Conference Session

Student Teams and Design Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University; Girish Rao, SPRINT

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Educational Research and Methods

information software is compared to that of a controlgroup, which was not provided with the software. The results indicate a reduction in thenumber of information integration errors, the time needed for data analysis and the perceivedworkload of the designer. These results have implications for the engineering educationclassroom where design is an integral part of the curriculum.1. IntroductionThe design process is a complex information intensive activity requiring the designer tocoordinate and integrate a large amount of information from different sources, formats, mediaand locations to arrive at a solution for a given design problem. With increasing globalizationof products and services, engineering design firms have been forced to improve

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Reising, University of Evansville

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Computers in Education

2006-812: MATHCAD FOR IN-CLASS EXAMPLES IN A RANDOM PROCESSESCOURSEJames Reising, University of Evansville JAMES A. REISING is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana, where he has taught since 1980. Prior to that time he was employed by Eagle-Picher Industries at the Miami Research Laboratories and the Electro-Optic Materials Department. He is a senior member of IEEE. Page 11.913.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Mathcad™ for In-class Examples in a Random Processes CourseAbstractSome textbooks1,2 used for courses in

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Parten, Texas Tech University

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Computers in Education

year so the robots also change.BEST is a volunteer, non-profit organization that must raise the money to support thegame and pay for the kits. The robots in the BEST competitions have been remotecontrolled type robots. The returnable kits are used each year and consist of the remotecontrol system with motors and servos. For some time, the BEST organization hasconsidered moving to a quasi-autonomous robot with microprocessor control. However,no systems have been found to meet the BEST requirements specifically in regard to cost,ease of use, ruggedness and reliability. The ECE Department at TTU has, for a number ofyears, used robotics projects with embedded microprocessors as an integral part of theproject laboratory program. The development of

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Jacquot, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

for the transport of both information and electricalenergy. As such, they are an important subject for undergraduate students in electricalengineering to master. With pressure to include more topics in the curriculum, most electricaland computer engineering curricula have limited the required coverage of electromagnetics to asingle three or four semester hour course. With this development, the allotted space in the singlecourse must be used wisely and many topics formerly covered in a multi-course sequence mustbe omitted. This forces some difficult curricular decisions as some pet topics of various facultycannot be covered in the allotted time. At many institutions, the topic of transmission lines wasin itself a separate course which has long

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University; Mark Wharton, Pennsylvania State University; John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University

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Computers in Education

2006-1599: ONE STEP BEYOND: LECTURING WITH A TABLET PCRoxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University Roxanne Toto is an instructional designer and e-Learning Support Specialist for Engineering Instructional Services at the Pennsylvania State University. In this capacity she supports faculty, teaching assistants and staff in developing technology skills and integrating those skills into courses and provides assistance in the areas of teaching, learning, instructional technology, and assessment. She received her B.A. in American Studies from Temple University in Philadelphia, her M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology from Philadelphia University; and is currently writing her dissertation in

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harish Eletem, Lamar University; Fred Young, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Computers in Education

2006-709: A WEB-BASED SOLVER FOR COMPRESSIBLE FLOWCALCULATIONSHarish Eletem, Lamar University HARISH ELETEM was a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lamar University in 2005.Fred Young, Lamar University FRED YOUNG is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. He has published many technical papers and presented several papers at international conferences.Kendrick Aung, Lamar University KENDRICK AUNG is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

Physics: A daily lecture laboratory class with topic on physics and design projects in Physics required of Year 2 participants. • Technical Writing: A daily writing class required for Year 3 students. • Statistics and Probability: A daily lecture class required for Year 3 participants.In addition to these curricular components, a number of special activities with an emphasis on Page 11.487.13space and NASA have been conducted over the past several years7.TexPREP provides a curriculum to better prepare its participants for future college studies inengineering. The bulk of the curriculum is centered in mathematics preparation and

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Allison Interrante, Northeastern University; Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

appeal to women andbecause of its place in the freshman engineering curriculum. Desired results are a largeparticipation by freshman women engineering students, a qualitative increase in confidence (bothacademically and in engineering in general), a quantitative increase in grades, and, over the longrun, an increase in the retention rate for women in engineering at Northeastern University.Freshman Physics ClassesEngineering students at Northeastern take their first physics class in the spring semester of theirfreshman year, covering the elements of Newtonian physics. This class involves a twice-weeklylecture held in a large lecture hall, a weekly small ILS session where students take quizzes andwork on homework, two weekly homework assignments

