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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kimberly Barron; Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Robert Pangborn; Thomas Litzinger

Criteria.1 This proposal defines the educational objectives as “statements thatdescribe the expected accomplishments of graduates during the first few years after graduation.”The survey responses for Penn State alumni two to three years following graduation show thatdifferent kinds of achievement and measures of accomplishment apply to the different early-career paths. This raises questions that may need to be considered for curriculum design. Forinstance: What actions should we be taking to prepare our students for the broader aspects oftheir professional careers? What competencies and abilities should we emphasize in acurriculum constrained by a limited time frame? Examining the data from our surveys of recentgraduates, which include information

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DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hassan Hassan

innovation skills, which will enhance their careers.Case studies and examples on how to produce new innovative ideas and patents are given.1. IntroductionThis paper is meant to be a hands-on opportunity for professors and students to experience andpractice the creative problem solving process throughout all undergraduate and graduate coursesin the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum. Certainly, the benefit of this paper canbe extended and used in all engineering education disciplines including, but not limited to,mechanical, chemical, and civil engineering.The framework of this paper is also very useful for practicing engineers, project managers, andexecutives. The ideas presented in this paper intend to enhance students’ creativity

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Ethics & HSS in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Andrew Lau

. Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.10. Mcdonough, W. and M. Braungart (2002), Cradle to cradle: remaking the way we make things. North Point Press, New York, New York.11. Benyus, J. (1997), Biomimicry: innovation inspired by nature. HarperCollins, New York, New York.ANDREW S. LAUAndy Lau is Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs andCoordinator of First-Year Seminars for the College of Engineering at Penn State. Prof. Lau has a B.S.M.E. fromPenn State and an M.S.M.E. from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His areas of interest include green design,solar energy applications, modeling of building energy use, ethics, and student-centered learning

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Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

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Malika Moutawakkil; Lisa Hunter; J.D., Christine Andrews; Leslie Wilkins

Page 9.294.9 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationEach year, the CfAO hosts a Professional Development Workshop (PDW) on Maui for CfAOgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and educators, select Maui high school teachers, andMCC faculty and administrators. This years’ workshop was titled “Broadening the Impact ofYour Research: Teaching, Communicating, and Partnership Building.” Based on recognizedbest practices for engaging students in STEM, and particularly for engaging underrepresentedstudents in STEM, much of the workshop focuses on teaching educators the methods of inquiry-led

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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Cupp; Paolo Moore; Norman Fortenberry

mathematical and scientific tools of analysis,experimentation and design on which the practice of engineering is built. There were a total of11 Technical learning outcomes. The Social learning outcomes category neither means “hard tocharacterize” nor “non-essential but a good idea anyway.” These outcomes reflect the very realneed for engineers to have “soft” people skills in addition to the traditional “hard”cognitive/technical skills. The new global market place demands engineers that are ambassadorsfor the profession and who are able to convincingly communicate to diverse and non-technicalaudiences. “An understanding and experience dealing with engineering practices and principleswill only get you so far” comments Kerry Hannon in The Graduate

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas Stanford; Donald Keating

of engineering graduate education in context, organization, andculture to build complementary graduate programs of a professional nature that enhance creativeengineering practice for technology development and leadership of innovation in industry.Since implementation of the 1945 – Vannevar Bush report (Science: The Endless Frontier)1 andincreased federal funding to accelerate the advancement of science at the end of World War II, thenation’s schools of engineering have placed an increased emphasis on high-quality graduate educationfor academic scientific research. During this same time period, however, U.S. engineering education hasnot placed a balanced emphasis on high-quality professionally oriented graduate education for

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The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Marshall; Steven Budd; Michael Fountain; Paul Givens

Center for Entrepreneurship to meetand evaluate the companies that have commercialized the technologies assessed by the SMAcourse and teams. This increases the likelihood of successful venture funding for these firms.Because USF is a Carnegie Research I University, we have focused a large portion ofentrepreneurship education on technology development and commercialization. Entrepreneurshipin technology ventures requires an inter-disciplinary approach to best utilize the skills of thehighly educated and trained individuals involved. It is our strong belief that in a technologysetting, entrepreneurship is a team-based activity, inclusive of scientists, engineers, and businessprofessionals. Further, no licensure, commercialization, or new venture

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

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Angela Linse; Tammy VanDeGrift; Jessica Yellin; Jennifer Turns

