Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

ethics in scientific experiments and experimental design. Page 12.940.3Overall Course OrganizationThe IDEAS lab is a two-semester course sequence which is taken by BME majors in their thirdyear of study in our program. The lab is divided into topical modules which introduce thestudents to fundamental and cutting-edge skills in the broader field of biomedical engineering.Each module (described in a later section) provides students with experience using laboratorytechniques and quantitative analysis of data. Modules vary in duration from one to two weeks,with the exception of the final “IDEAS Module,” discussed below. Each week of the

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

skills include detailedanalyses of the entire life cycle for products, processes, and systems by considering materialsextraction, manufacturing, distribution, disposal and the associated environmental impacts,which necessarily crosses engineering disciplines. This approach is not common to mostdiscipline focused courses in colleges and universities and provides opportunities to address twoadditional ABET criteria under Criterion 3: (c) an ability to design a system, component, orprocess to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental,social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability; and (h) thebroad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rosenkrantz, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Engineering Economy

, 3.92 3.70 3.92 14 programming, data analysis, 3.87 3.80 3.76 4.04 3.93 3.95 3.78 3.74 n=36 n=37 n=13 CNC, use of software, use of scientific equipment, finding technical information, etc.)? How would you assess the coverage of issues related to 4.09 3.87 4.07 15 professional behavior and 4.12 3.80 4.16 4.11 4.06 4.20 4.11 3.95 n=47 n=38 n=15 ethics in this course? How would you assess your improvement in communications skills 3.85 4.02 4.00 16 (either written or

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Electrical and Computer

the four year program, the students also have to complete university-required corecurriculum courses in areas like English, ethics, political science, religious studies, etc. Table 1shows the outline of our program. Also see Figure 1. We also offer flexible Junior Spring termfor students to work (as co-op or intern), or study abroad or take more technical electives orgraduate classes.The core of the Electrical Engineering program (which every undergraduate student has to take)are the following 9 courses: 1. ELEN 21 (Logic Design) 2. ELEN 33 (Introduction to Digital Signal Processing Systems) 3. ELEN 50 (Electric Circuits I) 4. ELEN 100 (Electric Circuits II) 5. ELEN 104 (Electromagnetics I) 6. ELEN 105 (Electromagnetics II

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furterer, East Carolina University; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Technology

Colleges and Universities issued areport that identifies four essential learning outcomes that graduates should possess: 1) a broadbase of knowledge across multiple disciplines; intellectual and practical skills such as teamworkand problem-solving; a sense of personal and social responsibility, including ethical reasoning;and experience applying what they learn to real-world problems. [4] Teaching Six Sigma with a Page 12.906.2project experience can help students gain the teamwork and problem-solving skills, andexperience applying what they learn to real-world problems. Focusing the projects oncommunity-based organizations can provide a sense of

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

community representatives based on a rubric, including creativity, presentation, detail and application of engineering. Suggestions and constructive criticism given. Reflection on collective learning.Service-learning benefits both the students participating and the community. Service-learning projects help students to establish connections between the concepts learned andthe real life; promote team work; teach professional ethics and social responsibility; and Page 12.662.2provide opportunities for professional communication. In addition, basic economics willalso be learned, as the students must take into account viable engineering

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

/Why America Needs a Refresher Course on Energy. In National Environmental Education & Training Foundation: Washington, DC, 2002.7. NOWCAST, U.S. Public in the Dark on Climate Change Issues. American Meterological Society 2005, June 2005, 775.8. Riecken, G.; Yavas, U., Energy Conservation Awareness. Ball State Business Review 1979, 9, (2), 2.9. Ritchie, C. A.; Steinbrink, J. E., Knowledge, Attitude, and the Energy Ethic. Social Education 1984, 48, (2), 149-52.10. Barrow, L. H.; Morrisey, J. T., Energy Literacy of Ninth-Grade Students: A Comparison Between Maine and New Brunswick. Journal of Environmental Education 1989, 20, 22-25.11. Farhar, B. C., Energy and the Environment: the public view. Renewable Energy Report

