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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Dan Cernusca; Douglas R. Carroll

solving, applications of dynamic modeling for learning of complex topics,and the impact of epistemic beliefs on learning with technology.DOUGLAS R. CARROLLDr. Carroll is a Professor at the Interdisciplinary Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science &Technology-Rolla. He is best known for his work with solar powered race cars, winning two national championshipsand publishing a book on solar car design. He has received many teaching awards in his career. His researchinterests are composite materials, solar-electric vehicle technology, and educational research. Proceedings of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Novel Courses and Content for ChEs I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

kinesthetic active supplemental learning opportunities for this project. Glen’s educational research interests include student learning styles and the statistical evaluation of assessment instruments. He has received an NSF CAREER award, and served as the 2006 Fellow at the National Effective Teaching Institute.Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kay C Dee is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering and the Founding Director of the Rose-Hulman Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education. Kay C’s educational research interests include student learning styles, student evaluations of teaching, and faculty development. She served as the 2003 Fellow at the

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Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; G. Michael Palmer, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

Page 13.135.16motivator for many of the students, as well as an opportunity for them to learn to apply theirclassroom knowledge to the solution of a “real” problem. It appears to us that the result tends 15to be an increase in their overall engagement in the educational process, and in their self-confidence and maturity. The three written reports and class homework that also emphasizeswriting contribute to improved technical writing skills. The collaborative team environmentfor the project is good preparation for their careers, and we believe that it also helps in theirverbal communication skills. Also, those who have provided financial resources for the Balloon

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Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cliff Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Nicholas Salamon, Pennsylvania State University; Andrew Miller, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

, using standards, and cognitiveskills through provision of mechanical design and data retrieval methodologies, interactivedesign examples, sample projects, and project management for students and faculty via theinternet.2. Attract various faculty to teach application of their science through provision of thewherewithal for students to do design. Our trial application is for the elementary strength ofmaterials course.3. Assess the effectiveness of the design experiences to better prepare students for careers inengineering where they will be required to routinely perform higher level thinking in the form ofsynthesis and evaluation to solve open-ended problems that require iterative divergent andconvergent thinking. Additionally, we must ensure

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Waidley, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jason Bittner, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, this appears tobe the case based on a preliminary review of the program. The Master of Science in CivilEngineering is a research degree and requires a 6 credit transportation thesis and 7 credits intransportation engineering electives. The Master of Civil Engineering requires a 3 credittransportation project and 7 credits in transportation engineering electives.The GITP is now being offered as a six-course certificate program. The certificate wasdeveloped for early and mid-career transportation professionals in response to a need expressed Page 13.188.7by the profession for increased training in interdisciplinary approaches to transportation

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Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Seth Sivak, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Sivak, Northeastern University

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-1446: GREENING THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DEVELOPMENT OF ACOMPUTER GAME TO TEACH ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGNMANUFACTURINGJacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University JACQUELINE A. ISAACS is an Associate Director of the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing and an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Her research focuses on economic and environmental assessment of manufacturing. Initial development of Shortfall resulted from her CAREER grant funded by the National Science Foundation (DMI-9734054), and subsequent NSF funding (DMI-0537056) to continue its development.Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios JAY LAIRD is

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Innovation & Assessment in the delivery of IT/IET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Scachitti, Purdue University Calumet; Jamie Workman-Germann, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Matthew Stephens, Purdue University; Annaji Sharma Ammu, Purdue University Calumet; Richard Szromba, Purdue University Calumet

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Engineering Technology

of these principles andtheir often required industry experience prior to working in academia. Unfortunately,since a majority of IET and IT educators began their careers more than 10-20 years ago,this has resulted in many of them having their experience grounded in the manufacturingindustries. IET and IT curriculum, including texts and educational materials as well asplans of study, must change to incorporate non-manufacturing focuses so that thestudents and employers of non-manufacturing industries can benefit.In order to accomplish this, faculty must engage in the community and the new ‘non-industrial’ markets to gain experience. This is what Purdue University faculty did inorder to begin the transformation of their curriculum. Much of this

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

rather dry but important topics in science andengineering. And where better to generate interest than at the very beginning, when freshman arestill forming their view of the academic process, the relevance of their professors andcoursework, and their potential career paths? This is the context of the two projects described inthis paper.The Museum ProjectThe Museum Project began as an idea to build and install a laboratory exhibit in the MaybornMuseum focusing on alternative and renewable energy. The museum is a great place wherechildren of all ages can come and learn in a warm, friendly environment.29 The DiscoveryCenter, a part of the museum, has 16 hands-on discovery rooms for interactive education. Oneof these rooms, the Energy Room, will

