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Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Sanders, Virginia Tech; Thomas Sherman, Virginia Tech; Hyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech; James Pembridge, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

K-12 education, Technology Education’s turn to engineeringnomenclature was predictable. Integrating math and science into the Technology Educationcurriculum was one of the foremost purposes in the 1990s18 leading some to suggest engineeringcontent and curriculum in the early 1990s.19 Virginia introduced statewide curriculum guides for“Introduction to Engineering” and “Advanced Engineering” in 1992. New York released“Principles of Engineering” in 1995. Perhaps even more telling was the steadily increasing use ofthe Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum over the decade prior to this study. Importantly,about 85% of those teaching the PLTW curriculum are former Technology Education teachersworking in Technology Education labs.20Program

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Council of Sections

is one dominated by systems. In order to better prepare graduates with asystems perspective and the competencies to be effective in system design, we discuss initiatives topromote the development of systems thinking, both in undergraduate and K-12 communities. This paperdescribes vertically-integrated curriculum innovation, in which graduate-level coursework spawned apilot program to embed systems in a core engineering design course for undergraduates with its resultingadoption and extension to a core design thread, and a resulting high school curriculum development anddissemination effort which has followed. These efforts have also prompted educational research todevelop the academic underpinnings of the relatively under-developed scholarly

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Brian Carter, University of Texas, El Paso

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Electrical and Computer

management of stack frames. An online labmanual has been developed for this course that is freely available for extension or use by otherinstitutions.Our previous papers reported on pedagogical techniques for facilitating student understanding ofthe relationships between high-level language constructs, such as algebraic expression syntax,block-structured control-flow structures, and composite data types, along with theirimplementations in machine code. While this integrated approach to introducing control-flowstructures has been successful, many students have been confused by the large number ofdifferent addressing modes. The present paper describes further extensions of this integrated C-and-assembly language pedagogical approach in which

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

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Graduate Studies

can be completedin one year. Typically, these degree programs emphasize coursework, and advanced trainingin an area of technical specialty. Typical graduate engineering curriculum consists of a set ofcore courses which address critical competencies needed to enhance technical skills, followedby course technical electives in a concentration area. However, most of the programs aredeveloped without any direct involvement or collaboration of an external industry. As a result,the specialized programs are not effective.Curricula structured around traditional disciplines can be easily developed without anyindustry involvement. However, trans-disciplinary programs in specialized fields can beenhanced by harnessing industry collaboration. By bringing

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

4 4Once again, the Spring 2008 Chemical Plant Design class out-performed the Spring 2007 PlantDesign class in all respects. This was true despite the fact that the class of 2007 earned slightlybetter grades in the curriculum as a whole. While the Chemical Plant Design results wereobtained from small sample sizes of 4 teams per cohort, and therefore not statistically significant,they provide an additional indication of a lasting impact from the Fall 2005 improvements toSophomore Clinic I. Anecdotally, the Spring 2008 class projects was observed to show moreevidence of divergent thinking than the Spring 2007 class. For example: ≠ The 2007 Plant Design project was on production of Methyl Methacrylate and the 2008

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Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Schnittka, University of Virginia; Randy Bell, University of Virginia; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 14.531.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Encouraging Conceptual Change in Science through the Use of Engineering Design in Middle SchoolAbstractThe United States is suffering from a national crisis in science and math education. At the middleand high school level, US students perform poorly on standardized tests in comparison to otherdeveloped countries. Middle school may be the key to capturing students’ interest in math andscience; this is the time when many children decide they are not interested in science, or notgood at math. Additionally, most never get the chance to learn about engineering.In this study, eighth grade students participated in an engineering design-based curriculum

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nagen Nagarur, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton; Sarah Lam, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Industrial Engineering

Binghamton University. In addition to courses that would be “core”for the ISE graduate program, courses that would help establish the specialization would bedelineated and discussed along with electives that would help enhance the breadth and depth of agraduate student’s educational experience. The proposed curriculum could require the graduatestudent to take courses in the School of Management, Department of Economics, and theMathematics and Statistics Departments. The proposed specialization would be an inter-disciplinary program with a home in the Systems Science and Industrial EngineeringDepartment.Graduates from this program will be equipped with skill sets that would differentiate them fromthose who graduate from the traditional ISE program

