Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University

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International

understand how culture may influence GV team interactions. Ethnocentrismis discussed.Cross Cultural Communication: Students are instructed in the challenges of interculturalcommunication. The major communication styles are reviewed and placed in the context ofcultural communication rules. There is discussion on the challenges and possible solutions to thechallenges of speaking with a person using a second language.Virtual Communication: This lecture provides and understanding of the four major obstacles ofvirtual communication (isolation, confusion, time zones and technology) and how to overcomeeach of those obstacles. Strategies include making a team feel less isolated and more unified,establishing clear project and communication plans, working

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prawat Nagvajara, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering ; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

control node (Node 2). At the sensor node, the packet is programmed to include the controlnode’s device ID in its payload. The packet also contains the traffic information data that thesensor node is planning to send to the control node. Since CyFi utilizes a star network protocol,the packet has to be sent to the hub initially before it is forwarded to its destination. Thus, theheader information indicates that the sender is the sensor node and the receiver is the hub. Whenthe packet arrives to the hub, the hub determines the packet’s destination from its payload. Itcreates a new packet which includes the sender’s device ID and a copy of the data in its payload.At this stage, the header information indicates that the sender is the hub and the

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

a situated, incremental curriculum plan in all seven departments in the college. Her responsibilities include faculty development (she has facilitated numer- ous college-wide workshops), TA training (approximately 15 graduate students from the Humanities work with CLEAR to develop the communication competence of engineering undergraduates), programmatic and basic research, instructional development, and assessment. Dr. Kedrowicz received her Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Utah in 2005. She also holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Organizational and Corporate Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah Department of Communication

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees

. 10, off-resonancefrequencies randomly distributed between -50 Hz and 50 Hz. Student can observe the animationof all these spin vectors and the aggregated FID signals. In particular, this simulation is veryhelpful in explaining the divergence and refocus of magnetization on x-y plan in SE. Thisexercise is also very long, and it usually takes students two weeks to complete. Page 22.24.8 Figure 6. Lab 6 survey and assessment results.Lab 7. Brain activation detection in fMRI (image analysis)Student is given a functional MRI dataset containing one axial brain slice for 68 time samples.Each image is of 46 by 55 in size. The

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Carlos Estuardo Ventura, University of British Columbia

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Civil Engineering

mandatory post-Bachelor’s degree education in the form of a Master’s degree orapproximately 30 coordinated graduate or upper level undergraduate credits as oneprerequisite to licensure (in addition to more focused pre-licensure experience and a morecomprehensive licensure examination) for the professional practice of Civil Engineering6.There are currently no plans to move to a Master’s degree or equivalent requirement forpotential licensees in Canada, although Engineers Canada is reviewing the situation sincethis seems to be a worldwide movement7. For sake of comparison to American licensurerequirements, licensure as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in B.C. (which is generallysimilar to other Canadian Provinces and Territories) requires the

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Brandon Shuman, MS

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Design in Engineering Education

projects in school year 2009-2010. It also shows qualitative assessment data that support following conclusions: 1) studentstook more ownership of their duties on the project through involvement in planning andmodules; 2) students implemented project scheduling and monitoring to their capstone projects,effectively beginning to develop related skills; and 3) faculty advisors were for most partfocusing only on the technical parts of the project, effectively leaving the management tostudents and a few in-class workshops. The paper also offers suggestions on how to motivateand train the students and faculty for future years.IntroductionAt Seattle University all engineering seniors are required to participate in a three quartercapstone senior design

Conference Session

Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ratchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University; Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamal Bose, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

the summer research program questionnaire The opportunity for close interaction with the faculty members was: The opportunity to learn more about other faculty and student projects in addition to my own was: The opportunity to learn more about how to plan for graduate school and careers in electrical engineering, computer engineering was: The opportunity to learn more about general research processes & methods was: The opportunity to learn more about the Cognitive Communications related skills and techniques was: The opportunity to become familiar with the relevant scientific literature for my research project was: The opportunity to learn more about the

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

E. Specking; Edgar C. Clausen

groups were first briefed on the carbohydratecontent of algae and how it might be extracted, and then were given time to locate techniques onthe internet for extracting sugars from biomass. The student groups each decided on a plan ofattack within the constraints of available materials, implemented the plans, and then submittedsamples for sugar analysis. Procedures ranging from mild acid or base hydrolysis to enzymatichydrolysis (from human saliva) were tried. While waiting for sample analysis, the studentsplayed with a remote-controlled car that was fueled with biobutanol.Results from the ProgramsSeveral measurable results were obtained from the three summer programs which demonstrategrowth, interest and early success: • In 2010, EEP1 had

