Conference Session

Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

vehicle markets and missions,” SAE paper 1999-01-2946, 1999.4. Walters, J., Husted, H. and Rajashekara, K.,“Comparative study of hybrid powertrain strategies,” SAE paper 2001-01-2501, 2001.5. Hirose, K., Abe, S. and Killmann, G., “Overview of current and future hybrid technology,” SAE paper 2002-33- 0016, 2002.6. “Hybrid and diesel vehicles expected to represent 11 percent of market share in next seven years,” JD Power and associates, www.jdpower.com, June 28, 2005.7. JD Power and associates, www.jdpower.com, June 2003.8. Denton, K., Goldman, J., Hays, B. and Haytt, C., “2000 University of Maryland FutureTruck design description,” SAE paper 2001-01-0681, 2001.9. Conley, J., Caly, B., Waters, R., Toth

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Clifford Bruell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Yexin Yin, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Praveen Jayaradu, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Mark Hines, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Environmental Engineering

undergraduate environmentalcurriculum so that students will be exposed to cutting-edge advances in nanotechnology and theirimpact on the environment.Overview of ModulesThree research-based environmental nanotechnology modules have been designed andimplemented. Modules 1 and 3 have been incorporated into an undergraduate levelenvironmental engineering course, and Modules 1 and 2 have been successfully incorporatedinto a senior-level chemistry course. For these modules, we selected two nanomaterials(nanoscale bimetallic iron particles and engineered nanospheres) that may provide solutions tochallenging environmental pollution problems [3]. Table 1 shows a summary of each module andits learning objective(s

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama; Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

newly-created knowledge of technologies in a traditional or emerging advanced Page 12.258.7 specialized technical area appropriate to civil engineering. (Bloom’s Level 6) Table 2 (continued) P r o f e s s i o n a l O u t c o m e s 19. Communication Plan, compose, and integrate the verbal, written, virtual, and graphical communication of a project to technical and non-technical audiences. (Bloom’s Level 5) 20. History and heritage Explain

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Shaykhian, NASA; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

., Jeffrey, K., An Interactive Computer-Based Tutorial for MATLAB, 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 18-21, 2000. Page 12.858.95. Wirth, M., Kovesi, P., MATLAB as an Introductory Programming Language, 2006 Wiley Periodicals Inc.6. Teaching Problem-Solving Skills, Prepared for the TRACE Workshop, “Teaching Problem-Solving Skills,” June 17, 2003.7. Navaee, S., Das, N., Utilization of MATLAB in Structural Analysis, Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE/SEFI/TUB Colloquium.8. Wikipedia encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamically_typed_language.9. Sen, S., and Shaykhian, G. Scope of various

Conference Session

Scientific Literature and Data: Proliferation, Storage, and Open Access

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Stout, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anne Graham, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries

short with respect to data. OpenAccess, a movement that originally addressed publications like books and journalarticles, has evolved to include data. Librarians at MIT conducted an experiment in 2005-2006 that underscored the issues of management and dissemination. The knowledgegathered from the results of this experiment informed them of how to strengthen librarianservices to academic communities. In its fledgling stages, data storage and disseminationare ripe to mature in the upcoming years. Such an evolution is crucial to science. Afterall, as renowned physiologist Claude Bernard said, “Art is I; science is we 27 .”1 Lewis J. Memory Overload. Wired. February, 2003.2 Carlson S. Lost in a Sea of Science Data. Information Technology

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ken Barnard; Greg Stephens; Raju Dandu

contamination which pregnant women andchildren are particularly vulnerable. One in six of the four million babies born in the U.S. eachyear have a blood mercury level above EPA set safe levels and high enough to cause learningdisabilities, impair motor skills, and affect intelligence (Kerry & Kerry 2007).Burning fossil fuels increase levels of pollutants and greenhouse gasses. Burning of coal addsmercury, sulfur oxides, and fly ash, among others to our atmosphere. The burning of fossil fuelsalso adds carbon dioxide to our atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which means ittraps more of the sun’s energy that would otherwise be radiated out to space. Carbon dioxidelevels have been increasing exponentially since the mid 1800’s when humans

