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Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hilkat Soysal, Frostburg State University; Oguz Soysal, Frostburg State University

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Liberal Education

2006-1822: FRESHMAN COURSE ON SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETYHilkat Soysal, Frostburg State University Hilkat S. Soysal received a law degree from University of Istanbul, Turkey. She practiced law in private companies and two state universities as a counselor. In 1993, she joined Istanbul University College of Engineering as a Lecturer. While teaching law courses for undergraduate engineering students, she did a graduate study in the Marine Engineering Program and received her M.Sc. degree in 1996. She continued to take graduate courses in marine engineering until she moved to the USA. Between 1997 and 2000, she took various courses in MBA and Computer Science, and engineering at

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education

questionnaires have to be applied in further iterations.Additional, a separate questionnaire pertaining to the pan-mentor’s effectiveness will also beconstructed.7. Acknowledgements The second author acknowledges support from IUPUI: Office for Professional Developmentgrant for Special focus Gateway Development and Purdue School of Engineering andTechnology.8. Bibliography1. Ekwaro-Osire S. 'Pan-Mentoring' as an effective element of capstone design courses. The International Journal of Engineering Education 2003;19(5):721-4.2. Orono P, Ekwaro-Osire S, "Evolutionary design paradigm as a retention tool," in Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, 2005.3. Ekwaro-Osire S, Orono P, "Pan-mentoring in creative

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Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 11.76.12posed a challenge since it was time intensive. All of the students were satisfied with theknowledge acquired. One student termed this “very hard but still the best class I everhad.” The students were extremely satisfied when they performed their first successfulscans.At the end of the semester, all students submitted their lab reports describing their STMsand commenting on the laboratory experience in the course. All student comments werepositive and encouraging. Student course evaluations were administered at the end of thesemester. For this course, the average numerical evaluation was excellent, 4.92 out of 5.Acknowledgement: This project was supported in part by NSF Grant 0407289.References[1] Adams, J. D., Rogers, B. S., and

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International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Osborn, IUPUI; Patricia Fox, IUPUI

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International

experiencing a new culture for the first time does put a differentperspective on your outlook on life. The cooperation between the two universities, Magdeburg University of Applied Sciences andIUPUI, is quite good. The interactions between the two institutions and faculty have increasedsince the summer of 2005. Many more IUPUI students will have the opportunity to take a newexperience and make it work to their advantage.References1. Fox, P.L., Wilding, K., Hundley, S., and Coles, E., Developing International Partnerships to GlobalizeUndergraduate Engineering Education, Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education,Gliwice, Poland, July 25-29, 2005.2. Fox, P., Grossman, C. Coles, E. Hundley, S., Pidaparti, R. International

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Sneck, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Donald Bunk, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Douglas Baxter, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2006-2428: ENGINEERING "DISCOVERY"-AN ENTRANCE TO THEPROFESSIONDonald Bunk, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDouglas Baxter, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteHenry Sneck, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Page 11.546.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engineering “Discovery” – An Entrance to the Profession Douglas H. Baxter Donald S. Bunk Henry Sneck Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of EngineeringAbstract – Many students entering into the study of Engineering have not

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What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hartley T. Grandin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

Conference Session

Forum on Collaborative Information Literacy Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Honora Nerz, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

all COX-2 inhibitors, such Vioxx and PfizerInc.'s Celebrex and Bextra, appear to increase cardiovascular problems in some patients.The company's statement speaks to the central question at the meeting: whether there is adangerous "class effect" for all COX-2 drugs, and, if so, what the agency should do.Sales of the drugs, hailed in the late 1990s as a breakthrough in treating arthritis pain andaggressively advertised to patients, could be restricted or stopped as a result of the meeting.… (the rest of the article is attached)Source: Kaufman, Marc, (February 17, 2005). Merck cites ‘class effect’. The News and Observer, A3.Your company, Altanova, produces 1 or 2 prescription drugs in the COX-2 class. These drugsare not your biggest sellers, but

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New Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sreekanth Ramakrishnan, SUNY Binghamton; Justin Sturek, SUNY Binghamton; Sumit Parimoo, SUNY Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, SUNY Binghamton

