Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

experience went, and, we believe, will continue to reach, farbeyond the first year of college.Acknowledgements and DisclaimerFunding for this project was provided by grants from the National Science Foundation and theLearn and Serve America program to the Engineering Design Center for Service-Learning atWestern Michigan University. Opinions and findings presented in this article are those of theauthors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation nor Learn andServe America. Page 12.750.11Bibliography1. “Bragg’s Law.” X-ray diffraction. 2002. The Cavendish Laboratory, The University of Cambridge. Retrieved 10 Oct. 2005

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; John Bugado, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Albert Cruz, National University

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Engineering Technology

development life cycle Additional preparation for certificate exams is incorporated through the inclusion in midterm and final exams of questions similar to those that will be encountered during certificate exams. Also, correlated laboratory hands-on exercises help provide students with the confidence (as well as the skills) that they are ready for these certificate exams.Additional Applications Page 12.876.11Similarly, the competencies of specific industry certifications have been integrated into ourcurricula for programs in engineering management, security and safety engineering, and aprogram currently being developed in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Branco, Politecnico de Viseu; Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

to 1998, she was a chemical technician and lab assistant at the Electrochemistry and Corrosion Laboratory in Coimbra. From 1998 to 2001, she was an industrial management lab assistant in the Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management Department of Instituto Politecnico de Viseu, Portugal. Since 2001 she is an assistant professor of Operations Management, Project Management and Quality Management at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia of the Polytechnic of Viseu, Portugal.Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu João Vinhas, MSc Professor of Physics and Mechanics; Assistant Professor since 1998; Director of the graduation in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management of the Escola Superior

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Beverly Cronin, DeVry University; Maneesh Kumar, DeVry University; Aateef Mustafa, DeVry University; Pankti Patel, DeVry Univeristy; Joey Socorro, DeVry University

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Manufacturing

sequence in whichstudents synthesize knowledge and skills learned in the previous courses. In the first course(EET-400, Project Management), students research, plan and develop a project proposal. In thesecond course (EET-410L, Senior Project Laboratory) students implement the project plan bybuilding and testing a prototype. A typical project involves a solution to a software/hardware-based engineering problem. The process of developing and implementing a solution to theproblem offers a learning opportunity for students to gain new insights and competencies as aresult of “constructivist” and “deep learning” teaching/learning approaches. According to the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors,3 constructivism is a "viewpoint inlearning theory which

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Gazmuri, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gonzalo Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jose Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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International

competence evaluation matrix is a tool that allows us to know in which activitiesthe skills and competences are being evaluated. The matrix will have all the activities developed Page 12.1222.10in one axis i.e. course evaluations, laboratories, reports. The skills and competences will go inthe other axis. In the intersection, information about the courses or circumstances where suchevaluation activities take place shall be incorporated. 9g) Definition of the evaluation activities for the educational program

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Peterson, Lamar University; David Cocke, Lamar University; Jewel Gomes, Lamar University; Hector Casillas, Lamar University; Morgan Reed, Lamar University; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering for last seventeen years. His research interests include Environmental and Surface Chemistry, Catalysis, Advanced Materials, Biomedical Research, Capillary Electrophoresis, Advanced Electrochemistry and Sensors.Jewel Gomes, Lamar University Dr. Gomes currently serves as Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Chemical Engineering of Lamar University under Dr. Cocke. His research interests are Atmospheric Chemistry, Matrix Isolation Spectroscopy, Gaussian Simulation, Wastewater Management, Materials Characterization, and Electrochemistry. He is also actively involved with Problem Based Learning (PBL) laboratory of Lamar.Hector Casillas, Lamar University Mr. Moreno is currently

Conference Session

Potpourri Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Women in Engineering

components are fabricated in various laboratory activities using real production equipment.Each girl has an opportunity to fly her airplane with the assistance of skilled radio-controlledaircraft pilots. “STEPS for Girls” campers gain direct hands-on experience in math, physics,chemistry, packaging, computer aided design, rapid prototyping, computer aided manufacturing,CNC machining, metals casting, plastics processing, robotics, web-page development, andprinting.1Industry, University, and SME-EF support are keys to the success of this program. Initially freeto all campers, the camp now charges a nominal $325 fee for the week of activities. The seventhgrade outreach program, which completed its tenth camping summer in 2006, now has 1600female

