Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus; Henry Kraebber, Purdue University; Timothy Cooley, Purdue University-New Albany; Joseph Dues, Purdue University-New Albany

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Engineering Technology

, but the relatively smallnumbers involved makes this a manageable task. Surveys regarding ethics, lifelonglearning and other topics of current students will also continue on an annual basis.At the New Albany campus, three levels of assessment were defined for feedback on fiveprogram outcomes. Level 1 assessment is done within individual classes and use variousmeasures of student work related to Program Outcomes, including written reports, oralpresentations, homework and project assignments, and test questions. The instructordetermines the metric and compliance standard and is responsible for implementing allpotential improvements. Level 2 assessments evaluate student growth and overallcompliance with program outcomes using Core Learning

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger; Kristine Csavina, The CORE Institute; Cindy Orndoff

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Civil Engineering

Lieutenant Colonel. Dr. O'Neill has been active as a Senior Mentor and instructor in Project ExCEEd for the American Society for Civil Engineering.R. Christopher Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University R. Christopher Geiger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering in the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999 and 2003, respectively, and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1996.Kristine Csavina, The CORE Institute Kristine R. Csavina will join the Department of Bioengineering in the U.A. Whitaker School of

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. This can required in the concept andfunding stages of many projects where you need to show something but the details of the projectare not yet complete. Using your existing modeling and texturing skills, you can generate thistype of imagery in a 3D program.There are an extremely flexible and not overly difficult set of tools for generating NPRrenderings available in Maya. Using these tools and your existing 3D skills, you can generate arange of different looks and styles from your 3D program that can rival traditional artists’concept sketches. These are a very enjoyable set of tools to work with as they are fairly easy tolearn, open to lots of different styles and workflows, and fast to render. And in comparison toother rendering techniques

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical

includes curricular andextracurricular approaches. In the curricular approach, modules that introduce key concepts ofentrepreneurship would be strategically incorporated into the biomedical engineering designsequence. The long-term goal of the KEEN project is to develop 10 to 12 lectures and laboratoryactivities that can be incorporated into a design program, thus capitalizing on the four-yeardesign curriculum.The first four “entrepreneurship” modules have been developed for the freshman design course.Topics include intellectual property, IP protection, market and customer needs, andentrepreneurship. Future modules are still under development. A pre- and post-course studentassessment survey developed by the NCIIA KEEN project team will be

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ye, Polytechnic University; Roshan Abraham, Polytechnic University; Gunter Georgi, Polytechnic University

. E. Degrees from Columbia University. He is a registered Professional Engineer. He worked many years in the aerospace industry in design, analysis and management functions, including the Thermal Mission Analysis of the Lunar Module from Project Apollo. Page 12.765.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Freshman Lab Experiment: Citrus Powered Car David Ye, Roshan Abraham, and Gunter W. Georgi Polytechnic UniversityAbstract Recently, a number of institutions have taught the fundamentals of electro-chemical cellsusing lemons and citrus

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University

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Manufacturing

1993.7. Project Impact: Disseminating Innovation in Under Graduate Education, Abstracts of Page 12.110.6Projects, National Science Foundation, 1994.8. Shuman, L.J., Besterfuekd-Sacre, M., McGourtly, J., “The ABET “Professional Skills” -Can They Be Taught? Can They Be Assessed? ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, v94, n 1, January 2005.9. Felder, R.M., Brent, R., “Understanding Student Differences,” ASEE Journal ofEngineering Education, v 94, n 1, January 2005.10. Smith, K.A., et al, “Pedagogies of Engagement: Classroom-Based Practices,” ASEEJournal of Engineering Education, v 94, n 1, January 2005.11. Bourne, J., Harris, D., Mayadas, F., “Online

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

graduates is considered as a major indigenoustechnological base upon which economic growth in the world can be achieved. As a result, abase of competent technical workforce will facilitate the investment of foreign capital throughthe multinational companies. The qualified engineers and technologists not only utilize theforeign aid funds effectively towards infrastructure projects but also start up small businesses1. Page 12.699.2Globalization dictates the graduate engineers and technologists to practice in venues other thanthe one in which they were educated and initially licensed. Employers are also concerned aboutthe need for understanding and

