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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

Early and Continuous Exposure to Engineering as a Profession: Career Imprinting in Grades PK-12 Hudson V. Jackson, PhD, P.E and Evelyn A. Ellis, Ed.D United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, U.S.A.AbstractIn recent years, there has been much discussion about declining interest in engineering programsthroughout U.S. colleges and universities. Several possible causes for the decline have been identified andare fodder for debate: (1) PK-12 educational systems are not adequately preparing students tocomprehend the connections among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) andfuture career opportunities and (2) College engineering curricula need to be more

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ali Setoodehnia; Kamal Shahrabi; Anthony Manno

be more likely todrop out.Motivation can be low for many different reasons; not being prepared for the coursework, not understanding how the education can be used for a future career, the coursematerial is not interesting and they have outside conflicts. These issues can be addressedby assessing what level the students are when they first start at the college. If they arelacking in certain necessary skills then remedial courses should be given.Another reason is that classes are not always scheduled to accommodate studentavailability, like classes being offered at nights or on particular days. Other factors thatimpact attendance are beyond our control, like job related issues, family issues, studentsmay need to relocate or stop attending

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Anthony Manno; Kamal Shahrabi

engineering, printed graphic andphotographic communications, telecommunications, computer networking,transportation, energy, other forms of technology, and how a person would design thistechnology and the process involved. Frequently they get the students involved withrobotic and computer competitions. The main purpose of these courses is to exposestudents to various technologies with the hope that some will pursue that as a career andenroll in a technology oriented educational program and hopefully start a technologyoriented career. But, these are only elective courses. So, the amount of students exposedto this is limited.Another opportunity to get students exposed to technology fields would be to requireundergraduate student to take a technology

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Jennifer Zirnheld; Adam Halstead

paper will discussthe advantages and disadvantages of each technique as well as what we have learned by introducingmethodical changes in these techniques over the past several years.IntroductionMany first year engineering students face the dilemma of choosing which engineering discipline fits hisor her interests and career goals the best. Because of this, it is common for engineering schools to have acourse early in the curriculum to introduce engineering students to each of the engineering disciplines.The choice of engineering discipline can have a very important effect on the futures of these students.This poses a daunting task to the instructors of these courses: How does one portray as many disciplinesas possible in an unbiased fashion, and

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Gad J. Selig

the MS in Technology Management degreeprogram, out of a total of 360 graduates in the entire School of Engineering at the University ofBridgeport. The Technology Management program was the smallest program in the School ofEngineering, which also awarded graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineeringand Computer Science and Engineering.At that time, we conducted a review of the TM program and made recommendations to transform thedegree into a modern, relevant and growth oriented program with the following goals: • Attract new career oriented graduate students and develop future industry and technology leaders adept at managing technology dependent organizations, technological change, and skilled in

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Elif Kongar; Paul Kontogiorgis; Nancy L. Russo; Tarek Sobh

, engineering and math play an important role in the implementation and sustainabilityof service operations. However, career impediments based on gender, racial or ethnic bias deprive thenation of talented and accomplished researchers5 and build barriers limiting the number of womenentering the service businesses that require extensive science and technology background.However, it is a well known fact that the future of workers in STEM positions will require a blendedskilled employee. Having both technical and business related skills address the gap. A female candidateholding an STEM degree would be the most optimal candidate for companies such as IBM, for example.This phenomenon is mainly caused by three reasons: (1) Influential organizations

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

ENGINEERING FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN K-12 EDUCATION AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Philip L. Brach, PhD, PE, FNSPE, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Ahmet Zeytinci, PhD, PE, Professor University of the District of Columbia Washington, DCAbstractThe human mind is of its very nature inquisitive. It is a mystery of sorts why so relatively few individualspursue science and engineering careers, especially since they are well paying and very satisfying. Thispaper presents a history of the involvement of engineering faculty for more than 35 years in teachingstudents

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Qing Li

, etc. Some ofthese demographic characteristics actually can fit into either of the two characteristic categories defined above.For example, if a student is from a city where engineers have above average income, “location” becomes anexternal, environmental characteristic that attracts the student to engineering. For another example, if a studentis from an ethnic background where engineering is deemed to be a respectable career, “race” is thus acharacteristic that has helped the student to cultivate positive attitude towards engineering. However, since inmost survey designs, it is a convention that all these characteristics are measured under demographic category.This convention is retained in this study.2.2. What Research Questions Have Been

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Barrie Jackson

Machinery ConferenceOklahoma City, Oklahoma2: WikinomicsHow Mass Collaboration Changes EverythingDon Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams3: Green EngineeringEnvironmentally Conscious Design and Operation of Chemical ProcessesDavid T. Allen and David R. ShonnardeBiographical InformationBarrie Jackson graduated in Chemical Engineering from the University of TorontoJackson was employed by Shell Canada for over 33 years, a career that took him to the UK, Europe andthe United State. His career while varied was predominately Chemical Process design and Development.After early retirement from Shell Canada he has been at Queen’s University as an Associate Professor inthe Department of Chemical Engineering. His main interests are Process Design and

