Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Manufacturing

, Belgium. http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/lce2006/139.pdf 3. D. M. Qualters, J.A. Isaacs, T. P. Cullinane, A. McDonald, and J. Laird, “Assessment of Shortfall: A Board Game on Environmental Decisionmaking”, Proceedings of ASEE 2006 Annual Conference and Exposition, June 18 - 21, 2006, Chicago IL, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Washington, DC, CD-ROM. http://www.asee.org/acPapers/code/getPaper.cfm?paperID=10324/ Page 13.654.124. S. Sivak, M. Sivak, J.A. Isaacs, J. Laird, “Evolution of Multiplayer Educational Simulations: Board Games to Broadband”, GLS: Games, Learning & Society Conference 3.0, July

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FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Wight, Norwich University; R. Danner Friend, Norwich University; Jacques Beneat, Norwich University; William Barry, Norwich University

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First-Year Programs

team member(s) that did notcontribute much to the team. Often, a team would be able to take up the slack fromunderperforming members, but then the question was how to assign grades. There were a fewcases when it was clear that an individual did very little, if any, work on the project, and thatperson received a zero grade. In most cases, the underperformers received the same grade as theperformers. Students commented that they did not think that it was fair11. For some of theprojects, the students were required to discuss in their reports what the contribution was fromeach member of the team, a form of peer assessment.16 However, it is apparent that morepractice with peer assessment and peer evaluation needs to be incorporated. According

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

with evidence of satisfying a standard, check the standardsorganization’s (probably UL) website to find out more about the particularstandard(s) applied. If no information is found, so indicate in your report.Table 6: Specifications Homework Assignment in MECE 2361 for Fall 2007Wishing to expand its product line, Horse&Buggy, Inc., a major manufacturing companywhich specializes in large transportation related products, has decided to take the giantand risky step of entering the personal vehicle market. Their Director of Innovation hasconvinced the Board of Directors that Horse&Buggy, Inc. should design and manufacturea completely new, personal, urban, transportation (the PUT) device. Since the company’sstrength is design and

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, SUNY-Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

overwireless operating at 0.6 Mbps, programs still tend to stall during play. This is especiallyapparent when an advertisement is being retrieved from the network. It seems to stall for 10’s ofseconds as it retrieves a 10 second advertisement. This will obviously not satisfy viewers. It wasobserved and other articles and blog entries anecdotally mention that picture quality is not quite Page 13.295.9as good as it needs to be to compete with broadcast television. As mentioned earlier, the Joostwebsite says it encodes content to be rendered DVD quality to play a show on full screen mode at1600 x 1200 resolution really displays a significant amount of

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sislena Ledbetter, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Janice McCain, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

). “Diversity in Engineering” National Academy of Science AnnualMeeting. Oct. 4.[6] Haden, C. (2007). “Evaluating Support for Underrepresented Students in EngineeringDegree Programs.” Proceedings, 2007 American Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, 2007.[7] May, G.S. and D.E. Chubin, (2003) “A retrospective on undergraduate engineering successfor underrepresented minority students”. Journal of Engineering Education, 2003. Vol. 92 No.1.pp. 27-38.[8] Maple, S. and F. Stage (1991) “Influences on the choice of math/science major by ethnicity”.American Educational Research Journal, 1991. Vol. 28 No.1. pp. 37-60.[9] Foor, C., Walden, S. and Trytten, D. (2007). “‘I Wish that I Belonged More in this WholeEngineering

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Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Karen Alfrey; Steve Owens, Indiana University - Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

educational objectives.The “class project” and “writing assignments” activities suggested by Chowdhurydemonstrate the higher competencies of synthesis and evaluation and are examples ofPBL. [26] The problems are open ended, and the students determine their own points oflearning needed to solve the problem. Learners interact either with the instructor or eachother by answering questions to determine the validity of the process. Finally, thestudent(s) – not the instructor - decide the best answer.Nasr and Ramadan [27] offer some suggestions for assessment in a PBL environment: (1) ability to reason through given information and identify a solution approach to the problem, (2) ability to solve an unseen problem, (3) based on a brief project

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

diverse disciplinary approaches in a way that is bothpedagogically coherent and immediately relevant to students’ experiences.Introduction [S]ystemic engineering reform, and its [traditional] curricular and programmatic forms…, will only have limited success until the relationship between engineers’ identity and knowledge and method is fully addressed, and an integration of the liberal arts—particularly those areas dealing with the relationship between engineering and culture and politics—takes place.1This paper analyzes Rensselaer’s Product Design and Innovation (PDI) program as a potentialmodel for a new liberal education for engineering students that achieves the high level ofintegration of technical and liberal arts

