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New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Michael Todd, University of California-San Diego; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-41: THE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE: A COLLABORATIVEGRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMCharles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory Chuck Farrar has 25 years experience as a technical staff member, project leader, and team leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory. While at Los Alamos, he earned a Ph. D. in civil engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1988. He is currently working jointly with engineering faculty at University of California, San Diego to develop the Los Alamos/UCSD Engineering Institute with a research focus on Damage Prognosis. This initiative is also developing a formal, degree-granting educational program in the closely related areas of validated

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Wei Zhang

presents a newapproach to teaching the introductory computer architecture courses with anexplicit emphasis on the systematic picture of the computer system. Introducing thehigh-level framework of computer as a system can enhance students’ understandingof various architectural components, and mitigate the difficult of performinghardware design or assembly programming projects on specific architecture topics.In addition, we also highlight the importance of software and its interaction with theunderlying hardware by introducing a set of MIPS assembly programming projects.Based on our experience in two subsequent semesters, such an approach canenhance the instruction of the introductory computer architecture course and helpstudents improve their

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the engineering design process. Two-hoursessions are held biweekly and students learn how to go from brainstorming to designing,building, and testing. The objective of the 2006 program is for students to learn aboutrenewable energy sources. The overarching project, performed in teams, is to design anenergy system which harnesses (from a renewable source), stores, transports, andconverts the energy to function a small light bulb. The effectiveness of each energysystem will be judged based on the power generated from the renewable source, theoverall system efficiency versus a cost analysis of the system.Each week, a technical expert will speak about a topic relative to the use of science andengineering in the advancement of renewable energy

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Durward Sobek, Montana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-803: MEASURING STUDENT ABILITY TO WORK ONMULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS: BUILDING AND TESTING A RUBRICCarolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. She works on various curriculum and instruction projects including instructional development for faculty and graduate students, assessment of student learning, and program evaluation. Prior to coming to MSU, Plumb was at the University of Washington, where she directed the Engineering Communication Program. While at the UW, Plumb also worked as an Instructional Development and Assessment Specialist for the School of

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

representatives. Selected projects may follow one of two paths:the new venture path (regional start-ups) or the technology transfer path (licenses).The most promising products/systems take the new venture path, and the student developers whohave now graduated are offered the opportunity to continue in the development of a newbusiness through an undergraduate-dedicated technology incubator located at Texas A&MUniversity. To develop and grow its business, each company receives one full year of support inthe incubator. After this, the company leaves the incubator and local economic developmentcouncils work with these start-up businesses by offering incentives to keep them in local area .If the project is not selected for incubator support, the student

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Beckman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gena Kovalcik, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Ries, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Schaefer, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Environmental Engineering

first in Pittsburgh and then in Brazil. AnNSF IGERT provides graduate education and research opportunities; a US Department ofEducation GAANN project provides additional graduate fellowships. A University of PittsburghGAP (Global Academic Partnership) will provide funding to bring US and Brazilian researcherstogether to develop additional research initiatives. Finally, the School of Engineering isestablishing student chapters of both Engineers without Borders (EWB) and Engineers for aSustainable World (ESW) that will enable students and faculty to address problems of thedeveloping world through global service learning.The following sections will present more details of our current and planned activities focusing onthe progress at the end of the

Conference Session

Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Stroot, University of South Florida; Bernard Batson, University of South Florida; BK Robertson, Alabama State University

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Minorities in Engineering

female, 6.6% were African-American, and 8.4% Hispanic, which are below the 2001populations levels for 18-24 years old (14.0% African-American and 17.4% Hispanic). By 2050,the percentage of Americans between 18-24 years old is expected to remain at 14% for African-Americans, but the percentage of Hispanics is expected to increase to 30%. These demographicfigures and projections suggest that this demand for engineers can be met by a using acomprehensive strategy that increases the number of engineers coming from three large,historically underrepresented groups: females, African-Americans, and Hispanics5. Page 12.78.2The level of science and

