Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

posit to apply widely researched educational psychology principles and practicesto the engineering curriculum. These practices include: ‚ vignette-based instruction, ‚ embedded signature assignments, ‚ rubric judged laboratory experiences, ‚ value judged internships, and ‚ concept inventory assessments in all courses in the courses.All five of these teaching practices combine assessment to instruction and are linked tostudent performance. Vignette-based instruction is described as a provision of instructionwhere students are provided with real world vignettes or workplace problems and mustsolve these vignette based issues or problems using principles perspectives and practicesthat they have learned in courses1. These are often group

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

New Haven (UNH) had the opportunity to enroll in such a course. The initial preparation for the onlineclass was time consuming because of the amount of materials made available to the students. It has alsobeen found from experience that it takes much more time to teach and administer online courses. Otheronline course developers agree that teaching and maintaining an online course takes a considerableamount of time [4]. However, the time is well spent since the material developed in the online courses can 1also be used in the regular classroom. Student satisfaction is about the same in the traditional course andthe online courses. Furthermore, the composition of the student population at

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

New Haven (UNH) had the opportunity to enroll in such a course. The initial preparation for the onlineclass was time consuming because of the amount of materials made available to the students. It has alsobeen found from experience that it takes much more time to teach and administer online courses. Otheronline course developers agree that teaching and maintaining an online course takes a considerableamount of time [4]. However, the time is well spent since the material developed in the online courses can 1also be used in the regular classroom. Student satisfaction is about the same in the traditional course andthe online courses. Furthermore, the composition of the student population at

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

New Haven (UNH) had the opportunity to enroll in such a course. The initial preparation for the onlineclass was time consuming because of the amount of materials made available to the students. It has alsobeen found from experience that it takes much more time to teach and administer online courses. Otheronline course developers agree that teaching and maintaining an online course takes a considerableamount of time [4]. However, the time is well spent since the material developed in the online courses can 1also be used in the regular classroom. Student satisfaction is about the same in the traditional course andthe online courses. Furthermore, the composition of the student population at

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1474: ENERGY AWARENESS EFFORTS AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITYKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and literacy and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu.Ian Gravagne, Baylor University Dr. Gravagne is an assistant professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the Engineering Design II

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Andrews, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; Joy Oguntebi, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering. Until recently, she served as a research faculty member of the department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME). Through her tenure in the NAME department, she became an integral and managing member of the department’s Ocean Engineering Laboratory, and more recently the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories. Her main research experience and interests lie in the development of understanding of the influence of physical processes on the nearshore zone. Most of this work has focused on the Great Lakes and associated larger inland water bodies, with some work on ocean coastal regions as well. Many of the research projects in which she has been involved host an

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Fred Looft; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schachterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

integration, electric and pneumatic actuators, power transmission, materials and static force analysis, controls and programmable embedded computer systems, system integration and robotic applications. Laboratory sessions consist of hands-on exercises and team projects where students design and build mobile robots. RBE 2001 UNIFIED ROBOTICS I First of a four-course sequence introducing foundational theory and practice of robotics engineering from the fields of computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. The focus of this course is the effective conversion of electrical power to mechanical power, and power transmission for purposes of locomotion, and of payload

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Amy Craig, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

fundamental to its creation, the teaching anddelivery of the course will determine the ultimate success. This is one of the first engineeringcourses that students take during their college careers, so it is important to engage the students inlearning about their discipline. However this engagement must be done in a way that permitsmultiple instructors and multiple sections to be taught to offer uniformity in computingexperiences. One way to engage the student is using in-class assignments and exercises. We refer Page 13.772.3to these as “in-class labs” to convey the laboratory nature of these exercises.Essentially, the course (TE/ISE 110) revolves

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, and has developed and taught many of the freshmen engineering courses, including ENGR 107 (Intro to Engineering) and ENGR 108 (Intro to Design). Other courses she is teaching are Dynamics, Dynamics of Machinery, and Engineering Materials. She is a member of ASEE and is developing a biomechanics laboratory as a center for research in bone and joint care.Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana Eric Sprouls has been the Chair of the Department of Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana (USI) since 2002, where he has been teaching engineering technology and engineering courses since 1977. He holds a MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. Prior to coming

