Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Johnson, Washington State University; Reid Miller, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

20, andstudent retention21. According to Tinto22, the classroom may be the only place where staff andstudents actually meet, therefore, if social and academic integration or involvement is to occur, itmust occur in the classroom, and the outcomes will have an effect on retention.Forming a sense of community, where people feel they will be treated sympathetically by theirfellows, seems to be a necessary first step for collaborative learning. Wegerif23 found thatwithout a feeling of community, people are on their own, likely to be anxious, defensive andunwilling to take the risks involved in learning (p. 48). However, according to Bess, Fisher,Sonn, and Bishop24 those researchers in the field of sense of community have found the construct

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

event techniques to compare Page 11.557.6the traits of superior and average performers and derive job-specific competency profiles22, 23.Due to the specific nature of those competency studies the degree to which they can betransferred into a general educational context is very limited. The approach of determiningcompetency requirements in education and curriculum design is best described as an expert’spanel method23, 26. Stakeholders from universities, the profession, industry and the largercommunity define competencies or attributes as desired educational outcomes1, 2. Thisprocedure poses two risks: Even though the participants might have

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Orta, ITESM Monterrey; Ricardo Ramirez Medoza, Institute Tecnologico De Monterrey; Hugo Elizalde, Monterrey Tech; David Guerra, Monterrey Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. • Interrelate efficiently and cordially with every member of the work-team, via assertive oral and written skills, active listening and a thorough understanding of specialized technical language. • Integrate in all levels of the working environment. • Assume an ethical attitude and behavior when executing and reporting their activities. • Adapt to the cultural diversity in the groups and organizations. • Participate in the sustainable development of the country and its communities, focusing on innovation, technological development and competitiveness in his/her area of expertise, in this case Aeronautics Engineering

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

organizations; an understanding of and dealing with the stochastic nature of management systems. They must also be capable of demonstrating the integration of management systems into a series of different technological environments.Appendix B. ASEM Criteria for EM Graduate ProgramsSource: ASEM Website: Certification Academic Standards: Graduate Programs B. Curriculum Requirements 1. A balance between qualitative and quantitative courses 2. At least one third of the curriculum will be management and management related courses. 3. Courses designated “Engineering Management” are in the academic catalog. 4. Course material must be directly related to technology driven organizations. 5. The curriculum must require each

Conference Session

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the Program Education Objectives (long term and broad outcomes). 3. ABET assessment is based on Outcome Based Education’s methodology, and defines a through k components for the Program’s Outcomes as the General Criteria. 4. IEEE as the lead society for the Electrical Engineering Technology Program defines the program specific outcomes as the Program Criteria. 5. Each program designs a curriculum that incorporates the General Criteria and Program Criteria as the Program’s Outcome, defined in terms of the Program Learning Objectives. 6. Each program accomplishes Outcome Based Assessment as an integral part of the Outcome Based Education. This process utilizes multiple tools to assess and evaluate

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Course GoalsAlthough course goals are not mandatory for ABET, they facilitate the course design process.Writing down the goals of the course is an efficient way to reflect on the important courseaspects, its role in the curriculum and its overall design.2.5 Course Articulation MatrixCourse Articulation matrix explained by McNeill and Bellamy11 is a strong tool in coursedesign.As shown in Appendix A, the articulation matrix for a core course has to include the CourseLearning Objectives and their mapping into the Program Outcomes.Since there is often a hierarchy associated with competencies, the matrix allows this byhaving competency categories as well as competencies under each category. In the processexplained by McNeill and Bellamy11, in-class

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; Mark C Johnson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

, 2001. [4] E. J. Braude. Software Engineering: An Object-Oriented Perspective. Wiley, 2001. [5] T. Y. Chen and P.-L. Poon. Experience with Teaching Black-Box Testing in a Computer Science/Software Engineering Curriculum. IEEE Transactions on Education, 47(1):42–50, February 2004. [6] A. Clements. Constructing a Computing Competition to Teach Teamwork. In Frontiers in Education, pages F1F–6, 2003. [7] R. Delisle. How To Use Problem Based Learning in the Classroom. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1997. [8] J. Dewey. Democracy in Education. MacMillian, 1963. [9] A. Fekete, T. Greening, and J. Kingston. Conveying Technical Content in a Curriculum Using Problem Based Learning. In Australasian Conference on

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricio Torres, Purdue University; Matthew Stephens, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