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationOur initial step has been to design the program and conduct a formal study of how twoindependent groups experienced the program. We are currently using the data to gain insight onthe impact of the program and learn how to improve it. In this paper, we will a) describe theprogram and concurrent research study, b) present case studies for a sample of the participants,with a focus on characterizing their experiences, and c) identify implications for continuousimprovement.Background and Motivation for Focusing on Engineering Graduate StudentsThere are strong reasons to focus on helping graduate students become more effective educators.Here we

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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Linda Katehi; Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux; Katherine Banks; John Gaunt; Robert Montgomery; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman; Phillip Wankat

degree program will be designed to prepare the recipient for a career in engineeringeducation at the undergraduate or post-graduate level. Students with expertise in qualitative andquantitative research methods will be well-positioned to work for K-12 schools, communitycolleges, and universities as well as other nonprofit and for-profit organizations (includingtesting organizations, foundations, governmental organizations, etc.) as faculty members,researchers, assessment and accreditation coordinators, policy makers, program officers,curriculum designers, corporate trainers, and directors of teaching/learning centers, diversityprograms, or outreach programs.Students pursing a Ph.D. in engineering education will be advised by a graduate

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

impact of the project. This paper will help othersin planning similar experiences for engineering undergraduate students.1. Introduction This paper describes the experiences provided in a Site for undergraduate research in"Structural Engineering" in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati, Ohio. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) Site was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of this REUSite was to encourage talented undergraduates to enroll in graduate school by exposing them toresearch, and to increase their interest in graduate research. In this paper, first the basic approachadopted to plan the REU Site and associated activities are

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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robin Adams; Reed Stevens; Lorraine Fleming; Cynthia Atman; Sheri Sheppard; Theresa Barker; Ruth Streveler

since 1986.She is an Associate Professor, teaching both undergraduate and graduate design related classes, as well asconducting both experimental and analytical research. Dr. Sheppard was recently appointed Senior Scholar at theCarnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.CYNTHIA ATMAN is the founding Director of the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) in theCollege of Engineering at the University of Washington and the Director of the NSF-funded Center for theadvancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). She is also a Professor in Industrial Engineering. Dr. Atmanreceived her PhD in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, her MS in IndustrialEngineering from Ohio State University, and her BS in

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Innovative Curriculum Development in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Fisher; Anthony Ellertson; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

and related Key Actions is now in use for all engineering students in cooperativeand internship experiences [6].Table 1. Iowa State University ABET-aligned Competencies Engineering Knowledge General Knowledge Continuous Learning Quality Orientation Initiative Innovation Cultural Adaptability Analysis and Judgment Planning Communication Teamwork Integrity Professional Impact Customer FocusThe mapping of the fourteen ISU Competencies to the eleven Criterion 3 Outcomes (a-k) isprovided in Figure 1 [7]. The concept of ability-based outcomes being multidimensional isimmediately

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Technology, Communications & Ethics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Long

Communications Studio (RCS) is an innovative structure that integratescommunications into the undergraduate research experience(http://www.che.sc.edu/centers/rcs/rcsmain.htm). In the RCS, small groups of undergraduateswho are working on research with engineering faculty, meet weekly under the mentorship ofcommunications faculty and engineering and English graduate students. In the studio, studentsdiscuss, write about, and present their research as it progresses. The studio approach provides an Page 9.1286.1environment for constructivist learning practices. Through an inquiry-based learning approach, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

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DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Farris

framework to integrate marketing’sfocus on the customer, research, information technology, and the core benefit into the innovationprocess with the engineer’s focus on function and technology. The contributions marketing andengineering make to each phase of the product innovation process are emphasized. The secondtheme is iteration and adaptation. As marketing and engineering develop information about theproduct and its potential market, the design and marketing plan must change. Suggestions aremade for improving the courses based on what has been learned and where the program is going.I. Introduction Before the winter2003 semester Engineering 610, Engineering Design, was taught nottaught with any links to a marketing course. The course

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Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Devenport; Terry Wildman; Glenda Scales

heads an active research in experimental studies of turbulent flows.GLENDA R. SCALES, Associate Dean for Distance Learning and Computing, College of Engineering andState Director for the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program. Dr. Scales received her Doctor ofPhilosophy in Curriculum and Instruction, 1995, Virginia Tech; MS in Applied Behavioral Science, 1992,Johns Hopkins University; Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1985 Old Dominion University.TERRY M. WILDMAN, Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of the Center for Excellence inUndergraduate Teaching at Virginia Tech. Wildman earned undergraduate and masters degrees in Educationfrom the University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Florida State

