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Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Fong Mak, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

Management for First-Year Graduate Students in Electrical and Computer EngineeringAbstractThe electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department at the University offers a graduatecurriculum that is designed to help students develop skills for system integration and acquireeffective business and technology practices, as well as, fundamental knowledge in the ECE field.As part of the curriculum, a new course on engineering project and management has beenrecently introduced to first-year graduate students. This new course guides students through acomplete design cycle from inception to completion with a pre-defined project of a complexsystem. This paper focuses on the experience and lessons learned from offering the Capstone

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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

AC 2008-848: IEEE’S RWEP PROGRAM TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN FIRSTYEAR STUDENTS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTERENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCEAmy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Amy E. Bell served as Chair of the Public Awareness Committee of IEEE’s Educational Activities Board and Director of the IEEE RWEP program from 2006-2007. She is also an Associate Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech.Moshe Kam, Drexel University Dr. Moshe Kam served as Vice President of IEEE’s Educational Activities Board from 2005-2007. He is also Department Head and Robert G. Quinn Professor in the Electrical and Computer

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Graphics and Visualization

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Duff, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2008-751: MODELS FOR EVALUATING VISUALIZATION CENTEREFFECTIVENESSJon Duff, Arizona State University Jon M. Duff received his Ph.D. in art education from The Ohio State University after undergraduate and graduate study in technology at Purdue University. He then served on the faculty in Engineering Graphics at Ohio State from 1976-1984 and in Technical Graphics at Purdue from 1984-1997. Professor Duff joined the faculty at Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus in 1997 and currently teaches a variety of courses including modeling, animation, illustration, and technical publishing. He has served as Editor of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal as well as Chair

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Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Michelle Shafer, Mt Notre Dame High School; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Carolyn Rost, Mother of Mercy High School

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-919: FROM 0 TO 60 IN 1 YEAREugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene is an Academic Director in the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He is the project leader of a collaboration to develop and deliver pre-eengineering to high schools. Eugene also manages the college's accelerated engineering degree programs.Michelle Shafer, Mt Notre Dame High School Michelle is a degreed Biomedical Engineer who now teaches science at Mt Notre Dame High School near Cincinnati.Brian Lien, Princeton High School Brian Lien teaches technology education classes at Princeton High School near Cincinnati.Carolyn Rost, Mother of Mercy High School Carolyn teaches science and serves

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Christian Schroeder, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-1444: ATTRACTIVE SCIENCES - RECRUITING AND RETENTIONACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN IN ACADEMIC CSET EDUCATIONNina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin Nina Dahlmann has been working on several eLearning projects at the Berlin University of Technology since 2001. She began as a student member of the Mumie team where she was involved in the design, the development process as well as the implementation of the eLearning platform Mumie, a platform using new pedagogical concepts to support teaching of mathematics for mathematicians, engineers and natural scientists. Further on, she assisted the project management of the Mumie project in its future orientation and development. In the past year

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Special Resources and Activities for Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

participation in theengineering and technology disciplines. This paper provides more than 650 links.IntroductionThe myriad of programs designed to promote participation of minorities in engineering andtechnology disciplines often are underutilized because minority faculty and minority studentsmay not be aware of these opportunities, nor of how and where to apply. Opportunities rangefrom programs designed to promote student interest in these fields, to summer enrichmentprograms, scholarships, fellowships, research opportunities, awards, leadership programs, andcareer advancement programs. This survey organizes these opportunities and resources,specially targeting those of particular interest to engineering students and engineering facultythroughout the

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K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington; Tracie L. Brockhoff, Penn State University - New Kensington

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-1843: THE FIRSTE FIFTEEN YEARSJoan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington Joan A. Kowalski earned both her Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Civil Engineering from Penn State University. In 1987, she joined the faculty at the Penn State New Kensington Campus, where she has advanced to the rank of Senior Instructor in Engineering. In 1999, she assumed the role of Program Director for the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Program. She co-founded the Females Interested in Reaching for Science, Technology and Engineering (FIRSTE) Program in 1993 and continues serving as a co-director. This program is designed to attract high school females towards nontraditional careers