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

Excellent Good Fair Poor NA1. SURE housing arrangements2. Assistance with travel arrangements to Atlanta3. Assistance with travel arrangements from Atlanta4. Clarity of SURE program objectives5. Overall SURE program organization6. Helpfulness of social mentor7. Assistance with research from faculty advisor8. Guidance with research from lab graduate student(s)9. Availability of graduate student(s) from your lab10. Helpfulness of the program coordinator11. Helpfulness of the program director12. Clarity of research project objectives13. Experience gained from research project14. Quality of research facilities used for my project15. Elevator talk (enrichment activity)16. Graduate panel (enrichment activity)17. Lit review & annotated

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

writing in the disciplines.Bibliography1. W. Zhu, “Faculty Views on the Importance of Writing, the Nature of Academic Writing, and Teaching andResponding to Writing in the Disciplines,” Journal of Second Language Writing, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 29-48, March2004.2. S. Lord. Effective “Writing to Communicate” Experiences in Electrical Engineering Courses. Presented at the2007 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Honolulu, HI, June 2007.3. S. Manuel-Dupont, “Writing-Across-the-Curriculum in an Engineering Program,” Journal of EngineeringEducation, vol. 85, no.1, pp. 35-40, January 1996.4. E.D. Wheeler, G.G. Balazs, and R.L. McDonald, “Writing as a Teaching and Learning Tool in EngineeringCourses,” Proceedings, 1997 ASEE

Conference Session

FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; J. Ryan Sigler, West Virginia University; Andrew Lowery, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

. Student mastery is trackednumerically and illustrated by filling in appropriate sections of the student’s progress pie chart.Faculty and graduate assistant time is available to help students with any content topics, asneeded, and the student’s grade is based completely on mastery of the pre-calculus topics.Students who master 90% or more earn an A, 80% or more earn a B, 70% or more earn a C, 60%or more earn a D, and below 60% earn an F in the mid-semester math course. As a benefit to theinstructor, ALEKS tracks each student’s assessment records, the total time s/he spent in thecourse, and the average number of hours spent each week. Instructor time is spent answeringdirect student questions about content and sending email reminders and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Engineering Design Graphics

, Fourth World Conference onEngineering Education Proceedings, October 1995, Saint Paul, MN, pp. 187-191.6. Kissoff, N. V., Integration of Third Party Design Software in a Civil Engineering Design and Graphics Classin Construction Engineering Technology, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference and Exhibition, June 16-19, 2002, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1721-1728.7. Newton, R. S., Microstation V8 2004 Edition, Cadalyst, v21, n7, July 2004, pp. 26-30.8. Newton, R. S., Microstation V8 XM: New Interface promises to triple User Efficiency on Routine Tasks,Cadalyst, v23, n11, November 2006, pp. 26-30.9. Nicholas II, T.; Brizendine, A. L.; Stilgenbauer, T., Microstation® Applications for Highway andTransportation

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Architectural

Estimation and Project Planning with Revit” (Images courtesyof students S. S. Mikhail, H. Yoon, and D. Cho). Page 13.589.15Figure 11. Student Project - “Ram-Revit Link v. 2.0.” (Images courtesy of student A. McGraw).As can be seen by the topics covered and the sample images, the students did some impressivework for an entry level class. In reviewing the work done between the two semesters several ofthe topics covered where very similar. However, the instructors feel that the quality and depth ofwork produced was better for the second, fall 2007 semester. The authors feel that two changesled principally to this improvement.The first issue was group size

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Wischow, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; Shanna Daly, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

of NSET education in secondary science, and extend this approach to newinitiatives in science, engineering, and technology curricula.References1. Sweeney, A. E.; Seal, S.; Vaidyanathan, P., The promises and perils of nanoscience and nanotechnology: Exploring emerging social and ethical issues. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society 2003, 23, (4), 236- 245.2. Foley, E. T.; Hersam, M. C., Assessing the need for nanotechnology education reform in the United States. Nanotechnology Law & Business 2006, 3, (4), 467-484.3. Merkle, R. C., It's a small, small, small, small world. Technology Review 1997.4. Chang, C.-Y., The highlights in the nano world. Proceedings of the IEEE 2003, 91, (11), 1756-1764.5

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

to more students that might not otherwiseachieve a STEM degree.The type of intervention program(s) envisioned would focus on students that could succeed inobtaining a STEM degree but might not already possess an interest in the topic as well thosestudents who require extra assistance in order to succeed in studying STEM. A program toincrease the students’ awareness of STEM and their personal motivation to pursue it could assistin increasing the number of students that choose a STEM major vs. a STEM-Related or Non-STEM major. A program to assist the students at risk of not succeeding in STEM to strengthentheir academic skills could increase the number of students that are capable of attempting andcompleting a STEM degree.Adapting these

