Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Bagert, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

domain tracks to the coordinators of those programs (see Appendix A); five werefilled out and returned. The responding schools and their application domains are listed in Table1. Page 11.1325.3 Institution Application Domains Auburn University Senior Project domain area, including • Artificial Intelligence • Compiler Front-ends • Database Systems • Software

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dalton, The Petroleum Institute; Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute

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International

globalwarming, economic considerations and a shift of focus within the oil and gas industry itself, notonly is such an initiative relevant, but (we advocate) should be a planned and programmed partof our curriculum development process. It should be both cross-curricular and interdisciplinaryand project based in nature. Already, engineering programs in the Gulf region such as those inKing Faisal University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Universityinclude ASE issues and components in their curriculum, albeit at differing stages ofdevelopment.It is further significant in our context in that we are committed to developing behavioralcompetencies outlined by our sponsor, the national oil company- teamwork, organization,planning; time

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 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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Design in Engineering Education

extended and real-time, continuous andinteractive data collection of a water body. In this paper, we will discuss a junior/seniordesign project of developing an Interactive Mobile Aqua Probing & Surveillance(IMAPS) system capable of continuously monitoring water properties and wirelesslycommunicating with a base station. The completed aqua probe system can be employedby scientists, educators and anyone interested in the study or monitoring of aquaticecosystems. Within a year, beginning in spring 2005, the design has evolved from a proof-of-concept prototype to a large pontoon-style robotic probe. Although the project is still on-going, exciting results have already been obtained in initial tests and applications. Themost recent pontoon

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Debra Banks, Consultant

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Two Year College Division

begun between the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona StateUniversity and five community colleges belonging to the Maricopa County Community CollegeDistrict. Funded by a joint grant from the National Science Foundation, each with their ownbudget, the collaborators set out to develop a program that would interest and supportcommunity college students in engineering, ease their transition to a large university, andcontinue to support them after the transfer, especially for the first year. The program also wasdesigned to especially encourage and support women and underrepresented minority students.The program is called METS: Maricopa Engineering Transition Scholars. Most of the plans forthe project as proposed have been successful, including a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

teamwork, and satisfies the majority of the ABET 3a-k criteria. Experiencegained from disseminating the case studies through the earlier NSF CCLI grants, as well asreports from others, shows that there are many significant challenges in introducing multimediacase studies into engineering classrooms. Some of the challenges are: changes in the role of theinstructor, apprehension about using innovative materials, difficulties in evaluating and testingstudents, and training students to engage in effective team work. The goals of this project werederived in order to address these challenges. They are to provide faculty members with hands-on experience of working in teams, explain case study teaching strategies, connect STEMtheories to the real-world

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Benjamin Mount, Washington State University

competence in design4.Design ModelA conceptual model for knowledge and abilities is one of three legs of the Assessment Triangle,used as a basis for knowing what students know1. Therefore, creation of valid assessments forcapstone engineering design courses requires such a model for engineering design. Design modeldevelopment presented here is part of a National Science Foundation project entitled:“Transferable Assessments for Capstone Engineering Design Courses”. Project leadership froma diverse multi-institution and multidisciplinary team offers potential for producing a model thatis transferable across widely varied capstone course environments.Achievement targets in capstone engineering design courses must be stated clearly so thatperformance

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Vincent Childress, North Carolina A&T; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

infusing engineering concepts into technology education is just a fad that willpass, especially since the field of technology education has existed on its own since the early1800’s.Currently there exists at least three camps of thought regarding the infusion of engineeringrelated concepts into technology education: 1. Technology education should switch its entire focus to that of preparing a citizenry that is educated in a pre-engineering program similar to Project Lead the Way or a vocational- specific track for engineering; 2. Technology education should infuse engineering-related concepts into the existing technology education curriculum and courses as part of the general education of all citizens

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Bradley, University of Kentucky; Janet Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-1440: MATH AND SCIENCE ACROSS THE BOARD: CONNECTINGPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO CLASSROOM PRACTICES VIA ANEMBEDDED RESEARCH INITIATIVEJanet Lumpp, University of Kentucky Janet Lumpp is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky. She received her B.S.Met.E. and M.S.Met.E. degrees at Purdue University and a Ph.D. at The University of Iowa in Materials Engineering. As part of her NSF CAREER Award, she developed the concept of KEEP using microelectronics as a theme in math and science education and implemented the circuit project in middle school and high school classrooms. Dr. Lumpp teaches courses on electronic packaging, lasers, and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Baikun Li, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Jin Li, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Amy Pruden, Colorado State University; Peter Stroot, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

retain faculty withexpertise in environmental biotechnology. In particular, notices seeking faculty candidates oftenspecifically request applications from individuals with expertise in molecular biology (e.g.,available job posting of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professorsweb site at www.aeesp.org). Although genomic technology is revolutionizing many of theresearch programs in environmental engineering, these technologies have not been transferredsuccessfully to the undergraduate and graduate curricula at many institutions.4ApproachThe overall objective of this project is adaptation and implementation of a successful NSF CCLI