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Richard Scruggs, Texas A&M University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2008-485: EMBEDDING BUSINESS STUDENTS INTO EET/TET E4 E-TEAMSJay Porter, Texas A&M University Jay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in 1998 and is currently the Program Director for the Electronics and Telecommunications Programs. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics (1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University.Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University Joseph A. Morgan has over 20 years of military and industry experience in electronics and telecommunications systems engineering. He joined the Engineering Technology

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Impact Student Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-819: THE IMPACT OF SATELLITE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONSINDUSTRY AROUND THE WORLDStephen Frempong, State University of New York Page 13.1236.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Impact of Satellite on Telecommunications Industry around the WorldSatellite communications is now indispensable part of most majortelecommunications systems. Today, the world has become a very smallplace because of satellite communications allowing people with no accessto physical connectivity to join roundtable discussions from thousands ofmiles away. This paper will focus on advantages and disadvantages ofsatellite communications, reliability, coast, satellite services

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

developed and piloted thus far. Thematerials have been developed using rich media and will be made freely available to KEENpartners and other colleges wishing to utilize them.IntroductionThere is a strong emerging consensus that traditional higher education curricula (business,engineering as well as professional curricula) need to be supplemented with the soft skillsattributed to entrepreneurship. The understanding is that a workforce that is entrepreneurial andenterprising will help shield itself and the economy against the various global factors. Thesebenefits are evident whether a person starts a small business, launches a technology start-up,becomes employed by a smaller company or simply excels in a large multi-national corporation.Stipulating

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Been There/Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Harding, Purdue University; Benedict Kazora, Purdue University; Robert Smethers, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2008-2176: AN OFT-OVERLOOKED RESOURCE: UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS CAN BE A VALUABLE ASSET TO HELP IMPROVE THECURRICULUM, FACILITIES, AND PEDAGOGYGene Harding, Purdue University GENE L. HARDING is an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University, where he has taught for 5 years. He also worked in industry for 3 years with Agilent Technologies, and has over 22 years of combined active and reserve service with the United States Air Force.Benedict Kazora, Purdue University BENEDICT KAZORA is a May 2008 graduate of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program at Purdue University.Robert Smethers, Purdue University ROBERT A. SMETHERS is

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NAFP Panel Discussion: NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program (NAFP); Panel Discussion and Fellow Presentations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

students via research exposure and interactions with the NASAemployee. Both undergraduate and graduate students get opportunity to interactwith the NAFP fellows in the classroom or during mentoring of capstone projectsand, thus, become potential contributors to research that benefits NASA’sprogram.+++++++++++++++++Key Words: NAFP, NASA, Administrator’s Fellowship, HBCU/MI. Page 13.1247.2* E-mail: IntroductionThe NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program (NAFP) is a unique programdesigned to enhance the professional development of the NASA employees andthe faculty members of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) faculty at the HBCUs/MIs

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Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Roller, Purdue University Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2008-306: INNOVATION VERSUS ANALYSISMichael Roller, Purdue University Calumet Assistant Professor of Computer Graphics Technology.James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Purdue University Calumet. Page 13.746.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Innovation versus Analysis A Case Study in Improving Technology CoursesAbstractBut a few years ago educators were dealing with the implementation of outcomes basedaccreditation. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) started thisprocess with the TC2k criterion in 2000

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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International

AC 2008-2662: BEATING THE COMPETITION DOWN WITH THE STICK OFEDUCATION: A WINNING STRATEGY FOR A GLOBAL WORLDSaeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina SAEED KHAN is an Associate Professor with the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology program at Kansas State University at Salina. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, in 1989 and 1994 respectively and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1984. Khan, who joined KSU in 1998, teaches courses in telecommunications and digital systems. His research interests and areas of expertise include

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

for enhancing engineering design education, technological entrepreneurship and innovation, global product design, and systems design. He is a member of IEEE, AIAA, AGU, ASEE, URSI, and Sigma Xi. Page 13.286.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Championing High-Tech Renaissance: Sensor and Controller System Integration CourseAbstractWith rapidly advancing and evolving technologies, the primary challenges in engineeringproduct development have shifted from creating well defined components to producing complex,interdependent systems. Innovating and adapting to this new

