Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-2283: MIGRATION FROM A LEADERSHIP HONORS PROGRAM TOAN ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP MINORGregory Tonkay, Lehigh University Gregory L. Tonkay, Ph.D. is an associate professor and associate chairperson of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Lehigh University. He is also the director of the ISELP and the Electronics Manufacturing Laboratory. Tonkay has been actively involved in curriculum development for the college’s common freshman year and the department’s degree programs and minors.E. Zimmers, Lehigh University Emory W.Zimmers Jr. Ph.D is professor of Industrial Systems Engineering and Director of Enterprise Systems Center at Lehigh University. Zimmers has been responsible

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Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Eastlake, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Magdy Attia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

AC 2007-268: EMPLOYING LEAN ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AS A STUDENTEXERCISE TO MODIFY THE CONTENT OF TRADITIONAL AIRCAFT ANDPROPULSION DESIGN COURSESCharles Eastlake, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prof. Charles Eastlake has taught aircraft design at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for 28 years and is an instructor for the MIT Lean Academy. He is a past chair of the Aerospace Dvision of ASEE.Magdy Attia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Attia is an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He teaches Air-breathing Propulsion Design and is an instructor for the MIT Lean Academy

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Phil Dacunto P.E.; Mike Hendricks

changing plume variables, but also in anoptimization scenario that requires repeated calculations of the downwind effects of plumes to meet givenconcentration guidelines. After using the plume modeling application in the course, students had a better understanding ofplume behavior, a better understanding of the use of information technology, and a greater interest inapplications of atmospheric dispersion modeling. Such applications can help greatly in illustratingatmospheric dispersion in the classroom, and we would recommend them to anyone teaching a basiccourse on air pollution.METHODOLOGYThe custom application consists of two components: one to calculation downwind concentrations, andanother to plot those concentrations on a map and

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Electrical and Computer

Continuous-Time (CT) systems and the other deals withDiscrete-Time (DT) systems.Beginning Fall 2005, the CT SSCI Tests (developed externally) have been administered inalmost every offering of our Linear systems course. These tests fulfill the ABET requirement forassessment. They also help track the effectiveness of teaching styles by testing whether thestudents are learning the basic concepts in the course.In this paper, we present the results of the tests for both Fall 2005 and Fall 2006 and analyze theresults to assess the students’ performance and determine evidence of learning outcomes. Somesuggestions for future offerings of the course are also presented.These results are also compared with other assessment tools (developed internally) prior to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

joined East Carolina University as an Assistant Professor in August, 2005. Prior to this appointment, he served as a Research Engineer in China from 1995 to 2001. His research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, control systems, and biosignal processing. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University Paul J. Kauffmann is Professor and Chair in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His industry career included positions as Plant Manager

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Johannes Strobel

Compound Problem Solving: Workplace Lessons for Engineering Education Johannes Strobel Engineering Education Purdue University, IN AbstractFor practitioners and researchers who incorporate real-world problems into their teaching, it isessential to understand real-world problem solving and the nature of problems for better designof the instruction. Several models exist that address the categorization of problems. DavidJonassen’s design theory of problem solving describes eleven different problem-types mappedon a four-dimensional scale. Real world

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Leo Bobek, University of Massachusetts- Lowell

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, various temperaturevalues, device on/off status indicators, etc.) that give a continuous picture of the overallcondition of the system. Thus, the reactor facility represents a perfect scale model of a modernindustrial plant with many of the same components and energy transport processes that can befound in any plant. This facility is rather unique within the educational community and it has thepotential to provide a wide variety of educational opportunities and real-life learning experiencesthat are not readily available at most institutions.This paper first describes the physical plant layout and main system components and discussesthe overall web-accessible reactor laboratory system that has evolved over the last few years. Byway of

