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Innovative Lower Division Programs
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology
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Two Year College Division
2006-857: CT COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY'S NSF ATE REGIONAL CENTERFOR NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURINGKaren Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology Karen Wosczyna-Birch has been a champion of engineering and technology education for the past 25 years. She has been the state director of the CT College of technology where through her leadership she has been instrumental in creating a nationally recognized seamless pathway between all 12 two year colleges in CT with six university and college technology and engineering programs. She has received numerous awards and grants and has been recognized for her accomplishments as a professor and for her passion for increasing the diversity of the engineering and
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Curriculum Development and Applications
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Mark Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin-Marathon County
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Engineering Design Graphics
2006-1051: DESIGN OF AN ENGINEERING GRAPHICS COURSE FOR APRE-ENGINEERING PROGRAMMark Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin-Marathon County Mark Holdhusen is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County. He began at UWMC in January of 2005 after completing his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mark received a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in August of 1999. He currently lives in Wausau, WI with his wife, Elona, and his two dogs. Page 11.408.1© American Society for Engineering Education
Conference Session
Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Jared Berrett, Brigham Young University
2006-795: ENGINEERING IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJared Berrett, Brigham Young University Having obtained a Bachelors of Science degree with a dual major in Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University, Jared taught technology in three different public high schools. He worked for two major IT corporations and also spent a year as a consultant in the IT field before he chose to pursue a PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At Illinois, he coordinated an online masters degree program, was a NSF sponsored technology trainee, and consulted with engineering faculty to improve their teaching and use of technology. His PhD is in Education with an emphasis in the
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New Topics in Engineering Economics
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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John Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette
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Engineering Economy
2006-755: AN ALTERNATIVE PARADIGM FOR ENGINEERING HOMEWORK:THE CASE OF ENGINEERING ECONOMICSJohn Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette JOHN H. RISTROPH is jointly appointed as a professor of Engineering and Technology Management and as a professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His doctorate is in industrial engineering and operations research, and his non-academic experience includes service to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources first as Head of Economics and Statistics and then as Director of Policy and Planning. Page 11.171.1© American
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Ethics Integration in the Engineering Curriculum
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech
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Engineering Ethics
what happened during the 1900 hurricane and the aftereffects, what changes (i.e., legislative, engineering, etc.) were instituted as a result of the 1900 hurricane, and how technology (communication systems, weather modeling and tracking, etc.) has changed our ability to cope with hurricanes since the early 1900s. b. How prepared is Galveston to deal with a category 5 hurricane? Discuss recent events related to Hurricane Rita. c. During a mandatory evacuation, should residents be forced from their homes if they understand the possible consequences?Student groups were expected to provide at least three references reflecting their research efforts.It was assumed
Conference Session
Design of Laboratory Experiments
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Bradley Burchett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
2006-1008: FOUR HARDWARE EXPERIMENTS FOR ADVANCED DYNAMICSAND CONTROLBradley Burchett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology BRADLEY T BURCHETT is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches courses on the topics of dynamics, system dynamics, control, intelligent control, and computer applications. His research interests include non-linear and intelligent control of autonomous vehicles, and numerical methods applied to optimal control. Page 11.648.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Four Hardware Experiments for Advanced Dynamics and Control
Conference Session
ECE Laboratory Design
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Robert Throne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Electrical and Computer
2006-1141: DEVELOPING MODELS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIRLIMITATIONSRobert Throne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Robert D. Throne is currently an Associate Professor in the ECE department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He was in the EE department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for ten years prior to moving to Rose-Hulman. His interests are in control systems and the solution of inverse problems. Page 11.443.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Developing Models and Understanding Their LimitationsAbstract Students often do not appreciate the difference
Conference Session
Faculty Development: Tenure & Promotion
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
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New Engineering Educators