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Keith M. Gardiner

5This course attracted enrollment of employees from nearby A.T. & T. (formerly Western Electric) andsubsequently Lucent (now Agere/LSI) and from a Ford/Visteon plant that was just in the planning stagesin 1987. In the mid-nineties the semiconductor industry was in the throes of debates about wafer sizes(forecasts going to 300mm.) and the projected high costs of building new s-c fabrications plants (fabs). Itwas decided to assign students in MSE496 with the task of developing a product/process forecast as thebasis for making an estimate of the costs and potential output for a 300mm. wafer fab projected to beoperational in 2001. There were sufficient numbers of students to assign teams with responsibility foreach process sector; diffusion

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Thomas F. C. Woodhall

important to keep inmind the goals of using a formative assessment strategy. Ultimately, the goal of assessing aportion of the design process is to assist student motivation and learning. This is a primaryobjective of formative assessment, which uses a circular process of evaluating, providingfeedback, and corrective instruction7. By informing students of the importance of the problemdefinition phase, it can help set the stage for the balance of the project and ensure that creativesolutions are developed in an orderly and timely fashion. Students also become quickly familiarwith the formative rubric assessment scheme early in the project.Key ConceptsBy adopting Dominick et al.’s outline for the design phase, it is logical to employ a breakdownof

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

Fuzzy Decision-Making, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1995.4. T. J. Ross, Fuzzy Logic with Engineering Applications, 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 2005.5. K. Kurata and N. Eguchi, “Machine learning of fuzzy rules for crop management in protected cultivation,” Transactions of the ASAE 33(4), pp. 1360-1368, 1990.6. K. Chao, R. S. Gates, and R. G. Anderson, “Knowledge-based control systems for commercial single stem rose production,” ASAE Paper No. 97-4032, St. Joseph, MI, 1997.7. P. J. Salgado, B. Cunha, and C. Couto, “A fuzzy identification and controller for the agricultural greenhouse,” 7th International Conference on Computers in Agriculture, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

overarching goals: engage students inlearning and facilitate the transition to college life. In the College of Engineering, we seek toprovide a small class experience that provides them with a meaningful and interestingintroduction into some aspect of engineering practice. Class size is limited to 20 students andnearly all FYS’s are taught by regular faculty members. There are over sixty different seminartopics in engineering; for more information consult the web site at www.engr.psu.edy/fys.The Solar Racers FYS evolved from projects used in a three-credit technical elective on solarenergy taught by the author at Penn State Harrisburg since the 1980’s. It was modeled on thesuccessful middle school initiative, the Junior Solar Sprint 3. Significant

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

included issues related to recruiting and retaining more minorities in engineering. He believedthe service aspect of diversity did not belong in a teaching portfolio because it did not directlyrelate to teaching. His second category referred to ways to handle diverse groups of people in theclassroom. YI104 chose to not include his diversity statement in his teaching portfolio because hedid not like it and felt that diversity was more of a service responsibility, rather than explicitlyrelated to teaching diverse groups.YI104’s diversity views were greatly influenced by a childhood experience. When he was growingup he asked his grandfather if he knew Tagalog and his grandfather responded,‘you’re American, speak English”. This caused YI104 to treat

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Diaz, Clemson University; Pam King, Clemson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

7 1 .3 2005 70 65 60 55 50 Sch o o l A Sch o o l B Sch o o l C Schoo l D S o u t h C a r o li n a Page 12.175.9 Schools A

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

University of New Haven Faculty, Madison, CT, March, 2003. See NSF Engineering Coalitions Website: http://www.foundationcoalition.org/home/keycomponents/firstyearcurriculum.html http://www.foundationcoalition.org/home/sophomore/index.html6. Collura, M., Daniels, S., Nocito-Gobel, J., Aliane, B, Development of a MultiDisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral, ASEE 2004 Annual Conference, Curricular Change Issues, session 26307. Collura, M.A. A Multidisciplinary, Spiral Curricular Foundation for Engineering Programs., NSF Department-Level Reform Planning Grant, EEC-0343077, $99,928 August 14, 2003.8. Bruner, J., Toward a Theory of Instruction, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1966.9

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

removed from the toaster. The difference incooling behavior of the two metal toast samples is because the black toast is a better emitter ofradiation and when the power is cut off, the black toast is much warmer than the inner walls ofthe toaster, and air inside the toaster. The toast experiment presented here is a good in-class demonstration to motivate discussionof radiation heat transfer. After students attend lecture(s) on radiation, they return to thelaboratory for more extensive experimental investigation. Measurements in the follow-upexperiment include (1) comparison of additional surface properties, (2) use of thermocoupleswith radiation shields to measure the air temperature inside the toaster, (3) investigation ofcooling in different

