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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane LeClair, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-2261: IMPLEMENTATION OF A SYSTEMATIC OUTCOMESASSESSMENT PLAN TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONTINUOUSIMPROVEMENT IN A NON-TRADITIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMJane LeClair, Excelsior College Dr. Jane LeClair is currently the Dean of the school of Business and Technology at Excelsior College in Albany, New York. Dr. LeClair’s career in the nuclear industry spanned two decades in various management positions, most recently working for Constellation Energy. She has been involved in many aspects of the industry, including CONTE, MANTG, and ANS ETWD chair. She continues to collaborate with the nuclear industry on various projects.Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College Dr. Li-Fang Shih

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Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Beck, Carnegie Mellon University; G. Berard, Carnegie Mellon University; Bo Baker, University of Tennessee Chattanooga; Nancy George, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Libraries

Summer Engineering Experience for Girls (SEE): An Evolving Hands-On Role for the Engineering LibrarianAbstractThe summer of 2009 marked the third year that the EQT Corporation sponsored a two-week Summer Engineering Experience for Girls (SEE) at Carnegie Mellon University.The program’s goal is to provide junior high girls the opportunity to learn of the appeal ofengineering as a career choice by demonstrating how engineering contributions make theworld “a better place.” The girls complete an application and attach a copy of their latestreport card, a teacher recommendation form, and a one page essay explaining theirinterest in SEE. Twenty+ participants per year attend the July program free of charge.Librarians are invited to

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Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alan Siegel, NYU

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Electrical and Computer

Students Program (ESP) [4] attended by entering freshmen at theUniversity of Texas at El Paso, a primarily Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) serving an economicallydisadvantaged bi-national urban area on the US-Mexico border. The objective of the entering studentsprogram is to assist students in developing skills necessary for academic success in college and to assist incareer selection. MPCT, which is allocated approximately half of the course‟s instructional time, providestechnical content to complement the entering students program‟s curriculum that reviews study, note-taking,presentation, and writing skills, and career guidance. Introductory courses for technical disciplines such as computer science can offer a limited

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Janice Meyer Thompson, Arizona State University; Christopher Mehrens, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

and learning of students in the course, which is critical in structuring of the Music in Motion course and measuring its impact on students.Janice Meyer Thompson, Arizona State University Janice Meyer Thompson, pianist and Professor of Music, has identified and is leading the exploration of the characteristics of musical instruments from the viewpoint of a musician. At ASU, she is keyboard area coordinator, and founding director of the Piano Prep/Conservatory Program. She has three decades of national and international performance experience as a solo and collaborative pianist, lecture-recitalist, and master class clinician. Her extensive performance career includes collaboration with a

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Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

included in theengineering and engineering technology curriculum. The findings indicate that American toolshops are using innovative technologies, updating machinery, and instituting new strategies. Thetool shops making this transition are the adaptors creating new competitive advantages byrevising their strategies to reflect competitive changes, offering products fitting into uniqueniches, supplying specialized customer services, and providing rapid delivery. The results fromthis study have been incorporated into engineering and engineering technology courses to betterprepare graduates for careers in engineering management for manufacturing based industries.IntroductionForeign competition has had an extremely negative impact on American

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Retention Strategies in Action Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Evans, University of Washington; Priti Mody-Pan, University of Washington

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Two Year College Division

college careers at a community college1. In light of theseissues, a statewide collaborative project among four community colleges and two universitieswas undertaken in Washington State in 2004 to increase the number of students earningundergraduate engineering degrees statewide, with special attention on URMs and females.Using assessment data, the assessment team examines how differing institutional settings impactstudents’ feelings of integration into social and academic engineering communities. Previousresearch suggests that students are more likely to persist to graduation if they are socially andacademically integrated into STEM disciplines23.Cross sectional data analysis of four years of the program’s Student Experience Survey(formative

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Trainor, United States Military Academy; Daniel McCarthy, United States Military Academy; Michael Kwinn, United States Military Academy

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

the enemy upon anything like Equal Terms.’ The Officers are to be instructed in moral,mechanical, geometrical and physical rules.”1 Over the years the curriculum has changeddramatically however our mission of educating officers for the US Army has remained thecentral focus of what we do. The current mission of West Point is:"To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissionedleader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career ofprofessional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army."2The totality of the West Point leader development curriculum is considered to be a 47-monthexperience in which students (cadets) must adequately