2006-1826: CAREER OPTIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAndrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown ANDREW T. ROSE is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ). Before joining the faculty at UPJ, he was a Staff Engineer with GAI Consultants in Pittsburgh. He holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. His teaching interests include soil mechanics, foundation design, structural steel design, structural analysis, and incorporating practical design experience into the undergraduate civil engineering technology curriculum. His research interests include soil behavior and
Conference Session
Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Alice Abreu, OAS; Marta Cehelsky, InterAmerican Development Bank; Teofilo Ramos, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey; Daniel Marcek; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC; Luiz Scavarda Do Carmo, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; John Spencer, Microsoft Corp.; Jorge Yutronic, Conicyt - Chile
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International
national science and technology. She served in a number of senior policy positions at NSF, NASA, and on the staff of Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC). She was a member of the faculty of Brooklyn College, CUNY and the University of Houston and holds a doctorate from Columbia University in political science.Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC RUSSEL C. JONES is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice
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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
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Frank M. Clemente
Geotechnology and Applied Geotechnical Engineering Intertwined Frank M. Clemente, Jr., PhD, PE Earth Tech Northeast, Inc.IntroductionThis paper will illustrate how technology and applied engineering, with particular reference togeotechnical engineering, are intertwined and dependent on each other in the process ofdesigning and building large construction projects. After describing the civil engineeringprocedure and the inter-relationships between technology and engineering, a few examples ofprojects wherein technology and engineering worked together for design/construction successwill be cited from the author’s experience. The paper is directed to undergraduate and
Conference Session
New Topics in IE Education
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Ricky Whittington, Morgan State University; Douglas McLennan, Goddard Space Flight Center; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University
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Industrial Engineering
2006-449: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING APPLICATION IN SPACE MISSIONDouglas McLennan, Goddard Space Flight Center Dr. Douglas McLennan is the Project Manager of the Space Technology - 5 (ST-5) at the Goddard Space flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. McLennan received his B.Sc. in Physics in 1978 from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Canada. He received his M.S. in 1980 and Ph.D. in 1983 from Georgetown University, Washington D.C.Guangming Chen, Morgan State University Dr. Guangming Chen is an Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering at Morgan State University. He joined Morgan State faculty in 1990 as an Assistant Professor. Since September 2002, he has worked with ST-5
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Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Biomedical
2006-2065: DESIGN BOOT CAMP: GETTING IN SHAPE FOR A CAPSTONEEXPERIENCERenee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology RENEE D. ROGGE is an Assistant Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering. Her teaching interests include orthopaedic and sports biomechanics, biomaterials, capstone design, and introductory level mechanics courses.Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology GLEN A. LIVESAY is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on biomechanics, capstone design, experimental design and data analysis, and experimental biomechanical testing of soft tissues
Conference Session
Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado-Boulder; Tom Lookabaugh, University of Colorado-Boulder
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Engineering and Public Policy
2006-1857: ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND LAW CONFERENCESDouglas Sicker, University of Colorado-Boulder Dr. Douglas C. Sicker has held various positions in academia, industry and government. Presently, Doug is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder with a joint appointment in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program. Prior to this he was Director of Global Architecture at Level 3 Communications, Inc. Prior to this, Doug was Chief of the Network Technology Division at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Doug has also held faculty and industry positions in the field of medical sciences. Doug is a senior member of
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Elementary School Engineering Education
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Krowles Christine, Plainview School Distict
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
2006-868: ENHANCING MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION WITH ENGINEERINGDESIGNM. David Burghardt, Hofstra University Dr. M. David Burghardt is Professor, Chair of the Engineering Department, and co-Director of the Center for Technological Literacy at Hofstra University. He is the author of 11 engineering and technology education texts, numerous publications, and teaches a course on children’s engineering for in-service elementary school teachers.Krowles Christine, Plainview School Distict Christine Krowles is a fifth grade teacher in the Plainview School District and a graduate the MA/MST program at Hofstra University
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Design
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Uei-Jiun Fan, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
of increasingly complex societies and communities using contemporary technologies in acost-effective way.In the recent past there has been a noticeable push to adopt service learning in engineering8.Purdue University9 developed an innovative program that creates partnerships between teams ofundergraduate students and local community not-for-profit organizations to solve engineering-based problems in the community. This partnership provides many benefits to the students and Page 11.729.2the community alike. California State University system has 23 campuses and all CSU arecommitted to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to
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Current Topics in IE Education
