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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

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mechanical systems. Then, students will solve them by using a directmethod in the real domain and by applying the transform methods either in the frequency domain(Phasor Transform) or in the complex s-domain (Laplace Transform). Since the application oftransform techniques is much quicker and more efficient, especially when a real system carriesthe initial condition(s) or boundary conditions, we will focus on the Phasor Transform todetermine the steady-state response for an AC circuit and the Laplace Transform to derive thecomplete system solution, which includes transient and steady-state responses for both electricaland mechanical models. By offering a broad coverage of topics and case studies, this coursecould possibly be beneficial to the

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Business Meeting

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University

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traced back to a single member‟sinitiative in late December 2000. From that initiative, the MULTI Division membership hasgrown to its rank as the fifth largest ASEE Division in 2010. At this ten-year mark, it seemsappropriate to document this decade of development of the ASEE MULTI Division, as it is nowknown. This paper reviews the MULTI Division‟s development over its first decade with arecord of the highlights of each year of that first decade and the steps that led from that initiativeto recognition as an ASEE “constituent committee” in 2005 and then the MultidisciplinaryEngineering Division in 2006. This initiative also contributed significantly to ASEE‟s currentrole in the ABET EAC accreditation process. MULTI is now the fifth largest

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glen Dudevoir, United States Air Force Academy; Andrew Laffely, United States Air Force Academy; Alan J. Mundy, United States Air Force Academy

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team resources. Page 15.3.2ABET‟s adoption of “Engineering Criteria 2000” (now just “Engineering Criteria”), introducedan entirely new dynamic.1 The new criteria required students to demonstrate the ability tofunction on multidisciplinary teams. This outcome requires that students work with (ordemonstrate the ability to work with) members of other disciplines on a projects where both (all)disciplines are required for success of the project. Moreover, the ABET requirement forassessment requires the program to assess the students‟ accomplishment of this outcome.Assessing Individual Performance on TeamIn the early days of team projects, before the

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Northrup, Western New England College

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, manyengineering programs have incorporated international service projects4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11.. In his Ph.D.dissertation regarding humanitarian aspects engineering in the engineering curriculum, Page 15.896.2Vandersteen provides and eloquent history of the evolution of engineering education discussinghow the profession has evolved to see the interconnection between technology and humanity.He further states that the “2000s (have seen an) increased interest in social, environmentalimpact of engineering”12. In fact, six years after the advent of ABET‟s EC-2000, thefundamental change in engineering accreditation, the International Journal for Service

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Rupa Iyer, University of Houston

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-2377: CENTER FOR LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY – A MODEL FORINTEGRATION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH, OUTREACH AND WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENTRupa Iyer, University of Houston Page 15.268.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Center for Life Sciences Technology – A Model for Integration of Education, Research, Outreach and Workforce DevelopmentAbstractThe biotechnology industry that originated in the 1970’s has since mushroomed from $8 billionin revenues in 1992 to $50.7 billion and is one of the most research intensive industries in theworld. While biotechnology originated based largely on recombinant DNA techniques,tremendous research in biotechnology has

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

programs. These numbers aresubject to change annually as institutions present new programs for accreditation upongraduation of their first students(s) or anytime thereafter, or, on the other side, as an institutiondoes not seek re-accreditation of a presently listed program or may in fact terminate the program.In this multidisciplinary engineering program analysis, the following five groups of accreditedmultidisciplinary engineering programs are identified from the ABET listing. As of the March 2,2010 date, there are 35 programs called Engineering and 2 programs called General Engineering.There are also 10 programs with the title Engineering Science or Engineering Sciences, and 19programs labeled Engineering Physics (including one labeled as

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Figure 6 Awards in handI highly recommend the formation of technology based clubs to motivate and educate studentsoutside of the classroom. I found it to be a rich experience and we are considering hosting asimilar event at our university as the Tour de Sol no longer exists.References[1] G. S. Agoki, B. C. Ng, and R. L. Johnson, "Development of communication skills andteamwork amongst undergraduate engineering students," 2007 37th Annual Frontiers inEducation Conference, Global Engineering : Knowledge without Borders - Opportunitieswithout Passports, Vols 1- 4, pp. 886-892, 2007.[2] S. K. Bowen, "Coenrollment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing: Friendshippatterns and social interactions," American Annals of the Deaf, vol. 153

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Darryl G. Thelen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Klingenberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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staff that have contributed to this effort throughproposing ideas and carrying out projects leading to learning, new knowledge and changes to Page 15.13.9educating engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Bibliography1 National Academy of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2004,101 pgs.2 National Academy of Engineering, Educating The Engineer of 2020, The National Academies Press, Washington,DC, 2005, 192 pgs.3 ASEE, Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering Education - Phase I Report,American Society for Engineering Education, 2009, 33 pgs.4 Millar, S. and

