Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Moshe Kam, Drexel University; Joan Carletta, University of Akron; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

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First-Year Programs

completing the beginning questionnaire. The first lecture in the new version of the course described all of the projects to be investigated during the semester—and the impact of each project’s problem/solution on people/society was explicitly described. Page 13.683.7FutureIEEE EA will issue the second call for proposals in spring 2008. By the end of 2008, the RWEPwill have completed its $400,000 startup phase and become a sustained program within IEEEEA. IEEE plans to increase the resources it allocates to its education initiatives so that RWEP isfunded under the normal EA operating budget. In addition to acquiring and disseminating

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Oswald, Oklahoma State University; Charlie Huddleston, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

was analyzed to see which team’s barrier wasmost effective.The Upward Bound Math and Science program at Oklahoma State University plans to hold the Page 13.95.8same engineering course for a second time during their six week program in 2008. Prior to this,a more extensive review of similar programs and studies needs to be conducted so students canbe evaluated using a greater number of procedures to determine interest in and understanding ofengineering.Bibliography1. M. Knight, and C. Cunningham, "Draw an Engineer Test (DAET): Development of a Tool to InvestigateStudents’ Ideas About Engineers and Engineering," in American Society for

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rocio Alba-Flores, Alfred State College; David Hunt, State University of New York, Alfred

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Engineering Technology

backgrounds. Because of this,students from the MET department have little or no knowledge and skills in measurement ofelectrical signals, however, they have a more solid background in statics, dynamics and strengthof materials. On the other hand, students from the EET department lack knowledge and skills instatics, dynamics and strength of materials, but are skillful in the measurement and principles ofelectrical signals.To balance this difference, the lectures and laboratory material have been carefully planned. Toenhance the learning process, the EMA course is a team taught course where the lecture is taughtby a MET faculty member, and the laboratory is taught by an EET faculty member. The

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirstie Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

decisions such as starting your own business or consulting. Onlylicensed professionals are allowed to offer their services to the public and sign and seal plans forthe public. These requirements and high standards help protect the public's safety and welfare. The licensure procedure and requirements varies slightly from state to state, but ingeneral, the following four steps must be completed before you may apply for a professionalengineering license (as listed by the NCEES[3]).Step 1) FE Exam: An applicant must take and pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. The student must have at least a senior standing to take the FE exam. Once an

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

abaccalaureate degree in technology.After the first few years of existence, it became evident that a growing number offreshmen planned at the outset to earn the EMET degree. The need imposed by theoriginal program for them first to earn an associate degree was often a point of confusion,and became an unnecessary and undesirable requirement. In addition, marketing anassociate degree with a baccalaureate option to both parents and students was obviouslymore difficult. Most parents are more interested in ensuring their children gain admissioninto a baccalaureate program, and the EMET program was not directly accessible tofreshmen students. With a program change, the goal was to retain the option of enteringthe four-year degree program at the conclusion of

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Talley, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teacher training that focuses on Active Learning to teach Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education topics in K-12 has become quite prevalent.One such program, Design Technology and Engineering for America’s Children (DTEACh), hasoffered summer STEM training workshops for teachers for over fifteen years. The participantsare usually excited about the new training and the changes that they plan to make in classroominstruction. After the excitement fades, though, do the teachers implement the techniquespresented in the training workshops? This study looks at the effects of the DTEACh trainingprogram on participants. A survey of the immediate effects and opinions of teachers wasconducted at the end of each day of the two-week

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Valerie Fuchs, Michigan Technological University

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International

student interests and outcomes are becoming clearer, the motivations, benefits, and challengesfor faculty are only conversationally explored. An assessment of faculty involved in programs similarto those in D80 is underway.• By 2010 we plan to reach 50% across-the-board participation rate for all students in environmentalengineering. Based on current numbers, this has already been attained at the graduate level, and wouldrequire nearly 50% growth from current undergraduate levels (32% participation). This should happeneasily through the new Certificate program, which is demonstrating early widespread interest amongstudents. Outside of environmental engineering, D80 is aiming for 10% student participation rate bygraduation in all other majors

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University; Pabitra Saha, Alabama A&M University; James Foreman, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-1145: PREPARING MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO PASSTHE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONGoang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University Dr. Goang-Shin Liaw is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Alabama A&M University located in Huntsville, Alabama. He is currently a NASA Administrator’s Fellow, Cohort 10. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering for more than sixteen (16) years and as Interim Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology from 1990 to 1992. Dr. Liaw has been heavily involved in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for many years. He has planned, directed, and executed more than ten research projects at Alabama A&M University

