Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Zieren, Austin Peay State University; John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

discussed. While the primary delivery mode is likely to be the lectureformat, some class time spent doing something other than lecture is likely to make the coursemore attractive to students.This course was taken primarily by people who were not majoring in the engineering area. Bothauthors would note that the study of the material covered in the course would be useful toengineering students. This holds whether the course is taught in its original lecture format or if itis modified to better support the goal of developing technological literacy through additions suchas demonstrations and laboratory exercises.Lessons from the CourseIn this initial offering, the authors each took on different topics. An alternative that appeals tothe engineering

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Slater, Wright State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

__ Undecided Engineering ___ Strongly disagree The College of Science and Math ___ Does not apply __ Biological Sciences (Environmental Health Sciences, Exercise Biology and Clinical Laboratory Sciences) __ Chemistry I would recommend that my friends participate in the Trebuchet Competition next year. __ Earth and Environmental Sciences ___ Strongly agree

Conference Session

Mentoring

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Anakaorn Khan, North Dakota State University; David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

engineering and technology can involve many different activitiesdesigned to emphasize various aspects of engineering. All girls learning environment, femalerole models/mentors, and engaging parents/guardians are crucial elements of the program.Offering a program on the university campus as opposed to at a local elementary/middle schoolmay pose challenges for some parents/guardians. However, seeing the university campus andspending time in the engineering laboratories are exciting for young girls. Offering theprogram on campus also makes it easier to find female engineering students who wouldvolunteer to be mentors and instructors for the program.In its sixth year, the demand for the program continues to be strong. It is too early to assess theimpact

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology; Richard Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Lawrence Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kristen Baldwin, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, Logistics)

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Page 13.34.1 Larry Bernstein is the Distinguished Service Professor of Software Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. He wrote “Trustworthy Systems Through Quantitative Software Engineering,” with C.M. Yuhas, Wiley, 2005, ISBN 0-471-69691-9. He had a 35-year executive career at Bell Laboratories managing huge software projects deployed worldwide. Mr.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Bernstein is a Fellow of the IEEE and the Association for Computing Machinery for innovative software leadership. He is on the Board of Center for National Software Studies and Director of the NJ Center for Software Engineering and is an active speaker on Trustworthy

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

process.Groundwater Hydrology – 12 units Fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport, emphasizing the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the management of contaminated groundwater. Topics include: Darcy equation, flow nets, mass conservation, the aquifer flow equation, heterogeneity and anisotropy, storage properties, regional circulation, unsaturated flow, recharge, stream-aquifer interaction, well hydraulics, flow through fractured rock, numerical models, groundwater quality, contaminant transport processes, dispersion, decay, and adsorption. Includes laboratory and computer demonstrations. Core requirement for Environmental and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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International

) Students must switch cell phones to off during class hours, laboratory sessions in the library and at meeting places. Camera cell phones are prohibited on campus. f) Students are to be punctual for all classes as well as for guest lectures and meetings. g) Students are to stay until the end of meetings/seminars. h) Students are to give due respect to prayer song, national anthem, faculty, staff and other elders. i) Students are to conserve energy by switching off fans and lights when not in use. j) A minimum of 75% attendance in each subject is necessary to write the Continuous Assessment Examinations (Midterms). Students with less than 75% attendance in each subject in a semester will have to re-register the

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; John Clements, California Polytechnic State University; David Janzen, California Polytechnic State University

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First-Year Programs

introductory computer science course hasapproximately 20 items to grade per student. In our cornerstone course, see Section 3.0, we have9 individual items to grade per student and (4 * TotalStudentCount / TeamSize) groupassignments to grade. For our class size and team sizes, we roughly have the equivalent of 11individual assignments to grade – a savings of 55%.Due to the collaborative nature of the course and active learning, laboratory hours are used astimes when students discuss technical difficulties with each other and work to solve those issuesinstead of following detailed instructor exercises. Since the course concentrates on design,students are free to use various resources (Internet, library, domain experts) to help themovercome difficulties

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Engineering Education Research and Pedagogy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma; Deborah Trytten, University of Oklahoma

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Educational Research and Methods