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Industrial Engineering

Page 11.1153.23factor(s) that would affect the response variables. The impact of the implementation of the DSS,modified facility layouts and ergonomic considerations were studied through these experimentsand the sensitivity analysis. It was found that the throughput would increase by 20% and theturnaround time would decrease by more than 20% with the suggested modifications. Further,with the implementation of one or more additional recommendations, the throughput wouldincrease by at least 15% over the existing system. Moreover, the application turnaround timeswould also decrease by at least 20%. The details and results of the simulation study and designfor experiments are discussed in detail in Ramakrishnan et al. 8.6.0

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Abadie, Louisiana State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge

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Women in Engineering

field, but never gave me the impression when I was younger that it was difficult or that she should have made another choice. Secondly, since I grew up in the 80's, women like Margaret Thatcher contributed to my general impression that a woman could legitimately pursue whatever sort of career she wanted. These influences, and probably a healthy dose of ignorance on my part, combined in such a way that it never occurred to me that gender might ever be an issue in my chosen profession, no matter how traditionally "male" that profession was.In terms of why respondents chose to pursue a Ph.D., 58% reported that they were interested inthe jobs one could get with a Ph.D., especially in teaching and research. Twenty

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veton Kepuska, Florida Tech; Mihir Patal, Florida Tech; Nicholas Rogers, Florida Tech

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

tracingbackwards starting from the last point in the matching matrix (X, Y). An optimal alignment pathis computed for each reference word template, and the one with the lowest cumulative score isconsidered to be the best match for the unknown speech sample. (X, Y) H C E i-1, j E i-1 P j-1 i, j-1 S S s P E E h HFigure 2-1 Simplified example of DTW matching

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Network Administration and Security

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ron McKean, Ferris State University

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Engineering Technology

of Science in Computer Networks and Systems (CNS) will serve as the case studyin this paper. Although its concept can be traced to 1991, next fall will mark only the tenth yearof its actual existence at Ferris State University1.A fertile environment…Throughout the 1990’s domestic technology and manufacturing flourished. The explosion oftechnology and the ability to practically realize the most sophisticated applications in affordableproducts created excitement and expectations not only for engineers but also marketers,executives, stock holders and especially consumers. Embedded applications were beingdeveloped by both large and small companies for every industrial, commercial, consumer,medical, and military application. Personal Computer

Conference Session

Questions of Identity

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Liberal Education

origin again, from a new light. Or, inElliot,’s words 15: “We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time If the premise is correct that many of the “Tech Lit” instructors are bothrepresenting their disciplines to students, and seeking self in the engineering cosmos, thentwo things naturally follow: 1. Their diversity of disciplines works against development of a consensus Page 11.1227.12 version of Technological Literacy, although one could imagine a collection of versions as constituting an encyclopedia of

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Reid, Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre

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Engineering Libraries

must understand that their staff is always looking to you to set the course.You are their leader, the responsibility is yours. Page 11.324.12Bibliography The Associated Press. (2003). Coach known best for 1980 hockey gold. Retrieved 5/8/2005 from http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2003/0811/1594173.html Bezilla, M. (1995). The coach as a fund raiser. Fund Raising Management, 26, 20-25. Retrieved 6/9/2003 from the Proquest Database. Biro, B. (1997). Beyond success: the 15 secrets to effective leadership and life based on legendary coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. Hamilton, Montana: Pygmalion. Collier, G

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

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Educational Research and Methods

s Educational background Family background Learning s na l nce n ti o Innate Traits

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katrina Ramsdell, Virginia Tech; Madeline Schreiber, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Virginia Tech

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Powe, Mississippi State University; Jane Moorhead, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

teach or evaluate these subjects.”2 Developing an effective—and efficient—grading approachis particularly difficult for new educators who lack confidence in their evaluation abilities orthose of their teaching assistants (to whom the grading often falls). Meanwhile, technicalwriting educators constantly seek to reinforce the importance of writing to students outside of thewriting class. Both interests, and ultimately those of students, are served when educators from Page 11.669.2various engineering departments work with technical writing educators to develop a gradingsystem that provides specific grading criteria for the grader(s) to ensure