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

, updating andtechnical support.In 2001, an NSF-sponsored workshop was held to find ways to improve undergraduatemechanics across the curriculum11. One of the discussion topics was the use of multimediatechnology to enhance engineering education in general, and fluid mechanics education inparticular. The panel suggested initiating and developing a central web site for mechanics whereuniversities, colleges and industries can all share the resources.Realizing the need for a comprehensive text for solid mechanics in electronic form was, in part,the motivation for the current project to develop a web-based Multimedia Engineering SolidMechanics eBook (www.eCourses.ou.edu), which is both informative and interactive. The goalis to enhance the learning

Conference Session

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

Information Sciences and Technology, he works with a wide portfolio of companies on a variety of IT consulting engagements, ranging from systems integration projects to wireless research and development. Through his academic work, Cameron has consulted with organizations such as AT&T Wireless, Raytheon, Accenture, AccuWeather, Computer Aide, Inc., U.S. Marine Corps, The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and many others. Cameron has his PhD and MBA from Penn State. His primary research and consulting interests include enterprise systems integration, storage networking, emerging wireless technologies, and the use of simulations and gaming in education. He has designed and taught a

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University

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International

and Communications? 2. Fundamental definition of computer-based training (CBT – Computer Based Training) 3. The philosophy of the existence of distance education and its general definitions 4. The operational specifications of Distance Learning 5. The place of Web Base Distance Learning (WBDL) in the world 6. General specifications of web-based trainings 7. Electronic education and its place in the electronic government, opportunities, challenges and the future process 8. Defining the global standard of Web Based Distance Learning (distance education) SCORMCharacteristics: The remote education software system, implemented in Iran (for Ministry ofenergy PWUT)Project view: Web BaseHistory of the Subject of Project

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

Macromedia Captivate – published in February ‘05 -that supports both SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2006 ).In this paper our attention is focused on the LO structure in order to permit packaging and Page 12.442.4exchanges from LMS to LMS. Therefore we concentrate on the Content Aggregation Model(CAM)8 and the related aspects of Content Model, Meta-data and Content Packaging.SCX 2004: SCORM 2004-Compliant X-PresenterSCX 2004 is based on X-Presenter9, an authoring tool for real-time creation of LOs startingfrom live lessons, lectures and conferences. X-Presenter has been developed by a joint effortof the University of Lecce and Alba Project s.r.l.. X-Presenter allows

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

process has evolved around interdependent overallpedagogical goals of each contributing unit (course instructor, librarian, and writingcenter staff). Student learning outcomes are assessed using the pre-writing inventionsheet, report draft and the revised report on the learning process. The collaborators haverefined the project process, the assignment guidelines, and the grading rubric based onreflective dialogues. For example, a librarian constructed a tailored chemistry sectionguide on the library web site to ensure students’ initial navigation stemmed from reliableresources. Base on collaborators’ reflective dialogues, the course instructor revised thestudent assignment guidelines and developed a pre-writing invention worksheet; a formatwhich

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Delton Martin, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

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Engineering Technology

investigatedas part of an independent undergraduate student research project in Electro-MechanicalEngineering Technology. In particular, vehicles in which the passengers are often required tostand while the vehicle is moving were studied. These vehicles include city buses and subwaytrains. Vehicle acceleration, either positive or negative (braking), and the time rate of change ofacceleration, jerk, can have a significant impact on the safety and comfort of passengers. Theeffects of acceleration and jerk are especially troublesome for passengers that either choose tostand or must stand in the vehicle because no empty seats are available. A standing passengerhas a higher center of mass and smaller base footprint than one that is seated. The

Conference Session

Computer Applications in Energy Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

their learningexperience.II. ENERGY CALCULATORThe energy calculator program was conceived to help students compare and contrast arange of energy units introduced in the textbook selected for the energy systems andconversion course. The introductory chapters of the textbook covers topics that discussenergy levels as low as electron-volt (eV) when electrons are in motion, to Quads(quadrillion Btu) used in composite annual energy utilization or projections. The scalesare so divergent and are often difficult to relate together for students who are typicallyfamiliar with the Joule or Watt-hour from previous junior level coursework in electricalcircuits. Energy calculator is an interactive Excel-based program that enables users toquickly and

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College; Phanindra Nagumantri, Lamar University