Assessment of Engineering Education," Journal of Engineering Education Vol. 93, No. 1, 2004, pp. 65-72.[14] Malone, K.R., W.C. Newstetter, and G. Barabino, "Special session - valuing diversity as it happens: exploring laboratory interactions where more is going on than science," 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA, 2006.[15] Olds, B.M., B.M. Moskal, and R.L. Miller, "Assessment in Engineering Education: Evolution, Approaches and Future Collaborations," Journal of Engineering Education Vol. 94, No. 1, 2005, pp. 13-25.[16] Prince, M.J., R.M. Felder, and R. Brent, "Does faculty research improve undergraduate teaching? An analysis of existing and potential synergies," Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Robert Green, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

or introduced them to another engineering major which was more interesting to them.Even the students who decide not to major in engineering value the course for helping them tomake that decision. One student wrote on his evaluation form “I learned a great deal about themajor I chose. And I also learned that I didn’t want to do engineering but am thankful that youhelped me make up my mind.” The most common comment from students on whatimprovements could be made to the class were suggestions dealing with having hands-onprojects, segregating the class at times to focus on particular majors, and having actual visits tothe departments to see facilities and laboratories rather than having the departmentalrepresentative come and make a presentation

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc.

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Minorities in Engineering

) financial support for juniors and seniors who participatein up to ten hours a week of research in the laboratory of a faculty mentor; 6) summer stipend support forjuniors and seniors to continue research); 7) juniors and seniors participate in the STARS II Symposiumwhere they present their research to student and faculty STARS program participants.“STARS students enjoy a number of structured enrichment activities during term-time. Special dinnersbring together scientists in various disciplines from Yale and other schools, graduate and medical schoolpanels provide guidance in career development, and scholars are encouraged to attend national and regionalscience conferences”[10].The University of California-Berkeley has a Biology Scholars Program

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

virtual design space and test them against the force of gravity. The purpose of theSodaConstructor computational environment is to emulate one particular aspect of engineeringdesign, the design-build-test (DBT) cycle[10]. DBT is an iterative process through whichengineers develop and evaluate design alternatives[11]. In each iteration of the cycle, engineersdesign a solution to a specified problem, build a prototype of the proposed design, and then test Page 13.499.3the prototype to determine its potential effectiveness. The DBT concept has been used inundergraduate engineering laboratories and in capstone senior design projects [12, 13]. Based

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Engineering Education Research and Pedagogy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

. While novel programs in engineering educationbegan receiving NSF funding in the 1970s 6, the early 1980s saw increased support forengineering as a field separate from the other sciences. In 1980, NSF’s education directorate wasdisbanded as part of the “Reagan Revolution.” However, in 1986, a National Science BoardTask Force report discussed the crucial need for quality faculty and instruction in STEM fields atthe undergraduate level, which would enable graduates to contribute to the STEM industry. This“Neal Report” charged the NSF to create a set of funding programs that would improve STEMeducation by recruiting quality faculty and students, developing innovative curricula, andimproving laboratories 7. Precursors to the engineering coalitions

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Laguette, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

to interact with outside engineers. 2) Research Partner projects are supported by research or University funding to support current University research projects. Students have an opportunity to work with leading international researchers, graduate students, and research laboratories. 3) Student Organizations and Design Competitions include the SAMPE and SAE design competitions. Our student teams have successfully competed and have won several prestigious awards. 4) Student and Faculty Created Projects include creative and challenging projects with an entrepreneurial perspective.This paper is intended to address the development and integration of an Industry Partnerprogram into the Capstone Design

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

their informed consent to participate (IRB approval, RHS#0068), and studentparticipation was voluntary and compensated. All students completed the Index of LearningStyles (ILS)6,7 and the VARK questionnaire8,9, and the supplemental learning opportunities(SLOs) described in this work were held on campus in a teaching laboratory on Tuesdaysbetween 6:00 and 7:00 pm. Five one-hour kinesthetic active SLOs were held during the 10-weekFall 2007/08 quarter: the first two SLOs were held before the first exam in ES 201, the next twooccurred between the first and second exam, and the final SLO occurred prior to the third examin ES 201. Page

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

for engineering. During the 2004 Duke study, onlytwo science or engineering courses used iPods and in both instances the iPods were used tocapture and/or playback audio for a laboratory experiment. At Bryn Mawr, iPods have beenused to record lectures and pre-lab information in science courses.To date, many of the uses of vodcasts, which include both sound and video, in higher educationsimply add an instructor’s face to what can be heard on a podcast. In many cases, a slide show isnarrated. Over half of the videos found on Merlot.org are lectures and range in length from 30-minutes to one hour. Some instructors17,18,19 have used video cameras and document cameras tocreate shorter (5 to 10 minutes) videos focused on specific topics or example