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Women in Engineering

curriculum istaught and interpersonal climate (Anderson1;2; Anderson-Rowland6, 1997; Brainard & Carlin16,1998; Liu & Blanc38, 1996).Most of the studies that have concentrated on the recruitment and retention of women inengineering, have studied the factors that affect the educational journey of students at thebeginning, and/or in the middle of their college years. There is very little systemic empiricalresearch that focuses on students’ who are about to graduate from an engineering department. Itis important to study the experiences of students who have completed or are about to obtain anengineering degree because, since they have recently gone through situations that femalestudents experience by being a minority in engineering, they can

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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CHIH-WEI HUANG, Arizona State University; Ashwinn Natarajan, Arizona State University; Rony Ferzli, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

students to examine the properties of various signal processingalgorithms using real-life signals. A simple audio compression scheme that usesthe Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is described with details. The algorithm exposesthe students to the application of the FFT in a simplified MPEG-like audiocompression scheme. The hardware–software interaction of J-DSP with the TIDSK is also explained to students; an introduction to the architecture and itsperipherals is also part of the learning experience. Pre- and Post- assessmentinstruments have been developed and administered. 1. INTRODUCTIONAn effective course in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) must convey theoreticaland practical knowledge of concepts associated with the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

students, to more easily collaborate on student problems in anappropriate contextual environment. Without a laptop policy, students and mentors discussproblems and issues using paper listings of code and errors. This does not address problems thatarise from installation, configuration, and integration inconsistencies among softwarecomponents installed in the system. Configuration and integration problems are common inpractice and experiencing them in an academic environment has great educational value.The final academic motivation, and perhaps the strongest, is the educational benefits studentsreceive administering their personalized computing environment. Computing and technology

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin; Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin; Randy Emelo, Triple Creek Associates, Inc.

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Minorities in Engineering

degree and an MBA.Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin Andrea Ogilvie is the Director of the Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program at UT Austin. She came to UT as Director in July 2001 after six years in industry where she worked as a Structural Engineer for KBR and HDR Engineering, Inc. designing petrochemical and commercial structures, respectively. Andrea received her BS Civil Engineering degree from UT in May 1995 and her Texas Professional Engineering License in February 2001.Randy Emelo, Triple Creek Associates, Inc. Randy Emelo is President of Triple Creek Associates, Inc., an organization development firm that specializes in mentoring. He has over 20 years of management, training

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jun Luo, Ohio Northern University; Robert Hovis, Ohio Northern University

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Computers in Education

introduced into the OPL course several years ago. It hasnow become an integral component of the course: each student must complete a paper by the endof the quarter, and the paper should meet certain requirements. Each student is also required togive a presentation on the paper in the last week of the quarter. The student’s paper andpresentation are weighted 20% and 10%, respectively, of his/her final grade for the course. Thestudent who is not able to turn in the paper on time or give the presentation fails the course. Thescores for papers and presentations are determined by both the peer evaluations among thestudents themselves and by the instructor’s own judgment.In addition to the paper and presentation, a student’s final grade for the course

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheree Watson, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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Minorities in Engineering

2006-305: DESIGNING OUR COMMUNITY: EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF APROGRAM TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS TOENGINEERINGCarolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb, PhD, is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects at Montana State University. Her work revolves around instructional development, curriculum reform and enhancement, and assessment of student learning. Prior to August of 2004, Plumb was at the University of Washington, where she directed the College of Engineering's Communication Program and also served as an instructional development and assessment specialist for the School of Law.Heidi Sherick, Montana State University Heidi M

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carole Womeldorf, Ohio University-Athens

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Engineering and Public Policy

2006-1722: HOLD PARAMOUNT: DESIGNING AN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONTO OPEN MINDS AND SERVE THE PUBLIC GOODCarole Womeldorf, Ohio University-Athens Carole Womeldorf is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio University. Her areas of technical expertise and interests include distributed energy generation, combustion, heat transfer and fluid dynamics. She worked in the Fire Sciences Division of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology from 1993 to 2000. Dr. Womeldorf earned her Sc.B. et A.B. in Mechanical Engineering and English and American Literature from Brown University, her Masters of Science in Oceanographic Engineering from