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James G. Steuber

Design Manual Project.Most, if not all, of these skills are addressed by the Design Manual Project. Students will continueto acquire new tools with on-the-job experience including perhaps an increased ability to handleuncertainty or to make estimates–tools which require more hands-on experience. The primary tool developed by the Design Manual Project is a design philosophy. The num-ber of considerations that need to be made when designing or selecting a machine component issometimes overwhelming without some sort of plan or design philosophy. For example, whiledeveloping the design manual for springs a student must ask themselves: How does one select aextension spring? The answer is by asking the right questions! In writing a manual students

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

. The original request was for a Microsoft (MS) Access 2007 database,but the participants were encouraged to utilize an Microsoft (MS) Excel 2007 programsince the instructors were highly proficient. Based on the verbal communication from theChief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the agency, the MS Excel 2007 spreadsheet wouldaddress their immediate needs. However, there were plans for the next service learningproject, which would convert the MS Excel 2007 spreadsheet into an MS Access 2007database. The Fall 2010 academic semester, is when this venture began. As a part of the professor’ssyllabus, the students were informed about the service learning project. According to Bringle andHatcher (1995), courses with service learning objectives

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sheikh Ghafoor; Stephen Canfield; Michael Kelley; Tristan Hill

programming and note its importancein their engineering studies. However, we have observed in both the treatment and controlgroup that the students’ change in attitude toward programming in some cases is neutralor negative. This result was not expected and did not correlate directly with the degree ofengagement with the model. This paper will explore these findings in greater detail. It willprovide an overview of the model and the expected outcomes in student attitudes towardsprogramming. It will present the findings in student attitude resulting from threesemesters-worth of project implementation. Several potential factors that led to theseresults will be presented. The paper will conclude with the implications of these findingson planning

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gay Lemons; Adam Carberry; Chris Swan

models, (6)Plan/draw/sketch, (7) View available materials, (8) Read technical descriptions of prototype jaropeners, (9) Build a prototype, (10) Review first principles of physics, (11) Talk to jarmanufacturers, (12) Examine elementary mechanics, (13) Look at jar variables, (14) Investigateaesthetic options, and (15) View unnecessary nonsense.These activities were presented to eight of the participants using physical sets of cards laid out ona large table. Two participants (M-ME-4* and F-ME-3) were given the design task using adigital workbook supported by RobobooksTM software. Information presented physically anddigitally was identical except for the Talk to Jim information, which was replaced with videos ofan upper limb amputee. The digital

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sean K. Turner

dramaticshift means that there is a new need for Sustainability Engineers who are proficient in the broadportfolio of technologies and analytic techniques to deal with renewable and alternative energy.In order to meet increasing demand, Sustainability Engineering students will need to be trainedto design new systems as well as plan for the financial aspects of these systems. In mostprograms, undergraduate students do not have the preparation needed to become effective in theSustainable Engineering field. For example, they lack coursework in topics such as energymanagement, generation design, techniques of financial modeling, and exposure to the broaderconcepts of alternative energy. One of the traditional steps is to create new programs to meet

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Xingguo Xiong; Hassan Bajwa; Lawrence Hmurcik

in academic conferences and journals. Figure 4. A full adder circuit design with QCA (Quantum-dot Cellular Automata)In the future, we plan to further develop some more VLSI courses. We are also planning toarrange a multi-semester project to cover both the VLSI design and testing. In the VLSIdesign course (e.g. EE 548 - Low Power VLSI), students are asked to design the physicallayouts of VLSI circuits. Once the designs are completed, students will submit their designsto MOSIS [12] for fabrication. In the next semester, students will take the VLSI testing (EE549) course. When the real fabricated chips are shipped back to students, they will utilize theknowledge they learned in VLSI testing class to thoroughly test the fabricated circuits

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Craig Stringer

a technically challenging project that students work on throughout thesemester in small groups. This introduction to engineering course is offered at most of PennState’s 24 locations and offers a wide assortment of project possibilities, faculty and studentexpertise and perspectives that can be used to compare and contrast project planning andexecution. The coalition of commonwealth campuses (locations other then University Park)attracts more than 600 first year students who declare engineering as their preferred major. 1 Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Northeast Section Annual Conference University of Hartford

