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Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Mark Breitenberg, Art Center College of Design

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

). New courses such as “Robotics,” “Nanotechnology,” “The Futureof Science and Technology” (including an ethics component), and a variety of courses insustainable technology and ecology have all opened up new ways of thinking aboutdesign and its applications. But the course that best exemplifies all of our educationalaims in the new science curriculum is “Nature’s Design,” the focus of this paper.Using biology as a method to teach design, engineering and/or architecture is anincreasing trend. In 2005, a paper2 written by Dennis Dollens, architect and educator atthe Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, looked at examples of incorporatingbiomimetic concepts and theory into the teaching of architecture and industrial design. Itshould be noted

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-876: UTILIZING INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION TO INFUSEUNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INTO THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYCURRICULUM.Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology.William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University WILLIAM R. LOENDORF obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-879: PLANNING A LIVING-BUILDING LABORATORY (BUILDING ASA LABORATORY) THAT WILL INTEGRATE WITH ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology. Page 12.1156.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Patti Culley, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

quitecommon that their work experience has been limited to fast food or customer service. Studentsoften feel that this is of no value and that they have nothing to offer. What we emphasize is thatwhile these positions do not involve technical proficiency, they are opportunities to describe the‘soft skills’ that engineers often lack. Even the most generic ‘Burger Land’ job may require suchskills as communication, team work, integrity, trustworthiness, leadership, or work ethic. Thestudents simply need to emphasize the aspects of the job that demonstrated them on the resume.This experience is usually placed in the lower half of the resume, following the engineeringrelated items such as education, technical skills, coursework, projects or any

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Abbott, University of Missouri; Katie Grantham Lough, University of Missouri

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Design in Engineering Education

Assign. 6 - POC Prototype Ethics in engineering Topic Team Time Alpha 1 prototype NX basics October 9 Presentation 16, 18, 20 Reading Due Alpha 1 prototype Topic Team Time Alpha 2 prototype testing NX

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Schimmels, Marquette University

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First-Year Programs

Importance to SocietyStudents are involved in three activities to develop their understanding of the role of engineersand their importance to society. These activities are: 1) summer reading of a book7 motivatingthe need of more and better engineering to improve the environment and the quality of lifefollowed by reflection, writing, and discussion, 2) reading, reflection, writing, and discussionrelated to technology, society, and ethics, and 3) research into the different types of engineeringfollowed by reflection, writing, and discussion related to their career interests.2.1.2 The Nature of Engineering Problems and Strategies for Their SolutionStudents are involved in two activities to develop their understanding of the nature ofengineering

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anastasia Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily Allen, San Jose State University; Jeanne Linsdell, San Jose State University

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Materials

behavior, teamwork, conflict resolution, ethics and effective problem solving. Page 12.1617.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Writing Program Improvements for a Materials Engineering Laboratory CourseAbstractThe Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at San José State University offersintroductory courses in materials engineering (MatE 25) and electrical properties of materials(MatE 153) to about 500 engineering students every year. Almost all engineering majors arerequired to take at least one of these classes, both of which have laboratory components requiringa significant amount of writing

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; John Fuller, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

communication, and the values of work ethic. PBL applied to Digital Circuitsand Design Sequence (DCDS) courses addresses the need to provide undergraduate electricaland computer engineering students with such capabilities as they relate to real-worldapplications. This strategy addresses the goal of improving the quality of undergraduate Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math education through new learning techniques and teachingstrategies. The goal of the DCDS is to improve student learning of theoretical concepts in digitalcircuitry through project-based learning exercises using a field programmable gate array (FPGA)platform for rapid prototyping of complex designs. FPGA-based platforms offer real-timeprototyping of complex digital designs

