Conference Session

Engineering Accreditation Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaime Salazar, Ibero-American Association of Engineering Education (ASIBEI); Jorge Ignacio Velez Munera, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, ACOFI; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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International

SNA. Page 13.1267.4 ̇ Formally in 1995 it was established the CNA, Consejo Nacional de Acreditación, institution that organized the accreditation process for undergraduate programs, based mainly on the experiences of: ̇ “Group of 10 Colombian Universities”, 1994 • SAAPI, Sistema para la Acreditación y Asesoría de Programas de Ingeniería de ACOFI, 1992-1995 • SECAI, Sistema para la Evaluación de la Calidad de la Enseñanza en Ingeniería, fundeb by the Columbus Project of the European Union, 1994 • ABET of the USA. • Evolution of the accreditation system in Mexico

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Arthur Pallone

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2008-2427: EFFECTIVE TEACHING: THE STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVEAdrian Ieta, Murray State University Adrian Ieta holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2004) from The University of Western Ontario, Canada. He also holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Timisoara, Romania (1984), a B.E.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnical University of Timisoara (1992), and an M.E.Sc. from The University of Western Ontario (1999). He worked on industrial projects within the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group at the University of Western Ontario and is an IEEE member and a registered Professional Engineer of Ontario. He taught at the

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Kessler, Iowa State University; Emily Merrick, Iowa State University; Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University

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Materials

engineers. These societies are also beneficial to the career progression of their members byproviding networking and professional service opportunities.1 Typically, engineers are firstexposed to professional societies as college sophomores or juniors through pre-professionalstudent chapters of the society, where students are able to join at substantially reduced fees andparticipate in a variety of networking, project, and service experiences.2 Most often, studentscontinue their membership upon graduation from college and as a way to stay abreast of thechanges in their field and enhance their professional and technical capabilities.3At universities, active student pre-professional societies can greatly enhance the engineeringcurriculum. Reid and

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Thompson, DAE University

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International

memorizationstructure. Students have been passive learners, fully expecting the instructor to provide allinformation. A common complaint from students points out this issue – ‘why is the instructorasking me questions? The instructor is supposed to know all the content.’ Engaging the studentis a slow process since part of the freshman experience is to instill a culture of learning in eachstudent. Students have little to no experience with doing research, presentations, group projects,and similar secondary experiences that are taken for granted in most North American students.The necessity of teaching fundamental skills takes time and frustrates faculty who are used tostudents having foundational experience in the high school environment. Gulf State

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

has worked on projects ranging from writing Interactive Training Programs to performing Quality Assurance Audits to setting up sections in the Primary Physical Dimensional Lab in Orlando FL. In early 2006 he also took on the role of Applications Engineer until mid 2007. He holds degrees both in Electronic Systems Technology and as an Instructor of Technology. Mark currently is a member of the Board of Directors of the NCSL International(an international Metrology organization)and chairs the Financial Resources Committee under the 160 Learning and Development Group. Page 13.1245.1© American Society

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

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Mechanical Engineering

automotive technicians in HEVtechnology. The university developed a set of courses for community college instructors andautomotive engineers, and the community college is the first community college in the state –and one of the only in the nation – to train automotive technician students on servicing HEVs [3].However, no integrated HEV laboratory has yet been established for educational purposes. Thetremendous capital investment, tedious and time-consuming tasks required to establish a fullyfunction of HEV laboratory are convincing evidence that the community colleges and secondaryschools are in need of a low-cost, computer-based virtual HEV simulator.The motivation of this project is to develop an interactive, LabVIEW-based [4] simulation

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Seybert, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

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Civil Engineering

talk with another student in their major, presentinformation to class mates, and possibly find a person in the class who has similar interests. Table 1. Outline of Topics and Exercises for the First-Year Seminar Week Topic and Exercise 1 Name game; team orientation and organization Team Exercise I: Reading and Reviewing Professional Literature 2 Team name game; Meet Your Advisor exercise Team Exercise II: Trigonometry and Geometry Review 3 Class name game/name game challenge; learning style assessment exercise Team Exercise III: Measurement of a Land Parcel 4 Community service project: Student Government Haunted Forest Benefit Team Exercise IV: Class

