Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

MilwaukeeSchool of Engineering. This course, ME-160, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering andDesign, is a three-credit course required for first-quarter freshmen mechanical engineeringstudents. During a two-hour lab session each week, hand sketching and solid modeling aretaught. One lecture hour per week is devoted to problem solving and the design process, and theother lecture hour is used primarily for invited speakers. The speakers have been selected torepresent a wide variety of engineering careers, and include senior managers as well as youngerengineers who are a year or two into their careers. The course culminates in a creative designproject, in which teams of students formulate a design and present it orally. Because of the time

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Smith, Pitt Community College; Bill Cooper, Pitt Community College; David Batts, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Department Chair of Technology Systems at East Carolina University and research interests include technology management and managerial decision methods. During his industrial career, he held positions as project engineer, plant manager, and engineering director.Greg Smith, Pitt Community College GREG SMITH received both his Ph.D. degree in Safety Engineering from Kennedy-Western University and his Master of Science in Safety Engineering from Kennedy-Western University. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from East Carolina University and another Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from West Virginia University. He has worked in the bio-industry as a manager and leader, he has served in project and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-930: MAKING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEACHING COMMONPLACEDavid Ollis, North Carolina State University Page 11.907.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Making Multidisciplinary Teaching CommonplaceAbstractThe repeating cry for more campus courses containing multidisciplinary aspects begs thequestion "How is Multidisciplinarity to be identified and assessed?" We discuss threeengineering approaches to this question: 1. "Doing it all yourself" which requires dual initial degrees or extensivemid-career retraining of self. Examples: John Lienhard , University of Houston, author"Inventing Modern: Growing up with X-rays, skyscrapers, and tailfins" and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Charles Swain, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

in theory or in practice. Somegraduate courses include reliability theory but they do not have any hands-on laboratoryactivities. The project being carried out using the NSF grant will fill this need, namely providingundergraduate reliability theory and hands on experience.Project Goals and ObjectivesThe goal of the development effort - REAL - is to prepare students for comprehensiveengineering careers by integrating the reliability knowledge and skills that are in demand by theelectronics manufacturing industry into undergraduate education. To the best of our knowledge,RIT still maintains the distinction of being the only University in the US, teaching electronicsmanufacturing as part of its undergraduate curriculum. Of the few schools that

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

Technology. He has thirty years of experience in teaching and research of psychology. He has developed and conducted interviews for a variety of corporate, government, and education clients. He is a licensed psychologist and has practiced clinical psychology throughout his career. Page 11.97.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Procedure for Gathering Experience from Practicing Engineers in order to Teach Experience in the ClassroomAbstractHelping students transition from novice to expert requires imparting some level of experience.In order to teach experience in the undergraduate classroom

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Ka-yiu San, Rice University; Larry McIntire, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

seek outinternship opportunities to fulfill these needs early in their academic careers. We developedcommunication modules focused on these goals. The modules are available at:http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cainproj/courses/bioe252.html .Module 1: For the Company Profile assignment students are prompted to select a bioengineeringcompany or academic research program of interest and to write a one page description of itsmission, products, research agenda, history, financial/management structure, and types ofemployment opportunities. In addition, they must provide contact information for the person theyintend to write regarding an internship opportunity. Materials developed include the writingprompt and two examples of Company Profiles.Module 2

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Sanders, Kettering University; Mark Thompson, Kettering University; Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Lucy King, Kettering University; Michael Lindquist, Kettering University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

made by the participants, along with the difficulties and successes will bepresented.IntroductionIn an expanded effort towards engineering integration, it is imperative to integrate courses atmany levels of education1. To simulate an industrial setting and to prepare students forinterdisciplinary careers, students from the various degree capstone classes are assigned to worktogether on a common project to develop a new product – RoboBug – for the FreshmanInterdisciplinary Design and Manufacturing course, IME-100. IME-100 is an introductorycourse which exposes first year students to the activities and professional characteristics of eachof the engineering disciplines offered at Kettering University. Via IME-100 freshmen areintroduced to

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dalton, The Petroleum Institute; Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute

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International

. Isoroku Kubo is an associate professor at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi. He holds Ph.D. degree from the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at Cornell University and has taught several mechanical engineering courses for 7 years. He is an internationally recognized authority for his work in the solar energy-driven power which won him and his team at Cummins the prestigious R&D 100 award. Before starting his academic career, he worked in the automotive industry for many years including 17 years at Cummins Engine Company (USA). Page 11.1139.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren Cambell, Western Kentucky University; Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University; Greg Mills, Western Kentucky University

