Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

addition to introductoryoverviews of PSP and TSP. There are many published experiences on teaching PSP in a collegesetting. We too offer a separate one-semester graduate course on PSP alone, but its descriptionfalls outside the scope of this paper.3. The context of our courseThe Software Quality Management (SQM) course is part of the Master of Science program ofthe Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Costa Rica. Figure 1shows the courses of the MS program related with software engineering. This paper describesonly the experience in teaching one of them: Software Quality Management.We designed our SQM course with two main objectives in mind. First, to introduce the student tothe current software quality frameworks

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

served as chairman of the Environmental Management Board, advising the Department of Energy on the cleanup of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex, and as a member of the National Research Council’s Board on Energy and Environmental Systems. Dr. Bodde holds the Doctor of Business Administration, Harvard University (1976); Master of Science degrees in nuclear engineering (1972) and management (1973), both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); and a B.S. from the United States Military Academy (1965). He was a soldier once, and served in the Army in Vietnam. Author of "The Intentional Entrepreneur: Bringing Technology and Engineering to the Real New

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

assistant with the College of Engineering and Center for the Enhancement in Engineering Diversity (CEED). He is the Data Manager for the College of Engineering and Director of Imagination for the CEED office. He is in the Industrial and Systems Engineering department obtaining his masters in Management Systems.Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech DR. BEVLEE A. WATFORD, P.E. is the founding Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, established in 1992. Watford received the ASEE 2003 Minorities in Engineering award due to her efforts to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of under-represented students in engineering. She is currently working for the National

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Gramoll, University of Oklahoma; Hengzhong Wen, OU

shockwave technologies”, Master thesis, The University of Oklahoma, 2003 9. AlRamahi, M and Gramoll, K, “Online collaborative drawing board for real-time student-instructor Page 12.1123.10 interaction and lecture creation”, ASEE 2004 Annual Conference Proceedings, p 10651-1065910. Sun, Q., Gramoll, K., and Mooney, M., “Self-Paced Instruction to Introduce Traffic Engineering in Virtual City (Sooner City)”, 1999 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, p 4403-441211. Sun, Q., Stubblefield, K., and Gramoll, K., “Internet-based simulation and virtual world for engineering education”, 2000 ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McGrath, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Aerospace

thespacecraft systems (command and data handling), 7) telecommunications, and 8) propulsion.Two other areas, project management and systems engineering, are important components of asatellite design, and in the ideal team one individual assumes the responsibility for either asubsystem, the systems engineering role or the project manager position. A highly functionalgroup will have mastered the basics of each of these areas in one semester.Given that each of these topics can be taught as a semester-long class, and given that moststudents who take the class have had no previous exposure to the topics, the teaching challenge isto provide enough information to enable them to do design work, but not overwhelm their abilityto retain the information. Many

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Wade Shaw, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

EntrepreneurshipEngineers with a Bachelor or Master degree are typically products of a four-year and two-yearuniversity programs respectively, which vary little from university to university, or even countryto country. Entrepreneurial courses can be found in high schools, undergraduate schools,graduate schools, trade associations, private establishments, short courses, and correspondencecourses. Although there is some agreement on the skills and characteristics needed forentrepreneurial behavior, there is no consensus on how best to impart the knowledge.4The field of “Teaching of Entrepreneurship” in business schools has been divided as to whetherentrepreneurship can be taught or not.5 A more appropriate emerging question is “CanEntrepreneurs Learn?”6 Those who

Conference Session

Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Lawrence J. Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-1376: INTEGRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO AN ALREADYAMBITIOUS CURRICULA THROUGH A COLLABORATION OF BUSINESS ANDENGINEERING PROGRAMSJeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering JEFFREY BLESSING, Ph.D. Jeffrey Blessing is an Associate Professor and Director of the Management Information Systems program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, where he has taught for 21 years. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 1999, a Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California, San Diego in 1984, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from the

Conference Session

Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monson Hayes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-1300: ENHANCING DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSWITH TABLET PC TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWAREElliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Elliot Moore II received his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998, 1999, and 2003, respectively. As a graduate student he was awarded as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow, President’s Fellow, and FACES (Facilitating Academic Careers in Engineering and Science) Fellow. After working in a post-doctorate position for about a year, Dr. Moore joined Georgia Tech as an Assistant professor in Fall 2004. One of Dr. Moore’s research areas includes the use of digital

