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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cordelia Brown

all target audiences- GTFs, UGTFs, partner teachers, and students. In high demand by Nashville teachers,the program has implemented on-going professional development for GTFs and teachers.Student achievement test scores have increased, and attitudes toward science haveimproved.The Vanderbilt-Meharry-TSU GK-12 program consists of four major components: (1)Summer Orientation Workshops for GTFs and Partner Teachers, (2) The Academic YearProgram, (3) Weekly GTF Seminar, and (4) Evaluation and Assessment. 1. Summer Orientation Workshops for GTFs and Partner Teachers: GTFs and partner teachers spend four weeks developing their partnering relationships and planning lessons and activities for the upcoming academic year

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell; Joseph Cecere

includes pursuing a college degree. Good gradesin core classes are important for college admission but in today’s competitiveenvironment, the relative level of course difficulty also plays a significant role.Consequently, though class rank and GPA continue to be critical for assessing collegepotential, students are probably better off with a B in a College freshman English classthan an A in physical education in high school. Taking college courses while in highschool demonstrates to a college admission board the student’s capability, motivation,and that going to college is more than just his or her “Plan B.” Further, a college coursetaken while in high school can earn credits toward a college degree and simultaneouslyprepare the senior for the

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leotis Parrish; Devdas Pai

physical resources such as classrooms and computing facilities. More importantly,there has been an imperceptible but very definite creeping up of class sizes in the lower-levelcritical core classes – the ones where one-to-one interaction is crucial for students to grasp themore complex and abstract concepts. This latter consideration has a direct and potentiallynegative impact on the retention of students especially in the science, mathematics, engineeringand technology (SMET) areas. The CoE has anticipated these problems in planning for its growth. A SupplementalInstruction (SI) Program has been instituted to enhance retention, particularly of minoritystudents, by providing them with two or three opportunities every week to interact one-to

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

one of the nation’s leading IE education center. Thegraduate and undergraduate ISE programs at UF are ranked in the Top 20 nationally. Thecurriculum at the ISE department at UF offers a great flexibility to students incustomizing their educational goals according to their career plans (3).A bachelor’s degree in and field of Engineering at UF is broken down into two phases:general education/pre-professional and upper division. During the first two years,students take general college and pre-professional courses. Once having completed 64credit hours, students apply to their desired specialized field. The program of study hasbeen accredited and approved by standards set by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) (3).The

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Wunderlich

participants were ABET accreditors. A comparison of ABET evaluation standardsas they have changed from the prescribed requirements of the past to the more self-determinedmeasurements of the newer ABET standards yields much insight into the accreditation process. Aplan for organizing required documentation, resources, and people is included. The degree to whichan engineering program has matured to an “ABET-ready” status must be established to spare adepartment and college from the financial and emotional costs of planning, funding, and facilitatingan ABET accreditation review before a program is ready. Such specifics as having clear objectives,verifiable outcomes, and a fully developed comprehensive curriculum are also discussed. Principlessuch as self

Conference Session

Activities for the Materials Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Goddard

chromium-molybdenum steel and when compared to AISI-SAEcompositions2, it is seen to match up closely with 4140, being only slightly looser (mostlyricher) in carbon, manganese, and chromium as shown in Table 1. As such, its properties areclose enough to 4140 to be instructive as to the nature of that common designation of alloy.Specimen PreparationAlthough the rod is a high strengthmaterial, it still has reasonablemachinability with common “carbide”tools. The threads are strong enough tobe gripped directly on the thread in alathe chuck without damaging thethreads while turning the tensilespecimens.The Experimental Plan – MaterialProcessing PhaseThe scenario of laboratory experimentsbased on A 193 Grade B7 is as follows:• From threaded rod stock

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Advances I

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Virendra Varma

& Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Goals of an Undergraduate Course on Construction ManagementI have taught a course on construction management course a few times over the last severalyears. With the advent of outcomes-based criteria as per the ABET (Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology) accreditation guidelines, it has become important to clearly definethe goals and objectives of the course, to assess student performance, to incorporate theoutcomes into a continuous improvement plan, and demonstrate implementation of thecontinuous improvement plan. How a single course is integrated in the overall curriculum of theprogram is just as important as the course

Conference Session

Design for Community

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nolan Van Gaalen; Kristin Wood; Carl Erikson; Frank Duda; Matthew Green; Steven VanderLeest

monthsbefore the class began in May, 2002 to discuss cooperation on a project. EMI had already madea preliminary investigation of the proposed location and worked with a local contact onpreliminary specifications. The Calvin team then joined the effort in September, agreeing toproduce structural, water, and wastewater design plans. Project deliverables were a projectmanual (detailed design specifications including a complete set of design drawings), a costestimate, and design notebooks (providing design calculations). The team visited the site inOctober, 2002 for one week. The cost of the trip was covered by fund-raising the team carriedout over the previous summer. During the trip, the team surveyed the site, tested soil samples,met with local