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Riddell, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

information required to solve the problems is contained in aspecific chapter of their textbook. When teams are involved, all the students are in thesame class, and typically have the same academic background. The authors submit thatproject-based learning (PBL) is especially effective at helping the students develop skillsat solving open-ended problems, multidisciplinary teamwork and communication. Theseskills, as well as professionalism and ethics are emphasized throughout the clinics. Asstudents progress throughout the Rowan curriculum, the clinic projects become decidedlymore “real-world.” Many of the goals of the engineering clinic sequence have since beenspecifically identified in the ABET 2000 A-K Criteria5.The purpose of this paper is to

Conference Session

Developing Programs for Adult Learners

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Plemmons; Ray Jones, The Citadel

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Continuing Professional Development

Resources, Communication, Risk and Procurement. Professional responsibility and ethics will receive particular emphasis. ENGR 651: Technical Project Planning and Scheduling This course explores the principles and applications of work breakdown structures (WBS); the Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT); earned value management, critical chain scheduling and buffer management; definition and allocation of resources; resource leveling; and schedule compression. Course content includes realistic projects, case studies, Primavera and MS Project computer applications, along with web-based management and technology tools. ENGR 652: Applications of Quality

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University; John Norris, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

University (CE498) focuses on providing anintegrated, realistic capstone design experience covering the multifaceted aspects of a real-worldengineering project (e.g., technical, legal, environmental, ethical, etc.) in a fashion whichaddresses (as much as possible) all major aspects of the civil engineering profession. The courseis taught every semester with enrollments ranging from 50 to 100 students. Teams of 5 or 6students each are formed and work together for the entire semester and all teams work on thesame project. The author has been the lead instructor for the course each spring semester since2001. The project is typically a building, bridge, or highway relocation that is in the process ofbeing designed and constructed by professional firms

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

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Architectural

affected by this as many states will certainly adopt the model law into their own professional licensure requirements. Up to this point, AE programs have provided little input or participation in this effort.• The civil engineers have published a body of knowledge (BOK)21 that lists the skills and attitudes that civil engineers are expected to attain. These include additional skills beyond those required by ABET, such as leadership, project management, business policy and ethics. The new ABET civil engineering program criteria22 have been approved by the Engineering Accreditation Commission and will probably go into effect after the one year review period. The AE program criteria will likely be affected by these

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Kansaku, Oregon Institute of Technology; Linda Kehr, Klamath County School District; Catherine Lanier, Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium

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Engineering Technology

areas, selecting appropriate media sources, using effective research processes, and demonstrating ethical use of resources and materials.To the Edge of Space is an exciting modality to address these educational standards. Theenthusiasm and engagement of students were so great that the Ferguson School teacher askedand was invited to participate again the next year. A level of continuity was created as previousfifth grade students were invited to serve as “veterans” while in the sixth grade.Students moving into sixth grade that were involved in the program as fifth graders were calledon to present their PowerPoint presentation at the fall parent meeting of the current fifth gradestudents. They again presented their project to the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos; Josh Bostwick, Cornell University; Andrew Dressel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Mechanics

AC 2007-2901: PROMOTING HOLISTIC PROBLEM-SOLVING IN MECHANICSPEDAGOGYChris Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee Chris Papadopoulos is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is the PI of the UWM Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics > Scholarship Program. His teaching and research interests are in engineeing mechanics, structural stability, engineering ethics, and engineering education. He is a recipient of the 2006 Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award through the Mechanics Division of ASEE.Josh Bostwick, Cornell University Josh Bostwick is a doctoral

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos; Karen Brucks, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Eric Key, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; K Vairavan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-2930: A SCHOLARSHIP RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION STRATEGYTHAT SUCCESSFULLY ATTRACTS DIVERSE AND ACADEMICALLYTALENTED FRESHMENChris Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee Chris Papadopoulos is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is the PI of the UWM Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics > Scholarship Program. His teaching and research interests are in engineeing mechanics, structural stability, engineering ethics, and engineering education. He is a recipient of the 2006 Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award through the Mechanics Division of ASEE.Karen

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

called EngE 1024, “Engineering Exploration” Over the past seven years, the first-year courses in the GE program have evolved from somewhat standard problem solving(including statics, electrical engineering, material balance concepts), graphics, and programmingcourses to a format that emphasizes early design and realization, collaborative learning, andhighly interactive classroom environments. In 2004, the syllabus of EngE1024 was updated toinclude general problem solving, engineering ethics, visualization of 3-D objects and alsovisualization of information, early design (including realization), graphing and simple analysis ofgraphs, and introduction to object-oriented programming (OOP) approaches for problem solving.Further, significant