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nelson, University of Texas at Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas at Tyler; William Geiger, University of Texas at Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas at Tyler

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

requirements for special education teachers. Dr. Geiger has served frequently as a consultant to schools, school districts, and state departments of education. He also consults with the Office of Special Education Programs of the U. S. Department of Education. He has worked with local organizations in Bolivia and Russia to improve service delivery for children and youth with disabilities in those countries.Kristian Trampus, University of Texas at Tyler Kristian Trampus received a Bachelor of Science in Oceanography from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1992. She received a Master of Education degree in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Texas at Tyler. She is

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, a case study will be performed toevaluate the effectiveness of the novel research approach. Page 13.1214.7References1. Fink, L., Ambrose, S., and Wheeler, D., “Becoming a Professional Engineering Educator: A New Role for a New Era,” Journal of Engineering Education, American Society of Engineering Education, January 2005, 94(1):185-194.2. Freuler, R., Fentiman, A., Demel, J., Gustafson, R., and Merrill, J. “Developing and Implementing Hands-on Laboratory Exercises and Design Projects for First Year Engineering Students,” 2001 ASEE Annual Conference (Albuquerque: ASEE, June 2001).3. Smith, K., Sheppard, S., Johnson, D

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Challenges in the coming years. Dr. Charles S. Lessard, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering. • The things that I like most about the design challenge: · This is the first time that many of these students have worked in a team environment; it is a great learning experience for them · In most cases, the work done is of direct interest to NASA, and forms relationships between the students and mentors that can lead to later work, and perhaps even employment. · It gives the students a chance to see very interesting space work being done during their visits to NASA and CSR, and reinforces their decision to become engineers. · It is rewarding for the mentors to work directly with

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Borrelli, McMaster University; Susan Masten, McMaster University

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International

develop new skills to make the material that is being taught more easily understood”.The weekly meetings between the instructor(s) and the teaching assistants allow for opendialogue and reflection on the teaching and learning process in an attempt to enhance learning.We believe that this dialogue between instructors and teaching assistants fosters a sense ofmutual interdependence in which all are working towards a common goal, or as one teachingassistant wrote, “being a TA has shown me that I am responsible for the education of otherstudents.” As a result of this shared responsibility, teaching assistants/students take on rolesoften not observed in academe. For example, one of the challenges of teaching a course such asEngineering Computing is

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

Pennsylvania John Bassani is the Richard H. and S. L. Gabel Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. His current research interests include:? the relationship between properties of discrete and continuous media, adhesion and interfacial mechanics, formation and properties of nanostructures, mechanics of living cells, plastic deformation of crystals and polycrystals, and mechanics of fracture and fatigue.Jonathan Fiene, University of Pennsylvania Jonathan Fiene is a Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in 2007 from Stanford University, with a dissertation: "Toward Realistic

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Heun, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

energygrand challenge and the resources available for instructors to teach energy from amultidisciplinary point of view within engineering. In the sections below, we posit threepotential reasons for the existing disconnect. Entrenched disciplinary boundariesPerhaps the most fundamental reason for the existing disconnect between educational needs andinstructor resources is entrenched disciplinary boundaries. The energy grand challenge hasemerged long after the present set of disciplinary boundaries (economics, engineering, business,political science, etc.) was established. The energy grand challenge exists between and amongthe disciplines as what philosopher Bruno Latour calls a “hybrid.” “Hybrid[s] sketch outimbroglios of science, politics

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California; Alex John, USC

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Environmental Engineering

. References1. Engineers Without Borders - USA, http://ewb-usa.org/, accessed February 24, 2008.2. Potters for Peace, http://www.pottersforpeace.org/, accessed February 24, 2008.3. Nadler, G., Hibino, S. and Farrel, J., Creative Solution Finding: The Triumph of Full- Spectrum Creativity Over Conventional Thinking. Rockline, CA: Prima Publishers, 1995.4. Clark University International Development, Community, and Environment, Mato Bato: Solving a Water Problem on Negros Island Through Community Action, available for viewing at http://www.uupcc.org/docs/MatoBato.pdf, accessed February 24, 2008.5. Rotary International, The Rotary Foundation, http://www.rotary.org/en/Pages/ridefault.aspx, accessed February 24, 2008.6. Century City

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny Chang, National University; Ayman El Salim, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University; Michelle Bright

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

project(s) for other groups of students. b. One or more areas are relevant to faculty’s personal research interests and faculty is/are willing to mentor one or more groups of students to continue the research. 3. Assuming positive answers to Step #2, the interested faculty develops a Progressive Research Project Master Plan. The Plan for a progressive research project must identify desired outcomes that can be achieved by successive groups of students in a series of 3- month research projects. This should be based on the results Step #1. Ideally this is done in conjunction with the students who completed the initial project. 4. Faculty, with students who have completed their project(s