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Newman; Jon Weihmeir, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

of cost pressure has been asubstantial reduction in the internal training capacity of most US companies.Arizona has a large semiconductor industry with Intel, Motorola, STM, Microchip, TI,Medtronic, ON Semiconductor and ASML as the leaders. Total employment exceeds25,000 and more than half have some level of technical qualification. However, with anew technology generation every 2 years, there is a need for continuous skills upgradingand the majority of students taking technology courses in ASU (or the CommunityColleges) are already working in the industry. Students are seeking courses that willprepare them for the technology of the future and the skills to map out the knowledge andcredentials their future career plans require.(*) Motorola

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Motivating students to achieve

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Murphy

responsibilities required of your newposition. You have invested hours in the preparation of your class. Your lesson plan is completeto the smallest detail. • Will your delivery be effective? At a minimum, your initial meeting should exhibit self-confidence a good working knowledge of the subject. • Will students listen? Ground rules for the class should be explained up front. An explanation of your expectations could prove helpful. • Will they participate? Emphasize the importance of class interaction. Explain that differing opinions are encouraged. • Are you assured that your efforts will culminate in an interesting and informative class? You

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Toby Boulet; Joe Iannelli; Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman; Richard Bennett; Arnold Lumsdaine

2003-1508The Use of Asynchronous Web Modules for Review and Just-in-time Learning of Mechanics Jack Wasserman, Richard Bennett, Toby Boulet, Joe Iannelli, Richard Jendrucko, Arnold Lumsdaine, Doug Logsdon University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleIntroductionThis paper presents the concepts and plans for developing a set of asynchronous web modulesthat are designed to provide an effective way for a student to review, discover misconceptions,and extends his/her understanding of mechanics to a more realistic level. The process wasdeveloped using examples from an Interactive

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kroll

; Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationnightmare.Three different course types have been taught as web-based by the author. The first is asenior/grad seminar/writing course dealing with basic research in production planning andmanagement. The second is an engineering economy course for sophomores. The third type is anhonors seminar either covering engineering ethics or the relationship of engineering andtechnology to society. (These seminars are 1 hour credit courses that provide a sidebar to variousparts of the students’ education.) Any level undergraduate may be in the course. Each of thesecourses provided a different set of challenges to be considered.With each of these courses different types administrative

Conference Session

Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yanfeng Gong; Mike Collum; Noel Schulz

electricalengineering. Two developed laboratories will be discussed and future plans for otherdemonstrations and laboratories will be outlined.Goals of the CollaborationThe decline in university support for power engineering programs across the U.S. has caused adecrease in available engineers with training on basic principles in power engineering.Additionally many entering engineers perceive power engineering as a mature field that does notrelate to new topics such as computer engineering, digital signal processing, and fiber opticscommunications.While electric utilities have had lower levels of hiring over the last ten years, support industriesfor electric utilities are becoming more prevelant on campus. Companies need students with astrong background in

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Gwaltney; Mark Valenzuela

of County Commission • Brad Mills, Area Plan Commission • Pat Keepes, Evansville City Engineer • Mike Feltz, Chairperson of Transportation Committee of the Metropolitan Evansville Chamber of CommerceIn addition, students had time for organizing ASCE activities, attending public hearings for amajor interstate project, and also planning for the Spring semester.By having exposure to what the different agencies do, students could choose a specific agency to Page 8.1104.3follow during the Spring semester. Several of these boards meet either just every month or every “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Bunnell; Bill Knowlton; Amy Moll

basis and with only the four courses mentionedabove, the topics covered in each have to be carefully selected to cover the field of MaterialsScience & Engineering. We used a well defined system4 of instructional planning for each ofthe courses so that each of the important topics are presented to the students. We used a formalapproach for instructional design that included: Determining the instructional goals, Analyzingthe goals, Writing performance objectives and Developing assessment instruments.ABET 2000 requires an assessment of what the students have learned rather than merely a list ofthe topics that has been covered. The use of written learning objectives focuses5 both theteacher and the student on what should be learned and how it