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend College; Melanie Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

background information should beavailable for the teachers so they fully understand the activity.While these are important factors for incorporating hands-on STEM activities into a K-12classroom, another goal exists for these activities that does not involve classroom participation.Some activities are not necessarily designed to teach, but more to develop interest in STEMfields among K-12 students. These activities should be hands-on, fun and age appropriate.Getting the students excited about engineering, science and math is the goal. At PSB there is aneed for many such activities to support on- campus programs such as Math Options Career Dayand Women in Engineering. The activities that were developed as part of the independent studycourse described

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Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Stephanie Jaros, University of Washington; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

that people’s experiences are informed by the intersection of race andgender.4,5 Very little research has been able to examine engineering student experiences at theintersection of gender and race. As a multi-site study based on data from diverse undergraduateengineering programs, and with significant numbers of African American and Hispanicrespondents, PACE is uniquely suited to address this gap in the literature and identify howgender and race jointly affect student experiences. The results of this study are of increasingimportance as more research relates certain types of student interactions to interest inengineering majors, and pursuit of an engineering career.6BackgroundA recent report from the National Action Council for Minorities in

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

civil engineering in 2025 andbeyond. 2 It is important that students who aspire to become civil engineers to understand theskills, knowledge, and attitudes that they will be expected to have when they enter the workforce.If students gain an early understanding of these issues they may either be more or less motivatedto pursue a degree in civil engineering. For example, many students today in “Gen Net” aremotivated by social good and wanting to make the world better; however, they often do notperceive that engineering is a way to achieve this goal.10 A career that benefits society has beenfound to be even more motivational to female and minority students.14 Parikh9 determined that

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Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Kennedy, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

part.Preliminary student assessment indicates that the students feel that designing, rapid prototyping,and physically producing the Cube of Knowledge was both a valuable and enjoyable experience.The vast majority of students agree that the project experience will be valuable for senior designand their future engineering careers. Additionally, they indicated that they would like to see themodule expanded to include a larger variety of fabrication techniques and more time for basicskill development.IntroductionGiven the broad spectrum of topics that must be addressed in an undergraduate biomedicalengineering (BME) curriculum it is difficult to provide adequate exposure to students in designand manufacturing technology such as computer-aided design (CAD) and

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Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Woods, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

California offers an Introduction to Chemical Engineering course that is primarily a mass and energy balance course. Other courses include Engng 102, Freshman Academy, 2 credits, fall semester Class size 400 with 13 sections of 30 to 35/section (5) - Clemson University has an elective course ChE Tools, 3 credits that includes small team projects. - This course also functions to highlight material that appears later in the curriculum and/or their career. Class size is 70 students with two sections of 35 each. They also offer a required, first semester 2 credit Engineering Disciplines and Skill, CES 102 that includes brief ChE activities. Class size: 850 to 950; with 60 students/section (11). - Colorado

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Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Thorn, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

BackgroundAcademic institutions must address a number of constituencies along a variety of dimensions asthey seek to fulfill their missions. The mission statement for the Rochester Institute ofTechnology (RIT), the institution that the authors will address here, reads in part:“Our mission is to provide technology-based educational programs for personal and professionaldevelopment. We rigorously pursue new and emerging career areas. We develop and delivercurricula and advance scholarship relevant to emerging technologies and social conditions.”At this institution, there is a good deal of variability among departments in terms of how theiractivities are expected to support the pursuit of “new and emerging career areas” and “advancescholarship relevant to

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aman Yadav, Purdue University; Mary Lundeberg, Michigan State University; Dipendra Subedi, Michigan State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

undergraduatecourses in engineering disciplines to using a more learner-centered teaching, such as problem-based learning. This shift is fueled by the need for future engineers to demonstrate the use ofhigher order thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal aspects of a career, such ascommunication and team-work skills (NAE, 2005). Specifically, the engineering field is seeingshifts in the types of engineers needed to emerge from college ready to participate as active andeffective members of a global society. This leads to the search for a new pedagogy that willallow students to have higher critical thinking skills and create problem solvers who can work inthe complex and ill structured environment. However, it is not an easy task to teach students todeal

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Manufacturing

and industry.IntroductionA Master of Science in Engineering Management degree is designed to help technicalprofessionals take the next step in their careers as they ‘graduate’ to a management orientedcareer. Such a degree prepares technical professionals to deal with topics such as costmanagement, world-class manufacturing, workplace safety and ergonomics, leadership, andquality control. This paper deals with a curriculum development effort which was recentlyundertaken at a university in the southeast United States for development of a concentration insafety engineering.Any degree in engineering management with a concentration in safety engineering is generallyfound to be targeted towards principally four kinds of audiences. The first type of