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Construction

AC 2008-1475: ENVIRONMENTAL CONCEPTS OF CIVIL/CONSTRUCTIONENGINEERING STUDENTSEnno Koehn, Lamar University Enno “Ed” Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Dr. Koehn has served as the principle investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects of construction. He also has experience in the design, scheduling, and estimating of facilities. He has authored/co-authored over 200 papers in engineering education, as well as the general areas of civil and construction engineering. Dr. Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and is a registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor.James

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Barbara Rampel, Arizona State University; James Edwards, Raytheon

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Instrumentation

curriculum without massive restructuring.Maintaining educational relevanceEvery technology-focused educational group goes to great lengths to maintain thecurrency and relevance of its programs. The most common methods are: Receive advice from an Industry Advisory Board. The process works well, especially if meetings are held more than once per semester and the industry members carry their message into the class-room as guest speakers and act as hosts for company visits. Through conferences, research and applications-focused partnerships. Opportunities for hands-on experience and student involvement through internships and projects follow. Provide a series of short courses for industry. The issues are

Conference Session

The Year of Dialogue: What We Have Learned So Far

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Ronald Barr, University of Texas at Austin

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Campus Representatives

E17. Think Globally, Educate Global Engineers √ √ √ √ √ 5 D18. SEE has Many Aspects Besides Rigorous Educational √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 8 E Research19. ASEE Should Produce a Report on SEE √ √ 2 D20. Look at Chemistry and Physics Education for examples √ √ 2 E21. K-12 STEM Education and Engineering Student √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 7 B Recruitment.22. Try Active Learning, Hands- on, Project-based, Adaptive

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Lee, University of South Florida

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

– neutral – positive impact. Responses were converted to numerical values by simply measuring their lengths in millimeters from the left end of the line, providing numerical results that ranged 0 to 120. A one-way analysis of variance was conducted on the rating scale means for each professional category using Tukey’s multiple comparison procedure.In the second section, basic demographic and viewing behavior was sought, including: ‚ Status in school (junior or senior) ‚ Gender ‚ Type of high school environment (regular high school, magnet program, or IB program) ‚ Projected academic path (pre-engineering, pre-science including pre-med, other, undecided, or no plans to attend college) ‚ Whether

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Sherry Woods, University of Texas at Austin; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

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Graduate Studies

in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network) President from 2002-2003. She received her M.S. in Higher Education Administration from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in secondary education from Abilene Christian University.Sherry Woods, University of Texas at Austin Sherry E. Woods, Ed.D., is Director of Special Projects in the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Her responsibilities include promoting the College’s faculty development and continuous improvement efforts. Prior to assuming this position in 2001, she served as Director of the Women in Engineering Program at UT Austin for over six years. Dr. Woods received her B.A. in Social Science

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Richard Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

should study SPC, gives a brief tutorial onSPC, and provides some simple exercises for students that would be appropriate forlaboratory or homework use.Intr oductionProcess control is inherently multidisciplinary. It is used in a wide variety of industries,including automotive and consumer products manufacturing, aerospace, semiconductordevice manufacturing, bulk chemical manufacturing, and refining. Industrially, a processcontrol project draws on economics and software engineering in addition to the variousengineering disciplines that may be involved. Generally, industrial controls projects(large or small) require multidisciplinary teams to be successful. Control engineers comefrom a variety of fields including mechanical, aerospace, electrical

Conference Session

Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2008-1701: IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS INUNDERGRADUATE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMSKaren Bursic, University of Pittsburgh Karen M. Bursic is an Assistant Professor and the Undergraduate Program Director for Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the department she worked as a Senior Consultant for Ernst and Young and as an Industrial Engineer for General Motors Corporation. Dr. Bursic has done research and published work in the areas Engineering and Project Management and Engineering Education. She is a member of IIE and ASEE and is a

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Swedish, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Shelter Health Family Cars Education Transportation Starbucks A decent version of Word Once the list was projected onto a screen so all could see it, the instructor went througheach of the items, and showed in each case how what was listed was important because it was ofuse to the individual who suggested it. For example, Starbucks is useful because its productkeeps the student awake for studying, or provides a pleasing venue for meeting with friends. Thestudent who suggested religion said that it gave him peace of mind. The instructor asked if thispeace of mind is worth

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Reising, University of Evansville; Mark Randall, University of Evansville

