Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Amy Martin, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

samelearning settings and environment where generations before them always learned. They alsodepend on masters and teachers to make the connections and add meaning to their learning, andoften the masters’ connections are so lofty that only after many years of practice may thestudents make the link and understand the meaning. It is therefore a great challenge forengineering and engineering technology faculty to help their students to be more intentionallearners, which will benefit them in their life-long professional careers. In this paper, we presenta case study in the upper level core electrical engineering sequence where the same instructorand the same group of students in two similar level technical courses, one with more traditional

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kip Coonley, Duke University; Martin Brooke, Duke University; Philip Ethier, Duke University; Hisham Massoud, Duke University

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Design in Engineering Education

been the Undergraduate Laboratory Manager in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, Durham, NC. His interests include undergraduate engineering education, power electronics, plasma physics, and thin films.Martin Brooke, Duke University Martin A. Brooke received the B.E. (Elect.) Degree (1st. Class Hons.) from Auckland University in New Zealand in 1981. He received the M.S. and Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Southern California in 1984, and 1988, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Duke University. Professor Brooke was an Analog Devices Career development award recipient from 1988-1993

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

teacher didn’t get it. Now I see she didn’t get it, but it was my fault. This process has helped me develop my own writing. When preparing to write a paper, I put more emphasis on the writing the first draft and revising my paper. Also, I am more aware of the mistakes I make in my own writing. I am now more conscience of my audience, my tone and the overall organization of my paper. Being a writing fellow has enhanced my own writing skills, and I believe my experiences will help me throughout my career. Helping other students with their papers has improved my written and oral communication skills, and it has also made me more patient. I believe the overall process has helped all the parties involved. Overall writing fellows took me

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Electronics and Electrical ET Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

components of problem-based learning concept that is increasinglythe type of engineering technology education preferred by faculty, students and industry. Itcombines teamwork, hands-on experience, and problem solving to prepare students to movedirectly into successful technology careers. Furthermore, instructional technologies have becomean essential means to promote knowledge and some strategies to improve the classroomenvironment have been suggested in the literature2.Course DevelopmentMany industrial electronics control applications involve the use of servomechanism and machinedrive circuitry which consist of solid-state devices, such as diodes, transistors, thyristors,MOSFETs, and IGBTs. Thus, EET students enrolled in this class must have a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

exposing them tofun hands-on in class projects. The proposed course redesign employs the Tablet PC-basedCollaborative Project-Based Learning model (CPBL) that has been proven to be effective in ourupper division computer engineering courses. This paper presents our current progress on theCCLI project. To study the impact of the CPBL model in freshman/sophomore level courses, aseries of interactive in-class projects was developed that: 1) stimulate students’ learning andmake them more engaged in the classroom; 2) tie the theory taught in class to real-world designexperience; and 3) provide a clearer insight into possible engineering careers. So far five in-classprojects using Verilog HDL design, simulation, and synthesis with Xilinx FPGA boards

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Didier Valdes, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Erika Jaramillo Giraldo, University of Puerto Rico; Jorge Ferrer, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; William Frey, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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Engineering Ethics

VIDEO: ENGINEERING GUESSTIMATIONCharacters: 1- Steve Cashman, the boss 2- Pamela Marketer, a recently graduated doctor 3- Lauren English, her friend Pamela Marketer, a recently graduated Ph.D., is being interviewed by a potential employer.He offers her a part-time job while she starts her academic career. Lauren, her friend, is workingon a stream model for the Snake River and he asks her to help her with the modeling process. She begins working with her friend, looking at the process that she has followed. Laurenexplained the trouble that she has had collecting the data needed to develop the model. DoctorMarketer asks Lauren for the re-oxygenation calculations.However, Lauren looks distressed because she did not do those calculations

Conference Session

Using Classroom Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

(“artifacts”) that demonstrates certain competenciesfrom which the student has selected a subset to demonstrate growth over time. Theportfolio contains a reflection on each artifact as well as an overall reflection on thecontent of the portfolio (see for example reference 6).One of the most importantadvantages of portfolios is their potential to engage students in intentional learning,resulting in an increased ability in life-long learning 7-12. Portfolios are expected to have apositive effect on attitudinal, motivational, affective, and professional outcomes 13. Thesemay include increased self-confidence, increased awareness of professional identity,more positive attitudes toward profession, improved career-decision self-efficacy, andincreased

