Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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First-Year Programs

session, a professor from a particular disciplineintroduces his/her discipline and answers any questions about it. The second hour isstructured so that students research the particular discipline, for example, finding outwhat graduates in the field do, average salary, employment statistics, outlook, potentialfor graduate study, national needs, potential for advancement, career outlook, etc.Students purchase a textbook about engineering graphics and will be required to completeseveral graphics assignments. Students benefit from access to online tutoring material,some interactive sessions with an instructor, and questions and answers sessions spreadthroughout the semester.Enrollment in this course is currently capped at 16 students, with 8 lab

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

the needs of creative engineering practice in industry toenhance U.S. technological innovation and competitiveness. This paper implements the findingsof the National Collaborative as a model pilot effort at a major university. The Masters forEngineering Professionals to be introduced at New Jersey Institute of Technology is reflective ofthe skills, knowledge and actions required for early career development in developingengineering leaders for the first stage of Direct Leadership [Levels 1-3 Engineering]. Thepostgraduate engineering curriculum has been designed as a matrix of advanced studies versusskills, knowledge and actions required for Level 3 engineering. Program emphasis is placed uponengineering creativity, innovation, and its

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal Nepal, Texas A&M University; Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University; Paul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

/Manufacturing (ITM)The objective of the ITM track is to develop advanced leadership skills needed by technicalmanagers and related positions in world-class industries. It widens student career potential withproject management skills for organizing resources, implementing systems, increasingproductivity, reducing waste and improving product quality using statistics and business researchmethods.Program OutcomesProgram outcomes describe the knowledge, skills, and abilities students are expected to acquirefrom the program, and prepare them to achieve the program educational objectives.Measurement will be in accordance with the program assessment and continuous improvementtools given in later section.It is intended that graduates of Master of Science in

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Fleisig, McMaster University; Harry Mahler, Ontario College of Art and Design

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Graduate Studies

creative engineering design for academia,business, and the engineering profession is a much greater challenge than was originallyimagined by the founders. The ideal product of the program is an individual with traits thatstretch beyond conventional engineering education norms to include commitment to Page 15.1052.2creating value, creativity, risk-taking, strong communication and interpersonal skills,business acumen, ability to integrate ideas, capability to explore ideas, and a capability tocollaborate with other professions, in addition to technical competence. This individual, indue course in their career, would show adeptness at creating higher

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maher Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; MIchael Knieser, ILSI; Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

offered for the first time inFall 2007. The three modules were ASIC design, PCB design, and MEMS. Thefollowing survey was taken for 21 students who attended both ASIC and PCB design.Highest score was 5.0 and lowest is 1. 1. I intend to pursue a career in electronic manufacturing or a closely related area 3.77 2. I enjoyed Catapult software used in this ASIC design course 3.77 3. I found computer laboratories with ASIC design easy to follow and helpful for the project 4.05 4. I feel like I’ m gaining confidence to do hardware design with ASIC or PCB

Conference Session

DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 15.496.3Another benefit of this approach is to hardwire the concept of “deadlines” by relating the numberof points earned in each step of the project to timely submission of the required documents. Timemanagement, stress management, and dealing with deadlines are among the skills necessary forlanding a successful career in engineering. As part of the design assessment, students also haveto perform a cost and failure analysis of their design. This gives the students an opportunity toevaluate the real value of their design and to critic their approach.One major challenge for the supervisor is evaluating every individual student in every team.Certainly, some team members contribute to the project more than others. One of the methodsused in

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Miers, Western Carolina Univeristy; George Ford, Western Carolina University

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Architectural

students with problem solvingskills. Assessing situations and drawing conclusions to requests from a client is requisite for allarchitects, engineers, and construction management students. Problem resolution in a step bystep approach leading to creative development of the project outcomes leads directly into criticalthinking processes. Outcomes are based and assessed on the participation, creation, reflection,resolution and acceptance by a client. Orientation and transition of students into their careers canbe dependent on the processes undertaken in problem based learning and is relevant to the PeggyCrosby Center Project. Real life situations lend themselves to develop creative thinkers that canpresent their results in a professional manner. This

