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Ann-Marie Vollstedt; Michael Robinson; Eric Wang

Using Robotics to Enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Curricula Ann-Marie Vollstedt, Michael Robinson, Eric Wang University of Nevada, RenoAbstractThe purpose of this research was to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematicscurricula using robotics at the Middle School level, as well as improve students’ knowledge ofscience, mathematics, robotics, computer programming, and engineering.In order to improve science education, a curriculum based on LEGO Educational Division’s“Race against Time” was created, which utilizes LEGO Mindstorms for Schools kits andRobolab software. Twelve local middle school teachers

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Mel I. Mendelson

Engineering Creativity in Teaching Nanotechnology Mel I. Mendelson Mechanical Engineering Department Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CAAbstractVarious engineering examples of micro-and nano-systems were described with applications inbiology, chemistry and electronics. Some 21st Century ethical and social dilemmas were alsopresented as case studies. Learning was assessed through pre/post-testing and student surveys.Post-testing showed ~ 200% improvement over pre-testing. Student surveys indicated thatcreating visual drawings, models and real life ethical/social issues improved their learning.IntroductionMost of the approaches

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Brian P. Self; Lynne A. Slivovsky; Kevin Taylor; Sema Alptekin

experience.Reflective judgment (i.e., critical thinking) and associated skills are an important educationaloutcome for engineering students (Tsang, 2002). The development of these critical thinkingskills enables the engineering undergraduate to develop a broader appreciation of concernsfacing the engineering profession and the world. Global issues have been proposed as a means toprecipitate change in engineering curricula (Vanasupa et al., 2006). Traditionally, reflectivejudgment within engineering service learning has focused primarily on the social, political, andcultural impact of engineering and technology on society. Engineering Projects In CommunityService (EPICS), a vertically-integrated, multidisciplinary service-learning program (Coyle etal., 1997

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Mohammad Amin

combined increases of productivity and flexibilitywill improve the connectivity and quality of life for users. According to British BroadcastingCorporation News (BBC News, Wednesday, 2 March, 2005), the total revenue from full-trackmusic downloads using mobile phones9 will be almost $1.8 billion in 2009. Motorola's Razr V3phone was noted in 2005 for its sleek design and especially for its ability to download audio andvideo from wireless LAN. Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Impact of Wireless Technologies on USA EconomyRecently, market research conducted by Telecommunications Industry

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Patricia L. Fox; D. Jan Cowan; Stephen P. Hundley

Create, Innovate, and Educate: Integrating Sustainability into Engineering Education Patricia L. Fox, D. Jan Cowan, Stephen P. Hundley Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)AbstractThis paper highlights an international, interdisciplinary course that seeks to integratesustainability into the engineering education curriculum through a course entitled GO GREEN(Green Organizations: Global Responsibility for Environmental and Economic Necessity). Thiscourse helps to create new knowledge for students by stressing the interconnected aspects offinancial, social, and environmental

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Justin Reginato

Introducing Entrepreneurial Education in a Small Traditionally Non-Entrepreneurial Engineering School Justin Reginato, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Engineering Management Program School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of the Pacific, Stockton CAAbstractMany engineering programs within universities, such as Stanford University, the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, and the University of Maryland, have had great success in creatingentrepreneurial programs for their students. These programs have benefited from faculty, staff,and student interest in the entrepreneurial process. But how do you effectively developentrepreneurial education at

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M. R. Wilhelm; J. P. Mohsen

EDC to not be true.But, the EDC Executive Committee has recently reiterated the remaining three reasons as validfor their opposing the permission of dual-level accreditation of engineering programs by ABET.Refutation of the ASEE EDC argumentsFrom the prior presentation of the facts in this paper regarding the engineering programs in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering, we are, obviously, very interested in seeing that ABETapproves dual-level accreditation of engineering programs by the EAC. Accordingly, we offerthe refutation of the remaining three justifications by the ASEE EDC opposing the issue: 2. Even though dual-level accreditation is possible for programs accredited by both the Applied Science and the Technology Accreditation

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Mariappan Jawaharlal; Cesar Larriva; Jill Nemiro

School Robotics Initiative - An Outreach Initiative to Prepare Teachers and Inspire Students to Choose a Career in Engineering and Science Mariappan Jawaharlal, César Larriva, Jill Nemiro California State Polytechnic University, PomonaAbstractDeclining enrollment in science, engineering and technology at college level is a serious problemfacing this nation. Experience indicates choosing engineering as a career is made as early as inmiddle school. Students behind in math and lacking interest in science and technology atelementary and middle school level perform poorly in high school and are unlikely to choosecareers in engineering and science. Even if they do choose engineering in

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M. M. Gilkeson

provide industrial guidance for the program.Periodically, CAC members attend the meetings at which the student teams give oral progressreports and then will provide formal feedback to Clinic teams on their work and on the presentation.The CAC also conducts a year-end formal phone interview-survey with each Clinic liaison toevaluate the success of the individual projects. The results of those interviews, which are structuredaround a prepared survey form, are analyzed and presented to the faculty and to the CAC each year.Together with Clinic reports, the CAC interviews enable the Director and faculty to evaluate theprogram both as a whole and with respect to individual projects and companies.The Engineering Clinic: "An Appropriate Technology

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Amir G. Rezaei; Kyu-Jung Kim; Jawaharlal Mariappan; Angela C. Shih

Lessons Learned from a Newly Developed Hybrid Vector Statics Course Based on Fundamental Concepts and Hands on Experiments Amir G. Rezaei, Kyu-Jung Kim, Jawaharlal Mariappan, Angela C. Shih California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 3801 West Temple Avenue Pomona, California 91768ABSTRACTEngineering education is under considerable pressure to include more and new materials, torestructure the course content using new approaches and technologies and to manage a spectrumof students with diverse backgrounds in spite of the reduced total number of credits forgraduation. A group of mechanical engineering faculty have initiated a hybrid Vector

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Nhut Tan Ho

Conceiving — Designing — Implementing— Operating process. The crux of the CDIO Initiative is its Syllabus (see Appendix), astatement of undergraduate engineering education goals; and a set of 12 Standards designed tohelp achieve the goals (see Figure 1 below). The Standards address program philosophy(Standard 1), curriculum development (Standards 2, 3 and 4), design-build experiences andworkspaces (Standards 5 and 6), new methods of teaching and learning (Standards 7 and 8),faculty development (Standards 9 and 10), and assessment and evaluation (Standards 11 and 12).The Syllabus approximately corresponds to EC2000 Criterion 3 of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET), but is more comprehensive. The Syllabus and Standardswere

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Abu Rashid; Joko Sutrisno; Scott Cooper; Alan Fuchs

will be described. Additionally,examples of polymerization mechanism and self-assembly from the current literature arepresented.Supramolecular self-assembly is the process by which molecules are directed to create highlystructured materials in a novel manner. In self-assembly processes, molecules are driven bythermodynamics to form complex macromolecules. This approach is important in thedevelopment of materials in many areas of technology including energy, biology, and theenvironment.One example of a supramolecular polymer synthesis, which has been done in the PolymerScience and Engineering Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno is a supramolecularproton exchange membrane1. This membrane is used in hydrogen fuel cells. It offers a

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Wolf-Dieter Otte

this paper, I was tempted to call it the "zero technology class room”. But I usetechnology all the time, just in a different way. Usually, technology is being employed directly to “Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering"support or even drive classroom activities. In my classroom, I use technology regularly to havestudents face themselves. During each class I videotape every presentation of every student.After class I transform the clips into video files and make them available. Each student hasaccess only to his or her own video clips. The format is

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Debra Larson

, engineering technology, and construction management.The self-assessed rating in IE and IR by this group of eighteen instructors averaged, respectively,47.2 (standard deviation = 4.1) and 48.3 (standard deviation = 3.8). The ratings from eachmatched set of student data was compared directly to the corresponding instructor’s ratings. Onthe average, the instructors’ self-assessed themselves slightly lower than their comparablestudents. The students, on the whole, assessed their comparable instructors better by .6 points Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Education(standard deviation = 3.4) in IE and 1.7 points

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Teruni Lamberg

by theNortheastern Nevada Mathematics project is described. The Northeastern Nevada MathematicsProject is a three-year Math Science Partnership project funded through the Nevada Department Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineeringof Education. It is a sub-grant award from the U. S Department of Education. The professionaldevelopment/research team consists of a mathematician, math education faculty, math consultantfrom the department of education and the regional professional development coordinators.Thirty- seven teachers from 22 schools were selected from rural areas in Nevada. These teachersare in the