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Wierman, Johns Hopkins University; Lawrence Aronhime, Johns Hopkins University; Marybeth Camerer, Johns Hopkins University; Benjamin Gibbs, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

slightly more complicated. Page 12.415.9Initial FundingThe center provided start-up funds for HSE from its operating budget. The operating budgetreceives its funds from the service of teaching full-time undergraduates. Since the plan called fora limited number of enterprises in the beginning, HSE received initial funding of $25,000.An important question was whether to consider the initial funding to be a grant, a loan, or aninvestment. If provided as an investment, the center would expect HSE to return a portion of theprofits, which in turn would help cover the costs of providing services to HSE. The amountreturned however might prove quite

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-754: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: STUDENT TRANSITION TOENGINEERING PROGRAMBrad Matanin, Virginia Tech BRAD M. MATANIN is a M.S. student in Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is a graduate assistant with the College of Engineering and Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), serving as the Assistant Director of STEP and teaching assistant for the Galileo program.Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech TREMAYNE O. WALLER received a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts Education from Averett University in 1996 and M.S. degree in Counseling from Radford University in 1999. Currently, he is working on a PhD. in Educational

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Eger Bill; Phillip Aaron, University of Dayton; Charles Schreier, University of Dayton

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International

programwhich will facilitate the sharing of information and resourcesBackground: The turn of the century brought with it a paradigm shift in engineering education. Thecommonly employed lecture based pedagogy of the 20th century is being replaced by variousexperiential teaching strategies. Part of the motivation for this change in pedagogy is inresponse to the changing needs of today’s students. Many of the engineering students today havevery little hands-on engineering experience and have been trained to learn differently as a resultof multi media and other technology. Another motivator for the change in pedagogy isassociated with a change in the engineering profession. Engineers today need not only betechnically sound, but also have good

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-2381: FACTORS FOR AN EFFECTIVE LSAMP REULeo McAfee, University of Michigan Leo C. McAfee received the BS degree from Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, in 1966, and the MSE and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in 1967 and 1970, respectively, all degrees in Electrical Engineering. He joined the University of Michigan in 1971 and is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has had summer and leave positions at General Motors Research Laboratories, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and Telecom Analysis Systems. He has held leadership positions for curriculum and degree

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Electrical Engineering M.A.Sc. from University of Windsor,Canada, and completed a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University. E-mail: RajaravivarmaV@ccsu.eduG. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University Dr. G. Thomas Bellarmine is currently working at Florida A&M University as Associate Professor teaching Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology courses. He obtained his BSEE degree from Madras University and MSEE degree from Madurai Kamaraj University. He did his PHD in Elecrical Engineering at Mississippi State University and M.S. in Computer Science from The University of West Florida. He is currently an IEEE Senior Member and a Member

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Matthew Stimpson, Virginia Tech; Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Tech BRAD M. MATANIN is a graduate teaching assistant in the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). He helps teach and coordinate the Galileo seminar course. He received his B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering fromm Virginia Tech and is currently pursuing an M.S. in Biological Systems Engineering with a concentration in biopharmaceutical processing.Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech AMANDA M. MARTIN is a graduate teaching assistant in the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Martin received her B.S. and M.S. in Biological Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Brenda Puck, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Peter Heimdahl, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Women in Engineering

College. He is currently a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University, developing research in the area of environmentally responsible design and manufacturing.Brenda Puck, University of Wisconsin, Stout BRENDA S. PUCK is a lecturer in the Technology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She teaches a variety of courses in support of the Technology Education and Engineering Technology programs. She received her M.S. in Technology Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She has been on the “STEPS for Girls” faculty since the programs inception and will become the “STEPS for Girls” Camp Executive Director in the future.Peter Heimdahl, University

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-643: AN ASPIRATIONAL VISION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN 2025:THE ROLE OF ACCREDITATIONStephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Stephen Ressler is Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. A 1979 graduate of USMA, he holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Lehigh University and is a registered professional engineer in Virginia. He has served as a member of the USMA faculty for 15 years, teaching courses in engineering mechanics, structural engineering, and civil engineering professional practice. Page 12.201.1

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mulva, Texas State University-San Marcos; Robert Tisdel, Texas State University - San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Construction