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Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Gustafson; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

brought forth the need fortechnological literacy as an insight area within general education. However, to date nosatisfactory solutions to address this insight area have been established. Therefore notechnological literacy element has been implemented in the University’s general education. InDecember of 2006, within the College of Engineering the Core Curriculum and College ServicesCommittee and College Committee on Academic Affairs agreed to establish a joint six-membertask force to consider what the College of Engineering could offer for non-engineering studentsin terms of one or more minors, with particular focus on the area of technological literacy. Thetask force members consulted several of the colleges with potential student interest

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University; Jianhua wang, Eastern Michigan University

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International

same part, for the same price, anywhere in theworld.”4 In the previous vertical integration model, the design and manufacturing ofproducts was an internal affair and regulated by long-held standards, procedures, andhierarchies. This world is disappearing and being replaced by the much more chaotic“flat” de-verticalized and global design and manufacturing For technical professionalsincluding engineers, globalization and de-verticalization means that instead of thepredictable long-established world of a Ford or an IBM, new graduates must master theirprofession in the largely undefined universe of 12,000 mile supply chains, multiplelanguages, and dozens of suppliers all with differing roles as to design andmanufacturing. This problem has been

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Walchko, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

discipline. Darmofal, Soderholm, andBrodeur applied concept maps and concept questioning to enhance conceptual understanding inaeronautics and astronautics courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology5. Yap andWong assessed conceptual learning at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 6.Brodeur, Young, and Blair utilized problem based learning as a form of conceptual learning inthe aeronautics and astronautics curriculum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology7. This paper presents a methodology for instruction and testing in an engineering course based Page 14.908.2on conceptual learning techniques. The examinations within an

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale

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Manufacturing

) State University of New York – Farmingdale, NY 11735Abstract:The project leading to this paper was carried out as part of SME’s efforts to prepare themanufacturing curricula for the year 2015 and beyond. In doing so, it considered the roleof manufacturing in the global economy, the factors affecting the scope of manufacturing,and the current efforts to revitalize manufacturing in the various parts of the world. Itthen reviewed the curricular models proposed to address the needs of the manufacturingindustry. As an extension of the analysis, recommendations were made on the key aspectsof a manufacturing curriculum with an emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship.Further, the recommendations included the creation of a flexible degree program

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jimmy DiTraglia, Middle Tennessee State University; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston

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Instrumentation

students forfuture engineering and technology development. Such new modules will allow students to haveimproved learning experience through more involvement in research and hands-on activities andbetter outcome. This paper presents the experience of undergraduate research during summer2008 supported by NSF REU program at the University of Houston on “Sensor Networks andsecurity Infrastructure”. The project also serves to upgrade existing upper level design projectsthat aim at introducing research components into the curriculum of the computer engineeringtechnology program.IntroductionWireless smart sensor networks have the ability to integrate sensing, communication andcomputation and are being implemented in a wide range of data gathering and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the secondsemester. In PBL organization the subject was compressed into one semester with anallocation of 2 hours of lectures and three hours of seminars and laboratory sessions perweek. Effectively, this represented a 16.7 percent reduction in total contact time and 50percent reduction in lectures. This paper is focusing on the way the chemical sciencecurriculum was developed and organized for a traditional mode of delivery and then and thenits evolution into an integrated PBL subject in a challenging educational environment.SUBJECT DEVELOPMENT- INTRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES INTOENGINEERING CURRICULUMThe philosophy of this subject development was guided by the knowledge constraints ofstudents enrolled in the course. The incoming students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

engineering curriculum at a public university.Over the academic years 2004-2008, an average of 30 core required engineering courses havehad S-L projects each year. The hypothesis is that because the students would see with S-L moredirectly how engineering can improve the lives of those in the local and internationalcommunity, they would be more motivated to enter and stay in engineering and try to learn thesubject matter better. In terms of recruitment, S-L is advertized to prospective students as thenumber two reason to come to the college (number one is value). Twenty-two percent of firstyear students at the end of their first semester reported that S-L was one of the reasons forcoming to the college, roughly the same as the 24% in December 2007

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Abdullah Kazemi, Herat University; Mahsa Khatibi, University of Hartford; Michael Crosbie, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

International

for an ArchitecturalEngineering program at Herat University and the integration of traditional architecture into thecurriculum, and finally will conclude with recommendations as how to reinvigorate traditionalHerat architecture in the design of modern buildings.HeratIntroductionHerat, a city in western Afghanistan, represents some of the world’s most spectacular medievalIslamic Architecture. Herat is situated just north of and in the fertile valley of Hari Rud (River).Herat history goes back more than 2,000 years. The city has been a center of learning andreligion, located on the trade routes and the seat of different rulers in different periods. It isgenerally known as Haraiva (Haroiva in Avesta and Areia or Aria in Greek) of the

