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Paul C. King; Gerarda M. Shields

courses.INTRODUCTION Leading the IP curriculum development effort is an interdisciplinary team led by the partnership of alicensed Architect and a licensed Civil Engineer both full time professors at New York City College ofTechnology. This paper focuses on the curriculum development, implementation, and assessmentmethodology of the Integrated Projects courses.1. THE CITYPOLY – CITYTECH PARTNERSHIP1.1 Introduction to CityPoly High School CityPoly is one of four State-approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) demonstration sites inNew York City and has been named as one of 10 schools in New York City Chancellor Joel Klein’s 21stCentury Schools Initiative. The unique format of this CTE school is a 3 + 2 program in which studentscomplete a full 4 years

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David H. Plantz; William M Simpson Jr. P.E.

. The goal is to have cases that highlight Coast Guard issues from the fields ofmarine safety, naval engineering, and aviation which are the most common career paths forgraduates in the Mechanical and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering majors. In addition,material science case studies from outside the Coast Guard will be examined to ensure thatgraduates have an appreciation for national and global material science challenges. Byexamining failures as well as successes, students will have an opportunity to consider theconsequences of poor decision-making and will be able to explore ethical considerations. Ascase studies are incorporated, tools are being developed to assess the impact of this educationalapproach on student learning and

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Anne E. Mohan; Enrique Sola; James Patrick Abulencia

project is the most comparative experienceto that of the industrial workplace. During this project, students are given the opportunity,usually as a team, to utilize all of their previous coursework to accomplish a common technicalgoal. However, this project only covers one year. Industrial partnering can be used to prepareengineering students throughout their scholastic career for an ever-growing industrial setting. Apartnership between a college or university and a company can give students exposure to avariety of industries, allowing them to make well-informed decisions when actively seekingemployment. Such a relationship also has the potential to blossom into a recruiting process forthe college involved. There are an infinite number of ways to

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Steve Zilora

first recommendation is that the course be offered to high school juniors andseniors who have demonstrated strong math and logic skills. We can also state that studentsshould be comfortable using technology, though this is not expected to be a limiting criterion.A second question is what domain should be used. If we present informatics in the context ofeconomics, health, or engineering, students will be exposed to real information and realproblems. Further, the course would be of great benefit if they continue their studies in theseareas. But what if they choose to pursue other careers? Or, more problematic, what if they do nothave any experience in these areas? To deal with this conundrum, we first introduce theneologism, teen-informatics and

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Amos Joseph St. Germain

. November 1975, 53-72) remains the best exposition of, thecommon complaints against modern technology.My focus here today is the work of the prolific Henry Petroski. Like FlormanPetroski is a man of more than one discipline. He is professor of both civilengineering and history at Duke University. He is the author of fourteen books all ofwhich are still in print and his writing career covers more than thirty years. He hasbeen a regular essayist for AMERICAN SCIENTIST magazine and a frequentcontributor to ASEE’s PRISM magazine.In 1977 (BEYOND ENGINEERING) Petroski engagingly told us that a journey on atrain is an exhibit of the history of technology: bricks, stone, wood, steel- thejourney, the product, the result. In 1997 (REMAKING THE WORLD) he was

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Hudson V. Jackson P.E.; Kassim M. Tarhini P.E.; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E.; Nathan Rumsey; Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E.

approach ensures that we fulfill our dual role ofdeveloping Coast Guard Officers and Civil Engineers through a total design experience workingon an actual Civil Engineering project with engineers in the field. When possible, one or twonon Coast Guard projects that are community based are included in the choices. Engineeringprojects that serve the community are an excellent way to introduce students to real worldprojects and to allow them to serve the public in the spirit of their chosen career path. This paperfocuses on the process used in the selection and execution of capstone design projects atUSCGA.USCGA Civil Engineering ProgramThe USCGA is a small undergraduate institution of approximately 1000 cadets (students) witheight majors and