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sara Ross; Patrick Giordano; James Blanck; Dona Johnson; Peter Jansson

real world engineering problems eachsemester. He teaches Networks, Sustainable Design, Power Systems and research includes renewable powersystems. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge, MSE from Rowan University and BSCE from MIT.JAMES BLANCK is a senior electrical and computer engineering student at Rowan UniversityPATRICK A GIORDANO, JR. is a junior electrical and computer engineering student at Rowan University whoenjoys the practice of "hands-on" engineering and excels at it. His plans include achieving his masters at Rowanafter graduating with his BSECE with minors in math, physics and computer science.DONA JOHNSON is a junior mechanical engineering student at Rowan University and a member Society OfWomen Engineers (SWE), the

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Technology and Tools for IE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Joel Sokol; Garlie Forehand; Beverly Sutley-Fish; Judith Norback

Academic Communication in Industrial and SystemsEngineering and a faculty member at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on workplace communication skillsneeded by practicing engineers. She has led the workplace communication research, coordinated the activities in thelab, and co-authored the communication instruction for undergraduate engineers.JOEL S. SOKOLDr. Joel S. Sokol is an Assistant Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. Hiseducational research interests include communication and the teaching of modeling. His technical work is in linearprogramming, inverse optimization, and combinatorial optimization, as well as the application of operationsresearch techniques to logistics, biology, and network design

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Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas O'Neal; Thomas Jacobius; Joseph Steig; Arnold Heggestad; Abigail Barrow; Phil Weilerstein; David Barbe

. in Science Studies. Prior to joining the von Liebig Center, Dr. Barrow undertook research,program development, and program management work for UCSD CONNECT.ARNOLD A. HEGGESTADDr. Heggestad is the Holloway Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Florida. He also is theFounding Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He is currently responsible for the College ofBusiness entrepreneurship program. At the University of Florida since 1974, Dr. Heggestad has served as Chairman,Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; Associate Dean College of Business Administration; ExecutiveDirector, University of Florida Research Foundation; and Director of the Division of Entrepreneurial Programs inthe Office

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The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

in place at Rowan, ̇ providing sufficient laboratory space to attract the level of external funding necessary to sustain graduate level research, ̇ leveraging the strengths of the Rowan Industrial Affiliates program, ̇ attracting small high tech incubator tenants, ̇ providing administrative office space for the SJTP staff and incubation services, ̇ providing professional meeting space (including teleconferencing) for incubator tenants, and ̇ providing a common design, brainstorming and prototyping space that promotes creativity and innovation among students, faculty, staff and incubator tenants.Capital costs for the Innovation Center are projected at $12 million and ground breaking isanticipated for

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New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Fredericks Volkwein; Linda Strauss; Lisa Lattuca; Patrick Terenzini

multiple sourcesof evidence to determine the impact of the new accreditation criteria on the key variables ofstudent learning (a-k). This design should yield more reliable and valid assessments than single-source approaches.Survey Administration: The Survey Research Center (SRC) at Penn State University ishandling survey administration, data collection, and data management for the EC2000 Study.Participants in the Study are given the option of answering a paper survey and returning it in apostage-paid envelope or answering a web-based version of the study on a secure server. Usingtext provided by the research team, SRC produces and sends all survey packets, reminderpostcards, and email messages. The survey packets sent by first class mail included

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Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stanford Thomas; Donald Keating

Technology 7/ Western Carolina University 8 AbstractThis is the fourth paper in the special panel session focusing on issues driving reform of faculty rewardsystems to advance professional engineering education for creative engineering practice and leadership oftechnological innovation to enhance U.S. competitiveness. This paper explores the conceptual beginningsof a template for improved faculty reward systems that better reflect the practice of engineering for full-time, tenure track professionally oriented faculty in schools of engineering and technology.1. Background and HistoryThe United States has built an excellent system of research-oriented graduate education that is second tonone for the

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ajay Agrawal; Zahed Siddique

foster life-long learning The program supports the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)Criterion 3 – Program Outcomes and Assessment. According to ABET, engineering programsmust demonstrate that their graduate have:(a) ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering(b) ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data(c) ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs(d) ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams(e) ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems(f) understanding of professional and ethical responsibility(g) ability to communicate effectively(h) broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Pei-Fen Chang; Jiunn-Chi Wu

all the group members agreed. From this experience, we learned the wonderful experiences of brainstorming and the importance of reaching consensus so that our tentative plan could be done efficiently. 2. Growth of problem-solving ability Because it was the first time that students designed a product, they confronted manydifficulties, for example, they tended to try out an idea without concerning how to make it, therequired cost, and its practicability. It was due to their lack of information gathering skills andhands-on experience: The massage backpack we designed is a vibrator which controls the back from the breast. After testing its feasibility, we found that the slide did not move well, and it even stuck