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Sigrid Berka

the following differences between IEP students and DB young employees in their wayof problem solving:Generally, the German participants were more direct in their comments compared with theirpolite US counterparts. They tended to plan longer ahead and then strived for fast executionwhile their US counterparts usually approached the problem by experimenting with varioussolutions and correcting them along the way if faced with an obstacle. Looking at the differencebetween university and corporate culture we observed: IEP students were much younger thantheir German program counterparts and showed well trained analytic skills and impressivepresentation techniques. They were group-oriented, openly sharing their problem solvingapproaches with others

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Wendy Otoupal-Hylton; Pete Hylton

. This article will discuss how IUPUI has used this connection to promoteSTEM growth. Introduction The number of American high school graduates entering engineering and technology careers incollege has fallen significantly in the past decade. [1] One of the major ways that colleges can reversethis trend is by outreach to minority students and females, both of whom are significantly under-represented in engineering and technology careers, and encourage them to pursue STEM plans of study.Currently, minorities and females are so underrepresented in such programs, that they comprise less than20% of the total students. [2, 3] Grose states that low income minority students can present a special setof

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Frank Caserta; Robert J. Lind; Loutfallah G. Chedid

of the student’s core personal values with what he or shebelieves it is to be an engineer (attainment) or the usefulness of engineering in terms of attainingone’s long- and short-term goals (utility)). In contrast, value-related constructs predicted careerplans more accurately. Interestingly, Jones, et al. reported that the means for the aboveexpectancy-related beliefs, value-related beliefs, and career plans rated in the upper-third duringthe entire first year, but the means were lower at the end of the first year than at thebeginning[11]. This agrees with our findings in that only one student in our survey expressedlack of confidence in the student’s ability to succeed in engineering. Based on Jones, et al., wecan speculate but not

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees

- ativity, engineering with developing communities, and community-inspired innovation. He has served the American Society for Engineering Education in numerous capacities, as a member of the Interna- tional Strategic Planning Task Force, the International Advisory Committee, and Global Task Force, and as Chair of the International Division. He actively serves Engineers Without Borders-USA, as a chapter co-advisor, education committee chair, and lead on EWB’s efforts to examine its educational impacts. He is currently leading several NSF-funded projects involving the design and assessment of service learn- ing in engineering education. He is co-author of several recently released books, including: Measuring the Impacts of

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

respectively)not included in this number.1 Per the BLS data, Heavy and Civil Engineering Constructionaccounts for an unknown number of employed civil engineers. This does not include thoseworking as construction managers, of which 50,560 were employed in the sector in May of 2009.The construction manager is described by the BLS as one who: Plan, direct, coordinate, or budget, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, and implementation. Include specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

; fax: (+1) 781.292.2505; e-mail: ozgur.eris@olin.edu. Page 22.1025.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 LOOKING AT ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH A MOTIVATION/CONFIDENCE FRAMEWORKAbstractIn this paper we compare groups of engineering students along two dimensions, intrinsicpsychological motivation to study engineering and confidence in professional and interpersonalskills. We focus on these two measures because they have been shown to be directly related toseniors‟ future career plans and other aspects of the student experience1.Our sample included 103 students who

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Baratta, University of Toronto; Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto

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Engineering Libraries

Block C!– 15:25-15:50 – Station 6 Block C!– 15:25-15:50 – Station 2 After 15:50 rejoin your group members, compare notes, and develop a plan for After 15:50 rejoin your group members, compare notes, and develop a plan for After 15:50 rejoin your group members, compare notes, and develop a plan for completing the Bridge Targeting Worksheet over the next few days. completing the Bridge Targeting Worksheet over the next few days. completing the Bridge Targeting Worksheet over the next few days. You do not have to submit your bridges and criteria today. You do not have to submit your bridges and criteria today. You

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith F. Donnelly, Three Rivers Community-Technical College; Fenna D. Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

