Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Columbia University; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Shih-Ying Yao, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of January through June 2006, to allow for flexibility with individualized teaching plans. • Receive CIESE staff into classrooms to support and observe implementation. • Administer pre-tests and post-tests to students. • Participate in a focus group about the effectiveness of the modules. • Complete surveys regarding the implementation of the materials.Upon completion of all the tasks outlined above, participating teachers received a $300.00stipend for their efforts.2.0 Elementary-Level Activities – Engineering is Elementary (EiE)The elementary curriculum selected for the pilot study was the Engineering is Elementary (EiE)series, developed by the Museum of Science, Boston’s (MoS), National Center for TechnologicalLiteracy

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Villanova University

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Mechanics

. Page 12.542.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Differentiated Instructions (DI) in teaching undergraduate staticsAbstractThis paper presents the first time implementation of DI in an engineering sophomoreStatics class, along with qualitative feedback obtained from informal student survey andanecdotal observations. Several academically advanced students have really liked theapproach and find that it meets their individual needs, while addressing the instructionalneeds of their fellow classmates whose wants in a classroom are slightly different. Thepaper discusses the planning and implementation process involved using examples,which the author hopes will assist other instructors in DI adoption as a means ofaddressing the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamihzmani, Arizona State university

(Time Magazine, 2005)4 ‚ “Workforce development begins with grade school and continues into professional life.” ‚ “Building on plans developed for the other technology platforms, Arizona must have actions that explicitly address the sustainable systems career opportunities.” Arizona Department of Commerce, Next Big Technology Wave, March 2004.5 Page 12.255.3Figure 1: Projected growth rate (MW/Year) of photovoltaic module production in USand World.6 Figure 2: Projected job growth in photovoltaic industry in US6 The consortium partners of the project are as follows: Austin Community College(ACC), Mesa Community College (MCC), Pima Community College (PCC), ArizonaState University’s

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Douglas, Kansas State University

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Women in Engineering

,plan and schedule events, handle communication participants, monitor group functioning,and host WMW events. The project managers receive logistical support from staff in theWomen in Engineering and Science Program including managing the application process,creating and distributing invitations for events, handling event RSVP processes, handlingroom reservations and managing caterers.Utilization of Resources After initial funding from the Society of Women Engineers, WMW was fortunate to be funded by a corporate sponsor, Cargill, which has contributed approximately $15,000 annually over the past six years. These resources fund monthly events, t- shirts for participants, scholarships for WMW project managers, and a small stipend for

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Soerens, University of Arkansas; Charles Adams, University of Arkansas; Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

instructor of record responsiblefor ensuring continuity and encouraging understanding of the relationships among the variousperspectives offered by the team. Each member of the team will attend each class and participatein the ongoing conversation.During the spring semester, students divide into teams to plan the summer projects. The projectsare divided by discipline; however, a student may choose to participate in a project in a differentdiscipline than their own. The engineering-lead public health project team has 13 primarymembers – 11 from Engineering (including Civil, Biological, Chemical, and MechanicalEngineering), one from Architecture and one from the Business school. In addition, aneducation student and an economics student are primarily

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianxin Tang, Alfred University

12.1026.2the first of several maglev projects planned for later this decade, including those in Munich(Germany), Pittsburgh, and Baltimore-Washington, D.C. Still more maglev projects are understudy, including Las Vegas-Los Angles, Los Angles-Palmdale, and Atlanta [1]. Otherapplications in the research stage include maglev propulsion to launch aircraft from carriers andmaglev booster-assist for space shuttle launching [1]. Another related area of major developmentis digital signal processing (DSP). DSP is one of the most rapidly advancing areas in electricalengineering and DSP technologies are being used widely in control, communication, imageprocessing, speech coding, parallel processing, instrumentation and testing, and much more[2,3,4]. There is

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Centers and Technical Curricula: A Proposal for StudyAbstractThis paper proposes to study how activities of technology-intensive visualization centers have orhave not been integrated into technical undergraduate curricula. The study focuses onvisualization centers applied to urban planning, engineering, construction, medicine, and science.The study is delimited and a set of preliminary research questions are proposed.IntroductionData visualization has become an important tool in science, engineering, and technologyeducation and practice.1 Technologies for interacting with complex multi-dimensional data havebecome economically feasible and functionally practicable as witnessed by the establishment of“Visualization

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Duane Akroyd, North Carolina State University

