Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; David Bowker, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University; Mi'schita' Henson, Purdue University

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International

abilities or “soft” skills demanded by employers and the councils advising our engineering deans, and identified as career critical by engineering education interest groups such as ABET Criterion 3: A-K, the National Academies, and the Council on Competitiveness are important. In fact, they have identified a strategy path for the engineering curriculum that embraces the NAE aspirations (see Table 1 below). Ironically, while successful faculty are indeed very accomplished at these non-technical skills, they are a bit confounded when asked how to achieve a curriculum that provides the requisite technical foundation, allows students to graduate in a reasonable time, and incorporates these

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Kristine Craven, Tennessee Technological University; Sally Pardue, Tennessee Technological University; Corinne Darvennes, Tennessee Technological University; Alison Wachs, Tennessee Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

atintroducing these young women to careers in engineering. Sponsored by Tennessee Tech, theSociety of Women Engineers, the American Association of University Women, the TennesseeSpace Grant Consortium, Girl Scouts of Cumberland Valley, and local industry, participation hasgrown each year. In the day-long program, each group of eight to twelve middle-school girlsrotates through four 45-minute, hands-on, engineering-focused activities. High school andcollege students serve as volunteer guides, leading their assigned group from one activity to thenext.In response to participant evaluations and adult volunteer suggestions, program changes havebeen made each year. Prior to 2006, there had been no formal attempt to recruit the help of highschool students

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bert Davy, Morgan State University; Indranil Goswami, Morgan State University; Jiang Li, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimen, Morgan State University; Charles Oluokun, Morgan State University; Arcadio Sincero, Morgan State University

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First-Year Programs

engineering education–a heavy dose of rigorousmath and science during freshman and sophomore years–does not engage students’ vision of anengineering career. Freshmen students are suddenly confronted with classes that seem to havelittle relevance to the discipline. Mathematics faculty members, rather than those in engineering,usually teach math classes (Nikias, 2005). The freshman year for an engineering student is verycritical to his or her retention in the in the engineering program. There are reports in literaturethat the introduction of design in the freshman engineering course has an impact on the retentionof students in engineering program , stimulated interest in engineering among freshmen, enhancesoft skills like communication, working in

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University

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Liberal Education

Page 12.1399.7environments they will inevitably experience in their future careers. The First Year Seminarhelps students respect and learn from Clarkson’s diverse community. In the Clarkson Seminarstudents question their own assumptions and consider different worldviews. Later in theiracademic coursework, students will gain a deeper understanding of cultural diversity within andamong societies, recognizing how it influences their own actions and affects the lives of thosearound them. The professional requirement in the major area of study will prepare students toenter the global workforce by helping them understand the importance of diversity in theworkplace. Ethics and Values ComponentThrough a repeated emphasis on ethics and values

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George List, North Carolina State University

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First-Year Programs

usethese tools might have a long-term value for their careers. The choice of VBA was driven by asense that it might be used in practice, since Excel is so common, it is very approachable andtransparent, as in the debugging features it affords; and MATLAB was deemed valuable forresearch. In civil engineering, a strong sentiment existed that if such programming skills werecommon among the undergraduates, there would be opportunities to do new and creative thingsin upper division classes insofar as lab assignments, homework exercises, and undergraduateresearch experiences were concerned.The particulars of the current course are as follows. It is a full semester in duration, with aboutfourteen lectures in programming concepts and fourteen labs

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip du Plessix, University of Calgary; Graham Armitage, University of Calgary; Kara Chomistek, University of Calgary; Clifton Johnston, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Mohamed Nazir, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Diane Douglas, University of Calgary; Brigit Knecht, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

Role of Tools In TeachingSince the mid 1990’s, there has been significant pressure applied to engineering educators byaccreditation boards to re-vitalize the real-world, open-ended, hands-on nature of engineering1.Undergraduate engineers are now being taught to design for the man-made environments inwhich they live – environments which widely require tools to be manipulated. Can we expectstudents to understand the process of hands-on design if they cannot engage in it? Although thefirst year design and communication course at the Schulich School of Engineering is not atechnical based course, it is one of the few opportunities students have to become exposed tobasic hand tools during their undergraduate academic careers. As stated by Gaba, “The

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Light, University of Washington; Russell Korte, University Of Minnesota; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington

