Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Andrew Kim, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

follow-up surveys of the parents several weeks after programcompletion. During the program, a focus group session is held with student participants toengender group dynamics discussion. Future evaluation plans are to seek feedback fromDAPCEP and other funding stakeholders.Subjective Qualitative Formal Evaluation: Students commented that they learned abouttheir individual strengths and weaknesses with regard to: Public Speaking Teamwork Leadership Problem Solving Time management Responsibility Persistence Preparations and planning for the futureIn a one to two-month follow-up survey, parents overwhelmingly responded that the

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Temple, University of California-San Diego; Peter Chen, University of California-San Diego; Robert Sah, University of California-San Diego

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Biomedical

students are also required to sign up for a special library workshop designedfor BENG 1 to show them the library resources and how to search for references. In 2001 a book,“Introduction to Bioengineering,” based on the lecture materials was published21. It is being usedas the textbook for students in BENG 1. A new version of the book is planned for the 2008 class. Because an engineer’s job is to invent and design, students are encouraged at this earlystage to start thinking about an instrument, device, or a technology that they want to develop.Bioengineering is not defined at this time in order to give the students flexibility in defining adesign project to explore. To this end, they are required to work on a series of assignments

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin; Thomas Milner, University of Texas-Austin

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Biomedical

fosters acommunity approach that shares people and resources. Our efforts began withfinding out what professors and students want when it comes to distance learningteaching and technologies. Based on these findings, we are working individuallywith faculty to locate appropriate technologies and to help align course outcomeswith instructional strategies. Before our professors teach DE courses, they willhave articulated their teaching perspectives and current practice so that theintroduction of instructional technology matches not only learning outcomes, buttheir personal preferences.A key issue is assessment and our professional development efforts involvehelping faculty to plan for integrated assessment. Timing and incentives arepowerful

Conference Session

Student Teams And Project Based Learning / The Critical First Year in Engineering Education / Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

work on the engineering task. Moore, et al. 9 and Diefes-Dux, et Page 12.1296.3al.8 provide more information about the framework and development of these team activities.The problem statement introduces students to the task. It is written in such a way as to make thestudents define for themselves the problem a client needs solved. The students must assess thesituation to create a plan of action to successfully meet the client’s needs. The problem solvingsession requires that a group of students go through multiple iterations of testing and revisingtheir solution to ensure that their procedure or algorithm will be useful to the client7

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Encarnacao, University of California, Los Angeles; Paul Espinosa, University of California, Los Angeles; Lawrence Au, University of California, Los Angeles; Lianna Johnson, University of California, Los Angeles; Gregory Chung, University of California-Los Angeles; William Kaiser, University of California-Los Angeles

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-1524: INDIVIDUALIZED, INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTION (3I): ANONLINE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLAndre Encarnacao, University of California, Los Angeles Andre Encarnacao is currently working towards a B.S. degree in Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Andre plans to graduate in March 2007 and continue his computer science education at Stanford University. His research interests are in networking, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction. In addition to working on the 3i system, Andre has previous research experience with the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS), and the Embedded and Reconfigurable Systems Lab, both at UCLA.Paul

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

renewable energy and allowing students to recognize theimportance of advancing the technology in this area.At the end of the presentation, the students were introduced to the overall design project.After introducing the project and completing another episode of the Who Wants to Be anEngineer game, students began the hands-on activity for the evening.Light It Up and Make It Spin!!! The goal of this activity was to introduce students to the use of electricity by asking them to create a system that ran a simple motor and could light a small light bulb. At the beginning of the activity, students were given a clear plastic bag of materials with twenty minutes allowed for designing and planning, during

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Grimson, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

ranking for the ‘relevancy’ (High, Medium, Low). It is stressedhere that the exercise was a limited one and included engineers in Ireland only and those with atleast ten years of experience. A more formal exercise is planned which will include engineers at Page 12.1453.5various stages of development and involve a number of countries in Europe and North America.For the present, the results obtained from the exercise give a strong indication that the branchesof philosophy are indeed considered relevant to engineering and the overall conclusions aresummarized as follows: 1. Ethics: The highest ranking (High) was given by all respondents to Ethics

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

understanding by students may have root inthe ways models are presented by teachers11. Because of the strong influence teachers have onstudent conceptions of models and the phenomena models represent, it is important to understandthe considerations teachers make in choosing models and the contexts in which they plan to usethem.Teachers and Model SelectionThe literature suggests some criteria that teachers should consider when choosing a model to usein their instruction. They should select models that enhance investigation, understanding, andcommunication.11 Students respond positively when they feel a sense of ownership in a model.7This ownership is most evident in student-generated models. Other criteria that scienceeducation researchers recommend are