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Computers in Education

the testplan that validates and supports it. We realize that entire textbooks and courses havebeen devoted to this topic, but, often, an engineering program does not have room for astandalone course on this topic. In our institutions, we elected to emphasize and allowstudents to practice some of the basic tenets and proper procedures of testing anddocumentation in several senior and graduate level design, microcontroller and hardwaredescriptive language courses. In this paper we will briefly review the basic tenets oftesting and documentation and present some innovative methods of extracting test datafrom a hardware/software based project often found in a digital controller based system.We discuss how these tenets and techniques were adopted

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

thoroughly. There is a logical path to befollowed in the realization of the product. The rubric can be most readily illustrated through thefollowing instructions that are issued to students undertaking a project to design a manufacturingsystem for a given product.9 The context is that student teams in a ‘production engineering’class fulfill the learning objectives for the course through a semester-long project. Student teamsdesign a production system for an existing product. The products have been as varied as caststeel flow control valves, printed circuit boards and fishing reels. Integrated into the fabric of theproject, students are challenged to critique the product design to improve manufacturability andreduce cost. The first three stages of

Conference Session

Civil ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Sprinsky, Pennsylvania College of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching GIS with Intergraph GeoMedia In a Civil Engineering Technology Program.Author: Dr William H. SprinskyAffiliation: Pennsylvania College of TechnologyAddress: 1 College Avenue, Williamsport, Pa, 17701Email: wsprinsk@pct.eduTelephone: (570) 326-3761, Extension 7365AbstractAt the Pennsylvania College of Technology, we feel that the tools of project design andmanagement, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), should be taught along with themore usual subjects in a Civil Engineering Technology curriculum. With an NSF(ILI) grant,Pennsylvania College of Technology purchased the Intergraph MGE software suite for use instudying and teaching the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JoDell Steuver, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

technology majors have real-world work experience in manufacturing or for-profit services, but they’ve never faced the tough process of prioritizing projects for funding,choosing equipment or software on a minimal budget, or convincing donors to assist with on-going organizational expenses. Five computer information systems interns at non-profits foundthat they were constrained by unexpected budget, staffing and accountability issues. This papershares some of their experiences and findings as their active learning process constantly testedtheir beliefs. The concrete consequences of their projects were motivators to be quick studiesand sources of frustration as they struggled within the boundaries of limited resources.Learning to listen and

Conference Session

Visualization

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

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Engineering Design Graphics

spatial visualization skills.An interactive multimedia software based on work by Sorby and Baartmans1 and a 3Dsketch-based solid modeling software (Pro/Engineer) were utilized in the class. Theinteractive media provided students with the opportunity to gain fundamentalunderstanding of orthographic projection, rotation about one or more axes, reflection andsymmetry. Pro/Engineer was utilized to create solid models and project them at differentangles, enabling students to realize various mental visualizations. Preliminary assessmentof the class indicated that combining the interactive media and the solid modelingsoftware was effective in the development of spatial skills in undergraduate engineeringand technology students. The assessment also

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Houdeshell, Sinclair Community College; Paul Giguere, Sinclair Community College; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

2006-838: COMPARING STUDENT PERCEPTIONS AND PERFORMANCE INDISTANCE, HYBRID AND FACE-TO-FACE ENVIRONMENTSJames Houdeshell, Sinclair Community College Jim is currently a Professor of Quality Engineering Technology and Project Director for the current NSF-ATE funded project. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Ohio, a Certified Reliability Engineer, and Quality Auditor. Completed degrees include a Ed.D. in Instructional Technology and Distance Education, M.S. degrees in Engr. Mgmt. and Systems Engr., and a B.S.ChE. degree. Prior engineering working experience include consulting and ten years at GMC.Paul Giguere, Sinclair Community College Paul is currently a Principal Investigator for the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Langen, Clarkson University; Stefan Grimberg, Clarkson University