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Novel Courses for ChEs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Brian Dickson

Chemical Technology & Management for industry-based students taught by distance learning on a part time basis. The MEng course is a first-degree course extended to provide depth beyond BEng level and requires a higher level of qualifications at entry from school leavers. The MSc courses are post-graduate level and normally require a good first degree for entry. It is the strength of this post-graduate Masters programme in terms of its industrial contacts, development of relevant and new course material bound in industrial practice that has had a significant impact on our undergraduate teaching programme. The existing BEng & MEng course material has always provided underlining teaching and the development of Core

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Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

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Audeen Fentiman; John Demel; Richard Freuler

and Retention Characteristics of Engineering Students at OSU, M.S. Thesis, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1996.21. Freuler, R.J., M.J. Hoffmann, T.P. Pavlic, J.M. Beams, J.P. Radigan, P.K. Dutta, J.T. Demel, and E.D. Justen, “Experiences with a Comprehensive Freshman Hands-On Course – Designing, Building, and Testing Small Autonomous Robots”, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2003.22. Van Heuvelen, A., "Learning to think like a physicist: a review of research-based instructional strategies", American Journal of Physics, 59, pp. 891– 897, 1991.23. Van Heuvelen, A., and D. Maloney, "Playing physics jeopardy", American Journal of Physics, 67, pp

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NASA Fellowship Program

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2004 Annual Conference

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Philip Chen; John Tharakan

Program (NAFP).The paper describes NASA’s education framework and outlines the enhancement of graduatechemical engineering education in the department through enhanced elective course offerings,expanded research opportunities and networking to broaden research and employmentopportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, concluding with the critical role NASAhas in promoting and impacting engineering and science graduate education. "To inspire the next generation of explorers...as only NASA can" is the NASA educationprogram's mission. This “can-do” concept guides all NASA’s programs and activities andrequires a diverse pool of talented scientists and engineers. The NASA NAFP Fellow and theDepartment of Chemical Engineering at Howard

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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Turns Jennifer; Atman Cindy; Angela Linse; Karl Smith

of leaders and change-agents in engineering education who can conduct high impact research. We will design and conduct three Engineering Education Institutes (at the University of Washington, Stanford University and Howard University) where engineering faculty and graduate students will 1) learn research methods, 2) define and conduct research studies linked to the ongoing scholarship in the Center, 3) create resources for dissemination, and 4) refine leadership skills.In the Scholarship on Learning Engineering program we are developing an understanding of howstudents come to engineering and what leads them to leave or stay. Halpern (2002) advocatesthat reform efforts should embrace what we know about how people think, how they learn

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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alisha Waller

, policy makers and politicians, as well as teachers and parents,demonstrated frustration with education research. Many persons claimed that the results ofeducation research were not helpful for changing classroom practice and the research was not“scientific” enough (NRC, p. 28). Eventually, legislation was proposed that defined controlledexperiments as the only rigorous method for conducting education research, with the implicationthat federal funds should only fund this type of research. In response, the National ResearchCouncil (NRC) conducted a study “to examine and clarify the nature of scientific inquiry ineducation and how the federal government can best foster and support it” (NRC, p. 1). In thispaper I will focus on the first goal and

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Alan Scaroni; David DiBiase; Jonathan Mathews; Sarma Pisupati

company provided the electricity, gas and oil? Duquesne Light Company is my family’s electricityprovider and Peoples Gas Company provides our home with Natural Gas.Which is the fuel you used for cooking and water heating? Our stove and water heater are both suppliedby natural gas.Do you have air conditioning at home? If so, is it a room air conditioner or a central air conditioner?Yes, I have central air conditioning.Which fuel did you use for home heating? Our home is heated with Natural Gas. This exercise helped me understand utility bills in a few ways. First, they are expensive, so it is best tohave the most efficient ways of limiting energy consumption. But more importantly, after going through myfamily’s bills, I have realized that quite

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Multidisciplinary Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Bannerot

design of an innovative crutch. A predetermined (and controllable by the user) electrical signal was generated with each crutch impact with the ground and then used to control the “damping” constant of the system (through the MR fluid) to reduce the impact shock of the crutch. The design was fabricated but met with only limited success because a damper system with a satisfactory orifice opening was not found. The iron particles present in the MR fluid tended to plug up the orifice. Active Guide Wire for Angioplasty A method was developed and implemented (in principle, not in patients) to overcome the lack of control in current procedures for directing the guide wire into position in the artery for an