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Jenny Daugherty, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Martin Westrick, University of Illinois,-Urbana-Champaign; Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

principles to solve problems. 4 The introduction of these tools intothe analytical stage of the design process represents an indispensable part of engineering design. 5Eekels observed how the prediction component functions in the engineering design processnoting that “if the conditional prediction sounds unfavorable, then we generally simply abstainfrom that action and design another action,” (p. 176) which is to make the informed decisionbefore constructing the prototype of a design. 6 Hayes observed that predictive analysis is carriedout in the planning environment, not the task environment, with several distinct advantages: (a)moves made in planning the environment can be easily undone while task environment actionscannot be reversed; (b

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Ron Leong, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

same topic class in atraditional classroom. As a follow up to a similar study conducted in the previous year[4], this paperhypothesized that there is no difference in the effectiveness of learning between a class in atraditional classroom setting and a virtual classroom setting and provide recommendations forenhancing effective teaching in a real-time distant learning environment. These results andrecommendations will benefit all faculty in their future planning when designing a distant Page 12.1225.3learning course. According to the United States Distant Learning Association (USDLA)10, distant learningis defined as the acquisition

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

statement and the questions on theassigned project handout, and the instructor gives guidance to point the students in a viabledirection. Within the first week, the students must develop a detailed experimental designproject plan (with team member responsibilities throughout the remaining three weeks), whichthey discuss again with the instructor or TA (or both). After that point, the students are free towork on their projects when they choose and are not required to show up in lab for theirregularly-assigned four-hour sessions. Each week the students must submit a brief progressreport and discuss any data with their “consultant,” and at the end of the semester the studentsturn in a final report.The specific projects assigned vary depending on the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon Hathaway, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory Edds, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Neil Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Howard McLean, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Atomic Packing Microstructure Form Ferrite Kamacite α-Fe BCC Grains Cementite Taenite Fe3X Amorphous Inclusions Pearlite Plessite α-Fe + Fe3X BCC + Amorphous Layered Mix Martensite Cohenite γ-Fe FCC Brittle GrainsThe experiment was planned to target behavior ranges that are applicable to steel. The methodof characterizing the microstructure of steel is to determine the average grain size in ferrite. Thisstudy focuses on determining the average grain size of kamacite found

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

are or what their future plans may be. He strives not tomake assumptions about students or stereotype them.He felt that everyone’s diversity statements were unique and no single statement could sum up theviews of the entire group. These unique statements came from different experiences, emphases,attitudes, approaches, and values. He claimed that the diversity statement was actually a goodexercise because he felt that diversity is becoming more of an issue, even though he chose not toinclude his diversity statement in his teaching portfolio.Participant JI102JI102 had a negative experience with diversity, which influenced how she communicated aboutdiversity. During a university wide workshop discussion about diversity a panelist

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Kansaku, Oregon Institute of Technology; Linda Kehr, Klamath County School District; Catherine Lanier, Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium

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Engineering Technology

higher education programs are aimed. Informal educators and K-12 partners Page 12.1301.4provide the opportunity to expand the influence of the NASA programs into the pre-collegestudent pipeline, engaging students early in their academic experience and inspiring them tochoose career paths in the aerospace-related fields.In June 2006, NASA provided The NASA Education Strategic Coordination Framework: APortfolio Approach,7 outlining the strategic plan, implementation, and evaluation of the agency’seducation efforts. As identified in the Education Strategic Framework “pyramid” (see Figure 2)there are four categories of involvement: Inspire, Engage

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

-effective plan tobring these products to the marketplace. Typically six different companies are visited duringeach trip. For both the domestic trip and the international trip, every effort is made to orchestratea diverse set of experiences for the students by visiting companies that span the full spectrum ofsize and industry sector. Additionally, every effort is made to include a boutique industrialdesign company in the itinerary.To date, domestic trips have been taken to San Francisco (Silicon Valley), Seattle, Austin,Orlando, and Guadalajara (broadly classified as “domestic” due to NAFTA). The internationaltrips have been to Paris/Rennes (France), Milan, Munich and Barcelona. In 2008, the plan is toreturn to Seattle for the domestic trip and go

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Scott Chumbley, Iowa State University