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

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Liberal Education

drive it. Where will this leadership comefrom? China? India? The United States? The choice is ours to make.”14 These calls and many Page 14.11.3others like them are not the only evidence of the increasing need for leadership in technicalareas. One need only look at the rapidly changing landscape of global competition, the flatteningof industry organizational charts and continued reliance on multi- and inter-disciplinary teams inglobal and domestic environments.Over 50% of engineers serve in a management or leadership position during their career, manyhaving take their first steps in management within 5 or 6 years of graduation.15

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

internship opportunities, provided by advisory committee members, which would include high school students •Develop technology career development workshops specifically for technology studentsProposal of faculty development •Create opportunities for faculty to teach at otheropportunities institutions, perhaps on an exchange basis •Create opportunities for full and part-time faculty to meet to discuss program requirements and

Conference Session

Design Education in Manufacturing Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guanghsu Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Manufacturing

and strength of materials issues involved. Italso promotes an appreciation of the complexity of such a commonplace structure. It broadens Page 7 of 8the students’ knowledge of the career opportunities that is present in building bridges. It allowsour students to strengthen their technology skills, exercise their creativity, and also practice theirresearch skills. They will research materials and methods being used. Finally, our students willdemonstrate their new knowledge and insight by designing their own bridge and then testing itfor strength and the integrity of structure. When they finish, they will be better informed about

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 14.500.3 Motivational Description Factor motivation to study engineering due to the belief that engineering will Financial 9, 10 provide a financially rewarding career Parental 9, 10 motivation to study engineering due to parental influences Influence motivation to study engineering due to a belief that engineers improve the Social Good 9, 10 welfare of society Mentor motivation to study engineering due to the inspiration or encouragement of

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Electronics and Electrical ET Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; John Irwin, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

continuing education courses, seminars, etc. throughout your career? [ ] Yes [ ] No Poor. Major weaknesses. Consider each ability listed below. Using the columns at the right, rate the Fair. Minor weaknesses. Completely unprepared. quality of preparation to demonstrate each ability that you feel you received

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University; Kenneth Fernandez, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Mechanical Engineering concepts to various engineering projects.One such program is the “Great Moonbuggy Race” sponsored by NASA Marshall Space FlightCenter. It is believed that participation of the students in these completions will increase theexposure of the students to other fellow mechanical engineering students and hence will motivatethem in pursuing their careers. On the other hand, participation in the competitions will give thestudents a hands on experience in which they can appreciate the classroom knowledge and it’sapplication to real-world engineering problems. Indeed it is observed that the participatingstudents have enhanced their performance in various courses. It is therefore imperative to gainfunding for such competitions on a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Laux, Arizona State University; Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

(ASSET) Program ATIC, along with the Career Preparation Center at ASU, has developed a program that focuseson the placement of qualified students in an industrial environment. The program, entitled ATICStudent Success in Entrepreneurship Training (ASSET), helps students connect with industry,promotes the pursuit of the student’s entrepreneurial goals, and helps introduce industry to agreater portion of the talented student population on the Polytechnic campus. The ASSETprogram is advantageous to both students as well as participating companies. Benefits for Companies/Businesses: • Company/business gains bright, energetic students who can apply their latest education and skills. • Confidence knowing intern selection is from a

Conference Session

First-Year Advising and Transition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles McDowell, University of California, Santa Cruz; Adrienne Harrell, University of California, Santa Cruz

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First-Year Programs

opportunity.”Other community building activities throughout the week included group projects and eveningsocial activities such as trips to downtown and a local amusement park, all with the intendedlearning outcome of knowing how to navigate the campus shuttle and city/county publictransportation systems.Orientation components of the program, while somewhat traditional in nature, were designed toeducate students about the resources available to aid them in academic and personal successwhile at UCSC and beyond. Toward that end, students attended presentations with professionalstaff from the Financial Aid Office, the Science & Engineering Library, the Career Center, andthe Services for Transfer and Re-Entry Students office. ETTP participants were

