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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Heinz Schmidt-Walter, Hochschule Darmstadt; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University; Eugeue Coyle, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Simpson, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

in sharing information and ‘best practice’ expertise in project management,curriculum development and project evaluation.During the first quarter 2008, key academic management and program directors from Penn Statevisited the European campuses of their collaborators.From the outset, the four partners also established and integrated the use of 21st centurycommunications technologies into their engagement processes. For instance, following the ‘face-to-face’ kickoff meetings, a suite of meetings undertaken using collaborative web-conferencingand on-line collaboration (enabled by the Adobe Connect Product) between all four partner siteshave continued every four to six weeks to monitor and ensure clarity on progress

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Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1253: A DECADE OF UNIVERSITY SPORTS FACILITY DESIGNCOURSESMichael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase Michael G. Collins is a first-year analyst in J.P. Morgan Chase’s Management Services Program where he will rotate between 4 different branches of the bank. He is a January 2008 graduate of Lehigh University earning both a B.S. in the Integrated Business and Engineering Honors program as well as a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. Michael has participated in 3 different courses at Lehigh which utilized a project-based curriculum to partner students with outside clients. In the Integrated Business and Engineering Capstone Project he worked with Online Staffing Solutions of Allentown, PA

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Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Summers, University of Dayton

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Industrial Engineering

improve the process. An example of the cases is not provided here due tospace limitations. Page 13.737.8IE/IET faculty are aware of the need to cover service industry applications in theircourses. As previous investigations show (Summers, 2006), these efforts are usuallydependent on the individual faculty member and are not necessarily seen curriculum-wide. At the University of Dayton, our goal is to integrate service industry activities andexamples across the curriculum. From the very beginning of this project the approachwas as integrated as possible. Since the cases were developed for use in a wide variety ofclasses by a single faculty member, care was

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Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Gillespie, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2008-1329: ROWAN UNIVERSITY'S CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAMJoseph Gillespie, Rowan University Joseph Gillespie is a rising senior Electrical and Computer Engineering student at Rowan University. Prior to attending Rowan University, he attended Gloucester County Community College. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and the Golden Key International Honor Societies. He anticipates a future in the renewable power industry.Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University Krishan Kumar Bhatia has been an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University since 2005. His research broadly encompasses the energy efficiency and alternative transportation area. Bhatia is currently funded in the areas of

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sumei Dai, China University of Mining and Technology; Shanjun Xu, China University of Mining and Technology; Ruiqing Jia, China University of Mining and Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Currently, StevensInstitute or Technology (SIT)1,2,3 as well as many other educational institutions4,5 are using theInternet to implement and share remote and virtual laboratories and thus to enhance theeducational experience of students. Real wind tunnels are very expensive, which renders theirstudent use in a traditional hands-on mode infeasible for most educational institutions. Recently,an interactive Web-based virtual fluid mechanics laboratory for enhancing the students’understanding of some complex concepts of fluid mechanics was reported.6 In this virtuallaboratory, simulations of various fluid flow phenomena are integrated with interactive graphicsand animations in order to give the students the feel of conducting realistic experiments

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The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

developedand implemented, does it make more sense to implement these changes immediately or to waituntil the transition to the current set of BOK1-compliant criteria is complete?First, let us consider the ongoing transition to the current BOK1-compliant CEPC and GCMLP,which were approved by the ABET Board of Directors in November 2007 and are beingimplemented for accreditation visits that will be conducted in the fall of 2008. Given the timerequired to plan and implement curricular change, there must be an allowance for some lag timebetween the publication of new criteria and the implementation of curriculum modificationsdesigned to meet these criteria. Given that the current BOK1-compliant CEPC and GCMLPwere just approved in the fall 2007, the class

Conference Session

IFEES: The Globalization of Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Claudio Borri, Universita' di Firenze; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Bruno Laporte, World Bank; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie; Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore; Xavier Fouger, Dassault Systemes; Jose Carlos Quadrado; Adriana Garboan, Politechnica University of Bucharest; Duncan Fraser, University of Cape Town; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE Global Programs

AC 2008-991: ENGINEERING EDUCATION SOCIETIES BECOMING GLOBALLueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Lueny Morell, M.S., P.E., is a member of the University Relations staff of the Hewlett Packard Company. She is responsible for relations with universities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining HP, Lueny was full professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez where she held positions at the Campus and UPR system level, including director of the UPRM R&D Center. Recipient of the 2006 US National Academy of Engineering Bernard M. Gordon award, her work in curriculum, research, accreditation and economic development activities has been published in