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue Engineering Education; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

meta-cognitive learners, Stark et al. found that elaboration training was useful in bringing learners upto the deep cognitive elaboration level from the passive-superficial. This may support adopting acognitive apprenticeship approach to help these students master the material, where steps inproblem-solving are illustrated, and students are encouraged to understand not only what steps totake, but why. Thinking Aloud Pair Problem Solving (TAPPS)9 may also be an effectiveapproach for teaching students how to elaborate effectively.Clearly we must find ways to emphasize to students the importance of really working through aproblem and checking their understanding of each step and of the big picture. One way to dothis is through decreasing the

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Gray, West Virginia University

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Mechanical Engineering

era of the 1950’s and 60’s, the Reynolds Transport Theorem(RTT) began to appear in U. S. introductory fluid mechanics textbooks as a unified methodologyfor deriving the finite control volume forms of the continuity, linear momentum, angularmomentum, and energy equations. Today almost all American introductory fluid mechanicstextbooks directed at mechanical, aerospace, civil, or general engineering students use thisapproach. On the other hand, most introductory fluid mechanics textbooks for chemicalengineers, as well as a few other textbooks, use the balance principle instead of the RTT to reachthe same results. The Reynolds Transport Theorem is mathematically correct, and mastering itsderivation is a good mathematical exercise. Moreover, it

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Educational Research and Methods

. In the front of the classroom are master shut-off switches for the water and compressed air.The electrical circuits are all GFCI protected and the USB connections at the desk top go through Page 13.280.6a USB hub external to the computer as a protection against shorting out the computers internalUSB circuitry. Low-power computer-based electrical instrumentation (voltmeter, oscilloscope,signal analyzer, and power supply/waveform generator) are currently being developed for use inthis facility. The water and drain were included in part to make the classroom work withclassroom process control kits that have been developed.25 These are flow

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajiv Asthana, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Materials

, would train to participate in the knowledge generation anddissemination functions of a discipline or will it serve those who would master state-of-the-artgeared toward application to outside realm? Whereas a clear and definitive answer to thisquestion is seldom possible and rarely desirable, and it will inevitably be colored by the authors’own vision, it is nevertheless important to consider it in order to develop focus and direction.To ensure currency of information, a thorough treatment of topics, comprehensive andauthoritative coverage, and elimination of possible errors of fact, data or judgment, it is a goodpractice to solicit unbiased and constructive criticism from knowledgeable practitioners, authors,and potential users from industry

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

uses English as a language of daily discourse; the others seeEnglish only in textbooks and other technical material, where terminology tends to bestandardized.One category has to do with arithmetic: Americans use o in place of 0. Another one: Numbering- Americans would call 100,000 as hundred thousand. An Indian would probably say it as “one lakh” (comes from Sanskrit term Laksha).Also, [A]bout multiplication and division. When we say 4 into 2, we mean 4 multiplied by 2 which is 8. But I realised that here, 4 into 2 means 4 divided into 2 which is 2. That could get confusing at times.Another category is academics (each paragraph below comes from a different student): In my country, masters level

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

. However, automated manufacturing system integration is acomplex cognitive skill that typically takes years to master. To better prepare engineers andmanufacturers to compete in a rapidly changing world, needed is a better understanding of thenature of system integration skill and how to acquire it.This study reports preliminary observations from a verbal protocol analysis study of expert andnovice system integration engineers. Subjects included four application engineers from anengineering services firm (all with 15 or more years of system integration experience) and twoearly career engineers with four or fewer years of experience. All were asked to design anautomated cell phone assembly line given a set of seven parts, a $1M budget, a six-second

Conference Session

Software Engineering Course Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

discussion takes into account research paper reviews and discussions on methods and tools. Hands-on exercises and project deliverables are used to assess student confidence in methods and tools. At the beginning of the term reactive class participation was the norm. As the term progressed proactive class participation was observed. It was observed that students participated with confidence in the methods they had learnt and the tools they had mastered. For both delivery years (spring 2006 and 2007) similar trends were observed. Page 13.555.9• Exam Grades: The mid-term exam accounts for 15% and the final exam

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Undergraduate Masters Total Electrical and Computer Engineering 5 1 6 Biomedical Engineering 1 1 Engineering 1 1 Computer Science (w/engineering minor) 1 1 Total 7 2 9In an early offering, there was one mechanical engineering student enrolled, a graduate studentwho needed to use images and image processing for his M.S. thesis research.Scope and Balance of CourseAfter trying other books, the textbook that has been