2006-1708: EDUCATING THE BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGERS OF THEFUTURE: THE SIX SIGMA TECHNIQUESPatricio Torres, Purdue University Mr. PATRICIO TORRES, M.B.A. earned a double major: Business Administration and Law in his native country, Ecuador, S.A. In 2003, he obtained an M.B.A. degree with a major in Operations in Purdue University, Indiana. His professional experience includes Finance, Marketing and Operations. He was a Mathematics teacher in the Catholic University of Ecuador (1991-1995). He published an article in the journal "The Progressive," (Ecuador, 1998) and in the "American Society of Engineering Education," where he also presented a conference (U.S.A. 2005). A

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsty Mills, University of New Mexico

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

of 2005, it is a corecourse on a new Nanoscience and Microsystems Curriculum, and attracts students from both theSchool of Engineering and the College of Arts and Science.B. GoalsThis course is designed to help students to develop an awareness of the multiple issues they will Page 11.48.2meet in their careers, and a capacity for critical analysis of ethical and societal dilemmas. Itshould prepare them to exercise the flexibility and insight that are necessary to take an ethicallyresponsible position when faced with unprecedented circumstances. Finally, they should acquirean understanding of the scientist’s responsibility toward and

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Niehaus, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

advising board of professional engineers. More details of thethree distinct, but integrated, phases, I, II, and III, of the course are presented below. Phase I – Autumn Quarter – Feasibility/Conceptual Planning Phase (CEE 504, 2credit hours). The Autumn quarter introduces the class to the concept of an “integrated,” orinterdisciplinary, type project which is representative of the real world. The principal goal ofthis phase is to develop and hone skills related to oral and written communication of technicalideas, working together productively in teams, encountering and addressing problems andsituations that sometimes are “out of the box,” group organization, project management,synthesizing existing technical information, and independent

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Kosky, Union College; William Keat, Union College; George Wise, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

be made to select material appropriate to eachschool’s curriculum. Figure 2 The faculty team each wrote outlines of chapters for the applications of their particularfields of endeavor that are exploited in designing the modern automobile. Subsequently all thechapters were re-written4 to achieve a degree of stylistic conformity. These were certainly notintended to be all inclusive chapters that discussed everything a mechanical, or an electrical, or achemical, or a civil engineer does, etc., but they did demonstrate how 1) modern technology isinterdisciplinary and 2) how engineering fundamentals cross all fields of application. The practicum or ‘hands-on’ portion of this course was

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuyler, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

focused on EET andCET programs. The electronics discipline is an attractive choice because relatively lowcost components, devices, tools and measurement instrumentation are available. Theauthors investigated the available technology and hardware capable of providing a Page 11.638.2combination of “hands-on”, remote-controlled and/or virtual experiments.[1-9] In thispaper, we analyze the laboratory component in depth and propose a solution.Our premise is that the reason there are no purely distance EET or CET programs isbecause no one has developed a pedagogically effective solution to the laboratorycomponent of the curriculum. The laboratory component

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Krowles Christine, Plainview School Distict

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

[Thacher, 1989]. So using design in the classroom can be challenging as students arenot familiar, or initially not comfortable, with the open-ended nature of design.Many educators discuss the integration across disciplines but at times the standards basedmovement forces us to be more discipline focused. “No matter what the content, we can designactive linkages between fields of knowledge. An interdisciplinary approach to learning may beseen as a curriculum approach that consciously applies methodology and language for more thanone discipline to examine a central theme, problem or experience” (Jacobs, 1989). Researchaddresses the importance of hands-on activities, which, supported by meaningful discussion andtheory building (Brooks and Brooks, 1993

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Michael Vinarcik, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

2006-2085: A CASE-BASED APPROACH TO SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE ANDENGINEERING EDUCATIONJonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy JONATHAN M. WEAVER, PH.D. is an Associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM). He received his BSME from Virginia Tech in 1986, his MSME and PhD in ME from RPI in 1990 and 1993, respectively. He has several years of industry experience and regularly consults with an automaker on projects related to CAD, DOE, and product development. He can be reached at weaverjm@udmercy.edu.Michael Vinarcik, University of Detroit Mercy MICHAEL J. VINARCIK, P.E. is an Interior Trim Engineer with Ford Motor Company and an adjunct faculty