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Janowski, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Melinda Lalor, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Hassan Moore, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Mathematics

around authentic problems, projects, and cases. Collaborative teamwork should be emphasized along with individual work, and contextualized reasoning should be emphasized rather than abstract reasoning.Several well-known instructional models involve learning cycles which embrace these premises.Two of the best known are those of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model9, and The Star LegacyModule, developed at Vanderbilt University10. Both Kolb’s Model and The Star Legacy Moduleinvolve initial challenges or problems to establish a “need to know” and provide context,presentation and discussion of pertinent principles, resources, observations and problem solvingapproaches, guided hands-on practice, exploration of consequences and

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunnar Tamm, United States Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Seth Norberg, United States Military Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

engineering programs, West Point offers a course on Energy Conversion Systems whichcovers conventional topics of fossil fuel utilization, combustion, advanced power andrefrigeration cycles, direct energy conversion, chemical equilibrium, and so on. However, thecourse has evolved to reflect current energy issues, by including lessons on national and globalenergy usage, climate change, nuclear power, hydrogen, and renewable and alternative energy.In addition to this course, there are senior capstone projects and cadet independent studies thatare connected to alternative energy research and development. The goals are to provide a broadoverview to the cadets, such that the cadets are excited to continue the pursuit of energyalternatives as graduates and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Borenstein, Georgia Tech; Matthew Drake, Duquesne University; Robert Kirkman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie Swann, Georgia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

schemata frame thesituations in which they find themselves. For example, one person may frame a gift-givingsituation as a potential conflict of interest while another frames it as a very nice perk of doingbusiness. Moral imagination takes on a more critical function when it leads people to reframethe situation, either by taking up another person’s point of view or by projecting narratives ofwhat might happen next. In this light, ethics education can be seen as increasing students’ stockof conceptual schemata and narrative possibilities, which would have the effect of making themmore sensitive to the ethical dimensions of everyday situations. Accordingly, one goal of ethics assessment could be to determine whether and whatforms of ethics

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albert Lozano, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

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Engineering Technology

relate to your most recent full-time job interview. If you didn’t have one, project your answer for a future job interview related to your major.)1.- What is your level of comfort knowing that 6.- How comfortable do you feel in placing anyou were dressed (or will dress) appropriately economical value to your technical skills? (infor the job interview and will be able to other words, how comfortable you are inconduct it in a professional manner? establishing a salary for you).2.- Describe how comfortable or 7.- How comfortable do you feel aboutuncomfortable you were during the whole job understanding the non

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

computer analyses often leadsthe engineer to forget that the computer really is only performing a more highly refinedversion of the distillation calculations described above. It is essential therefore,particularly in cases where public/user safety are concerned that appropriate testing beundertaken. Such testing should be expected to provide feedback that will influence thefinal design and as such this should be scheduled into the project at a very early stage.The importance of uncertainty analysis with regard to experimental results should also beemphasized and no results should ideally be presented without their associateduncertainty attached. Too many times the design and fabrication takes up so much of a course that thisstage is often only

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Cleary, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-642: ANALYSIS OF APPLICANT DATA TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENTOF FEMALE AND UNDERREPRESENTED ENGINEERING STUDENTSDouglas Cleary, Rowan University Douglas Cleary is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University. His research interests are in structural engineering and education. He is a member of ACI Committees 408 and E802. In addition, his is the Affiliate Director for Project Lead the Way in New Jersey.William Riddell, Rowan University William Riddell is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University. His research and teaching interests include design, structural mechanics

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College

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Civil Engineering

Sciences.Effective delivery of professional service depends critically upon these connections.The formal education process sets the stage for individuals to become effective professionals. Inpractice, virtually all projects and design work involve varying degrees of integration of socialsciences knowledge, such as economic and socio-political aspects. Engineers must be able torecognize and incorporate these considerations into the development, delivery, and evaluation ofsolutions to engineering problems. Continued development of professional competence must Page 13.623.9come from life-long learning, mentorship from senior engineers, and practical experience

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Jackson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Thomas Schulte, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nathaniel Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elaine Lewis, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

implementation of a cardboard boat race that included AP students from WestIrondequoit High School and Batavia High School. This was the culminating project forstudents who had challenged the AP-B Physics course. Student teams were tasked withdesigning a boat made solely from cardboard and duct tape that would carry two students acrossa school swimming pool. Understanding concepts in structural design and buoyancy werecritical to this project. It provided faster response to student questions and certainly made for astronger learning environment in teacher’s classroom. The response to this program during thefirst quarter was positive from both a student perspective as well as a teacher perspective. Theability to have someone with the necessary technical

