Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University; Ruth Friedman, The Ohio State University; Glenda LaRue, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

determine which was most effective in removing each ofthe three different stains.Gas-Liquid-Solid Fluidization Activity: The gas-liquid-solid fluidization activityintroduced participants to a three-phase fluidized bed reactor. Students determined theminimum fluidization point of the reactor used in the university’s Koffolt Laboratories bygraphing the height of the liquid in the glass tube for each change in gas velocity.Students also learned about the importance of three-phase fluidized bed reactors to thepetroleum industry, where heavy oils have to be converted into high-quality gasoline.Sustainable Energy Presentation: The sustainable energy presentation inaugurated a day-long series of lab tours and activities designed around Shell’s “More

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Norman, Applied Research Associates, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, Lockheed and others soon followed. To better understandindustry needs, Terman would take the trouble to contact chief engineers of importantelectronics companies to find out which device or design approach was widely used.These were the design approaches he focused on in his teaching, research, journalpublications, and textbook publications (his electronics texts were at one time thesecond most valuable book property of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, being exceededin popularity only by a standard treatise of engineering drawing). A former student andprotégé of Terman’s, Professor Oswald Villard of the Stanford School of Engineeringrecalled:” Along with enormous energy, Terman always had a clear idea of what hewanted to do and what to do to meet his

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University; Soko Starobin, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

anything just because. The thing that I was very frustrated with my physics education was that I wasn’t really allowed to put any of myself into it I was just mimicking the professor. All of my labs are open and creative and sometimes my laboratories are just about experiencing.” “The women, they’re a lot more open to working on projects collaboratively. I do try to be somewhat aware of my classroom demographics. For instance, I’ve got a class this quarter that’s all male so we’ve been able to do lots of car things and guy things but if I Page 15.436.11 had women in the class I’d kind of shy away from those

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Castilleja, The Boeing Company; Rachel Jackson, Rice University; Natalia Salies, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

school students by providing a design project to work on for 5-7 weeksduring or after school, each academic semester. The students build and learn about physics andengineering principles with their college mentors. The design project provides a naturalmechanism to spur a mentoring relationship. After the mentorship sessions, mentees demonstratehow their designs fulfill the design requirements via a competition held during DREAM Day.DREAM Day takes place at the end of the program and includes lectures and panel discussionson financial aid policies, tours of engineering laboratories, and information on STEM careers.Many of the students do not realize the opportunities that engineering and college present tothem, but when the Rice mentors inform

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

) responsibility, d) a sense of humor, e)integrity, f) time-management, and g) motivation. Along with personal attributes interpersonalabilities are also considered a part of soft skills, such as: a) empathy, b) leadership, c)communication, d) good manners, e) sociability, and f) the ability to teach. Employers overallhave included such soft or applied skills as Creativity/Innovation, Ethics/Social Responsibility,Professionalism/Work Ethic, Lifelong Learning/Self Direction, and Critical Thinking/ProblemSolving as high need skills.48With a general understanding of what soft skills are defined, how does an academic IT programintegrate soft skills into the curriculum becomes the question for future research.Bibliography1 Lyytinen, K., & Robey, D. (1999

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

structures, and the response and protection of wood-frame buildings to natural hazards, such as wind and earthquakes. He has been active in various areas of research and has been awarded numerous externally-funded research grants. In addition, Fridley has more than 70 refereed publications and over 100 conference presentations. In addition to teaching and research, Fridley is involved in numerous professional activities and organizations. Since 1990, he has been a member of the American Society for Engineering Education. In 2008, he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and he has held numerous leadership positions in the organization, including

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randal Abler, Georgia Tech; James Krogmeier, Purdue University; Aaron Ault, Purdue University; Julia Melkers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamara Clegg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

various and sometimes unexpected ways: New computer hardware allows not only higher speed computers but also smaller, lightweight devices such as PDA’s and cell phones. New applications bring not only new or better services (voice/video over IP, etc.) but also new challenges as well as malicious applications such as viruses and email spam, which have become commonplace.James Krogmeier, Purdue University James V. Krogmeier received the BSEE degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1981 and the MS and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1983 and 1990, respectively. From 1982 to 1984 he was a Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories in