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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Rashmi Jain; Keith Sheppard; Elisabeth McGrath; Bernard Gallois

need to be defined in order to build the theoretical basis of the field.Fundamental to systems engineering is system design (SD). SD impacts the engineering of a system fromearly on in its life cycle. Stevens (Jain) is undertaking research that focuses on defining SD concepts.Beyond identifying the core concepts in SD, it is also necessary to explore the variety of conceptions,correct or incorrect, that students hold about SD concepts. The majority of SE programs focus on thegraduate-level and emphasize practical aspects of the field. As a result, some basic concept definitions areoften overlooked. Students have their own beliefs or perceived meaning of SE concepts that may notcorrespond to accepted views in the field.A necessary step in the

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Gregory S. Parnell; Michael J. Kwinn

Department of System Engineering at the United States Military Academy, we have two ABETaccredited programs: systems engineering and engineering management. There are many types ofsystems engineering programs. The programs range from discipline systems engineering programs (e.g.,computer systems engineering) to programs that emphasize problem solving for complex technologicalsystems involving many engineering disciplines. Our department is a problem solving systemsengineering program. Our problem solving focus includes stakeholder analysis for problem definition;system design; modeling and analysis for design evaluation; decision making; and implementation usingproject management techniques. After commissioning in the Army, our graduates will serve

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Dean M. Aslam; Aixia Shao

nano-concepts without focusing on education research. Historically, efforts to increase impact of learning techniques have Fig 1 Cell phone: Integration offocused on a number of ideas; a restructuring of school science around new technologies; current (solid),real-world problems [1], inquiry based studies [2][3][4][5] including in 2008 (dashed) and futureDesign-Based Science (DBS) [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] (dotted). 1and Learning By Design (LBD) [16][17][18], augmented reality (AR) [19][20][21][22][23][24][25], andTechnology Assisted Science, Engineering and Mathematics (TASEM) [26][27][28]. The explanation ofnano-structures and nanotechnology are

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Qing Li

is higher than their male counterparts. Astin and Astin (1992) have indicated that a femalestudent with a high SAT math score and a strong science orientation is a good indicator for enrollment forengineering majors. Sax (1996) has also shown that a female student with the motivation of making a theoreticalcontribution to science is the best predictor of enrollment of a STEM graduate degree. Some researchers believethat, through well designed intervention programs, female students’ tinkering and technical self-efficacies andtheir belief in societal relevance of engineering can be increased to make a difference in their attitudes towardsthese traditionally male dominated fields (Baker, et. al., 2007).Ethnicity. In order to encourage more