Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tommy Stevenson, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

groups that focuses on careers with advanced degrees Strategy 3 – Provide funding for students from underrepresented groups to present papers at conferences Strategy 4 – Create a web site to be used as a clearinghouse for information for potential students at all levels. Strategy 5 – Encourage departmental collaboration in graduate student recruiting events. Strategy 6 – Establish a graduate seminar program focusing on internal graduate student recruitment Strategy 7 – Establish a traveling seminar series where Bagley College of Engineering faculty visit engineering departments at

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Lovell, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

University and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer. Page 11.1196.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching a Computer to Read: Image Analysis of Electrical MetersAbstractThere exists a vast infrastructure of heritage analog and digital meters installed in commercialand industrial applications. These devices typically have no built-in means of automatedreading. Modifying

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Master’s Program wasfounded in Fall 2000 following the industry demand in the fast growing Charlotte area, as Tengand Shelnutt stated in their paper1. The program’s objective was to serve the industry’s needsaround the campus and its first student body included mostly full-time career individuals. Overthe past few years, the program grew, served full-time as well as part-time students, and addednew members to its faculty as well as a new variety of courses to its curriculum. Recently,UNCC decided to transform this program into a Systems Engineering and EngineeringManagement Department, starting with a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering. Theprogram faculty are in the process of identifying the objectives that are important for establishinga

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

are included in class discussions besides what is being discussedalready, students will develop a larger knowledge on what is going on in otherindustries besides cars or manufacturing industries.Absolutely! I have applied for internships and even had a co-op at a distributioncenter. I plan to choose a career in logistics or possibly a service industry. …since our major is so broad, we need to broaden the examples used in our classesto help prepare or students for the various problems in the "real world". Page 11.1299.4 Sorry for the enthusiasm, but I really do wish that there were a course or courses that covered these topics within industrial

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Sherrill, University of Houston; Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

optimummaterials, design, feature sets, and engineering processes. This approach to engineering anddesign may be counter-intuitive to the well-trained engineer who has not previously consideredthe power of markets in establishing the prevailing definition of “value”.The notions of “difficult to copy” and “difficult to substitute” are also market or, at least,industry specific terms, but they are not difficult for engineers or scientists to appreciate. Theirstandard training involves the competitive quest to be original and to strive for recognition basedon this originality. This training focuses on career development through originality, not businessdevelopment. Still, the concepts transfer well. Scientists and engineers are taught to regardoriginality as

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruno Osorno, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

the writing center, counseling center, student health center, library, and career center. Page 11.1158.614. I feel good about myself and about my situation, and I am confident about my ability to succeed academically. 15. Taking quizzes every week has forced me to reconsider my academic approach to my classes by adjusting and/or including some of the questions 1 through 14 into my every day schedule of activities 16. If you ranked question 15 please, indicated below what questions 1 through 14 have you added or adjusted this semester to help you do better in this course.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas-Tyler; Mark Humphries, University of Texas-Tyler; Leonardo Estevez, Texas Instruments Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, testing an audio codec and implementing an embeddedweb server. TI expects to disseminate the instructional resources developed and tested in thiscourse to other universities and industry partners.IntroductionDual-core processors have recently entered mainstream computing in PC systems, and it iscritical for students of computer engineering to be exposed to them early in their career. Thispaper extends past work 1, which presented the development of some introductory labs using TI's P POMAP 5912 Starter Kit (OSK). The Real Time Systems senior elective course at theUniversity of Texas at Tyler combines lectures along with an integrated lab. The students arerequired to have at least one course in structured

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kundrat, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

.ConclusionsThis project, a part of a graduate course, applied classic manufacturing work improvement toolsin a non-manufacturing environment. The STEPS program is a noble approach to motivateyoung girls toward a science and technology career. Because the technical experience of thecamp is centered on the plane building activities, it is immensely important that this experiencebe enjoyable and educational to its participants. This project has deployed classic techniques toanalyze the camp’s existing activities and processes and has thereby developed a morestreamlined, efficient way of accomplishing the same intended goals. Moreover, this project hascreated an incidental and advantageous learning opportunity for the girls. The participants areexposed to

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Christiana Houck, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