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Carroll, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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Computers in Education

communicatewith the host LINUX multiuser computer for normal lab operation.Squeezing system software for the lab station into 3K bytes of EEPROM was a challenge,especially considering the fact that several large lookup tables needed to be included such ascharacter generator tables to produce character images on the alphanumeric display, andkeycode-to-ASCII tables to report alphanumeric keyboard entries in a standardized way. In fact,some planned features of the software had to be omitted in order to fit in the 3K bytes of spaceavailable, but the resulting software does allow student users to access and edit files on the hostcomputer, assemble their programs, download the resulting object code from the host, and runtheir programs on the lab station, which

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Paul Zang, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

course project. Each project team sets up a“configured project” including Roles, States, Approval Process, Library and Cataloge. Eachteam member is responsible for several parts design and/or analysis. The design and PDM partsof the project have been discussed by the authors in a previous work [1]. In order to meet theengineering specifications, the wiper system design must be validated for functional performanceand safety. Here the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of the wiper system will be used as a virtualprototyping and design tool.IntroductionComputer Aided Engineering, often referred as CAE, is the use of computer technology inengineering tasks such as design, analysis, simulation, manufacture, planning, and diagnosis.CAE includes, but is

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Mithun Singla, University of Houston; Christy Chang, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Mechanics

simpledynamics and vibrations experiments, collecting and recording data through the PZT sensor anddSpace™ board. Additionally, utilizing the programmable microcontroller in the control module,students will be asked to design vibration control algorithms in SimuLink™ for simpleexcitations which will be downloaded on to the microcontroller, implemented, and tested forefficacy. There are also plans to develop the smart flexible beam test bed with internet access,allowing remote control and operation of the beam. Students would be able to access the beamfrom their homes, as well as record data remotely, download recorded data on demand, and testdesigned controllers remotely.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the National Science Foundation for

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren Hill, Weber State University

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Two Year College Division

of the societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and Page 13.139.7 the consequent responsibilities including a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Criterion 5. CurriculumThe curriculum must appropriately and effectively develop these following subject areas insupport of program outcomes and objectives. a. Communications The communications content must develop the ability of graduates to: (1) plan, organize, prepare, and deliver effective technical reports in written, oral, and other formats appropriate to the discipline and goals of the program (2) incorporate communications skills

Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Architectural

Development andsupports faculty, student and staff who are interested in community-based Page 13.14.7activities and research. Finally, the author made use of a unique campus focusgroup known as the Faculty Fellows. This is an interdisciplinary group of facultymembers that are charged with the following initiatives11: • deepen faculty practice on service learning and civic engagement by structuring discussion, planning, feedback, and dissemination of assessment on best practices in service learning, particularly with respect to civic engagement outcomes for students and strengthening campus- community partnerships; • cultivate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michael Ostendorf, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Scott Cray, Minnesota State University-Mankato

the proposal a workshop is being planned to provide information on the finishedproduct. This workshop was to be held during the summer of 2008 and will involve invitingappropriate guests to campus to hear information on the new material, view the material, interactwith some students who have used the material, and discuss their opinion of it. Page 13.1012.6Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported by the National ScienceFoundation under Grant No. 0536299. The initial material was produced with the assistance ofSharon Kvamme, Brian Weninger, and Jess Boardman.Bibliography1. Baker, D., Ezekoye, O., Schmidt, P., Jones, C., and

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Dangelo, Intel; Drew Campbell, Purdue University; jason harper, Purdue University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, College of Technology - Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Load Current (mA) Figure 14 – LT1308 Efficiency for both Input Voltages (3.6VDC Blue and 4.2VDC Pink)SummaryBuck-Boost converters are extremely effective and widely used. They are taught in everypower electronics course in US, Canada, Japan and Inida at the senior and/or graduatelevel. Readers should leverage this small, low power and inexpensive technology toprovide required power. Power saving and sleep modes further enhance their importance.Follow a planned development path and utilize existing tools such as modeling, sampleapplications and demo boards.The buck-boost converters are sensitive, electrical noise generating and can quicklybecome unstable if not properly designed in conjunction with supporting components andproper physical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas; Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas

different uses and applications of this technology in the real world. Suchapplications include supply chain, logistics, material handling, production planning, andautomated manufacturing.The final extension touches upon the infrastructure of the lab environment and targets groupinginterrelated components to make one independent device, which we name “an agent.” Building Page 13.754.5an agent means not only gathering the dependent entities, but also constructing a softwareapplication that accepts messages from the outside world and translates them into messages oractions that the group understands. For example, in the previously discussed core