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Bobby Crawford, United States Military Academy; Erica Young, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

is a licensed Professional Engineer.Erica Young, United States Military Academy Erica Slate Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and her Master of Arts in Mathematics Education both from Appalachian State University and her doctoral degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Page 13.874.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 ME350 Remote Education: Experiences Teaching Engineering to

Conference Session

The Pipeline

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Mary Ann Sheline, Grand Valley State University; Margo Dill, Grand Valley State University; Jessica Noble, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS), the Michigan Science Olympiad Region-12 Tournament (MSO), and facilitating teacher professional development for workshops and conferences. Mrs. Dill has a BS in Biology from Grand Valley State University.Jessica Noble, Grand Valley State University Jessica M. Noble is the Student Services Coordinator for the Seymour & Esther Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. She earned her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Kettering University and she is pursuing her Masters degree in Adult and Higher Education at Grand Valley State University. She is the STEPS camp co-director and has been in this role for the past 3

Conference Session

Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Ilya Leipunsky, Russian Academy of Science; Nadezda Berezkina, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Mechanical Engineering

] Lopez, G.; Berezkina, N.; Leipunsky, I.;“Gas Adsorption Indicator Method: An innovative experimental approach for NDT Laboratory Instruction of Engineering Students”. 2004. ASEE Proceeding. Salt Lake City, UT.[11] Marotta Control Inc. An Aerospace Company. Corporate Office. Montville, New Jersey 07045-0427. www.marotta.com[12] McCracken, B. 1997. "Fluorescent Penetrant Method (FPM) Master". Pratt & Whitney. U.S.A.[13] Mix, P.; 2005 “Introduction to Nondestructive Testing; A training guide” 2nd Ed. Wiley-Interscience. John Wiley & Sons. Inc. Hoboken, NJ.[14] Prokhorenko P.; Migun, N.; Введение в теорию капиллярного контроля, Минск, “Наука и техника”, 1988 г. (Introduction to the theory of liquid-penetrant testing

Conference Session

1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Everett, Rowan University; John Chen, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

-solvingapproaches. Students self-reported that they often did not find the work interesting andcommented that they already knew the subject material from prior experience and were thusbored. Yet homework, quiz and test scores indicated/revealed that student performance andmastery of the material was not on par with their verbal remarks.Previous studies show that handheld computer-enabled rapid feedback, similar to that obtainablethrough clicker use, has a significant and positive effect on student performance when comparedto no rapid feedback and students were positively receptive to rapid feedback in class andbelieved that it improved their learning in the course19-20.With the goals of engaging students and improving their ability to master topics such as

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Kohlmyer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Schatz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marcus Marr, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

and should be able to master them with proper training in how to invoke the physicsconcepts they learn. We must also keep in mind that the FCI covers only a small number of theconcepts discussed in the introductory physics course. Measurements and comparisons still needto be made with regard to each curriculum’s affect on students’ understanding of energy, angularmomentum, and the structure of matter, for example.To learn more about the details of students’ reasoning on force and motion problems, we arecurrently conducting a study using a think-aloud protocol methodology6. Volunteers who havepreviously taken an introductory mechanics course, either M&I or traditional, are observedsolving problems taken from the FCI in a one-on-one

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer; Alison McKay, University of Leeds; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Alan de Pennington, University of Leeds

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. (1985). Cognition and instruction: Recent theories of human competence. In B.L. Hammonds (Ed.), Psychology and learning: The master lecture series (Vol. 4, pp. 127-186). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.3 Atman, C.J., Adams, R.S., Cardella, M.E., Turns, J., Mosborg, S., and Saleem, J. (2007). Engineering design processes: A comparison of students and expert practitioners. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4), 359- 379.4 Gagne, E.D., Yekovich, C.W., & Yekovich, F.R. (1993). The cognitive psychology of school learning (2nd ed). New York: HarperCollins.5 Cross, N. and Cross, A.C. (1995). Observations of teamwork and social processes in design. Design Studies, 16, 143-170.6

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Fitra Khan, U of Texas at Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, The University of Texas at Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

/5333 Digital Image Processing COSC 4360/5360 Numerical Methods COSC 4313 Computer NetworkingWe selected the above courses carefully because they serve the whole range of degrees offered inthe department from the associate all the way to the masters. This preliminary set of courses is byno means exhaustive and is expected to grow dynamically as new educational standards,recommendations, and research interests are identified and incorporated into the curricula.Additionally, we expect more active participation from the college faculty and students as(research/educational) results from deploying the initial lab modules are disseminated. The labmodules, their content and structures

