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

continuing with the aim of teaching design engineeringin a setting characterized by project-organizations, cross-discipline and student motivation.Figure 1 shows the structure of the DnP-program, which in essence follows all engineeringprograms in Sweden as well as the European two cycle programs according to the Bolognadeclaration. As shown in the figure, two cornerstone courses constitute a part of the first year, intotal 30% of the curriculum of the fist year. The capstone course in the fifth year typicallyconstitutes between 30% and 50% of the curriculum of the fifth year varying with the different Page 12.768.3elective specializations.The basic

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jianyu Dong, California State University-Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University-Los Angeles

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Computers in Education

andimplementation challenges will be discussed for future improvement.IntroductionThe ability to design a system or a component to meet practical requirements is one of theessential skills that students should acquire through engineering education 1-2. To enhance thestudents’ design skills, many engineering educators have proposed various approaches, one ofwhich is Project Based Learning (PBL) 3. PBL has been recognized as an effective way toreinforce course theory and to improve students’ hands-on skills. However, how to incorporatePBL into the curriculum remains an open question. This is particularly challenging on acommuter campus with a 10-week quarter and no teaching assistants, where students are oftennot on campus outside of class hours, there are

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Evers, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

objectives will bediscussed later, but the major topics covered by the course are listed in the left column in Table1. The right column of this table shows a summary of the results of a recent survey of civilengineering program curriculum at various institutions. This informal survey was conducted inpart to support the most recent slow-loop assessment of the USMA civil engineering program,and in part to reaffirm the content of the CE390 course. Table 1. CE390 Topic Areas comparison with other Institutions CE390 Topic Area Number of Institutions requiring a full term course in this topic Introduction to Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Crosby, Southern University; Samuel Ibekwe, Southern University; Guoqiang Li, Southern University; Su-Seng Pang, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge; Kun Lian, Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD)

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Minorities in Engineering

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 research field. He has published over 160 journal papers/conference proceedings in the areas of composite materials and structures, pressure vessel and piping, and various joining technologies. Currently, he is an editorial board member of the journal Composites -- Part B: Engineering; Technical Program Committee Member of SPE Joining of Plastics and Composites Group; ACAP Board of Director Member; Symposium Co-Chairman and Conference Sessions Developer of ICCE/1-12, etc. He has been the PI/Co-PI/Key Investigator for over 80 research/educational projects funded by NSF, NASA, ATP/NIST, U.S. Navy, Louisiana Board of Regents, various

Conference Session

Electromechanical and Manufacturing Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Rudisill, Northern Michigan University; Jesse Racine, Northern Michigan University; Tim Nelson, Northern Michigan University; Michael Truscott, Northern Michigan University; Jesse Roberts, Northern Michigan University; David Hedberg, Northern Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

350pounds)The second initiative that inspired the program wasDartmouth’s Formula HYBRID competition whichthey proposed and built a prototype for in 2005-2006.(The first formula HYBRID competition is scheduledfor May 1-3, 2007.) Initially we consideredcompeting in this program, but after someconsideration decided we didn’t have adequate accessto facilities (a track to test the vehicle) or a formulaframe since our SAE club participated in the BAJAcompetition. (The SAE formula competition is aparallel SAE sponsored event in which studentorganizations build essentially miniature Indy-type Figure 1 Car with Original Hydraulic Driverace cars.)Initial Hybrid Conversion during the Spring of 2006The work in the spring semester of 2006 was done by a

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University; John Dail Garner, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

failure.As a result of these efforts, a variety of multi-variable models have been developed to predictvarious measures of student success using a range factors.In one example, Takahira et al.1 found that the primary factors associated with persistence in anengineering statics course were GPA and SAT-math scores. Another study reported a positiveeffect of an entrepreneurship program on GPA and retention.2 Other researchers found scoresfrom a non-technical, writing assignment was a predictor of academic success of freshmenengineering students as measured by cumulative grade point average after completion of the firsttwo semesters.3Other models have been more complex. Student success and persistence were examined byFrench et al.4 using hierarchical

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Cutlip, University of Connecticut; Mordechai Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Michael Elly, Intel Corp.

