Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Kim, Howard University; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Veronica Thomas, Howard University

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Electrical and Computer

. His"Mobile Studio" project developed a hardware/software interface which, when connected tocomputer via USB cable, provides similar functionality to that of the laboratory equipment currentlyassociated with an instrumented studio classroom2. The first generation Mobile Studio was realizedby a tablet PC, and instrumentation interface implemented on a breadboard, and graphic displaysoftware as shown in Fig. 1. The instrumentation interface reads data from and sends signals to thestudent circuit made in the open space of the interface board. The graphic display software allowsstudents, by tapping icons and clicking buttons, to measure and display data and to generate signals.With access to wireless internet for class materials, the portable set

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Cumbie, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Information Systems

experience while updating critical data sources in the community.This service-oriented student project differs from others in that it is ongoing, designed tocontinue into subsequent academic terms with new student teams building upon theirpredecessors work. This project was made possible by employing the focus group and contentanalysis methodologies. These research methodologies permit a high realism of context and thusenabled the researchers to gain a substantive understanding of the problem area. This led toidentifying both the problem of not having critical data and information after a disaster but alsothe problem of not having the resources to ensure the availability of this data and information.These two problems are simultaneously addressed by

Conference Session

The Pipeline

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Mary Ann Sheline, Grand Valley State University; Margo Dill, Grand Valley State University; Jessica Noble, Grand Valley State University

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Women in Engineering

. Page 13.488.2The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted total employment is projected to increaseby 10 percent by 2016. The projected increase in total employment will add 8.1 millionjobs in professional and business services, health care, social assistance and industrysectors showing the largest employment growth. Employment increased 12 percentduring the last decade (1996-2006). 1 While global competition and demand areincreasing, the pipeline of new science and engineering talent is not growing fast enoughto keep up with the retirement of the experienced baby boomer generation. Educationand training for these job openings varies, but overall the proportion of occupationsrequiring a college degree will increase between 2006 and 2016. In

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Brian Randolph, University of Toledo

an NSF supported research project to develop the nation's first undergraduate curriculum in bioinformatics.David Reynolds, Wright State University David B. Reynolds is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering at Wright State University. He is a Co-PI on WSU's National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education, and has also conducted NSF supported research to develop human factors engineering undergraduate design projects for persons with disabilities.Richard Mercer, Wright State University Richard E. Mercer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Wright State University. He is a Co-PI on WSU's

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 13.723.2teaching courses on the product development process for more than a dozen years. A key aspectof our product development courses is that they are project based9-11. It has become clear to theauthors that additional focus on tools/processes related to innovation and creativity is warranted.Over time, the authors have been exposed to a variety of creativity exercises through conferenceworkshops or industrial training sessions. Though inspiring in many ways, the authors felt thatthere was room for exercises with more distinct ‘morals’ or ‘teaching points’ which wouldprovide a deeper understanding of typical roadblocks to creative thinking and provide concrete,conscious ways in which an engineer looking to innovate can break down some

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1731: SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS’ IMAGES OF ENGINEERING: WHATDO ENGINEERS DO?Faik Karatas, Purdue UniversityAmy Micklos, Purdue UniversityGeorge Bodner, Purdue University Page 13.1083.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Sixth Grade Students’ Images of Engineering: What Do Engineers Do?AbstractThere has been a growing interest in teaching engineering in the K-12 context. It is thereforesomewhat surprising to find that there have been few investigations on students’ views ofengineering and the nature of engineering (VNOE) at this level. This project is based on theassumption that understanding students’ VNOE has as much

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University; Anthony Smith, CPE-LYON FRANCE

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Liberal Education

calendar Twenty three foreign students, including four chemical engineers from our UScampus, and three others from Purdue, among a total of 20 US students, arrived on June6, 2007, and were housed in student dorms located near ECAM, one of the fourparticipating colleges in Lyon. The class calendar (Table 2) indicates parallel delivery ofFrench instruction (12 classes totaling 36 contact hours) and chemistry/engineeringlaboratory involving 57 contact hours ( 9 experiments in 13 labs of various lengths(usually 3 or 4 hours) and a final day long project of 7 hours).Table 2Program calendar Morning(3 hrs) Afternoon(4 hrs)_______________________________________________________________________Wed June 6 Arrive ECAM

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Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown; Norman Voigt, Penn State, New Kensington

