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Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Engineering Technology

student programs. He has published and presented widely in areas of surface science, electronic materials and processes, project management, and industry/university relations. He holds 4 patents and has received awards for excellence in technical innovation (IBM), technical authorship (IBM), teaching (University of Colorado), and scholarship (National Science Foundation).Shekar Viswanathan, National University Dr. Viswanathan is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Engineering and Lead Faculty for Engineering Management and Homeland Security and Safety Engineering. He is the Lead for six full time and fifty two adjunct faculty members. His department offers three

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Nancy Clement, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of the University of Delaware. Dr. Coyle was a co-founder, with Professors Leah Jamieson and Hank Dietz, of the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) Program at Purdue. He was also a co-founder and co-director, with Professor Leah Jamieson and Bill Oakes, of the National EPICS Program, which supports and coordinates EPICS sites at Purdue and 16 other universities. For their work with the EPICS Program, Professors Coyle and Jamieson have jointly received Purdue’s Class of 1922 Award for Outstanding Innovation in Helping Students Learn and the 1997 Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education from the American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Eger Bill; Phillip Aaron, University of Dayton; Charles Schreier, University of Dayton

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International

interdisciplinary groupof undergraduate engineering students as a UD SoE sponsored capstone design project. Many ofthe students on the team that designed the ETHOS program had participated in internationalservice through UD’s Center for Social Concern. Although these experiences were veryrewarding, the service projects the students participated in did not directly make use of theirengineering skills. Furthermore, while participating in these service projects, the studentsidentified many needs that could be addressed through engineering solutions. The students spenttwo semesters researching and designing the program, making initial contacts with potentialplacement partners and assessing the feasibility of the program from a university

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy; Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy

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First-Year Programs

will provide an overview of the Engineering 100 curriculum, the systems engineeringdesign process taught, and a description of the capstone boost glider project. Since this is nowthe seventh year the course has been offered, course development, feedback, and improvementsto the course will also be discussed. The detail in this paper is intended to provide enoughinformation for others to use a similar model for course development.IntroductionThe purpose of Engineering 100 is twofold. The primary purpose is to introduce first-yearstudents to the USAFA engineering disciplines in the context of the systems engineering designprocess. Students integrate these disciplines using a semester-long boost glider design project.They must use aeronautical

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fadi Kurdahi, University of California, Irvine; Judy Shoemaker, University of California, Irvine; John LaRue, University of California-Irvine

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Electrical and Computer

described in this paper: (1)course-embedded assessment which makes use of assessment results already being collected aspart of regular coursework, and (2) a scoring rubric for assessing program outcomes related tothe required senior design project. Assessment results from 2004-05 indicated that a relativelysmall percentage of students achieve some of the program outcomes. After making adjustmentsto the curriculum, assessment results from 2005-06 indicated that the vast majority of studentsachieved all the program outcomes.BackgroundThe Computer Engineering program resides in the department of Electrical Engineering andComputer Science (EECS) in The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University ofCalifornia, Irvine. As of Fall Quarter 2005

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

into an advanceddegree granting endeavor, often with the participation of particularly capable industrial partnersas content providers.A crucial synergy exists between laboratory education, cooperative education experience and thecapstone senior project experience. It is only through our long-standing partnership withindustry that we are able to provide these three facets of experiential learning, facets whichunderpin many key elements critical to the education of Twenty-first Century Engineers. Indeed,it is these very elements which provide a unique character to the educational experience.Cooperative education is a personal and institutional commitment. Laboratory education,cooperative education experience and the capstone senior project

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip du Plessix, University of Calgary; Graham Armitage, University of Calgary; Kara Chomistek, University of Calgary; Clifton Johnston, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Mohamed Nazir, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Diane Douglas, University of Calgary; Brigit Knecht, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

finished product. The process of manufacturing theobject requires the use of all of the tools in the laboratory. Individuals involved in the instructionof this course believe that it is successful because it gives a reason for students to use several lessfrequented tools which they may never be exposed to otherwise.A program with similar method and goals was found in literature at the University of Idaho intheir fourth-year capstone experience where11 “graduate student mentors in the IdahoEngineering Works (IEWorks) have created a three-session orientation that teaches fundamentalsof machining associated with the construction of a small multi-tool.” The project “promotesawareness of manufacturing skills required to generate high quality hardware

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock Barry, Purdue University; Sybil Sharvelle, Purdue University; M Katherine Banks, Purdue University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