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crocket, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

practicing engineers. A degree which not only retains the strong laboratory emphasis and industrial interaction found in the BS curriculum, but which also provides an attractive, efficient educational option to undergraduate students.• Provide an accelerated route to job-entry education for the more complex and evolving interdisciplinary areas of engineering, such as research and development, innovative design, systems analysis and design, bioengineering, manufacturing, mechatronics and engineering management.• Provide an accelerated route to preparation for further study in engineering, leading to the Doctor of Engineering or Ph.D. degree.Definition of the 4 + 1 ProgramThe 4 + 1 Program is an accelerated route to the professional degree. In

Conference Session

Assessment Methods

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

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Engineering Technology

a combination ofengineering, science, computer science, information systems, project management,telecommunications, electronics, and quality assurance topics. Every degree program requires acourse in Integrated Technology Assessment, which is equivalent to a “CAPSTONE” course.Where necessary, students are provided access to a “Virtual Laboratory” for gaining laboratoryexperience.Anwar et.al.3 provided an overview of the engineering technology programs at EC, in a paperpresented at the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Anwar4 presents details of theBEET program at EC in an article to be published in the Journal of Pennsylvania Academy ofScience.2.2 Characteristics of EC Students As stated in Section 1.0, Excelsior College

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ahlgren, Trinity College; Igor M Verner, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

laboratory space.In closing we emphasize specific characteristics of beliefs and their development in robotics-based education. It is possible to extend Bandura’s self-efficacy concept to development of newbelief constructs: team-member-efficacy and team-efficacy. Teamwork is so pervasive in theengineering world that well educated students must gain confidence with working in teamenvironments; this is what we call team-member-efficacy. Growth of the team’s collectiveefficacy beliefs, gained through successful team mastery projects and by working in anenvironment that offers social models, scaffolding, and stress reduction, will help the team toachieve best performance; this is what we call team-efficacy.Also, we propose extending the scope of the

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronny Veljanovski, Victoria University; Alex Stojcevski, Victoria University

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Electrical and Computer

) in Year 1. The same teams ofstudents meet regularly throughout the semester in which they will work on a series of problems.Each team has one allocated “home room” in which they can work together and meet theirsupervisor on a weekly basis. In addition, students have access to laboratories to runexperiments. Meetings with student teams and supervisors follow the PBL five main stepsadapted from the PBL handbook10.The 5 step cycle is illustrated in Figure 2. Each week, students meet with their respectivesupervisor for one hour in which an agenda is discussed. The agenda should contain topics thatthe students can obtain most guidance from their supervisor. In semester 1 and 2 of year 1, theproblems were defined and selected by the teacher. This

Conference Session

FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Grimm, Wayne State University

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First-Year Programs

recommended] Science: Conceptual Physics with laboratory [4 cr] Chemical Skills and Reasoning [4 cr] English: Basic Writing (if required based on placement) [4 cr] Engineering: Introduction to the Engineering Profession [2 cr] Bridge Mentorship Program (ad hoc) – fall and winter semesterStudents who placed out of beginning algebra, basic writing, or the introductory chemistrycourse, based on standard University placement tools, were not required to complete the firstcourse in these subject areas. The Engineering Bridge advisor works closely with these students,who are in the minority, to select the appropriate courses to round out their schedules.Students were expected