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Civil Engineering

engineering technology. He teaches six credits per term, and because of his industrial experience, is actively involved in advising senior capstone design projects. A good working relationship between a full-time tenured faculty member and the engineers at the state transportation agency has resulted in retired engineers from the agency serving as adjunct faculty for specialized technical courses such as Transportation, Highway Surveying and Design, and Pavement Design and Management, while the full time faculty member was on a family medical leave absence.3. Provide office and administrative support for adjunct faculty For adjunct faculty to be successful, they need the support of the department.15 This

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

to develop performance criteria for thedifferent outcomes was the Engineering Education Assessment Methodologies and CurriculaInnovation project, a National Science Foundation joint project.4After going through this process, faculty within the department have a much better idea of whatwe are trying to achieve, and we feel we have taken the ambiguity out for the students as wellwhen we assess the outcomes. It does take some undertaking and a little time. It may takeseveral iterations to formulate a set of performance criteria for each outcome, but the energiesspent will be well worth it as everyone will have a clear definition of the outcomes. It is helpfulto have a smaller group develop the performance criteria and then obtain feedback from

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thuy Nguyen, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin; William O'Brien, University of Texas at Austin

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Civil Engineering

AC 2008-2415: TECHNOLOGY SKILL ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTIONSTUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL WORKERSThuy Nguyen, University of Texas at Austin Thuy Nguyen is a research assistant at the University of Texas at Austin. She is pursuing her PhD studies in the program of Construction Engineering and Project Management. Her research interests include project management, instructional design, human resource management and educational psychology.Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. The FIC’s mission is to provide faculty with effective instructional tools and

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vijay Renganathan, Institute of International Education; Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Peggy Blumenthal, Institute of International Education; Allen Greenwood, Mississippi State University

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International

of their different nature in different cultural contexts.7Government-Initiated Study Abroad as a Mechanism to Develop GlobalCompetenceThere have been, over the past century, many efforts to use study abroad to expandglobal competence of American students. Government efforts generally have beenfield-neutral. Most prominent among these is the Fulbright Program, created in 1947and administered by IIE on behalf of the US Department of State. As a broad field-neutral program, it has become largely a vehicle for US students in the humanities andsocial sciences to obtain a global perspective. In the past three application cycles forthe US Student Fulbright Program (for graduate-level projects and teachingassistantships), 8.2 % of applicants, and

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renata Gorska, Cracow University of Technology; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

was 0.64 which is within the acceptable rangefor test reliability.TEST OF SPATIAL IMAGINATION (TPS)The “Test of Space Imagination” was developed by Zuzana Juščáková from the Technical University of Košice(Slovakia) as part of a VEGA project (No 1/1407/04), granted by the Slovak Ministry of Education in 2004. TPS wasdeveloped based on an earlier TPP test (a testing instrument that was used as a measure of spatial ability of engineeringstudents at a number of Slovak, Polish, and Czech Schools). The test consists of three distinct parts: Subtest 1, Subtest 2and Subtest 3. Each of the parts of the test consists of 10 items. Solution times are 13 minutes for Subtest 1 and Subtest 2,and 8 minutes for Subtest 3. In the TPS test, the component of

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

community about technology. Again, case studies can demonstrate howpeople have been effective in controlling or even stopping a technological project ordevelopment that seemed to the technological determinist to be unstoppable. Also, the coursecan give examples where societal concerns hindered development of a desirable technology.To adapt the course to focus on technological literacy, topics for in-depth discussion should beselected to focus on specific aspects of technological literacy. One option is for the overviewsection to be extended to reach the present, and then certain topics would be singled out for moreattention. The technology of pesticides, notably DDT, could be used as a case study of aninitially accepted technological development

Conference Session

Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Beardsley, Central Washington University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ofthese materials may be affected by the biodiesel or the process chemicals. A materials lab projectcould investigate the effects of biodiesel and its process compounds on various plastics.7. Viscosity Measurements: Fluids labs with access to viscometers could test the viscosity of thereactants and reaction products as a lab exercise. The fluids involved include methanol, FAME,vegetable oil, and glycerin, giving a wide range of fluid viscosity to test with significanttemperature variation effects.8. Effect of Varying Viscosity on Process Equipment Design: The viscosity of the reactantschanges significantly during the initial phase of the reaction. A fluids lab project could calculatethe pipe size required for a consistent Reynolds number (pick a

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeff Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeff Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

problem with a socially relevant theme and is designed to increasethe students’ awareness of current affairs and possible engineering solutions. Each student teamis required to build a robot that can perform 8-10 tasks that relate to the overarching theme, andto research the theme and develop a product or strategy to address the social issue. Thetournament consists of the robot competition, presentation of the research projects, and ananalysis of the technical and creative merits of the robot design. Historically, FLL has addressedissues such as alternative power sources and use of resources (2007), an exploration into thepossibilities of nanotechnology (2006), the ocean resources and how we interact with them(2005) and making the world more

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Mobley, Ecology & Environment, Inc.