AC 2007-1593: LIVE PROBLEM SOLVING VIA COMPUTER IN THECLASSROOM TO AVOID "DEATH BY POWERPOINT"Michael Cutlip, University of ConnecticutMordechai Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the NegevMichael Elly, Intel Corp. Page 12.1023.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Live Problem Solving via Computer in the Classroom to Avoid "Death by PowerPoint"IntroductionExtensive use of the computer for primarily presentations in class, such as the review ofPowerPoint™ notes for example, may have many undesired effects: 1) The attendance in theclass session may drop as students have access to copies of the presentation in the course website. 2

Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clare Cook, Ferris State University

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Campus Representatives

institution to bring new faces to your campusand to “show off” the programs and facilities you work in on a daily basis. A sectionalconference also attracts attendees from other institutions to “see” how other institutionssupport similar programs. These sectional conferences typically meet annually either inthe spring or fall from one to two and one half days.Getting StartedYou may have been approached at some point to consider having your institution host anASEE sectional conference. There are a number of factors to consider before agreeing tothis request.1 The most important factor to consider is the support you enjoy from yourhome institution. Is your Dean excited about this opportunity? Are current members

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Mechanical Engineering

is chair and professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Detroit Mercy where is specializes in materials, mechanics of materials, machine design and reliability/probability. He has been involved in pedagogy in higher education for the past 15 years and test engineering and R&D activities for the past 25 years. His post PhD positions include 12 years at University of Washington in Seattle, 5 years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and 1 year as a postdoctoral invited researcher at the University of Tokyo. Prior to his PhD he worked at PACCAR Technical Center for 2.5 years. He has authored or co-authored over 75 archival publications, over 100 proceedings publications, and

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

students to have improved technical communication skills hasbeen well documented, perhaps most clearly in the ABET criteria3. Teaching communication aspart of engineering curricula has been tried in many ways, a good overview of which is presentedin Ford and Riley4. Adding technical communication to the freshman curriculum was one of thecentral reasons for reforming the courses at ONU. Some of this work has resulted in previouspublications5,6. The first of these courses, Freshman Engineering 1, includes objectives related totechnical communication and exposing students to the engineering profession.As the model of a Scholar/Teacher was being discussed at the 2006 ASEE National ConferencePlenary Session2, Dr. Sheri Sheppard stated that the

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Mihir Sen, University of Notre Dame

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Mechanical Engineering

course will be thecontrol of nonlinear systems through ‘intelligent’ algorithms.Course Description:Nine students, including seven mechanical engineering students and two electricalengineering students, were enrolled in the new course at ONU. The course met for threefifty-minute lectures and a one-hundred-ten minute laboratory each week. Students hadtwenty-four-hour swipe-lock access to the laboratory. The ten-week course followedroughly the following schedule: Week 1: o Lecture: Introduction, limitations of linear assumption o Lab: Demonstration of inverted pendulum and saturated amplifier to Page 12.529.3 demonstrate

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Burger, Virginia Tech; Soyoung Lee, Virginia Tech; Anne Laughlin, Virginia Tech; Peggy Meszaros; Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

2004-05 (College 1, n=80) and female ITmajors in 2005-06 (College 2, n=22) were surveyed for a retrospective view about how theycame to their decision about their college major.Our quantitative data analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA with the Welch’s methodto determine differences in variables between three groups: high school females, college studentsin non-IT related majors, and college students currently in an IT-related major. The keyvariables tested were: parental support for careers, decision orientation, attitudes toward ITworkers, computer use, and IT career interest and choice.In order to fully understand the scope of the factors that influenced their attitudes and actionswith regard to computers and computer-based study and

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anderson Prewitt, University of Florida; Wanda Eugene, Auburn University; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

Mentor/Mentee Interactions • Structure – Bi-Weekly Group Meetings – Mentor/Mentee Evaluations • Assessment – Program Data CollectedFigure 1. Adapted from Systematic Mentoring Model2 to illustrate the structure and dynamics of the FAMU-FSU NSBE Chapter Stratus Mentoring ProgramThe incorporation of a systematic and well structured mentoring framework and the mission andprinciples of the National Society of Black Engineers had far reaching benefits to both thestudents who ran the program (mentors) and the students who participated (mentees) which

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Ackerman, University of Alberta; Curt Stout, University of Alberta

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Engineering Technology

of a poorly worded project scope. Safety nets are built in: each project is screenedfor an appropriate level of difficulty and the students have a “scope knob” (discussed later) thatthey can turn in the event they find themselves in trouble.The first contact with a potential industrial sponsor brings with it many questions about thenature of the course and projects as well as about intellectual property. Scope issues are dealtwith by sending the “client” a template for a project proposal, shown in Figure 1. Thiscommunication is done via email to “test the connection” between the students and the clientsand to make sure that they are able to deal with word processing files and the like. There haveonly been problems on a couple of occasions