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jonathan Barnett; Holly Ault

describes our experiences in developing and building the project program toinclude senior capstone projects. Our experiences with identifying sponsoring agencies orcompanies, preparing students for international project work, and remote advising of studentprojects will be discussed. We will also describe some of the benefits for the students, theuniversity and the sponsors that have been derived from these projects.BackgroundIn 1970, Worcester Polytechnic Institute implemented the WPI Plan, an innovative, project-basedundergraduate program unlike any other engineering program in the world. The objectives of thePlan were to provide a flexible, challenging program to help students “learn how to learn”2, asopposed to the rigidly prescribed curricula

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmed Elsawy; Ismail Fidan

Engineering and Technology, 3rd Edition, Addison Wesley, 1995.4. Nanfara, F., Uccello, T., Murphy, D., The CNC Workshop-A Multimedia Introduction to ComputerNumerical Control, Addison Wesley, 1999.5. Seethaler, R. J., “Integrated Planning Monitoring, and Control of Milling Operations,” PhD Thesis,University of British Columbia, 1997.6. Radwan, A., “Computer-Aided Turning Machines Selection Systems,” Advances in Materials andProcessing Technologies, pp. 831-839, 1995.7. Yellowley, I., Seethaler, R. J., Yeung, F. W., “The Integration of Process Planning, Monitoring andControl in a Machine Tool Environment,” Proceeding of the SPIE Conference on Sensors and Controls forIntelligent Machining, v. 3832, pp. 38-47, 1999.8. Yellowley, I., Oldknow, K

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Schreiner; John Burns

synergy between engineeringexperts and pre-college educators – the overarching philosophy of workshop was that bothgroups need to come together as equal partners to successfully bring biomedical engineeringconcepts into the pre-college students’ curriculum. Time was spent each day on activity called“putting it into practice” in which the pre-college teachers presented ideas of how to fit the topicpresented the previous day into their own teaching plan. Essentially, this became an outline for afull lesson plan. At the end of the workshop the teachers developed at least one full lesson tobring back to their classroom. The teachers reconvened in the Fall of 2000 to discuss how wellthe new lessons worked. The workshop was a success with many teachers

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Williams

out of classand lacked any drive to excel academically. They displayed a disturbing lack of caring abouttheir future. Also, some students clearly entered engineering without a specific plan or goal.Most students failed to accept responsibility for their own program of study. Page 6.415.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationUp until now, the introduction to engineering sequence was somewhat unstructured and focusedon developing academic survival skills. It primarily served as a tutoring

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Olson; Georgia Ehlers; David Lovelock; Ali Mehrabian

, and several other key peopleinvolved with the facility planning have been impacted by this successful component of ProgramACCESS. The results are also disseminated to the public via Program ACCESS web site athttp://w3.arizona.edu/~access.III. SummaryThe goal of the Program ACCESS three-year project is to create a model program that targetsstudents in Arizona at all levels—from middle school through graduate school—who arephysically disabled, in order to increase the proportion following SMET curricula. ProgramACCESS promotes opportunities for SMET middle school, high school, and university studentswith physical disabilities to achieve a high level of success, both academically andprofessionally, through the removal of architectural

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nohemi Rubio; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras; Connie Della-Piana

the NationalScience Foundation (HRD/EEC 9550502). Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 1 Copyright200a, American Society for Engineering EducationNo one design, method or instrument can adequately address all outcomes and processes,therefore this paper provides one framework for developing a plan to systematically examineprograms designed to provide research experiences to undergraduate students3. Although thispaper only touches briefly on clarifying program goals and developing a program logic map,these steps are essential in the design of an evaluation plan. The evaluation plan is designed withthe “ideal program and implementation” in mind

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark W. Fitch; Joel G. Burken; Craig D. Adams

Officer’s Advanced Course(EOAC) at Fort Leonard Wood. The program was formulated in conjunction with the ArmyEngineering School. The goal-oriented program provides a limited amount of credit for theEOAC coursework completed by the officers, subject to evaluation by program faculty. Theseofficers/students are allowed flexibility to develop their own plan of study that meets the UMRcriteria, while still permitting them to complete their non-thesis degree in a total of nine months.While this program met some resistance when initially proposed, it has since been extremelysuccessful, receiving broad praise from UMR and the Army. The program is now seen as a“win-win” venture as the Army students are allowed to receive a superb, flexible degree from

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William R. Hendee; Steven R Krogull; Jay R. Goldberg

response to economic incentives.• Biomedical Technology Evaluation An introduction to quantitative assessment of healthcare technologies encompassing retrospective and prospective approaches. Topics include the history, development, and adoption of technologies and the evaluation of efficacy, safety, financial costs, healthcare quality, effectiveness, and clinical outcomes.• Biomedical Technology Standards and Regulations An overview of the principles of effective management of technological innovation and the protection and marketing of intellectual property. Topics include entrepreneurship, identification and planning of business opportunities, sustaining and supporting creativity, managing risk and resource

