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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

andrelation of course sequencing and connectivity.Second Generation Supplemental Document DevelopmentBased on the success of the first document, a second iteration was prepared for the 2006 ABETaccreditation review. The second iteration was developed to fill any holes that were discoveredin the 2000 assessment and build on the insight that was provided in that initial document. Also,since the first document was so helpful (inadvertently so) in showing gaps in the curriculum andissues between curriculum continuation, the second document and its associated interviewquestions and surveys were developed to help in identifying these problems. Data sourcesinclude rubric assessments, student interviews by an independent professional, peer evaluations,and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Design in Engineering Education

, techniques andobjectives. This paper will present experiences in developing such toolboxes and their efficientuse in teaching and learning the fundamental mechanics courses.Development of MATLAB toolbox A MATLAB toolbox is a collection of individual analysis modules supported by asoftware architecture that can allow an integrated analysis of multiple fundamental mechanicsproblems. Development of MATLAB toolbox is a meritorious choice for many reasons. Itsversatile computational power, easy graphical user interface, convenient GUI development tools(GUIDE function), easy deployment (MATLAB compiler) and availability of numerous existingtoolboxes for seamless integration have lead to its wide-use amongst universities and industry.2,3The MATLAB

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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Design in Engineering Education

establishment been expanded to cover the most part of thestudents’ final year and also constitutes the main competitive mean of attracting new students tothe area of engineering design.This paper presents results from an attempt to introduce a similar concept into the students’ firstyear of studies, in the form of cornerstone projects. The intention was to build on the extensiveexperience from the many capstone courses and projects, and to bridge the gap between the firstyear and the final year, with the purpose of giving a perspective and a broad overview of theentire curriculum and the following courses.In conclusion, a number of mechanisms are presented for the exchange of experiences andknowledge between the students of the first and final years of

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

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Design in Engineering Education

one who has a foundation of basic science, mathematics, and engineering knowledge, combined with practical knowledge and experience in applying existing technology to contemporary problems. “The mission of the Electrical Engineering (EE) Program is to build a foundation of knowledge inelectrical engineering by integrating a variety of project experiences at every level throughoutthe curriculum. The program is to be relevant to the region and to produce graduates who canimmediately contribute to the profitability of their employer. The roles of the student as learner,observer, assistant, and practitioner have been clearly defined and articulated for thisenvironment2.The EE program at WKU is an ABET accredited program. A

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Design in Engineering Education

problems that are of interest to the students or that studentschoose themselves which should lead to increased student attention and interest in the material.2Hadim and Esche applied project based learning to two engineering courses at their university. 5They acknowledge that in engineering there is an increased interest in PBL due to ABET. In theABET EC 2000, ABET has mandated that engineering programs must integrate more design intothe engineering courses. In addition ABET EC 2000 also looks at such skills as communicationand teamwork both of which can be developed using PBL.5Carroll and Hirtz discussed the use of a solar car design for a multidisciplinary project. 7 Theybroke the course into three main areas. These are modeling, design, and

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

group surveys coveringcapstone design among different disciplines and other, more narrowly focused surveys. Insummary the studies indicate that since Dixon’s seminal article in 1991 we have seen: increasedemphasis in integrating the Product Realization Process, improvement in the working definitionsof design and design processes, an increase in the number of design topics taught in capstonedesign from 1994 to 2005, but, an apparent and dramatic decrease in the number of design topicsfrom 2003-2006.1.0 IntroductionDeveloping an undergraduate engineering design curriculum can be a challenge for anyinstitution. Using the continuous improvement process adopted by ABET 2000, we typicallyconsider: which outcomes our program should set out to achieve

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Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rainer Seidel, The University of Auckland; Linda Haemmerle, Plume Ltd.; Chris Chambers, CPC Consulting Ltd.

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering and other University graduates. The three-year program is an initiative of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Universityof Auckland, and its funding started in 2006.The program’s focus is on the establishment of appropriate curriculum structures and on thedevelopment of talent pathways into product development for students from engineering, andalso from business, science and the creative arts, that reflect the skill requirements of design-driven manufacturers. At the same time a professional development framework forprofessional design engineers and other design practitioners from the industry sector is beingestablished that caters to their specific training needs, reflects the requirements ofprofessional bodies and industry