Conference Session

Mechanical Design and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

multidisciplinary in nature. Each teamfaced different technical challenges, but completed their portions of the work successfullyand professionally. Teams not only documented their work, they also learned theimportance of the documentation because they had to rely on the materials left by precedingteams. They witnessed the successes of preceding teams, and had to remedy the occasionalerrors made by them as well. The UAV will make its demonstration flight in 2007.Bibliography1. Rutherford, John, “Apparatus for operating a wing in three modes and system of use”, US Patent No.6244537, 2001.2. Campus Challenge Problem Solving Competition: Aerial Robotic Transformer (ART), Broad AgencyAnnouncement # MNK-BAA-06-0006, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Moss, Clemson University; Dorothy Moss, Clemson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

).Making Sense: Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Understanding. Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH.18. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). (2000). National Educational Technology Standardsfor Students-Connecting Curriculum and Technology. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology inEducation.19. Jarrett, Denise. (1997) Inquiry Strategies for Science and Mathematics Learning: it’s Just Good teaching.Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.20. Johnson, D.W., R.T. Johnson, and M.B. Stanne. (2000). Cooperative Learning Methods: A Meta-Analysis.Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota.21. Karplus, R., and H. D. Their. (1967). A New Look at Elementary School Science. Chicago, IL: Rand McNally.22. Kazemi, E

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy; Michael Jenkins, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

is chair and professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Detroit Mercy where is specializes in materials, mechanics of materials, machine design and reliability/probability. He has been involved in pedagogy in higher education for the past 15 years and test engineering and R&D activities for the past 25 years. His post PhD positions include 12 years at University of Washington in Seattle, 5 years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and 1 year as a postdoctoral invited researcher at the University of Tokyo. Prior to his PhD he worked at PACCAR Technical Center for 2.5 years. He has authored or co-authored over 75 archival publications, over 100 proceedings publications, and

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

practice and display technical presentationskills. In addition, students often note that there seems to be a lack of connection betweencoursework and the ‘real world.’ While laboratory experiences can help students with this7, it isalso helpful to have examples so that the students can relate course content to their ownexperiences and interests outside of the classroom. Additionally, the ABET criteria requires thatstudents have a knowledge of current events related to the engineering profession3. It is alsoclear that having an understanding of engineering history can help us learn from prior mistakes8.The OME presentations provide the instructors with a wealth of examples that can be referredback to during lectures. They further provide students

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Birmingham, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; James Dupree, Grove City College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 12.681.3acceptance by the customer. Both multidisciplinary teams and prototyping foster a broader viewof product development that is essential to the success of an entrepreneurial venture.The productPine Instrument designs and builds a wide variety of industrial equipment and electronicassemblies. The company has a reputation for working closely with its customers over manyyears, and understands customer needs and product applications.Pine Instrument produces a line of asphalt and aggregate testing equipment for field andlaboratory quality control and assurance. One product for laboratory use measures the form,angularity, and texture of aggregates used in the construction industry (see Figure 1). Thismachine has a bed on which rock

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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New Engineering Educators

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

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

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Continuing Professional Development

been utilized to facilitate this goal, including a series ofteacher professional development experiences and, research designed to identify coreengineering concepts, Design Challenge development, engagement with faculty from theSTEM disciplines, and involvement of technology education pre-service teachers. Animportant emphasis of the professional development component of the Center isassessment-driven, open-ended problem solving applied to engineering design utilizingmathematics and science concepts.The main objective of the professional development is to prepare technology teachers toincorporate engineering concepts into classroom and laboratory activities. Byimplementing a concentrated series of professional development experiences

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Shawn Oppliger, Copper Country Intermediate School District; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Robert Warrington, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

competition. Thirteen universities competed with a relativelysmall budget given from NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratories to design and build anano-satellite. The MTU Aerospace Enterprise held a strong showing to be named one of threevehicles named flyable or capable of completing its mission.As part of the NanoSat competition, the enterprise recruited students and faculty from CalumetHigh School to join them in developing and fabricating a satellite prototype. Teaming up with ahigh school gave them an edge with NASA in the grant application process as well as allowinghigh school students a rare opportunity to work on a project such as this. Enterprise facultyadvisor, Dr. Brad King, states "The program requires outreach, and the way I decided

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Promiti Dutta, Columbia University; Alexander Haubold, Columbia University