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Civil Engineering

Assistant Award. She has worked on research projects in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as for the Department of Transportation in both Georgia and North Carolina. While pursuing her graduate degrees she enjoyed working with the Engineering Summer Program for high school students. Dr. Kunberger is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Her research interests include contaminant remediation, colloid mobilization, soil mineral - contaminant interaction, and chemical and physical methods of soil stabilizationDiane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University DIANE BONDEHAGEN is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, U.A

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia; Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

methods. Changes and advancementsin instrumentation were a major factor in this evolution (see discussion of the measurement ofangles later).Traverse Adjustment3The traditional way of establishing horizontal control is to layout a closed traverse. A traverse isa plane polygon of three or more sides. Each side of the traverse is the hypotenuse of a righttriangle. When oriented in a north-south direction, the projection of the side in the east-westdirection is called the departure, and the projection in the north-south direction is called thelatitude. The angle that the side makes with a north-south reference line is called the bearing ofthe side. Because the sides and the angles are measured with varying degrees of precision, thesides of the

Conference Session

A Century of Development, Promotion, and Reform: ASEE and Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Johnson, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

up this charge.In 1904 the founding associations, ASCE, ASME, AIME, IEEE, joined in a project to house theiroffices at a single location and combine their libraries in a single collection open to the public.Andrew Carnegie provided $1,050,000.00 for a library and office building in New York City.1Later the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) joined this group, forming theUnited Engineering Society. At first, each society maintained its own section of the library. Theearly library was a simple affair: if there were librarians, they had no offices in which to work sothey worked in the main reading room (Fig. 1).1 Page 13.1226.5

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

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Materials

AC 2008-116: GUIDED INQUIRY LESSONS FOR INTRODUCTION TOMATERIALSElliot Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. His education research focuses on critical thinking, active learning in the classroom, and qualitative methods for engineering education. Page 13.660.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Guided Inquiry Lessons for Introduction to MaterialsAbstractThis proposal describes a project to develop and test new classroom materials for theIntroduction to Materials course within

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Egoitz Sierra Uria, The University of the Basque Country; Mikel Garmendia Mujika, The University of the Basque Country

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Engineering Design Graphics

, Egoitz, 2005)1.The ability to mentally visualize and manipulate objects and situations is an essentialneed in many jobs and careers. It is estimated that at least 84 majors consider thespatial visualization a fundamental need (Smith, 1964) and in technical jobs, such as thedifferent types of engineering, the abilities to visualize are especially important (Maier,1994)2.The third reason that justifies this study is that educators need to continually analyze andinvestigate their own teaching to be more effective educators (Fernando Hernandez,1992) 3.Previous analysis and current situationThe visualization of parts in the multiview projections system, in other words, theinterpretation of views of an object represented by its technical drawing, is

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

issues and concerns related to the admissionsprocess at a University and makes recommendations for implementation. This study wascompleted as part of a master’s project. The paper first outlines Six Sigma principle and thendiscusses various tools and techniques that can be applied to the admissions process. The delaysin the application evaluation process are caused due to several factors, student not submittingcredentials on time, delays at processing stations and delays due to un-necessary routing. Aprocess map was created followed by data collection at various stations along the value stream.Finally DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) principles were applied toidentify sources of bottlenecks and to suggest improvements to the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

material and later give another presentation to answer those questions. Once the topic hasbeen explored to the satisfaction of the instructor and the class, a new topic would be chosen.Regular presentations also provide the students with enough experience working in groups forpeer evaluations to play a role in final grades. The method that has been most recommended for encouraging active learning in the classis through project-based learning, such as investigating real-world problems, working with actualmedical equipment, and by holding regular laboratory exercises. Incorporating projects wouldrequire some restructuring of the class, but may be synergistic with the regular group