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Langdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-166: THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ON RENSSELAER’S PRODUCTDESIGN AND INNOVATION PROGRAMMark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLangdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Page 12.1491.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ON RENSSELAER’S PRODUCT DESIGN AND INNOVATION PROGRAMABSTRACTThe experience of students in Rensselaer’s Product Design and Innovation (PDI) program offersa glimpse into how to integrate the humanities and social sciences (H&SS) into an engineeringcurriculum. PDI offers a dual degree program built around a studio design class each semester,integrated into a core-engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Design in Engineering Education

arts college. She received an NSF CAREER award in 1998 and the VT College of Engineering Outstanding New Assistant Professor Award in 2000.Brenda Brand, Virginia Tech Dr. Brenda R. Brand is an assistant professor of Science Education at Virginia Tech. She received her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Curriculum in Science Education from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Dr. Brand was the science supervisor for Montgomery County Public Schools. As the science supervisor, Dr. Brand co-developed a year-long robotics program, working with the lead teacher to develop a course description and syllabus that incorporated participation for the FIRST robotics competition. Currently, Dr. Brand

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy; Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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Design in Engineering Education

accomplish this objective.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank LTC(P) Bobby Crawford for his instruction, mentorship, andguidance, during both his time as an undergraduate student, and as an instructor; MAJ TonyJones for his support and tireless dedication to excellence; and, most of all, the students whoseenthusiasm and efforts have been the inspiration for the constant improvement of ME450.References1. Lawrence, Thomas Edward, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Random House, Inc., New York, 1935, p. 22.2. Butz, Brian P., “Integrating Engineering and Technology in to a Core Curriculum,” 1997 Frontiers in EducationConference, Session T3G.3. Lowman, Joseph, Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, second edition, Wiley, San Fransisco, 1995, pp. 195

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shih-Liang (Sid) Wang, North Carolina A&T State University

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Design in Engineering Education

features (force and weight), and then it maps genericinventive principles to specific solutions (the counter weight principle yields the solution ofspoilers.) Obviously, creating more examples will help users understand the mapping processand help them to work on their own problems.TRIZ in Teaching Engineering Design Page 12.483.2There is a definite need to provide students with helpful strategies and guidelines to solve designproblems. The ultimate student design experience in an engineering curriculum is the seniorcapstone design course. Some of our senior capstone projects like SAE Mini Baja and SAE AeroDesign are annual competitions, and

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Cumbie, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Design in Engineering Education

-disciplinary relationshipsDeveloping an IT system is a resource intensive effort and is many times cost prohibitivefor a single university department. The relationship between the engineering andbusiness schools at Auburn University allowed for the development of the KSS to occurwhile simultaneously benefiting the students and faculty of each department. MISstudents were able to experience their own Capstone experience by applying theirclassroom skills to a real world problem.Integration with Design Curriculum: Constantly Involve StudentsA key to the development of the KSS was the involvement of students, both business andengineering at all levels. Students participated in weekly meetings, talking with potentialusers of the system, and presenting

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Jinkins, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Jill Clough, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Engineering Management

Page 12.1154.2 Safety management Communication skills Ethical decision making Team skills Professional development and responsibility Career planningAlthough these are covered in many other courses in the curriculum, the engineeringManagement course provides an important aspect of the education in each vital area thatcould not be slighted in coverage.Coverage, however, did not require use of lecture, written assignment, and exams. Infact, more memorable mechanisms would be preferred. It was determined that acombination of pedagogical techniques could be used to advantage and a syllabusconstructed that relied heavily on: Class discussion Case studies Independent and group research and

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Design in Engineering Education

aside for a Creative Thinking Workshop. Techniques for creative thinking(brainstorming etc.) and concepts of team dynamics are discussed in the context of theconceptual design phase of the major design project. The workshop is part of a thread indeveloping creative thinking through the design course sequence. Communications skills are alsoseriously addressed and assessed through the various assignments as part of an overarchingCommunications Plan for the engineering curriculum. Page 12.1272.8AssessmentAssessment of the course included surveying the students to gauge their perceived learningassociated with a number of

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Giullian, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Jason McCammon, Brigham Young University; Brad Brooks, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

. The students were encouraged to stretch their capabilitiesand those of the software being used to create an innovative and aesthetic design. In addition,the students were challenged to incorporate the ideas of parametrics and modularity into thevehicle design. The organization of the project was similar to that of GM, with BYU acting asthe vehicle integrator, Virginia Tech acting as the power train integrator, and all others schoolsworking on specific parts of the vehicle. Each group of engineering students was responsible fora particular component of the vehicle such as the brakes, suspension, or steering assembly. Fourindustrial design schools were assigned to create individual exterior designs for the vehicle, andBYU industrial design