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Elger, University of Idaho; Scott Metlen, University of Idaho; Robert Carson, University of Idaho; Tristan Utschig, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Marie Racine, University of District Columbia; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

: Introduction to Interviewing Techniques. 2004, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.3. Garvin, D. A. (2000). Learning in action: A guide to putting the learning organization to work. Boston, Massa- chusetts: Harvard Business School Press.4. Handy, C. (1995). Managing the dream. Edited by Chawla, S. & Renesch, J. Learning organizations. Portland, Oregon: Productivity Press.5. Knowles, M. (1975). Self-Directed Learning. Chicago: Follet. ISBN 08428221516. Knowles, M. (1984a). The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Women in Engineering

of U.S. citizens who are training tobecome scientists and engineers, whereas the number of jobs requiring science and engineering(S&E) training continues to grow” (p.1). “If trends continue the United States will lose its abilityto fill the growing demand for science and engineering jobs, yielding [its] global standing tonations such as China and India who are training thousands more engineers and scientists than isthe U.S.” (O’Brien50, 2004, p. 1).The U.S. Department of Commerce62 (1999) projects that by 2010, 50 percent of all U.S. Page 11.1454.2workers will be women. This projection, plus the growth in the science and engineering

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; David Quick; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

industry for competitiveness and the nation’s defense.Whereas the nation invested heavily during the 1960’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s in the graduateeducation of the U.S. scientific workforce for basic academic research, we have not as a nationplaced a balanced emphasis in the further professional education of the nation’s graduateengineers who enter industry and are the nation’s primary creators, developers, and leaders ofU.S. technological progress for competitiveness and national security purposes.As a consequence of this unbalanced emphasis, lasting over four decades, the U.S. engineeringworkforce in industry is the nation’s most underdeveloped resource for innovation. The nation ispaying the price for long-term underdevelopment of the U.S

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Robert Story, Virginia Tech; Brian LeCroy, Virginia Tech; Christina Pace, Virginia Tech; Michael Palmer, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech

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Ocean and Marine

. Page 11.309.32.0 Case Studies2.1 Inland Storms: The Edmund FitzgeraldSevere weather has threatened vessels on the Great Lakes for years. For example, during theGreat Lakes Storm of 1913, at least 19 ships sank, killing 248 aboard.7 In the 1970’s, perhaps themost mysterious of Great Lakes shipwrecks occurred, the wreck of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald.When the Edmund Fitzgerald set out for Zug Island on November 9, 1975 there was a galewarning issued by the National Weather Service. Winds were reported at speeds greater than 50knots, and waves were estimated to be over 10 feet high.8 The Fitzgerald continued to move outinto the storm, which proved deadly. They were out of sight and off the radar in just minutes.The members of the ship did not send

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; David Quick; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

,Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP)3 has pointed out, graduate education in engineeringhas evolved primarily in the United States as a byproduct of a national science policy forscientific research. The United States has not had a coherent policy for the graduate developmentof the vast majority of its domestic engineering graduates in the U.S. engineering workforcewhose professional careers are not centered on academic scientific research but rather arecentered on creating, developing, and innovating new, improved, and breakthrough technologyin industry for competitiveness and the nation’s defense.Whereas the nation invested heavily during the 1960’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s in the graduate

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abel Fernandez, University of the Pacific; Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Jeff Burmeister, University of the Pacific

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Educational Research and Methods

Camilla M. Saviz, Ph.D., P.E., holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from U.C. Davis. She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific. Dr. Saviz' research interests include measurement and modeling of hydrodynamics, water quality, and sediment transport in surface water systems. She has also served as co-principal investigator on several studies to develop and implement strategies to enhance the quality of engineering education.Jeff Burmeister, University of the Pacific Jeffrey S

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

review, discussion and labs. readings, discussions and labs class presentation, and labs. discussions and labs.University of Cincinnati, Daniel B. OertherUC is a comprehensive, research-extensive institution offering doctoral degrees from thirteencolleges. The program of Environmental Engineering and Science (EE&S) within theDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of the strongest programs at UC witha compliment of twelve faculty and research expenditures above $4M per year. Because of thetremendous strength of the EE&S program, the PI was afforded the opportunity to develop a newand highly experimental