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Two Year College Division

must be evaluated by an outside agency. The externalreview for this project is being conducted by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) 5. RTI isconducting electronic skill inventories during each course, reviewing portfolios of student work,collecting and analyzing contact logs between students and faculty, reviewing recruitment plans,and reviewing curriculum materials from each course. Table 1 shows demographic data from thefirst three cohorts. Table 1. Demographic Data from the Cohorts. Gender Male Female Total Cohort 1 3 (33%) 6 (67%) 9 Cohort 2 7 (41%) 10

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Daughton, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

been out of school for 3-5 years or more, and the prospect of preparingfor and taking the GRE is daunting. One particular group of students strongly affected bythis requirement is the Corp of Engineer Army Captains at Fort Leonard Wood.2 Theseindividuals, if they meet admission requirements, are able to complete the MSEM degreewhile they are at the fort for career training. Many of these individuals are now coming tothis program straight from war zones in Iraq or Afghanistan, making it very difficult toprepare for and take the GRE. Overall, some potential students have simply said theywould not take the exam and planned to look elsewhere for their graduate education.These individuals are often indignant that as successful professional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

, business plan, market survey,and budgeting that culminates in a written proposal and oral presentation requesting funds fordevelopment of a product. The following CPR exercises’ are used in ECE362: Page 12.158.1CPR 1: What Is Intellectual Property (IP): This CPR introduces IP in the form of patents,trademarks, industrial designs (trade secrets) and copyright to the students. Patent protection isthe major focus of this CPR.CPR 2: What Is An Annotated Bibliography: This CPR introduces students to research usingthe annotated bibliography. The reason the annotated bibliography is used, it adds descriptiveand evaluative comments (i.e., an annotation

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

Support • Environmental Aspects • Socio-Cultural Aspects Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 3 • Outcome Assessment Questions • Health Assessment for BenchmarkingFor specific projects, other technical information may need to be gathered during thistrip. Water quality testing and water supply analysis are generally recommended for allcommunities.Following the assessment trip, the students submit a report on this trip and prepare apresentation to the TAC for their implementation trip. At this stage the technical designand construction plans must be finalized. The students

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Peggy A. Johnson

graduating classes of anyprofession, including medicine, law, and others (Tietjen, 2005). The situation in engineering practice isworse yet. The percentage of women engineers in engineering practice has never reached even10 percent(Isaacs, 2001). Data indicate that retention is not as big an issue as recruitment (Gibbons, 2004). In astudy conducted by the National Science Foundation (2005), it was determined that high school girls takescience and math courses at approximately the same rate as boys. However, boys enter universityengineering programs at much greater rates than girls. According to a survey published in the Chronicleof Higher Education (Hoover, 2006), only 8.4% of students entering college in 2005 were planning tomajor in engineering. A

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Colin Campbell; Steve Lambert; Oscar Nespoli

-disciplinary partnerships,and generate increased awareness and appreciation of design engineering.Ideally design case studies involve a real situation and real data, require judgment as well asanalysis, require problem formulation and refinement, are motivating, and integrate materialfrom other courses in the same or earlier years.Several cases will be discussed from various disciplines in engineering. For example: HydroQuebec Photovoltaics; Indian Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting; Nanticoke Power Station (coal);Ladle Tipping in Foundry; Fluid Power Control Systems; Soil Contamination (FEA model andphysical model), etc. Plans to release the case studies free of charge to other institutions will alsobe discussed.2. IntroductionThe University of Waterloo

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

R. Dennis Foster

sail andpowerboat route from Georgian Bay to Lake Nipissing. To find route B, I visited the OntarioArchives and uncovered plans and profiles for two ship canals on the French River one set dated1898, the other 1908. One made use of the parallel Pickerel River this was the key to possiblesuccess. The firm allowed me to hire a pilot who had experience in oblique photos ofengineering sites and with a navigator using our a map prepared with the possible six barriers tobe crossed, flew the route upstream and gave us a set of colour slides to present at the interview.We had found the best solution prior to any other firm taking a look and won the contract to dothe detail study by the default of others withdrawing. The project was 75% funded by

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Chirag Variawa

’). Student teams then develop their ownsolutions to the issue presented by the client. Each team is responsible for meeting with theclient, developing a problem statement, and presenting feasible ideas on how to address theclient’s need. Throughout this process, each team meets weekly with a ‘project manager’ who istypically a Professor in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, providing each teamwith advice. Typical issues presented by the client vary from the design of a heat exchanger for awhirlpool at a gym, to developing a complete floor plan of an indoor rowing facility. Each groupis expected to approach the project in a professional manner– a portion of their grade depends onthe quality of research done in developing their team CDS