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Environmental Engineering

, including REU Site Programs, students are expected toinitiate and complete a substantive research project in a short period of time, typically 8 - 10weeks. While the research project is a student’s principal activity in a summer program, theremay be other organized activities incorporated into the program, including research seminars,skills workshops, graduate education and career mentoring activities, field trips, and socialactivities.3 Potential benefits of ancillary activities include (1) improved understanding of the Page 11.266.2relevance and multidisciplinary linkages of research projects; (2) improved attitude andmotivation to conduct research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; John Chen, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Robert Krchnavek, Rowan University; Shreekanth Mandayam, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

popular tool in enhancing engineering education. TheCollege of Engineering at Rowan University received NSF funding in integrating digital imagingexperiences throughout their curriculum. Students are exposed to hand-on experiments that usesimple digital imaging techniques. Experiments have been developed by different engineeringdisciplines. However the experiments are such that any engineering or science core course canadapt the developed material easily. The project comprises 8 modules that introduce students tofundamentals of DIT and its applications. All engineering students from their freshman year tothe senior year are exposed to these DI modules. Some modules are also used for K-12 outreachthrough our women in engineering and match and

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Direk Lavansiri, Chulalongkorn University; Boonchai Sowanwanichakul, Chulalongkorn University; Manoj Lohatepanont, Chulalongkorn University

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International

Engineering, Chulalongkorn UniversityAbstractThe Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University recognizes the growing demand for e-learning and has developed strategy and implementation plan accordingly. In this paper, wedescribe the classification of e-learning readiness of the faculty and show a steady progresstowards greater e-learning readiness. A strategy map based on the balanced scorecard conceptwas developed to formalize and guide our implementation of e-learning based courses andprograms. We show, in this paper, how all of the four perspectives—stakeholder, process,capacity building, and finance—are balanced in our strategy map. We describe our currentmajor e-learning projects, which comprise of three

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Lane, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

specialist. As explored in this paper, the cooperative structure allows for differentdegrees ownership based on an individual’s contribution to the project. The authors believe thatthe cooperative structure will increase entrepreneurial activity on campus by resolving ownershipissues and enabling interdisciplinary teams.Cooperatives are one the four forms of business that include sole proprietorship, partnerships andcorporations. The cooperative business model allows a variety of members to contributediffering amounts of labor, resources and capital to a business venture. Although cooperativeshave been traditionally used to develop agricultural distribution networks, today cooperatives areinvolved in products ranging from electricity to internet

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

designated faculty should closely monitors thestudents’ performance. In a typical outreach program, students are quickly introduced toan interesting research project and asked to perform a variety of tasks and activitiessimilar to the ones assigned to any regular graduate students. They include literaturesearch and review, organization and selection of research ideas and results, anddevelopment and implementation of a research plan. Students are highly encouraged tobe self-reliant, innovative, highly motivated, organized and methodical which arenecessary characteristics of any successful graduate student in graduate school. In thepaper, a specific case study is presented, which discusses the importance of assessing thestudents abilities and skills

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

engineering profession and, the second is to provide an experience that would leave our participants with a positive impression about careers in engineering. WNEC faculty members highlight the creativity and problem-solving traits of engineers with examples from all disciplines of engineering. These ideas are put into action with a hands-on engineering design project, such as looping roller coasters or LegoTM vehicles, to fit the capabilities of girls in our target age group. A workbook, which contains the basic steps in the engineering design process and the specific instructions to complete the activity, was developed. The Girl Scouts work in teams of three or four, along with WNEC engineering students, who are the mentors for the activity. Insight

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Richard Moore, Bucknell University

, material balances and the design/manufacturing processwithin the context of designing a better sneaker. This paper describes the integrated series ofclassroom and laboratory sessions which comprise this project-based seminar. Briefly, studentteams measure the material properties of a variety of commercially-available shoes. Studentsthen develop a formulation for condensing solid rubber from liquid latex with the goal ofproducing a product that has properties which match or surpass those of polymers used inexisting shoes. Finally, students attempt to “mass produce” this formulation to matchspecifications based upon the properties of their desired product.This project is an excellent fit for a first-year course because it introduces key concepts

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnold Lumsdaine, University of Tennessee; Frank Speckhart, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Geoff Robson, Technology 2020; Kenneth Kahn, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Majid Keyhani, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Dan Fant, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

process are represented by thepartner personnel – entrepreneurs, engineering, project managers, CEO’s, intellectual propertylawyers, state economic development officials, and venture capital representatives. Thesepartners are involved in the following activities: 1) evaluating the dual degree program as a whole; 2) evaluating student projects and advising the student teams; 3) offering student teams technical and business expertise; 4) advising dual degree program in development and curricular issues; 5) contributing intellectual property (ORNL alone has a portfolio of over 1000 patents) and project ideas; 6) serving as guest lecturers in graduate product development courses;Advising student teams involves attending