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

appreciate the need for all that math and science, when theirinterest is to do engineering. Students who survive to the senior year (nationally, about half theinitial freshman class) are then asked to synthesize all that they have learned in a design project,which requires teamwork, project management and communication skills, as well as the abilityto see the world from a broader perspective. Note that they have spent the previous three yearslearning to focus on details of ever-increasingly narrow topics, with an strong emphasis onindividual achievement. It is no surprise that many students have difficulty adapting to the morerealistic nature of work in the senior design course.The Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brennan, Pennsylvania State University

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Instrumentation

sufficientsupport to hire a controls lab developer that assists with research deployment19. This very uniqueand successful approach requires interdepartmental coordination at a level beyond the feasibleeffort level of an individual faculty member, especially one just starting at a new institution. Page 12.1051.2This article presents a methodology employed at Penn State University starting in 2004 andcontinuing to the present employed to integrate research, graduate education, and undergraduateeducation. The situation at the start of the project was that the author, as a new faculty hire, wasfaced with the simultaneous challenge of developing a research

Conference Session

Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1498: FACULTY WITH INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE BRING A REALWORLD PERSPECTIVE TO ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDonald Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University WILLIAM R. LOENDORF obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McGrath, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Aerospace

AC 2007-1340: EVOLUTION OF A CLASS IN SPACECRAFT DESIGN:EXPERIENCES GAINED OVER A DECADE OF TEACHINGMichael McGrath, University of Colorado at Boulder Page 12.703.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1/25/2007 4:25:00 PMEvolution of a Class in Spacecraft Design: Experiences Gained over a Decadeof TeachingAbstract.Spacecraft Design at the University of Colorado at Boulder is a project-based approach to thedesign of an unmanned spacecraft mission, focused at the senior and graduate level. Teams ofstudents produce a Concept Study Document and series of oral presentations for a hypotheticalNASA

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M Feinauer, University of Kentucky; Bruce Walcott, University of Kentucky

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

evolving innovativeideas into business ventures, convincing students of the importance of being entrepreneurial intheir future endeavors, improving students’ communication and teamwork skills, and recruitingstudents for further academic and entrepreneurial pursuits in the University of Kentucky (UK)College of Engineering. In order to meet these objectives, the students participate in a number ofactivities including team building exercises, hands-on engineering labs, engineering companytours, networking opportunities, a group business venture competition, and recreationalactivities. Through the group project, students are involved in concept development, productdesign, prototyping, business plan development, and public presentation.This paper will

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-1867: EXPERIENCE WITH AND LESSONS LEARNED IN A STEMSUMMER CAMP FOR TRIBAL COLLEGE STUDENTSWei Lin, North Dakota State University Dr. Wei Lin is an Associate Professor of environmental engineering in North Dakota State University. He also serves as the Director of the interdisciplinary Environmental and Conservation Sciences graduate program. Dr. Lin teaches environmental and water resources courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. His research areas include water and wastewater treatment technologies, wetland studies, and river water quality modeling and management. He has participated in the ONR, NASA and ND EPSCoR funded Native American educational outreach projects as

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Engineer of 2020 and highlights their callsfor what we term “inspiring students.” The paper then analyzes various effects and parts of acivil engineering program to include guest speakers, case studies, field trips, summer enrichmentopportunities, ASCE Student Chapter events, and service learning projects that can be used to domore than merely educate and train students, but also to inspire them.IntroductionThe purpose of any educational endeavor is to impart learning; for engineering education, anadditional practical element is included to provide students with the necessary skills andattributes to prepare them for their future applications of engineering. At this point, the exactneeds of the future are not known; but we do know that engineers of

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosemary Kilmer, Purdue University; Lisa Kilmer, Purdue University

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Architectural

asLEED, is the most credible out of five systems that were rated. This announcement will no doubtdirectly impact the sustainable and green design building market, as the GSA serves as a landlordto the federal government and the federal government is one of the largest owners and operatorsof commercial buildings.The LEED rating system allows building owners and operators to have tools to measure thesustainability of their building and provides a framework for what constitutes a green building.Performance is measured in five main areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energyefficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Additionally, LEED has sixdifferent rating systems based on the nature of the project. These are

Conference Session

Design for Special Services

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Dekker, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey

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Design in Engineering Education