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Troy Dent, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

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Mechanical Engineering

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Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Amy Craig, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

fundamental to its creation, the teaching anddelivery of the course will determine the ultimate success. This is one of the first engineeringcourses that students take during their college careers, so it is important to engage the students inlearning about their discipline. However this engagement must be done in a way that permitsmultiple instructors and multiple sections to be taught to offer uniformity in computingexperiences. One way to engage the student is using in-class assignments and exercises. We refer Page 13.772.3to these as “in-class labs” to convey the laboratory nature of these exercises.Essentially, the course (TE/ISE 110) revolves

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Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1075: USING INEXPENSIVE A.C. MOTOR DRIVES IN ANINTRODUCTORY POWER AND CONTROLS COURSETimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Tim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel as an assistant electrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety of facilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems

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Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Anthony Mutai, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

courseworkAn undergraduate course offered to Construction Management students was introduced into thecurriculum in the fall semester 2007 in a bid to keep up with emerging industry trends and toequip students with practical problem solving skills that will make them not only competitive buteffective project leaders in their future careers. The class utilized the BIM curriculum providedby Graphisoft and is composed of both theory and studio components. Industry experts werealso invited to share their experiences on BIM with the students and provide insight into industrytrends.The class was taught using Vico construction solutions software including: GS Constructor 2007,GS Estimator 2007, and GS Control 2007. The Constructor 2007 is used to teach the

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Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Pines, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford

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Design in Engineering Education

years has led to changes in theformat of the semester long design project. While the overall outcome of having the studentsmore competent in the design methodology, program management, communication skills, andunderstanding the ethical considerations of their design have been met, it is important that thestudents are excited about selecting engineering as their professional career. The design coursesequence provides this opportunity if the courses are planned and implemented in a way toharness the students creativity and passion.Bibliography1. NSF Grant Award Number 9872433, “Integrating Engineering Design with the Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences and Mathematics,” 1998.2. Shetty, D., D. Leone, H. Alnajjar, S. Keshawarz, L. Nagurney and

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SE Curriculum and Course Management

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ian Webber, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Starenko, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeremiah Parry-Hill, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Page 13.992.2Further, by organizing the content and presenting it in a way that reflects the structure ofknowledge in the software engineering discipline, we expect that the students will more readilygrasp discipline-specific concepts and concept relationships, thereby better organizing andintegrating their learning from course to course over their academic and professional career. Theintended result is a repository of readily accessible and understandable learning content and alocation (a “studio”) for team collaboration.We have implemented a testbed, called Knowdio (a contraction of Knowledge Studio), thatimplements a portion of our system vision. The testbed allows experimental assessment of theeffectiveness of this learning and knowledge

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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International

. The goal is to contact these students a couple of years after graduation to assessthe impact of international design experience on their professional career and growth.ConclusionsIn order to provide students with some international experience with regards to the globalworking environment and how to deal with the different cultural and educational environments,the OSUDEC project brought together student teams from the CE Department and EWB-RHIT,a professor, a client, and a local engineer from the project-source country. Some lessons learnedfrom this experience are: • The project provided the students the opportunity to consider economic, social and societal impact, application of appropriate technology, and the limitations of the

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Halada, State University of New York at Stony Brook

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First-Year Programs

make lifelong learning a natural pursuit for thesuccessful engineering student throughout his or her career. 1. Development of assessment tools:Many assessment tools have been developed for undergraduate engineering courses andprograms, many of them in response to the assessment and feedback loop requirements of theABET guidelines for accreditation of engineering degree programs. The 2008-2009 ABETAccreditation Policy and Procedure Manual states that “Assessment is one or more processesthat identify, collect, and prepare data to evaluate the achievement of program outcomes andprogram educational objectives.”7 Assessment should be designed to provide actionablefeedback; in other words, the feedback provided should help program

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Tehnology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

