Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Stanfield, North Carolina A&T State University; Caroline Moineau, North Carolina A&T State University; Shona Morgan, North Carolina A&T State University; Silvanus Udoka, North Carolina A&T State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Cherrington, B., “An Integrated Approach to Graduate Education in Manufacturing Systems--The U.T. Dallas Model”, Journal of Engineering Education, January 1993.8. Pardue, M.D., “Architecture for a Successful Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Program in a 4-year College or University”, Journal of Engineering Education, Janruary 1993.9. Lamancusa, J.S., Jorgensen,J.E., and Zayas-Castro, J.L., “The Learning Factory— A New Approach to Page 11.1344.11 Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum”, Journal of Engineering Education, April 1997.10. Shields, M. A. “Collaborative Teaching: Reflections on a

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Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin Odom, University of Idaho; Russ Porter, University of Idaho; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Adrian Gomez, University of Idaho; Lloyd Gallup, University of Idaho

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Mechanical Engineering

from alumni as well as employers about ‘special understanding’ gained throughcapstone design prototyping.We recognize that the demanding task of mentoring senior design teams takes leadership,management, and proficiency with state-of-the-art tools. In order to better cultivate these skillsin design team mentors, a semester long graduate seminar has been created. This seminar allowsIEW members to share and reflect on actions taken with individual teams to find collectivesolutions for common problems. Page 11.895.4Despite extensive mentor development, experience has shown that seniors often need substantialshop training in order to complete their

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

). Page 11.957.7As we can see in table 5, the investments in Science and technology are not so low. It is a largeCountry with deep differences among the regions, which makes it more interesting under thepoint of view of development. It is a Country with different stages of development among itsunits. It reflects in the Education too.Comparing with other smaller Countries like Japan it has a small attention to the development ofScience and technology. There are other variables that are subject for another paper and that willnot be discussed in this one.5. Engineering in Science and TechnologyBrazil is five hundreds years old with a history of races meeting to the construction of a peoples’identity marked by the diversity and cultural richness

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Support

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

the course as well as student performance for specific programoutcomes that are identified as being supported by that course. Additionally it containsmodifications made to the course, instructor reflections about the effectiveness of the course, andsuggestions for future improvement. Thirdly, it assists in program outcome assessment byincorporating the raw data in the FCARs, which are then grouped together by program outcomesand the relevant sections can be evaluated. This allows program-level assessment to be done byevaluating relevant sections of groups of FCARS rather than processing raw student performancedata. Fourthly, it gives immediate feedback to the next professor teaching a particular courseabout prior offerings of the course and

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Scheibler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Glenn Wrate, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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International

involves the calculator or thecalibrator, it is a facile leap to a black and white worldview that allows little room for diversityand no quarter for deviancy.With little disruption and no damage to the integrity of the transfer of technical knowledge fromprofessor to student, an environment can be encouraged wherein a 50/50 (at least) worldviewmay be nurtured in an 80/20 framework. Posing questions about the environmental impact oftechnology consumes very little time or energy but may open a window of positive reflection to astudent trained to look only at efficiency of heat transference. A faculty member does not have Page 11.366.5to join Green

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Assessment & TC2K Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University-Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University-Calumet; Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University-Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Technology

, which in turn translates into Continuous Improvement of Outcome Based Education. Page 11.978.8IV. The Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) Program’sContinuous Improvement PlanIV- a. The Teaching PhilosophyThe ECET department’s Teaching Philosophy is the reflection and commitment tostudent centered, Outcome Based Process Education.The Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology Department draws its teachingphilosophy from the secular scientific tradition of free inquiry leading to the unhamperedgrowth of knowledge.The Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology Faculty addresses the holistic needsof the society at large

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shantha Daniel, Iowa State University; Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Leslie Potter, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

with respectto understanding sustainability, global perspective, and the process design. The focus ontwo of the many realistic constraints considered throughout IE 441 was made to comparestudent knowledge across courses, as well as classes. Data from Fall 2005 was compiledand average score and standard deviation was calculated. Rubric assessment has beenadjusted as necessary to provide an accurate reflection of student abilities. Gradingrubrics in IE 441 have been modified to help the students know what is expected and toallow the instructor to better evaluate the students’ abilities to consider realisticconstraints as they impact the design process

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

course descriptions included the following topics: • Magnetic circuits (7/8), • Three Phase (3/8), • Transformers (7/8), • Energy Conversion (8/8) • DC & AC Machines (8/8), and • Motor Drives (4/8).This small sample reflects the traditional cross section of an introductory course in the area ofenergy conversion in electrical engineering. The heart of transformer and motor instructioninvolves developing an electrical circuit model, and then using the model to perform loading Page 11.1131.3analysis. Fortunately, the topic areas listed above are suitable for computer-based modeling,simulation, and model validation.The School of