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Asad Yousuf

].Fundamental Cognitive Capacities According to Bandura human cognitive capacities that can predict individual’sperformance include ability to use symbols, learning through observation, planning, self-regulation, and self-reflection [1]. A brief description of each of these human cognitivecapacities follows. Ability to Use Symbols. By the use of symbols, humans transform immediate visualexperiences into internal cognitive models that in turn serve as guides for their actions. Throughsymbolizing, people also ascribe meaning, form and duration to their past experiences. Learning Through Observations. Learning can also occur indirectly by observing otherpeople’s behavior and its outcomes. Individuals’ capacity to learn by observation

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

O. Kenneth Sergeant; Linda O. Hardymon

project were coming together. Student majors from industrialmanagement to engineering technology to environmental science andtechnology, and aerospace approached the project from different perspectives.The mutual attraction for the project was designing and building a solar S-Classbike. Team development considerations included understanding project goals,defining objectives, creating a plan, assessing the plan, implementing the plan,and choosing team leaders. The competition was the ultimate goal. As theRayce neared, enthusiasm for the project grew.The RayceThe intercollegiate competition in Kansas provided an opportunity for the teamto observe the race-worthiness of the vehicle and to evaluate their design andfabrication efforts. Three major

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas M. Mattox; David D. Mattox

scheme incentivizes the learning of engineering economics foruse as an embedded tool in the preparation of financial statements. Projects are usuallyworked in teams of four and become differentiated as the teams compete for the best marketideas, volume targets, marketing strategies and manpower decisions. After their plans areintegrated into multi-layer financial spreadsheets, the teams perform IRR-sensitivity analysesof the underlying assumptions to determine the best ways of operating the business or to alterunsound assumptions. For the most IRR-sensitive parameters, students must define theengineering implications of the dependency . The aim is to create a mindset that seesengineering practice in the context of its economic justification

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Snyder; Mike Toole; Mike Hanyak; Mathew Higgins; Daniel Hyde; Edward Mastascusa; Brian Hoyt; Michael Prince; Margot Vigeant

-funded project.IntroductionBucknell's College of Engineering is implementing Project Catalyst, a three-year effort todevelop a general-purpose model for the nationally recognized need of systemic engineeringeducation reform. The plan is to integrate instructional design techniques, transform the Page 7.399.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”classroom into a cooperative learning environment, and incorporate efficiently and effectivelythe use of information technology in the teaching

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Sterrett; Richard Helgeson; Robert LeMaster

courses with design Introduction to solid model based projects integrated into the course. CAD. Course mimics how a design project is conducted in industry and requires development of project plans, schedules, tracking of resources, activity reports, patent searches, development of 3D CAD component and assembly models, and component and assembly drawings. Oral and written communication. 5th Semester 6th Semester Core and specialty engineering courses Core and specialty engineering courses with design projects integrated into the with design projects

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Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas J. Webster; Karen Haberstroh

for another type of advanced degree now? 1 (yes: junior), 6 (no: 2 completed undergraduate studies in Dec. 2001, 1 senior, 3 juniors) 9) Do you plan to apply to graduate school next year? 2 (yes: 2 juniors), 5 (no: 2 completed undergraduate studies in Dec. 2001, 1 senior, 2 juniors) 10) Do you plan to apply for another type of advanced degree next year? 2 (yes: 2 juniors), 5 (no: 2 completed undergraduate studies in Dec. 2001, 1 senior, 2 juniors) 11) Do you see more "real-world" relevance in your courses after completing the REU program? 6 (yes), 1 (no change) 12) Has your GPA improved after attending the REU program? 4 (yes), 2 (no change), 1(N/A: studying abroad) 13) Has your interest in BME related

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cyrus Taylor

,even though the program is only a year and a half old.Thus we were delighted when it was reported in early December 2001 that the Governorof Ohio had announced “state assistance for NeoMed Technologies” in the form of “a 60percent, six-year tax credit.”4 Marc Umeno, the founder and President of NeoMedTechnologies, was attracted to Cleveland to become a student in the first class of thePhysics Entrepreneurship Program. NeoMed 5 had secured seed funding earlier this year,allowing it to begin the FDA approval process and begin early clinical trials for theirnovel screening test for coronary artery disease. NeoMed had also earlier won both theWeatherhead Business Plan Competition and the Case-Weatherhead Business LaunchCompetition. It had also