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobbie Meredith, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; Jason Thurmond, Schneider Electric, Power Monitoring and Control

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Instrumentation

Education, 2006 Designing, Building, and Testing an Advanced Industrial-Grade Three-Phase Digital Power MeterI. AbstractThe current paper describes the design, construction, and testing of an advanced digital three-phase power meter for industrial applications. The project is the result of a very closecollaboration between the author, a senior Computer Engineering Technology major, her facultyadvisor at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), and the design engineers at the PowerLogic Group of Square-D, a Division of Schneider Electric in LaVergne, Tennessee. At the timeof writing this paper, the author was completing her Internship at Square-D, where she wasgaining the hands-on experience necessary for a successful

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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Computers in Education

beplugged into, and draw power from a USB port for programming and simple testing. These boardscontained $20 worth of parts including the boards, however the students were charged $30 tocover assembly costs. Students were required to buy these boards. A second larger board (ownedby the department) was available for labs and projects. This board contained motor drivers, screwterminals, voltage regulators, and prototyping space. The two board arrangement allowed studentsto easily buy and carry the smaller board but take advantage of more mature features in the lab. Page 11.125.4The Design of the BoardsThe Atmel ATMega32 has 32K of flash memory, 2K of

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Warren Lewis, Oklahoma State University

labs fell short in all three areas: quality, safety, andcapacity. Therefore, as with most creative endeavors, a need was the basis for action. Facultybegan to look for options. As is often the case, there was no money available to build newbuildings or buy new equipment, so vision and creative partnerships became the key to progress.The project was kicked off to a great start with the donation of several machines and otherequipment from Seagate. When the Oklahoma City Seagate plant closed, faculty connectionswith the plant manager led to OSU being considered as a tax-friendly beneficiary of theequipment. Because Seagate also considered taking the equipment to its plant in Ireland, theprocess took several months, but eventually the equipment

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Pedro Leite, Kansas State University at Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University at Salina

The Incorporation of Information Literacy into the Computer Systems Technology Curriculum to Enhance Multicultural Competencies Pedro Leite and Beverlee Kissick College of Technology & Aviation Kansas State University at SalinaIntroductionIn today’s world students need to be technological and information literate to find and researchinformation. This project is a work in-progress and seeks to help undergraduate ComputerSystems Technology students become both information literate and multicultural competent.Students investigated and analyzed the history, social, economic, political, cultural, andinstitutions of countries throughout

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Covington, California State University-Northridge; G. Michael Barnes, California State University-Northridge

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Educational Research and Methods

between progress on class related activities that the student reported in thesurvey and the project grade that the student ultimately received. There was no correlationbetween the survey and exam grades. The second study was an experiment using two sections ofone class of lower division Computer Science students. The experimental group reported timespent on projects and lecture preparation in periodically administered surveys and the controlgroup did not. The study showed that the experimental group achieved significantly higherperformance on all project grades and on the exam grade during one time period compared to thecontrol group. We discuss the use of our results in Computer Science and Engineering and theneed for replication and

Conference Session

Programs for High School Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, Ohio Northern University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

followed by theparticipants as emulation of real-world design activities. This is a novel approach thatwas developed by the authors. The course curriculum encompassed the followingsubjects in the following sequence: • Introduction to Animatronics and Robotics • Introduction to Engineering and Product Design • Project Management • Team Work Basics • Concept Development • Artistic and Industrial Design • Materials and Manufacturing Process Selection Page 11.1178.2 • Mechanism Design and Assembly • Actuators, Sensors, Controls • Controllers and Programming • CostumingAfter welcoming events, students were given an

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University; Mohamed Bourham, North Carolina State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

current students and staff. Forexample, telecounseling is one means of facilitating the interaction among incoming students,current students and nuclear engineering staff. Prior to or during new student orientation,students interact with the department’s freshman student adviser and student ambassadors. It isan opportunity for incoming students, and parents, to become familiar with the department, itsservices, facilities, research projects and career trends. In conjunction with the College ofEngineering orientation program, the department engages in its own orientation to satisfy theseobjectives. As important is the introduction of students to the professional society, the AmericanNuclear Society. Freshman students join the student chapter for