Programming (pgs. 72-82)06/04/2007 (MONDAY)Log Hours (3.0HR)12:30-1:30pmCompiled possible conference listEmailed Frank (co-Author) conference list1:30-3:30pmReviewed Overall Modeling Approach for Software Toolbox Page 13.1173.20Appendix E: 2007 Pre-Program Survey Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Science (SURE) Selected Findings Pre – Program SurveyAt this point in your academic career, which one statement best describes your thoughtsabout attending graduate school?I plan to attend graduate school in the next year or twoI probably will attend graduate school, but not 100% sureI have not made any decisions about graduate schoolI probably will not attend

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Research in Multidisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Bachmann, James Madison University; Jeffrey Tang, James Madison University; Carl Puffenbarger, James Madison University; mike kauffman, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

partnership with the university’s Facilities Management, developed a highly instructiveand useful Alternative Fuel Vehicle Lab. Using existing university resources and a broad base of Page 13.509.2cross-disciplinary knowledge, we have been able to provide students with diverse, hands-oneducational experience that is often inaccessible to students outside of traditional engineeringprograms. Furthermore, the resulting K-12/STEM educational outreach program demonstrateshow these student-generated projects can inform the general public and inspire K-12 students topursue careers in science and engineering.Introduction & HistoryAs educators struggle to

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Capstone Design III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Chang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jessica Townsend, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

program can be considered a resounding success if observed day-to-day. Much of this success is due to the tireless dedication of the current capstone director.Implementing a capstone course can give students a truly unique experience that can solidifytheir engineering education and propel them into the next stage of their careers. The costs to thecollege are as high as the rewards. Sustainability of the program is probably the biggestchallenge we face going forward. We have started to recognize that while a dedicated individualcan be primarily responsible for the success in recruiting sponsors, more needs to be done to set apositive track record that will help us continue to recruit sponsors in the future. We remaincautiously optimistic that the

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Wilson, University of CIncinnati; Teresa Cook, University of Cincinnati; Jo Ann Thompson, University of Cincinnati; James Everly, University of Cincinnati

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Liberal Education

careers, this late emphasis on writing competency was lessbeneficial to the college: the lessons learned were not likely to trickle down to lower-levelcourses. In order for writing instruction to be truly beneficial, a better approach is needed: onethat stresses and prioritizes the role of writing throughout a student’s education and across alldisciplinary boundaries.More notably, research suggests that, commonly in the field of engineering, students were notmaking the connections among their writing and engineering courses, and thus did not regardwriting in their engineering courses as “important.”4 In order to underscore these connectionsfor the students, a junior-level capstone course was introduced in the Electrical and ComputerEngineering

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The Academic Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa McClain, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Women in Engineering

13.713.8equal opportunities for leadership and career advancement, and since the college level is one ofthe first avenues for leadership, significant action should be focused on this area.Moreover, targeted analysis of the S&E faculty responses to these issues reveals that leadershipto achieve equity is more complex than department/college/upper administration hierarchies.Faculty members from different underrepresented groups expressed confidence in differentlevels of administration to provide leadership toward an equitable climate. For example, womenacross the university and S&E women faculty expressed a much greater degree of confidence intheir college leaderships’ commitment to inclusivity (53% and 62%) than did the facultythroughout the

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa Larkin, American University; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Physics & Physics

students, no matter what their gender, cultural, or demographicbackgrounds, can learn! In a recent report on its review of undergraduate education, theAdvisory Committee to the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Education and HumanResources concluded that “… while K – 12 programming can expand the pool of those interestedin pursing careers in SME&T [Science, Mathematics, Engineering, & Technology], it is at theundergraduate level where attrition and burnout can be most effectively prevented. What we inSME&T education must do is to concern ourselves with all students, not just those whohistorically have been represented in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Such abreadth of concern has important educational

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Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

amount of material that can be taught and that the students’ interest in the material isenhanced.IntroductionTo maintain and enhance our nation’s ability to be on the forefront of technology development,colleges and universities have been called to adopt the most effective teaching practices of Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses as well as to provide undergraduateswith opportunities to study STEM “as practiced by scientists and engineers as early in theiracademic careers as possible”.1 In fact, the practice of engineering today requires that graduatesbe prepared in a large variety of ways, which are reflected in ABET criteria as well as other recentstudies.2, 3 In addition, as supported by a wide body of literature

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Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Dupuis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Benjamin Thompson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Lawrence Bank, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Herridge, Autodesk