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Barrett Myers, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

approach that was chosen was to initiate teams at multiple schools thatcould collaborate on a common set of tools.Initial project planning has been conducted with phone calls, emails and instant messages. OpenSource software such as WordPress15 and MediaWiki16 has been used to share projectdocumentation between teams. WordPress is an authoring tool that allows users to publishweblogs containing frequently updated commentary. Team members update their personalweblogs to reflect their current commitments and ideas, including links to relevant articles ordiscussions. MediaWiki is software that allows users to create wikis, which are collaborativewebsites editable by any user. All information in each team member’s personal weblog and theproject wiki

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Mountain, University of Texas-Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Manufacturing

”, which would accommodate a 1N4001 diode lead, but was slightly oversizedfor most chip carriers and component leads. The oversized holes made component insertioneasy, but the soldering process more difficult due to the larger voids around most components.The ability to avoid the data-isolation and file-translation steps, while gaining the ability to drillholes of various diameters in a single step using the laser seemed worth investigating. Althougha CO2 laser in this power range does not appear to be capable of piercing standard one-ouncecopper cladding (presumably due to its high thermal conductivity and reflectivity), it wasdiscovered experimentally that sufficient heat could be concentrated on the unclad side of thePCB to burn through the PCB

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Wicker, U.S. Air Force Academy; Erlind Royer, U.S. Air Force Academy; Allen Arb; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

response to evolving U.S. Air Force requirements, the five departments that make up theEngineering Division at the U.S. Air Force Academy have shifted their emphasis from individualprojects to multidisciplinary team projects for their senior-level, two-semester capstone designcourses. Design teams consist of students from a variety of engineering disciplines and, in someinstances, a student majoring in systems engineering management. The roles of the differentstudents on each project team reflect their disciplines. This approach has been providing ourstudents with real world engineering experiences. These experiences include, in addition to thetraditional engineering design activities, learning to work with other students from outside theirown

Conference Session

Digital System Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Loui, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; James Longino, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Craig Zilles, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Electrical and Computer

students during the fall semester of 2005; each interview lasted about onehour and was videotaped. Student volunteers were identified through three rounds of emailsolicitation. In the first round, we contacted students who had taken ECE290 and CS231 duringthe Summer 2005 session, and only students with A grades responded. To achieve a diversity ofachievement levels in our interview subjects, we contacted students who had taken these coursesduring the Spring 2005 semester and received course grades of “C and lower” and “B/B-” in thesecond and third solicitations, respectively. Of the eight students whom we interviewed, threehad taken CS231 and five had taken ECE290. Two students were women.Students were first asked to reflect on their experiences

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy Jeon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adjo Amekudzi, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

achievement of others [15].The document emphasized the fact that making choices in order to provide optimum futureconditions within the Study Corridor will necessarily and properly reflect the balancing ofvarious competing values [16]. Major possible impacts taken into account in the document are1) social and economic impacts, 2) environmental impacts such as impacts on energyconsumption, air and water quality impacts, and effects on noise levels, 3) changes in travel andtraffic patterns, and 4) other impacts such as aesthetic and visual effects, parks and waterfrontaccess, displacement and relocation, etc. [16]. In terms of social and economic impacts, the EIS considers long-term benefits from theprovision of improved access to the CBD as well

Conference Session

Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

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International

and understanding among engineers. ABET criteria isbecoming widely considered and adopted abroad as reflected by the existing Washington Accordand the proposed Engineer of Americas initiative, both aimed at creating quality assurance inengineering education using ABET criteria to promote mobility across countries. Without 3L, apotential result of these initiatives is that engineering programs all over could end up observingsimilar outcome criteria but engineers from different countries will not understanding each other.3L minimizes this riskModify funding policies Engineering education community has become reliant on NSF funding for their curricular,programmatic, and reform activities. Hence we propose to add the CGC to the criteria

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

utility generation andtransmission (ECET 331)), an electrical distribution course,4 and two controls courses. Despitethe tradition, the power courses sometimes come into question. One way of defending the powercourses is to make sure they contribute to the program outcomes, which reflect the ABET a-kitems in Table 1. Page 11.94.3As the department prepared for its first accreditation under TC2K, we developed programoutcomes. Later, as the process continued, it was decided that every course in the curriculumshould contribute to some of the outcomes. In order to strengthen the case for ECET 331, Idecided to incorporate a multi-week