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Ronald C. Lasky

Mathematics Learning Outcomes for Engineers in an Age of Excel®, MATLAB®, etc: Some Observations and Thoughts By Ronald C. Lasky, Ph.D., PE Instructional Professor, Thayer School of Engineering Dartmouth College Session: Tools, techniques and best practices of engineering education for the digital generationAbstractHaving spent a career in industry, about a decade ago, I looked forward to the prospect ofteaching courses on Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, and statistics. I was thenand still am impressed with the enthusiasm, aptitude and accomplishments of the students

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Joanne Tuck

crimes. At most someof them were sentenced to twenty years in prison. SS officer Karl Bischoff, chief architect ofAuschwitz lived a quiet life until he died in 1950. Walter Dejacko and Fritz Ertl, the twoarchitects of the crematoria, were put on trial in Vienna in 1972. They were released because noone in the court could read the blueprints and they went on to have successful careers in Austria. 4The Topf engineers had mixed fates. Ludwig Topf committed suicide and ironically a fewweeks later Kurt Prufer, the engineer who received a large bonus from the firm for solving thecrematoria problem was set free by the Americans. Ernst-Wolfgang Topf moved west with theAmericans and was never charged

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Chitra N. Javdekar

college in astudy (Seymour, 2001), making the first year college experience for students a critical one in the choiceof their careers. Several models have been used to describe the attrition of STEM students including aleaky pipeline model, a path model and statistical models based on pre-college characteristics forincoming freshmen as indicators of their future retention in engineering programs (Veenstra et al 2009). However, it should be noted that one of the important findings of Seymour (2001) is that theproportion of students switching (40%) because of “inadequate preparation in high school math andscience” is almost equal to the proportion of “non-switchers” (38%) reporting inadequate preparation inthose subjects. This suggests that

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Robert Simoneau; Diane Dostie

Platform 3(USM), Keene State College (KSC), Saddleback College (SC), University of Massachusetts ,Lowell (UML), and the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE).Central Maine Community College Located in Auburn, Maine CMCC is a comprehensive, public two-year college that providesquality, accessible education and lifelong learning opportunities. The college delivers career andtechnical degree programs; education for transfer to baccalaureate programs; and services to supporteconomic development and community vitality. CMCC is accredited by the New EnglandAssociation of Schools and Colleges. In their lead role, the staff at CMCC works closely with theManufacturers Association of Maine by providing

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Peter S. Rourke

. Figure 2: Photo of actual blockStudents are encouraged to increase their skills by trying more challenging and complex designs such asthe examples shown in Figures 3 and 4. Figure 3: A verified design Figure 4: The completed designIt is hoped that after the student has successfully completed a machine programming exercise theexposure to the actual manufacturing equipment will not be nearly as overwhelming. Confidence inknowing how it operates, and how to control it should lead to a less intimidating first encounter, andimprove the willingness to explore the manufacturing as a career choice.Section Three: Initial TrialsThis approach of introducing manufacturing technology

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Cameron Ian Cooper

midterm was 69% or a D+ letter grade. Thepredictions from both systems are indicative of academic performance, at least for the students inthe author’s course.Conclusion and DiscussionIn its current incarnation, the neural network-based predictive system for retention can only beused in a reactive means since it relies heavily on predictors determined within the first semesterof study (e.g. Variables #2, #7, #8, and #9). Variable #2 – Academic Standing was by far themost influential predictor. Per the Vice President of the Division of Enrollment Management atFort Lewis College, the most effective student success measures must be taken proactively (i.e.very early in the students’ academic careers – within the first three of weeks of study

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Xingguo Xiong; Linfeng Zhang; Lawrence V. Hmurcik P.E.