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Minorities in Engineering

crisis.The FactsBased on the National Science Foundation (NSF) 2003 data source presented in Table 3, Whites representat least 75% of the scientists and engineers in the United States [9]. “STEM [science, technology,engineering, and mathematics] workers are overwhelmingly white, male, and disability-free, while theavailable pool of talented women, minorities, and persons with disabilities remains significantlyunderutilized. In contrast, these groups together constitute a little more than two-thirds of today’s U.S.workforce. The current and projected need for STEM skills compels policies, programs, and resources thatsupport greater participation by these groups in STEM education and careers” [2]. Table 1. Scientists/Engineers

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Chaya, Manhattan College

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Information Systems

undergraduates were asuccess. The motivation of the students is the most important reason for this. This project hasdemonstrated that it is quite feasible to give undergraduate students the benefit of expert teaching skillsthat are otherwise unavailable to them. Indeed the author feels privileged to have had this opportunity.1 M. Brorsson. MipsIt-a simulation and development environment using animation forcomputer architecture education. In Proceedings of 2002 Workshop on ComputerArchitecture Education, pages 65-72, May 2002. Anchorage, Alaska. Page 13.444.5

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity in Graduate Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Paige Smith, University of Maryland; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

discussinitiatives that can be carried out effectively by individuals or small groups, initiatives that canbe supported by industry and by other groups external to the university, and initiatives thatrequire institutional support. Not surprisingly, successful projects draw support from several ofthese groups. Major stakeholders who can affect graduate education at an individual institutioninclude individual graduate students, student organizations, and supportive corporate sponsors.Major stakeholders who could help with institutionalization include not only university andcollege administrators and engineering faculty but also government and nongovernmentalorganizations, as well as corporate sponsors. Our goal in this session is to offer specificexamples of

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quincy Brown, Drexel University; William Mongan, Drexel University; Dara Kusic, Drexel University; Elaine Garbarine, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

bioengineering research and in more recent years has turned his attention to engineering education research. He is the P.I. of the GK-12 project to which this paper relates. He is the inaugural recipient of the Bernard Gordon Prize from the National Academy of Engineering as well as many other honors.Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University Page 13.319.1 Adam K. Fontecchio received his B.A. in Physics in 1996, his M. Sc. in physics in 1998, and his Ph. D. in Physics in 2002, all from Brown University. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an Affiliated

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Kansas State University in 1993, M.S. degrees in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering from Stanford University in 1984, and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Dr. O'Neill has been active as a Senior Mentor and instructor in Project ExCEEd for the American Society for Civil Engineering. Page 13.1376.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Utilizing the

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

, it is important for adepartment to identify why they have introduced or are teaching such a freshman courseand whether (via specific assessment) the goals and objectives of the class are being met,from both the faculty and student standpoint.In the rest of this section, we briefly highlight (as a resource) some of the novel workavailable on freshman courses in chemical engineering.Some best practices that we have used (or discovered) for this course are: • The use of freshman design projects: o Design and economic analysis of a controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer plant5 o Design, build, and test an evaporative cooler6 o Design and build a pilot-scale water treatment plant7 o Analyze and

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Clauss, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; Mark Reuber, Grove City College; Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College; Vincent DiStasi, Grove City College

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International

used to deliver the Power Pointpresentation and annotations for Fluid Mechanics. With both software applications, thepresentations were projected onto a large screen at both sites allowing students to see all noteswritten by the professor while listening to the lecture. The ability to write on the TabletPC wascritical for these instruction applications.Two additional courses, a junior level instrumentation laboratory course and EngineeringManagement, were taught by one of the resident professors. The junior Mechanical Engineeringlab course (taken by all junior mechanical engineers) made use of equipment brought fromGrove City College as well as available through labs at the University of Nantes. TheEngineering Management course incorporated