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Burkett, University of Arkansas; Claire Small, Springdale High School; Charles Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas

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Women in Engineering

in the single gender camp and some girls indicated they felt sorry for themale coordinators because there were so few! Page 13.29.9In the long-term, our goal is to track these students and retain at least 50-60% of these studentsthrough a degree program at UA. This plan is very likely to create a steady flowing pipeline ofunderrepresented students from the surrounding region.SummaryIn summary, the project objective was to raise awareness and create enthusiasm for the scienceand engineering disciplines in middle school female students as a way to address the lack ofdiversity in these fields. This project consisted of a 5-day summer non

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis; Paul Palazolo, University of Memphis; David J. Russomanno, University of Memphis

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Civil Engineering

’ abilities to apply theoretical andconceptual knowledge to “real-time” problem solving activities in a manner that conventionalassessment methods do not.ConclusionsThe educational value associated with the Canstruction® competition has not been limited to thecompetition period alone; instead, the period of preparation and post-project reporting hasexpanded to include a standing committee of ASCE Younger Members in the West TN branch.In addition, both professional engineers and engineering faculty members meet throughout theacademic year with the undergraduate student volunteers to plan and organize the upcomingcompetition. Changes for the 2008 Competition will include assessment measures to obtainfeedback representative of the wide range of

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; John Caffrey, California State Polytechnic University; Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Design in Engineering Education

foot and then,finally, the foot bends placing the weight amongst the toes. Utilizing this idea, manufacturershave tried to recreate this motion by using bendable metals and geometric configurations. Themost common configuration is to design the back of the foot with a curve. This helps simulatethe vibrations caused by the body. A slight curve is then placed moving from the back to thefront to simulate the “rocking” motion performed when walking. Once these designs are createdinto a model, the prosthetics is made and subjected to a rigorous testing plan. The foot isconnected to a machine where it is supplied with a force and different motions to find the keystress points in the design. This process can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Howell, Western Carolina University; Robert Houghton, Western Carolina University; Elaine Franklin, Western Carolina University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

creating a robot or project not tied to acompetition of some type reduced the fear factor somewhat and broke the dynamic of thedominant competitors male or female doing all the design and fabrication, planning anddirection. As an important part of encouraging young women or other groups into engineeringand science, it is important to provide opportunities for all people to create projects tied tocooperative and creative endeavors in addition to the traditional “my bot’sbetter/bigger/faster/stronger/smarter than your bot.” In this case, it meant offering projectdemonstrations of communicating explorer robots, drawing robots, dancing robots, and singingrobots. All of these prove to be as technically challenging as the more traditional

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aiman Kuzmar, Pennsylvania State University-Fayette; Taima Alhiyari, Al-Balqaa Applied University; Abedalbasit Abedalhafiz, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Hashemite University,

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International

terms of the numberof disabled students in the engineering programs in Jordan. It is hoped that this study willprovide information which can be used to achieve the following general long term goals:1. Increasing the number of disabled students in all Jordanian Universities2. Incorporating all disabled students needs in the strategic planning of all Jordanian universities. Page 13.526.43. Encourage disabled students to join engineering programs.4. Understanding the reasons behind the lack of interest in engineering on the side of disabled students and trying to use this in a positive way.5. Understanding how much disabled students know about

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

flirting prevents progress on the design; other times, the team becomesdysfunctional as the girls and boys act as if they cannot share adjacent space. Both problems cangenerally be circumvented if the team coach can plan what has to be accomplished at each teammeeting, and proactively assigns tasks to team members.At the management level, university and K-12 administrative policies and procedural differencesrepresent major obstacles if middle school students are to leave their school, such as participatein the ToyChallenge™ National competition. Both parties must conform to strict regulationsregarding finances and personnel. Determining exactly what these regulations mandate requiresdue diligence on the part of responsible faculty members each

Conference Session

Looking at the ChE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Jacobson, Carnegie Mellon University; Rosemary Frollini, Carnegie Mellon University; Susana Steppan, Carnegie Mellon University