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First-Year Programs

enhancement activities. Thisopportunity affords students to brainstorm in their groups in front of the instructional staff forany additional guidance that may be needed. The second part of class time is dedicated toinstructional workshop-type lectures regarding the software packages in the renowned BotwinickGateway Laboratory. Students can follow along as instructors lecture. We introduce twodifferent software packages, and thus we have learnt that the best method to do so is to divide theacademic term of typically fourteen weeks into two parts. The first part being dedicated tocomputational analysis using MathWorks Matlab and the latter for 3D modeling and renderingusing Alias Maya. This arrangement is successful since computational tools are useful

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkata Seshada Aluri, University of Arkansas; Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

. Page 12.1089.2General FEM Resources The general FEM resource is a compendium of useful information on FEM fromcomputer codes and articles to professional societies and reference books available on World-Wide Web. It is anticipated that these resources provide a comprehensive knowledge on FEMfor novice, intermediate and advanced learners. The following eight resources also include linksto various other websites which significantly contributes to the development and online learningof FEM.a. Computer Codes. This resource lists various finite element codes that are used in industry, national laboratories and educational institutions throughout the world.b. Events. This resource is a compendium of links to various professional committee's

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

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

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University

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First-Year Programs

material, test-taking skills, and college survival skills. • Professional Success – career planning and effective presentations. • Engineering Information – career and advisement information and research presentations/laboratory tours. • Engineering Design and Problem Solving – creativity, effective teams, brainstorming, process design, and product design. • Societal Issues of Engineers – ethics, diversity/international issues, environmental issues/sustainability, medicine and bioengineering. • Personal Development – stress management and other wellness issues.This course is a particularly good class to do problem-based, cooperative activitiesbecause it addresses the goal of giving students engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

command window. This will give us the “Create Quick Start” window shown in Figure 1.ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffw fThis is not entirely true, as the laboratory accompanying the class on Digital Logic is a class on its own.Also, the class on Electromagnetism is cross-listed with the Physics Department and, thus, does not have a Page 12.362.3laboratory component. Choose “ ł̨œıf‹ fifn¤ªŁ̨ ł o” to make the desired new GUI system and click “OK”. The window in Figure 2 will be invoked to design your own GUI system. On the window in Figure 2, you may design any kind of GUI system by clicking and dragging from the menu

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

routinelyemployed in small laboratory and discussion sessions. Wireless technology coupled with pen-based computing technology that is suited for analyzing and solving engineering problemsprovides an ideal venue for these interactive teaching and learning methods to be applied to alarger, more traditional lecture setting. This study focuses on how Tablet PCs and wirelesstechnology can be used during classroom instruction to create an Interactive Learning Network(ILN) that allows real-time student assessment and assistance. The ILN is designed to enhancethe instructor’s ability to solicit active participation from all students during lectures, to conductimmediate and meaningful assessment of student learning, and to provide needed real-timefeedback and

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of Engineering Education V. Assessing TeachingEffectiveness and Educational Scholarship. Chem. Eng. Ed., 34(3), 198-207.8. Felder, R.M., J.E. Stice & A. Rugarcia. 2000. The Future of Engineering Education VI. Making ReformHappen. Chem. Eng. Ed., 34(3), 208-215.9. Smith, K.A., Sheppard, S. D., Johnson, D.W ., & Johnson, R.T. 2005. Pedagogies of Engagement:Classroom-Based Practices. Journal of Engineering Education Special Issue on the State of the Art and Practice ofEngineering Education Research, 94(1): 87-102.10. eInstructions homepage can be found at http://www.einstruction.com/11. Clancy, E. A., Quinn, P., and Miller, J.E. 2005. Assessment of a Case Study Laboratory to Increase Awarenessof Ethical Issues in Engineering. IEEE

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

, science, consistent with systems, geo-spatial representation, and the program educational information technology objectives; Understand fundamentals of several apply knowledge of recognized major civil engineering areas four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering.2. An ability to Design and conduct field and laboratory 3(b) An

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

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