected in mindmaps will also be examined by contrasting the capstonedesign mini-project pilot against a first year design course mindmapping pilot project.References1. Buzan, T, B., The Mind

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-17: A TEN-STEP PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING ASERVICE-LEARNING COURSEMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He

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Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitty Plummer, University of North Texas; Jerome Davis, University of North Texas; Charles Bittle, University of North Texas

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-3090: MANAGEMENT CHANGES AS A THREAT TO ONSITEDELIVERY OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSMitty Plummer, University of North TexasJerome Davis, University of North Texas JEROME J. DAVIS is a lecturer in Nuclear Engineering Technology at the University of North Texas. He is a Registered PE in Illinois and Wisconsin. He has 14 years of nuclear power industry experience. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. His NS and MS degrees are in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.Charles Bittle, University of North Texas CHARLES C. BITTLE has been a Lecturer at the University of North Texas since 1997. He

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Dekker, University of South Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-410: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MECH LAB I AT THE UNIVERSITYOF SOUTH FLORIDADon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, and Capstone Design at USF. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic Institute, 1961

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Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland

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Women in Engineering

electrical engineers and I knew I could make a reasonable career out of it. GeethaFemale students rarely spoke of entering engineering with a commitment or passion for oneparticular discipline. Not all male students were as committed as one student who commented“I was born to be an engineer” but it was not uncommon for male students to enter withspecific aims in mind: I am another step towards fulfilling my dream. Imagine a world of robots, cyborgs, and humans, living together. Simon I love aesthetics, and buildings and things and …I wanted to understand the underlying form of everything, in terms of the forces, and the physics, not

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Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Laughlin, University of Maryland; Scott Magids, University of Maryland; David Barbe, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH). Mr. Magids is the primary architect of the VentureAccelerator program. Mr. Magids is a serial entrepreneur and private equity investor in the technology and marketing industries. Mr. Magids received his B.S. (with highest honors) from the University of Maryland.David Barbe, University of Maryland David Barbe is Executive Director of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH), Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Faculty Director of the CEOs Program. He received B.S. (’62) and M.S. (’64) from West Virginia University and the Ph.D. (’69) from The Johns Hopkins University in Electrical Engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. His

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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Frank Kinney, Florida Tech; Vaidy Vaidyanathan; Tom O'Neal, University of Central Florida; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Jose Zayas-Castro, University of South Florida; Lynda Weatherman, Space Caost EDC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-567: CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR CREATION OFTECHNOPOLIS COMMUNITIES AND CREATION OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDATECHNOPOLISCarmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech Dr. Carmo D'Cruz is Associate Professor of Engineering Enttrepreneurship in the Department of Engineering Systems at Florida Tech. He has over 20 years of industrial experience at Bell Labs,Advanced Micro Devices, Hitachi Semiconductor, RF Monolithics, Harris Semiconductor, Tantivy Communications and Chip Supply Inc. in addition to teaching experience in the Business and Engineering Schools at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.Frank Kinney, Florida Tech Frank Kinney is the Vice-Provost for Research at Florida Tech. Prior to joining Florida

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Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Hawkes, WiSE / University of Southern California; Jean Morrison, University of Southern California; Cauligi Raghavendra, University of Southern California

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-1145: THE WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (WISE)PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES OF THE FIRST FIVE YEARSNicole Hawkes, WiSE / University of Southern California Nicole Hawkes is the Program Manager for the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Program at the University of Southern California. She received a B.A. in History from Mount Holyoke College in 1996, an M.A. in African Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000, and an M.S. in Arts Administration from Boston University in 2002.Jean Morrison, University of Southern California Jean Morrison is the Vice Provost for Graduate Programs at the University of Southern

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K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University

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Women in Engineering

workforce. She is currently working on research on girls' career and course taking decisions. In addition, she is the evaluator and a collaborator (co-PI) on an NSF Scientific Leadership Scholars grant funding American Indian and first generation college students who study Computer Science, Environmnetal Resource Engineering or Math at HSU.Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University Beth Eschenbach is a professor of Environmental Resources Engineering at Humboldt State University. Beth left civil engineering as an undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz, and graduated with honors in mathematics and in psychology. She obtained her MS and PhD at Cornell in Environmental and Water Resources Systems

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Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Steven Thomas, Lockheed Martin Corporation

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-355: WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS THAT HINDER AND ASSIST THECAREER PROGRESSION OF WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignSteven Thomas, Lockheed Martin Corporation Page 12.1616.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Workplace Environments that Assist and Hinder the Career Progression of Women in Information Technology AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the workplace environmentcharacteristics that hinder and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