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tomasz Arciszewski, George Mason University; Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; Mark Houck, George Mason University

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Civil Engineering

and programs developed through these approaches will servethree purposes: to expand learning opportunities for our undergraduate students; to createattractive courses for our graduate students; and to offer courses to local practicingengineers interested in advancing their careers and planning to become professionalengineers. The courses might also help to fill the need for engineers to engage in lifelonglearning as a condition for maintaining professional engineering licensure, though servingthat need was not a primary design objective.Bridge CoursesOur concept of bridge courses was based on several assumptions or design criteria: 1. The defined set of bridge courses comprises a flexible system of post-BS 500-level (i.e., first-year

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rogers, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Christopher Korpela, United States Military Academy; Ryan Ebel, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Headquarters Commander for the 439th Engineer Battalion (USAR) while deployed and attached to 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division in Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Korpela is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic Course, Engineer Captains Career Course, Ranger School, Airborne School, Air Assault School, and the Combined Arms and Services Staff School. His awards include the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. His research interests include embedded systems and autonomous control of small, unmanned ground vehicles.Ryan Ebel, United States Military Academy Page 14.839.1

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Arion, Carthage College; Matt Wagner, Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation; Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

businesses.Faculty adapt or develop learning materials involving the InovaED database, and share new orimproved materials with CATI so they can be used at other institutions. Faculty and studentssearch the InovaED database for relevant IP or documents from previous project to serve as thebasis for activities, assignments, and projects. Students benefit by working with real materials onreal problems, often in collaboration with business principals and employees. The resultingproject documents go back to CATI, where they can be used by future student teams, or used tohelp businesses launch new offerings. In some cases, student start their own ventures; more often,their experiences play an important role in their careers or ventures they start in the future

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University; Pawan Agrawal, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

1, the students in ourmaterial and energy balance are no different, showing a strong preference for a visuallearning style (average score = - 5 on the Felder-Silverman scale). By creating a tool toaid in transforming written information into visual images, we believed that we couldhelp students develop an essential skill that they will need not only in the material andenergy balance class, but throughout their careers as engineers. Visual/Verbal 25 20 20 15 15 12 12 12 10 9 6 5

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida; Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida

injury or handicap. The increasing life expectancyand the search for better health care and preventive therapies have influenced the demand growthfor medical devices. To remain competitive in the global market, medical device manufacturersneed highly qualified engineers to develop innovative and functional products.Undergraduate engineering students are often taught theoretical concepts without having theopportunity to actually apply these concepts in a real-world context. The National Academy ofEngineering (NAE) made the following two recommendations that are relevant to academicinstitutions: (1) academic institutions should take the steps to cultivate U.S. student interest, andaptitude for careers in engineering, and (2) academic institutions

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara MacAlpine, Trinity University; Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

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Engineering Libraries

as part of project reports in a design class at the first year,sophomore, and junior level.Conclusion and future plansInformation literacy instruction for engineering science students at Trinity University hasprogressed from at most one class period in their four-year career to a planned sequence offormal meetings at least once a year. Almost all of the faculty have included either libraryinstruction or one-on-one consultation with the librarian for the students in their classes,suggesting that they see the value of this process and support the information literacy goals of thelibrary and the university as a whole.In terms of the design classes, the senior year has been less structured, with librarian-studentinteraction left to the students

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1609: A DESKTOP EXPERIMENT MODULE: HEAT TRANSFERAdrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University Adrienne Minerick is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She received her PhD and M.S. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Technological University. Since joining MSU, Dr. Minerick has taught the graduate Chemical Engineering Math, Process Controls, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Freshman Seminar, Heat Transfer, and Analytical Microdevice Technology courses. In addition, she is an NSF CAREER Awardee, has served as co-PI on an NSF REU site, PI on grants from NSF and DOE, and is the faculty advisor for MSU’s

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

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Graduate Studies

experience encompassing engineering and environmental consulting, research and development, and technology development. Career experience includes teaching at the University level, conducting fundamental research, and developing continuing educational courses.Howard Evans, National University, San Diego Dr. Howard Evans was appointed founding Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology, National University, in October, 2003. He received B.S. degrees in Physics and Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Science from the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Evans has over 20 years of executive and senior technical management experience at 3M