Rehabilitation Engineering & Technology Program that isbased at USF. This program is a unique program that integrates services to individuals withdisabilities with education, research and development. Seven field engineers and six techniciansdeployed throughout the state identify barriers to accessibility for individuals with disabilitiesand refer projects that do not have commercial solutions to the Capstone students. Theseprojects range from devices for personal hygiene, wheelchair mobility, driving adaptations torecreation and sports equipment. The program helps people with disabilities becomeindependent and have a better quality of life. These projects are ideal projects for mechanicalengineering students and several students have proposed their

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Materials

materials. Togetherwith Properties of Polymers (MECH-580), Polymer Processing (IME-507), and Plastics ProductDesign (MECH-584), this new course will be an integral part of the course portfolio for thePlastic Product Design Specialty at Kettering University, which emphasizes both experimentallabs and simulation techniques. Topics include Classical Laminate Theory (CLT), materialcharacterization, failure and damage, manufacturing techniques, and composite structure anddesign. A course project is also developed to demonstrate the application of composite materialsand design simulation. Kettering is a member of the Partners for the Advancement of CAEEducation (PACE) program, and the term project will be performed using advanced workstationsand CAE

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rob Reed, Hewlett-Packard Corporation; Jim Vanides, Hewlett-Packard

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Computers in Education

” higher education grant initiative and community of over 200 campuses in 34 countries. He also writes a blog about best practices emerging from grant-supported projects around the world (www.hp.com/go/hied-blog). In his “spare” time, Jim teaches an online course for Montana State University on the Science of Sound (www.scienceteacher.org). Page 12.1503.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Transforming Teaching and Learning using Tablet PCs A Panel Discussion using Tablet PCsAbstractThis panel discussion will highlight emerging best practices in the use of Tablet PCs to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Stephan Durham, University of Colorado at Denver

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Environmental Engineering

serviceability requirements, but they must also be conscientious of how these projectsimpact the environment. Rarely do civil engineering courses address issues of sustainability, andwhile it may be unrealistic to introduce new courses into an already crowded curriculum, somecourses can easily be amended to include new “green” ideas. One such course, CivilEngineering Materials, is required in almost all curriculums at the sophomore or junior level andis one of the first true engineering courses in the degree sequence. In this article, threeprofessors at different universities in different regions of the country share three projects whichcan help students learn how concrete can be an environmentally friendly material.IntroductionProtecting the

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Lindsley, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

-servicesecondary math and science teachers. This latter course is part of a series of courses, offeredthrough the NSF-sponsored MSP (Math and Science Partnership): Project Pathways,1 designedto help integrate mathematics and science, and can be taken as partial fulfillment of a Master’sdegree in Science/Math Education. An attitude survey, based on the well-documented PFEAS(Pittsburgh Freshmen Engineering Attitude Survey),2 was taken by both sets of learners. Bothgroups completed the survey at the beginning and end of the Fall 2006 semester. Initial datashows a statistically significant difference between the two groups in attitudes about engineering.The greatest difference in the two groups’ attitudes at the beginning and end of the semester wasin the

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-2136: BRIDGING THE GAP WITH SLIPArlen Planting, Boise State UniversitySin Ming Loo, Boise State University Page 12.324.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Bridging the Gap with SLIP AbstractMany embedded system projects make use of some type of serial communications in order totransmit data packets between devices. The choice of methods to manage transmission andreceiving of data is critical, and small systems are no exception. Communications of this typecan be troublesome without borrowing techniques from other disciplines. However, one veryimportant criterion is that the protocol must be

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-2871: ATTRACTING UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TOENGINEERING WITH SERVICE-LEARNINGLinda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Linda Barrington is the Service-Learning Coordinator for the Francis College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She is a second career Mechanical Engineer, who also brings over twenty years of human services management to this position. She assists faculty in all five engineering departments to develop course-based service-learning projects by linking them with appropriate non-profit organizations to meet real community needs.John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Professor of Mechanical and Solar Engineering, faculty coordinator of

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ozgur Erol, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-2693: DESIGNING A COURSE ON BUSINESS PROCESSREENGINEERING (BPR): BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN BUSINESSOPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING OF SYSTEMSRashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology RASHMI JAIN is Associate Professor of Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr. Jain has over 15 years of experience of working on socio-economic and information technology (IT) systems. Over the course of her career she has been involved in leading the implementation of large and complex systems engineering and integration projects. Dr. Jain is currently the Head of Education and Research for International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE). Her teaching and research interests include

