Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

as the responsible staff officer for the Committee on Assessing Technological Literacy, a joint project of the NAE and the National Research Council. He also oversaw an earlier project that resulted in publication of the report, Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology.David Ollis, North Carolina State University David Ollis is Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University. He has created a device dissection laboratory with NSF support, and used it to instruct new engineering students, collaborate with other departments in design, technology education, and foreign language instruction, and develop a course in

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enno Koehn, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College; Sunil Paleru, Lamar University

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Civil Engineering

2006-792: SATISFYING FUTURE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE OUTCOMESEnno Koehn, Lamar University Enno "Ed" Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Professor Koehn has served as the principal investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects of construction and has experience in the design, scheduling and estimating of facilities. In addition, he has authored/co-authored over 200 papers in engineering education and the general areas of civil and construction engineering. Dr. Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Xi and is a registered Professional Engineer and surveyor.James Koehn, Chadron

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Rutkowski, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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Computers in Education

place ofemployment, position, name of supervisor, address, dates of employment, job description andaccomplishments. Students can tailor these elements to their own particular educational andprofessional experiences. Faculty may also use certain elements, such as awards, grants, andpublications, to describe their own achievements. Faculty members can use the elements inPortfolio for developing their own tenure package. The categories also contain specific elements but give flexibility for the types ofinformation that may be entered. For example, educational documentation is an element used forentering artifacts such as class project reports, presentations, etc. For these elements, the usercan upload files or provide URL links to other

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Pamela McCauley-Bell, University of Central Florida; Edward Hampton, University of Central Florida

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Industrial Engineering

and management topics in Engineering Education, curriculum reform isneeded to adequately prepare students. Thus, this paper discusses the development of a minorprogram of specialty in Engineering Leadership & Management that can be pursued by allengineering and computer science majors while completing a BS degree.Keywords: Leadership, Management, Engineering Education, and Curriculum Reform.IntroductionEngineering education in the United States is currently undergoing a crucial period of awarenesswhere the necessity to reform academic program curriculum is becoming more evident in orderto maintain technological leadership and competitiveness of the US in a global economy. Thefollowing table shows the "Occupational employment projections

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Bazil, Purdue University; Aaron Kyle, Purdue University; Suneera Bhatia, Purdue University; Brain Moerdyk, Purdue University; Thomas Talavage, Purdue University; Andrew Brightman, Purdue University; Allison Sieving, Purdue University; George Graber, Purdue University; Ann Rundell, Purdue University

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Biomedical

laboratory componentculminates in a two-week design project to solve a bioinstrumentation problem. Studentsemploy a structured design process in problem formulation, brainstorming, research, designevaluation, and implementation. After the initial offering of this course, students learned basiccircuit theory and fundamental measurement principles. These laboratory exercises develop thestudents' understanding of bioelectric phenomena and bioinstrumentation, and their ability toaccurately measure physiological events.1 Introduction Many Biomedical Engineering (BME) programs have implemented a bioinstrumentationcourse requiring prior linear circuit theory instruction. Such programs often evolved fromElectrical Engineering (EE) classes that had been

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

agraduate of CLOIP), while the students served as interns in the program. Consistent with theoriginal course learning objectives, the primary learning objective of the CLOIP was to ensurethat the interns gained experience on how to design and develop training programs using a socio-technical system designed perspective. The use of role play allowed the students to participate ina real-world learning environment.To enhance the role play scenarios and facilitate subsequent course assignments, an executivefrom industry served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ACME, Inc., another fictitiouscompany. The CEO was responsible for assigning the teams semester projects and serving as acourse resource. The course was organized to provide student

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Firouzeh Keshmiri, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Ann Bloor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mary Jo Wellenstein, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

Education, 2006 Wisconsin and Hawaii WIT Partnership to Encourage Women and Girls in Rural Areas to Pursue STEM FieldsAbstractXXX in Milwaukee, Wis., is spearheading a new partnership with Hawaii’s XXXX toencourage women and girls living in rural areas to enter into science, technology, engineeringand math (STEM) fields. The partnership’s mission is to: • Ensure that women and girls, especially in rural areas, have more opportunities to be engaged in STEM careers. • Develop program models that can be adopted in the future by local organizations and institutionsThe Wisconsin and Hawaii Women in Technology projects are funded in part by the CooperativeState Research, Education, and Extension Service of the