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene Koch, Purdue University; Orczyk Joseph, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

AC 2009-2476: GRADUATE EDUCATION IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT:SUCCESS ON LINEDaphene Koch, Purdue University Daphene Cyr Koch, PhD, Is an assistant professor in the Building Construction Management Department in the College of Technology at Purdue University. She has over 8 years of teaching experience and over 10 years of industry experience specializing in industrial and mechanical construction.Orczyk Joseph, Purdue University Joseph Orczyk, PhD is an associate professor and coordinator for graduate students in the Building Construction Management Department in the College of Technology at Purdue University. He has many years of industry and teaching experience that is integrated into the

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

students aresupposed to be learning.While some of the equipment used does take some skill to build, none of the equipment used inthese demonstrations is expensive. As the reader will see most of the equipment is made from“junk” that is lying around ones house, office, or can be borrowed from another department atyour institution.We will try to organize the demonstrations in an order that a student might encounter the topicsin a standard mathematics curriculum at an institution where engineering is taught.DemonstrationsA. The cycloid curveThe first demonstration we will consider can be used in any calculus class where parametricequations are taught. This is a classical cycloid curve. To generate the curve we use a circularpiece of wood in which

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Alka Harriger, Purdue University; Jack Purdum, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2009-1628: DO INTROVERTS PERFORM BETTER IN COMPUTERPROGRAMMING COURSES?Kyle Lutes, Purdue University Kyle Lutes is an Associate Professor for the Department of Computer & Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University. Kyle joined the department in 1998 and is the chair of the department’s software development curriculum. His teaching and scholarly interests cover a broad range of software development areas including software applications for mobile devices, data-centered application development, and software entrepreneurialism. He has authored/co-authored numerous papers and two college textbooks on various software development-related topics. Prior to his current

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Holt, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.; Hongchi Shi, Texas State University, San Marcos; Harold Stern, Texas State University, San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

approach to addingmulticore courses to their curricula11, creating specific elective courses including Multicore SoCDesign Technology, Parallel and Multicore Architectures, Multicore Operating Systems, Multi-threaded and Multicore Programming, Compilers and Tools for Multicore, and PerformanceAssessment for Multicore. This is an important set of courses covering multicore topics notincluded in other mandatory classes in the curriculum. Yet, the approach does not instill basicmulticore knowledge into all students following the curriculum, and it does not guarantee thatthose students who do choose to take multicore electives will have a broad set of knowledgeabout multicore.For these reasons, other Chinese universities have begun to integrate

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Ressler, United States Military Academy; Michael Miller, United States Military Academy; Christa Chewar, United States Military Academy; Jean Blair, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

university, since there are few parallels in otherdisciplines. Curriculum integration also induces drag, formally encoded in prerequisitestructures. Engineering knowledge has many sequential dependencies. Therefore, an ill-considered change early in a curriculum can have unexpected, dire consequences for laterlearning. Faculty expertise may also be a drag. Whether a desirable new topic must be learnedby existing faculty or else new faculty hired, progress must wait for these to be completed.2. The Rationale For An Engineering ApproachIn this setting of continual demands for change—to always add and never subtract, to overcomecost-induced drag, and yet to accomplish all within fixed constraints on time and otherresources—we have a real engineering

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clara Fang, University of Hartford

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Civil Engineering

hadopportunities to work with two professional surveyors from an engineering company to gainreal-life engineering experience. In addition, two undergraduate student assistants were availableto facilitate students in the field work. The projects benefited the University by providingnecessary traverse and leveling surveying data to help create a baseline map for the easement.The projects were integrated into the curriculum as service-learning to enrich the studentlearning experience. It has accomplished an education goal by engaging students in a real-lifeproject applying the skills and knowledge learned from the class. As presented in Figure 2,students used advanced surveying equipment including total stations and automatic levels tomeasure the elevations

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Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Manufacturing

Design/Mfg track courses (Capstone) Tech. elective coursesFigure 1. WSU Vancouver Mechanical Engineering curriculum related to the Design andManufacturing Track. Page 14.693.5The following three objectives guide us in the design and implementation of the new curricula:(1) Integration of modern technologies; (2) Sustaining a student-centered education with multiplehands-on experiences; and (3) Initiation of an outreach program to expose youth to design