AC 2007-278: INCORPORATING STUDIO FORMAT INTO AN INTRODUCTORYMICROPROCESSOR COURSEJonathan Hill, University of Hartford Dr. Jonathan Hill is an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) at the University of Hartford, Connecticut (USA). Ph.D. and M.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and B.S. from Northeastern University. Previously an applications engineer with the Networks and Communications division of Digital Corporation. His interests involve embedded microprocessor based systems. Page 12.874.1© American Society for Engineering Education

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FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Rowe, Vanderbilt University; Stacy Klein-Gardner

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First-Year Programs

computing and problem solving methods so they willcontinue to use these methods in upper-level engineering courses. Ultimately, these students willpersist with a greater ability to communicate their work at all levels leading to more successfulengineering graduates.References.1. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999.2. Klein SS and Geist, MJ. The Effect of a Bioengineering Unit Across High School Contexts: An Investigation Page 12.125.10 in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Domains. Accepted to: New Directions in

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Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

Page 12.1119.12 efforts that are educational in nature it would do the universities well to remember that industries are the sine qua non of real engineering activities (33) .Be broad minded and think long range!In this vein, the major engineering problems of local industries along with their potentialsolutions should be focused on, properly framed, and clearly identified in open forums (e.g.through technical seminars, capstone courses and projects, theses work, etc.). This would help toset the stage by: disseminating relevant information, generating technical debate, and examiningpotential solutions from different perspectives. To come to grip with the needs of the industryand develop the potential to tackle industries’ main problems

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Susan Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines

. Page 12.1513.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Understanding and Overcoming Student-Based Difficulties when Transitioning from Multiple-Choice (Clicker) to Open-Ended Questions for Real-Time Formative AssessmentAbstractThe utilization of Tablet PC technology to facilitate open-ended questioning for real-timeformative assessment is a very powerful pedagogical tool. We describe the challenges ourstudents faced as we transitioned from multiple-choice (clicker) to open-ended questions for real-time formative assessment in two upper-level engineering physics courses. These difficultieswere of three main types: increased student stress, more obvious differences in rates and levels ofstudent learning

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Moss, Clemson University; Dorothy Moss, Clemson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

when focused on the learner: • Engaging children as active participants, giving them greater control over the learning process. • Assisting students to integrate learning from language, the arts, mathematics, and science. • Encouraging pluralistic thinking, avoiding a right/wrong dichotomy and suggesting that multiple solutions are possible. • Providing children an opportunity to reflect upon, revise, and extend their internal models of the world. • Encouraging children to put themselves in the minds of others as they think about how their designs will be understood and used5,36.The components of this project that make engineering design and inquiry-related investigationspossible in typical

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Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia; Benjamin Kidd, University of Virginia; Ping Guan, University of Virginia

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Architectural

. (2002). Issues in Science and Technology. Spring 2002.[11] Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. (2000). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. The National Academies Press.[12] National Academy of Engineering. (2004). The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. Washington D.C.: National Academies Press. Retrieved Jan 7, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309091624/html/[13] Dewey, J. (1916). Democracy and Education. New York: McMillian. Page 12.1076.13

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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

AC 2007-18: ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTUAL MODALITY STYLESMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a senior member

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Ting, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Donn Clark, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Alan Rux, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

AC 2007-2639: SERVICE-LEARNING INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING CORECOURSES THROUGHOUT A COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGJohn Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty Coordinator SLICE Program.David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Professor, Plastics Engineering Department.Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Service-Learning Coordinator for the Francis College of Engineering. She is a second career Mechanical Engineer, with over twenty years of human services management.John Ting, University of Massachusetts Lowell Dean of the College of Engineering.Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Associate Professor, Plastics

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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-464: ACTIVE ASSESSMENT IN CAPSTONE DESIGN USING A SYSTEMAPPROACHKelley Racicot, Washington State University Kelley Racicot is a graduate student in Teaching and Learning at Washington State University. She is employed at the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology at WSU.Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University Chuck Pezeshki is a professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Director of the Industrial Design Clinic. Page 12.168.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Active Assessment in Engineering Design Using a Systems ApproachAbstractA

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alhaji Cherif, Cornell University; Gary Fleming, University of Maryland; Siaka Kroma, Cornell University