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Gregory S. Parnell; Michael J. Kwinn

as 1operational leaders for first five years of their career. Later in their careers, some will have theopportunity to work as systems engineers and engineering managers, especially officers assigned to theCorps of Engineers and the Acquisition Corps. However, the skills we teach are critical for all branchesof the Army.In addition, we have some unique West Point constraints. First, our cadets choose their major in the Fallof their sophomore year and generally the second semester of their sophomore year is the first time theycan take a course in their chosen major. Also, with a maximum of 18 students per class andapproximately 150

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Neal A. Lewis

. Methods of obtainingbusiness experience are also offered.IntroductionMany university instructors have long careers in academia. Some of these instructors have had contactwith industrial companies in the form of research projects, grants, internships, and various other forms ofwork. All of these can be beneficial to the quality of teaching in the engineering classroom. Manyadjuncts and a few full time faculty members bring significant experience to the classroom. Someuniversities find value in this experience and seek out experienced professionals for their faculty. Manyuniversities find little value in “real world” experience, preferring people who focus almost exclusivelyon academic research. I happen to be one of those people who changed

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Vicki V. May

-driven. A more learner-center, objective-driven approach is easier today given theavailability of digital resources and collaborative tools.As an alternative to requiring a textbook for a senior-level mechanics course, the studentsare creating a set of notes as a class using the wiki function in Blackboard. Through thisprocess the students will:• Synthesize information from different texts and resources, and• Collaboratively create a set of notes that they can use for quizzes and the final exam (and later in their careers).The students are working in groups. Each group is responsible for a separate section (thesections include: General Discussion, Theory and Equations, Definitions, Concept Map, andExample) of the class notes for each of five

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Marie-Pierre Huguet; Tom Haley; Sehnaz Baltaci-Goktalay

prosperity, the knowledge that NPEA provides can open significant career, discovery, andtechnology leadership opportunities. NPEA also surveys the implications of nuclear technology to instillawareness about what “responsible application” can mean.For nuclear engineering and engineering physics majors and minors, NPEA is the first in a sequence ofrequired courses that prepare students for a career involving nuclear technology. For the typically 20% ofstudents who are non-majors/minors, NPEA provides the concepts and specialized vocabulary necessary toengage with the nuclear engineering and engineering physics fields. To achieve this, the course is presentedin three units. I. Particle collision mechanics, special relativity, particle-wave duality

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

engineering companies, the need for marketing and business development, project procurement, and project financing b. Legal aspects of engineering: contracts and agreements, terms and conditions of engineering services, legal adjudication including Alternate Dispute Resolution c. Professional risk management techniques: insurance requirements for design professionals, peer review processes, and product quality management d. Personnel/career management including professional licensure and society participation Additionally, the course presented an overview of future trends and challenges to theengineering profession, focusing mainly on

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design work as well as observations of theongoing group performance in the design and construction of the capstone projects.Biographical Information MAJ Brian J. Novoselich graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1996 with aBachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a Master of Science degree inmechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. He has served in variouscommand and staff positions during his Army career and is currently the course director for theautomotive sub-discipline courses at USMA. In addition he is the head faculty advisor for the Baja SAEdesign teams. MAJ Justin Highley graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1995 with a Bachelorof Science

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Daniel J. McCarthy; Michael J. Kwinn

program, we started by reviewing our objectives and outcomes to ensurethey were relevant and aligned with the needs of our various stakeholders. To determine if we wereappropriately aligned as a program, we started by considering what lies at the very heart of what we aretrying to accomplish – the mission of the United States Military Academy: To educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army. (Educating, 2007)We also derived insights from the educational goals of the Military Academy found in

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Andrew Grossfield

of schooling, a schooling that will nurture curiosity,wonder and imagination as well as offer a safety net for the mistakes that naturally result from curiosity.References1. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 19932. R. B. Nelson, Proofs without Words II: More Exercises in Visual Thinking, MAA Washington, 20003. David Acheson, 1089 and All That - A Journey into Mathematics, 20034. Claudi Alsina & Roger B. Nelson, Math Made Visual, MAA, Washington, 2006Biographical InformationThroughout his career, Dr. Grossfield has combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics.He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Abdelrahman M. Rabie; Rahman Haleem

officers, software developers, and projectmanagers.Models for Teaching Multi-languageHigh education institutions in several countries, are now preparing their students, the future workforce, tobe, at least, bilingually competent4. Their common goal is to equip students with the language skillsneeded to excel in a rapidly-changing and culturally-diverse global economy. The curricula are developedto prepare students both culturally and professionally in orders to enable them to socially live andfunction in globalize communities. Curricula that offer students the utilitarian aspects of language studyand a functional basic vocabulary in multiple career clusters (engineering, business, health, etc.). That iswhat is referred to , in this context, as