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

college of engineering.Roberta Harvey, Rowan University Roberta Harvey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing Arts at Rowan University. She has been part of the faculty team that teaches Sophomore Clinic I since 1998 and played a key role in the development of the integrated design and communication pedagogy of the course. In addition to engineering communication, her areas of interest and expertise include interdisciplinary learning, collaborative learning and teamwork, meta-cognitive learning, information literacy, and student learning outcomes assessment.Paris von Lockette, Rowan University Paris von Locketter is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan

Conference Session

Design for the Environment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dong Young Jang, Seoul National University of Technology; Heewon Lee, Seoul National University of Technology; Sitae Won, Seoul National University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Capstone DesignEducation model and expanding the reeducation program of industrial workforce.Engineering students, after learning system design, an interdisciplinary curriculum of designeducation, a design information system with a data base of various design techniques, designelements, and teaching materials are expected to grow out of the projects. The SeoulNational University of Technology has hosted annual engineering education forums since Page 12.451.52001 and has recommended students of design engineering to participate in national andinternational design contests.Second, specific methods to spread capstone design education are as follows

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

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Design in Engineering Education

. The authors are ofthe opinion that service learning relieves the students of the monotony of routineclassroom work and learning disengagement. The authors believe that service learninghelps to rekindle the social consciousness of the student learner. The authors promotedesigning of service-learning programs that can make a significant impact in the area ofsocial activism.This philosophy has been put in to practice at Miami University. A Senior DesignCapstone Experience has been designed in such a manner that it does not become an itemthat occupies a table in an engineering laboratory. Instead, it has been transformed to beviewed as a major event that brings the college, the community and the schools togetherto experience a technological

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oenardi Lawanto, Univ Of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Design in Engineering Education

, “During this phase, we focused on the what thing rather than the how thing.”Special attention was given to learn about these components as each component has its ownworking characteristics that have direct impact on the performance of the bike. Lessons learnedfrom studying the historical aspect of the hydraulic bike were also integrated in this team’s future Page 12.1264.8design.Preliminary computational analysis. After having a more qualitative analysis of the project fromthe previous phase, this team proceeded with a quantitative analysis through numerous computersimulations. In this second phase these students tried to gain an understanding of

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II / Design for Special Services

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Conry, Clarkson University

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Design in Engineering Education

and the ways in which each fosters accomplishment of the learningobjectives that are articulated in concert with the process-oriented aspects of the tacticsassociated with the pedagogical framework. To ensure that our curriculum provides acomprehensive treatment of the topics and skills an emerging software engineer should master,the department has adopted a set of core learning objectives for each required course in theprogram of study. The core learning objectives for the software engineering culminating designexperience are:1. Students will participate in the process of carrying a significant software development effort from a conceptual idea through integration and testing of the complete product.2. Students will be thoroughly familiar

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

companies during the design exposition banquet.All forms, spreadsheets, and documents described in this paper are available from the websitehttp://www.srdesign.uncc.edu. Page 12.1308.97. Conclusions and Future WorkA multi-disciplinary industry sponsored senior design course has been developed and integratedinto the College of Engineering curriculum at UNC Charlotte. Shortcomings in the student-project generated senior design courses used by the engineering department in previous yearshave been identified and the new program has been developed to concentrate on these problemareas. The industry-sponsored course affords students an opportunity to work

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

. Internal • Marketing and Sales. Stakeholders • Shipping and Distribution. • Investors. • Purchasers and users. External • Nursery shops (e.g. Frank's). Stakeholders • Hardware stores (e.g. Ace, Aco). • Retail Outlets (e.g. Meijer, K-mart, Target, Wal-Mart, Sears).Understanding the design problem is accomplished by identifying the needs of all the relevantstakeholders, setting target specifications for the product, and decomposing the problem intocritical sub-problems. Although the latter is not explicitly shown in Fig. 2, it corresponds to thefirst activity of the concept generation task. As an integral part of the process of setting targetspecifications

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; MohammadOmar Andar, Kabul University; Maria Beebe, Washington State University

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International

settingstandards in Afghanistan as they are more attuned to donor requirements.Finally, purists in civil engineering are reluctant to consider why more management-orientedcourses, as in construction management, maybe necessary to integrate in the curriculum to equipgraduates to successfully compete for civil engineering projects. Moreover, the integration ofinformation-based tools, such as, AutoCad, engineering graphics, digital drawings, and globalinformation systems (GIS) in civil engineering2 has not been fully considered as non-existenttraditional laboratories remain the focus of attention.To address some of these issues, a series of workshops and meetings were held in 2006 withthose who follow the Kabul University model with an attempt to modify the