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Civil Engineering

mechanics and structural analysis. He received a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Dayton, a BS in Computer Science from Western Kentucky University, and an MS in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University. Page 11.1157.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Student Engagement Across the Civil Engineering CurriculumAbstract Engineering students at our university experience a project-based curriculum and workon many community projects during their academic careers. The civil engineering program hasbeen able to engage students from freshmen to seniors in projects that

Conference Session

EM in a Global Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Engineering Management

, and peer review and final selection are based solely on your application and accompanying materials. • Do your homework. A thoroughly researched, well-planned application for a carefully chosen award (the best match of applicant to award) will have a considerable advantage over its competitors. • Realize that collaborative projects between a U.S. and an overseas scholar are more compelling to reviewers • Have a clear strategy. Make sure all parts of your application work to form an integrated whole. • Your application should o Highlight the aspects about you and your career that will give reviewers a focused yet well-rounded view of your candidacy o Convince

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; James Heisler, Hope College; Thomas Ludwig, Hope College; Roger Nemeth, Hope College; James Piers, Hope College; Neal Sobania, Pacific Lutheran University

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Liberal Education

prior to entry into the demanding world of work2. Page 11.1142.3While some hold that Japanese undergraduates work less hard than their UScounterparts6,7, others conclude that workloads and effort expended are comparable8.Japanese education has also been characterized as a more dispersed life-long processcompared to the US, especially in technical fields6. It consists of rigorous broad-basedtraining before college, focused study as an undergraduate, and acquisition of applied orpractical knowledge on the job. In contrast, most aspects of career training in the UnitedStates are concentrated almost entirely into the undergraduate program. While

Conference Session

IP and Supporting Student Startups

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Shepard, Engenius Solutions

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

development organization, at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.This paper provides an update to a paper written in 2004 titled Engenius Solutions: ChangingHow Undergraduate Engineers Think by Batta, Andrew, et al.Traditional engineering education + EntrepreneurshipThe mixing of engineering education with entrepreneurship and new product development hasbroadened the career pathways and knowledge base for many students. The growth ofconferences focused solely on entrepreneurship in engineering and engineering+businesseducation provide an indication of the importance many engineering and business leaders areplacing on this integration. The Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education (REE)[http://ree.stanford.edu/] and the National Collegiate Inventors

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Pamela McCauley-Bell, University of Central Florida; Edward Hampton, University of Central Florida

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Industrial Engineering

, Engineering Leadership, and Ergonomics.Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida Dr. Crumpton-Young is an accomplished academician who has excelled in the areas of teaching, research, and service to the engineering community. Currently, Dr. Crumpton-Young is PI of the NSF Engineering Education sponsored grant for Departmental Reform. Dr. Crumpton-Young’s research record includes hundreds of technical publications and presentations. Her research endeavors have received external support from NSF, ONR, NASA, DOE and private industries, such as UPS, IBM, Caterpillar, Intel, LA-Z-Boy, Lockheed Martin, Garan Manufacturing, and Southwest Airlines. She was also an NSF CAREER award

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gul Kremer, Pennsylvania State University; Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

” activities encourage the development of curiosity, proficiency and manualdexterity, three desirable traits of an engineer.14 Dissection gives the students early exposure tofully operational and functional products and processes. Introducing these experiences early inthe students’ academic careers has been shown to increase motivation and retention.17 Inaddition, dissection can be used to provide an awareness of the design process.9Dissection activities are used in engineering education to fulfill one of two needs: to exposestudents to and give them a better understanding of physical artifacts or to inspire students in Page 11.428.4engineering (see

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raluca Rosca, University of Florida

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Computers in Education

) felt that people with advancedMATLAB experience that are enrolled in this class should be offered the option of a project ormore complex programs. Students commented favorably on the integration of MATLABprograms in PowerPoint presentation, as well as on the rapid feedback provided by thediscussion of the homework problems in class.From the nine students answering the open-ended question regarding the strengths of thecourse (EML 4920), 6 students commented positively on MATLAB. One senior level studentwent on to say “MATLAB is a crucial tool in the future of any engineer. Providing studentswith a basis of its features and workings early in their college career is imperative.”Other Students’ Opinions on MATLAB Teaching and Miscellaneous