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Robert Ofoli, Michigan State University; Dennis Miller, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

progressed throughthe curriculum. These results were validated by student self-assessment (surveys) and bycooperative education employer.All chemical engineering students are required to take the standard battery ofmathematics courses and an introductory computing tools course (CSE 131). Thecomputing course was originally designed to provide students with an understanding ofproblem solving approaches, ethics, and the use of basic computing tools for in technicalproblem solving. The early version of the course emphasized the “engineer’s toolkit” andincluded coverage of Excel and MATLAB.In the 2003-04 academic year, a fairly large number of students voiced concern about theneed for the introductory computing course. That year, as part of the annual

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Howard Pearlman, Drexel University; Greg Biren, Rowan University; John Chen, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College; Anthony Marchese, Rowan University; Robert Sterner, Rowan University

; ethical issues related to injuries, sport performance and productdevelopment, exploration of existing and new products and techniques, as well as encouraginginnovation and entrepreneurship. Some of the modules described previously will be used forteaching students basic engineering principles. Students will be required to develop newexperiments or make product modifications as part of a course project. This course will allowthe students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become sports equipmentdesigners and technologists and work with others in analyzing human performance.Integration of Sports Engineering in the CurriculaFreshman Engineering Clinic at RowanRowan’s College of Engineering has developed an innovative curriculum built

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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International

shopping centers, and small trips to well known entertainmentand cultural venues. Educational activities in our program include: workshops on poster designand oral and written presentation skills, seminars in library research techniques, groupdiscussions on professional ethics, advising sessions on graduate program applicationprocedures, deadlines, requirements, and funding opportunities. In addition, visits to the Museumof Science and Industry and the Nanotechnology Center at USF have been part of the program.Mid- and end-of-program project presentations, a poster competition, and a written researchpaper are the main program requirements. Page

Conference Session

Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Christine Co, Oklahoma State University; Bear Turner, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

inwhich students design, build, and test a complex project. These programs are increasinglyindustry sponsored 1, and expose students to many of the real constraints engineers face.Capstone courses are the primary mechanism used by many universities for integratingcommunication, and teamwork skills and social, economic, and ethical issues into theengineering curriculum 2. The capstone concept has been extended by other schools such as theDesign4Practice program at Northern Arizona University and the projects program at WorcesterPolytechnic Institute 3-5 in which dedicated design courses are integrated into all four years of theundergraduate curriculum. Improvements in student performance following capstone programshave been observed in several

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

methodologies. 2. Demonstrate capabilities to pursue advanced studies and are committed to lifelong learning. 3. Aware of and capable of analyzing the technical, environmental, and social implications of technology driven systems. 4. Capable of being an effective team member or leader including skills in written communications and an appreciation for diversity in the workplace. Page 12.205.3 5. Committed to honesty, ethics, social responsibility, and professionalism as representatives of the engineering profession.The BS in Engineering curriculum is structured with a

Conference Session

Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

addressed.The Engineer of 2020 emphasizes the versatility of an engineering education and enthusiasticallydemonstrates the intrinsic reward of improving the quality of life for people.12 Furthermore, itpoints out that young people, their parents, and counselors remain unaware of the numerous anddiverse opportunities offered by an engineering education. Key attributes of an engineer depictedin The Engineer of 2020 include strong analytical skills, practical ingenuity, creativity,communication, business and management, leadership, high ethical standards, professionalism,dynamism, agility, resilience, flexibility and lifelong learners. These characteristics would attracta broad spectrum of students. The combination of these attributes and multiple

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

, principles,and ‘tools’ learned from earlier courses. This review of material helps to strengthen students’knowledge in their core disciplines by increasing exposure to the foundation concepts. Second,students are applying both the old and new knowledge to an area outside of, but somewhatrelated to, their main field of study. This serves to demonstrate that they may use what theyalready have learned in new and interesting areas and that what they have learned to date doesnot exist in isolation.An additional benefit of these applied courses is the opportunity to include consideration anddiscussion of various social, political, ethical, and economic topics. Such issues include globalclimate change, atmospheric pollution, indoor air quality, and worker