project/thesis research in MEMS, and have published numerous studentposters/papers in academic conferences. Efforts are also being made to further extend theMEMS education to nearby high school students, so that even more students will have achance to get familiar with this amazing field in their early age. This will prepare themfor the future career as MEMS engineers to meet the growing need of the industry.2. MEMS Curriculum in Electrical Engineering departmentIn University of Bridgeport, we developed MEMS curriculum in Electrical Engineeringdepartment to introduce to students about this great field. The MEMS related curriculumincludes 3 core courses in MEMS field: CPEG/EE 446 Introduction to MEMS, BME/EE547: BioMEMS, and EE 448

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Junichi Kanai; Jeff P. Morris; Mark Anderson

, RPI.Tel: 518-276-3347Address: RPI, JEC3018, 110 8th St., Troy, NY 12180-3590.Jeff Morris (morrij5@rpi.eu)He received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer. In 2001, he worked forRohm & Haas Inc. incorporating new measurement methods for integrated circuit polishingdevices. He currently works for Rensselaer as a Technical Manager for the School ofEngineering and manages the Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing and Engineering networkproviding support and instruction for engineering software tools.Mark Anderson (anderm8@rpi.edu)He received his Bachelor's degree and his Master's degree in Electrical Engineering fromRensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1979 and 1980, respectively. Mark began his career atRensselaer as a Project

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Douglas E. Dow; Stephanie Cheney

design usingthat tool. This completed program or design could be an outcome submitted for the assignment.Utilizing these web-assessable tutorials within a traditional engineering course has severaladvantages. First, practicing engineers regularly use particular programming languages andCAD tools to effectively do their jobs, and having the students become familiar and proficientwith the tools would aid the transition from student to productive engineer. Second, over thecourse of the career of an engineer, there is a high likelihood that they will need to becomefamiliar and learn new programming languages or CAD tools. Being familiar and skillful atusing web-available tutorials to begin the learning process will aid their life-long

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Kevin John McDonnell; Anne Joan Caraccio; Nithin Susan Abraham; Nicholas Alexander Ruffini; Susan Gallardo; James Patrick Abulencia

non-profit company. This aspecthelps to give the participants the ability to learn about and partake in entrepreneurship. It givesyoung engineers a look into the practical aspect of the business world they may have never takennotice of or had the opportunity to experience in their academic careers. Most engineeringcurriculums forgo any business training aspect. This project helps to give these students a lookinto the world of business, which they would not normally encounter in the classroom. The ultimate goal is that by taking their time, their talents, and their education and puttingit towards helping those who are in need and less fortunate is they will understand that they canuse their abilities and education to help others, while

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Andrew C. Foley; Eben H. Phillips

in their careers and the primary objective ofhaving an appreciation of the importance of tolerances is believed to have been achieved.ReferencesFoley A.C (2007) Big picture, rational, engineering design methodology. ASEE 2007National convention , HawaiiShigley J.H, Mischke C.R, Budynas R.G (2004) Mechanical Engineering Design 7thEd, McGraw Hill ISBN 0-07-252036-1Kepner C.H, Tregoe B.B,(1981) The New rational Manager, Princeton Research Press,NJ,USA, Library of Congress no. 80-84367Barry Hyman (2003) Fundamentals of Engineering Design, 2nd Edition. PearsonEducation, New Jersey. Pp 8-15. ISBN 0-13-046712-X

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Haruna Hosokawa; Judy Robinson

empowering experience for young students. They also learn to look at acomplex sequence of events and break it down into step-by-step process. It also teaches themproblem solving and troubleshooting, which is an important life skill. Furthermore, it introducesstudents to the field of computer science, which can be a successful career path for some of thestudents.Second Grade Version The original Alpha-Robotics curriculum was designed for students in kindergartenthrough second grade. However, as schools began adapting the curriculum, we were faced withthe question of "what do we do when students who already learned Alpha-Robotics inkindergarten become 1st and 2nd graders?" The second grade version of the curriculum wasdeveloped in response to