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helene Hilger, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Francis De Los Reyes, North Carolina State University; Warren DiBiase, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Len Holmes, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Siva Mandjiny, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Todd Steck, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Environmental Engineering

3.32 1.59 engineering 4. Name some potential future applications of the methods 3.05 1.94 5. Explain the basics of bioprocess engineering 3.37 2.12 6. Describe the ethical issues and arguments associated with genetic engineering 2.42 2.29 7. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of biotechnology methods relative to 3.44 1.82 conventional methods 1=Very Knowledgeable; 2=Somewhat Knowledgeable; 3=Not Sure; 4=Somewhat Unknowledgeable; 5=Very Unknowledgeable Denotes statistical significance

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

structurallyrational and economically prudent actually establishes the “correctness” and the “ethics”of building10. Khan argued that well detailed and efficient structures posses the natural elegance of slenderness and reason, and have possibly a higher value than the whims of a-priori aesthetics imposed by architects who do not know how to work closely with engineers, and who do not have an inner feeling for natural structural forms.11.What Links the Three Forms TogetherThe linkage between these three forms can be summarized as increasing constraints Page 12.693.5imposed on the designer, as one moves from sculptural form, through

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Bruce Cain, Mississippi State University

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Mechanical Engineering

availableto guide testing of more widely used equipment. The Codes are written so that they can beincorporated into an equipment purchase contract for use in conducting an acceptance test, andthey are meant to be applied to a field test as opposed to a laboratory or shop test. There areabout 40 “equipment codes” and about 15 “supplements” covering fundamental measurementtechniques and test (measurement) uncertainty.The PTCs can provide a useful bridge between college courses in the energy stem andinstrumentation/measurement and the “real world”. Also, the introduction to the ASME Codesand Standards activity and the part that individual engineers play in developing voluntarystandards is obvious link to the topics of professional ethics and

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Kettil Cedercreutz, University of Cincinnati

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Accountability Exhibits self-confidence D2 Self Confidence PROFESSIONALD QUALITIES Possesses honesty/integrity/personal ethics D3 Integrity Shows initiative/is self-motivated D4 Self Motivation Demonstrates a positive attitude toward change D5 Positive Attitude Works effectively with others E1 Works with Others Understands and contributes to the organization’s E2 Goal orientationE TEAMWORK goals

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Thornton, University of Maryland; Jacqueline Rogers, University of Maryland (Retired); Kristen Waters; Nathan Myers, University of Maryland; Lisa Rawlings, Prince George's Prince Community College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

negotiation; she lectures on ethics, leadership, marketing and other business topics. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and has co-authored several papers on entrepreneurship education. Karen has earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Florida State University, ARCM from the Royal College of Music, London, and an MBA from the University of Maryland. She taught at Jacksonville University (FL), and Towson University for a total of fifteen years before coming to the University of Maryland. Her international experience includes a Fulbright Fellowship to London where she studied and performed for nearly three years as well as an appointment as artist in

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Brittany Claar, Colorado School of Mines; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

MT’s smallsize, some departments only offer courses once a year; if a student falls out of sequence for anyreason, s/he must wait an entire year to make up lost credits.At MT, as at Coleman, fundamental courses were often seen by students as something to getthrough before they could begin to engage in their “real work” as engineering students. The tworequired semesters of physics, an ethics and technical writing class, and an earth science classwere widely described as something to be survived before students could get to the Holy Grail:courses in their majors. Nevertheless, as with Coleman, required courses also introducedstudents to non-engineering majors and faculty. This was particularly the case among studentswho had been considering a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gypsy Denzine, Northern Arizona University

#4. "Students who do not persist lack will-power or volition." Some faculty members may believe students lack a work ethic or a motivation to learntrait. Engineering faculty members are encouraged to keep in mind the importance ofunderstanding the situational aspects of motivation as investigated by several researchers inrecent years. Paris and Turner90 argue that, “analyses of motivation should consider thecharacteristics of individuals in specific situations because a person's motivational beliefs andbehavior are derived from contextual transactions" (p.213-214). They further point out “Webelieve that motivation waxes and wanes according to ones history of success and failure and therelative incentives provided in different

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Steven Thomas, Lockheed Martin Corporation

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Women in Engineering

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nhut Tan Ho