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Minorities in Engineering

and Civil engineering majors at Georgia Tech. As there is always sufficient number of students enrolled in those majors, this course is taught at lease once every year.g) ENGR 1103 – Principles of Engineering Analysis and Design (Fall 2002) This is comparable to “Introduction to Engineering” course as is customarily taught in most engineering programs. The only difference is that ASU course is taught at sophomore level instead of the freshman level with pre-calculus as prerequisite. Primarily, this course introduces students to the engineering career opportunity, course requirements, survival skills, team work, technical communications, design approach, and ethical practices. The course is also used to reinforce concepts

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

M. M. Gilkeson

.(7) Students have been fully exposed to professional level work. When warranted, students arenamed on patents. In 2005, Clinic sponsors filed 13 patent disclosures at the end of their projects.Other advantages at HMC include realistic practice of ethics, development of communications skills,and intensive experience in time management. None the less, teaching in Clinic remains a high riskoperation. Here are some of the issues faced by the College:-- To conserve harmony of the Clinic program with the university objectives and methods.-- To maintain academic quality of the entire engineering program.-- To retain Clinic educational control in the face of administrative pressure for funding.-- To balance student's time between formal courses and

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Roy Myose

foraccreditation in Aerospace Engineering, a program must show that students have the "ability todesign a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such aseconomic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability."1 At Wichita State University, the Aerospace Engineering program includes the traditional mixof general engineering core, aerodynamics and propulsion, dynamics and control, and structurescourses followed by a two-course capstone design sequence. In addition to the capstone designsequence, aspects of design are covered in a multitude of non-capstone classes starting in thesophomore year. Many of these non-capstone classes utilize a series of class

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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John C. Giordano; J. Scot Ransbottom

, we seek to identify and value differencesamong our cadets and to leverage those differences to enhance understanding for the group. We also seekto help cadets to value the differences among their peers, subordinates and leaders. The need to produceleaders of character is a direct complement to the academic requirements. USMA’s educational process focuses on the development of the whole person. The academic, military,physical, and moral/ethical development of each cadet is accomplished through an immersive 47 monthexperience. The stated goal of the academic program [3] is to enable graduates to anticipate and respondeffectively to the uncertainties of a changing technological, social, political, and economic world. As aresult, the curriculum

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Ahmed S. Khan; Beverly Cronin; Maneesh Kumar; Atef Mustafa; Pankti Patel; Joey Socorro

provided the crucial know-howin developing the online database that connected our hardware and software application. TheTechnology and Ethics course brought up the realization that there are many privacy issuesassociated with this technology, and its regulated use would help set up a positive technology.The project has widened the scope of learning and knowledge in the electronics and computerfields for the team members. The project also helped the group to develop higher levels ofknowledge by learning totally new items that were not covered during the course work (forexample, the different types of RFID tags and their applications).XI. ConclusionThis paper described the design and successful implementation of a senior project titled “RealSpace

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Willem H. Vanderburg

desired to undesired effects, ourprofession educates future engineers who will continue to aggravate the above problems. Theseresult in ways of life that are uneconomic, socially non-viable, and environmentallyunsustainable. Like other specialists, engineers are obliged to delegate responsibility for theconsequences of their actions to other specialists, thereby leading to a corresponding end-of-pipeprofessional ethics. Similarly, the protection of the public interest has been reduced to ensuringreliable and relatively safe performance while delegating the responsibility for the consequencesto others.Preventively-Oriented Engineering EducationFrom the above diagnosis flows a prescription of how the engineering profession could giveleadership in

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Llewellyn Mann, University of Queensland; Gloria Dall'Alba, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

the X-Planes”, looks at two companies trying to meet thesame design goals from two very different approaches and emphasizes the importance of proper Page 12.560.8analysis and dealing with design tradeoffs. Another is a film which presents engineering disastersthat often have resulted in the loss of life and property and diminished engineering credibility.Homework associated with each varies from answering questions about the topic to in-depthanalysis and class presentations. For example, in the disasters movie each Major Design Projectteam is assigned one of the disasters to further research the technical and ethical issues that wereinvolved