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Thomas Gally, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

times for 2 hours each - the 2ndhour is normally left open for in class work time on projects or homework. All course sectionsoffered included a basic portion which was based upon the successful predecessor to this coursewhich focused on CAD only. This common portion of 28 class meetings consists of: - 3 Lectures on Design, Design Philosophies and Design for Manufacturing - 19 Lectures on Drafting principles and using CATIA. This includes two days focused on layout a wing and fuselage – time closely associate with the aircraft projects. Page 12.248.3 - 3 Exam Days - 2 Working Days on semester projects

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Frederic Sansoz, University of Vermont; Donna Rizzo, University of Vermont; Adel Sadek, University of Vermont

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

First-year Design Offered since ~80 Utilizes CricketSat wireless sensor EE & ME Experience Spring 2004 as project platformSenior/Grad Wireless Sensor New offering ~15 Utilizes commercial wireless All Networks for Fall 2006 sensors to develop networks forEngineering custom applications & CS Junior Mechanical Revised for ~40 Integration of commercial wireless ME Engineering Lab Spring 2007 sensors for beam mechanics and III vibration monitoring Junior

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Day W. Radebaugh

what an engineer isentitled to claim to be certain, and what is regarded as uncertain should precede anyattempt to evaluate the ethical implications of the technology under consideration.I. IntroductionThere are eight categories of decisions that must be made during the course of anengineering project. The accuracy of these eight categories of decision depend in eachcase on the degree of certainty of the information used to make these respectivejudgments.I.A Project IssuesEvery undertaking, from the small to the large, the simple to the complex, is subject tothe dynamics of the project. We can associate 5 management dimensions with eachproject: scope (roughly, the requirements or objectives), deadline, budget, quality of thework

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Tom Moran; Jeffrey Wagner

, paneldiscussions, entertainment, student design project demonstrations, student creativity contests,and exhibitions of digital art, photography and mural displays of student writing. In addition,during the year the Working Group encouraged cross disciplinary faculty interchange through“Unlikely Partners” activities.Unlikely PartnersAlthough faculty interchange and dialogue occurs across RIT’s campus through a variety ofmechanisms, including an Academic Senate, service on Institute-wide committees, campus wideprograms such as an annual Faculty Institute on Teaching and Learning, and other programs,rarely do faculty members from different disciplines interact within a classroom setting.The “Unlikely Partners” activities sought to pair faculty members from

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Carroll; Hong Sheng, University of Missouri

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Mechanics

student learning and understanding. It should be better than a traditional lecture. 2. The new technology should be easy to use. Learning to use the technology should not create excessive work for the faculty member. Class preparation should take approximately the same amount of time as for a traditional lecture. 3. The new technology should be reliable and convenient. The author is currently using a technological method for teaching engineering mechanicscourses that meets the criteria listed above. A key component to the method is that the facultymember projects complex figures on the board and then uses chalk (or markers or a smart boardor a tablet) to modify the figures. This teaching method blends the traditional lecture

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Jesse Cooper, Tufts University; Amanda Stockwell, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

. Students who participate inthis advising program receive one-half course credit (pass/fail grade) for their efforts. The finaldeliverable is for the students to develop and present a poster at the WORS Spring symposium.As is the case for all first-year advising programs, students are assigned a new academic adviserwhen they must choose an engineering major at the end of their first year. They may keep theirfirst-year advisor if their current advisor advises students in their chosen major, but this is notautomatic and must be requested.In Fall 2004, another student cohort worked on various research efforts involving material reuse.None of the projects had been undertaken by the advisor prior to the student’s efforts. The fourefforts, performed by

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

instructors in theireffort to effectively teach this concept.The goal of the educational tool, component functional templates, is to not only aid classroominstructors in presenting the concept of functional modeling to students in a timely manner, butwill also aid the students through modern visual and interactive learning techniques that promoteproper form and assisted development. Ultimately, the templates will only be a first step, muchlike training wheels, in the process of learning how to functional model and will be an invaluabletool for the novice user with more in-depth engineering design problems to tackle.2.0 BackgroundThe educational foundation on which this project is based is the active learning process, whilethe primary method of