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Two Year College Division

knowledge to identify what theyknow, what they need to learn, and what (if any) special constraints may apply. After workingtogether to analyze and frame the problem, students create a plan for acquiring the knowledgeand skills necessary to solve the problem that includes setting specific learning goals, identifyingrequired resources, establishing a timeline, and monitoring their knowledge and comprehension.During this process, the instructor serves as a facilitator or consultant, guiding students throughthe problem solving process and providing instruction on an “as needed” basis.Once the required knowledge has been acquired, students reconvene to share what they havelearned and brainstorm possible solutions where ideas are openly exchanged

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Modeling and Problem-Solving

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer L. Cole, Northwestern University; Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Esteban Molina, Florida International University; Matthew R. Glucksberg, Northwestern University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Educational Research and Methods

biomedical engineering from Florida International University (Fall 2010) and is planning to pursue a MS in biomedical engineering in the upcoming year. Mr. Molina assisted with the data analysis in this study as an REU student, with an interest in assesment and educational researchy.Dr. Matthew R. Glucksberg, Northwestern UniversityDr. Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Page 22.236.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing engineering students’ mathematical modeling abilities in capstone designAbstractIn engineering

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

ambiguity, riskanalysis, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and business skills (including marketing,financial analysis, and strategic planning).3, 4 In 2009, the University received a KEEN grant todevelop and integrate entrepreneurial (and leadership) education over many degree programs.For the first year of the grant, LTU started the process of revising thirty courses in theengineering curriculum to include problem/project-based learning. In subsequent years, activeand collaborative learning has been heavily introduced to courses. The process of revising thesecourses is accomplished through a series of workshops administered by several experts in thelearning methods1, 5, internal LTU workshops, and cohorts of faculty collaborating

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

attritionrates in the sciences focused on the research question: “what influence do TAs have onunderclass students‟ plans to major in or leave the sciences?”5. Study results showed thatalthough GTAs could not be directly tied to retention they had a large amount of control overclassroom climate, which in turn did impact retention rates. Moreover, students cited GTAenthusiasm and attitude as facilitating the students‟ learning. Given the similarity of retentionand attrition issues across Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields, findingsfrom this study in science are very likely to be relevant to engineering.Graduate Teaching Assistants in EngineeringAccording to the National Academy of Engineering: “the essence of engineering – the

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

from the pilotstudy will be presented and compared to results from previous work focused on experts at the2011 ASEE conference. The area of focus for this paper is time allocation across essentialelements of the design process. This research may help to uncover the elusive cognitive thoughtprocesses employed by students as they practice engineering design thinking and will informcurriculum developers and teachers planning classroom strategies to improve high schoolstudents’ understanding of engineering.Keywords: Engineering Design, High School, Engineering Education, Technological LiteracyRationale“The key to educating students to thrive in a competitive global economy is introducing themearly to the engineering design skills and concepts that

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

program that is competitive with other biomedical engineering programs offered inMassachusetts. Effectively, this further integrates the electromechanical engineering program byincorporating the important biological dimension. The program has attracted a substantialnumber of students, and has expanded opportunities for our graduates. The ElectromechanicalEngineering Faculty Committee3 composed of eleven faculty members drawn from variousdisciplines, thoroughly researched, planned, and obtained administrative approval for theprogram, implemented, and is continuously assessing and fine-tuning this novel concentration.The endeavor was very much faculty driven. The faculty exercised care so that the addition ofthe new concentration did not alter or

Conference Session

They're Not "Soft" Skills!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University

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Educational Research and Methods

tasks, and providing clear documentation of due dates and expected task products. This removes the ambiguity that poor performers typically use as concealment. • it promotes team progress and learning of proactive project management skills by forcing teams to think explicitly and in detail about where they are, what needs to be done next, and how personnel resources should be deployed.Note that task reports are not a replacement for the team's overall project plan, which teams arerequired to maintain as well (usually using project management software), but rather acomplementary articulation of detailed weekly assignments that move the team towardscompleting the broader tasks or milestones shown in the project

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

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College Industry Partnerships

way that the evolution of the modern medical centers has done for theprofession of medicine and the medical industry over the last half century.As we developed our plan, we considered five key elements for a successful model ofpreparation for professional engineering practice, all taken from the medical center model.These key medical center elements, along with our proposed equivalent engineeringcounterparts, are listed in Table 1 and are described as follows.  Clinical Experiences at the Post-Baccalaureate Level Following recommendations from the Flexner Report in 1910, medical schools across the U.S. have required a baccalaureate degree for admission.11 Medical educators understand, as did Flexner, that clinical