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Christensen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Willard Nott, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Leann Yoder, Jets, Inc.; Christina Ho, Engineers Without Borders; Shannon Flanagan, Engineers Without Borders; Stephanie Hurd, JETS, Inc.; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cathy Leslie, Engineers Without Borders; Samuel Graham, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, No. 2, 2001, pp. 223-229.[11] Herkert, J.R.," Future Direction in Engineering Ethics Research: Microethics, Macroethics and the Role of Professional Societies", Science and Engineering Ethics Vol. 7, 2001, pp. 403-414.[12] Hirsch, L., S. Gibbons, H. Kimmel, R. Rockland, and J. Bloom, "High School Students' Attitudes to and Knowledge About Engineering", ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO: ASEE, 2003, pp. F2A-7.[13] Herkert, J.R., "Ethical Risk Assessment: Valuing Public Perceptions", IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 1994, pp. 4-10.[14] Bielefeldt, A., "Increasing international awareness of engineering students", ASEE Annual Conference and Expo, Chicago, IL: ASEE, 2006.[15

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Iowa State University; Ronald Cox, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, J., & Chen J., (1995) The Role of Decouplers in JIT Pull Apparel Cells. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology. Volume 7 Number 1, 17-35 2) Black, J., & Hunter, S. (2003) Lean Manufacturing Systems and Cell Design. Dearborn, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers 3) Kolar, R., & Sabatini, D.A. (2000). Environmental Modeling- A Project Driven, Team Approach to Theory and Application. Journal of Engineering Education, 89(2), 201-207. 4) Liou, F., Allada, V. Leu, M., Mishra, R., Okafor, A., & Agrawal, A. (2002). A Product Focused Manufacturing Curriculum. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2709-2718. 5) Monden, Y., (1993) Toyota Production System an Integrated Approach to Just-In

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

.18References1. Loftus, M., “Cream of the Crop,” ASEE Prism, 28-33, Summer 2007.2. Boschetto-Sandoval, S., C. Sandoval, and L. Phillips, “Pilot Collaboration and Program Development: Engineering Senior Design and Spanish for Cross-Disciplinary Literacy,” Proceedings American Society of Engineering Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-28, Honolulu, HI, 2007.3. Blair, B.F., Millea, M., Hammer, J., “The Impact of Cooperative Education on Academic Performance and Compensation of Engineering Majors,” Journal of Engineering Education

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Miller, Society of Automotive Engineers International; Elizabeth Bachrach, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

dramaticallyincreasing (twenty-nine percent of all S&E degree holders in the labor force are age 50 or over3).The result is a significant and growing gap between the supply of and the demand for qualifiedengineering graduates, which serves as the talent pool of the future workforce in North America.SAE InternationalFor over a century, SAE International has served the professional needs of engineers andtransportation needs of humanity. Since 1905, mobility pioneers have led initiatives andexpanded the impact of the society. Membership in this international technical society hassteadily increased, and today more than 90,000 SAE International members – includingengineers, scientists, business executives, educators and students from 97 countries

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Pappas; Ronald Kander, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. The U.S.still holds the edge in design innovation, and it is here that academic programs mustadapt. Failure to do so will change the future and nature of engineering education andpractice, as well as the economic well-being of our country. Innovation and creativity Page 13.1131.4that support the instruction in and practice of sustainability are at the center of thiscontroversy. While engineering sustainability has become an increasingly popular topicin engineering, few programs provide significant instruction in the subject, especiallydesign for sustainability. Beginning in the early 1990's, but specifically during the last few years

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

respectively,were “True/False Questions; Selection of best models for specified sets of data” and 64%. Thismeans that the CLO is not met. Analysis of this midterm exam with action taken for continuousimprovement reveals the following:• Results for Problem #’s 1 and 3 were “Very Good” with the “Objectives met” to a great extent.• Few students missed points on Problem #2 because they did not make the matrix diagonally dominant. As a result, it took more number of trials for the iterative process to converge. This was pointed out when the tests were returned to students.• For Problem #4, the results were “Fair”; there were 29 questions and one-third of students did not manage the time properly. As a corrective action, the problem for

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Craig, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University; Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer; George Rouskas, North Carolina State University; Larry Silverberg, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

Simulation Conference and acts as the technical coordinator for the conference’s management system.Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University Carolyn S. Miller is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at NC State University. She received her M.S. in Computer Science and worked as a Member of the Technical Staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories and a Senior Digital Systems Engineer at General Electric before joining NC State University. Ms. Miller teaches introductory computer science classes and focuses on researching and integrating new teaching techniques into the classroom.Tom Miller, North Carolina State University Thomas Kenan Miller, III received the BA degree in Mathematics and

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods