Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

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

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, Morehead State University; Sam Mason, Morehead State University; Xiaolong Li, Morehead State University

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Engineering Technology

, industrial training opportunities and Page 13.355.7course/program curriculum development. Benefits for the student side are far greater in numberwith opportunity to have industrial adjunct faculty to present real life scenarios in certainmanagement based courses. The Advisory Board is generating endowment money to supportscholarships to IET students and they support equipment donation in areas of need. The mostimportant is cooperative education placement. This usually results in greater possibility of futurefull-time employment and helps develop topic areas for their Senior Project capstone course. TheAdvisory Board now supports the teaching, research

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cardella, Purdue Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

providing ataxonomy of problems with classes of attributes.Jonassen [2] proposed a classification of problems on a continuum between ill-structured andwell-structured problems. For well-structured problems, the parameters of problems are specifiedin the problem statement; they possess knowable, correct solutions that are determined bypreferred solution paths; and they apply a limited number of regular rules and principles that areorganized in a predictive and prescriptive arrangement [2]. The kind of problems most oftenencountered in engineering education programs (except for capstone and assorted designexperiences) is the story (word) problem, which is well structured. When learning to solve storyproblems in engineering, students learn to

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Roach, University of Texas-El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

learning. Original PLTL workshops have six essential components26: (1) ThePLTL workshop is integral to the course; (2) faculty and peer leaders work together to prepareworkshops and train peer leaders; (3) peer leaders are well trained; (4) workshop materials arechallenging and at an appropriate level; (5) organizational arrangements promote learning; and(6) the department administration encourages innovative teaching. In the standard setting, a peerleader works with six to eight students during weekly workshop sessions. The peer leader meetswith the same students each week.Our approach to PLTL is modeled after a successful HP-funded project in the UTEP Departmentof Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) that targeted a gatekeeper course in the

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. In addition to pre and post test (summative) data that they are nowcollecting resulting from our baseline results and reform efforts, the faculty researchers will becollecting and analyzing formative assessment data (ESAs) throughout the project to enable themto make just-in-time revisions to the curriculum throughout the reform/research process. Figure1 (below) describes the ERC’s powerful performance system that formatively and summativelymonitors the progress and success of curriculum reform. The performance assessment has beenconstructed using embedded signature assessments. Past attempts of measuring the performanceof BME students have relied on a single senior-level capstone design course and end-of-coursesurveys. The faculty

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javier Paez Saavedra; Lina Margarita Prada Angarita

Tagged Divisions

International

summer courses; increasingknowledge of others cultures through exchange programs, lectures, special lectures and othermulti-cultural activities.The Universidad del Norte has a special interest in achieving international accreditation2 withone of the agencies of the US. For this reason it has advanced the respective contacts and theinternal preparation. Particularly in the Engineering College, the strategy of internationalizationgoes back to 1993, when seeking to have international projection, the college looked for theABET accreditation (Substantially equivalent that was offered to the programs of engineeringout of the US) which was achieved in 1996, and it was renewed in 1999. Unfortunately, thetravel warning for Colombia mentioned by the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

precipitation intothe ground by itself can be the complete answer to the problem of preservation of wood piles, butit is a vital part of the solution. Student senior design capstone project in 2005 investigatedmeans for recharge of precipitation, and environmental aspects of using surface runoff for a fourblock neighborhood in the South End. It was also determined necessary to include a perimetercut-off barrier through the Fill stratum to retain the recharged water. The project was presentedto a group of City and State representatives who have since authorized $2 million for actualinstallation of the cut-off barrier that would essentially create a groundwater “bath tub”.The possible drawdowns caused by groundwater withdrawals into leaking low lying

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2008 to fix the problem.2. These experiments expose you to a way how data acquisition is done in real industrial applications. If not, please elaborate. The average rating for this question is 4.3.3. These experiments are reasonable in content and length. If not, how can we improve it? The average rating for this question is 4.6From the assessment result, we can conclude that the students are very satisfied with theseexperiments. In addition one of the students who took this course in the fall of 2005 used asimilar PCI DAQ board manufactured by Measurement Computing in his capstone project todesign and build a Software Controlled Radio. The experiments in this course provided him withimportant knowledge for his senior design

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Bradshaw, U.S. Naval Academy; Jack Nicholson, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

upgrades and algorithm enhancements inthe field via in-circuit programming, enhancing its longevity as a useful educational tool. Inaddition, a variety of controllers or a personal computer (PC) can communicate with the INUboard through a standard RS-232C serial interface. This compact unit provides good systemperformance at a reasonable cost compared to most commercially available units. These featuresenable hands-on education techniques in the navigation aspects of robotics, examples of whichare presented.IntroductionA significant amount of work in robotics is done in the USNA Systems Engineering Department,with autonomous vehicles in particular. Such ABET accredited engineering programs require a“capstone” design project for graduation, and

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1474: ENERGY AWARENESS EFFORTS AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITYKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and literacy and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu.Ian Gravagne, Baylor University Dr. Gravagne is an assistant professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the Engineering Design II

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Wu, Iowa State University; Qingze Zou, Iowa State University; Stephanie Culter, Virginia Commonwealth University; Kam Leang, Virginia Commonwealth University; Gina Pannozzo, Virginia Commonwealth University; Santosh Devasia, University of Washington

AC 2008-814: MODELING AND CONTROL OF SMART ACTUATORS:INTEGRATING NANO/BIO TECHNOLOGY INTO THE ME CURRICULUMYing Wu, Iowa State UniversityStephanie Culter, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityQingze Zou, Iowa State UniversityGina Pannozzo, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityKam Leang, Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySantosh Devasia, University of Washington Page 13.900.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Modeling and Control of Smart Actuators: Integrating Nano/Bio Technology into the ME CurriculumAbstractA recent projection noted that over 7 million jobs will be created in the nano and bio-related fieldworld wide by 2015. The expected growth of

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nelson, University of Texas at Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas at Tyler; William Geiger, University of Texas at Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas at Tyler

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

; Pre-Calculus Physics Composition II Senior Year Capstone Project HIGHER EDUCATION Language & Leadership History I Communication I Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Science, Language & Human History II

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University; John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

projects outside of laboratory class time. It also spreads the cost of the studentlearning kit over three courses. To support students who do not purchase a kit, our introductorycourse laboratory is equipped with HCS12 modules and project boards. In addition, theDepartment subsidizes the initial cost of the kits purchased by the students. The student learningkits are also used extensively in our senior capstone project course. Depending on the instructor,some of the introductory laboratory assignments have adopted the POGIL approach assignedabove.It is early days in our implementation of the POGIL methods in our laboratories. Although noformal assessment has been done at our institution, as it has at other universities17, we are findingthat after

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

shaded) are part of the USMA corecurriculum that is taken by all students. An elective in geotechnical engineering is availablewithin the CE program, and several electives in environmental engineering are also availablefrom outside the program. There is currently not an additional course in constructionmanagement or hydrology & hydraulics available within the USMA CE program.The Need for ChangeReports from the field have indicated that CE graduates are adequately proficient in thetraditional areas of engineering, but lack additional expertise in areas like project management,power generation, transmission and distribution, geomatics, and infrastructure assessment. Theterm “SWEAT” which is an acronym standing for Sewage, Water, Electricity

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb; David Chang, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

topics with2.0 credit hours allotted to engineering science and 1.0 credit hour to engineering design. Thecourse builds upon the foundations from the basic engineering mechanics course in statics anddynamics, and the basic electrical engineering course covering electrical circuits andcomponents. The course provides the background, experience, and fundamental designknowledge to complete capstone design projects requiring dynamic modeling and controlexpertise. The course is multidisciplinary and is conducted as a joint offering with the Page 13.788.3Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Civil andMechanical

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Boyer, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