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Kara Cokeley; Claire Mockler; Min Feng Zheng; James Patrick Abulencia

as they look to careers and to their futures. It is crucial for engineers and scientists to understand the details involved in biodieselproduction. It is imperative that researchers are aware of these details; from the different typesof algae to how algal growth is affected by many parameters, including temperature and carbondioxide concentration, to the methodology on how to extract the necessary oils from thesesources. It is possible to incorporate this topic into chemical engineering curriculum byintegrating alternative energy research as a six credit course, over two semesters. Performingindependent research at the undergraduate level allows students to benefit from a learningexperience that is not typical and advocates both

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Lisa Shatz

Challenger disaster. 1INTRODUCTIONThe importance of technical writing in an engineer’s career is hard to overstate; engineersspend a significant proportion of their time writing reports, memos, proposals, and givingpresentations, and good communication skills are part of the ABET outcomes. Therefore itis appropriate for engineering programs to include a course on technical writing.Numerous textbooks exist on technical writing and some do an excellent job of outlining theimportant features of good technical writing such as writing clearly, accurately, forthrightly,concisely; knowing who the audience is and why they are reading the document; how to

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Rathika Rajaravivarma

veryessential that the students acquire the skills to move towards the solution in alogical and systematic way. It will be beneficial if these skills can be adopted atthe very early stage of their course work and should be emphasized and practicedas the subject matter gets heavier. Collaborative learning skills must be broughtinto play. Other soft skills such as good communication, written and oral must be 2gained. Thus this course could potentially seed a number of the above mentionedattributes laying a firmer ground for success in the coursework and career. Figure 1: Retention outcomes with Active learning Methods in TeachingThe Envir onmentThe students who

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Ali Alshubbak; Saeid Moslehpour; Eugenio Pellicer; Joaquín Catalá

2010 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, 7 – 8 May, 2010 Implementation of Delphi methodology for designing engineering syllabus according to the industry’s needs Ali Alshubbak 1, Saeid Moslehpour 2, Eugenio Pellicer 3, Joaquín Catalá 4Construction and civil engineering are multidisciplinary professions where students areacquiring a career that is based on the durable knowledge; practical abilities andindustry’s needs. Other studies, such as mathematics or physics are pure science basedon theoretical knowledge. But a question persists: is the knowledge acquired

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Andrea Baruzzi; Theresa M Calcagno

engineeringstudents must show "a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning"[2]. Engineers must become lifelong learners in order for them to be capable of reinventingthemselves as industries change and evolve during their careers [6]. Engineers who do not havethe ability to learn and adapt to changing times will soon be left behind. Having the ability tolearn does not imply that an engineer will be an expert in many subjects. Instead, it means thatthey will be able to identify what they need to learn and then find and analyze the appropriateinformation sources to further their knowledge [5].Many students believe that they are expert searchers and that they can locate anything they needon the internet simply by searching

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Xiaobin Le P.E.; Ali Moazed; Anthony Duva; Richard Roberts

observations, our own industrial experience and some comments fromstudents, alumni and IPAC, we believed that students developed a better understanding of thedesign process and gained real hands-on design experience when they created virtualcomponents and virtual assemblies for their design projects. We believed that these experiencescan be directly used in the industrial design environment in their future careers.5. References[1] Andrew D. Dimarogonas, “Machine design- A CAD approach,” John Willey & Sons, Inc, 2000[2] David C. Planchard, etc., “Engineering design with SolidWorks 2009,” SDC publication- Schroff Development Corporation, 2009[3] Paul M. Kurowski, “Engineering analysis with COSMOSWorks Professional 2009”, SDC publications

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Ismail I. Orabi

and confidence, and impart life-long benefits. It has aided inpreparing students for advanced degrees. Also, of particular importance is how these 6experiences help to make better engineers and lead to a broad range of successful career paths inacademia and industry.Examples of the projects 1. Air Bearing Tester: The goal of this Capstone Project is to design and build a working air bearing tester for the corporate sponsor, ASML, by the end of the second semester. This air bearing tester is used by ASML to determine the air film stiffness of a hydrostatic air bearing as shown in Figure 1. The tester applies a range of push and pull forces to the bearing and the resulting