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

should beevident in students’ ability to understand and demonstrate mastery with these technologies.Rewarding careers are available for trained students in advanced manufacturing programs. Students mayseek jobs opportunities as a CAD drafter or 3D model designer, CNC or CAM programmer, CNCoperator or a composite of these technologies.Implementing required technology coursework in advanced manufacturing programs in South Texastechnical colleges will significantly improve educational standards and career opportunity for students inSouth Texas. The long term impact of integrating advanced manufacturing programs withCAD/CAM/CNC training will increase both science and technology literacy, while increasing standardsof living and improving the quality

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Measuring the Impacts of Project-Based Service Learning on Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shi-Jer Lou, National PingTung University of Science and Techno; Shun-Yuan Chuang, National Kaohsiung Normal University; Hsiang-jen Meng, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; Ron Chuen Yeh, Meiho Institute of Technology, Taiwan; Kuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of Technology; Chi-Cheng Chang, National Taipei University of Technology

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International

Page 15.98.2understand the possibilities for their future career paths3. In Taiwan, since the pressureof high school and college entrance exams still exist, learning and instruction are stillbased on cognition. As to secondary education, with limited instructional hours,teachers can only briefly describe the teaching materials. Although the lecture-basedinstruction allows students to acquire knowledge, it cannot enhance their skills andabilities to apply the knowledge to problem-solving. There are few STEM programs inpublic K-12 schools even that teachers think STEM lessons are required andimportant4.Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a model that organizes learning with projects5. PBLis a systematic approach which allows students successfully to

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Engelken

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Electrical and Computer

coauthors, and sometimes the primaryauthor. In recent years, almost all of the undergraduate research assistants have madepresentations, typically multiple ones, at regional conferences. Several have won awards for thebest undergraduate presentation within given disciplinary categories. Several have also beenrecipients of specifically student grants, for example, from NASA and the Arkansas ScholarsUndergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. Several have gone-on to successfulgraduate education experiences at larger institutions, with four having received Ph.D. degrees,and numerous ones having received master degrees in electrical engineering or closely relatedareas. Essentially all have gone-on to successful engineering careers, either with or

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Ethan Danahy, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ideas needed to solve design problems. As defined in anNSF-sponsored 2007 national symposium on the topic, there is a “need to develop, pilot test,refine, and deploy professional development models” that can help STEM teachers develop thecapability to infuse engineering into K-12 classrooms9. Developing such models can enhance the“pipeline” by getting students excited about STEM careers, in particular those related toengineering. Partnerships between K-12 and engineering schools may help in improving students’preparation for careers in engineering. Creating materials and contexts that support a scalablemodel for such partnerships would serve to improve this pipeline and the STEM communityeven more. Such collaborations involve players whose

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Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

improvecurriculum that prepare graduates for careers in a wide scope industry and supporta broad spectrum of technology. The EET program is collaborating with GEAviation to offer a graduate certificate in Test Engineering. This certificaterepresents a good model of collaboration between industry and academia. Thedemand for electrical and computer engineers who are equipped with testengineering skills continue to rise. Unfortunately, the curriculum has not yet“caught up” to industry needs and the role of academia in meeting industryexpectation of test engineering skills has not been sufficient. Only a fewuniversities have test engineering incorporated in their curriculum. To meet thisgoal, the School of Technology is stepping up to this challenge and

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Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to engineering and engineering careers. Thispaper investigates whether the EiE curriculum impacts these perceptions.MethodsTo measure elementary students’ attitudes and perceptions toward engineering, an instrumentwas developed and administered to a “test/EiE” group of students who used the EiE curriculum Page 15.1237.2(students were taught an EiE unit and related science) and a “control” group whose studentswere taught related science, but did not use EiE materials. Data about student sex, race/ethnicity,and free and reduced lunch status were also collected from students in six states in a pre/postdesign.Student SampleResponses from students

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Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; John Merrill, The Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2010-1906: FIRST-YEAR STUDENT EXPERIENCES, ATTITUDES ANDOUTCOMES IN A SEMINAR ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPPhil Schlosser, Ohio State University Dr. Schlosser teaches First-Year Engineering courses and Freshman Seminars at The Ohio State University. He graduated from Ohio State University with B.Sc. degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering. Early in his career, he was Professor of Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering at OSU where he taught courses and conducted research in nuclear medical imaging systems. Over the past two decades, he has started several successful companies in the central Ohio area. He holds 22 U.S. and foreign

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Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Goldade, University of North Dakota; Tessa Haagenson, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota; Mike Mann, University of North Dakota