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Brewer, Northern Illinois University; Brett Speiser, Northern Illinois University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

) PinIn the students’ final project report, students state that “The design challenges presented anoutstanding learning experience to help add knowledge in troubleshooting and circuit design on apractical level as opposed to a simulation level. The final circuit is the result of lots of hard work,with much knowledge gained along the way.” This shows students gained valuable realengineering experiences through this project, which will benefit their future careers. Page 15.349.5 Figure 2. Experimental setup of the solar battery charger Table 3. Efficiency of the SEPIC converter with different input voltage

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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New Engineering Educators

teaching career. Any measurable improvements in student learning since then couldbe attributable to the handout design, or they could be attributable to overall improvements in myteaching abilities.ConclusionsIn a highly visual course such as Fluid Power, PowerPoint is an essential instructional tool forteaching engineering graphs, cutaway images, electrical circuits, and fluid power diagrams. Page 15.372.9However, PowerPoint’s printing options are inadequate. This paper discusses a number oftechniques for creating note-friendly handouts by moving PowerPoint images into MS Word,modifying the images, and providing generous whitespace for

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

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Architectural

constantexploration of innovative design. In a collaborative, integrated and multidisciplinary setting, ourArchitectural Program provides a professional education joined with other programs. Thepractitioner-based program balances theoretical, technical, professional, and current knowledge.Students are ultimately prepared for careers in architecture and a wide assortment of otherdesign, construction, or business related professions. Architecture curriculum is by natureconnected.Many believe that learning in a compartmental fashion has never been fully successful; ourarchitecture curriculum is by its nature integrated and connected. We have found that the mostimportant element in good teaching is enabling students to think and learn on their own.However, more

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Sana Nawaz, Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne; Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

preparing students for the LEED APAccreditation Exam. The text book for this course “Sustainable Construction and Design”explains in detail the LEED rating system, distribution of credits, and the Certification process.Course goals: The goals of the course were to increase student awareness about the LEED ratingsystem, help them in being a LEED AP and support USGBC efforts in promoting sustainability.Another important objective of course was to assist student in taking LEED AP AccreditationExam before graduation so they can start a professional career with LEED Accreditation in hand.Course Contents:The major topics covered in the course were: ≠ The Foundations of Sustainability ≠ Site and Natural Energy Mapping : Covering USGBC LEED NC

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2010-939: STANDARDS FOR NEW EDUCATORS: GUIDE TO ABETOUTCOMES AND STANDARDS AVAILABILITY IN LIBRARIESCharlotte Erdmann, Purdue University Page 15.1088.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Standards for New Educators: Guide to ABET Outcomes and Standards Availability inLibrariesAbstractEngineering educators worked with standards in industrial and research careers. Many facultymembers use standards in their research and teaching. Awareness of standards may develop in avariety of ways including reading and writing dissertations, journal articles, conference papers,and handbooks. References to standards are also prevalent in bibliographic databases, andcampus websites

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

successful careers in manufacturing engineering and allied professions.The curriculum consists of 63 credit hours of engineering fundamental and manufacturing core,33 credit hours of mathematics and science and 31 credit hours of general education courses toprepare students for engineering practice as required by ABET 1 (Criterion 4) and to meet theUniversity’s general educational requirements as well.The process of fourteen outcomes developed for the MANE program at Virginia State Universityalong with the methodology of assessment was described 2. The program provides students withextensive experience in basic science and mathematics, engineering science, laboratories,computers, design, communication and teamwork, along with humanities and social

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

unified multi-disciplinary curriculum. This paper describes one such program, a Master ofScience degree in Robotics Engineering (RBE) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).The M.S. program is a natural successor to the B.S. program in Robotics Engineering that wasintroduced in 20071,4. The B.S. offers what we believe to be excellent undergraduate educationin preparation for careers in robotics and related fields. However, there is a limited amount ofscientific and engineering material that one can cover in a 4-year degree while still providing therich undergraduate experience necessary to become a well-rounded citizen in today’s society.The RBE M.S. degree goes beyond the B.S. to prepare graduates for technical leadership roles inthe robotics