Conference Session

On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Bob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

thelearning process with engineering software. Furthermore, CBT can help students acquire andorganize knowledge by, among other things, student learning through teaching. Assessment-centered environments provide students with opportunities to revise and improve the quality oftheir thinking and understanding. Assessment must reflect the ultimate learning goals, forinstance, understanding and applicability of knowledge. CBT is a means to provide immediatefeedback and self assessment. CBT is also a practical tool to create public forums forassessment. Finally, community-centered environments promote a sense of community. Theyencourage students to learn how to use their peer students, teachers, and other members of thecommunity as a resource for their

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Freeman, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; Grant Sharpe, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Mechanical Engineering

effective in taking a lead in the education of ourclients on the use of the new technologies. The visit was a success beyond our most optimistic projection of what we could get donein the short time we were in Tibet. These accomplishments pale in comparison to the personalgrowth and leadership skill development experiences that the students were able to take from thistrip. Real-world problems require an ability to adapt to local constraints that could not beanticipated. How do you make a building out of rocks and mud? Are there supplies available inremote locations for liquid waste handling (PVC pipe), venting (aluminum stove pipes), lumberfor structures (hand hewn logs), mortar (concrete with sifted sand), or reflective coatings

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Thompson, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

structure and document how to build it. Handing it off to another group to manufacture and test.EvaluationThere were 39 Science Bound students who attended the First-Year Engineering/Science Day2004. Following the Science Bound students' experience at Purdue, Science Bound students wereasked a series of questions in the form of surveys and open ended questions concerning the First-Year Engineering/Science Day 2004. In addition to first year students normal reflection activitiesincorporated as a part of service-learning, first year students were also interviewed about thisparticular service-learning experience.The results of these questions showed to be overwhelmingly positive for the Science Bound andthe first year students. Based off of the

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University; Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University

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International

. Table 4 Exploring LondonPart I.Visit a train station and record the following observations: Where do the trains go? Describe the station architecture. Describe the neighborhood around the station? What evidence do you see of privatization? Be sure to get your travel card validatedPart II.Visit a London Park What are the activities of the patrons of the park? What sort of sections is the park divided into, that reflect intended uses of the park? Do the activities taking place in the park appear to match the intended uses? How might the time of day, and day of the week, affect what an observer sees?Part III.Visit any one from each of the following categories and note your observations

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franca Trubiano, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Architectural

materials. This paper has demonstrated in a number of ways, using a varietyof scales and pedagogical questions the benefits accrued in situating material constructions at the Page 11.1303.22center of the design process.Bibliography1. Kenneth Frampton, Studies in Tectonic Culture, The Poetics of Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture (Cambridge, Mass; MIT Press, 1995), Introduction : Reflections on the Scope of the Tectonic, pp. 1-2.2. Ibid., p.1. Frampton attributed the privileging of the spatial to art historian and critic August Schmarsow (1853-1936).3. Ibid.4. Journal of

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renuka Thota, University of Louisiana-Lafayette; Suren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

time-consuming, complex coating applications, and so suggests widepotential for its future use. With easier-to-apply photo-reflective coatings, it is now a relativelyquick and simple task to take a complex part and determine the stress distribution under a varietyof loading conditions.The technique can also be used for determining assembly stresses, due to bolt-up loads orinterference fits and the like, and has also found particular use as a quality monitoring tool in theglass industry. This method involves applying a thin epoxy coating to a metal, glass or plasticcomponent or even to a model of a component. When the component is loaded, stresses aretransmitted into the coating and when viewed under polarized light, the photo-elastic fringes

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ronald E. Barr

published by Murray [3] indicate that engineering students are a smallminority in U.S. colleges. In 2000, the figures showed that just 4.7 percent of U.S.undergraduate degrees went to engineers, while 38.7 percent of the undergraduate degrees inChina were awarded to engineering students. Just in terms of raw numbers, the U.S. is waybehind China, and also behind Japan in the data. Further note that data from India is difficult toget and is not reflected in Table 1. But, popular opinion is that India graduates around 250,000engineers per year.Assuming that science and engineering education strongly influence the economic prosperity andstandard of living of a nation, the data does not bode well for America’s future. Engineeringeducation has shown a

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

William E. Kelly; Theodore A. Bickart; Richard J. Forselius

it is ambitious - Establish standards education as a high priority within theUnited States private, public and academic sector.One of the specific tactical initiatives under ten is to “Develop or significantly enhance standards education programs that address theneeds of specific groups within the United States. These programs must reflect the multidisciplinary environment in which standardsdevelopment takes place and address national and international standards development procedures; the relationship between privateand public sector standards; the environment, health, safety, sustainability, international trade, public policy, competition, legal,economic benefits, and strategic considerations; and how to balance the interests of