Conference Session

Student Teams And Project Based Learning / The Critical First Year in Engineering Education / Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

computer tools; andwork effectively and ethically as a member of a technical team. Students in ENGR 106 areexposed to problem solving mainly through the implementation of model-eliciting activities.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology1 states in Criterion 3d that studentsmust demonstrate “an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.” For this reason, ENGR106 is designed to use teams extensively throughout the course. Early in the semester, studentslearn about characteristics of effective teams such as interdependency, goal setting, roles andnorms, cohesiveness, and communication. The students participate in team and peer evaluationsof their teaming experiences and create team specific codes of cooperation that guide

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering Design Graphics

. The philosophy for the 1 point is that thestudent should receive some credit for at least making an effort to look at the problem. Class ParticipationWithout some motivator, many students will attend class and be passive participants in thelearning process. Attending class is another aspect of higher education where a student willexercise academic triage. Many of the students at University of Massachusetts Lowell are thefirst generation in their family to attend college and many have to work 20-40 hours a week tomeet their financial obligations for college and living costs. While these students have a verygood work ethic, they are all too often faced with making the choice among working, sleepingand attending class. Therefore, assigning

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

they tend to bemore successful. As one of the mentoring program participants (P1) indicated when asked aboutthe influence of the program on him: [The Mentoring Program and NSBE] allowed me to set more specific goals for myself Page 12.1072.10 b/c I had a better idea of what I was after. Seeing my mentors' community [and] organizational involvement, resumes, and work ethic gave me an excellent model for what I strived to be.Beyond StratusAs mentioned previously, there are numerous programs that contribute to the development ofbonding and bridging social capital in the National Society of Black Engineers. The Table

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

rigors of a graduate program (and becomeacademics themselves), their skill set may not be the best match for a successful practitioner.And yet, only a small fraction of the undergraduate body will continue on into graduate school.Thus, the possible “filtering effect” warrants a serious investigation that will be provided in thisstudy. If its existence is confirmed, it would provide useful insights into retention issues.MethodsThe research protocol for the study was approved by the Ryerson Research Ethics Board. Studentparticipation is voluntary, and all participating students are asked to sign an informed consentletter. The students are not exposed to any risks or reprisals for refusal to participate in the study.Volunteers for this study are

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno, Ryerson University; Mary Frances Stewart

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Educational Research and Methods

, indicating that all students, regardless of their learning style, benefited frominteractions with the on-line module. In particular, working with the module seems to havebenefited the Sensing students, who not only had higher gain improvements overall, but actuallyhad higher post-test scores in several categories.Study Design and HypothesesThe research protocol for the study was approved by the Ryerson Research Ethics Board. Studentparticipation was voluntary, and all participating students were asked to sign an informed consentletter. Fifteen recent graduates, five from a Mechanical Engineering program, and ten from anElectrical Engineering program participated in this project. For the first part of the study, aspreviously reported14, all students

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

0.86 0.00015 0.97 e) Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems 0.81 0.0026 0.78 f) Understand professional and ethical responsibility 0.22 0.47 0.27 g) Communicate persuasively, in writing and orally 0.54 0.04 0.85 h) Understand the impact of engineering solutions in global and societal context 0.10 0.21 0.91 i) Recognize the need for engaging in life-long learning 0.72 0.92 0.75 j) Know and understand contemporary issues 0.76 0.48

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Haubold, Columbia University; John R. Kender, Columbia University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

research on technical, social, and ethical aspects of their project,produce drawings and prototypes, and justify their decisions using statistical or experimentaldata. We facilitate the technical development of the course by teaching the effective use ofsoftware suites such as Mathworks Matlab for numerical analysis and Alias Maya for two- andthree-dimensional modeling and design work. Throughout the design process, teams mustcommunicate their problems, ideas, and designs effectively to the client, peers, advisors, andinstructors. Students are required to produce final reports, which summarize their projects’problem statements, functional requirements, constraints, and solutions. While teams must alsoinclude their views on team development, it is