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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-464: ACTIVE ASSESSMENT IN CAPSTONE DESIGN USING A SYSTEMAPPROACHKelley Racicot, Washington State University Kelley Racicot is a graduate student in Teaching and Learning at Washington State University. She is employed at the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology at WSU.Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University Chuck Pezeshki is a professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Director of the Industrial Design Clinic. Page 12.168.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Active Assessment in Engineering Design Using a Systems ApproachAbstractA

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alhaji Cherif, Cornell University; Gary Fleming, University of Maryland; Siaka Kroma, Cornell University

AC 2007-608: STRUCTURED READING GUIDE (SRG): A GRAPHICALORGANIZER FOR MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERINGSCIENCESAlhaji Cherif, Cornell University Alhaji Cherif is an undergraduate student in engineering science (Independent Major Program) at Cornell University, where he is majoring in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and Electrical and Computer Engineering with minor concentrations in Applied Mathematics, Engineering Mechanics, and Africana Studies (Politics and Society focus). Before coming to Cornell, he tutored and served as a private tutor for high school and community college students in Riverdale and New Carrollton, MD. He held various positions as course assistant (Department of

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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Farhad Azadivar, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University

AC 2007-1154: REWARDS AND CHALLENGES OF UTILIZING UNIVERSITYRESEARCH/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTERS FOR ENHANCINGENGINEERING EDUCATIONFarhad Azadivar, University of Massachusetts, DartmouthBradley Kramer, Kansas State University Page 12.1247.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 REWARDS AND CHALLENGES OF UTILIZING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTERS FOR ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAbstractMost professional disciplines have an integrated residency period for their students before theygraduate. This is certainly true for medical and law schools. In engineering, however, thispractice has not been formalized. Some schools

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Chris McCarthy, Armstrong Atlantic State University

mathematics and physics concepts taught in the current high schoolcurriculum. The authors also endeavored to create a fast paced yet fun environment in order toeliminate any down time and maximize productivity.The areas chosen had to be interesting to teens and provide visible results that lend themselves todynamic presentations. With the above criteria in mind, the areas of emphasis chosen wereComputer Aided Engineering and Design (CAE/CAD), Graphical Programming and Simulation, Page 12.1213.3and Internet Communications. The objectives were designed with the intent to stimulate interestin research and development, therefore the engineering design

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colin Campbell, TechnicalMastery.com Corp.; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

comments: (1) “I liked how it improved your knowledge of what people face and how their lives can be improved with the help of engineering techniques. I also liked how it taught you to open your mind so that you can see there are many more problems or solutions to problems than you can think of.” (2) “The case studies gave concrete applications of engineering. They were actually quite interesting, and introduced a variety of issues concerning engineering design (cost, reliability, possible problems, etc).” (3) “It was interactive and helped me learn better, whereas if this information was taught to me in a lecture, I probably would have slept through half of it. It was interesting

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kausalai Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University Beaver; Brian Cameron, The Pennsylvania State University

AC 2007-1298: CLASSIFYING WEB-BASED DISCUSSION FORUM TASKS ANDLEARNING OUTCOMES OF UNDERGRADUATE INFORMATION SCIENCESTUDENTSKausalai Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University Beaver Dr. Wijekumar is Asst. Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State Beaver. She holds degrees in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, and Instructional Technology. Her research interests are in intelligent tutoring technologies, the effects of computers on human knowledge structures, and mentoring students in information sciences, mathematics, and engineering. She has received over 30 million dollars in grants from various fundings agencies for developing intelligent technologies for

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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Mark Russell, University of Hertfordshire

and Design Engineering and the Blended Learning Unit at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Page 12.317.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Blended learning - enriching the class activity with technologyAbstractBlended learning presents new opportunities. Opportunities to enhance the conventionallecture experience and also stimulate the students outside the lecture theatre. This paperprovides some drivers for learning and indicates some of the influences likely to impact onthe development of a blended learning curriculum. To situate the work an example of blendedlearning from an Engineering Science

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Livingston, Virginia Military Institute

AC 2007-1152: A CONTROLLER FOR ROBOTICS AND MICROCONTROLLERAPPLICATIONS INSTRUCTIONDavid Livingston, Virginia Military Institute David L. Livingston is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. He received the B.S.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Old Dominion University. Dr. Livingston worked as a Staff Engineer in Intelligent Workstations at IBM Endicott Labs, was an Assistant Professor of ECE at Old Dominion University, and a Professor and Program Head of EET at Virginia Western Community College. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ASEE, AAAI, ACM and VAS. Dr. Livingston also belongs to Eta Kappa Nu