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

at McKinsey & Company assisting project teams in defining and conceptualizing client studies and communications. While employed at Halliburton, she developed a training program for engineering project managers.Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University Lisa Getzler-Linn is the Associate Director of Lehigh University’s Integrated Product Development (IPD) program, the multi-phased program in which business, engineering and arts & sciences students work together to produce and market new products, as well as Director of Academic Projects for IPD and the Integrated Business & Engineering honors program. Currently she is leading the initiative to establish both an

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Andy S.J. Zhang

user can add more features tothe gears.Integration of the Design Accelerator - Machine Design ProjectWith the help of the Designer Accelerator, it was possible for the students to finish an in-depthdesign project in one semester. This provides an opportunity for the students to practiceconcurrent design and engineering. A typical gearbox design project, such as the one shown inFigure B-1, was assigned to each student. Students were required to perform all necessaryengineering calculations as well as to create each part of the gearbox. Students were thenrequired to create an assembly of the gearbox and to check for interference between parts and tocreate an animation of the gearbox.Since a gearbox consists of many parts, it gave the students an

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joan Kwako, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Deanna Byrnes, Lawrence University; Thatcher Root, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Clif Conrad, University of Wisconsin-Madison

. Page 11.1347.2 1Authentic AssessmentAuthentic projects involve specific content and human interactions that promotedisciplined inquiry, also known as substantive conversation. In substantive conversation,each person is trying to express a point of view, to understand why others have theirviewpoints, or to arrive at a solution to a problem that neither has previously is the mostdifficult. Four conditions are essential for authentic professional development:collaboration, access to tools and resources, discretion and ownership, and flexible use oftime. According to Newmann, “substantive conversation is the key. It provides thecrucible for practice, for

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Reid, Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre

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Engineering Libraries

and saying “Fellas’ I am the truth, I’ll tell you what you are doingright and I’ll tell you when you’re making mistakes. Every team member knows right up frontthat not only will I tell them the truth-but I will do so as soon as possible,”(Krzyzewski &Phillips, 2000, p.75). This straight forward approach eliminates possible excuses or negativeadjustments. This can be is a valuable approach, because now your staff members know exactlywhere you stand-always with the truth. As simple as it may seem, the problem may fall back onthe manager (librarian or coach) because it only works as long as they are consistent and fair.The test occurs when a project sequence (library) or game plan (coach) goes wrong (assumingthe task is executed correctly

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Women in Engineering

2006-1471: PARTNERS IN ENGINEERING: OUTREACH EFFORTS PROVIDEHOLISTIC ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLSJan DeWaters, Clarkson University Jan DeWaters, PE is currently pursuing a PhD degree in Environmental Science and Engineering at Clarkson University, with a focus on energy and environmental education. She has several years of experience as the curriculum coordinator for Clarkson's Project-Based Learning Partnership Program and is director of the Partners in Engineering Program that provides mentoring and engineering activities for eighth grade girls.Susan Powers, Clarkson University Susan E. Powers, PhD, PE is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Dean in

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Christopher Garay, Vanderbilt University; Aubrey McKelvey, Vanderbilt University; Patrick Gonzales, Vanderbilt University; Alex Nguyen, University of Rochester

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-745: INEXPENSIVE, ACTIVE LEARNING OF X-RAY AND ULTRASOUNDIMAGING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS CLASSROOMStacy Klein, Vanderbilt University Dr. Klein teaches high school physics courses at University School of Nashville, TN, and teaches undergraduate courses in biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University. An active investigator in the development of new high school and undergraduate curricula through VaNTH, she is co-PI of the NSF-sponsored project, “Biomedical Imaging Education: Safe, Inexpensive Hands-On Learning”.Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University Prof. Paschal teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in biomedical engineering and conducts research in magnetic resonance

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

creating a supportive and cohesiveenvironment for the Hypatia women. The women are block scheduled for their first semester atVirginia Tech, meaning that they will be among at least ten other Hypatia students in all of theirengineering, science and math related classes (chemistry and chemistry laboratory, calculus,engineering education, and linear algebra). Placing the students in classes together, creates amore comfortable environment by reducing the sense of isolation for the women and naturallyfacilitates the formation of study groups and collaboration on group projects and reports.Another feature of the program that helps to create a supportive environment along withproviding personal and professional development for the students is team