International

University at Harrisburg. Page 13.16.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Color Image Merging Algorithm Using MATLAB Eric Boyer and Aldo Morales Electrical Engineering Program Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA 17057Abstract:Students in the Electrical Engineering program at Penn State Harrisburg have manyopportunities to apply their acquired knowledge through hands-on course projects andlaboratory experiences in electronics, digital and image processing, VLSI, power andother courses, in addition to their capstone

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Howard University in 1982. She is currently a Professor within the Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies and Senior Research Associate with the Capstone Institute, both at Howard University. Dr. Thomas’ research interests include culturally responsive evaluations and the educational and socio-emotional outcomes of students of color. Dr. Thomas has collaborated with the Department of Electrical Engineering in planning and implementing evaluation studies. Page 13.59.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Mobile Studio Experience of Experiential

Conference Session

Money and People; Resource Management for Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Julie Olney, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Program (WE@RIT); ME Department Advocate for Engineering Honors Program; and Member of Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Leadership Team.Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ELIZABETH A. DEBARTOLO is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She earned her BSE at Duke University in 1994 and her MSME and Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She works with students on predicting and enhancing fatigue life in aircraft materials and structures and on determining mechanical properties of biological materials. Dr. DeBartolo serves on her college's leadership teams for both multi-disciplinary

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Dworzecki; Syed Masud Mahmud

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Carnegie Melon University – Embedded Systems Design - http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~ece549/index.html4. Wayne State University – Capstone Design – http://ece.eng.wayne.edu/~smahmud/ECECourses/ECE4600/ECE4600.htm Page 13.106.125. Vector Group Worldwide – http://www.vector-worldwide.com/6. Dearborn Group - http://www.dgtech.com/7. International Standards Organization, “Road vehicles – Controller area network (CAN) – Part 1: Data link layer and physical signaling,” ISO 11898-1, 1993.8. International Standards Organization, “Road vehicles – Controller area network (CAN) – Part 2: High- speed medium

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

relativelysimple yet thorough assessment process enables administrators to devote time tocurriculum improvements instead of collecting and compiling assessment data withlimited application focus. The performance methodology, although tested in thisparticular case with Civil Engineering, is applicable to other fields of Engineering.IntroductionIn response to the requirements of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) for assessing the performance of students in Civil Engineering inrelation to particular program outcomes, many educational institutions have developedassessment methods based on satisfaction surveys, senior-level capstone design courses,and Engineer-in-Training examinations. In the past, assessors have struggled to

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed Univeristy; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Applied Programming 3 CIT 340 Computer Graphics 3 CIT 345 Multimedia Systems 3 CIT 360 Management Information Systems 3 CIT 365 Database Systems 3 BUS 309 Introduction to Management 3 BUS 310 Introduction to Marketing 3 Total 17 Total 17 Menu V Non-College Elective 3 CIT 495 Independent Study 4 Elective BUS/CIT elective 3 CIT 490 Internship 6 Elective BUS/CIT elective 3 CIT 499 Capstone Project 3

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ray Miller, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati; Elvin Stepp, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

quantitiesof machines under operating conditions. They are required to make observations of machineefficiencies under various loading conditions.In addition to taking courses in circuits, machinery and controls we feel that it is importantstudents be able to pull together much of what they have learned at the associate level so they seehow their knowledge can be applied to a real project. Topics of Applied Design is intended forthis purpose. The course serves as a capstone course at the associate level that requires studentsto apply the knowledge and analysis techniques they have learn thus far. Students work in teamson a project of some complexity such as a regulated power supply or RF circuit. The actualproject can be changed each time the course is

Conference Session

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

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

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

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Reyes-Aviles, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Marisol Mercado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

in terms of performance criteria fordifferent outcomes allowing faculty to clearly identify what is expected from them in terms ofoutcomes assessment within a specific course. From the syllabi for the whole program one canextract lists of textbooks for the bookstore, or lists of bibliographic references for adquisition by thelibrary, or the short course descriptions for the catalog. All these issues point to the need for aflexible tool to support the creation, editing, maintenance, review, and publication of a program’ssyllabi in a uniform way.Unisyllabus is a tool originally developed as a Capstone project which incorporates all the abovefeatures and some more. It is a web application which allows the capture of all the informationcontained