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Matthew Stimpson, Virginia Tech; Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

Programs (now the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity,CEED), with additional associated costs provided largely through industrial sponsorship. Thecommunity is physically located in Slusher Hall, currently occupying the fourth floor of the“Wing.” The floor plan design in Slusher Hall creates pods, which are common outer areas thatsix to eight resident rooms open to. These pods function as small gathering spaces for theresidents of the connecting rooms, and they are often utilized for socializing and as study zones.The Hypatia community for freshmen is in its sixth run during the 2006-07 academic year. Earlyparticipants who had developed a strong sense of community petitioned the CEED office toimplement a second-year component to

Conference Session

The Critical First Year in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Medoff, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Educational Research and Methods

the undergraduates and thegraduates were assigned one to two teachers to assist throughout the school year inimplementing activities and serving as resources to curriculum in the STEM fields.The roles and responsibilities of the undergraduates and the graduate students variedslightly. Although both the graduate and undergraduate fellows spent 10 hours in theclassroom, the undergraduates spent additional 5 hours for developing curriculum andactivities, whereas the graduates spent 10 additional hours. The graduate fellows werealso required to meet with their assigned undergraduate fellows on a biweekly basis indiscussing activities and plans that they were implementing in the classroom. Everyactivity was required to be recorded in a specified

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

successful design do not necessarily translate into a successful report. Because thedesign is of limited value if it cannot be communicated, a significant portion of the learning inthe course involves creation of the client report. Students learn to manage creation of site plans,engineering drawings, report tables and figures, and how to organize the material into a suitableengineering report. The instructors foster this learning through weekly assignments of portions ofthe report so the draft report submittal in week 8 consists of assembling together report sectionsprepared during the prior seven weeks.The department believes a day trip to a major city is a good opportunity to expose our freshmanto the work conducted by most civil engineers. The

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-2550: FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND: USING THEENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS TO SUPPORT LEARNING ANDENGINEERING SKILL DEVELOPMENTPaul Pagano, Western Michigan University Paul Pagano is a second-year student in Civil Engineering at Western Michigan University. He is active in the student ASCE chapter, assists student teams in the Student Projects Lab, and plans to gain his professional engineers license and employment in a geotechnical engineering firm after graduation.Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University Amanda Rossman is a second-year student in Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University. She serves as a tutor to first-year, at-risk students, and is

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Evans, National University; John Bugado, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Albert Cruz, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

- Describe what is planned to be achieved, what students will be doing and what they may be using. State, “At the end of this lesson you will be able to….” Create expectations with objectives and a description of the structure of the module and/or learning unit. Relate this expectation to the certificate-focused types of pre-assessment and post-assessment questions. • Stimulate recall of prior learning - Relate a new lesson to situations or knowledge Page 12.876.5 with which the students are already familiar; e.g., material from a previous course, lesson or module. Describe the key

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; David Bowker, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University; Mi'schita' Henson, Purdue University

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International

AC 2007-2805: CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND CONFIDENCE: SYNTHESIZINGTHE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCECarolyn Percifield, Purdue University Carolyn Percifield is Director of Strategic Planning for the College of Engineering at Purdue University; helped found and continues to co-advise two engineering student organizations; and created two study abroad courses for engineering students.David Bowker, Purdue University David Bowker is the Director of Undergraduate Engineering Recruitment at Purdue University. He has a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and supervision, a master’s degree in higher education administration (both from Purdue University), and has worked in college recruiting and

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering

; 1. Set specific educational objectives and determine how the service learning activity fitswithin the curriculum. Devise assessment rubrics to determine if the goals are being met. 2. Assess the needs and resources of your community and school and form partnershipswithin the community 3 When selecting a project determine how all partners will work together to achieve thegoals. Insure the necessary funding and resources before planning the project. 4. Plan early and in detail. Establish a reasonable timetable, develop a budget and assigntasks. 5. Actively manage the project insuring that timelines are met and assess theeffectiveness of activities. 6. Incorporate reflection and celebration. Students