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Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salil Desai, North Carolina A&T State University; Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NC-LSAMP). She received a B.S. in Industrial Technology (Manufacturing) from North Carolina A&T State University, and a MBA from Wake Forest University. She has sixteen years of experience in sponsored program administration. She is a member of ASEE. Page 13.717.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Improving Retention and Continuing Education through Undergraduate Research ProgramAbstractUndergraduate student retention and progress to graduate school is a critical issue amongunderrepresented minorities. North

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Curriculum Development and Applications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jana Whittington, Purdue University Calumet; Kim Nankivell, Purdue University Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

skillsThe importance of soft skills can be seen in the Technology Accreditation Criteria for theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. TAC/ABET Criterion 2 lists the elevenareas of expertise a graduate must possess upon program completion, known as the “a-k”criterion. Under this standard, an engineering technology program must demonstrate that graduateshave: a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of their disciplines, b. an ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering and technology, c. an ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments and apply experimental results to improve processes

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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

AC 2008-847: THE ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS OF STUDENTS TOWARDTECHNICAL GRAPHICS: PRELIMINARY SURVEY RESULTSAaron Clark, North Carolina State University Aaron C. Clark is an Associate Professor of Graphic Communications at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Technology and Technology Education from East Tennessee State University. He earned his doctoral degree from North Carolina State University. His teaching specialty is in introductory engineering drawing, with emphasis in 3D modeling and animation. His research areas include graphics education and scientific/technical visualization. He presents and publishes in both vocational/technology education and

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Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Jon Pratt, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Ph.D. in Finance at the University of Arkansas in 1986. He has 30 years experience in banking, investments and small business. He is the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology where he works to foster collaboration between multidisciplinary groups of faculty, students and commercial interests in Louisiana to encourage new business creation. He teaches the university’s innovative entrepreneurship courses emphasizing technology commercialization.James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Jim Nelson is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies for the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. He is also the Robert Howson Professor

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Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

AC 2008-386: STRATEGIC ENERGY DIRECTIONS - A CASE STUDYRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel C. Jones is the founding president of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His previous academic career included serving as a faculty member at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, department chair at the Ohio State University, dean of engineering at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, academic vice president at Boston University, and president at the University of Delaware. Page 13.1100.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

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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

AC 2008-1916: TEACHING TEACHERS BEYOND THE TOOL: INCORPORATINGROBOTICS AND DATA COLLECTION INTO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLSBrian Howell, Western Carolina UniversityRobert Houghton, Western Carolina University To be providedElaine Franklin, Western Carolina University To be provided Page 13.1177.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Teachers Beyond the Tool: Incorporating Robotics and Data Collection into Middle and High SchoolsAbstractThere are a variety of technological innovations as well as curriculum materials on themarket today to help students become involved in Math, Science, and Engineering inmiddle and high school

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-851: ETHICS IN CONTEXT, ETHICS IN ACTION: GETTING BEYONDTHE INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL IN ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATIONDonna Riley, Smith College Page 13.570.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Ethics in Context, Ethics in Action: Getting beyond the individual professional in engineering ethics educationAbstractA number of authors have challenged engineering ethics educators to incorporate elements ofwhat may be called “macroethics,” “social ethics” or considerations related to the field of scienceand technology studies (STS) in engineering ethics curricula. To respond to this call effectivelyrequires reform of both content and

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Liu, California State University-Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University-Los Angeles

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Minorities in Engineering

13.1133.6college/public outreaches.4.1. JWST Digital EngineeringThe SERENADES Laboratory collaborated with the CSULA-URC SPACE Laboratory in theresearch of digital engineering of a test-bed of the JWST, which will be launched by NASA toreplace the Hubble telescope 6. The research activities included shape control of JWST usingdecentralized control technology 6, embedded control architecture of JWST 3, scheduling ofparallel signal processing tasks 9, fault detection technologies 3, information server 2, amongothers.4.2. Interdisciplinary EducationThe SERENADES students were required to attend the weekly seminars. Examples of topics inengineering disciplines include image processing, algorithm developments, embeddedarchitectures, computer visualization, and