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carlos Bertha

a roadmap for its application: In its traditional guise, casuistry involves five components. First, casuists attempt to classify the event in question drawing upon paradigms and taxonomies. Frequently this process involves analogical reasoning, drawing together similarities and differences between well-established paradigms and novel cases as an initial step toward “getting a handle” in such cases. Second, casuists identify which presumptions add to our perception of the morally salient features of the case. Third, casuists comment on the case’s circumstances and how these might affect our overall judgment of the event in question. Fourth, casuists often reflect upon the opinions of prior

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mark Miles; C.M. Chewar

amount (less than 5% of theassignment) of bonus points were offered for the most efficient solution. As expected, the response that this particular problem invoked was “knowledge-seeking”behavior. Out of 22 students in the class, 14 came to the Instructor/Developer as they wereworking on the problem for feedback and guidance on how to take the next steps. Of those thatcame to the instructor for additional instruction, their attitude can be summarized: “Now that I’ve done this and know where I’m trying to get to, I’m not sure what to do next.”This provided the opportunity to provide clues, which were nudges toward analytical steps orinferences. Ultimately, the products that students submitted reflected many extremely complexand

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

LeeRoy Bronner; Peter Kazanzides; AmenRa Mashariki; Paul Domingo; Pauline Pelletier; Trevor Thomas

. • Figure 9: Ten Year Scientific Information System Archive – diagram showing a 10 year research archive and the researcher interface. • Figure 10: Scientific Information System Website: a depiction of a scientific information website.4. ObjectivesThe primary objective of this research study is to develop a solution for the ERC informationoverload problem as it relates to researcher communication and collaboration through intelligentinformation design and presentation techniques. The goals addressed by this research areoutlined below: 1. Develop an information design pattern3, 4, 5, 6 that: • uses scientific poster technology as a base, • reflects the input of

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

accurately reflect experimentalthermal efficiencies, and pointed to future experimental work.For this paper, two more objectives are met, contributing to the conclusions andrecommendations from the first paper. First, a direct assessment (and further indirectassessment) of the Rankine Cycler as a learning tool is performed. Student’s laboratory reportswere evaluated, so that ultimately the equipment can be used in the undergraduate curriculum inthe best possible manner.Inevitably, when a power generation plant is scaled-down and it has few efficiency-enhancingcomponents (e.g. lack of feedwater heaters, etc.), energy losses in components will be magnified,substantially decreasing the cycle efficiency. Although the Rankine Cycler is a useful tool

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Lenox; Stuart G. Walesh S.G., Walesh Consulting; Richard O. Anderson; Gerald E. Galloway, University of Maryland-College Park; Craig Musselman; Wayne R. Bergstrom; James K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler; James O'Brien

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Civil Engineering

(recognition, understanding, andability) were difficult to apply in mapping the Body of Knowledge into existing curriculum.Thus, a subcommittee was formed to address this issue. The subcommittee completed their workin September 2005.The Second Edition of the Body of Knowledge Committee was formed at the end of 2005 todevelop the second edition of the ASCE BOK. Since the publication of the original BOKdocument in February 2004, there have been many papers written, talks presented anddiscussions held on the BOK. The purpose of the new BOK-2 committee is to review all that hastranspired and to update the BOK as necessary to reflect the new information. The expected dateof completion of this effort is February 2007

Conference Session

Women & New Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Jessop, University of Iowa

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Women in Engineering

meetings (by phone or in person) to get up to speed without exhausting your energyreserves.7,17Once you are back to work, assess your activities wisely. Which should be discontinued to makeroom for your new responsibilities as a parent? Although it is difficult to bow out at times,especially if we enjoy the activity, the reality is that we only have a limited amount of time,energy and resources. Saying “no” to an activity today does not necessarily mean that you willnever be able to do it again. Your priorities have changed, and your activities should reflect it.Do not let other people force their priorities upon you or allow yourself to get overloaded!Colleagues may need to be reminded of your increased responsibilities. Some of my malecolleagues

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gordon Kingsley, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monica Gaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

assignments, the separateyears depicted in this figure are cross-sectional, and should not be interpreted longitudinally.What is particularly striking is the central role played by the Fellows in facilitating therelationship between the Westlake and Georgia Tech communities. Despite recruiting newFellows and professor-mentors each year, the structure and size of the Fellow social networks isremarkably consistent. The increasing size over time of the complete Westlake-Georgia Technetwork is not reflected in the egonet of the STEP Fellows.Mathematical AnalysesEach of the social networks depicted in the Figures is based on person-by-person and person-by-activity matrices. These same matrices can also be analyzed for aggregate characteristics of