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Kimfong Lei, Purdue University; Lisette Reyes, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University

AC 2007-2202: ASSESSING ACTIVITY SYSTEMS OF DESIGN TEAMS IN ACOLLABORATIVE SERVICE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTScott Schaffer, Purdue UniversityKimfong Lei, Purdue UniversityLisette Reyes, Purdue UniversityWilliam Oakes, Purdue UniversityCarla Zoltowski, Purdue University Page 12.262.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Assessing Activity Systems of Design Teams in a Collaborative Service Learning EnvironmentAbstractThis study focused on an assessment process and cross-disciplinary team learning frameworkpotentially useful in the design of collaborative environments for project teams. Thisfollowing research questions addressed were: 1) Did

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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Niall Seery, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick; Thomas Waldmann, University of Limerick

AC 2007-2226: AN AUTONOMOUS APPROACH TO SAFE MACHINE TOOLOPERATION AND EDUCATIONNiall Seery, University of LimerickWilliam Gaughran, University of LimerickThomas Waldmann, University of Limerick Page 12.203.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An autonomous approach to safe machine tool operation and educationAbstractOn considering international competitiveness and economic sustainability, the dynamicsand complexities of the workplace are more challenging now than ever before.Consequently, a methodical approach to how students learn and construct meaning isbecoming increasingly important in light of the demands put on graduate

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

AC 2007-95: LESSONS AND EXPERIENCES OF TEACHING VHDLGuoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng) GUOPING WANG is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne. He teaches courses in digital system design, VLSI Design Lab, and computer architecture. Page 12.1015.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Lessons and Experiences of Teaching VHDL Guoping Wang Department of Engineering Indiana University Purdue

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Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Derek Ogle, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Megan Svarczkopf, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Architectural

AC 2007-358: SEEKING NEW PRAXIS AND PEDAGOGY: USINGETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS TO TEACH ARCHITECTURALTECHNOLOGY WITHIN AN INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CONTEXTDavid Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis David Jan Cowan, Ph.D. Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor: Architectural Technology Design Technology Program Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisDerek Ogle, Indiana University-Purdue University-IndianapolisMegan Svarczkopf, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Page 12.1260.1© American Society for Engineering Education

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Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Rezak

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-156: NUCLEAR POWER: MUCH SWEETER THE SECOND TIMEAROUNDWilliam Rezak, WILLIAM D. REZAK Bill Rezak was President of the State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred from 1993 to 2003. He was instrumental in transforming Alfred State from a two-year technical college into a baccalaureate polytechnic. Prior to coming to Alfred State, he was Dean of the School of Technology at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia. Earlier, Rezak spent 18 years in engineering, design and construction of power generation facilities, both nuclear and fossil fueled. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University, a

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Knowing our Students, Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Brittany Claar, Regis University

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Educational Research and Methods

Hewitt (1997).12 Furthermore, students identifythemselves and their peers according to these attributes. Kids who go here are willing to work harder; [those] who go here are in college to work, not to party, and that’s so true with this school. I can’t really say engineering students versus other students because there’s not other students running around here that I see and stuff. I don’t know how the engineering students at other state schools are but the kids who go here go to school to work and, the kids I see on the weekend [elsewhere] go to school to party….And then you could say that the kids who go here, their minds are logic based, and other people’s aren’t, but I don’t know. ((laughs)) MaxNot

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Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Bryan Burrows-McElwain, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Anthony Stockus, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Design in Engineering Education

to learning to steer theairplane.This paper addresses the experiences of engineering and aviation science students toachieve these objectives.I. Introduction:The need for multidisciplinary cooperation in a global economy necessitates the need tointroduce projects that increasingly engage students early in their freshman engineeringyear in college. With a dynamic market place, graduates need to be able to interacteffectively in diverse fields. One important goal of multidisciplinary design is to identifythe many solutions needed to solve a single problem while keeping in mind the manydiffering objectives of the overall project [4]. A multidisciplinary approach toengineering design is valuable in that it asks that students make certain that