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Sabina Jeschke, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Christian Thomsen, Technische Universitat Berlin; Marc Wilke, Technische Universitat Berlin

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Women in Engineering

) who are not completely sure about what area of natural sciences is most appealing tothem, often causing them to “default” to courses like Biology and Chemistry. Furthermore, thesestudents tend to pursue a career in teaching, not as a researcher, later on.The structure of these studies with its multidisciplinary contents derived from Mathematics,Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Computer Sciences, are furthermore especially directedtowards the preferences of women. One potential problem of these courses may arise from thestrong experimental component of the studies. Due to their socialization, women oftenunderestimate their abilities7 and do not possess the same degree of experience inexperimentation as men. As mentioned above, experiment and

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Bilbeisi, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural

students are typically visual learners, drawnto this profession because of a desire to design and bring order to a visual field of information.Most begin this career path, however, with very little knowledge of current architecture andarchitectural engineering practice. Though teaching via a case study method has been utilized formany years in the medical and legal fields, its application as an educational process for thearchitectural field demonstrates increasing merit. In the highly visual “Introduction toArchitecture” course, students are stimulated to understand how actual architects and engineershave grappled with the various graphic conventions, fundamental ordering systems, visualprinciples, and design processes as they relate to the

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Large Seagrave

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Civil Engineering

practicalprofessional practice issues. Thus, the major focus of this course really falls on multitasking.Reaveley states "everybody has to learn some aspects of multitasking; the students have tomultitask between their course loads. They’ve got an obligation here, and here, and here. If theydon’t learn to multitask they will be limited in their career advancement…when I was runningmy office, in a month’s time I’d work on 25-30 projects"8. The goal of the CLEAR and CVEEN4910 instructional team is to produce graduates who are prepared for a multitasking environmentwith solid written, oral and teamwork communication skills besides the science and technicaltraining traditionally expected of engineering programs.Although the program, in its third year, has not

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Chen, University of South Alabama

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Ocean and Marine

Highway Administration. Dr. Chen is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and a member of ASEE, ASCE, AGU, and ACE. Page 11.60.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Lesson from Hurricane Katrina: Meeting the Need for Coastal Engineering Education and Research in the Gulf Coast RegionAbstractOne of the important lessons from Hurricane Katrina (2005) is the pressing need for coastalengineering research and education along the Gulf Coast. There are 21 universities offeringgraduate programs in coastal engineering nationwide. However, most of the coastal engineeringprograms are located on the East and West

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Elzey, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

component of the curriculum. These changes include increasing numbersof women and minorities in engineering (and the need to increase them further), better preparednessof high school graduates for college-level study, and heightened competition among institutions andfields for the best students. Entering engineering students are therefore more diverse, moredemanding, and more ‘consumer-conscious’ and sophisticated in the evaluation of career alternativesthan ever. So in addition to providing students with the fundamentals of technical problem solving,the intro to engineering course must now provide an effective learning experience for a much more

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuprenas, University of Southern California; Elhami Nasr, California State University-Long Beach

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Continuing Professional Development

2006-1862: PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR APUBLIC SECTOR ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONJohn Kuprenas, University of Southern CaliforniaElhami Nasr, California State University-Long Beach Page 11.1043.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Project Management Training and Certification for a Public Sector Engineering OrganizationAs engineers progress through their careers, many engineers perform less traditional technicalengineering and spend more time acting as engineering project managers who perform little orno traditional engineering work. Engineers functioning in both roles, however, are essential tosuccessful

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinay Kumar Domal, UWA; James Trevelyan, UWA

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International

Page 11.1312.4‘specifications and constraints’ is used to discuss the types of facts and laws that rule over thedesigner’s practices that limit their development of design solutions. Third, the notion ‘designdiscourse’ is developed taking into an account of the importance of negotiation from differentviewpoints during the design and production of artefacts. It is evident Bucciarelli has a clearmind-set ‘that design is a social process’ and informal social structures determine theeffectiveness of work activity.Based on a pre-conceived model of technical work in terms of problem solving, craft skills,networking and integrating, (Solomon and Holt 1993) interviewed engineers at differentstages in their career to gain a picture of mechanical