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First-Year Programs

Page 12.725.2confidence in their intellectual and technical abilities?In this paper, we will summarize the literature on confidence, persistence, and gender inengineering, describe our methods in greater detail, introduce our findings with respect to theseresearch questions, and discuss implications for research, theory and practice.Confidence, Persistence, Performance and GenderIt is generally believed that self-confidence and persistence in higher education are positivelyrelated. For example, Burtner5 found that self-reported confidence in math and science abilityalong with the belief that an engineering degree enhances career security was a predictor of bothshort- and long-term persistence. Lack of confidence in math and science ability

Conference Session

Mechanical Design and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rajadas, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Alvin Post, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

student leads to agood foundation on which to build a successful engineering career. There are many areas ofengineering to which the student is introduced in the engineering technology curriculum,each of which involving unique problems and the methods to solve them. To evaluate theoverall merits of the program, careful consideration should be given to test the students inall the relevant areas of engineering technology and the capstone classes help to achievethis. Here the students get the opportunity to demonstrate the scientific and technical skillsthey have acquired during the course of their engineering education program via projectsthat utilize those skills. The overall design process is emphasized in which the student isexpected to address

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

world, (3) building a foundation to their technical presentation skills, (4) motivating them to be interested and inspired by engineering as a career, (5) making them feel part of the new academic world they are entering, and (6) allowing them to contribute to and participate in their own education1 .”As part of the implementation process, one of the Freshman Engineering 1 faculty memberscontacted the instructor who had originally developed the OME, who agreed to assist with thisprocess, provide copies of handouts, pursue cooperative research in this area, help with theassessment of the results, and to co-author this paper. This collaboration, which was one of theobjectives for presenting OME at ASEE, started a dialog on how

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals. George Gagnon notes on his New Horizonsfor Learning web site that “less that a third of students in urban schools are learning enough mathto complete STEM majors in college, although only a third of these successful students actuallyenroll in these majors.”1 The remaining two thirds of these students either self select themselvesout of more advanced courses in math and science or are lost to STEM careers or school.Identification of mathematics as a subject primarily for the gifted goes back to Plato, who said“those who have a natural talent for calculation are generally quick-witted at every other kind ofknowledge.”2 Unfortunately many factors other than math aptitude and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

would have to make it to help direct other people, so all through your career, those are real-world decisions they have to make on what do I work on now, where do I commit my resources to, and how that can, how the whole thing impacts the schedule, the design process, all of those things.”All instructors observed the challenges of staying on schedule with regards to the design. Simpletasks take longer than expected, and the plan does not usually allow leeway for unexpectedproblems or events. One instructor stated that students “probably need to experience failure” inorder to understand how difficult design is.Varied views of role of instructor in service-learning programThe instructors saw their role in service-learning

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

power system operations including artificial intelligence techniques. She is a NSF CAREER award recipient. She has been active in ASEE and is currently the Women in Engineering Division Chair. She is also active in the IEEE Power Engineering Society and is serving as Secretary for 2004-2007. Dr. Schulz is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi.Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University Herbert L. Ginn III received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. In the fall of 2002 he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University as an Assistant

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Promiti Dutta, Columbia University; Alexander Haubold, Columbia University

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First-Year Programs

engineering careers in industry, government agencies and other organizations concerned with the environment and the provision of primary materials and secondary materials and energy, as well as graduate studies in related disciplines. • This course teaches the basic concepts and skills needed for the practice of Earth and Environmental Engineering, including measurement and control of material and contaminant flows through the environment, assessment of environmental impact of past, present and future industrial activities, and analysis and design of processes for remediation, recycling, and disposal of used materials. • This course ensures that the technical training of our students is based on a strong liberal arts

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia; Benjamin Kidd, University of Virginia; Ping Guan, University of Virginia

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Architectural

] “About ENERGY STAR”. Energy Star Website. 14 Dec. 2006. .[2] “ecoMOD Introduction.” ecoMOD 5 Jan. 2007. .[3] Claire Shigekawa, A career in building design- education in civil engineering versus architure, 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Conference, 2006-1175[4] Residential Energy Consumption Survey (2001), Retrieved January 16, 2007, from http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_pie[5] Küppers, Günter and Lenhard, Johannes (2005). Validation of Simulation: Patterns in the Social and Natural Sciences. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 8(4)[6] David McDonald, Simulation learning experience in energy conversion with SIMULINK and SIM POWER systems , 2006