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Two year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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desired into any two year curriculum, pre or post.Knowledge alone does little to motivate and prepare students to become true engineers,regardless of the specific field. This is an area where the two-year colleges could have atremendous impact with a clearly defined mission. At this level, they could be shaping broaderhabits of mind to prepare students to think like engineers without forcing them to select aspecialty at the beginning of their academic studies. This would be similar to other professionslike medicine, architecture, or law. The two-year engineering science programs should introducestudents to engineering principles and analysis, the engineering design process, and the variety ofengineering disciplines while covering the basic math

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Jacob Tsao, San Jose State University

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International

theirstudies and work much harder than American students.2.5. Study Program Site LogisticsDuring the summer of 2004, the study program participants visited 27 sites, four of which werecultural sites. The 2005 program visited 25 technical or business organizations, some of whichwere cultural sites. The 2006 study program, designed with lessons learned in the two previousprograms in mind, visited 35 sites: 15 high-tech companies, two R&D organizations, twouniversities, including Tsinghua University in Beijing, five modern engineering sites, oneinvestment company and ten cultural sitesChecking in and out of hotels and traveling from one city to another by air is very timeconsuming. Because of this, it was decided that a study-tour of two weeks

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

AC 2007-2664: THE EFFECT OF STUDENT TABLET PC USE ON THEIRATTITUDES TOWARDS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPTUAL DESIGNHien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University Hien Nguyen is a doctoral student in Instructional Systems at Penn State University. She has a B.S. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University. She is currently a Research Assistant in the Engineering Design program and the Engineering Instruction Services at Penn State. Her research interest includes the use of digital ink technologies in learning, problem based learning, collaborative learning in cross-cultural context and learning communities.John Wise, Pennsylvania State University John Wise is the Associate Director of the Regional

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame; David LeDonne, University of Notre Dame; Steven Kurtz, University of Notre Dame; Joseph Blakely, University of Notre Dame; Constance Slaboch, University of Notre Dame; Andrew Carter, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Barron, University of Notre Dame; Patrick Essien, University of Notre Dame; Megan Wysocki, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Ferro, University of Notre Dame

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student and perhaps the most engineering minded business student at Notre Dame,the group had a wide variety of backgrounds. An unbelievable group came together andhad a blast working on the project, which is why Project G was a huge success.Though Project G is obviously not a project that would be suited for the IEP campers, itis also not yet an example of a project suited for a senior engineering design project. Itwould however be a wonderful example for a cross-disciplinary engineering project. Inits present form, it has the elements one looks for in projects: multi-disciplinary groupwork, goals setting, design, feedback, revision, milestones, decomposition, systemintegration, communication, conflict resolution, prioritization, assessment

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New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crocket, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

of by those with BS degrees. The imageof the narrow, self-absorbed, absent-minded Ph.D., trapped in a research crucible is a culturalbromide that has little basis in fact. A Ph.D. in particular is a springboard to other careers.Engineers can become doctors, politicians, journalists, entrepreneurs, the advanced degree is anenabling background. Fifth, in a perfect world, working before graduate school would under-girdan excellent graduate experience. However, to paraphrase a famous quote, grad school delayedis often grad school denied. As engineers work, they become accustomed to cash flow, and theyform entanglements that often prevent them from returning to school to further their education.Finally, graduate school is a totally different

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Cutlip, University of Connecticut; Mordechai Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Michael Elly, Intel Corp.

AC 2007-1593: LIVE PROBLEM SOLVING VIA COMPUTER IN THECLASSROOM TO AVOID "DEATH BY POWERPOINT"Michael Cutlip, University of ConnecticutMordechai Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the NegevMichael Elly, Intel Corp. Page 12.1023.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Live Problem Solving via Computer in the Classroom to Avoid "Death by PowerPoint"IntroductionExtensive use of the computer for primarily presentations in class, such as the review ofPowerPoint™ notes for example, may have many undesired effects: 1) The attendance in theclass session may drop as students have access to copies of the presentation in the course website. 2

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University

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AC 2007-1650: COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MATH NIGHTS AS A VEHICLE FORMATHEMATICS SUCCESSLaura Bottomley, North Carolina State University LAURA J. BOTTOMLEY is the Director of the Women in Engineering and Outreach Programs at North Carolina State University and a partner of Science Surround, a science education business for children. She is the immediate past chair of the K-12 Division of ASEE. Dr. Bottomley received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University in 1992, and her MSEE and BSEE from Virginia Tech in 1984 and 1985, respectively. She has worked at AT&T Bell Labs and Duke University.Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University ELIZABETH A. PARRY is