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Miars, Rachel Freeman Elementary School; Lizette Day, Rachel Freeman Elementary School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

thespecifics of the EiE curriculum. Because of its base in literacy and social studies Page 13.636.5and the fact that extension activities and masters are provided within the kit, the material design ofthe EiE units was familiar. This in turn helped the teachers to be able to look at the content withless trepidation. By the end of the week, journal responses were longer, very positive and full ofquestions and excitement. Having questions no longer dampened the excitement of the teachers,which was an indicator of increased comfort with inquiry in general.Mid week the teachers were joined for several hours by GE Nuclear engineers who had

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Roselli, Vanderbilt University; Stephen B. Gilbert, Clearsighted, Inc.; Stephen B. Blessing, University of Tampa; Larry Howard, Vanderbilt University; Aditya Raut, Vanderbilt University; Puvi Pandian, Iowa State University

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Biomedical

that students who use an ITS tolearn can master the material in a third less time10.The ITS was developed by Clearsighted, Inc., which develops ITSs for software training.Clearsighted partners with Carnegie Learning, Inc., the leader in creating and deployingcognitive tutors, a particular form of ITS, in mathematics classrooms. The ITS approach usedwith the VaNTH web-based authoring tool is similar to an approach Clearsighted used todevelop an ITS for learning Paint.NET, an open-source image manipulation application11.Building an ITS for the Web-Based Authoring ToolThe prototype ITS provided assistance for a single ‘true/false’ problem, the Color of Royaltyproblem. We developed a complete cognitive model for this problem with goalnodes mapped

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

introductory engineering courses (5 credit hours),two calculus courses, and one course each in physics, chemistry and English comprise the“threshold curriculum” which first year engineering students must master before beingadmitted to a specific discipline. At Clemson University, the General Engineeringcurriculum was recently modified to include presentations given by each engineeringdiscipline department on campus along with tours of the individual departments. Throughacademic advising and career counseling, the program helps students discover the careerpath that is right for them. Page 13.643.3Exit SurveysFor students who choose to move on to another major

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

political attitudes in the area of education, organizational behavior and political psychology. She has taught courses in these areas and has been at the University of Arkansas for ten years.Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas Bryan Hill, an industrial engineer, is the Associate Director of Recruitment, Retention and Diversity for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He manages the college-wide recruitment operation and is directly involved in the recruitment of ECAP students.Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas Patricia Kirkwood is the engineering librarian at the University of Arkansas. Her undergraduate degree is in chemistry with a masters degree in library and

Conference Session

Engineering and ET Relationships & Professional Development

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

thestudent who achieves a bachelor degree in civil engineering will essentially only be acquiring a Page 13.1398.8‘pre-engineering’ level of knowledge. There will be greater emphasis on history, globalawareness, business and economics, environment and ethics. It just may be that the BS in civilengineering will not suffice for an entry-level position in civil design or construction firms, andthat the new-normal for entry to civil engineering practice will be the Masters Degree. How willthis new-normal level affect the civil engineering industry in the U.S.?As civil engineering education is broadened to be more of a pre-engineering course of study,then

Conference Session

Potpourri II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Waterfall, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Elizabeth Albrecht, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Albrecht is Coordinator/Counselor of Student Support Services Federal TRIO Programs at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). She holds a Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling and a Bachelors Degree in Home Economics Education. She is a licensed professional counselor and has 18 years of experience working with low-income, first generation and disabled students who are enrolled at MSOE. She also teaches Orientation classes and a variety of Psychology classes in the General Studies Department.Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Stephen Williams is Program Director of Electrical Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricki Ingalls, Oklahoma State University; mario cornejo, Oklahoma State University; Chinnatat Methapatara, Oklahoma State University; Peerapol Sittivijan, Oklahoma State University; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Braden Hunsaker, University of Pittsburgh; Erin Claypool, University of Pittsburgh; Nuri Gokhan, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Mason, University of Arkansas

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Industrial Engineering

(1982), a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University (1984) and a Ph.D. in Management Science from the University of Texas at Austin (1999).mario cornejo, Oklahoma State University Mario Cornejo is a Ph.D student in Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University. Mario got his M.S. in Industrial Engineering at Oklahoma State University in 2005; then he worked at DELL implementing Six Sigma methodology where he got certified as a DELL-Green Belt and an ASQ-Black Belt. Before joining the master program, Mario worked for four years at an aircraft repair station of an airline company in inventory control and production planning areas. He also holds