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Computers in Education

. Page 12.840.104.2.4 Determining Shift Points Given the discussion above, one can, in principle, use the nakedeye to read the shift points off the acceleration vs. speed curves shown in Figure 5. However, first gear (a) (b) acceleration (m/s 2 ) acceleration (m/s 2 ) second gear 6 6 third gear 4 fourth gear

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina; Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the multidisciplinary aspect ofengineering related activities in order to show connections between math and science.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Page 12.785.10Foundation under Grant Number 0440568. All opinions expressed withinare the authors' and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. National Science Foundation, NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows In K-12 Education (GK-12) http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5472&from=fund2. A. Caicedo, J. Lyons, S. Thompson, (2006) “Investigating Outcomes for GK-12 Teacher Partners and GK-12

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Sevener, Valparaiso University

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Engineering Management

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004).14. A. C. Estes, R. W. Welch, and K. F. Meyer , “Will Ten Pounds Fit into a Five Pound Bag?,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2005).15. S. H. VanderLeest, “Advocating Breadth in a World of Depth,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2005).16. B. R. Thompson, “The MS in Engineering Management at Milwaukee School of Engineering: An Update,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2005).17. S. Viswanathan and H. E. Evans, “Creating a Differentiated, Relevant, and

Conference Session

Mechanical Design and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Richard Harris, Sandia National Laboratories

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Engineering Technology

professional development project described in this paper. Sandia is a multi-programlaboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company for the United StatesDepartment of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000.References1. Shigley, J. E., Mischke, C. R., and Budynas, R. G., Mechanical Engineering Design, 7th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2004.2. Bachnak, R., Verma, S., and Coppinger, T., “Restructuring the Capstone Course Leads to Successful Projects,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Section 1647, June 2005.3. Burbank, K., Holcomb, J., Cooper-Duffy, K., and Prohn, JK., “A Wheelchair Navigation System as a Collaborative Senior Project,” Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Bob Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Manufacturing

mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University, developing research in the area of environmentally responsible design and manufacturing.Bob Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Stout Page 12.1130.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Opportunities and Challenges for Manufacturing EngineeringAbstractDuring the decades of the 1980’s and 1990’s, the development of undergraduate and graduatemanufacturing engineering programs advanced and legitimized the manufacturing engineeringdiscipline. With recent perceived loss of manufacturing production to oversees locations and thecontinued public perception of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Zachary Kuhn, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

the data matrix lies from the center of the galvo workspace; thelow setting is directly in the center and the high setting is 20 mm to the right of center. Finally,LED intensity is a setting on the camera that reads the barcode with 130 being on the low end ofthe recommended range and 160 on the upper end.The following machine parameters remained constant throughout this DOE: • Coupon Type: Black anodized aluminum at .47 mm thick • Barcode Size: 1mm x 1mm • Barcode Text: OXFORD LASERS • Laser Beam: 266 nm • Foreground on barcode camera: White • Beam movement: Galvo • Pen style: 1 (100 mm/s) • Hatches used: 1 (Horizontal) and 2 (Vertical) • Distance from center movement: X axis only • Fluorescent lights inside laser: On

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Mechanical Engineering

there was an increased level of awareness of the students’learning, and that awareness will be used in other courses.6. Bibliography1. Shuman, L. J., Besterfield-Sacre, M. and McGoury, J., “The ABET “Professional Skills”- Can They Be Taught?Can They Be Assessed?,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, January 2005, pp. 41-55.2. Roselli, R. J. and Brophy S. P., “Effectiveness of Challenge-Based Instruction in Biomechanics,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 95, No. 4, October 2006, pp. 311-324.3. Wankat, P., “A Push for Participation,” PRISM, Vol. 15, No. 5, January 2006, pp. 39.4. Jawaharlal, Mariappan, Fan, Uei-Jiun and Monemi, Saeed, “Implementing Service-Learning in EngineeringCurriculum,” Presented at the 2006 ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, confusing the truesubject matter. This often occurs since without standardized partitioning of the control levels thevarious control sub-components are intertwined. Page 12.1276.8 iR R u RS uTR iS S u ST iT T u i System Level Control iRc iSc iTc ic Application Level

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ingroups and prefer same-sex groups over mixed group settings.20 They also prefer problem-centered and socially relevant topics and activities.2,3,4 Research also indicates that females andminority students tend to prefer cooperative activities over competitions.22,23In addition, STEM students from underrepresented groups have identified cultural factors ashaving the greatest impact on their retention. This seems to beg attention for enhanced culturalunderstanding by those who are responsible for supporting students and mentoring thesedeveloping professionals.14 Multicultural counseling and teaching has emerged as a concern overthe years. In the early 1990’s multicultural competencies for human services were developed.24These competencies centered