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Amir Javaheri, Virginia State University; Stephen S. Tompkins, Virgina State University; Keith Williamson, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

other research interests involve thermomechanical processing using Friction Stir Welding. He has received numerous awards for teaching and research including a two-time selection as the Most Inspiring Faculty and a visionary award from the Cooperating Hampton Roads Organizations for Minorities in Engineering. Page 13.957.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Outcome Assessment Process in a Manufacturing Engineering ProgramAbstractTo achieve the goals and objectives of program educational objectives, our ManufacturingEngineering (MANE) program at Virginia

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Najwa Hanel, University of Southern California

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International

academicinstitution that sustained excellence in teaching and research for almost one and a halfcenturies during which the institution celebrated the elation of success, but also enduredmany tragic events. My hope is to encourage you, the engineering faculty, to get involvedin international engineering education programs in response to the global challenges thatthe AUB and other institutions face and experience throughout the world.A Historical Perspective -- In 1862, what is now Lebanon was part of the Ottoman Empire, which then ruled most of the Middle East. American missionaries in the region had built a Syrian Protestant College under the direction of the American Board Commissioners for Foreign Missions. They asked Dr. Daniel

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Bartonek, Cessna Aircraft Company; Bruce Dallman, Pittsburg State University; James Lookadoo, Pittsburg State University

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Engineering Technology

aroundappropriate funding – but there are other areas as well), quality of instructional facilities(to include equipment in teaching laboratories), level of support services (computing,financial aid offices, registrar, etc.), a strong supply of capable students, and lastly thekey component – the quality of faculty. The activities described above are all aboutmaintaining and enhancing the quality of faculty.When faculty are hired within PSU’s College of Technology, appropriate academiccredentials as well as industrial experience are expected. Generally speaking, theminimum level of responsible industrial experience is three years. A large percentage ofour faculty have significantly more industrial experience than our expected minimum,however even with that

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Uluagac; Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Association for Signal Processing (Eusipco) 2006, Florence Italy, Sep. T 2006.12. Chiang, K.H; Evans, B.L.; Huang, W.T.; Kovac, F.; Lee, E.A.; Messerschmitt, D.G.; Reekie, H.J.; Sastry, S.S.; “Real-time DSP for sophomores”, ICASSP-96. Conference Proceedings., Volume 2, 7-10 May 1996 Page(s):1097 - 1100 vol. 213. Wright, C. H. and Welch, T. B., “Teaching DSP concepts using MATLAB and the TMS320C31 DSK,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 199914. Lisa G. Huettel, “A DSP Hardware-Based Laboratory for Signals and Systems,” 12th Signal Processing Education Workshop, 4th Volume, Issue, Sept. 2006 Page(s):456 - 45915. Lisa G

Conference Session

Problem Solving and Misconceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Verleger, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

MEA. In lab, students work through the sequence to produce a first draft of theirprocedure. First, they are given an individual warm-up activity designed to introduce them to theproblem context. This consists of an advanced organizer detailing the client and their problemfollowed by a set of free-response questions about who the client is, what the client needs, andissues to be considered when producing a solution. After all team members have responded tothe individual questions, the team comes together to develop a solution to the client’s problem.The deliverable at the end of the lab period is a first draft of a memo to the client detailing thesolution to the problem.Following the lab, the teaching assistant provides the students with

Conference Session

Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Applications of IT in Telemedicine and Web-based Distance Learning. Dr.Dhillon is a member of the Executive Board of the NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium.Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology Dr.Sala Qazi is a full Professor at the School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology, State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica, New York. Dr. Qazi teaches and conducts research in the areas of Fiber Optics, Optical and Wireless Communication, and Nanotechnology. He has participated as an Invited Speaker in several international conferences and workshops. Dr.Qazi is a recipient of many awards including, the William Goodell Award for Research Creativity at SUNYIT. He is a

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Anderson, U.S. Naval Academy; Richard Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from the University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, in 1991 and 1993, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, in 1996, where he studied under the Bradley Fellowship. From 1996 to 2001, he was with Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, and Whippany, NJ. While at Bell Laboratories his research focused on CDMA systems, intelligent antenna systems, and multiuser detection. He was named a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in 2000. In 2001, he joined Virginia Tech as an Assistant Professor with the Bradley Department of Electrical Engineering, where he works