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karla Korpela, Michigan Technological University; Shalini Suryanarayana, Michigan Technological University; Christine Anderson, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

following pivotal factors which impact a woman’s career and earning power:choice of field of study, family and career choices, and gender discrimination. The reportcorrelating with the table above, states that one method to increase the number of womeninterested in STEM fields is to promote careers for women in STEM fields in interesting ways;allowing them to see how they could have a positive impact on society through work as anengineer or scientist.11Research suggests that pre-college outreach is especially successful when participants are giventhe chance to recognize the relevance and importance of STEM-based academic studies using“real-life” engineering projects. Judith A. Ramaley, visiting senior scientist at the NationalAcademy of Science

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Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1900: INCORPORATING AND ASSESSING ABET “SOFT SKILLS” INTHE TECHNICAL CURRICULUMTimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Tim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel as an assistant electrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety of facilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

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Electrical and Computer

PowerPointpresentation includes explanations of the covered topics and only statements of the problems thatare going to be discussed during the lecture. When an example is reached, the Journal Viewer ofthe Tablet PC would be used to show step-by-step solution of the problem. The Journal Viewerfile will include the schematics of the example problem. Electronics Workbench is used forschematic drawings. A brief discussion of this approach and the advantages and disadvantagesof such a scheme will be presented.IntroductionElectronic projection usually in the form of PowerPoint slides that are shown to students whilethe instructor discusses the material on the slides is an increasingly common method forinstructors to present lecture material. However, this approach

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

changingthe values of individual variables by one unit will allow educators to determine the resultingvalue in intervention efforts. The most valuable variables for developing intervention programswill be those that are directly controllable and have the greatest impact on increasing theestimated probability of a STEM outcome.Bibliography[1] National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Graduate Students and Postdoctorates inScience and Engineering: Fall 2002, NSF 05-310, Project Officers: Julia D. Oliver and Emilda B. Rivers (Arlington,VA 2004). (available from NSF website http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf04318/ )[2] Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST), data derived from the American Associationof

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ejiwale, Jackson State University; Della Posey, Jackson State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

13.546.5References1. Bonnette, Roy. (2006). Out of the Classroom and into the Community: Service Learning Reinforces Classroom Instruction. The Technology Teacher, 65(5), 6-11.2. Bradford, M. (2005). Motivating Students Through Project-Based Service Learning. T H E Journal, 32(6), 29-30.3. Campus Compact (2001). Assessing service learning and civic engagement. Providence, RI: Brown University.4. Eyler, J., & Giles, D. (1999). Where’s the Learning in Service Learning? San Francisco: Jossey- Bass Publishing Company.5. Goetsch, D. L. (1992). Industrial Supervision: In the age of High Technology. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.6. Kurt, M. (2001). Technology Education

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-2497: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HYDRAULIC HYBRID VEHICLELABORATORY: INTEGRATING EDUCATION AND RESEARCHChristopher Schroeder, University of Toledo Christopher C. Schroeder is a graduate mechanical engineering student at The University of Toledo. He is working with Dr. Mohammad Elahinia on a project to develop "Multipurpose Educational Modules to Teach Hybrid Vehicle Technologies". Specifically Christopher says I am "working with colleagues to make hydraulic hybrid vehicles more suitable for commercialization…. I am excited and thrilled to be part of a university and a project which have the potential to make big changes in the automotive industry."Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

based on their FAFSAsubmission. The students attend six 50-minute workshops each semester on topics such asresumes, internships, research, portfolios, and graduate school. In addition, engineers withgraduate degrees who are working in industry are brought in as special speakers. Theseengineers describe how having a technical Master’s or a Ph.D. degree allows them to be involvedin more interesting projects. The students are encouraged to discuss research with professors andto write a research proposal with a professor to obtain School of Engineering funding to supportresearch. The students enter these programs as juniors or seniors. A third program, a NACME(National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering) Academic Scholarship Program

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2735: ELEMENTARY TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INENGINEERING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARYChristine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Page 13.479.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Elementary Teacher Professional Development in Engineering: Lessons Learned from Engineering is ElementaryThe Engineering is Elementary (EiE, www.mos.org/eie) project aims to foster engineering andtechnological literacy among children and their educators. EiE is creating a research-based,standards-based, and classroom-tested curriculum that integrates engineering and technologyconcepts and skills with elementary science topics