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

First Year Engineering Students Engineering 2007 and written Education engagement responses survey3 An Engineering Major Does Not Journal of July national student (Necessarily) and Engineer Make: Engineering 2009 survey interviews Career Decision Making Among Education Undergraduate Engineering Majors4 The Relations of Ethnicity to Female Journal of October web based individual Engineering Students

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Strife, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2010-1939: LEARNING WITH THE STUDENTS: CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS HELP DESIGN AND SHAPE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTIONALINFORMATION FOR THEIR DISCIPLINE.Mary Strife, West Virginia University Mary Strife has been the director of the Evansdale Library at West Virginia University since 2002. She began at WVU in 1995 as Coordinator and Head of the Physical Sciences and Mathematics Libraries. Her career has included science and/or engineering librarian positions at Cornell University, Syracuse University, the University of Rochester, and SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome. Page 15.839.1

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Amarachukwu C Ukaegbu, University of the District of Columbia; Lily Kemathe, University of the District of Columbia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-1992: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A VIRTUAL WEB-BASEDPOWER MEASUREMENT MODULE FOR A HYBRID RENEWABLE POWERSYSTEMEsther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Esther T. Ososanya is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. During her career, Dr. Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her academic activities. She received her education in the United Kingdom, where she achieved her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bradford in 1985. She was also a Visiting Professor at Michigan Technological University for five years

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique Head, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

in pursuingIt was found that students were more attentive during lectures when they knew that a response,and hopefully the correct response, would be required of them. Each lecture consisted of aspeaker, typically a faculty member from a specific subdiscipline within the civil engineeringdepartment. (A schedule of the course topics is shown in Table 1). During the presentations,various aspects and challenges faced by those in the profession were emphasized along withresearch needs and career paths. During each lecture, the students were to respond to at least Page 15.1304.2three (3) questions that were prepared by the speaker. Attendance was

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

accepts the sarcasm!) commented on theirimproved ability and comfort to deliver good presentations. The following are five selectedcomments that span the spectrum of responses: Student 1 “Confident I can put on a long presentation that engages the audience” Student 2 “Good presentation and preparation skills; Good searching and researching skills” Student 3 “Presentation skills; Ability to set-up experiment (research proposal); General interest in nano; Understanding what nano actually means; Better idea for future career path; Journal reading experience” Page 15.782.11

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of the future S&E workforce.Along with the need for increased participation in science and engineering careers, theubiquitous nature of cyberinfrastructure-enabled frameworks (e.g., Facebook4, MySpace5) hasalso increased the expectations of students when engaging them in an authentic learningexperience. Researchers and national advisory panels have recognized the increased expectations Page 15.1339.2of learners and made recommendations to increase the role of technology in learningenvironments.6-7 In 2001, the President’s Information Technology Advisory Council (PITAC)recommended the development of technologies for education and training

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University; Bruce Harding, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

ABET criteria and has been singled out by ABET program evaluatorsas unique and noteworthy. On graduate surveys, graduates, upon joining the workforce, generallypraise the project as being one of the most useful of their college career. More than a few haveparlayed jobs through the contacts developed with vendors when seeking Treasure Huntinformation. Several companies specifically seek graduates who enjoyed this project.ConclusionThe case study project has been an insightful learning experience since the early 1980s. Thiscurriculum integrated assignment has offered opportunities for students and library staffmembers to acquire increased appreciation for the knowledge, skill, and persistence needed tosolve the complexities of challenging

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

activities and after dinner discussionphenomena relevant to the students‟ contemporary issues, other -Final Paper and presentationexperience or to personal career phenomena relevant to the students‟aspirations experience or to personal career aspirations. Ability to identify the values and4. Ability to compare and contrast assumptions of community -Quality of participation in dailyvalues and assumptions of a your development and rural potable water