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Ethling Hernandez, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Hamidreza Eskandari, University of Central Florida; Serge Sala-Diakanda, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida
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Industrial Engineering
2006-2655: EMERGING TOPICS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMLuis Rabelo, University of Central Florida LUIS RABELO, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. He received dual degrees in Electrical and Me-chanical Engineering from the University of Panama and Master degrees from the Florida Institute of Technology and the University of Missouri-Rolla. He received a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from the University of Mis-souri-Rolla in 1990. He also holds dual MS degrees in Aerospace Systems Engineering & Management from the Massachusetts Institute of
Conference Session
Global Engineering in an Interconnected World
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Maria M. Larrondo Petrie
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International
Technology, Inc1 (ABET) is the recognizedaccreditor for college and university programs in engineering, technology, computing andapplied science in the United States. ABET is a federation of 31 professional and technicalsocieties from these fields. About 2,500 programs in over 550 colleges and universities in theUnited States are accredited. ABET also offers educational credentials evaluation to thoseeducated outside the U.S. and provides certification of equivalence to ABET accredited Page 11.182.2programs to international institutions of higher education. This evaluation results in accreditationor no accreditation, with comments on commendations
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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
transfer nationwide according to the Council on Governmental Relations.1 Thesignificant changes in the handling of Intellectual Property has enabled exclusive licensing bythe universities enhancing the ability of university personnel to participate in thecommercialization of technology. Over 300 public universities in the United State have sincecreated some form of Entrepreneurship program. In 2000, under the leadership of Dean A.Wayne Bennett, Mississippi State University’s Bagley College of Engineering recognized theneed to promote such a program.The Jack Hatcher Engineering Entrepreneurship Certificate Program at Mississippi StateUniversity was initiated on February 7, 2001, with a primary investment of $1.25 million. Sinceits inception as the
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Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Biomedical
2006-2385: VERTICAL MENTORING: CLOSING THE LOOP IN DESIGNGlen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology GLEN A. LIVESAY is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on biomechanics, capstone design, experimental design and statistics and data analysis, and experimental biomechanical testing of soft tissues.Renee Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology RENEE D. ROGGE is an Assistant Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering. Her teaching interests include orthopaedic and sports biomechanics, biomaterials, capstone design, and introductory level mechanics courses
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MIND Education Trends
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Eric Asa, North Dakota State University
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Minorities in Engineering
2006-2265: ENGINEERING EDUCATION OF MINORITIES: AN OVERVIEWEric Asa, North Dakota State University ERIC ASA is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Engineering at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. He holds a doctoral degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Alberta. His research interests include minority science, engineering and technology education; construction materials and processes; computational modeling, simulation and optimization of complex engineering systems/processes (discrete, dynamic and intelligent); equipment selection and maintenance; etc
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Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Jane Fraser, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Alejandro Teran, ITAM (Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico)
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Industrial Engineering
search on that phrase, restricted to UKdomains were links to resumes of people with degrees from outside the UK and tojournals and conferences described on UK sites but published or held outside the US. TheECUK, which is comprised of the professional engineering organizations in the UK, hasno member organization with a content area that is similar to industrial engineering.In Malaysia we also found little recognition of industrial engineering. We now commenton the situation in some of the other countries, starting at the top.India has a number of programs similar to US IE programs, most called productionengineering. For example, Birla Institute of Technology, Veermata Jijabai TechnologicalInstitution, and Pune Institute of Engineering and
Conference Session
Embedded Computing
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Clark Merkel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Computers in Education
2006-895: A QUICK AND EASY PLC LEARNING EXPERIENCE FORMECHATRONICSClark Merkel, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDavid Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 11.107.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Session _____ A Quick and Easy PLC Learning Experience for Mechatronics Clark T. Merkel and David Fisher, Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstract:This paper discusses how the topic of programmable logic controllers was added to anexisting senior level course in the mechanical engineering program at Rose
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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Kevin McLaughlin, University of Connecticut