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Materials

been given at a distance with the help of the Engineering DistanceEducation staff. While this is the cornerstone of the recruitment program, it by no meansis the only piece. There are numerous efforts integrated in this plan including aninnovative, educational, web-based scanning electron microscope that has been usedacross the globe.This paper will describe the presentation and the supplies needed for it. The paper willalso detail the extensive outreach program in the department that has grown during thissame period. A scanning electron microscope featuring web access for K-12 partners is aunique feature of this program. K-12 teachers are given training on the use of themicroscope and then create lessons that they use in their classrooms with

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Kongar, University of Bridgeport; Tarek Sobh, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Laboratory for Responsible Manufacturing (LRM) at Northeastern University since September 1999. She has also been employed as an Assistant Professor by Yildiz Technical University till February 2006. Dr. Kongar is currently an Assistant Professor at Bridgeport University and a Part-Time Researcher in the Center for Industrial Ecology at Yale University. Her research interests include the areas of supply chain management, logistics, environmentally conscious manufacturing, product recovery, disassembly systems, production planning and scheduling and multiple criteria decision making. She has co-authored several technical papers presented at various national and international

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

control of a group and people tend to listen to me when I do. I have found that I am also pretty good at keeping the group in order, focused, and on some sort of schedule or plan. I believe that I also did a fairly good job of representing the group in situations such as discussions with professors. My personality is very well suited to that of a leader. I did have a few problems being the group leader. My main problem was one of insecurity. I did not know if I was being to bossy or overbearing, but I also did not want the group to get behind. The other problem I had was related to the fact that the project was just beginning. During the first few meetings, we did not know what type

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Rahul Marathe, Iowa State University; Pavlo Antonenko, Iowa State University; Piyamart Kumsaikaew, Iowa State University; Dale Niederhauser, Iowa State University; Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

threeprogressively more complex and ill-structured group problem-solving exercises.Loan AnalysisThe first problem was adapted from a short case study in the course text21. A choice of two carloans was presented: a conventional three year loan or an alternative with lower monthlypayments and a final balloon payment. Similar to a financing company’s advertising brochure, Page 12.1316.9the problem statement contained a fine print, distracting details and a somewhat misleadingclaim as to the money saved in the alternative plan. Students working in teams of 3-4 solved theproblem with markers on poster-sized sheets of paper in a 50-minute session. They

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky; Decker Hains; Timothy Johnson, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMA; Jakob Bruhl, US Military Academy, Dept of Civil & Mechanical Engineering; Jared B. Erickson, U.S. Military Academy; John Richards, D/CME, USMA

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Civil Engineering

Planning for Action Execution Asse ssment & Control Assessment & Feedback Figure 1. The Engineering Design Process utilized in CE300At this fundamental level of education a great deal of emphasis is placed on the problem solvingprocess, and much of the material is presented through focused example problems worked on theboard by the instructor, who models the structured problem solving process expected of thestudent. The course maintains

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and delivering content, and a plan for evaluating student work. The workwas presented as a “mission accomplished” to the administration, and won wide acclaim withinthe institution despite the lack of initial formal approvals.The Gold StandardEmboldened by Klosky’s success in offering the CE364 remote learning experience to a singlecivil engineering major, Ressler developed and taught an introductory engineering course to fournon-engineering majors who were studying abroad in three different countries during the fallsemester of Academic Year 2006-7. The course was CE300, Introduction to EngineeringMechanics and Design, which covers statics, basic-level mechanics of materials, and anintroduction to the engineering design process. CE300 is taken

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Engineering and Public Policy

research. The first report presented a detailedsummary of their research, intended primarily for the instructor. The second report was a shortsummary of their findings, which were distributed to everyone in the class.The next stage of the project lasted for two weeks. In this part, the students were to read thesummaries provided by the other students, and then develop their own vision of the electricitygeneration infrastructure in the United States in the year 2030 and their plan on how to get to thatpoint. The students then submitted their proposed plan, representing the development by eachstudent of their own proposed energy policy for electricity generation.Some of the benefits of this project are (1) the increased awareness on the part of the

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

signal processing of the hand tremerdata. Since the AR model is an adaptive linear predictor, it is anticipated that it will be able toadaptively adjust to different patients. Eventually it is envisioned that these techniques couldbe implemented on an inexpensive portable digital signal processor-based device that wouldprovide the signals necessary for real-time electromechanical suppression of hand tremers.When we develop plans for a new project, we have found it beneficial to the student to get a Page 12.791.4senior working on the project during one academic year and then in the second year, when the Submitted for publication in the