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

career and job advancement opportunities. Introductory coursesserve to expose student to the breadth of the field and help recruit students to a little knownmajor. Ideally, these courses prepare students for follow-on courses and future IndustrialEngineering (IE) jobs.The IE programs at Northeastern University (NU) and Montana State University (MSU) haverecently developed introductory courses to attract students to the IE major, expose them to thebreadth of the field, and prepare them for future coursework. The instructors of these courses(and authors of this paper) independently developed hands-on and other interactive activities tointroduce core IE topics. It is well documented that active learning techniques enhance learningand the student

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Book” and co-author of “Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century” and “Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century.” He is a member of IEEE, ASEE, ASQ, and LIA.Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University Dr. GENE GLOECKNER is an associate professor in School of Education, Colorado State University. He has authored a number of research articles and books. During his 30 years of professional career, he has held various teaching, research and administrative positions at Colorado State University, Montana State University, Ohio State University, and Illinois State University.George Morgan, Colorado State University Dr. GEORGE MORGAN is a Professor emeritus in School of

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marc Christensen, Southern Methodist University; David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

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First-Year Programs

Engineering Education at SMU. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. Dr. Douglas' is a recognized expert in the fields of adaptive filters, blind source Page 11.71.1 separation, and active noise control, having authored or co-authored two books, six book chapters and over 150 journal and conference papers in these fields. He was the recipient of an NSF CAREER (Young Investigator) Award in 1995 and has received significant research funding from the U.S. Army, other U.S. governmental organizations, the State of Texas, and Raytheon© American Society for Engineering

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New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ernest McDuffie; Elaine R. Milliam; Robert Kavetsky; Ronald Bennett; Eugene Brown

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Graduate Studies

degrees to ensure the economic future of the nation;• To foster stronger ties between the university researchcommunity and the Navy in order to apply the latest research in amore timely fashion;• To provide new pathways for talented STEM professionals toenter careers at Navy research and development centers.The focus of the NNCS Leadership Symposium is having an initialgathering of students from several different universities across thenation. They will come together to form learning communitiesacross boundaries. Each student will engage with teams oflearners, mentors and advisors from differing backgrounds andinterests. These teams will provide an environment for learningsupport, for deep inquiry and encouragement for stretching oneselfto take

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

CAREER (Young Investigator) Award in 1995 and has received significant research funding from the U.S. Army, other U.S. governmental organizations, the State of Texas, and Raytheon E-Systems Company. He is highly active in professional societies. He has been an Associate Editor of both the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and the IEEE Signal Processing Letters and is past Chair of the Neural Networks for Signal Processing Technical Committee and Secretary of the Signal Processing Education Technical Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. He is regularly involved in organizing professional meetings, most notably as the Proceedings Editor of the 1999 International

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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International

one-or-more other ETHOS facilitated programs. These other ETHOS facilitated programs will bediscussed throughout this paper. These quotes reflect the enhanced quality of student educationthrough such experiences.  “The experience was extremely rewarding and has changed me as a person…I feel I can affect things globally now.”  “Not only did I get work experience in my specific career field, but I got to experience a different culture and interact with new and interesting people.”  “I learned so much about myself, another culture, and the world around me.”  “This experience has helped me develop as an engineer. I have gained real-world knowledge of how things work…I feel like I am better able to picture how things should

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Tasha Zephirin, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 11.92.2Many studies have examined non-cognitive variables to better understand student academicachievement. These studies have several the following experiences in shaping the pre-collegestudent’s academic success at the university. The experiences are (a) cultural awareness, (b)personal values, (c) interpersonal skills, and (d) career objectives.1,9 These experiences areimportant issues to examine when working with pre-college students due to the students’different experiences within secondary education. Therefore, pre-college students’ adaptation toa college environment may vary depending on their encounter with higher education.Thus, it is critical that administrators in higher education and other stakeholder groups (i.e.faculty, staff

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Russell Walters, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

fielddue to their increasing availability due to the evolution of these technologies. With the currenttrends in 4D CAD, more construction companies are integrating GIS with scheduling. Therefore,more and more contractors and transportation agencies are expecting the GIS and GPSknowledge and capability from new graduates of construction engineering and managementprograms. Introduction of GIS and GPS to the undergraduate students in constructionengineering and management program will bring them a positive element for their career infuture. Some programs of civil engineering have incorporated GIS courses in their curriculum1; 2.In the area of undergraduate construction education, however, it is very hard if not impossible toestablish an independent