VisionAEL fortheir architecture and engineering work on ‘big box’ retail stores. Over 4,000 units later, theyhave demonstrated that cost and time can both decrease if the quality of contract documents(C/D’s) and their accessibility are both improved (scope held constant)3. In fact, the number of Page 12.333.3C/D’s was drastically reduced by BSW’s PWO, thereby improving the clarity and confidenceneeded to construct each building. This seemingly counterintuitive finding is not dissimilar fromthe recent history of BIM in the shipbuilding and automotive industries4, nor is it dissimilar fromthe authors’ experience teaching at Texas State.The authors

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Miles, United States Military Academy; C.M. Chewar, United States Military Academy

disciplines because they enjoy creating systems and devices that are used to solve real problems. However, it is our belief that many engineering classes, especially at the introductory level, fail to engage students because they focus too much on objective data-manipulation exercises instead of encouraging inventive problem solving. This paper examines the effects of methods that allow students in an introductory level engineering course to use their creativity and inventiveness to solve problems, an approach referred to as inquiry arousal. The approach used in this research was to modify a certain number of laboratory requirements to allow the student to apply an open-ended problem solving approach to obtain a solution. The goal

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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Liberal Education

engineeringoverall). We also collected the students’ portfolios and conducted interviews with asubset of the students to gain insights on the survey results. The interviews wereconducted by a research associate not associated with the teaching of the class in order toprotect student confidentiality and minimize any risk of coercion. In our broad analysis,we have been focusing on how the students frame the experienced or potential learningbenefits of the assignment, the nature of the activity that would lead to the benefits andthe conditions under which such benefits did and/or could occur.This paper takes a case study approach and focuses on how three students (Paul, Nancy,and Dan) made sense of the portfolio assignment. These three cases were chosen

Conference Session

Project and Model-Based Mathematics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Berkey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bogdan Vernescu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mathematics

AC 2007-2014: A MODEL FOR VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF REAL-WORLDPROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICSDennis Berkey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dennis Berkey became the fifteenth president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute on July 1, 2004. Prior to that he had served as Provost and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Boston University where he had joined the faculty in 1974. His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in mathematics (B.A., Muskingum College; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati) and his published research is in applied mathematics and optimal control theory. He is an accomplished teacher, having won Boston University’s highest teaching award, and is the author of two calculus textbooks

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anderson Prewitt, University of Florida; Wanda Eugene, Auburn University; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Technology and African American Studies (2006) from George Mason University.Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Shaundra Bryant Daily is a doctoral candidate at the MIT Media Laboratory, working in the Affective Computing Group. Her main interests include the design of technological tools to enable reflection on attitudes, beliefs, and values. She holds a Bachelor (2001) and Master (2003) of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical-Florida State University College of Engineering. She recently finished a Master of Science (2005) degree at the Media Laboratory where she designed and evaluated interfaces to support affective development through

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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International

number of universities, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), provideinternational experiences for students which involve research. Such programs typically involveplacing one or two students at a time. The student travels to an abroad laboratory and conductsresearch under the guidance of a faculty member or post doc, etc.Exemplary ProgramsA number of exemplary programs were studied as part of the survey. Shuman et al. provide anoverview of some of these programs.9 The University of Rhode Island has also compiled a list ofprograms as part of the Ninth Annual International Engineering Colloquium.10 Several of thesewill be reviewed in this section.Of the programs studied, WPI appears to send the largest fraction of students abroad

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farhad Azadivar, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University

hope is to bringalong the technological innovation to the region and create additional jobs and economicdevelopment for the region.Having these centers owned and controlled by the university, like teaching hospitals that areoperated by medical schools, provides a great opportunity for advancing engineering education.Consequently, it is no surprise that some (though not as many as there should be) colleges ofengineering have taken advantage of this opportunity. These colleges have established aninternal internship program through which engineering students are hired as part-time interns andwork as a full fledged engineers on projects contracted with the industry. Although theadvantages of operating these centers in terms of the quality of