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Computers in Education

same signal with additive noise can be used todetermine the time delay between the transmitted pulse and the return pulse. Such a procedure isrelatively easy to rationalize intuitively. (The scheme may also be viewed as filtering the returnsignal with a matched filter, but the convolution of the signal with the impulse response of thematched filter may be harder for students, especially those who have studied neither linearsystems nor digital filters, to grasp.)A computer simulation of the cross-correlation detection process was originally assigned as agraphical programming project in a computer software class. The simple model used in theassignment assumed a sinusoidal signal of adjustable duration as the transmitted pulse and adelayed

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe Arango, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gonca Altuger, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

, several small-scale design projects and a series of laboratory exercises. While thehomework and design assignments are carried out individually, the students work in teams on thelaboratory exercises, wherein they perform the experimental procedures and then compute theresults and prepare a laboratory report. In the pilot implementation of the game-based laboratoryenvironment during the fall 2007 semester, 12 students were enrolled in the class.Traditional Hands-on Laboratory ModeAmong other experiments, the laboratory component of the class comprises several experimentsusing an industrial plant emulator14, which in the past were carried out in the traditional hands-onfashion, i.e. with the students being present in the laboratory facility housing

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University; Pabitra Saha, Alabama A&M University; James Foreman, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-1145: PREPARING MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO PASSTHE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONGoang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University Dr. Goang-Shin Liaw is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Alabama A&M University located in Huntsville, Alabama. He is currently a NASA Administrator’s Fellow, Cohort 10. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering for more than sixteen (16) years and as Interim Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology from 1990 to 1992. Dr. Liaw has been heavily involved in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for many years. He has planned, directed, and executed more than ten research projects at Alabama A&M University

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Mark OShea, CSU Monterey Bay

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of Chemical Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past thirty years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first-year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology LINDA S. HIRSCH is the Program Evaluator in the Center for Pre-College programs. She has a doctoral degree in educational psychology with a specialty in psychometrics and a Masters

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

contact and lack of communitybuilding opportunities as reasons why they eventually left the program 1,2.In this current pilot project, we were interested in exploring how a hybrid offering of ourintroductory engineering graphics course might constructively address instructional efficiency,learning flexibility, and student engagement concerns while still delivering an instructionallyeffective course. This initial exploration is part of our ongoing instructional design study lookingat leveraging best-in-class technologies and instructional strategies for effective graphics Page 13.602.2instruction.MethodologyFor this study, three laptop sections of

Conference Session

Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

meant to be a substitute to rigorous courses onEntrepreneurship. The aim is to raise the interest level among the students, make them aware ofthis important field and give them an overview of the subject. The hope is that they wouldchoose to study Entrepreneurship either as a minor degree or as a set of elective courses. It is inthose courses that the all important hands-on training and actual project work will take place.There is a great ancillary benefit to these case studies in that they allow the student to betterappreciate the usefulness of what might be initially construed as a boring and dry technical topic.It is that mutually beneficial relationship that makes it easier for a course instructor to give up acontact hour of his/her class

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia; W. Bernard Carlson, University of Virginia; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Bruce Seely, Michigan Technological University; Douglass Klein, Union College; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

effort by recognizing that“Innovative courses are not easily transportable or transferable. When new faculty are asked totake on these courses, they are more likely to create their own than to pick up on the coursecreated by the pioneers” (Steen, 1999, p. 5). Instead of seeking to create a series of coursesdesigned to be exported to other faculty institutions, our approach focuses on enhancingsubstantive interdisciplinary interaction among faculty and tapping into faculty professional andscholarly interests—areas in which the New Liberal Arts projects often succeeded (Steen, 1999,p. 5).Specifying the Knowledge and Abilities Required to Achieve TL OutcomesThinking about course designs requires specifying the things that a person who has

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington; Tracie L. Brockhoff, Penn State University - New Kensington

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Women in Engineering

encourage and guide them in preparation for matriculation into engineering, engineeringtechnology, or science.The fifteenth annual FIRSTE Program was held on May 15-16, 2007. Students were exposed tointensive hands-on workshops designed to stimulate interest and provide a realistic view ofengineering and science-related careers. The young women had an opportunity to work on acomputer-aided design project, perform practical laboratory applications, and participate inscientific exploration – skills essential to engineering practice.The River Voyager provided a unique opportunity for the students to experience practical usageson modern technology as related to the world around them. Crew specialists met with the groupto demonstrate how trusses, dams