Conference Session

Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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Minorities in Engineering

activities for K-12 level motivating engineering andtechnology careers2. A report, Engineering in the K-12 Classroom: An Analysis of CurrentPractices & Guidelines for the Future, based on the proceedings from the 2004 LeadershipWorkshop on K-12 Engineering Outreach is available3. The ASEE Engineering K-12 Centeroffers portals for students and educators. The MAA has many resource materials for motivatingMathematics at the K-12 level4. Cornell University sponsors an award winning website5 with Page 11.931.7links to educators and students in grades 9-12. ITEA is a professional association for technologyeducation teachers who teach a problem-based

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Angela Linse, Temple University; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jana Jones, Microsoft Corp.; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

2006-1629: USING DIVERSITY STATEMENTS TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENTWITH DIVERSITY AND TEACHINGJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students’ professional identity. Email: jturns

Conference Session

Learning to Design Aerospace Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

, analyze a model in computer-aided design software, use machine shop equipment forhardware manufacturing, or conduct an integrated system test for flight acceptance andqualification.3.3 End-to-end design cycleS3FL projects are designed to be more than paper studies or construction of simple prototypes.The S3FL projects attempt to expose students to the entire end-to-end design cycle, fromrequirements definitions to post-flight data evaluation. Students become involved at the initialstages of a project by interacting with principal investigators or equivalent customers andoutlining mission objectives and top-level requirements. Subsystem teams are responsible forperforming the trade studies and analyses to converge on a specific flight

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Freeman, Valparaiso University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-2270: A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION TOOL FORAN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LEARNING COMMUNITYMani Mina, Iowa State University Mani Mina (SM’98) received the B.S. degree, the M.S. degree in physics, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Iowa State University, Ames, in 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1989, respectively. He has research experience in applied electromagnetics, microelectronics and device physics, nondestructive evaluation, instrumentation, networking and physical layer issues. He has had industrial experience in the areas of instrumentation, system integration, and design in nondestructive evaluation and handheld computer systems. Currently

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobbie Meredith, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; Jason Thurmond, Schneider Electric, Power Monitoring and Control

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Instrumentation

2006-2307: DESIGNING, BUILDING, AND TESTING AN ADVANCEDINDUSTRIAL-GRADE THREE-PHASE DIGITAL POWER METERBobbie Meredith, Middle Tennessee State University BOBBIE JO MEREDITH, Mrs. Meredith is currently a graduate student, Computer Engineering Technology major in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her BS degree in Computer Engineering Technology with minor in Computer Science from MTSU in 2005. She is currently working as an Electronics Test Engineer for Schneider Electric, Power Monitoring and Control Division. Her interests include the design, building, programming, and testing of microprocessor and microcontroller based

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Instrumentation

, No. 4, American Society for Engineering Education, October, 2002, pp. 367-368.2. Wilczynski, Vincent, “A Virtual Instrumentation Based Engineering Experimentation Course,” Proceedings of the 2000 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, St. Louis, MS, 2000.3. McStravick, D., and O’Malley, M., “Virtual Labs in the Engineering Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004.4. Akins, Robert E., and Nelson, Jr., James K., “Integration of Engineering Measurement and Analysis Into Civil Engineering Programs,” Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Roanoke, VA

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Shigekawa, North Carolina State University

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Architectural

prominence and the line thatseparates the different roles in the construction industry has already become blurred. Thetwo professions are so interrelated that the industry values a background in both fields.Increasingly more universities across the country and the world have an ArchitecturalEngineering curriculum. However, most existing programs emphasize training inArchitectural Engineering with significantly less emphasis placed on structuralengineering. In this report, I devised an undergraduate curriculum(s) at NC StateUniversity to build a professional career in building/bridge design with strong emphasisin both the structural as well as the architectural aspects. This plan may serve as a modelfor programs interested in a similar training path

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cesar Luongo, Florida A&M/Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M/Florida State University