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Arnold Weimerskirch, University of St. Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

of the faculty, IAB and local industrialsponsors, student self-assessment surveys, and nationally normed topical examinations. As aresult of these annual assessment retreats a number of substantial changes have been made toexisting programs. For example, in a recent assessment retreat student self-assessments andfaculty observations of weak programming skills led to an interdepartmental project to remedythe situation.Level IV – CourseIndividual instructors are responsible for design, implementation, and delivery of courses thateffectively and efficiently achieve the course’s learning outcomes. Each semester, individualinstructors assess the effectiveness of their courses for three purposes. First, an individualstudent’s accomplishment of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Ethics

codes.During all of this classroom discussion, actual work experiences are solicited from the students.Many of the students have previous or current job experiences and most of the students have, bythis point in their academic program, completed an internship. Experiences that the students havehad in these working environments provide a wealth of material for discussion. Additionally, theinstructor provides a few examples of his own, and also includes some of the classic examplesused to discuss ethical failures within the technology and engineering professions. This entirelesson is also a subset of a lifelong learning project each student in the capstone course mustcomplete. In this project the students create a ten-year career plan that involves

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Matthew Search, Iowa State University

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Liberal Education

+5/-8% Individual Peer Evaluations Up to 1/3 of a final letter gradeLecture topics beyond the communication process included topics such as non-verbalcommunication, business and cultural etiquette, negative messages, data presentation, andconstructive feedback. Exams required students to demonstrate internalized understanding of thecommunication process and how it impacted and/or was impacted by the many other topicsdiscussed. Multiple email, agenda, mechanics, process, letter, presentation slide, and resumeassignments were made throughout the semester. Likewise, elevator speeches were requiredmultiple times with varying degrees of preparation allowed. Two formal group project papersand presentations were also

Conference Session

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

racist or colonialist projects? • What are the roles of technology, culture, and economic systems in the drive toward bigger, faster, cheaper, and more automated production of goods, and what are the consequences for human relationships and for the environment? • When technology provides means for control, for example in military, information, reproductive or environmental applications, what rights and responsibilities follow?These wide-reaching questions not only underlie all of what scientists and engineers undertake intheir work, but also require the active involvement of citizens outside of science and engineering.These are by no means representative or comprehensive of the full range of possible

Conference Session

Institutional and Curricular Reform

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Andrea Beach, Western Michigan University; Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado; R. Sam Larson, Kaiser Permanente Colorado

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-859: MORE THAN GOOD CURRICULA: A GUIDE FOR CURRICULARCHANGE AGENTSJeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M UniversityCharles Henderson, Western Michigan University Charles Henderson is an Assistant Professor at Western Michigan University with a joint appointment between the Physics Department and the Mallinson Institute for Science Education. Dr. Henderson studies the use of innovations and instructional change in physics teaching at the college level. Current projects also include efforts to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration among the different groups that are interested in promoting changes in teaching practices in higher education.Jean Layne, Texas A&M University Jean Layne

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Villa, Texas A&M; Jennifer Sandlin, Arizona State University

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International

other majors because even in school(academics), it is considered important to learn to socialize. Paola explained: … but in other majors, it is easier simply because they manage social relations and because it is part of their job to know each other and how to interact. In contrast, we even say engineers are the ones who use the library, the “ñoños” (Paola).This image of “ñoños” or nerds and engineering students not very social is supported by theparticipants’ comments about how students in engineering tend to get together more foracademic reasons like for doing homework or a team project than for social interaction.Furthermore, participants stated how the lack of time to participate in social events due to thestudents

Conference Session

1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Illig, Clarkson University; John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

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First-Year Programs

PrincipalInvestigators of this “Hands-On Learning in Engineering” project were Professors J. Dempsey, J.Carroll, J. Taylor, W. Wilcox, and A. Zander. The teaching methodology for the revised ES100course adapted the ‘integrated teaching and learning’ paradigm pioneered and developed by Drs Page 13.630.2L.E. Carlson and J.F. Sullivan at the University of Colorado at Boulder.2 The adaptation atClarkson is a combination of laboratory experience woven within an introductory computercourse teaching both MATLAB and LabVIEW. Significantly, note that just recently (February,2008), Drs. Sullivan and Carlson were awarded the prestigious 2008 Bernard M. Gordon Prizeby the

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Tonya Nilsson, San Jose State; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

, 1978 and 1981. She received her Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University in 1994.Carol Considine, Old Dominion University© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Carol Considine, Old Dominion University Carol Considine is currently an Associate Professor and Civil Engineering Technology Program Director at Old Dominion University. She received her BS in civil engineering from Virginia Tech and MS in civil engineering from University of California Berkeley. Prior to joining the faculty at Old Dominion University she worked in the construction industry for 15 years.Tonya Nilsson, San Jose State Tonya Nilsson is a currently a project engineer working on seismic retrofits