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

travel experience includes a summer study trip to Iceland through Bemidji State, a month teaching English at a summer camp in Spain, and three months in Argentina taking intensive Spanish language classes through a Rotary International program. Following seasonal employment with an environmental engineering and consulting firm in Nebraska, Tessa returned to school to supplement her academic background and pursue a career in engineering. She is currently enrolled in the electrical engineering program at the University of North Dakota and is enjoying opportunities to gain familiarity with the technical aspects of renewable energy systems.Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota Hossein

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Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih Kuang Hou, National Taiwan Normal University; Ching-Ho Huang, Nangang Vocational High School; Jin-Fu Chen, NTNU

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International

competiveness.Survey method was mainly used in this study to collect the individual personality trait data of 80respective competitors and their instructors who participated in skills competitions, and statisticalanalysis was then employed to understand their unique personality traits. For skills competitioncompetitors and instructors, the study adopted Leader Attributes Inventory (LAI) Scale andAdult Career Cognitive Scale respectively as the research tools. Through statistical analysis, theskills competition competitors have shown such unique characteristics as “rhathymia,” “cyclictendency,” “inferiority feeling,” “depression,” “objectivity,” and “cooperativeness.” On the otherhand, the instructors have demonstrated better than average norms in dimensions

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Iyer, University of Houston

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

≠ Combine practical, hands-on biotechnology training with cutting-edge biotechnology research and teachingThis major will prepare students for: ≠ Graduate school or entry into a research laboratory ≠ Entry into the biotechnology industryTwo curriculum tracks, Bioprocessing and Bioinformatics were offered to give students theflexibility to tailor their degree based on their interests, educational background and career goals.These tracks, in combination with core courses, were intended to provide our students with abroad exposure to the field of biotechnology. The presence of the Texas Medical Center in thegreater Houston area and a growing biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry places thisprogram at the forefront of Biotechnology

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Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junqiu Wang, Purdue University; Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

low rank oftechnical professions in the social hierarchy, the motivation for pursuing such a career intraditional China was very low 7.The apprenticeship training system. Members of the technical professions, or artisans, weretrained through a hands-on apprenticeship system. In carpentry, for example, an apprenticelearned carpentry skills by working with a master carpenter. The apprentice watched and helpedthe master work. The master explained every move he made to the apprentice. Normally, themaster would provide accommodation and food for his apprentices, and in exchange, theapprentices would work for the master for free until they achieved enough skills to workindependently. After that, the former apprentice would become a master and take

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Danley, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

15.319.8Page 15.319.9Program Educational ObjectivesThe information collected and documented in Survey Assessment Summary Sheets from recentgraduates and their employers indicates how well AET meets the Program EducationalObjectives (PEO). Program objectives are broad statements, which describe the career andprofessional accomplishments that our program is preparing our graduates to achieve. ProgramEducational Objectives are listed and discussed in self-study reports provided to ABET prior toevaluation visits. It is important to note that PEOs are consistent with the program mission andwith the program outcomes as indicated in Figure 1. This information is included in the CQIreport and is made available to AET Industrial Advisory Committee. These

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

the course intends to impart to all students, especially non majors(students who are non-science majors) an insight into current and past industrial practices thathave been causative of pollution and generally unsustainable behavior. Simultaneously, it alsooffers insights into emerging and potential solutions to address sustainability issues from theengineering and technology perspective. One of the principal features of this course is theexploration of career opportunities for non-majors in the field of sustainability. This papercontent and subsequent presentation will include an overview of course content and deliverytechniques as well as its salient features.IntroductionSustainability can be defined as a pattern of human activity that can

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Frontiers in Engineering Economy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting

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Engineering Economy

twofields.The Overall Comparison of the FieldsTable 1 summarizes some of the important differences in the fields, but a comparison of typicalintroductory texts is left for Table 2. One of the most important differences highlighted in Table1 is the central role of finance for the careers of both business students and faculty. Whileengineering economy is often cited as one of the most important courses taken by engineeringstudents who have transitioned to industry, it is not generally the focus of a career except for avery limited number of faculty.One consequence of the difference in scale between the two fields is that our field is led by asingle journal, The Engineering Economist, which includes pedagogy but focuses on research.There are many research

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Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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International

engineering graduates is inadequate for replacing professionalengineers leaving the profession for other careers or due to retirement as well as meetingprojected demand. It is thus not surprising that the recent growth of domestic enrolment inengineering courses at Australian universities had a positive impact on engineering schools,and faculties, government agencies and industry bodies2. Yet, despite the optimism amongengineering educators, the reality is that the domestic enrolment in engineering representsonly 6.8 percent of the total commencing university enrolment in Australia. This enrolmentfigure does not reflect sudden interest in engineering and represents the middle of historicalfluctuations in engineering enrolment which have traditionally