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

% 0.32% 1.95% 1.63% 2.61% 4.56% 78.18% 21.82% 2 progs.2. STRATEGIES FOR REACHING EXPANSION GOALS2.1 Increase Retention RateThe national retention rate for freshman engineering students is close to 48%. The strategies wewant to employ to increase the retention rate are (a) mentoring and tutoring of students (b) designcompetitions and student recognition. Mentoring and tutoring of students are known to improveretention [2]. We intend to increase the retention rate of first and second year electrical andcomputer engineering students by providing them with academic and peer support to facilitatetheir transition into the College of Engineering. Additionally, we plan to provide studentrecognition and academic

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

jack danziger, Rochester Institute of Technology; David Street, Rochester Institute of Technology; William Leonard, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

m the b e a ring c a pUnderstanding RP process capabilities ensures the CPIC success in developing enterprise qualityparts. SPC methods provide users with a form of process audit allowing verification of requiredprocess conditions. To better understand the effects of noise on the production of robust qualityparts, students of a robust design course used the Z-Corp machine to perform a Taguchi analysis.Table 1 illustrates the factor and level settings used to plan the experiment. Figure 8 representsthe build orientation of experiments 1-3 in Table 2. The Optimal level settings were found usingcalculations in Minitabtm. An ANOVA was used to create main effect plots displaying the meanand S/N ratio. The level settings highlighted in Table 1

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

categories from 55 Dean, CEO and Founder level responses toquestions concerning successful entrepreneurial leaders. To thrive on challenge and survive, theresearcher believed that specific factors worked spontaneously and as a plan during changingtimes. These factors are referred to as assertions in the current work.The five assertions, listed as a-e, are described through the following dimensions:a. Sensing ConnectionConnection is a mode of self definition and was previously referred to as a goal motivatingwomen not men 38. Broadly speaking organizational aesthetics has focused on ways of knowingthat comes from our sensory experience 39, 40, 41. Distinctions between connected and separateways of knowing 42 are well established in the psychological

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kang-Mieler

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

modules to find out if the experimental modulesare valuable learning tools to be included in following years. Students were asked to give theirthoughts on the effectiveness of the modules in learning the concepts of muscleelectrophysiology and retina electrophysiology. In general, students liked the laboratorymodules that accompanied the lectures. They liked the idea of writing their own protocols. TheEMG laboratory was not technically difficult but they had to devise two different muscle sets todemonstrate the objectives which they found to be challenging. The ERG laboratory was morechallenging since most of the students had never worked with animals. Monitoring the conditionof the animal and collecting data involved detailed planning and strict

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

steelbuilding; complete with detailed design calculations for loads and design of the structural frame.The material also includes numerous photos of the construction process, detailed plans (inAutoCAD), animations of some design concepts that are difficult to explain (such as localbuckling), and a virtual three-dimensional model of the entire frame system, which can beviewed from any vantage point. The virtual 3D model also includes detailed connections. Thistool has been incorporated in the structural engineering course sequence for civil andarchitectural engineering students. The sequence includes: statics, mechanics of materials,structural analysis, structural steel design, and a capstone design course. This paper presents thedetails of how the

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Chris Kobus, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Alex Alkidas, Oakland University; Michael Latcha, Oakland University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

mentorship and are eager to sharetheir knowledge and experiences with talented young students.The purpose of this paper is to present some of the lessons learned from the first year of theprogram. Some of the planning, logistics and procedures will be described. Emphasis will beplaced on the lessons learned: what worked, what didn’t work and what improvements can bemade in the following years. We believe that this type of information would prove useful toothers seeking to organize similar programs.Basic Philosophy of the ProgramThe nationwide problem of the under-representation of women in the sciences, technology,engineering and math (STEM) fields is well known and has been well documented 2-6. Whilewomen have been entering and graduating from

Conference Session

Design for Special Services

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

environment enables the learners to construct new knowledge using their old knowledge and their interaction with community partners. * Construction of knowledge is accomplished through the completion of the project. * Community projects create value beyond the classroom which is an important requirement for authentic learning. * Community projects are meaningful and fulfilling personally.By carefully planning using the basic premises of constructivism, design for community can beeffectively used to provide authentic learning experiences.Challenges in Implementing Design projects for the CommunityDeveloping long-term sustainable relationship with the right partners is the key for successfulimplementation of community based projects