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Palmer, Louisiana Tech University; Hisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University

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who did not take the junior Page 15.384.2nanosystems laboratory course).I. IntroductionNanotechnology education is evolving from the inclusion of a broad freshman/sophomore leveloverview courses to greater depth leading to certificates, concentrations, and minors. _ hasdeveloped a complete B. S. level Nanosystems Engineering Degree. Details of the structure ofthis program have been delineated in the literature1,2. The approach utilizes a common freshmanengineering sequence, a nanosystems specific sophomore introductory course, and a junior levelnanosystems seminar course. Pre-existing graduate microsystems engineering courses areutilized to

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Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology; Xiaojun Chen, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jill May, Illinois Institute of Technology

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measure. The researchers intend to collect more data for thenext revision of the measure. We encourage future researchers to validate the CDFS for similarcross-disciplinary teams use.Bibliography1. Solomon, G. (2003). Project-based learning: A primer. Technology and learning - Dayton, 23(6), 20-20.2. Fruchter, R., & Emery, K. (1999). Teamwork: Assessing cross-disciplinary learning. Paper presented at the 1999 Computer support for collaborative learning Conference, International Society of the Learning Sciences.3. Agogino, A., Song, S., & Hey, J. (2007). Triangulation of Indicators of Successful Student Design Teams. International Journal of Engineering Education, 22(3), 617.4. Sage, A., & Rouse, W. (2009

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Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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collected: gender,major(s), year in school, relevant course work, and the results of the online learning stylesassessment. The learning style assessment gave the students a numeric indicator for theirlearning preference in each category, over a range from -11 (extreme to one side), to +11(extreme to the other side). Using this information the course and lab instructors assigned elevengroups with 3-5 students in each. Groups were assigned such that they had a roughly equalrepresentation of gender and majors and had an “average” learning style for each group that wasbalanced within each of the four categories. We did not mix undergraduate and graduatestudents. It was obviously impossible to perfectly mix the groups, but the average learning styleof

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, U of Texas at Brownsville; Katherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville

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Authentic, Student-Centered Engineering Project on Student Motivation. 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000.6. Rosentrater, K.A. Integrating Ethics, Design, and Service Learning in the Engineering Classroom, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE IL/IN Sectional Conference, Peoria , Illinois, 2004.7. Madler, L., Genesis of an undergraduate research experience, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998.8. Gunn, Alastair S. and P. Aarne Vesilind. Hold Paramount: The Engineer's Responsibility to Society. Pacific Grove, CA : Thomson-Brooks/Cole, 2003. Page 15.1379.109. Betz, N.E. (1992). The

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Macossay, The University of Texas-Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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MEDIAN MODE AVG. TOTAL xx STUDENTS # A B C D E F G H I J K . . . . X Y Z RUBRIC COURTESY OF W. S. U. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PULLMAN, WA. 99164. LIKERT SCALE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (1: Strongly Disagree; 5: Strongly Agree)1 Visual 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 4 2 2

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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. 5 General Description You will develop a robotic system that carries a student s backpack that is expected to contain a laptop computer and several textbooks and notebooks. The robot will follow the student as s/he walks on the campus. When the student reaches a classroom building s/he will either lock the robot in a university-provided locker or carry the robot to class. The robot must be able to navigate on flat and inclined paved surfaces at a reasonable walking speed (up to 4 mph). The robot must be able to have enough on-board power to operate for at least two hours without recharging. Students should be able to recharge the robot by plugging the robot into a wall power outlet. Each team must develop a

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

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this type of analysisduring their future careers. The QFD matrix is set up with critical customer requirements listed in acolumn with their associated priority ranking (1-5 with 1’s being low; 5’s high). Potential designsolutions or aspects that could assist with meeting the requirements are listed in a row that isperpendicular to the requirements. Relationship matrix points are assigned to each of the cells that linka requirement to a solution (0,1,3,9 with 0’s being low; 9’s high), in order to determine if a potentialdesign solution can address multiple requirements. A technical difficulty rating is assigned based onthe ease of implementation (1-5 with 1 being easy), and objective targets are established as benchmarkgoals. In keeping with

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Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Coso, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University

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Census Bureau, Dec 2008.3. CPS Disability Data, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Feb 2009.4. Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008-09 Edition, 2009.5. T. Cavanaugh, “The Need for Assistive Technology in Educational Technology,” Educational Technology Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, 20026. D. Schaefer, J. H. Panchal, S-K. Choi, F. Mistree, “Strategic Design of Engineering Education for the Flat World,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 247-282, Mar 2008.7. T. L. Friedman, “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century,” Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2005.8. G. W. Skates, “Interdisciplinary project working