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

1999 Mary Catherine Ellwein Outstanding Dissertation Award (Qualitative Research Methodology) and the 1998 Selma Greenberg Distinguished Dissertation Award (Research on Women and Education) from the American Educational Research Association. She received the 2006 Distinguished Paper Award for her article “Engineer Identity” from Cultural Studies of Education. She is currently the PI of ESCALATE: Engineering & Science Careers in Academia, Learning from ADVANCE and Translating Effectively, an NSF ADVANCE-PAID Project. Address: #319 Education, 5425 Gullen Mall, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, 313-577-1764 (v), 313-577-5235 (f), ag7246@wayne.edu

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

describe their experience with engineering design, juniorengineering students often refer to their cornerstone design course but not to their second andthird year coursework. This means that students do not recognize their analytical training as anecessary part of their design preparation. Despite this disconnect, these students are expected topull their analysis training together with their first year design experience to successfullycomplete a capstone design project in their senior year. Based on this, we assert that designlearning needs to be enhanced to integrate seemingly disparate pieces of design knowledge andskills. Empirical evidence supports this assertion.2A proven way to enhance learning is to engage students in their own learning

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajeswari Sundararajan, College of Technology - Purdue University; Daniel Dangelo, Intel; kishore N.K., IIT Karagpur; Haritha Mogilisetti, Intel; Sundhasarath Somasundaram, Valliammai College of Engineering; umadevi S., highways; Robert Nowlin, retired

Tagged Divisions

International

grasping of the young, well-educated, andflexible engineering students of both genders. Since “business as usual” doesn’t work anymore,the curricula are kept current and up-to-date. Topics such as mechatronics, bioinformatics arecovered to meet the competition and challenges posed by outsourcing and globalization. Theimportance of soft skills, such as project management skills, IT, and good communication skillsin addition to the basic sciences, engineering sciences and in-depth skills in a specificengineering discipline has been realized and implemented in the curricula. In this paper, thecontemporary curricula in EE at Indian Universities will be investigated and compared to pre-outsourcing curricula. The merits of these curricula and areas for

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Pappas; Ronald Kander, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

,engineering educators have been modifying engineering curricula by initiating coursesand projects that foster in their students advanced thinking skills and an understanding ofthe creative process. The educational modes in these "new engineering classrooms" areboth diverse and experimental, crossing disciplines, and involving processes oncereserved for artists and writers. The topography of progressive engineering programsvaries dramatically from university to university, as professors draw inspiration fromnon-traditional sources including the social sciences, philosophy, business, architecture,and art. The future of engineering education and practice is now largely the responsibilityof university programs that must respond flexibly to market

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlie Hall, University of Kentucky; Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

also reasons for teams to beused in a course: Teams are able to accomplish more than individuals, there is learning betweenmembers on a team, and teams are a way of developing and disseminating a culture. In theclassroom, the culture that should be developed among the students through the use of teams is aculture of collaboration and problem-solving. No amount of lecturing on the value of teams orthe value of collaborative problem solving can replace the learning or experiencing of actuallybeing a part of a team. It should be noted that teams can be formal or informal; for a largesemester project, teams may work together for weeks, but informal teams may develop duringsmall class discussions or class exercises.A potential hazard of using teams

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology; Robert Olsen, Washington State University; Carl Hauser, Washington State University; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, intercultural team interactions thatcharacterize engineering careers in the 21st century. While there have been many program-levelefforts across the nation to develop these “soft” skills, such as capstone projects that incorporatestudy abroad and service learning, no direct method of measuring all six skills simultaneouslyexists in the literature. This project proposes an innovative and direct method of developing andassessing ABET professional skills simultaneously that can be used at the course-level forassessing student performance and at the program-level for assessing efficacy of the curricula.In 2007, the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) at Washington StateUniversity (WSU) collaborated with the College of Engineering and