Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert McHenry

Session 1455 Constructivism: The Learning Theory That Supports Competency Development of Engineers For Engineering Practice and Technology Leadership Through Graduate Education A. L. McHenry, 1 D. R. Depew, 2 M. J. Dyrenfurth, 2 D. D. Dunlap, 3 D. A. Keating, 4 T. G. Stanford, 4 P. Lee, 5 G. Deloatch 6 Arizona State University East1/ Purdue University 2/ Western Carolina University 3 University of South Carolina 4 / California Polytechnic State University 5 / Morgan State University 6

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

technology disciplines. This paperpresents the initial results.IntroductionMinority students and minority faculty do not take full advantage of the myriad of programsdesigned to promote their participation in engineering and technology disciplines. Minoritiesmay not be aware of these opportunities, nor of how and where to apply. Opportunities rangefrom programs designed to promote student interest in these fields, to summer enrichmentprograms, scholarships, fellowships, research opportunities, awards, leadership programs, andcareer advancement programs. This survey organizes these opportunities and resources,specially targeting those of particular interest to engineering students and engineering faculty,and provides links to internet sites

Conference Session

TC2K Assessment: How to Really Do It

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lennard Lema; Zbigniew Prusak; Peter Baumann

Session 3649 In-common Methodology for Objective- and Outcome-based Programs Assessment Lennard F. Lema, Peter F. Baumann and Zbigniew Prusak Central Connecticut State UniversityAbstractThis paper reviews the development of continuous quality improvement plans for three closelyaligned engineering technology programs at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU).Many of the goals for the three programs are similar thus allowing for the development ofcommon learning objectives and learning outcomes which may be assessed simultaneously. Thelearning

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Feldhaus; Kenneth Reid

Articulation Agreements With High Schools Implementing Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Kenneth Reid and Charles Feldhaus, Ed.D Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisBackground:Recently, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has embarked on anambitious effort to promote and improve K-12 engineering and engineering technologyeducation. Since 2003, the ASEE has created a new K-12 division dedicated to K-12engineering education, created a guidebook for high school students called Engineering,Go for It! that was distributed to almost 350,000 secondary students, created an e-newsletter that

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Feodoroff

Original Quarter One Projects Utilizing Rapid Prototyping Bruce A. Feodoroff New England Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper describes the success New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) is experiencing ingrabbing hold of the first quarter students’ creative energy and motivating them to succeed inMechanical Engineering Technology. The introduction and use of a rapid prototype machine hassignificantly impacted not only the quality of the resulting original project models or prototypesbut has greatly enhanced the learning experience for quarter one (freshmen) students. This hashelped in sustaining the students’ interest in Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vladimir Sheyman; Mulchand Rathod

Session ADDRESSING THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY WORKFORCE NEEDS Mulchand S. Rathod, PhD, PE Vladimir Sheyman, PhD Division of Engineering Technology College of Engineering Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202SUMMARY Reliable and alternative energy sources are essential for the economic well being andnational security of the United States of America. Recent spikes in energy prices have

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Branoff

necessary to design and delivercourse-related content through technology-enhanced learning environments for faculty who teachin Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) related areas. The coursesdeveloped for the graduate certificate enhance faculty abilities in both online and classroomenvironments. Current community college faculty from North Carolina and South Carolina havebeen recruited into the program. The project meets the broader goals of the NSF-AdvancedTechnological Education (ATE) program by institutionalizing the means by which workingprofessionals can be recruited to fill shortages in community college faculty teaching positions inSTEM fields. It also provides a means whereby current community college faculty can

Conference Session

Experiences with Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Bankes; Michael Eastman; Anthony Trippe; Jeffrey Lillie; George Zion

Students Sharing Their Co-op Experiences Mike Eastman, Anthony Trippe, Walt Bankes, Jeff Lillie, George Zion Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractAs a mechanism for providing students with a meaningful oral presentation experience, theComputer Engineering Technology program at RIT has instituted a new requirement for eachstudent to meet. The requirement is related to their co-operative education assignment. Studentsreturning from co-op are required to create a PowerPoint presentation and a poster describingtheir co-op experiences in order to receive a passing grade for their co-op assignment. Theserequirements are in addition to the employer’s and student’s co-op evaluations