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

degree program. It also reflects Rose-Hulman’s emphasis on service activities. In addition to “leadership,, Rose-Hulman recentlyadded “service” to the institutional student learning outcomes. Thus, underlying theme in theLeadership Academy is that leadership skills are applicable in all areas of one’s life, not just atwork.In the Post-Course Survey, the participants were asked “In what areas of your life do you thinkthis leadership training will help you?” Every participant identified at least one area in additionto work. Their responses included the following: ≠ Student ≠ Family ≠ Extra curricular ≠ Friendships ≠ Career ≠ Follower & Leader ≠ CommunitySeveral

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Moore, Petroleum Institute; lana El Chaar, Petroleum Institute; Lisa Lamont, Petroleum Institute

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Women in Engineering

women’s’ hands. Family attitudes about femaleemployment and a woman's ability to combine both work and family responsibilities areoften identified as key to accessing work and remaining within the labor force.Second, and this is particularly relevant for our study, social conditions often dictate thatwomen need to abide by what is known here as a "code of modesty". This recommendssegregation of men and women in the quest to guard family honor. This code is adheredto in varying degrees by different groups within the society and often confines women toseeking work in predominantly female work environments, such as schools. Engineeringundergraduates who wish to pursue their chosen career will have no choice but to workwith male counterparts.As we

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

,management skills, economics, intellectual property protection, and teaching methodology thatcould be considered as seminar topics. We had few seminars on ethics, legal studies andengineering attributes. Within the department, we have a faculty member who has degrees inlaw as well as chemical engineering. This individual discusses topics such as importance ofmaintaining a laboratory notebook, issues with intellectual property, and how to apply for apatent. Another faculty member who worked in the industry prior to academic career discussedon difference between academic environment and industrial practice, and plagiarism in themodern digital world. One could rotate between topics by assessing interest of students throughsurveys. This also reduces the

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Joe Marriott, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Landis, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

of DfE too older chairs that can be found through university surplus. The entirelearning lab experience is developed to offer the learners the opportunity to apply what they havelearned in lecture. The designed and controlled lab experiences provide a beneficial learningenvironment to apply or reinforce the new knowledge before application to their design projects.We will use both formative and summative assessments to evaluate our course objectives.Utilizing internal curriculum development resources, we will ensure that assessments andlearning activities align with the overarching learning outcomes of the course and program.Assessments focus on assessing attitude changes toward sustainability and related careers,development of skill sets to

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

students to pursue both knowledge and wisdom, and to aspire to ethical and moral leadership within their chosen careers, their community, and the world. We value a spirit of community among all members of the college that respects academic freedom and inquiry, the discovery and cultivation of new knowledge, and continued innovation in all that we do.The mission statement of the University is reflected in these mission statements. In addition,these mission statements guided the development of our objectives, which are presented later inthis paper.FacultyA full-time teaching load in the College of Engineering at Villanova is 12 contact hours persemester. If a faculty member is an active scholar, this load is reduced to 9

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Tseng; Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan, University of Texas, El Paso; Jianmei Zhang, University of Texas, El Paso

schools andprograms, and promote interdisciplinary education. Yet current education models areprimarily based on the learning in the classroom with a clear delineation betweendisciplines. Students attend the lectures and are evaluated through homework problems,class projects and exams. Even though the importance of team work has been stressedover the years for the successful engineering career development, the extent ofimplementation is limited to the team projects in the classroom. Manyengineering/business courses are pure lecture-based, and do not usually containcomponents that help student to boost their communication skills within the frameworkof engineering problems. The limited exposure to this critical success skill has resulted inisolated

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety

Tagged Divisions

International

Research New Graduation Program: The Manufacturing Engineering(ME) Program. It has been specially designed in order to fulfill the lack of formation ofdedicated professionals to work hard with the goal of promoting the development ofManufacturing and Management researches. The program fits the necessities of professionalsand enterprises interested in the improvement of career and quality performance. It is a flexibleprogram that is developed in according to the needs for the accomplishment of the main goal ofthe group. It is important to point out that it has also hands on study totally developed in teams,which is not easy but necessary. No doubt that it is the most difficult part of the program, towork in teams, but as much as possible the groups