Conference Session

Assessment of Information Literacy Programs for Engineers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

across curriculum, as described in thearticle, “Promoting information literacy through a faculty workshop”4. An effective researchassignment (unlike generic assignments often found in university 101 or first-year writingcourses) • Originates from subject matter. • Shows students the purpose of research (and its benefits to them). • Emphasizes analysis over answers, (immersion in the professional debates). • Assists students with planning their research (before and during information retrieval). • Is progressive, with opportunities for feedback at stages (from a variety of sources: instructor, peers, librarians). • Discusses the process itself, (not just the project), to

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

. Notable results include: creation of approximately 30 new courses, creation ofone new converging technologies major and four converging technologies minors,integration of converging technologies material into numerous existing courses,appointment of a converging technologies director and designation of a building to beremodeled as a Center for Converging Technologies, establishment of an externalconverging technologies advisory board. This program has received the support of thecollege Board of Trustees and is now considered one of the pillars of excellence of UnionCollege. “How Things Work, Physics 105 and 106,” Louis Bloomfield, University of Virginia7,8 This course for non-science majors introduces physics and science in everydaylife

Conference Session

Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Warren, Pennsylvania State University; Ralph Hanke, Bowling Green University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, F. 1964 Risk, uncertainty, and profit. Augustus Kelley.Koch Foundation. 2004. Report. http://www.nfte.com/about/research/Michaelsen, L. 2001. Integrating the Core Business Curriculum: An Experienced-BasedSolution. Selections: 9-17.New School, 2004. http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/schump.htmNowak, J. and Plucker. J. 1999. Do as I say, not as I do? Student assessment in Problem BasedLearning, White Paper. Indiana University.Samford University. 2004. PBL Background http://www.samford.edu/pblSan Diego State University. 2004. http/edweb.sdsc.edu/Spence, L. 2001. The Case against Teaching. New Rochelle Press.Venkataraman, S. 1997. The distinctive domain of entrepreneurship research. Advances, inentrepreneurship, firm emergence, and growth

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University-Long Beach

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

integrated into onecourse in the engineering curriculum. This is an important course if the engineer is to beable to face the challenges of creating the competitive and innovative product of the future.A synopsis of the list of topics for the course is: 1. Design Repertoire 2. Generating a template 3. Identifying the variables 4. Finding the pre-conditions 5. Organizing the template into a database 6. Programming the database to generate new templates 7. Filling in the gaps; predicting what is missing. 8. Generating a higher level generic template 9. Determining the boundaries of the system 10. Final

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Wayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

available in public and private schools.”The Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project is a partnership between the University ofMassachusetts Lowell, Northeastern University, Salem State College, Gordon College,Endicott College, Northern Essex Community College, Middlesex Community College,Northshore Community College, eight school districts, three work investment boards, andthree industry partners. (See http://www.nepipeline.org/members.htm for the completelist.)STEM fellows were to be selected in teams of five by their school districts in the Page 11.529.2Northeast region of Massachusetts and given an opportunity to develop a comprehensiveand integrated

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susanne Wolf, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt; Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

curriculum was the development of an innovative project-based course entitled “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” (IME) which was firstimplemented in 1998. The course approach includes both active and collaborative learningtechniques. Teamwork ability plays an important part in the project. Overall IME aims toprovide first-year students with a really good start to their mechanical and processengineering program at the Technische Universität Darmstadt.This paper will describe some of the key aspects of the concept of the project-based courseIME. First-year students´ cohort data was analyzed in order to examine the possible impact ofparticipation in the project with regard to dropout rate and study success. Furthermoreimportant evaluation work

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado-Boulder; Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder; Derek Reamon, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

) resources do not always allow for TA’s to serve as collaborative assistants in theclassroom, which could alleviate faculty personality or language issues. Nevertheless, the authorsfervently wanted to expose their colleagues to best practices in active learning that couldtranscend the curriculum. Our belief is that unique contextual research performed at ouruniversity would present persuasive evidence that would encourage broad implementation ofactive learning methods. In an attempt to answer valuable questions posed by faculty, theresearch team (the authors) decided to investigate the following: • What level of instructional interactivity in the classroom most effectively promotes student learning: high-level interactivity, mid-level

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

frequency of the activities.A. Assessment of Program OutcomesMultiple methods are used to demonstrate accomplishment of program outcomes. A summary of thosemethods is given below. Graded Homework: In almost every lecture course in the program, graded homework is an integral part of the learning process. The methods of grading vary from instructor-to-instructor. Some collect homework sets on a weekly or bi- weekly schedule. Others require students to complete homework lecture-to-lecture. In any case, the work is graded, returned to the student in a timely fashion, and used for continuous improvement. Faculty members establish standards for submitted work, clearly announce deadlines, and maintain clear late policies. In this