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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, “Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems,” CRC Press, 2007.5. P. G. Kosky, M. E. Hagerman and S. Maleki, “Frontiers of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2004, Salt Lake City, UT.6. Wendy C. Crone, Arthur B. Ellis, Amy C. Payne, Kenneth W. Lux, Anne K. Bentley, Robert W. Carpick, Donald Stone, George C. Lisensky, S. Michael Condren, “Incorporating Concepts of Nanotechnology into the Materials Science and Engineering Classroom and Laboratory,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2003, Nashville, TN.7. Aura Gimm, “Introducing Bionanotechnology into Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June

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Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanja Magoc, University of Texas at El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Francois Modave, Central Washington University

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computerscience. This course aims at attracting more students to engage in multi-disciplinary study,research, and career by providing a problem-oriented approach to learning programming andunderstanding dynamic systems.AcknowledgementThis report is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation through the grantIIS-0829683. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thepaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.Bibliography1. M. Joshi, The Concepts and Practice of Mathematical Finance. Cambridge, 2003.2. S. L. Spencer, M. J. Berryman, J. A. Garcia, and D. Abbott, “An ordinary differential equation model for themultistep transformation to cancer,” Journal of Theoretical

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

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theirsubsystems. Those with less than 100 hours had little design or engineering work to show.Surprisingly, the two students with the lowest major’s GPAs (1.9) were at the two ends of thespectrum. The Systems Engineer put considerable work into a computer aided design of thephysical structure of the robot, shown in Figure 1, including redesigning and personallyfabricating the legs to make them lighter than those created by the independent study team. Hisdesign was solid and went above the requirements, developing a motorized system to raise theprimary distance sensor (a laser rangefinder) from the top of R2’s head. Figure 1. CAD drawing of the R2D2 structureOn the other hand, the Electrical Engineer with the lowest major’s GPA

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anouk Desjardins, École Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, École Polytechnique de Montréal; Erik Bélanger, École Polytechnique de Montréal

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]. Available: http://www.asce.org/files/pdf/professional/BOK2E_(ASCE_2008)_ebook.pdf4 A. Zimmerman. (2006, December 10th 2009). Guide sur le processus de conception intégré. Available: http://www.envirobat- med.net/IMG/pdf/SCHL_20Guide_20sur_20le_20processus_20de_20conception_20integre.pdf5 P. C. Wankat and F. S. Oreovicz, Teaching Engineering. Montreal, Qc.: McGraw-Hill, 1993.6 R. Prégent, La préparation d'un cours. Montréal, Qc.: Editions de l'École polytechnique de Montréal, 1990. Page 15.1211.9

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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proposing solutions to problems. Typically the list of action items is addressed during the following year(s). • Faculty meetings: The RBE faculty meets as a group every week during the academic year. A variety of issues are discussed, including research, ongoing and planned activities, staffing, new courses, and changes to regulations. • Faculty Evaluations: Every year each faculty member prepares an activity report about research, teaching and service for that year and delivers it to his/her Department Head, and subsequently the Provost, for their evaluation. The Department Head provides an evaluation of the faculty member, and discusses strengths, weaknesses and plans with them.4. Assessment

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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15.453.11CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY 2Positive PointsIt is nice that the authors introduce theproblems and issues that the reformedcourses are designed to address (Attrition andskill and knowledge deficit). Also, it is nicethat the authors identify the three componentsthat constituted the pedagogical scaffoldingand summarize them in a graph.Thing(s) Can Be ImprovedThe paper needs to show how the re- There have not been any data concerning thedeveloped courses help to solve the problems effect of introduction of PBL on the attritionand issues mentioned in the introduction. I rate. The reason for the relatively highwould like to see some qualitative or attrition rates at VU could be due toquantitative assessment that shows

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College; Paulo Ribeiro, Calvin College; Robert Medema, Calvin College

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Ohland, M., et.al., “Nine Approaches to Including Multidisciplinary Design in the Curriculum”, Proceedings of theInternational Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE) 1999, University of Ostrava, August 10-14, 1999,http://www.fs.vsb.cz/akce/1999/icee99/Proceedings/papers/340/340.htm8 The Enterprise Program. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI.http://www.enterprise.mtu.edu9 The Interprofessional Projects Program, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. http://ipro.iit.edu/10 Marchese, A.J., Schmalzel, J.L., and Weaver, K.M., “Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture at a Startup EngineeringProgram,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference 2004.11 Fredholm, S., et. al , “Designing an

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History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Stoppiello, Florida Gulf Coast University

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, humanities,business and social sciences.”17 The legacy of his guidance and vision live on at bothinstitutions.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering. The Engineer of 2020 – Visions of Engineering in the New Century. Page 15.1014.13 Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2004.2. National Academy of Engineering. Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2005.3. S.M. Blanchard, N. Egiebor, J.D. Sweeney, L. Zidek, C. Sechrist, S. Hulbert, J. Osborn, and R. O’Neill. Blank slate engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University – Innovative and