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technology/Engineering Standards (seeappendix).The units of EiE selected as most appropriate to each school district's science curriculum,the grade in which the unit will be used and the field of engineering on which the unitfocuses are shown in Table I. Each unit of EiE is also adjustable to different ability levelswithin a grade or a classroom. Table I: Units of Engineering is Elementary by School System District Grade Engineering is Elementary Unit Title Engineering Field Billerica 4 An Alarming Idea: Designing Alarm Circuits Electrical Billerica 5 Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Industrial Chelmsford 4 Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier Industrial

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

AC 2009-992: ENHANCEMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING IN EXPERIMENTALDESIGN USING VIRTUAL LABORATORIESMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels.Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Kueker, Vivayvic; Pam Newberry, Project Lead the Way

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

skills and higher-order thinking, and an improvement in student achievement (Newberry & Hughes23, 2006).Claim 2: The course objectives integrate mathematics and science content with technology and engineering instruction through rigorous and relevant instructional tasks. PLTW’s curriculum makes mathematics and science relevant for students. The curricular objectives integrate math and science content as defined by NCTM20 (2000), NRC21 (1996), and AAAS1 (1993) and with standards for technological literacy as defined by the ITEA11 (2000) and enduring engineering concepts as identified by ABET, Inc. Criterion 3-Outcomes A-K (ABET2, 2007) By

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture Group; Erika Shaffer, EdVenture Group; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

with education consultants, industry professionals, graduate students, and oneanother to gain knowledge and create units that focus on STEM careers and curriculum. Theunits, known as TIME (Tools for Integrating Math and Engineering) Kits, are storedelectronically on a free teacher resource site for use in classrooms across the country.www.thesolutionsite.comThe 12-hour units of instruction are developed during a week-long workshop that providesclassroom teachers with the opportunity to work with engineering faculty, graduate assistantsand industry experts. The model is based on providing time for teachers to learn, tools forteachers to use and strategies to assist them in focusing on and connecting engineering to STEMcourse work. By connecting

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, Montegancedo; Paola Carina, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Karen Castillo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Tagged Divisions

International

presents an approach based on "Maturity models" used to achieve the goal of reusingthe experiences of the pioneer Engineering Schools of the same technical university toimprove the processes they share and take that knowledge and apply it to other Schools.Maturity can be understood as the culmination point of a growth and development processthat is obtained through the integration of distinct qualities. From the viewpoint of anorganization, a maturity model offers a conceptual approach to improve the managementprocess in an orderly, referenced, evaluated and controlled way.Defining process maturity refers to expounding the development level they are in. Amaturity model allows one to determine a series of rules to evaluate the maturity level

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

. Summary of Results and Hypotheses TestedBriefly summarized below in answer to the hypotheses posed in Section 2 are the results aboveand other results to date that have been reported in other papers (12) (13)(14) (9)(15) (16) (17) (11) (18) (19) (20).1. Faculty would accept S-L: Forty eight faculty members have integrated S-L into an average of 4 courses each in the engineering curriculum. Thirty-five core required courses have had S-L. Four of the undergraduate programs (ME, EE, CE, and Plastics E) have essentially reached the objective of one course every semester. The remaining program (ChE) in the fall 2008 semester had four courses and is getting close to the objective. Of these 48 faculty members, 6 are female, 5 are part-time, 30

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Miller, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

thestudents have never written a technical report; therefore, very explicit instructions were givenconcerning the section headings and required contents of the report. Items required includeddiscussions of future curriculum that may expand their knowledge of the project, and potentialME careers where similar tests, data or functions are performed.Reverse-Engineering ExerciseMany undergraduate students enter the ME program with an intrinsic curiosity of how systemswork. This is easily confirmed by asking any mechanical engineering class, “Who has takenapart machines, cars, toys, tools, speakers, etc. to see how it works?” The author’s experiencehas been that upwards of 85-90% of students answer that question in the affirmative. Thisreverse-engineering

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Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

research with your curriculum≠ Assist in defining student research topics≠ Improve student work based on high quality information and solid research≠ Ensure consistent use of documentation styles, while raising awareness of academic integritySome examples of special instruction sessions include:≠ Library tours≠ Introduction to Refworks, a web-based bibliographic software≠ Plagiarism and academic integrity To arrange an instruction session, contact your subject specialist. Figure 3 Page 14.333.9 C. Creating Lasting Partnerships On CampusParticipation