Graduate Competencies through an Authentic Design Experience in a Wastewater Treatment CourseAbstractDeveloping professional competencies require learning experiences that simulate authenticpractice. A wastewater treatment course at a large, research university converted a portion of itstraditional lecture and homework model of instruction to a challenge-based model of instructionculminating in a redesign project. The course used a series of challenge-based modules as aprecursor to learners’ synthesis of a design report and presentation to a corporate client. Anearby pharmaceutical company acted as a “perspective client” and issued a formal request forproposal (RFP) to the students, who were organized into “consulting companies.” In

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Dawn Denney, Northwest Cabarrus High School; Kelly Teague, J.M. Robinson High School; Bill Welch, J.M. Robinson High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Teachers (TECT) professional developmentworkshop is being developed by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to strengthen theway in which high school teachers and counselors approach the integration of engineering basedmaterials into their courses and counseling. It is believed this improved pedagogy will convincea broader, more diverse range of students to pursue engineering and technology careers.The TECT workshop, a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded proof-of-concept project,incorporates the well-established STEM model that hands-on activities improve student learningand comprehension. To reinforce this approach, the project builds upon a successful existingNSF sponsored project that funds high school clubs and summer camps

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

-onactivity using only a single graphic and 200-word explanation. As students become moreeffective at conveying their ideas in individual sections, the emphasis can turn towardtransitions between sections. After following this sequence, the final communication maybe assigned with few explicit instructions aside from format. Limiting the space or timestudents have to convey ideas may also be applied to the final communication. Forexample, in a junior-level Biomedical Signals and Systems course, students arechallenged to explain semester-long projects in a two-page IEEE format article and 20-minute presentation/demonstration.The instructional model works equally well with written, oral or graphicalcommunications and is well suited as a parallel to a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Ted Astleford, University of Florida

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering Education 2002 Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, QC, June 16-19, 2002, 13 pp. (CD-ROM). 4. Stanfill, R. K., Crisalle, O. D., “Recruiting Industry-Sponsored Multidisciplinary Projects for Capstone Design,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section 2003 Annual Meeting, Macon, GA, April 6-8, 2003, 12 pp. (CD- ROM). 5. Stanfill, R. K., Sander, E. J., Rossi, W. J., Ingley, H. A., Whitney, E. D., Hoit, M. I., “The University of Florida Integrated Technology Ventures (ITV) Program,” Proceedings of the NCIIA 8th Annual Meeting—Education That Works: Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Practice, San Jose, CA, March 18-20, 2004, p. 93-98

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Materials

Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston. Among these are twointeractive demonstrations housed in an acrylic display case intended to facilitate theunderstanding of SMAs and their possible applications. The demonstrations have been designedto show SMA wire actuation displacement and force in an interactive, easy-to-use fashion.To further enhance undergraduate learning in the area of smart materials, the development ofthis interactive demonstration was assigned as a senior capstone design project allowing fourstudents in mechanical and electrical engineering to gain hands-on experience in designing anintelligent system.The Interactive SMA DemonstrationGeneral Description of the Interactive SMA DemonstrationFour undergraduate senior

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Materials

composite materialsused in their co-op jobs, senior thesis work, and other capstone course projects. A coursefocusing on the composite materials is much needed. In a recent Polymers Industrial AdvisoryBoard Meeting at Kettering, the authors proposed a course outline to be developed on mechanics,processing, and design aspects of fiber-reinforced composite materials. The Board approved theproposal and gave input and a strong endorsement to the endeavor.The topic of composite materials has a very broad spectrum. From a material science andengineering aspect, microstructures and properties are the main focus. The mechanics ofcomposite materials includes equilibrium, stress, strain, deformation, linear and nonlinearbehaviors and the relationships

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

James Finne; John Carpinelli; William Barnes

of apower jack, 5 Vdc regulator, RJ12 jack required to interface the Microchip ICD-2 programmingdevice, and an oscillator. It connects to a solderless breadboard with six pins. With six wires anda processor the student has a working single board computer for under $30.00. With some care atthe assembly stage this board should be serviceable for several semesters and is, in fact, used forthe subsequent capstone project course. The only capital expenditure is for the programmingdevice that connects the development software to the microcontrol unit. MCC purchasedMicroChip ICD-2s to support the class laboratory exercises.TextbookThis is controversial. The hard realities are that all of the available texts are expensive and, moreoften than not

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; Frank Peloubet, North Dakota State University; Huizhen Wang, Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Yajun Zhang, Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture

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International

worked on various environmental projects in the US and China as design engineer and project manager. He serves as the faculty advisor for American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF) Student Chapter at NDSU.Frank Peloubet, North Dakota State University Francis (Frank) H. Peloubet is an adjunct professor and guest lecturer with the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Department of Civil Engineering. Frank teaches University Studies/Skills for Academic Success, Introduction to Civil Engineering, Surveying, Fluid Mechanics, and Capstone Senior Design. His research interests are in the areas of transportation and environmental engineering. Frank holds a Master