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

received his BS and MS degress in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. Jeff has also worked for the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Southco, Pall Filtration, and as a Teaching Assistant at RIT. His thesis and duties at RIT focused mainly in the area of Robotics. He can be reached at coolwebb@gmail.com.Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology MARK SMITH is Director of the Multidisciplinary Design (MSD), Product Development (MPD), and Manufacturing Leadership (MML) programs at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Prior to joining RIT, he spent nearly 20 years in medical electronics R&D. Mr. Smith has an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Sevener, Valparaiso University

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Engineering Management

,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2005).4. C. P. Edmonson and D. Summers, “Structuring a Project Management Course to Develop Team Skills,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2005).5. R. J. Parden, “Engineering Management, an Umbrella Degree,” Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2001).6. T. Smith, “Engineering Management: The Practical Discipline,” Proceedings of the 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (1997).7. W. J. Daughton, “Using the Baldrige Criteria to Teach Introductory

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Kirk Schulz, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

researchers. PhD studentscan be the group lead and develop leadership skills within the sub-group.Turning Graduate Students into Professional ResearchersProposal Writing OpportunitiesFollowing graduation, many graduate students will be involved in writing proposals for projectsin federal research laboratories, academia, and industry. It is critical that students get involved inlearning to write proposals, or at least helping to write proposals, while in graduate schools.Journal Paper Writing and Paper ReviewsPeer-reviewed journal papers are the academic currency of today at virtually all universities. Assuch, it is critical that graduate students learn the details of how papers are published. For newstudents in a research group, they can read over

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Liang Zhu, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

order to assess this Page 12.1314.7in a quantitative fashion, the instructor developed a laboratory assignment that targeted thedesign process. The grade on this assignment paired with the grade on the design processsection of the final design report, comprise the quantitative assessment of student progress inthe outcome identified above. This process has proved to be valuable as it requires instructorsto insure that they have not only defined their course outcomes, but are also measuring themin some quantitative fashion. After collecting the data for all students in each course, thecourse outcomes are mapped to the ABET outcomes and a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Montgomery, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

future engineers must be givenopportunities to learn how to perform effectively in this market.A methodology to provide students an opportunity to learn about challenges in global markets isfor them to use multimedia courseware in the classrooms1,3,6. A case study was developed foreither a laboratory or classroom setting with the intent to improve a student's learning experienceand knowledge retention rate. This paper documents the development of a multi-media casestudy which provides a deep understanding of acoustics engineering and global projectmanagement concepts to engineering students.The next section describes the case study that was developed by students and faculty members

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. • Topics: design process, creative design, project management, team work, business basics, product / project lifecycles. (possibly could have ethics and oral/written communication) • Multi-disciplinary project assigned. D. Freshman course • “How Things Work” – show the interdisciplinary nature of engineered products, engineering projects, and their manufacture/construction. • Hands-on laboratory (product teardowns, field trips) E. Suite of Design • Create a suite of design electives organized

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; David Gute, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; John Durant, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

International

participant in finding ways to reduce schistosome exposure along theriver.In five trips, various Tufts’ student teams have visited Kwabeng to evaluate the conditions thatlead to schistosomiasis outbreaks. Specifically, efforts have included two separate diseaseprevalence studies, providing drugs to Ghana Health Services for treatment of all self-reportedand field laboratory confirmed cases, conducting Cercariometry studies sufficient to identify “hotspots” of disease transmission, and evaluating methods to manage water resources in the area. a b Figure 1 Kwabeng, Ghana Efforts in 2005: a) Assessment of River Flow Characteristics and b) Presentation to Local ResidentsInitial

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Tech.

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

chemistry component was introduced in terms of issues, as process engineering,involving energy and mass balances. The material science component was less problematicand though delivered in a traditional way, it required students to participate, in small teams, inboth laboratory and library investigative projects.In 2005, with a prevailing school’s stance towards PBL (Problem-based learning) coursedelivery, there was an opportunity to further fine-tune phenomenological approaches inengineering education. As a result, the subjects of chemistry/process engineering andmaterials science were to be merged into a single one semester subject with an allocation of 5hours per week. The course developed and introduced in 2007, further integrated