AC 2007-608: STRUCTURED READING GUIDE (SRG): A GRAPHICALORGANIZER FOR MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERINGSCIENCESAlhaji Cherif, Cornell University Alhaji Cherif is an undergraduate student in engineering science (Independent Major Program) at Cornell University, where he is majoring in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and Electrical and Computer Engineering with minor concentrations in Applied Mathematics, Engineering Mechanics, and Africana Studies (Politics and Society focus). Before coming to Cornell, he tutored and served as a private tutor for high school and community college students in Riverdale and New Carrollton, MD. He held various positions as course assistant (Department of

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farhad Azadivar, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University

AC 2007-1154: REWARDS AND CHALLENGES OF UTILIZING UNIVERSITYRESEARCH/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTERS FOR ENHANCINGENGINEERING EDUCATIONFarhad Azadivar, University of Massachusetts, DartmouthBradley Kramer, Kansas State University Page 12.1247.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 REWARDS AND CHALLENGES OF UTILIZING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTERS FOR ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAbstractMost professional disciplines have an integrated residency period for their students before theygraduate. This is certainly true for medical and law schools. In engineering, however, thispractice has not been formalized. Some schools

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Chris McCarthy, Armstrong Atlantic State University

mathematics and physics concepts taught in the current high schoolcurriculum. The authors also endeavored to create a fast paced yet fun environment in order toeliminate any down time and maximize productivity.The areas chosen had to be interesting to teens and provide visible results that lend themselves todynamic presentations. With the above criteria in mind, the areas of emphasis chosen wereComputer Aided Engineering and Design (CAE/CAD), Graphical Programming and Simulation, Page 12.1213.3and Internet Communications. The objectives were designed with the intent to stimulate interestin research and development, therefore the engineering design

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colin Campbell, TechnicalMastery.com Corp.; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

comments: (1) “I liked how it improved your knowledge of what people face and how their lives can be improved with the help of engineering techniques. I also liked how it taught you to open your mind so that you can see there are many more problems or solutions to problems than you can think of.” (2) “The case studies gave concrete applications of engineering. They were actually quite interesting, and introduced a variety of issues concerning engineering design (cost, reliability, possible problems, etc).” (3) “It was interactive and helped me learn better, whereas if this information was taught to me in a lecture, I probably would have slept through half of it. It was interesting

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kausalai Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University Beaver; Brian Cameron, The Pennsylvania State University

AC 2007-1298: CLASSIFYING WEB-BASED DISCUSSION FORUM TASKS ANDLEARNING OUTCOMES OF UNDERGRADUATE INFORMATION SCIENCESTUDENTSKausalai Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University Beaver Dr. Wijekumar is Asst. Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State Beaver. She holds degrees in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, and Instructional Technology. Her research interests are in intelligent tutoring technologies, the effects of computers on human knowledge structures, and mentoring students in information sciences, mathematics, and engineering. She has received over 30 million dollars in grants from various fundings agencies for developing intelligent technologies for

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Russell, University of Hertfordshire

and Design Engineering and the Blended Learning Unit at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Page 12.317.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Blended learning - enriching the class activity with technologyAbstractBlended learning presents new opportunities. Opportunities to enhance the conventionallecture experience and also stimulate the students outside the lecture theatre. This paperprovides some drivers for learning and indicates some of the influences likely to impact onthe development of a blended learning curriculum. To situate the work an example of blendedlearning from an Engineering Science

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Livingston, Virginia Military Institute

AC 2007-1152: A CONTROLLER FOR ROBOTICS AND MICROCONTROLLERAPPLICATIONS INSTRUCTIONDavid Livingston, Virginia Military Institute David L. Livingston is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. He received the B.S.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Old Dominion University. Dr. Livingston worked as a Staff Engineer in Intelligent Workstations at IBM Endicott Labs, was an Assistant Professor of ECE at Old Dominion University, and a Professor and Program Head of EET at Virginia Western Community College. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ASEE, AAAI, ACM and VAS. Dr. Livingston also belongs to Eta Kappa Nu

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Kimfong Lei, Purdue University; Lisette Reyes, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University

AC 2007-2202: ASSESSING ACTIVITY SYSTEMS OF DESIGN TEAMS IN ACOLLABORATIVE SERVICE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTScott Schaffer, Purdue UniversityKimfong Lei, Purdue UniversityLisette Reyes, Purdue UniversityWilliam Oakes, Purdue UniversityCarla Zoltowski, Purdue University Page 12.262.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Assessing Activity Systems of Design Teams in a Collaborative Service Learning EnvironmentAbstractThis study focused on an assessment process and cross-disciplinary team learning frameworkpotentially useful in the design of collaborative environments for project teams. Thisfollowing research questions addressed were: 1) Did