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachael Schmedlen, University of Michigan; Mimi (Miriam) Adam; Robert Sulewski; Matthew O'Donnell, University of Washington

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Biomedical

to populateour capstone senior design course. The senior design course is set up much as the introductorycourse and it is interesting to observe that the more pro-active and confident students in thecourse are generally our former freshman. One such student recently made an unsolicitedcomment during a conference that confirmed this impression: “ Whenever my team-mates freakout at the workload or the project, I tell them not to worry – they can do it. Just keep your eyeson the mark. I told them you don’t make them do more than they can do and they can do morethan they think. All of us who took the freshman class tell them the same thing. That’s probablythe most important thing I learned from that course.”ConclusionWe have developed an

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy; Michael Jenkins, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

had to design the experiment for, amount of work involved, ease ofplaying the role of a teacher, whether they became aware of the their own learning process,whether the new awareness would help in learning other materials, advantages/disadvantages andlevel of enjoyment and time spent on the project. The survey results were analyzed and haveshowed positive advantages of this learning experience in the areas mentioned above. Page 12.1321.21. IntroductionTraditionally, engineering undergraduate students are provided with some design experiences inthe capstone design course, and as part of some other engineering courses, which include design-type

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan; Corrie Clark, University of Michigan; Robert Sulewski, University of Michigan; John Wolfe, Limno-Tech, Inc

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Design in Engineering Education

Environmental Engineering Design Course ExperienceCourse Motivation and ObjectiveEvery year, the instructors of the senior design course for Civil and Environmental Engineeringdevelop course materials and projects to illustrate the various professional life aspects ofpracticing engineers, including successful project proposal writing, development of statusreports, and final project delivery, analysis of ethics issues, and economics. The students areexpected to work in multi-disciplinary teams to successfully complete a civil/environmentalproject need. Defining the technology opportunity space, a compelling practical need, and aproject that capitalizes on the backgrounds of students in structures and materials, construction

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Bruce Cain, Mississippi State University

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Mechanical Engineering

appropriate PTC as a guide. At a medium-sized technical university, studentsread and reported on PTCs as part of a senior thermal science laboratory course. At a largeresearch university PTCs were used as reference material in a laboratory capstone design course.In addition to instructor’s experiences, assessment data from student surveys are presented.1. Introduction to Performance Test CodesA. What Are Performance Test Codes The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)Performance Test Codes (PTCs) provide uniform rules and procedures for planning, preparation,and execution of performance tests and for reporting the results 1,2. A performance test is anengineering evaluation, based on measurements and calculations, whose results indicate

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Brown, Virginia Tech; Owen Hughes, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Neu, Virginia Tech; Betsy Tretola, Teaching and Learning,

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Ocean and Marine

VT to beentirely available online. In this paper the authors present their implementation strategies,successes, and weaknesses in delivering the graduate-level curriculum online, with specificdiscussion of the pros and cons of synchronous and asynchronous lecture formats. The authorsalso describe different formulations of a single, on-campus, capstone experience required of alldistance-learning students with emphasis upon strategies that lead to greatest student success.Quantitative student perceptions of eLearning in the OE curriculum are presented.1.0 History of the Online Ocean Engineering Program at Virginia TechThe roots of this distance-learning program go back to a request from officials at Newport NewsShipbuilding (now Northrup

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Iyer, University of Houston (CoE)

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Biological & Agricultural

technologies haveprofoundly transformed the way scientists design, perform and analyze experiments. Asbiological concepts and models become more quantitative, biological research is increasinglydependent on concepts and methods drawn from other scientific disciplines. Thus as biologybecomes more quantitative and systematic, it will become a foundational science for engineeringsimilar to physics, chemistry and mathematics.The long term goal of this project is to design and disseminate interdisciplinary teaching materialthat will bridge different disciplines and provide an increasing understanding of the relevance ofconcepts of chemistry, engineering, and computing in biology. The objectives are to: (1)Develop an interdisciplinary biotechnology

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Durward Sobek, Montana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-803: MEASURING STUDENT ABILITY TO WORK ONMULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS: BUILDING AND TESTING A RUBRICCarolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. She works on various curriculum and instruction projects including instructional development for faculty and graduate students, assessment of student learning, and program evaluation. Prior to coming to MSU, Plumb was at the University of Washington, where she directed the Engineering Communication Program. While at the UW, Plumb also worked as an Instructional Development and Assessment Specialist for the School of