Conference Session

Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Lili Cui, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Educational Research and Methods

where group work was encouragedin the laboratory but beyond that students were not provided with context to work in groups. Infact, to a large extent students were asked to work on their homework separately. Thus the socialdynamic in physics and engineering was quite different.The results of the interviews with physics faculty members indicated that the faculty memberswere more likely than the students to see similarities and connections between the problems onthe Electromagnetics exam and the physics problems that they cover in their courses. Thephysics faculty members pointed to three major differences between the problems inElectromagnetics and physics. First, they observed that the mathematical formalism was moresophisticated in the

Conference Session

Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamim Younos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Civil Engineering

watershed-basedapproach integrates various disciplines such as chemical sciences, biological sciences,hydrological sciences, engineering, and ecology. It interfaces with various technologiessuch as field and laboratory instrumentation, geographic information systems andgeospatial analysis, remote sensing, computer engineering and electronics, and datatransfer and storage and management system. The site is expected to expand the potentialpool of future graduate researchers and professionals in watershed sciences andengineering. The interdisciplinary research activities at our site are designed to facilitatelifelong learning experiences, and nourish analytical skills and creativity of futureengineers and scientists in a diverse environment consistent

Conference Session

Multinational and International Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Norton, LeTourneau University; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer

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Design in Engineering Education

thecontextual needs assessment method as published, followed by section 3.2 describing how theteam customized the method for the micro-hydro project. Section 3.3 provides results includingsamples of an interview transcript, customer needs, and specifications.3.1 The Contextual Needs Assessment Method (as Published)The Contextual Needs Assessment Method17,18 summarized in Figure 3 improves taskclarification through a new focus on context. The contextual focus is especially critical for needswhich are “frontier” or foreign to the designer. Testing under both laboratory and normalclassroom conditions shows the new method is extremely effective, easy to use, and wellreceived by students19.The contextual needs assessment method incorporates traditional

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Seth Sivak, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Sivak, Northeastern University

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Manufacturing

his B.S. in mechanical engineering at Northeastern University in 2007.Mark Sivak, Northeastern University MARK SIVAK is currently a research assistant at Northeastern University pursuing a M.S. degree in mechanical engineering at the Mechatronics and Robotics Laboratory. His research is in virtual reality and feedback control for rehabilitation devices. He earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering at Northeastern University in 2007. Page 13.654.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Greening the Supply Chain: Development of a Computer Game to

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

manufacture and contact information ‚ Place of manufacture ‚ Any patenting information, e.g., a patent number ‚ Any evidence of standards satisfied, e.g., UL (Underwriter’s Laboratory) plus the identification (number) of the standardAt least two appliances should have patent information and at least two should haveevidence of standards satisfied. For the two (or more) with patent information lookup the patent on the PTO website or on the Google Patent website. (If the claim is“patent pending” (pat. pend.) look up the final patent number (if it exists) usingGoogle Patent Search). Copy the first page of the patent for your report and thendescribe what part of the patent claim seems to apply to your particular appliance.For the ones

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Lisa Brooks, Texas A&M University; Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

systemicchange model in engineering education and its relevance for women Paper presented at the annual meetingof the American Society for Engineering Education. Montréal, Quebec, Canada.8- Tien, L. T., Roth, V., & Kampmeier, J. A. (2002). Implementation of a peer-led team learninginstructional approach in an undergraduate organic chemistry course, Journal of Research in ScienceTeaching, 39(7), 606-632.9- Morgan, J., Kenimer, A., Kohutek, T., Rinehart, J., & Lee, M. (2002). Peer teacher from an instructor’sperspective, Paper presented at the 32nd Frontier in Education Conference, Boston, MA.10- Yeary, M, Tian-You, Y., Palmer, R., Biggerstaff, M., Fink, L. D., Ahern, C., & Tarp, K. P. (2007). Ahands-on, interdisciplinary laboratory program

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Amy Craig, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

fundamental to its creation, the teaching anddelivery of the course will determine the ultimate success. This is one of the first engineeringcourses that students take during their college careers, so it is important to engage the students inlearning about their discipline. However this engagement must be done in a way that permitsmultiple instructors and multiple sections to be taught to offer uniformity in computingexperiences. One way to engage the student is using in-class assignments and exercises. We refer Page 13.772.3to these as “in-class labs” to convey the laboratory nature of these exercises.Essentially, the course (TE/ISE 110) revolves

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Paul Newton, The Boeing Company; Rick Stephens, The Boeing Company; George Backus, Sandia National Labs; Barry McPherson, Boeing - Learning, Training & Development