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

relevant courses, suchas Signals and Systems, Computer Architecture, Electronics, etc. Microcontroller Systemsembeds into its 4 credits a significant portion of assembly language as a mandatory class. Oneof the electives in the program is an advanced HDL class. Under this setup, students would takebetween 15–19 credits with large programming components. With the ever enlarging scope ofinformation students have to obtain in their limited 4-year college career, the large number ofcredits dedicated to programming was limiting the space for core or elective EE courses. Due tothis limitation the 11 credits of Java programming were changed into a more directly related 4-credit C for Engineers course. One of the concerns that arose with this modification

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulas Toros, University of Florida; George Younis, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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International

language courses, “Development of Reading and Writing Skills” I& II, and “Academic Oral Examination Skills,” required since at METU the medium ofinstruction is English and students must become familiar with advanced aspects of the Englishlanguage. Another difference is caused by industrial metaphysics, for example students atMETU are obligated to learn civil engineering drawing by hand and computer programs (i.e.,AutoCAD). Other than the items mentioned above, the core conceptual issues are similar in bothuniversities.Professional training during the student’s academic career is optional at UF through internship,but opportunities for interning in a local civil engineering firm are limited due to the city’s size

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Manufacturing

course presented in this paper has the designation of upper-divisionrequirement/elective and is supported with a traditional, required, and separate materials sciencecourse and lab. Implementation of this manufacturing processes course at UT Martin is a smallstep in the direction of calls for increases in manufacturing curricula and programs, and it givesstudents of the UT Martin engineering program an opportunity to learn about manufacturing Page 12.511.3processes and how important manufacturing is to their careers and to the global economy.Course Description and DesignThe philosophy of the course is to expose upper division mechanical and

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Wittig, City College of the City University of New York

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Environmental Engineering

://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/deckard/PBL/index.htm, Accessed 1/17/2007.3. Putman, A. R. (2001). Problem-based teaching and learning in technology education. Presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the Association for Career and Technical Education in New Orleans, LA, December 13- 16.4. James, R. and Baldwin, G. (1997). The University of Melbourne, Australia: Tutoring and Demonstrating. http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/bookpages/pbl.html, Accessed 1/17/2007.5. Polanco, R., Calderon, P., & Delgado, F. (2001). Effects of a Problem-Based Learning Program on Engineering Students' Academic Achievements, Skills Development and Attitudes in a Mexican University. Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

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New Engineering Educators

remains a challenge for young facultymembers. There are helpful materials that are provided in the literature 2,3; however, they maynot be specific enough to deal with one’s actual struggles. When a new faculty member joins anew institution, they may be pressured to adapt to that institution’s teaching style, researchinterests, and its cultural environment. This pressure may be driven by the administration and/orthe individual may simply feel pressured to fit in. Graduating from the University of Florida(UF), the author’s academic career started at The City College of New York (CCNY). CCNYand UF differ in teaching atmosphere, research environment, history, demographics, and culture.The author believed that the use of visual aids such as

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Vonda Walsh, Virginia Military Institute; H. Francis Bush, Virginia Military Institute; Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Anthony English, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Computers in Education

-based.AcknowledgementsGrant support from the National Science Foundation in the form a CAREER Award, BES-0238905 (AE) is gratefully acknowledged.Thirty of the data points were generously provided by Dr. Ed Doering from the Rose HulmanInstitute.Bibliography1. Levin, David S. and Ben-Jacob, Marion G, “Using Collaboration in Support of Distance Learning.” Webnet98 World Conference of the WWW, Internet, and Intranet Proceedings, Orlando, November 7, 1998.2. http://www.universityofphoenix.com/, University of Phoenix Online, 25 November 2006.3. Tuckman, Bruce W. Educational Psychology from Theory to application. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1992.4. George A. Campbell, “Telephonic Intelligibility”, Philosophical Magazine, 19 (6), 158

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

, leadership, the socio- political process, effecting change, career management, increasing discipline knowledge, understanding business fundamentals, contributing to the profession, Page 12.201.13 self-employment, additional graduate studies, and achieving licensure and specialty certification Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge ABET Engineering Criteria Outcome BOK-Compliant CE

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

. Montgomery, S. M. (1995). Addressing diverse learning styles through the use of multimedia. 14. Nunnaly, J. (1967). Psychometric Theory, McGraw-Hill, New York. 15. Pennoni, C.R. (1998). “Managing Your Career in an Era of Change,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 124(3): 75-78. 16. Raju, P.K., Sankar, C.S., and Xue, Y. (2004). “Curriculum to Enhance Decision-Making Skills of Technical Personnel Working in Teams,” European Journal of Engineering Education, 29(3): 437-450. 17. Treacy, M. An Empirical Evaluation of a Causal Model of User Information Satisfaction, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Information Systems, Indianapolis, IN, pp. 285-287, 1985. 18