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Design in Engineering Education

sequence within an integrated curriculum in the 1999 academic year. Although thecourse has always undergone a gradual evolution from year to year (as a result of our ABET-related self evaluation and feedback loop), there was a marked shift three years ago as explainedin the next sub-sections.Original Format: Integrated Lectures and ProjectsWhen this capstone course was first introduced in 1999 it was conceived as an integrated lectureplus project course. The course spanned the Fall-Spring semesters worth 4 units each semester(8 units total). The mechanics involved traditional lectures twice a week (75 minutes each),although since projects were running concurrently, approximately every three weeks the lectureswould give way to student presentations

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Lawrence Neeley, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

appeared on the Basic-Level Curriculum table for all of the five schools studied.The checkmarks identify which schools identified each class as a design class. No checkmark means the schoolidentified the course as 100% engineering science.For example, in only two of the five mechanical engineering programs examined, was SolidMechanics designated a design course on BLC tables, whereas an examination of the coursesyllabi revealed that these courses were essentially equivalent (at least, as described in thesyllabi). Indeed, the only course that was consistently labeled as a design course across all of thecurricula examined was the Capstone Design Course. A partial explanation for this discrepancycan be found in the fact that, in School C, the

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, SUNY

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Construction

2006-209: WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINE - A CASE STUDY IN CONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENTAmitabha Bandyopadhyay, SUNY Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., P.E. is a Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Architecture and Construction Management Department at State University of New York -Farmingdale. He has been involved in Writing Across Curriculum and Writing in the Discipline for last fifteen years. Page 11.1458.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Writing in the Discipline – A Case Study in Construction ManagementAbstractCommunication for the engineering and technology graduates always scored very

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

may work for that program. One program which does not face thistype of ongoing technological change, Organizational Leadership and Supervision, makes greatuse of industrial advisory boards to keep the curriculum current and responsive to current marketrequirements, but does not need to update on an annual or biennial basis. Their assessmentmeasures are done on a course and program basis and reviewed periodically, but the type ofprogram and course assessment remains more stable over time. There is more opportunity forthe program to test what works over a relatively long period of time, without factoring in thehigh level of content change faced by programs such as CG.Many engineering technology programs exhibit a mix of constant, basic skills

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-1444: ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSESSteven Beyerlein, University of Idaho Steven Beyerlein is professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho, where he coordinates the Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering capstone design program and where he regularly participates in ongoing program assessment activities. For these efforts he won the UI Outstanding Teaching Award in 2001. He has been an active participant in the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) Consortium for the last five years and collaborates with other authors on the NSF/ASA grant.Denny Davis, Washington State University Denny Davis is professor of

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. In this position, she promotes the College of Engineering's commitment to enriched teaching and learning. Dr. Schmidt works in all aspects of education including curriculum design, faculty development, learner support, and evaluation.Matthew Green, LeTourneau University MATTHEW G. GREEN is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at LeTourneau University, Longview. His objective is to practice and promote engineering as a serving profession, with special recognition of opportunities to improve the quality of life for

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juri Filatovs, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Design in Engineering Education

criteria to an outcomes-based model is now complete. The onus for defining curricular content has shifted from ABET(‘one size fits all’) to the program’s faculty (‘stakeholder-driven continuous improvement’). Thisnew-found autonomy in determining curricular content has created varied ‘localized’interpretations and implementations. It comes with its own set of challenges. Heightenedemphasis has been placed on development and documentation of professional skills (aka ‘soft’skills) such as oral and written communication, team work, lifelong learning, and global andsocietal issues. Teaching, assessing and documenting soft skills necessitates a new synthesis oftopics. In this paper, we describe our experiences in a capstone design course for

Conference Session

Design Methods and Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paris von Lockette, Rowan University; Dom Acciani, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Chenguang Diao, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

an Assistant Professor of Writing Arts at Rowan University and has been a part of Rowan’s Sophomore Clinic team since 1998. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Page 11.281.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 BOTTLE ROCKETS AND PARAMETRIC DESIGN IN A DIVERGING-CONVERGING DESIGN STRATEGYAbstractThe Sophomore Engineering Clinic covers two semesters in an eight-semester design sequence.The course integrates engineering with writing and public speaking. In the past the course hasused two semester-long design projects to teach design through a series of