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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

attended the school at Lowery AFB theTPR was over 1500.Current Metrology Programs in SchoolsIn looking at the situation as it exists today, there are a handful of schools offering an Associateof Science degree in Metrology with several others incorporating measurement, statistics, anduncertainty classes in their Engineering and Quality curriculums. The numbers of studentsactually graduating with Metrology Degrees or Metrology emphasis from these institutions in2006 was approximately 42. Adding the private sector graduates with the military graduates wehave a number of approximately 175. It is needless to point out that 175 candidates will notsatisfy the needs of industry for these highly specialized technicians.Current Metrology NeedsThe need for

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cardella, Purdue Engineering Education

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Educational Research and Methods

therefore extend the meta-theory.I. IntroductionFor years, reports have validated the importance of problem solving in the workplace. Forinstance the SCANS Report “What Work Requires of Schools” [1], states that problem solving isan essential thinking skill for workers. Engineers, physicians, managers, etc. are hired, retained,and rewarded for their abilities to solve workplace problems. For engineering education, thismeans a challenge to integrate workplace real-world problems into the curriculum and stayingabreast with new challenges and changing roles of engineers in the workplace.If education programs are to fulfill these challenges, a better understanding of the nature ofworkplace problem solving is necessary. This holds especially true for

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Educational Research and Methods

testing educational materials and learning spaces that stimulate serious play. Page 13.280.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Case Study: A Space Designed for Cooperative Learning with Multiple ProcessesAbstractThe importance of cooperative and active approaches to classroom learning has long beenrecognized. However most of our resources, textbooks, curriculum structures and learningspaces are not designed with these pedagogies in mind. Many instructors have developed theirown materials and figured out how to conduct an engaged, active and cooperative class in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S Jordan, Purdue Univeristy; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

stages, rather than designing an entire product first andthen building it. Since Rube machines are typically dynamic artistic creations that undergo manychanges during their cycle of development due to practical realizations, this model lends itselfnicely to the Rube environment.Second, the mantra “if it doesn’t work, fix it or cut it” was used in order to guide the team andbring them back to the reality that the machine needed to work in the end. This often led tomultiple iterations of step designs and implementations, but as the contest time grew closerseveral steps were cut due to both space constraints and reliability concerns.Finally, testing played an integral role to improving reliability. The mantra “test until it works,and then test

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Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas at Austin

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Aerospace

working within the NASA community.The program requires that each team member earn academic credit toward graduation andaccommodates a variety of design sequences taught in institutions of higher learning across theState of Texas: one-semester design, two-semester design, and design and build programs.Team progress is driven by a series of required milestones, called “Levels” and “Option Areas.”By satisfying milestones, a team earns program funding increments to support their project. Theguidelines and rewards attached to each deliverable provide structure to the semester; andmotivation, instruction and funding to the team as projects grow and develop from a preliminaryidea-stage to an acceptable design solution. Peer reviews provided by graduate

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph Rencis; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Chuan-Chiang Chen, Tuskegee University; Essam Ibrahim, Tuskegee University; Vladimir Labay, Gonzaga University; Paul Schimpf, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

provides a common step-by-step guide for solving a problem and also includes solutionverification. The learning modules will be accessible 24/7 on the World Wide Web later thisyear.Faculty at six private and publically supported universities collaborated in this research. Thesefaculty and their students have used and assessed the learning effectiveness of these modules.The development, educational, and analysis objectives are discussed for the finite elementlearning modules. The educational outcomes have been mapped to ABET Criterion 3 ProgramOutcomes for Engineering Programs41 so that an instructor can integrate an exercise into their in-house ABET assessment process. The primary assessment tool is a survey that studentscomplete after they have

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

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Continuing Professional Development

the integrity of student work and faculty instruction. Page 13.142.4In keeping with a tenet suitable for on-campus instruction, faculty work to assure a consistentand coherent technical framework for students. The university and individual faculty providestudents with technical support for hardware and software used in the course and the deliverysystem used off-campus. Consistency is sought in course-to-course implementations, wherechange is required efforts are made to minimize the impact on students.Delivery methods do not dictate course, curriculum or program content! The program facultymake all curricular decisions. At our institution