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Carroll; Hong Sheng, University of Missouri

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Mechanics

AC 2007-670: USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THE TRADITIONALLECTUREDoug Carroll, University of Missouri Dr. Douglas R. Carroll, PE is a Professor in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is best known for his work with solar powered race cars, winning two national championships and publishing a book on solar car design. He has received many teaching awards in his career. His research interests are composite materials, solar-electric vehicle technology, and educational research.Hong Sheng, University of Missouri Dr. Hong Sheng is an Assistant Professor holding joint position at the Business Administration Department, and Information Science and

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

influence the success of public policies by their assertiveness and skill inensuring that technical judgment receives due weight in the implementing decisions. Yetas a practical matter, meaningful risks to employment, career, and reputation attend thisassertiveness, and the question of when an engineer has done his or her duty ranks highamong the ethical considerations of the profession.Consider the case of the R-101, the air disaster that effectively ended Great Britain’sparticipation in lighter-than-air transport. On a rainy Autumn morning in 1930, the R-101 nosed into the ground on a ridge in France. The crash itself occurred at low speedand so appeared relatively benign; but the hydrogen gas ignited, and 48 of the 54 personsaboard perished

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

Bridge did not change seminar. Topics include financial aid, studyabroad, tablet PC technology use, and career services.Students are given tours of various mechanical engineering laboratories during the program.Emphasis is placed on the importance of undergraduate research in engineering and on exposingthe interesting yet lesser known things that engineers do.Professional/personal development component Page 12.119.6Students participate in various professional development events sponsored by industry.Lockheed Martin conducts the STARS workshop which stresses the importance of leadershipand professionalism. A similar program is conducted by Cummins

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-782: INDUSTRIAL CAPSTONE AND DESIGN PROJECTS FORMANUFACTURING AND MECHANICAL ET STUDENTS ALREADYEMPLOYED IN INDUSTRYLawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology Lawrence J. Wolf is a professor of the Oregon Institute of Technology and a distinguished service professor of the Oregon University System. See http://www.etllc.us. After experience in the army and the aircraft, petroleum, and chemical industries, he began his academic career in 1964 as the founding head of the MET program at the St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. As a research fellow he completed his doctorate in engineering at Washington University and then became an associate professor at the

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder

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International

solution in the field. There is really no other way to learnabout the nuts and bolts of implementing a solution in a real community without actually doing Page 12.637.4it. I learned valuable lessons about engineering/construction logistics in a foreign country aswell as communicating on engineering and construction concepts with a team of localtechnicians. Another extremely valuable aspect of this course was the fact that we took theproject from the beginning, through design, prototyping, and testing, all the way toimplementation. This was by far the most rewarding and thought provoking class in myundergraduate career.”“That course was an

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, and may increase unit cost beyond the $149 price point determined by marketing unless the quality of the electronics is downgraded. Given this information, how would you proceed?3. The project is already behind schedule and has no budget slack, and your team is in the hot seat with upper management. Failure to deliver on this project on time would be detrimental to your career with this company. Your proposed material for the helmet and lining has significant performance enhancement (safety!) over the existing design and has just undergone a manufacturing review. The manufacturing engineering group says your design—a new design that you’ve spent months developing, simulating, and

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College; David Lange, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Civil Engineering

inhumanistic as well as technical terms.IntroductionWhat is the role of engineers in society, and how is that role changing? The NationalAcademy of Engineering Report, The Engineer of 20201 identifies three visions for “OurImage and the Profession” as follows: • By 2020, we aspire to a public that will understand and appreciate the profound impact of the influence of the engineering profession on socio-cultural systems, the full spectrum of career opportunities accessible through an engineering education, and the value of an engineering education to engineers working successfully in non-engineering jobs. • We aspire to a public that will recognize the union of professionalism, technical knowledge, social

Conference Session

Assessing Entrepreneurship Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Lawrence J. Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 1981. He is a member of the American Society of Engineering Educators (Entrepreneurship Division), the Association for Computing Machinery, and the IEEE Computer Society. Dr. Blessing has served as a consultant to major corporations and is the author of many publications in the areas of algorithms, artificial intelligence, networks and computer systems. Prior to his academic career, has worked for three Fortune 500 companies and has owned and operated two small businesses.John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering JOHN D. GASSERT, Ph.D., P.E. John D. Gassert is currently a Professor and Biomedical Engineering Program Director at