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Schaffer, Purdue College of Technology; Joseph Dues, Purdue University-New Albany; Timothy Cooley, Purdue University-New Albany; Damon Sisk, Purdue University-New Albany

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Engineering Technology

Organization Theory and International Business. Before joining Purdue, Dr. Schaffer was Associate Professor of Management and Assistant Department Head at the School of Business at North Georgia State University, north of Atlanta. Prior to the North Georgia assignment he was Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision at IUPUI in Indianapolis. Before embarking on his teaching career, Dr. Schaffer was Manager of US Production Operations Development for United Distillers, the American whiskey subsidiary of Guinness, PLC, in Louisville. He also served six years in the US Air Force on active duty as a computer maintenance technician and maintenance

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

given set of specifications. iii. Develop alternate strategies to solve open-ended problems. 5. Recognize the value of diver sity, and identify ethical and societal issues in business and technical tasks. i. Participate in a diverse group. ii. Discuss ethical and societal issues related to technology. 6. Solve pr oblems and design components, systems or pr ocesses appr opr iate to the discipline of civil engineer ing technology. i. Utilize graphic techniques to produce engineering documents. ii. Conduct standardized field and laboratory testing on civil engineering materials iii. Utilize modern surveying methods for land measurement and/or construction layout. iv

Conference Session

Engineering and ET Relationships & Professional Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-173: ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF A PILOT ENGINEERING ANDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENT INVENTORY SURVEYAndrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona Andrew N. Vavreck is Associate Professor of Engineering and Head of the Division of Business and Engineering at Penn State Altoona. He has earned degrees in Engineering Science (BS), Engineering Mechanics (MS) and Engineering Science and Mechanics (PhD), all from Penn State. His work experience includes engineering research and management at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State. His research is in smart material (particularly magnetorheological fluid) design, application and

Conference Session

FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

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First-Year Programs

Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University KUMAR YELAMARTHI, M.S. is currently a Ph.D. student, and holds a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Wright State University. He serves as the lead Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Freshman Engineering and Computer Science Program. He was honored as the most outstanding Graduate Student in 2004, most outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in 2005, and also has been nominated for excellence in teaching awards several times. He is currently an author on over fifteen publications. His research focus is low-power VLSI methodologies, and engineering education.Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University THOMAS L. BAZZOLI, M.S. is Assistant Dean for Fiscal Affairs

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Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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Engineering Technology

, and substation design. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from SIUC in 1991 and 2002 respectively. He teaches courses in electric power and machinery, industrial automation, and electric circuits. His research interests include power systems economics, power markets, and electric energy management. Page 13.752.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Instructional Development and Assessment of a Task-Oriented Senior Level Data Acquisition Project in a Simulated Business EnvironmentAbstractProblem-based learning experiences give technology students a

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, just as we make thesciences available for the same end through laboratory instruction” 1d, which led MIT to provideleadership to the establishment to the School of Mechanic Arts for secondary students in Boston.In 1882, John Ordway, Vice President of MIT, wrote a letter to the secretary of the PublicEducation Association of Philadelphia, strongly encouraging them to expand the work of theSchool of Mechanic Arts to all of Boston’s public schools 1e.In the 1870s, Harvard graduate Calvin Woodward was professor of mathematics, and dean of thePolytechnic faculty at Washington University in St. Louis. Concerned that his math studentswere having difficulty grasping certain concepts, he began to teach an applied mechanics coursein the early 1870s, in

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Christos Valiotis

-time microcomputer- based laboratory tools,’’ Am. J. Phys. 58, 858–867 10. Sokoloff, D.R. (2004). Real Time Physics. John Willey and Sons, NY. 11. Hake, R.R. (1992). ‘‘Socratic pedagogy in the introductory physics laboratory,’’ Phys. Teach. 30, 546– 552. 12. Mazur, E. (1997). Peer Instruction:A User’s Manual. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. 13. Christian, W. and Belloni, M. (2001). Physlets: Teaching Physics with Interactive Curricular Material. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. 14. Van Heuvelen, A. (n.d.). ActivPhysics. Available online at http://wps.aw.com/aw_young_physics_11/ 0,8076,898588-nav_and_content,00.html7 15. Hestenes, D., Wells, M., and Swackhamer, G. (1992). ( "Force