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Debbie O'Hare

built in 2003 in a predominantly ethnicallyisolated inner city neighborhood. Its location facilitated ethnicity integration without the aid of adistrict assigned plan. During its first year of operation, the school applied for and received athree year grant from the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) that provided additionalresources to support its curriculum and faculty development. The school has a K-5 studentpopulation with no special enrolment criteria and definitely functions as a typical neighborhoodschool. It has more than 600 students and at least 3 classrooms at each grade level. Studenttalents and abilities are normally distributed and there is no grouping of mainstream students bysections, test scores, and/or perceived ability

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Findlay Edwards, University of Arkansas

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International

credit, be embedded in Indian culture, and to create bridges between faculty andinstitutions for future collegial endeavors.Six students and one professor were the pilot group to determine the viability of an engineeringstudy abroad in India program. Program planning was initiated in September 2005 forimplementation in July 2006. Due to the low number of students in the pilot program, the costper student was relatively high. $50,000 was budgeted for a six-week experience that includedall student tuition and fees, housing, meals, all travel to and within India (including allexcursions), Indian faculty salary, UofA faculty travel and living stipend, visa, insurance andprogram administration. This budgeted amount did not include the UofA professor

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Evers, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

goals: “At the conclusion of CE 390, you should be able todefend/justify your choice of CE as a major. You should also be able to diagram and explain theCE curriculum, and be able to describe how the components of the curriculum fit into the designand construction of the elements of civil engineered infrastructure. Finally, assuming you canjustify your choice of CE as a major, you should be able to formulate a tentative plan as to howyou will use the knowledge gained in CE390 to further yourself in the Army, and beyond.” Further motivation for creating CE390 was the recognition of the lack of breadth of theCE program at West Point and the desire to better align the program with what the majority ofthe cadets who chose to join the Corps of

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Edward Blicharz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology; Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ian Denholm, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Required – Order Charter for the Sensors/Material Design Project Experiment 3 (Begin) - Design/conduct an experiment to evaluate a critical component(s) of Creative Thinking your Design Project based on Analysis/Simulation or Test ; Finalize Context Diagrams and 9 Workshop Use Cases Complete Design Project Plan (WBS/Gantt Chart) - Order Sensors/Material Written Proposal Report Due - Report to be Evaluated for Completeness of Design Using Total Design Process 10 Conclude Experiment 3

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

classroom techniques used during thecamps, and to practice skills learned in the TECT workshop. The capstone practicum for theTECT workshop will require the participants to prepare a lesson plan incorporating a hands-onengineering activity and delivering the lesson to the summer camp students.At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be required to develop work action plansdescribing the engineering content and activities they intend to incorporate into their classroomsduring the course of the next semester. A one day follow up meeting with all participants will beheld at the end of the semester in which participants will be asked to report and critique their

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Chandrashekar Subbareddy, Texas State University

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Manufacturing

offer the most relevant and timely topics in the real world business. In addition,our new graduates have benefited from the fact that the recovery of the manufacturing sector inTexas has started sooner and exceeded than the nation average. In 2005, “Texas added roughly7,500 manufacturing jobs, a 0.8 percent increase, compared with a U.S. loss of 72,500 jobs, a 0.5percent decline” [5].The goal for the capstone design course in manufacturing engineering program at Texas StateUniversity was to provide teams of students the opportunity to work with open-ended designproblems wherein most aspects of the product development cycle, including product design,prototyping/verification, manufacturability analysis, and business plan of the product

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

societythat held life to be precious and implemented that view in its public policies would Page 12.1294.2i This paper focuses on the content to be taught, leaving plans for integration into the engineeringcurriculum for separate discussion.require very different brakes on its vehicles than one that did not. Thus understanding theethical foundations of policy leads to better engineering.In our more complex society, we ask more complex questions in setting the societalexpectations for government policies to implement. For example: • Is the technology “fair” in the balance of risk and reward that its use imposes? For example, critics note that

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kasarda, Virginia Tech; Brenda Brand, Virginia Tech; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

phase, the capstone studentsfollow conventional steps of a design process including process planning, identification ofcustomer needs, product specification, concept generation, concept selection, concept/prototypetesting, product architecture, industrial design, design for manufacturing, and conclude with thebuilding and delivery of a final product. More details associated with Phases 1 and 2 are presentedbelow.Capstone Design and Service Learning—Bringing It All TogetherSenior mechanical engineering students at Virginia Tech are required to take a two-semesterengineering capstone design course, ME 4015 and ME 4016, in which this project is offered as oneof many options students have. Among the other projects were industry-sponsored projects