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Architectural

. Hopefully, this will result in them having much more effective careers in the AECindustry in the future.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank all of the industry speakers who participated in the course duringthe spring 2007 and fall 2007 offerings. In addition, the support provided by the University ofWisconsin Facilities Planning and Management Department and Autodesk Inc was greatlyappreciated. Thanks also go to Professor Jeffrey Russell, Chair of the Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, for enthusiastically supporting the introduction of the BIM course. Page 13.589.17References[1] Holness, G. V. R. (2006). “Future Direction

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Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Winston Jackson, California Institute of Technology; Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology; Julian Rimoli, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

universities provide pre-college students an opportunity toexplore careers in science and engineering. For high-achieving students who already have aninterest in these areas, these types of programs can introduce students to advanced concepts,develop their understanding of scientific methodologies, and expose them to science andengineering research. One such program, the Young Engineering and Science Scholars (YESS)Program, is a three-week summer residential program created to bring exceptional high schooljuniors and seniors from underrepresented minority groups to study at the California Institute ofTechnology (Caltech). The program is intended for motivated students who wish to broadentheir knowledge of science and engineering beyond that offered by

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Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology; Robert Olsen, Washington State University; Carl Hauser, Washington State University; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

, intercultural team interactions thatcharacterize engineering careers in the 21st century. While there have been many program-levelefforts across the nation to develop these “soft” skills, such as capstone projects that incorporatestudy abroad and service learning, no direct method of measuring all six skills simultaneouslyexists in the literature. This project proposes an innovative and direct method of developing andassessing ABET professional skills simultaneously that can be used at the course-level forassessing student performance and at the program-level for assessing efficacy of the curricula.In 2007, the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) at Washington StateUniversity (WSU) collaborated with the College of Engineering and

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Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Papadopoulos

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Mechanics

own interest in studying textbooks parallels my commitment to teaching studentshow to reason systematically and helping them to develop procedural knowledge. I amgenerally dismayed by corner-cutting that appears in so many standard textbooks, both inthe text and in worked sample problems. Early in my teaching career I developed theattitude that I needed to “teach around the text” by providing additional explanations,insights, approaches, and probing questions. I imagine that many instructors do likewise.In an attempt to quantify the reasons for these attitudes, Rahman, Bostwick, and Ireviewed several standard textbooks, first against the same topics as we reviewed studentwork (VCS, FBD, UNITS)22 and then against other techniques that we

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Information Technologies Classroom Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert MacDonald, Purdue University; Raheel Malik, Whirlpool Corp.; Anthony Smith, Purdue University; James Goldman, Purdue University

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Information Systems

, 2005.10. Noerenberg, J.W., II Bridging wireless protocols. Communications Magazine, IEEE, 39 (11). 90-97.11. Planet3 Wireless. Introduction - CWNP career certifications, 2006.12. Richards, B. and Stull, B. Teaching wireless networking with limited resources Proceedings of the 35th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education, ACM Press, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 2004.13. Sarkar, N.I. Teaching computer networking fundamentals using practical laboratory exercises. IEEE Transactions on Education, 49 (2). 285-291.14. Shin, M., Ma, J., Mishra, A. and Arbaugh, W.A. Wireless network security and interworking. Proceedings of IEEE, 94 (2). 455-466.15. Snyder, J. Down and dirty with Wireless LAN security NetworkWorld

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Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University. She received her PhD and M.S. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Technological University. Since joining MSU, Dr. Minerick has taught the graduate Chemical Engineering Math, Process Controls, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Freshman Seminar, and Heat Transfer Courses. In addition, she is an NSF CAREER Awaredee, has served as co-PI on an NSF REU site, PI on grants from NSF and DOE, and is the faculty advisor for MSU’s chapter of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). Her research is in medical microdevice

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Approaches to Active Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Yim, University of Pennsylvania; Katherine Kuchenbecker, University of Pennsylvania; Paulo Arratia, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania; John Bassani, University of Pennsylvania; Jonathan Fiene, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Lukes, University of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

intuitive grasp of the concepts and the motivation for relevance. As the students becomemore independent, the labs provide opportunities to apply the theory they learn in increasinglyopen-ended ways.One of our motivations for the top down framework is the introduction of engineering conceptsearly in a student career. The early college years are usually composed mainly of math andnatural science courses; thus, engineering students often question why they are involved inengineering (with the unfortunate effect that some students transfer to a different engineeringmajor or abandon engineering altogether). We believe that introducing engineering duringfreshman year helps inspire students and thus retain them in engineering.Practice–Integrated