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Eppes; Peter Schuyler

Session 1149 Build It and Will They Come? Refurbishing and Restoring an ECET Curriculum Professors Peter Schuyler and Tom Eppes University of HartfordAbstractSince the 1990’s, nationwide enrollment in engineering technology programs has been declining.It has become increasing difficult to attract and retain students. A number of reasons have beenattributed to this trend including; outdated curricula, loss of manufacturing jobs, off-shoring ofjobs and a weak economy. As a result, competition to enroll students interested in theseprograms is

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

William W. Ryan; Tiffany Wiederstein; Danny King; Malcolm Fowler

RECRUITING FROM A NEW SOURCE By William W. Ryan, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., Oklahoma Christian University; Tiffany Wiederstein B.S.E., Oklahoma Christian University; Danny King M.Ed. Pre-Engineering Academy at Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Malcolm Fowler, M.Ed., Pre-Engineering Academy at Francis Tuttle Technology CenterIntroductionSmall universities may come from any number of diverse backgrounds. For example, they mayhave a religious emphasis or they may have been the result of a philanthropist’s desire. Thesesmall institutions must compete with much larger, state-funded colleges and universities. Thiscompetition for a limited pool of students each

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Bertoline; Dennis Depew

Session 2155 Revisiting the Urgency for Reform of Faculty Reward Systems to Advance Professional Graduate Education for Engineering Practice and Technology Leadership D. R. Depew, 1 G. R. Bertoline, 1 M. J. Dyrenfurth, 1 A. L. McHenry, 2 E. M. DeLoatch, 3 P. Y. Lee, 4 H. J. Palmer, 5 J. W. Bardo, 6 D. D. Dunlap, 6 S. J. Tricamo, 7 D. A. Keating, 8 T. G. Stanford 8 Purdue University 1/ Arizona State University East 2/ Morgan State University 3 California Polytechnic State University 4 / Rochester Institute of Technology 5 Western Carolina University 6/ New Jersey Institute

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin Waffle; Donald Martel; Peggie Weeks

polled answered “computers” in response to being askedto name the first thing that occurred to them when they thought of technology.It is important that the engineering education community continue to dispel the myth thattechnological literacy is equivalent to knowing how to operate a computer. Understanding thetechnological world around us is important for all Americans. In its landmark study whichproduced the publication Technically Speaking, the National Academy of Engineering cited anumber of benefits of enhanced technological literacy of society: improved decision making;increased citizen participation in the political process; support of a modern workforce, a

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ana Kennedy; David Ollis

theirreading, speaking, and writing skills in Spanish. In particular, we survey how the lab component contributes to achievement offour of the six student learning objectives, namely that students will: 1. Learn vocabulary commonly used in engineering and technology context, 2. Develop the ability to comprehend and use Spanish in settings invariably encountered in our technological society 3. Interact in a more formal setting such as the presentation of a technological/culture project to class and guests, and 4. Explain in the target language the workings of a technological device. We conclude with lessons learned and plans for a final version

Conference Session

Social Responsibility & Professionalism

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Louise Yates; Maura Borrego

engineering remains a problem.In this paper, we describe development of a seminar course to address other ABETCriterion 3 outcomes in the freshman year, particularly global and societal context (h),contemporary issues (j), and lifelong learning (i). Objectives-based course design wasused to develop activities directed toward these outcomes. Assessments of both the pilotand the full program involving all USC engineering freshmen are presented.Improvements made and future plans will also be discussed.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) EC 2000 Criterion 3mandates 11 program outcomes common to all engineering degree programs seekingaccreditation to ensure that engineering graduates have the nontechnical skills

Conference Session

International Developments & Collaborations

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Harby; Yuyi Lin

Problems and Solutions in Internationalizing Capstone Design Yuyi Lin, Donald Harby Dong Jang Zhonghe Ye University of Missouri Seoul National Fuzhou University Columbia, MO 65211 University of China LinY@missouri.edu Technology, KoreaAbstractABET is authoritative in US. However, engineers who graduate from an ABET accreditedcurriculum may not meet expectations in a global environment such as working in an Asiancountry. Through discussion with collaborating faculty members in 2-year and 4-year UScolleges, and in two Asian universities, this paper first attempts to recognize

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship, Design, and PBL

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports

Senior Design Project Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Ken Ports, Carmo D’Cruz, Muzaffar Shaikh, Carolyn Fausnaugh Florida Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper describes the development and growth of an innovative new program that is asynergistic combination of Florida Tech’s technology commercialization-related course offeringsin Engineering Management, its Senior Design course curriculum, and its new businessaccelerator, Florida TechStart. The program is designed for the subset of senior design coursestudents who desire to leverage their design course experience by commercializing theirinnovative products and technologies and creating start-up companies.Florida Tech’s