InstructionalMedia Center at Missouri Western, a group of nine faculty members from various departmentsbegan intensely to plan and develop full on-line courses to meet the educational and career needsof students as per goals cited in Western’s Strategic Plan.5In May 2005, the Western Institute, the distance education arm of Missouri Western, sponsored atwo week Internet Pedagogy Workshop for nine members of the Western faculty. The facultymembers were introduced to resources for on-line course development including gatheringstatistical data from on-line assessments, narrated mini-lectures with PowerPoint, and othermultimedia tools. These faculty members then began developing their courses that weredelivered predominantly during Fall 2005 and Spring 2006

Conference Session

DB & Information Integration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Glotzbach, Purdue University; Nathan Bingham, Purdue University; Meiqi Ren, Purdue University; Dorina Mordkovich, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

Comparison.Season LevelOnce a team is created in e-Stadium it is associated with the next level, the season. The season isindependent of the team, but when coupled with a team allows data such as rosters and schedulesfor a particular team to be tracked over a season. Schedules and player/coach rosters are createdby tying games back to a team/season combination. A new instance of a player or coach iscreated for each season, so individual season statistics can be tied back to a particular player. Theplayer’s statistics over a career can be tracked by this association back to a team.Game LevelAs stated earlier, games are grouped by a team/season combination. For statistical purposes, thegames are divided up into drives, plays, scoring drives, overall-game

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

, and the companies can assist by talking about their own implementations and presentcase studies. Local PMI chapters should collaborate with local universities to establish ties anddevelop modules. There are several ways a company can help:1. Corporate management, lead by a company’s Project Office, will need to convince university administration of the need for teaching project management skills in universities. Executives can talk with university presidents/provosts, college deans, department chairpersons, and even career center counselors.2. Corporate Project Offices should, perhaps through their local PMI chapter, assist in curriculum development or assessment.3. Companies can provide financial assistance to faculty in the form of

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University; David Quick, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce

engineering in US industry. Andtransformative leadership must be undertaken to provide a catalyst for action that transforms USengineering education from the limiting constraints of one-time professional education at theundergraduate level (and singular emphasis on academic scientific research at the graduate level) to morefully develop world-class engineers and technological leaders throughout their professional careers inAmerican industry in order to ensure US innovative capability for global competitiveness.This strategic plan proposes a bold initiative and an exciting new advancement in partneringprofessionally oriented graduate engineering education with the practicing profession in Americanindustry that will stimulate technological innovation

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Trainor, U.S. Military Academy; Heidi Hoyle, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

curriculum.Introduction The United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point has a unique role in oursociety among institutions of higher learning. Our mission is: “to educate, train and inspire theCorps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to thevalues of Duty, Honor, Country, and prepared for a career of professional excellence and serviceto the nation as an officer in the United States Army.”1 USMA fulfills this mission throughrigorous military, physical and academic programs. The Dean of Academics (Dean’s) vision isthat the academic program “educates cadets to be Army officers of character who anticipate andrespond effectively to the uncertainties of a changing technological, social, political, andeconomic

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Schuhmann, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; Kim Barron, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Engineering Skills and Making Oral Presentations. In Table C, preparation in theseskills is perceived to be higher than importance. Therefore, Table C lists the skills that newgraduates feel they are over prepared in and the importance is relatively low compared to theskills listed in Tables A and B.Two observations can be made from Table C. First, the topic identified by graduates as being themost over-prepared is Using General Education Course Materials (AHS). However, some of theskills that the graduates identified as being under-prepared in Table A are those skills that shouldbe covered in the General Education Courses. Further, they are more likely to gain value fromthese courses as they advance in their careers. The other four skills in Table C

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashok Goel, Michigan Technological University; Hyun-Chan Cho, Korea University of Technology and Education

Tagged Divisions

International

1 week 144 203 179 590 345 307 manager program Vocational Role training for 1-4 weeks - 157 78 189 323 101Improvement vocational abilities Educational Vocational training 1-4 weeks 148 167 414 349 542 116 Training teacher program Career counseling program for high school 1 week 407 445 197 204 291 82 teachers Technology educational 1-2 weeks 229 3,303 3,761 3,846 3,664 1,906Technology trainingEducational