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Jennifer Ruchhoeft, University of Houston; Frank Claydon, Unviersity of Houston; Stuart Long, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

future years. One such causefor concern was reflected in written and oral interviews with participants: the feasibility ofimplementing Infinity Project™ kits into the existing teaching curriculum. Due to the diversityof grade levels, subjects taught, and budget restrictions of their school, our intentions of havingthis tool be a “take-away” from the program has met with mixed results. While some teachershave indicated that they have the resources and support of their administration forimplementation of courses based on the Infinity Project™, it is not feasible for all, or even most,of the past RET participants. Therefore, the 2006 UH-RET program will allow teachers theoption of receiving the Infinity Project™ training, but it will not be an

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Rena Hixon; Steve E. Watkins; Sean J. Bentley; Marcus Huggans

programming. The emphasis can be multidisciplinary if the audience orthe larger program spans disciplines or the emphasis can be narrowed. For instance, an electricalengineering competition could select variation in the controls or programming and a mechanicalengineering competition could select variation in the robotic structure. A precollege competitioncould address concepts related to the curriculum standards of their level.8 The background and age of the audience are important considerations. Audiences withmore maturity and technical background can be given more complex activities. Often the sameactivity can be used, but the details can be changed. A program for a younger audience couldhave less emphasis on calculations and fewer design

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Lee Poe, Middle Tennessee State University; Olivia Dees, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

International

encouraged through environmental integrity. The complying industries receive betterreputation, known as an important intangible asset.RemediationCorporations should be held responsible for the sole remediation of their pollution. Remediationis the process of correcting or counteracting harmful acts such as the release of toxins. Theincentive herein is for companies to be more environmentally-conscientious and to takepreventative measures in their production techniques. A greater degree of pollution correlateswith a much more costly clean-up, so the scale of damage could produce a factor whereby thefine is multiplied. Fairness is more accurately assessed in this manner. This would alsodistribute restitution between small polluters and large polluters

Conference Session

Energy Resources, Efficiency, and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Riddell, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Harriett Benavidez, Rowan University; Julie Haynes, Rowan University; Dan Schowalter, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, sustainable design and renewable energy technologies. He leads numerous Sophomore, Junior and Senior Engineering Clinic Teams in solving real world engineering problems each semester. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, MSE from Rowan University and BSCE from MIT.Kevin Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D. from MIT and his B.S. from WPI. Among his areas of interest are computing and process simulation in the curriculum, and integrating economics and design throughout the curriculum. He has received the 2003 Joseph J. Martin Award and the 2002 PIC-III Award from ASEE.Harriett Benavidez

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University at Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University at Salina

impact of globalization.Teaching issues like cultural diversity to technical students can be a hard sell. It is not enough tosay that ABET requires it or that “Engineer 2020” desires it. We can provide lists of reasons whycertain organizations and task forces have come to see cultural understanding as an essential partof technical education. Still many technical students remain skeptical about the need to studytopics not directly related to their specializations in technology. The authors propose that thiskind of skepticism can be allayed in a classroom situation if students can be guided, through casestudies, to comprehend the connection between innovation and cultural understanding in a globaleconomy. There are two case studies, of dissimilar

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Barrett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

College of Georgia, Gwinnett Medicaland the Medical Center of Central Georgia, UPS and the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention. The GIFT program also has an active Advisory Board composed of university Page 11.247.9research and corporate mentors as well as educational leaders from school districts. GIFT ismanaged by the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing(CEISMC) at Georgia Tech. GIFT operates under the philosophy, supported by educational research mentioned above,that by providing teachers with rich, in-depth and content-rich experiences in “real world”science, engineering, and technology, the

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

2006-1878: USING SYSTEMS DESIGN TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FRESHMANCOURSEJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a professor in the College of Science and Technology at the ASU Polytechnic in Mesa, Arizona. His research interests are in process control and data management for integrated circuit production, especially novel non-volatile memories. From 1994 to 2001, he was a Director in Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector and before that, he held the Lothian Chair of Microelectronics at Edinburgh University, UK.Richard Newman, Arizona State University Richard Newman is Director of Training for the Microelectronics Teaching Factory at the ASU Polytechnic campus. He has