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

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Information Systems

outcomes. Students develop an electronic portfolio that includes samples oftheir most important learning experiences which may be projects, term papers, extracurricularexperiences, as well as capstone and internship reports. The electronic portfolio is regularlyreviewed and assessed by faculty members to monitor student progress and assess theirachievement of various learning outcomes. A course-outcome matrix is developed for programassessment. The matrix includes a list of all IS courses, their learning outcomes and the expectedachievement levels for these outcomes. At the end of a semester, all courses are analyzed fortheir effectiveness in covering various learning outcomes. The results of this analysis are used toidentify courses that seem

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

demonstrated. • It is difficult to measure the design knowledge on an individual level, when the design always occurs in teams.The Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) project, which was theresult of a joint effort of faculty from Washington State University, University of Washingtonand Tacoma Community College, has been focused on assessing design capabilities of studentsin freshman and sophomore years6. Recently, however the TIDEE collaborators shifted theirfocus from articulation between 2-year and 4-year programs to capstone course assessment7, asthe result of the 2002 survey of capstone design course instructors (conducted by the TIDEEconsortium of colleges in the Pacific Northwest) showed that many struggle with

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

students follow in the capstone senior design project is the one outlinedby Bejan et al. [6] and Jaluria [7]. The first essential and basic feature of this process is theformulation of the problem statement. The formulation of the design problem statement involvesdetermining the requirements of the system, the given parameters, the design variables, anylimitations or constraints, and any additional considerations arising from safety, financial,environmental, or other concerns.In order for this experimental apparatus to function as a useful piece of lab equipment, thefollowing requirements and specifications need to be met. These include requirements that willmake the apparatus useful for demonstrating air conditioning processes as well as ensure

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

R. Barat; G. DiBenedetto; T. Boland

responsibility to society and the environment. These abilitiesare contained within the program outcomes of ABETii.Undergraduate engineering programs now typically include a freshman design experience. There are anumber of modelsiii. Some examples of such courses are listed here. At Northern Arizona University,students are introduced to current design software such as CAD, equation solvers, and spreadsheets. AtDrexel University, the course focuses on the design process and its applications in engineering through aseries of lectures and projects. There are also linkages to freshmen humanities courses. At the Universityof Wisconsin at Madison, students work in teams to determine customer needs, propose solutions, anddesign and test final products.The

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Behnam Bahr; Kurt Soschinske; George Gray

attend and participate in a MechanicalEngineering seminar series that will expose them to topics such as Ethics, Safety, EnvironmentalIssues, Global Collaboration, Energy Conservation, Entrepreneurial Aspects of Engineering,Engineering Professionalism, Sustainability, Manufacturability, Project Management, and othertopics of professional interest and use. Furthermore, students will have opportunities to work asa team on faculty’s research project or a creative project of their own. These hand-onopportunities will give Mechanical Engineering students a more insightful appreciation formanufacturing capabilities and limitations, and permit them to coordinate more effectively withengineering technologists to create more competitive products in the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair McDonald, SUU Integrated Engineering; William Pratt, SUU Integrated Engineering; Nicholas Winowich, SUU Integrated Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

* Chemistry* Thermodynamics Engineering Design & Management Physics I* & II* Heat Transfer Circuits* & Electronics* Engineering Design I, II, III, IV Material Science* Capstone Design V & VI System Dynamics Facilities Engineering Economics Project Management Manufacturing 131 Credit Hrs

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Engineering Physics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Martinez, Tarleton State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Page 12.747.7The first procedure in this section ensures the curriculum is reviewed annually for the subjectarea components required by ABET (math, science, and engineering topics, plus a generaleducation component).The second procedure in this section ensures that all graduates have a capstone experienceduring, and not before, the fourth year of the curriculum. It explicitly states that the capstonedesign experience incorporates engineering standards and realistic constraints that include mostof the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability;ethical; health and safety; social; and political. It also prescribes that means of assessmentinclude, but are not limited to: student design project notebooks

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Bai, University of Kansas; Oswald Chong, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Construction

literature review, there are severalmethods that have been used to assess program outcomes. Some of the examples include alumnisurvey, capstone project, employer survey, fundamentals of engineering (FE) examination,graduate questionnaire, focus group exit interview, and internship report5, 6, 7. Since there areeleven attributes in the ABET Criterion 3, it would be impossible to use only one assessmentmethod to evaluate the outcomes toward attaining acceptable performance of Criterion 3. Anengineering program has to use assessment portfolio approach, in which multiple assessmentmethods are utilized, to demonstrate that the program meets the ABET requirements.Assessment’s most powerful point of impact is the individual classroom8. Traditionally