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Industrial Engineering

three steps used were to perform SIPOC (supplier, inputs,process, outputs, and customers) to flow chart the process, generate data on the output of theprocess and quality problems, and analyze the data and provide quality improvementrecommendations.The objective of the project on the University Enterprise Partnership for Total QualityManagement (UE-TQM-P)7 was to fill the gap between the demands of business and theknowledge, skills and attitudes about TQM being provided to students by institutes of highereducation. The study identified eight important quality concepts and skill categories: customerorientation; practical knowledge and application of TQM tools; fact based decision making; anunderstanding of work as a process; team orientation

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Minorities in Engineering

students inscience, engineering, and technology by introducing them to college life, involve them inhands-on activities, and offering them network opportunities. Our goal is to make theactivities of this project an integral part of the recruiting and training efforts and expandthem to reach a larger geographical area and a higher number of underrepresentedstudents. This paper will describe the program and present some results.IntroductionStrategies employed to recruit and retain students in engineering and engineeringtechnology programs include hands-on approaches [1, 2], field trips [3, 4], summerworkshops [5], and software training programs [6]. This paper discusses a project thatuses all these methods to attract underrepresented students to

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

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Environmental Engineering

2006-144: STUDENT GENERATED REAL-TIME NOTE DEVELOPMENT ANDWEB PAGE ARCHIVALBruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University Bruce W. Berdanier is currently an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in the TJ Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. In this position, Dr. Berdanier is responsible for teaching all of the courses in Environmental Science, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Surface Water Quality and Project Management that are included in the Civil Engineering curriculum. Additionally, Dr. Berdanier directs all teaching and research activities in the Environmental Engineering laboratory. Dr. Berdanier also conducts research in surface

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

most important prevalent mechanism to examinethe quality of teaching and effectiveness of professors. A research study was conducted in SPSUConstruction Department to examine the teaching effectiveness. The spatial transferability of thefaculty evaluation mechanisms, without regard to spatial socio-cultural differences, is discussedin this study based on the collected data and following a thorough literature review. It was foundthat the ratings of a large percentage of construction students were positively influenced whentheir exam grades were inflated; the entire course material was not covered during the semester;a project was not assigned to the course; and students were allowed to arrive late as well asabsent from class from time to time

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

participants in theprocess, not passive listeners.”3 In this paper I describe a project to significantly improve student learning in my one semestersophomore course in modern physics for engineers by introducing technologies to enhance activelearning. None of the technologies is new; I only am describing my own experiences with aparticular combination, a classroom response system in conjunction with a tablet computer, acombination which is also not new. The Physics Education Research Group, University ofMassachusetts, web site provides many links to information about the technologies used here asdeveloped by themselves and a number of universities and companies4-6. Another excellentsource, emphasizing their own product, Classroom Presenter, is the

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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International

Western Carolina University. Dr. Burbank is active with IEEE, SME, and TAC of ABET, and strives to bring practical engineering activities into the classroom. His current project is the development of a photonics program within the Electrical Engineering curriculum. Page 11.626.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Exporting America: First Technologies, Then Engineering Management Skills, What’s Next? - A Case Study from an Engineering Education PerspectiveAbstractThis paper presents the results of our research on the process of exportation from anengineering education

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

ofappropriate infrastructure projects and technically competent people to operate andmaintain them; and small business startups by technically competent entrepreneurs. BothUNESCO and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations are currently activelyengaged in technical capacity building in developing countries.High quality engineering education is a necessary forerunner to such economicdevelopment; and technically competent and current faculty members are key toproviding high quality engineering education programs. In addition, quality assurancesystems such as peer review based accreditation are needed to promote such high qualityeducation programs. Such quality assurance systems can then provide the basis for cross-border recognition systems

Conference Session

Digital System Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University

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Electrical and Computer

verification projects. This paper discusses the course and the fourprojects.I. Overview The design of modern digital integrated circuits has changed dramatically in thelast 15 years. Technology has advanced to the point to where we are able to reliablyproduce chips with millions of logic gates on a single integrated circuit die. Thistranslates into very significant logic function for a single chip. The only way that designof chips capable of effectively using this much functionality is possible is with advancedtools and design methodology. Part of the methodology is a rigorous partitioning andstructuring of the design. One has only to look at a photomicrograph (photo of thecircuitry on an IC) of a chip from the early or mid 1970s to the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melinda Seevers, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; William Knowlton, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; John Gardner, Boise State University

and Engineering where he is the Coordinator for Graduate Studies and holds a joint appointment. His research activities include device and simple circuit reliability physics, materials characterization, nanofabrication of materials and devices, biomaterials, and molecular electronic devices. He is actively involved in integrating teaching and research has received several teaching and research awards.Pat Pyke, Boise State University Patricia Pyke is the Director of Special Programs for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She oversees projects in freshman curriculum development, retention, math support, mentoring, and women’s programs. She earned a B.S.E. degree in