yielded positive results.One outreach residential outreach program for middle and high school science,mathematics and technology teachers and the second initiative is a post-secondary schoolresidential summer program for our entering underrepresented engineering students.The University of Connecticut, School of Engineering has developed programs toalleviate these very problems. To help post-elementary schools integrate fundamentalengineering concepts into the classroom, we developed the da Vinci Project. It is aprogram geared toward math, science and technology teachers of grades 7-12, as well asadministrators and guidance personal. Student interest in engineering often begins withthe influence of a teacher in math or science. The nuances of how
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2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
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James McDonald; Mary A. Burke
Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), which is the recognizedaccreditation agency for all engineering programs in the United States, developed criteria foraccreditation of software engineering programs. The first software engineering program wasaccredited by ABET in 2003. Monmouth University’s program was accredited in 2005. It is theonly undergraduate software engineering program in New Jersey and, as of the current date, isone of only 13 ABET accredited programs in the United States1.Over the past several years Ocean County College has developed and offered a variety ofcomputer studies programs. The current offerings are: Computer Science Associate in Science,Computer Science Associate in Science - Computer Game Development and Design
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Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Jessica Jenness, University of Central Florida; Jessica Steinberg, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida
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Industrial Engineering
, University of Central Florida Kent Williams, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Department at the University of Central Florida. His research interests are Simulation and Training Systems Design and Development, and Cognitive Science.Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida Luis Rabelo, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Department at the University of Central Florida. His research interests are Engineering Management and Information Technology. Page 11.619.1© American Society for Engineering
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Current Topics in IE Education
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Richard Koubek, Pennsylvania State University; M. Jeya Chandra, Pennsylvania State University
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Industrial Engineering
to stay abreast with the continual shifts inindustrial engineering practices, techniques, and applications. The breadth of theindustrial engineering profession uniquely lends itself to a curriculum that offers moreflexibility and choices to its students, as the new curriculum proposal offers. In addition,the additional emphasis on emerging fields within the service sector and in theinformation technology field will make our curriculum more appealing to potentialstudents, and will enrich the education that Penn State IME students receive”.This paper describes the curriculum and its objectives.Basic approaches to curriculum change• Integrate other applications areas (e.g., service processes) into existing courses.• Reorganize required
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Computers in Education Poster Session
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University
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Computers in Education
2006-2252: ENHANCING AN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING GRAPHICSCOURSEShahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University SHAHNAM NAVAEE is currently an Acting Associate Dean of Student and Academic Programs at the Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology, and a Professor of the Engineering Studies Program at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Navaee received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1980 and 1983, and his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University in 1989. Page 11.583.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006
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ECE Poster Session
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Black, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Electrical and Computer
2006-1951: A STUDY OF GRAPHICAL VS. TEXTUAL PROGRAMMING FORTEACHING DSPMark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Mark A. Yoder received his BS degree in 1980 and Ph.D. in 1984, both in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Since 1988 he has been teaching engineering at Rose-Hulman. His research interests include investigating ways to use technology to teach engineering more effectively. He pioneered, at Rose, the use of Computer Algebra Systems (such as Maple and Mathematica) in teaching electrical engineering. He also helped pioneering the teaching of
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Engineering Practice for a Moral World
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton
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Engineering Ethics
sick and enfeebled, children and the elderly, all those dispossessedor powerless in our society.Keywords: Engineering ethics, codes of conduct, models of nature, a morally deep worldIntroductionEngineering applies technical knowledge to solve human problems. More completely,engineering is a technological activity that uses professional imagination, judgment,integrity, and intellectual discipline in the application of science, technology,mathematics, and practical experience to design, produce, and operate useful objects orprocesses that meet the needs and desires of a client.1 Today engineering is seen as aprofession which refers specifically to fields that require extensive study and mastery ofspecialized knowledge and a voluntary and abiding
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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder
Figure 1. The reasons why the impacts on the student attitudes were not aspositive as desired are not known. However, making a significant change in student attitudes Page 11.746.7towards engineers’ influences on society in a 1-credit course with other primary goals may beoverly optimistic. At the end of the course, minority students had a significantly higher (p =0.09) response than male students to the question “technology plays an important role in solvingsociety’s problems.” Other differences between men, women, and minority student attitudeswere not statistically significant. strongly 5 agree 4 Response 3