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Conrad Zapanta, Pennsylvania State University; Keefe Manning, Pennsylvania State University

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Biomedical

than 6.0. Thehighest scores were for effectiveness in demonstrating the significance of the subject matter, andthe overall quality of instructor(s). The lowest scores were for adequacy of the physical facilitiesand the instructional resources.For Spring of 2005, the undergraduates rated all nine areas higher than 6.0. The undergraduatesgave the highest scores to the effectiveness in demonstrating significance of the subject matterand the instructor’s interest in whether or not the students understood the course content. Theundergraduates gave the lowest scores for clarity of instructor’s interpretation of abstract ideasand adequacy of physical facilities. The graduate students rated eight out of nine areas higherthan 6.0. The graduate students

Conference Session

Computer ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Honchell, Purdue University; Gregory Palmier, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

by undergraduatesrequires ease of understanding so that design alternatives of computer systems can beapplied.In a paper describing the evolution of computer performance evaluation since the 1960’s,benchmarking was described as the only technique to receive consistent use as aperformance evaluation tool [5]/ Research emphasized the increasing importance ofperformance evaluation by the establishment of the ACM in 1971. The ACM recognizeda need for understanding the relationship between computer system models and the tollsuseful for performance evaluation. More research shows that most undergraduateengineering programs spend significant time on implementing complex hardware andsoftware designs, but do not utilize performance modeling as a tool

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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Mechanical Engineering

/ir/library/pdf/erm0452.pdf7. Olds, B., Moskal, B., & Miller, R. (2005). Assessment in Engineering Education: Evolution, Approaches and Future Collaborations. Journal of Engineering Education. 94(1) 13-26.8. Pellegrino, J.W., Chudowsky, N., & Glaser, R. (Eds.) (2001), Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.9. Sahney, S., Banwet, D.K., & Karunes, S. (2004). Conceptualizing Total Quality Management in Higher Education. TQM Magazine, 16(2) 145-159.10. Tsoukas, H. (2005). Complex Knowledge: Studies in Organizational Epistemology. Oxford Press

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Design for Manufacture and Industry

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Semke, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; James Albrecht, Imation Corp.; Jason Moses, Imation Corp.; Peter Ridl, Imation Corp.

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Design in Engineering Education

Faculty Advisor(s): Name(s) Partners: UND Department(s), Company Project Title Description: One- or two-sentence description. BLOCK Problems to Solve (Why work on this project?): 1. Problem/ Benefit #1 DIAGRAM 2. Problem/ Benefit #2

Conference Session

Questions of Identity

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University

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Liberal Education

. Page 11.142.2Introduction to Virtue EthicsVirtue ethics is not a new concept. Most people regard it as something that was initiallydeveloped (as far as the Western world is concerned) by Aristotle more than 2300 years ago.Many ethical approaches concentrate on how to make good decisions when faced with difficultsituations. Aristotle’s approach was to emphasize virtuous living. A good person will makegood decisions, so what is important is to become a good person. In the 1200’s ThomasAquinas integrated this philosophy with a Christian perspective on the world. Aquinas’perspective was to dominate Western philosophical thinking for hundreds of years. For much ofthe 20th century virtue ethics was not commonly taught as a viable option by most

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Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; Mark C Johnson, Purdue University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

steps. All five teams passedthe qualification procedure and entered the final competition. Every team was encouragedto post the latest program (executable without the source code) on their web site in thefifteenth week so that the other teams could test and improve. The final competition washeld on the last day of the fifteenth week. The sixteenth week was used for the students toanalyze their competition results and to finish the final reports. Page 11.1223.7 player 1 player 2 spectator(s) network game serverFigure 2: Two

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University; David Machado-Aranda, Northwestern University Medical School; David A. Dean, Northwestern University Medical School

injected into the trachea, which was exposed through a small incision in the neck, and allowed to distribute throughout the lungs by holding the animal upright. • The chest was wetted with 70% ethanol and within 30-60 s of DNA delivery. • Electrodes were placed on either side of the chest and the animal