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Engineering and Public Policy

degree in mathematics in 1974 from the University of Southern California and his Master of Science degree in computer science in 1984 from California State University, Fullerton. He has completed the bulk of units necessary to receive a Master of Business Administration from the Claremont Graduate School of Business. Stephens is an enrolled member of the Pala Band of Mission Indians and served as its chairman from 1988-89. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps officer.George Backus, Sandia National Labs George Backus is a project manager in the Exploratory Simulation Department of Sandia National Laboratories. He has over 30 years of experience in industrial and national policy

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Alexander, IAESTE United States; Cheryl Matherly, University of Tulsa; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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International

NanoJapan program, an internship program with nanotechnology laboratories in Japan. She is the recipient of two Fulbright grants for international education administrators (Germany and Japan.)Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh and Professor of Industrial Engineering. He holds the Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Johns Hopkins University and the B.S.E.E. from the University of Cincinnati. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience and the ethical behavior of engineers. Dr. Shuman has published widely in the engineering education literature. He is the

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ian Webber, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Starenko, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Parry-Hill, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

applied technologies including distributed, component-based software architectures, software and systems engineering process models, intelligent control, the semantic web, and real-time artificial intelligence. Dr. Hawker has been a faculty member teaching software engineering and computing topics at the University of Alabama and RIT. His work with the NASA Technical Standards Program applying semantic web, formal modeling, information retrieval, and other advanced information technologies inspired his work to better create, manage, find, deliver, and use learning content in software engineering courses and projects. Dr. Hawker is also co-director of the Laboratory for

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ricky Castles, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Aditya Johri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College; David Kibler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Computers in Education

paper8.4.0 Tablet Application in a CEE junior level courseIn order to expose other faculty members to the potential of Tablet based teaching, the leadauthor got in touch with his colleague in the CEE department (i.e., 4th author) and decided to dotwo special Tablet based sessions in a junior level CEE course, “Water Resources EngineeringCEE3314” in fall 2007. The class included ~50 students. The key topics covered in CEE3314include: Open channel flow; hydrology; hydraulic modeling; hydraulic machinery and structuresand lecture content are supported by laboratory experiments and demonstrations. Two specialproblems involving design of trapezoidal channels with flexible lining and grass lining weredesigned for the proposed Tablet sessions. It may be

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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International

tasked to obtain the following site-specific soil data as well as pertinent design codes: previous land use, design codes, rainfall data,common building materials, local construction techniques and practices in Ghana and some sitephotographs. Most importantly, the group provided soil samples from specific locations of thesite and these were sent to an academic institution in Ghana where laboratory testing wasperformed. This was extremely important because of the difficulty in bringing soil samples fromanother country to the United States. Through this collaboration, most of the engineering datawas obtained prior to the student team working on the project.Collaboration with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST),GhanaAs

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

performance verbally & graphically 3. Integrate prior coursework & university resources: 3.1. apply concepts, models, formulas and methods learned in prior courses, 3.2. develop and conduct physical and/or numerical experiments, tests or simulations, 3.3. implement available computer, laboratory and library resources, 3.4. develop expertise relationships with faculty mentors, and 3.5. communicate engineering information verbally & graphically. Page 13.141.8Teamwork Evaluation SystemA teamwork evaluation system, using an Excel spreadsheet, has been developed over the lastyear and a half in the Sr. Design sequence

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Tehnology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

students by combining laboratory experiencewith weekly instructional seminars in an attempt to foster future success in graduateschool. This approach was designed and implemented for a ten-week summer researchexperience program for undergraduate students. The weekly instructional seminar seriesaddressed research skills in three key areas: communication, investigation, anddocumentation. The seminar series began with the “Communications Seminars,” where studentparticipants learned how to concisely explain their research topics through an ‘elevatortalk’ activity, a common exercise utilized in business fields. Followed by “InvestigationSeminars,” that addressed conducting literature reviews and creating annotatedbibliographies. Instructions on

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Chang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jessica Townsend, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

, fabricate, and test devices. Some needs were modest and could be accommodated in theteam rooms or existing laboratories. However, the handbook had no guidelines for requestingrooms or other types of spaces, nor did the program have any significant predefined spaceallocated in advance. As is with most other colleges, excess space is rarely available. The processwas therefore ad-hoc and required the involvement of many college administrators to help “find”space. This lack of immediate space influenced the student team’s ability to develop anappropriate statement of work in partnership with the sponsor liaison as they could not make anassumptions about having dedicated facilities.A lesson learned here is that if at all possible, the program and