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Frances Stewart; Malgorzata Zywno, Ryerson University

among the HF cohort (27.9% male vs. 72.1% female). It is restating the obvious that thesetwo distributions are statistically significantly different (Chi-Square statistic for ordinal datawas χ 2 =255.451, p=0.0001**), as it is a well-known fact that any technology-focused cohort ofstudents is predominantly male. As an aside, the 16.2% share of women in the TF cohort is anaccurate reflection of an overall participation of women in technology focused programs atRyerson, which is also 16%. That number has historically been somewhat lower than the nationalaverage of women in technology-focused programs, which in Canada currently remains stalled atapproximately 20%. Table 1 and Table 2 show, respectively, bimodal distributions of learningstyles

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Courtney Richmond, Rowan University; Patricia Mosto, Rowan University

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Instrumentation

and time. For example, manual sampling by workers in the field[14] offers limited sampling stations and numbers of observations. It is also sensitive toenvironmental and logistical conditions such as season, weather, terrain and access. Incontrast, fixed sensors such as distributed sensors [12] or buoy stations [9] allowcontinuous monitoring of a specific location. However, their long term deployment canphysically alter the environment and the cost of this option multiplies quickly with thenumber of stations. On the other hand, mobile sensor platforms such as RemotelyOperated Vehicles (ROV) [1] and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) [10] arecapable of dynamic remote data collection. However, these vehicles are often designedfor use in the

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malgorzata Zywno, Ryerson University; Mary Frances Stewart

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Educational Research and Methods

), and 65.5 for interactive screens (min. 9, max. 159). The average number of video clipsviewed was 14.8 (min. 3, max. 31). Table 1 shows time spent viewing different parts of themodule as percentage of the total time. Table 1: Time and Screen Activities Module Quiz Basics/ Math/ Video/ Interactive/ Time/Total Time/Total Module Module Module Module Time Time Time Time OVERALL Mean 0.703 0.297 0.361 0.105 0.119 0.185 Median 0.625 0.375 0.347 0.095

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Laughlin, University of Maryland; Scott Magids, University of Maryland; David Barbe, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

from industry and the remaining $14B from state and localgovernment, institutional and other sources.1 This funding provides an exceptional foundationfor new scientific discovery, as well as for the advancement of applied technologies.Unfortunately, a relatively small percentage of these new discoveries ever translate into long-term commercial successes. Several impediments, both institutional and market-driven, conspireto keep inventions from finding their way into, or better yet becoming the foundation of,commercial ventures. Examples of institutional impediments include: (a) lack of marketacceptance for university licensing practices, (b) conflict of interest concerns for faculty,particularly within public universities, (c) lack of

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Grimson, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

and their relevance to EngineeringHistorically the five main branches are generally agreed to be Epistemology, Metaphysics,Ethics, Logic, and Aesthetics. The contention is that by careful reflection on what constitutesengineering from the perspective of each of the above five branches, something definitiveemerges about ‘engineering’: in effect the branches are the ‘microscopes/telescopes’ that areused to examine and observe the subject.Table 1 summarizes the five branches of philosophy, and provides a simple description of eachbranch, and gives some examples of the categories within each division. It is admitted that the‘question’ that each branch attempts to address has shifted over the centuries but the definitionsgiven in the Table are

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Rouch, Ohio Northern University; Adam Stienecker, Ohio Northern University

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Engineering Technology

with expertise in the major areascomprising the alternative energy field so that a balanced perspective would be developed in theconsensus building process.The first round of the Delphi study started with an open ended questionnaire mailed via emailasking the panel of experts to respond to three general questions as follows: Page 12.33.2 1. What major areas constitute the areas that need to be considered relative to educating students about Alternative energies? 2. What alternative energy technological developments and implementations are likely to occur in the next 5, 10, 15, and 20 years? 3. What major

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Boschetto-Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Ciro Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University

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International

years of project and company management experience to her professional practice-type classes. Page 12.1155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Pilot Collaboration and Program Development: Engineering Senior Design and Spanish for Cross- Disciplinary LiteracyIntroductionModern language scholars have begun in recent years to challenge educators to developa framework for language that, as noted by Heidi Byrnes in the Association ofDepartments of Foreign Language Bulletin, “intimately relates knowing [the language]to diverse ways of knowing” (Byrnes, 11). [1

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Jungsang Kim, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Leslie Collins, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

approach benefits students in a variety of ways such as reinforcing fundamentalconcepts, motivating the study of ECE, and providing an opportunity to develop creativeproblem solving skills. In addition, the laboratory experience has been shown to have asignificant positive impact on the achievement of several ABET criteria.1. IntroductionAs part of broad curriculum reform, a new introductory course entitled Fundamentals ofElectrical and Computer Engineering has been developed and established as the cornerstone ofthe ECE curriculum at Duke University. The Fundamentals course introduces core concepts thatspan all of ECE: how to interface with the physical world; how to transfer and transmit energyand information; and how to extract, analyze, and

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; James Dupree, Grove City College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 12.681.3acceptance by the customer. Both multidisciplinary teams and prototyping foster a broader viewof product development that is essential to the success of an entrepreneurial venture.The productPine Instrument designs and builds a wide variety of industrial equipment and electronicassemblies. The company has a reputation for working closely with its customers over manyyears, and understands customer needs and product applications.Pine Instrument produces a line of asphalt and aggregate testing equipment for field andlaboratory quality control and assurance. One product for laboratory use measures the form,angularity, and texture of aggregates used in the construction industry (see Figure 1). Thismachine has a bed on which rock

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Kirk Schulz, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

and don’ts with graduate students.IntroductionWorking with graduate students is part of the expectation for faculty members at any researchuniversity. However, many new faculty members find working with graduate students to be bothbewildering and highly rewarding – and sometimes the most stressful part of starting theircareers as academic faculty members.The co-authors have advised over 40 graduate students during the past decade, and have learnedseveral valuable lessons on working with graduate students. The comments and suggestions inthis paper are not gleaned from formal research, but instead are common themes we have used inworking and mentoring our students. References [1-5] also provide suggestions and additionalideas related to working

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Mark Nelms, Auburn University; Regina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, the groups were given the cars from the kits, whichwere configured for operation from the solar panel provided in the kit. A number of tasks wereassigned. 1) Measure the i-v curve for the solar panel in the kit using the multimeter and potentiometer from the morning hands-on session. The groups were subdivided into 4 categories: north, south east, and west. For each subdivision, the i-v curve was measured with the solar panel facing the direction assigned. For example, the north groups made measurements with their solar panel facing due north. 2) Measure the impact of the angle of inclination of the solar panel with respect to the sun. The open-circuit voltage of the solar panel was measured with the multimeter

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Moore, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students to gather information regarding the equipment; interpretspecific problem spaces; select an appropriate subset of the equipment to address the specificproblem at hand; develop a strategy for equipment, component and sub-system interconnections;make measurements on devices, component, and sub-system; and finally report their findingsbased on an analysis of their collected data. We have embraced this approach because it engagesthe student’s major cognitive processes, thereby leading to more meaningful learning. Researchsuggests that this higher order thinking allows individuals to assimilate, apply and retain morefully the information learned 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12.Recently the department was presented with an opportunity to enhance the

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; Ann Brady, Michigan Technological University; Karina Jousma, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

education in which students participate in projectsdesigned to serve the needs and interests of local communities.Cross-cultural Learning:We understand cross-cultural learning to be an experiential process of deepening respect for Page 12.944.2people of different cultures and increasing sensitivity to their local practices. 1Interdisciplinary Learning:We understand interdisciplinary learning to be a process of exchange among students from arange of disciplines that results in new knowledge or “literacies” (for further discussion ofliteracies see 1

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Schick-Richards, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Robert Juepner, University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal (FH), Germany; Manuela Tzschirner, Institute for Water Management and Ecotechnology, Magdeburg, Germany; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

how this undergraduate research programworks for students, faculty, and mentors. Issues for practices and future research will beaddressed.IntroductionToday, one sixth of the world’s inhabitants are estimated to live in the potential path of a 100-year flood and, unless preventative efforts are implemented on a world wide basis, thatnumber could double or more in two generations 1. In addition, approximately 140 people arekilled annually and six billion dollars in property damage is caused by flooding events eachyear in the United States 2. In Europe, flooding is the most common type of natural disaster.Floods can kill people, make them ill, leave them homeless, damage property, and/or pollutethe environment, which is why taking a holistic

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi

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International

, private or public. It can be in any field ofengineering, technology and business administration.1. IntroductionSustainable development with social promotion of individuals and society has been the constantsearch of scientists, educators and some politicians not only of this Nation but also worldwide.Despite the efforts of so many educators the present status of Education is not yet as good as itshould be. Page 12.1105.3COPEC – Council of Researches in Education and Sciences is a council, which works haveamong others the objective to enhance and to maintain relations between universities, institutionsof education, enterprises and the society of

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals. George Gagnon notes on his New Horizonsfor Learning web site that “less that a third of students in urban schools are learning enough mathto complete STEM majors in college, although only a third of these successful students actuallyenroll in these majors.”1 The remaining two thirds of these students either self select themselvesout of more advanced courses in math and science or are lost to STEM careers or school.Identification of mathematics as a subject primarily for the gifted goes back to Plato, who said“those who have a natural talent for calculation are generally quick-witted at every other kind ofknowledge.”2 Unfortunately many factors other than math aptitude and