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ryan A. Ebel; Donald S. Abbott-McCune; David Chang

multidisciplinary teams design a homogeneous or heterogeneous team ofautonomous robotic platforms. This would incorporate concepts of cooperative robotics, allow multipleplatforms to work together, and have cadets start looking at some of the relevant current research.Another avenue of approach is to look at convoying these autonomous platforms or applying algorithmsto implement simultaneous localization and mapping. These platforms could also be test beds for variousnon linear state space controllers or digital controllers. These concepts are more complex and it may takemore effort and time to develop robust experiments in these areas. Regardless whether the cadets pursuea career in the military, graduate degree, or work in industry; mechatronic systems

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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NADIYE O. ERDIL; KOENRAAD E. GIESKES

combined office hours for the learning communitystudents never suffered from lack of attendance. This arrangement turned out to be effective in terms ofstudent participation and engagement. The students seemed to enjoy spending time with the faculty andthe teaching assistants outside class time. Both, the lunches and the office hours were informal, wherestudents were not limited to course-related topics only. Some of the topics that came up during thelunches were the students’ curriculum, their future career plans, questions about the different engineeringdisciplines, or just plain daily conversations. Providing time for students in an informal environment totalk about such topics in a stress-free manner encouraged them to think and discuss their

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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R. Radharamanan; Ha Van Vo

design7, 8.The objectives of manufacturing engineering education, possible ways of introducing the subject into anundergraduate curriculum, and the urgency for improving it in the educational system that supply industrywith engineers have been discussed9, 10. Robotics in engineering education111, 12 and experiments in partacquisition using robot vision13 have also been presented and discussed. 1At Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE), the biomedical, mechanical, and industrialengineering students are prepared for careers in manufacturing and service organizations. The students aretrained from freshman through senior year in design

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Linda Ann Riley; Charles Thomas

. For example, this year we have worked directlywith the calculus class at Mount Hope high school exploring the JETS TEAMS competitions. JETS(Junior Engineering Technical Society) is a non-profit organization that promotes careers in engineeringand technology to high school students.3 The TEAMS competition offers students the opportunity toapply mathematics, science and engineering knowledge to a number of interrelated scenarios. It is a fullday morning and afternoon challenge hosted by a number of Universities and Colleges across the country.Students spend approximately in preparation for the competition. This year’s competition focuses on theBeijing Summer Olympics and includes eight scenarios. Each scenario addresses a different area

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Rashmi Jain; Keith Sheppard; Elisabeth McGrath; Bernard Gallois

experiences and curriculum components in middle and high schools is seen as ameans to engage students and excite them about the opportunities for an engineering career. Given thatsystems thinking and perspective are now seen as playing an important role in educating engineers for thefuture, it follows that coupling these concepts to the engineering elements of the pre-college program hasmerit. Stevens, through its Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education (CIESE), has beenvery active in promoting the introduction of engineering into K-12 curricula in the State of New Jersey aspart of a broader approach to increasing the STEM pipeline. As part of this pre-engineering effort CIESE,with funding from a New Jersey Foundation and

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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A.E. Schuster; J.A. Sanchez; C.W. Swan; J.L. Durant; D.M. Matson

. 1. Support mechanisms such as the existence of a water board, a partnership with a local NGO, and strong personal relationships with community members can contribute greatly to sustaining a small-scale project. 2. Engagement in hands-on projects in a real-world environment helps students to better understand the engineer's role in society and transition to a successful professional career. 3. Student reflections show how these experiences have enhanced their education beyond the traditional classroom experience.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank the Tufts University School of Engineering, the Tufts Institute for GlobalLeadership, and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Robert Dees; Ken S. Gilliam; Michael J. Kwinn

hypothetical traditional multiple choice grades.Finally, we explore options for integrating strictly proper scoring rules into other engineering courses.Introduction The mission of the United States Military Academy is "To educate, train, and inspire the Corps ofCadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty,Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as anofficer in the United States Army".1 During their four years of education at West Point, cadets learn thevalue of being bold, decisive leaders who are committed to action. What is often not as well learnedhowever is the risk assessment associated with committing to the wrong course of action

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at least a year of teaching experience) teach CED, theturnover rate for CED instructors is historically every two to three years. This trendmakes record keeping and communication among the Civil Engineering faculty essential.In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on senior faculty mentorship andinvolvement in the course and many permanent faculty members regularly advise projectteams along with rotating faculty members.Members of the Civil Engineering faculty, feedback from members of Coast Guard CivilEngineering units, and student surveys overwhelming indicate that the Civil EngineeringDesign course has made notable improvement over the last decade. Graduates of CGA’sCivil Engineering Program are better prepared for a career in