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

lab was assessed using four surveys throughout the semester.Most students reported noticing how different learning styles contributed to group discussions(70%) and thought it brought new and creative ideas to their teams (50%). On average, femalestudents ranked learning styles, teamwork, and the outreach teaching activity as more useful forthis course, other courses, and their career while male students ranked Bloom’s taxonomy andliterature search activities as more useful. With respect to different majors, bioengineers rankedtechnical writing, oral presentations, and teamwork as more useful, while mechanical engineersranked the literature search activities as more useful. This indicates that various activitiesengaged students of different

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida; Alvaro Islas, University of Central Florida; Scott Hagen, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Patricia Ramsey, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida

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Mathematics

Research, evaluator for an NSF CAREER Grant, and Coordinator of Assessment for the "EXCEL-UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence" grant for two years.Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida Cherie Geiger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the UCF College of Sciences and a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Geiger's research interests are in the areas of developing novel materials and technologies for use in environmental remediation and degradation

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Information Systems

AC 2010-1447: AN EXPERIENCE WITH CLOUD COMPUTING IN THECLASSROOMSusan Miertschin, University of Houston Susan L. Miertschin is an Associate Professor in Computer Information Systems at the University of Houston. She began her career in higher education teaching applied mathematics for engineering technology students. She demonstrated consistent interest in the application of information and communication technologies to instruction. This interest plus demonstrated depth of knowledge of computer applications and systems caused her to change her teaching focus to computer information systems in 2000. Recently, she has completed graduate course work in the area of Medical Informatics in order

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

important to enhancing participation of hierarchywomen. To broaden our impact and learn fromother experts, ISU ADVANCE hosted a Nationalconference on increasing flexibility in faculty careers (in October, 2008). To broaden the reachof ISU ADVANCE within ISU, Equity Advisors from each of the three colleges spoke to non-focal department faculty in their college (usually at a departmental faculty meeting) to discussISU ADVANCE activities and efforts in other departments and colleges – focusing specificallyon how they can make use of the results of research in their own departments. A number ofelectronic resources have been developed (in Web and sometimes CD-ROM format). Topicsinclude best practices for faculty searches14, faculty

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-1587: IMPROVING ENGINEERING EDUCATION PEDAGOGY VIADIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning.William Marshall, Alief Independent School District William Marshall is the Director of Instructional Technology and Career & Technical Education for the Alief Independent School District in Texas. He provides supervision of Program Managers in the areas of

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Marsocci; P.K. Raju; Chetan Sankar

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

studies give an additional result of exposing students to an iterative design process. Thisprocess starts by fully understanding and analyzing situations. Students then must constantlycheck back on this understanding to make sure that the solutions implemented are actuallyalleviating problems. Case studies encourage input, interaction, and criticism among classmates.This is important because for some students, this might be their first teamwork experience intheir collegiate career. It enhances the abilities of students to work with others who havedifferent work execution approaches. This is especially true for longer case studies.6Working on an International Student-Led ProjectWorking in a foreign setting can produce unique problems, especially

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Bradley University; Ye Li, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

detail.3.1 Module 1: Entrepreneurial OpportunityEntrepreneur MindA personal assessment is conducted to determine the level of entrepreneurship mindset ofeach of our students. The personal assessment consists of a list of predetermined questionsthat ask about the career plan of students after graduation and about their desire to developand pursue an idea or business of their own. Based on the results, very few students showedlittle or no desire to be an entrepreneur. A large majority of the students showed a moderateinterest in being an entrepreneur, however, their degree of interest showed that they wereopen to the entrepreneurship but they were not likely to devote a lot of time to pursue it. Theywere much more likely to go out and find a job

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

background for employment with IBM7.Is this a breach of academic integrity and independence, or merely an instance that requiresfaculty to realign their teaching activities to suit the emerging job market?In the experience of the author, it is necessary to take into account the potential for conflicts ofinterest when engaging practitioners in the educational process. Those involved in curriculumdevelopment must be cognizant of the need for curriculum that is broad enough to suit asufficiently wide range of potential employers that will allow their students career flexibility. Inaddition to possible disagreement about expected educational outcomes, there may also bemisunderstandings about content and potential for bias. It is the author’s suggestion