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Focus on Under-Represented Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Donohue, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia

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Women in Engineering

ofAY 2005, 19.3%.6). The data are from the American Society for Engineering Education’s(ASEE) series Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges.1-5The observation that overall retention rate of female undergraduates has been relatively flat orrising slowly for the past decade despite concerted, dedicated efforts at many institutionsmotivates this research and leads to the conclusion, reinforced by representative entries in theliterature,7-9 that there are entrenched cultural barriers, both institutional and personal, toretention/persistence of female undergraduates in engineering to graduation. This research Page

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Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Design Graphics

these traditional graphics courses have a strongbias towards Mechanical Engineering which often resulted in incomplete training for thegraduates1.In the last decade, many schools have integrated the feature-based, parametric solid modelingtechnology into the course curriculum. To encourage the integration, several solid modelingpackages, such as ProEngineer, SolidWorks, CATIA, and UniGraphics, are academically priced.Most books reacted to this technology by adding a chapter or two on this new technology. Somebooks primarily focused their attention on teaching the software with no consideration to the Page 13.1202.2theory. A disjoint approach to

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Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diala Gammoh, University of Central FLorida; Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

Reasons: As with some other cultures in the developing countries, we empirically observed that Jordanian women are historically perceived as “soft,” “delicate,” and “less technical.” This mentality is also not uncommon in developed countries. This puts a damper on the attitude of some parents to encourage their daughters to study engineering and technology-related fields of study. 3. Economical Expectations: It is expected that women make less money than men. This is more applicable in engineering and technical fields, we observed empirically. Some women are discouraged from participating in engineering graduate schools because they don’t feel that they can make as much money as their male counterparts. 4

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MIND: Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Diala Gammoh, University of Central FLorida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida; Ahmad Elshennawy, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

to the demand for skilled andtechnically competent professionals. It is also essential in technology-related fields where thereare strong bonds and interactions between these fields and the industry. This help with creatingan international reputation as professional and productive research environments that helped tocreate the knowledge from a global perspective. The international reputation created from theseactivities encourages international students and researchers to enroll in the engineering graduateprograms in the United Stats. In many cases, graduate programs form the backbone of innovationand competitiveness. International graduate students play a significant role in spreading many ofthe values they acquire from the American society

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Tricks of the Trade II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

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New Engineering Educators

classroom at Northeastern. Reginald also served as President of the ASEE student chapter at the University of Michigan from 2005-2007. His current research is focused on the self-assembly of colloidal crystal structures for various applications. Upon finishing his degree, Reginald plans to return to industry before pursuing a position at the university level. Page 13.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Communicating in an Electronic Environment: Effective Teaching using Electronic Applications for Office HoursAs technologically-competent students enter college, the

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Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

theprovisional patent and the construction of the second prototype. The students built the second prototype tofulfill the project requirement for a senior level course entitled “Advanced Product Design”. The university iscurrently negotiating with a manufacturer to license the technology. Figure one shows a rendering of theproduct. Figure 1. A rendering of the trap shooter product.The Pedal-Pro ProductThe need for the pedal-pro product was discovered in a graduate engineering design course. Unfortunately amarketable solution was not found. A student in the graduate class was a competitive bicyclist and he desireda product to measure, graph and analyze the torque produced by each leg as a function of the crank angle.Similar

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MIND: Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-227: HOT SPOT MINIMIZATION OF NOC USING ANT-NET DYNAMICROUTING ALGORITHMAlireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida ALIREZA RAHROOH Alireza Rahrooh is a Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at the University of Central Florida. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Univ. of Akron, in 1979, 1986, and 1990, respectively. His research interests include digital simulation, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, control theory, system identification and adaptive control. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi.Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University FARAMARZ MOSSAYEBI Faramarz Mossayebi is an Associate Professor