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Chemical Engineering

in engineering applications of nanomaterials andmacromolecules. This paper describes how the development of a Master’s program resulted in aminor for engineering undergraduates that is relevant to industrial technology.The CPS graduate program developed because the late Dr. Howard Gerhart, then vice presidentfor R&D at PPG Industries and later adjunct professor of chemical engineering at CarnegieMellon University, took the lead in approaching Carnegie Mellon with specifics of hiscompany’s needs in basic training and continuing education for technical employees. Hisrequirements fit well with existing planning by the polymer research group of the chemistrydepartment to launch a graduate curriculum in polymers and by the chemical

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Wiegley, California State University-Northridge

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Computers in Education

the necessarybalance correction forces.The Handyboard is a common 68HC11 architecture and one plan is to task futurestudents with stripping off the Handyboard firmware and developing 68HC11 nativecode for solving this problem. This also has the advantage of instructing studentsin more specific instruction sets rather than the higher level interpreted languageprovided by the RCX, NXT and Handyboard platforms.Canadian Traffic LightsAnother goal of the projects is to introduce students to new and interesting conceptsbeyond the course theory. Most embedded devices are responsible for multitaskingand frequently utilize real-time operating systems to provide task prioritization andguarantee task completion.The Rabbit semiconductor platform is used

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

3.74 1.01 Worksheets 3.55 1.02 Table 2. Summary of the survey resultsWhile the preliminary results and the informal feedback from the students is encouraging, plansare being made to develop these five instruments further by adding more sophisticated casestudies, examples, and problems. In the forthcoming semester, it is planned to move beyondsimple student surveys to more objective assessment of student achievements.References1. Harris, T.A., Jacobs, H.R., "On effective methods to teach mechanical design," Journal of Engineering Education,Oct., 1995, pp. 343-349.2. Steif, P.S. and Dantzler, J.A., “A statics

Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Don Schillinger, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

pedaggogy curricuulum adjustm ments Expploration Evvaluate Figure 5: 5 5 E Cyclee Model for PD Weeken ndThe iME ELT program m included 199 teachers who w participaated in the Suummer Teaccher Workshop.There weere 18 participants who completed c both a pretestt and a postteest PLAN mathematics m

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aiman Kuzmar, Pennsylvania State University-Fayette; Abedalbasit Abedalhafiz, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Hashemite University,; Taima Alhiyari, Al-Balqaa Applied University

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International

course. 2. Listing such motivations based on their importance to the engineering students. 3. Identifying the most important and the least important motivations. 4. Exploring the correlation between students’ gender and the above motivations. 5. Exploring the correlation between the above motivations and the students based on their corresponding year.The goals of this study include: 1. Understanding these motivations within a framework that can be used as a reference 2. Furnishing information needed for strategic planning for the PE 603100 Sports and Health course itself in order to better serve students in general and engineering

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Franklin King, North Carolina A&T State University; Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University

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Chemical Engineering

. Our objectives are to increase the number of seniors that take the FE exam and toincrease the pass-rate of our graduates. NCEES2 reports that 55% of engineeringgraduates take the FE exam. We suspect, however, the percentage of chemicalengineering graduates taking the FE is much lower. Our goals are to get over half of ourgraduates to take the exam and for them to perform above the national average. Abouthalf of our graduates have taken or plan to take the exam during the two-year period. Forthe April 2007 exam, our pass rate was less than 100%. On average, our graduates scoredwithin 3 points of the FE passing score, which was estimated by the authors’ to be 133points out of 240 points. For the October 2007 exam, our pass rate was 100%, but

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Richard Rothaupt, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Linards Stradins, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Manufacturing

roboticdesign challenge along with a related research project. Students gain valuable experience havingfun designing and building a LEGO robot, but they also research a current and relevantengineering problem and present that to a panel of judges during a sporting event stylecompetition. University of Wisconsin-Stout currently hosts a regional tournament in the state ofWisconsin and is putting plans in place to be the primary host of the State FLL tournament.Another example would be the Science, Technology, and Engineering Preview Summer Campfor Girls (STEP for Girls).3 This seventh grade (girls are entering seventh grade) experience

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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Minorities in Engineering

, a famous AfricanAmerican electrical engineer who in 1882 made the electric light bulb marketable bycreating a more efficient filament that would not burn out. The program director, Dr. Barbara Christie, plans a Career Day during SECOP.The guest speakers work for engineering -based organizations and all are AfricanAmerican and Latino leaders in mechanical, civil and electrical engineering fields.Several field trips to different science and engineering-based companies exposed studentsto different career opportunities. In the past several years the field trips have includedvisiting Disney’s Imagineering, Northrop Grumman Space Park, Collision Dynamics, andBallona Wetlands. “SECOP has definitely influenced my feelings on studying