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Environmental Engineering

area.The first such implementation has been through integration into science fair and science club Page 13.149.2programs at a Houston public high school. Through new partnerships with the Rice BeyondTraditional Borders3 and Rice 360° programs, the scope of the project now includes serviceprojects to developing nations in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, as discussed below.These include both educational and community scale water purification efforts, which build offcurrent work through an EPA P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet grant4.Adaptive WaTER LaboratoryThe partnership with Schlumberger introduced several design requirements. For

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Crago, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods

, results of this directassessment process in semesters following the response will be compared to results prior to theresponse. This follows the baseline-data experimental design discussed by Olds et al.5.Similarly, results from surveys prior to an intervention can be compared to those after theintervention. Since this assessment approach has only been in place for two semesters at thispoint, the program-level assessment data are not yet available.At the course level, in this case, the instructor determined that a detailed example of the solutionof a differential equation by separation of variables and integration should be given in classabout one week prior to the first quiz in future semesters. This action will be taken during theSpring semester

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

are turbomachines, which convert mechanical energy into hydraulic energyby imposing a centripetal force on the liquid. In a centrifugal pump, the mechanical energy ofthe liquid is increased by this centripetal force or centrifugal action. The liquid enters through asuction connection concentric with the axis of an impeller. The impeller is a high-speed rotaryelement with radial vanes integrally cast into it. Liquid flows outward in the spaces between thevanes and leaves the impeller at a considerably greater velocity than at the entrance to theimpeller.The liquid leaving the outer periphery of the pump is collected in a spiral casing called a volute.It then leaves the pump through a tangential discharge connection. In the volute, the

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia; Sabbia Tilli, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

written literature on engineering education. Anaccurate account of engineering practice could help educators explain the relevance ofcoursework to students, helping to provide appropriate motivation for learning. Such an accountmay also reveal opportunities to improve curriculum design.This paper builds on results from an ongoing empirical study to establish a systematic frameworkto explain engineering practice in the majority of engineering disciplines based on 70 semi-structured interviews, extensive experience and confirmatory field studies3. Both the frameworkstudy and the longitudinal study are part of a larger Engineering Learning and Practice Researchproject involving 4 academics and 15 research students working on detailed

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

linguistically in engineering colleges, where engineering students are frequentlyreferred to as “engineers” even in the earliest days following matriculation (in contrast, forexample, students of history are never referred to as “historians”). This progression towards aprofessional identity is predicated on an understanding of what engineers do, and acceptingcharacteristics associated with this identification.Acceptance of professional identity has been shown to occur earlier for engineering students thanfor non-engineering students [Ngambeki et al. 2006]. This may occur because the curricularcharacteristics of most engineering programs may foster a sense of isolation from the rest of theacademy. These characteristics include the large number of courses

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; G. Michael Palmer, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

less opportunity at WVU for the Aerospace Engineering (AE) majors togain experience working on an open-ended design project in a team environment. Forapproximately the past ten years, AE students have been able to elect to participate in theAIAA “Design, Build, Fly” RC controlled airplane competition and receive credit for one oftheir three required senior technical electives in the AE curriculum. Additionally, for the pastsix years, students can also now elect to participate in the WVU “Balloon Satellites” projectcourse, and can chose to count their course credit for this project as a senior technicalelective. Neither of these open-ended, hands on design projects can be used to fulfill thecapstone design course requirement at WVU; this course

Conference Session

The Year of Dialogue: What We Have Learned So Far

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Ronald Barr, University of Texas at Austin

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Campus Representatives

Frequency Weight Factor A. Faculty Issues and Rewards 10 38 B. Pre-College K-12 and Outreach Issues 6 13 C. Curriculum Reform and Evaluation Issues 9 26 D. Outside Resources and Influences 8 29 Page 13.1286.6 E. Research Topics and Issues 9 42 Discussion The RAGS report called for broad reform in K-12 STEM education, and ASEE clearlyhas an opportunity to be a national leader

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

(TM)modes in planar waveguide designs. This teaching method improves teaching effectiveness ofE&M field and wave theory by helping the students better understand mathematical complexitiesthrough this readily available and reliable software tool. In addition to the theory, the studentsalso gain the design capability using these industry standard software packages, and thereforebridging the gap between theory and practice. .IntroductionThe vector property of E&M fields is at the heart of optics and E&M wave theories. At the sametime, it is also often a difficult knowledge point in an engineering curriculum. This in a majorway is because the vector nature of the fields is abstract. First of all, an E&M field is not