Conference Session

DB & Information Integration

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Crowley, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Information Systems

source tools also provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate critical thinkingskills. For example, in one class project, students analyze a particular security issue, define aspecific problem, survey the available tools, and select an appropriate security tool. The projectincludes both a conceptual problem/solution analysis and a hands-on class demonstration. Ineach of their courses, our students develop and utilize these skills in a structured project thatutilizes open source software and Live CDs.Future WorkFuture activities may include group projects with the goal of creating custom enterprise securitytoolkits. These toolkits will likely contain a diverse collection of Open Source Tools. Anothertype of group project would be for each

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McGrath, University of Colorado-Boulder

SpacePhysics (LASP) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, students areemployed in hands-on engineering work in space instrument design, inaddition to their academic program. LASP’s projects routinely involveundergraduate and graduate students in instrument and spacecraftengineering, as well as mission operations. Students are paid to work amaximum of 20 hours per week during the fall and spring academicsemesters, and full time during the summer. Students are given significantroles and responsibilities in the engineering phase along side professionalengineers, and it is not unusual for a student with demonstrated abilities totake a lead responsibility in a design. Students graduating from CU withexperience from LASP are sought after by industry

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

scheme.This is primarily a user’s guide, illustrated through a case study, to increase the realism of yourrenders, specifically in the lighting, rather than an in-depth guide to Mental Ray. We’ll becovering the techniques in conjunction with a case study that shows the application of theconcepts. This paper will provide a workflow, some real numbers along with real renders tomake the numbers visibly understandable, and some indication of the time costs of the variousoptions. It should enable anyone to be able to start incorporating these lighting techniques intotheir workflow.The project for this case study was modeled and textured in Maya. Both the modeling andtexturing are simple and straight-forward and could be accomplished in any modeling

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

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Engineering Ethics

2006-1556: ENGINEERING ETHICS INSTRUCTION AS AN INTEGRATEDPROFESSIONAL COMPONENTKevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University Kevin Schmaltz teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, including the Freshman Experience course, Sophomore Design, Junior Design and the Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior to teaching at WKU, he was a project engineer for Shell Oil, designing and building oil and gas production facilities for offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Page 11.563.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering and Business

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Trevor Harding, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop, Kettering University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-1575: CREATING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COURSE WITH INDUSTRIALINPUTTerri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University Terri Lynch-Caris, Ph.D., P.E., is Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. She serves as the Co-PI for the NSF project titled “Development of a Course in Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing for Undergraduates” and will team-teach the course once developed. Her areas of interest in teaching and research include ergonomics, statistics, and work design. She also serves as the treasurer for the Industrial Engineering Division of ASEE. Terri Lynch-Caris can be reached by email at tlynch@kettering.edu or by phone at 810

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

systemsengineering process has become an important factor for the student’s success as well as thesuccess of large systems.This paper discusses the addition of systems engineering activities to an existing course titled“Internet-enabled Embedded Devices.” The course is offered in the Division of ComputingStudies at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus. The course objectives originallyintroduced students to systems built from loosely coupled embedded devices communicating viaa network. Projects were fairly substantial and ranged from making embedded devicesaccessible through the web (e.g., a browser-controlled sprinkler timer) to systems built fromloosely coupled devices communicating via the Internet (e.g., integrated traffic control signals

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinay Kumar Domal, UWA; James Trevelyan, UWA

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International

2006-1881: THE NATURE OF ENGINEERING WORK IN SOUTH ASIA:IDENTIFYING ENGINEERING ROLESVinay Kumar Domal, UWA Domal (vdomal@mech.uwa.edu.au) is presently a PhD scholar at the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia. His research aims to explore systematically the nature of engineering work in South Asia and compare the engineering practices with Australia based on engineering roles framework. He completed his postgraduate studies in Europe, Year 2004 and worked on major project on humanitarian mine clearing vehicles with Scandinavian Demining Group and Swedish military FMV in improving the efficiency of Scanjack double flail system.James Trevelyan, UWA