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Grandin, University of Rhode Island

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Page 12.950.4abroad. URI’s German partner provides an additional four-week intensive Germancourse for incoming URI students immediately before the start of the regular fallsemester. Braunschweig also gives the URI engineering undergrad the option of aresearch experience in one of the many research institutes, thus gaining hands-onexperience and closer exposure to the heart of German engineering education at atechnical university.URI’s most active exchange partner is the Technical University of Braunschweigin Germany, with whom over 350 students have been exchanged in the past 12years. Though the program was established with undergraduates in mind, itbecame clear after just a few years that the Braunschweig students tended toparticipate in the

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Harb, Brigham Young University; Richard Rowley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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AC 2007-2912: GOING GLOBAL: IMPLEMENTATION OF A COLLEGE-WIDEINITIATIVE TO PREPARE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSFOR THE 21ST CENTURYJohn Harb, Brigham Young UniversityRichard Rowley, Brigham Young UniversitySpencer Magleby, Brigham Young UniversityAlan Parkinson, Brigham Young University Page 12.788.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Going Global: Implementation of a College-wide Initiative to Prepare Engineering and Technology Students for the 21st CenturyIntroductionEngineering is a global enterprise. Markets are global. It is not uncommon for engineers todesign products which will be

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Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barb Howe, FishSafe B.C.; Gina Johansen, Fish Safe

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Ocean and Marine

12.1427.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Fishing Vessel Stability Education Program An Informed Blueprint for Program DesignAbstractA fishing vessel capsizes and the call for stability education resumes, suggesting that past andcurrent training programs are not contributing significantly to education and prevention ofcapsizings. This paper introduces an industry driven educational program where fishermen’sprior experience is central to their learning. Instructional design is problem based and includes ahands on model. The program, informed by research literature on learning, is described withinthe framework of an adult education planning model, including epistemology, needs assessment

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Morton, Western Washington University

AC 2007-1887: NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR COURSES IN EMBEDDEDMICROCONTROLLERSTodd Morton, Western Washington University Todd Morton has been teaching the upper level microprocessor and digital courses for Western Washington University's Electronics Engineering Technology program for 18 years. He is the author of the text ’Embedded Microcontrollers’, which covers assembly and C programming for the 68HC12. He has also worked as a design engineer at Physio Control Corporation and has worked several summers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an ASEE-NASA Summer Faculty Fellow. He has a BSEE and MSEE from the University of Washington

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Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

AC 2007-216: INDEPENDENT STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITIONS AND THEASSESSMENT DILEMMAJoseph Betz, State University of New York JOSEPH A. BETZ is Professor of Architecture at the State University of New York College of Technology at Farmingdale and a licensed architect. He is currently the Chair of the Architectural Engineering Division for ASEE. He received his undergraduate and professional degrees in architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his post-professional degree in architecture from Columbia University. He is a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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International

AC 2007-258: ENHANCING THE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OF REU SITESTUDENTSCesar Guerrero, University of South Florida Cesar D. Guerrero is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida. He received his M.S. degree in Computer Science from the Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico) in 2002. He is a Fulbright scholar who works with Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (Colombia). His research interest includes Bandwidth Estimation and Network Measurement.Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida Miguel A. Labrador received his M.S. in Telecommunications and Ph.D. degree in Information Science with concentration

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Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Mahler, The Boeing Company; Ann Broughton, Purdue University; Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

activities on a rating of 1–5. (1 being the lowest score) Each year, new activities are included in the event, and thisinformation gives an indication of how the activity is received and how successful it has been.There is also an opportunity for both general comments and their interests in careers in science,engineering and the possibility of attending Purdue University. Parents and teachers also have anopportunity to give comments about the day which have always resulted in very positivecomments. Atypical quote from a parent is as follows:I wanted to thank everyone involved for a wonderful program Saturday. I brought my son, Nick, for thefirst time and he had a great day. It has opened his mind and he is now thinking of designing airplanesfor a

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

AC 2007-514: UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMShannon Davis, University of Arkansas Shannon G. Davis Ph.D., CRA is the Director of Research and Research Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Health Professions. She conducts research in the area of education policy, school-based interventions, minority political attitudes in the area of education, organizational behavior and political psychology. She has taught courses in these areas and has been at the University of Arkansas for ten years.Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas Carol S. Gattis, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She also directs and develops