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; William Hughes, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

place. Engineering curricula, however, are primarilyfocused on teaching content knowledge, often resulting in a gap between what is taught and whatis learned. We propose that shifting some of the focus onto the process of learning that occurswithin the student and leveraging multiple known connections from educational psychology canresult in more effective engineering education. Here we define “effective” engineering educationas that which leads to greater retention of knowledge, accelerated skills development, andenhanced motivation for life-long learning. We have developed a curriculum design tool tofacilitate this shift. It is a diagram that makes explicit the connections between properties of the"learning environment" or "cognitive activity

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Joseph Rencis; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; David Woodall, Oregon Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Albert McHenry; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Edmund Segner, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Barry Farbrother, University of New Haven; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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Graduate Studies

, experiential-based learning, and self- directed learning but also ‘learning by doing’ during the creative practice of engineering itself.3.4 Specific Goals and ObjectivesThe initiative will be accomplished in four primary phases.The Goals of the initiative include the following [ See appendix G]: PHASE I ─ FULL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT [Years 1 & 2 ] GOAL 1: To create an innovative model of professional graduate engineering education that is integrative with the practice of engineering, fosters lifelong learning, and enables further growth of engineers beyond entry level in industry for increasing leadership responsibility of technology development & innovation to ensure U.S. technological leadership

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Creese, West Virginia University; M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology

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International

forces the students to 8concentrate on reviewing the semester’s material, whereas most final exams in the USA are lessthan thirty percent of the final grade, which often doesn’t have a large effect on the final gradefor the course. Ethics and academic integrity are also emphasized at VIT University and they haveinternally published a primer8 to help their professors and instructors to improve their instruction.This primer is an excellent book of 21 chapters including topics such as lecturing, questioningtechniques in the classroom, discussions in the classroom, teaching with the case method or casestudies, group work, assessing student’s

Conference Session

Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Wittenborn, Purdue University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Craig Miller, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-2814: ASSESSMENT OF A BLENDED PRODUCT LIFECYCLEMANAGEMENT COURSE UTILIZING ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACEDELIVERY MECHANISMSDaniel Wittenborn, Purdue University Daniel Wittenborn is doctoral student in the College of Technology at Purdue University. He received a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.S. in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has received the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award and Schroff Award. He was also named a recipient of the Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship in 2007. Currently, his research interests include engineering education related to computer-aided design, manufacturing, and

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faik Karatas, Purdue University; Amy Micklos, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

EducationAssociation (ITEA)6 has asserted that an increasing knowledge of engineering may increase thenumber of students who choose engineering and technology as their future career. This isespecially crucial because the number of students enrolling in engineering and technology hasbeen constant or declining in recent years. At the same time, the need for engineering andtechnology related school graduates is higher than ever.13 There has been a growing interest in Page 13.1083.2integrating engineering curriculum at the K-12 level as a result of the higher demand ofengineers and technicians.6,14,15 Science education research has shown that conceptions

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Nelson, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

inherent in teaching a multidisciplinary course, coursecoordinators should represent the disciplines in the class and should have equal input to thevision, goals, and expectations of the course, and having co-coordinators is preferable to aprimary coordinator. Teaching a design course with multidisciplinary students requires amultidisciplinary educational approach.Bibliography1 Ronald L. Miller and Barbara M. Olds, "A model curriculum for a capstone course in multidisciplinary engineering design," Journal of Engineering Education 83, 1-6 (1994).2 N Yu and P.K. Liaw, "Ceramic Matrix Composites: an integrated interdisciplinary design curriculum," Journal of Engineering Education 87, 539-544 (1998).3 Jeffrey L. Dalsin

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Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

majors, with engineering disciplines representing the majority.The survey was based on the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) andadapted for use in graphic communications. The preliminary analysis of the data will bepresented in this paper along with some interpretation of the results.IntroductionStudent interests and beliefs are integral components of curricular and instructional practices inengineering education. Inventorying student interests and beliefs assists in the creation of logicalinstructional clusters that are appealing to specific student groups1. A mounting body of researchon adult learners suggests that increased learning gains can be attained when instruction ispresented in an appealing manner and is

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Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Forsman, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

formthat the student could re-play over and over? Could student-instructor interaction be handledelectronically in an effective manner?One of the concerns related to e-learning might be the loss of the tangential “information” thatwould be lost with a decrease in face to face time with the students. How does one get impressupon the student the value of ethics and academic integrity related to the engineering professionthat is not specifically stated in the course outline, yet come up in class numerous times duringthe semester? Case in point would be the issue of simply filling in the summary sheet forcoupled assignments with duplicate information rather than going back though thedocumentation to enter the computed values. Being sloppy in this