Conference Session

Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiasheng Zhang, Northwestern Polytechnical University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

working in this industry.More and more of them have been working directly for foreign OEMs such as GE, P&H,Boeing, Airbus, and Goodrich , etc. as technological representatives in China. This means ourparadigm has prepare the learners very well for their career path.The language training program, the internship management mechanism, theindustry-university all around cooperation in the students’ training process are definitely keyelements to the successful training program Page 11.195.7

Conference Session

Building Communities for Engineering Education Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Education, 2006 Community Building and Identity Development Through Graduate Coursework in Engineering EducationAbstractThe new engineering education graduate degree program at Purdue University is a pipeline foreducating future engineering faculty and professionals interested in pursuing careers that supportresearch-based engineering education reform. The first cohort of doctoral seeking students wasadmitted in Fall 2005. Two courses were developed to address community building and identitydevelopment in this new field of study. Emphasis was placed on these two ideas as the field iscurrently not well defined and the research community is relatively small and fragmented. Suchemphasis is also intended to circumvent common

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Phillips, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

, utilizingalternate methods to arrive at the final course assessment. For the comprehensive design studio,there are many facets that the students must be taught, and it is up to the instructors to make sure Page 11.244.2the students are given the resources to be able to accomplish what is required in the studio.Through assessment, we can evaluate how we are doing at providing the students theseresources, allowing the faculty to make changes to the course to better the student’s educationalexperience.The comprehensive design studio is the culmination of a student’s career at Oklahoma StateUniversity, and occurs during the last semester of the architectural

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Sternhagen, University of Wisconsin Center-Fox Valley; Jeff Hoerning, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Cathy Bronold, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

, evaluate credittransfers, advise current students, distribute textbooks, schedule UW-Platteville courses,coordinate scheduling with UW-Fox Valley, publish a quarterly newsletter, and maintain adatabase of all prospective, current and past students. They are also involved in recruitment andmarketing, which involves developing promotional materials, meeting with local companies,membership in adult education consortium, and participating in education fairs at localcompanies. They also search and screen for adjunct faculty and host an orientation for newhires. They additionally provide students with career advising, which includes resume andinterview preparation, co-op/internship preparation, and personality/preference testing.Future PlansUW

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University; Michael Clare, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; John D. Graham, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

2006-1509: ACADEMIC CAPABILITY PRODUCING ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT: A SUCCESS STORYPhillip Sanger, Western Carolina University Phillip Sanger is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology and serves as the Director of the Center for Integrated Technologies at Western Carolina University. He holds a B.A. in Physics from Saint Louis University and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Technology development including MRI magnets and SiC power devices plus economic development has been his career foci.Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University Aaron K. Ball is an Associate Professor and serves as the Graduate Program Director in

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University; Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

design course represents a good pool of research staff to implement this design.For the students, this will represent a real-world experience and will be very beneficial for themwhen they start making a career decision. This router will be implemented as an HDL model forMesh and Torus topologies.5. ConclusionWith the demand of skilled FPGA designers on the rise, the objectives of this paper was to present“FPGA programmable logic design using VHDL” course, which will be a new addition to theelectrical engineering technology program at School of Technology. Also, the paper proposed are-configurable SoFPGA (System-on-FPGA) architecture, which is a real-world experience forstudents to participate in and gain knowledge. The research project offers

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Wlodkowski, Maine Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Maritime Academy. Studentsappreciate its highly visual interface and nimble facility with engineering unit display andconversion. Its application is carried beyond the numerical methods course and into coreengineering classes, e.g. strength of materials, fluid mechanics, and engineering testlaboratories. As the case study has shown, MATHCAD enables students to reinforcetheir knowledge of the underlying mathematics behind the numerical method. With aversatile combination of graphical display, symbolic processing, and user-definedcomputer programs, MATHCAD augments the student’s experience base which is a vitalcomponent for their future careers in solving complex engineering problems.References1 C. Domnisoru, “Using MATHCAD in Teaching Power

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Stilson Applin, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. This focuswill be on students in secondary schools who are still impressionable and have yet todecide on a career path. Students will be brought to the microfabrication laboratory andshown basic manufacturing techniques of the microprocessors that have become acomponent of their every day life. Early exposure to engineering concepts will increasethe student’s understanding of the technical world around them. An example of a simpledemonstration is to have the students create a simple black and white computer generateddrawing. Transfer this figure to a metalized substrate using photolithography, and thenetch away the metal layer, creating an image of their design on the substrate. Here thestudents would get an introduction the Computer Aided