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Christian Schroeder, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Women in Engineering

that the high relevance of practical courses and projects in these modules,the extensive access to laboratories and independent experimenting, the possibility of a broadchoice and the internship are of special interests for our female students.Aims of the programEconomics and society have a growing demand for interdisciplinary educated graduates with abroad scientific knowledge. Interdisciplinary, both application and research-oriented programs asdeveloped at Berlin Institute of Technology focus on teaching methods and basics of computersciences, mathematics and natural sciences. They aim at providing a basis for the development ofcomprehensive knowledge about scientific methods which are complemented by choices offurther technical and non

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

the Technology Accreditation Council (TAC) of ABET, representing ASME. Previously, he had been at North Dakota State University where he was a faculty member in the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering department. His research interests include machining, effective teaching and engineering mechanics. Before coming to academia, he was a design engineer, maintenance supervisor, and plant engineer. He is a registered professional engineer. Page 13.298.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 CNC Machining: A Value Added Component of a Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University of Arkansas. He manages the college-wide recruitment operation and directs the engineering summer programs.Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas Dr. Carol Gattis is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Recruitment, Retention, Honors and Diversity for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. In this latter role, she directs and develops new programs for the college-wide efforts in recruitment, retention and diversity.Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University Dr. Brad Dearing is a faculty associate at Illinois State University and teaches Engineering and Technology at the University’s laboratory high school, and has a B.S. and M.S. from

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

material.BackgroundThe United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) has invested significant time, effort,and money to develop a strong civil engineering faculty that is motivated and capable ofproviding excellent engineering instruction. The Department of Civil and MechanicalEngineering uses the ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOK) Committee’s recommendedcharacteristics of full or part-time engineering faculty members.3 The department looks forfaculty who are scholars, effective teachers, have practical experience, and serve as positive rolemodels. 4New Instructor ScholarshipThe BOK Committee defines scholars as faculty that “acquire and maintain a level of expertisein the subjects they teach,” and who are “life-long learners, modeling continued growth

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jean Alley, Vanderbilt University; Penny Hirsch, Northwestern University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Julie Greenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Bourgeois, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

normal physiological conditions and disease, and in bioengineering and physiology education.Jean Alley, Vanderbilt University Jean Alley has served as the Education Program Coordinator for VaNTH for 7 years, organizing and directing the REU program and other educational outreach efforts for this Engineering Research Center. She is also currently working with the Vanderbilt branch of the Center for the Integration of Research Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) as a site organizer.Penny Hirsch, Northwestern University Penny L. Hirsch is Associate Director of the Writing Program at Northwestern and a Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Lecturer. A principal in her own communications consulting

Conference Session

Special Resources and Activities for Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoqing Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE Computational Science Division

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Minorities in Engineering

training using the high performancecomputing laboratory at AAMU; (2) DOE Computational Science scholarship program atAAMU; and (3) Minority undergraduate summer research interns at the computationalscience division of Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL). The collected data in the past six yearswere analyzed. Challenges and improvement strategies to get average student involvement inthe summer research internship and scholarship programs were presented.BackgroundAccording to the US 1990 census, the total US population was 248,709,873 in 1990. Ofthese, approximately 51% were women, 29,986,060 (or 12%) were African American,22,354,059 (or 9%) Hispanic, and 1,878,285 (or 1%) Native American. In 1995, of the total132 million U.S. civilian labor forces, only

Conference Session

Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, especiallyfemales and minorities, begin studying engineering in college3. Also of critical importance in thecontemporary workforce are such technological literacy skills as designing, developing, andutilizing technological systems; working collaboratively on problem-based design activities; andapplying technological knowledge and ability to real-world situations4, 5. These skills areincreasingly recognized by business, higher education, and policy leaders as critical fortomorrow’s workforce6.These concerns challenge teachers and policy makers to improve teaching, learning, teacherpreparation programs, and professional development programs. Teachers play a major role in theclassroom. They also have the ability to create and mold the environment where