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Christopher M. Korpela; William J. Adams

interests and backgrounds. The challenge of presentingthem with exciting and relevant educational events becomes an exercise in developing projectsthat match the interdisciplinary composition of the student teams. In particular, EECS projectsseek to integrate electrical and computer engineering, computer science and informationtechnology students that have completed their sophomore or junior year. These students have hada solid basic education in their fields. They are at the point of deciding which field of theirdiscipline to specialize in and which electives they might be interested in taking. In addition tocoursework towards their major, every student takes a core curriculum of 26 courses in a fouryear bachelor's degree program which includes

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management / IE and EM Program Mangement / Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Raymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Engineering Management

regarding the need to modify the engineering curriculum in order to betterprepare engineering graduates to face the new challenges that the current engineeringenvironment presented. In 1994, “industry and academe realized that their concerns were thesame, [therefore] they began to mobilize through ABET, the organization responsible for settingthe standards of engineering education” (ABET, 2004, p. 1). As a result, the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) acknowledged this call from industry andeducational leaders, and started working towards changing the standards of engineeringeducation in order to guarantee that engineering students not only have an education in thetechnical disciplines of engineering but also in human

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Deborah Tihanyi; Margaret N. Hundleby

produces focused and comprehensive assessment, butalso has the added advantage of integrating the communication work directly into thedevelopment of the work in science and technology within the undergraduate curriculum. Wehave successfully used this approach in several engineering courses, most recently in MSE390 –Communication II.BackgroundMSE390 – Communication IIIn their first year of study, all students* in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at theUniversity of Toronto take APS111 and APS112, Engineering Strategies and Practice (ESP),courses which emphasize the link between the design and communication processes. In theirsecond year, students stream into individual departments; each department in the Faculty has itsown curriculum

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

15. Ability to apply the creative problem solving process 16. Achieve an excellent project outcomeBy integrating the creative problem solving process into conceptual design, a dynamic is createdfor efficient learning which involves both explicit and tacit components in the most effectivesequence5. The goal is to provide a structure that will encourage students to follow the optimalsequence of steps to set the stage for a superior project outcome coupled with a solidunderstanding of the conceptual design process. Therefore, the last five criteria of Table 1 relateto capabilities that will enable students to meet sponsor expectations. They will also help

Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies in Calculus

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Ruth Ellen Hanna, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics

AC 2007-58: PREDICTING STUDENT SUCCESS IN CALCULUSJenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University Jenna P. Carpenter is Director of Chemical and Industrial Engineering and Wayne and Juanita Spinks Professor of Mathematics at Louisiana Tech University. She was co-developer of the mathematics sequence for NSF-funded integrated engineering curriculum at Tech and currently leads an NSF-funded effort to develop an integrated science curriculum for math, science and education majors. She received her B.S. in Mathematics from Louisiana Tech University. Her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mathematics are from Louisiana State University, where she was an LSU Alumni Federation Fellow.Ruth Ellen Hanna, Louisiana Tech

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Experiential and Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Dianne Dorland, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

technicalcommunications9. By this fourth clinic experience students are involved in solving open-endedengineering problems, and considering the merits of numerous solutions. Students enrolled inthe Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic work in teams to carry out independent research projects.The Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic, a 4-semester required course, is an integral part of theengineering curriculum in which students apply engineering principles to emerging technologies.Students work on service related projects or research grants funded by industry or government inmultidisciplinary teams6. The makeup of the teams is driven by the requirements of the project.Teams of students are organized based on their particular skills, interests and background, andmatched to

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Outstanding Contributions to ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Rhoads, Michigan State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University; Brian Olson, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Terry Ballinger, Lansing Catholic High School

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Mechanical Engineering

of the program’s curriculum has been a short course inmechanical engineering. This course, which is taught by a representative of the mechanical engi-neering department (a faculty member or doctoral candidate) in conjunction with a local secondaryschool educator, is intended to introduce the fundamentals of mechanical engineering in an infor-mative, yet approachable, manner.Structurally, the mechanical engineering course is divided into ten two-hour academic units, eachof which includes a brief technical lecture (approximately twenty minutes in length), a varietyof hands-on demonstrations, and a competitive group project of a design-build-test nature. Thecourse’s curriculum presently consists of three distinct sections: (i) mechanical system