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lutz, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gregory Hislop, Drexel University; Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

SWENETproduced modules that contain both data and examples. But there is still a pressing need formore extensive case studies that can be used to provide students with a better understanding ofthe full software life cycle. It is particularly important that materials that work with a realisticsize system be developed. Page 11.1125.5Permanent home - Maintaining SWENET as a volunteer effort is probably a weak model forthe long term. Planning underway to have the site taken over by one of the computingprofessional societies is essential to maintaining the project and making it more visible. Thisconnection will also help provide career value to participation

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Lynch, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Engineering Profession: Improving the Image of the DisciplineMaking a career field recommendation? According to the McKinsey Global Institute“engineering still looks like a winning profession for Americans.”1 This opinion is supported bythe National Association of Colleges and Employers in their 2006 Job Outlook report thatidentified employers were most interested in applicants with business, engineering andcomputer-related skills.2 Of the engineering disciplines, environmental engineering is one of thefastest-growing with a future international growth rate (in terms of annual investment growth) atsomewhere between 12 and 15%.”3 The United States Bureau of Statistics reports the“employment of environmental engineers is expected

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

more outcomes-basedaccreditation process. ABET is a recognized accreditor of college and university programs intechnology (also in science, computing and engineering). According to ABET, its accreditationis assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards which areestablished by the profession for which it prepares its students. ABET accredits programs only,not degrees, departments or institutions. ABET accreditation, for example, focuses on programeducational objectives which are broad statements that describe the career and professionalaccomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve: these are then linked toprogram outcomes, which describe the units of knowledge or skill which students are

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Gonzalez-Barreto, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Antonio Gonzalez-Quevedo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

of Engineering Education, v 85, no 1, January 1996, pp 15-21.5. Heckel, Richard W., “Current and Emerging Trends in Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, v 83, no 4, October 1994, pp 1-7.6. Somers, G.M., “Where have all the engineers gone?” Proceedings of the 21st Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, September 1991, pp 523-528.7. Yates, Janet K. Voss, Madeleine, and Kuei-Wu, Tsai, “Creating awareness about engineering careers: innovative recruitment and retention initiatives,” Proceedings of the 29th Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, November 1999, v 3, pp 13d7-9 – 13d7-14.8. Fact Book, 2004-2005. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. http://www.pupr.edu.9. ASEE Prism, “Databytes,” December

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, signals and systems,controls, and electrical machines. An examination of the curriculum in EET revealed that it wasan excellent candidate for the introduction of an option in Biomedical Engineering Technology(BMET). The primary objective for the development of the BMET option has been to producegraduates that will have the requisite skills for a successful career in the biomedicalengineering/technology field. This paper discusses the rationale and considerations for thedevelopment of the BMET option.I. IntroductionThe field of Biomedical Engineering has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. Thegrowth rate in Biomedical Engineering has outpaced traditional engineering disciplines such aselectrical and mechanical engineering. The health

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

LEED Overview and Its Application to the Coordinator Sophia Gordon Residence HallPeter Cheever and LeMessurier Superstructure Design and Construction forJennifer Edelmann Consultants, Vice the Sophia Gordon Residence Hall President and Project EngineerMike Loulakis Wickwire Gavin, Construction Contracts and Risk Allocation PresidentJohn Kennedy Linbeck, Principal Entrepreneurship in ConstructionJohn Fisher Linbeck, New How to Succeed in A Career in Construction England’s Regional Office ManagerStudents had to provide a one-page summary of these

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Kalish, Ohio State University; David Tomasko, Ohio State University; Jerry Masty, Ohio State University; Steve Acker, Ohio State University; Sally Rudmann, Ohio State University; Jennifer Forbush, Ohio State University

roles do they play in the course? Instructors Element: Rationale Why do you do things the way you do? Category: Outcomes Element: Evidence of Examples of student papers and their revisions, exam results, Teaching Effectiveness course projects, student presentations, midcourse evaluations and adjustments, institutional student evaluation results. Element: Future Value to What influence did this course have on student Students attitudes/careers? Category: Analysis Element: Course Successes How well did student work meet your intellectual goals for the course? Did the distribution of student