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2007-735: SPEAKING TECH TO POWERDavid Bodde, Clemson University Dr. David L. Bodde Dr. Bodde is a professor of engineering and business at Clemson University and a Senior Fellow at Clemson’s Spiro Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Dr. Bodde serves on the Board of Directors of a variety of companies: Great Plains Energy (a diversified energy company and electric utility), the Commerce Funds (a mutual fund), and several privately held ventures. His past experience includes Vice President of the Midwest Research Institute, Assistant Director of the U. S. Congressional Budget Office, and Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Department of Energy. He recently

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

loyalty, improvequality, improve working conditions, improve employee job satisfaction, improve theirreputation, improve profits, and improve stakeholder returns. Things are never simply ‘goodenough’ for them; there is always room for improvement.Those organizations that have adopted this approach to quality are better off and more able tosuccessfully compete in today’s highly competitive global economy. They have become theleaders in their field. However, those organizations that have ignored the benefits of TQM willbecome the laggards in their field, struggling to survive right up to the time they go out ofbusiness.Bibliography1. Bailey, S. K. (1968). Objectives of the theory of public administration. Monograph of American Academy of

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

G G G G Construction E E E G E E groupLegend: E-Excellent G-Good S-Satisfactory NI-Needs improvement U-UnacceptableBased on the qualitative assessment of both groups as shown in Table 2, it is evident that thestudents were able to satisfactorily meet the stated objectives. The second group obtained abetter rating because they showed a higher commitment to the project and took the initiative topropose design modifications. The design and construction of the GSHP showed the students’ability to deal with a relatively-complex real-life application with little supervision. From thestudents’ point of view

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Garcia, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Information Systems

thisis to deploy a passive tap with minimal effect on network operations. The sensor is deployed onthis tap between the external firewall and the internal network such that it can monitor all thetraffic that enters (and departs) over that connection. This allows the sensor to examine all of thedata associated with the external link so that it can be effectively used to monitor incoming (andoutgoing) attacks. The snort machine is located at the main router on campus, which is connectedto the Internet by a 100Mb/s full-duplex Ethernet link. Data was collected on the network tapover a period of one week by running Snort in a stealthy packet logging mode.The goal of the analysis is to create descriptive information from the raw TCPDUMP files, thento

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University; Daivon Craft, Louisiana State University; Cheryle Peters, Louisiana State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Historical and current data indicate that the need for science and engineering careers isincreasing, yet the number of students choosing and completing traditional science degrees isdecreasing. The decrease in students choosing and/or being qualified to enter science andengineering fields is continuing even with the programs geared towards increasing awarenessand preparedness. The gap between students entering science and engineering (S&E) fields andgraduating to meet the S&E employment needs was first noted in the early 1990’s. Manyresearchers suggested that recruitment and retention into the qualitative science fields shouldinclude women and minorities to assist in filling in the employment gap. Since a large numberof women and minorities

Conference Session

Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Sheridan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Eve Fine, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jessica Winchell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christine Pribbenow, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Molly Carnes, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jo Handelsman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Women in Engineering

try and control for a variable such as “committed to diversity”, we compiled someadditional evidence that compares data from the one college that mandated attendance in2005 (the College of Letters & Sciences (L&S)) to other departments in the University.Because the Dean of L&S made attendance at the Searching for Excellence & Diversityworkshops mandatory in 2005 before he would release a faculty position, for the first timewe encountered workshop participants who were actively antagonistic to the messages andspirit of the workshop. Yet, even though some participants in L&S may not have been“committed to diversity”, L&S still showed increases in their offers to women andminorities, and the percentage of new hires who

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Judy Sutor, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

/Ethnic Sensitive Engineering Activities and Career Guidance.” Just a single componentof the usual five-component topic format was used. This was the presentation of literaturefindings on possible types of classroom engineering activities with gender/minority sensitivityfor awareness of future courses and careers related to engineering disciplines. Such suggestedactivities included: 1) take apart (and maybe rebuild) items such as appliances, cell phones, andcomputers; 2) learn about the engineering design process in terms of how a component(s) of afamiliar system, such as a bicycle or running shoe, are engineered from concept tomanufacturing; 3) redesign common household objects to meet the needs of children, women/minorities, and the elderly; 4