Conference Session

A Century of College Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Russell

fulfilling the BOK.Purpose of PaperThe purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the First Edition of the ASCEBody of Knowledge. The BOK follows three themes: • what should be taught and learned, • how it should be taught and learned, and • who should teach and learn it.Body of Knowledge – What Should Be Taught and Learned?Outcomes are the principal means of defining the what dimension of the civil engineeringBOK for the 21st Century. The BOK consists of 15 outcomes that build on the 11outcomes promulgated by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET). In addition to the 11 ABET outcomes, which are included verbatim in the 15BOK outcomes, four entirely new outcomes (Outcomes 12-15) address

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Matthews; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

technology valuation and licensing activities. Proceeding s of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education • Perform more effective and efficient technology assessment. • Develop fast and effective transfer models, which have enhanced success and application. • Create more effective public/private relationships, alliances and partnerships.Center OperationThe Center for Product Innovation and Commercialization (CPIC) operates as a collaborativeeffort between Northern Kentucky University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisvilleand other universities and companies. The graphical representation for

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; Kenneth Hunter; David Elizandro

An Integrated Systems Lab and Curriculum to Address IE Program Criteria Jessica O. Matson, Kenneth W. Hunter, Sr., and David W. Elizandro Tennessee Technological UniversityAbstractABET program criteria for industrial engineering require programs to demonstrate that“graduates have the ability to design, develop, implement, and improve integrated systems thatinclude people, materials, information, equipment, and energy” and to include “in-depthinstruction to accomplish the integration of systems using appropriate analytical, computational,and experimental practices.” Faculty in the industrial engineering program at TennesseeTechnological University have

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jung Oh

teachingstrategy were rewarding: (1) students were motivated in learning about the subjects,chemistry and various engineering technology areas, (2) students connected theirpersonal areas of interests to academic majors programs and daily lives, and (3) manystudents in engineering technology programs incorporated kinesthetic learning styles forthis assignment. In course portfolios and survey, students indicated that theseassignments became enjoyable and valuable learning projects they were attached to in apersonal way. This non-traditional teaching strategy has increased my enthusiasm toknow my students on a personal level through observations of their unique talents andways of connecting chemistry with engineering technology program courses.Introduction

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Newell

receiving only 2.8% of Bachelor's degrees in engineering in 1999-2000 [4]. Page 10.272.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2192 Over the past few decades, the Commission on Professionals in Science & Technology hasstudied reports on women in engineering career fields [5]. Many of these findings are still truetoday. In 1982, a relatively small percentage of women earned science and

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Harris; M. Bramhall; Ian Robinson; David Hick

professional and personal skills. However, the lackof links between university and industry means that we don’t always produce the type ofgraduates that industry really requires. And, in fact, we have been slow to respond.Engineering students themselves want to study a wider curriculum. There has been a growth inthe UK of more technology-based degrees that cover wider aspects of business and industry.Students want to see more business, finance, marketing, IT, as well as interpersonal skills such asnegotiating skills in the curriculum [3].The UK Engineering Council, in its 3rd Edition of Standards and routes to Registration(SARTOR) [4], continued with the accelerating trend of basing the curriculum within thevocational arena, and argued that

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado at Boulder

National Science Foundation.1 The agenda guidelines for achieving theeducational goals for graduating engineers (as listed in this paper’s abstract), strongly encouragethe study of engineering to become an exciting endeavor that truly engages students. It is alsorecommended that the primary mode of learning in the classroom become active learning.Changes in engineering education are also being driven by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). The 2004-2005 ABET Criteria for AccreditingEngineering programs4 evaluates the competence of engineering faculty using factors thatinclude “teaching experience, ability to communicate [and] enthusiasm for developing moreeffective programs.”So, what can be done to prepare graduate

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

; Engineering Engineering Design Engineering Cooperative Agricultural Technology Graphics Libraries Education Engineering Chemical Environmental Engineering Entrepreneurship Engineering Engineering Economy Materials Experimentation & Civil Engineering Freshman Programs Engineering Lab-Oriented Studies Nuclear & Construction Radiological Information Systems

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Haig Vahradian; Veekit O'Charoen; Teresa Hall

A Modified Case Study: Using Multimedia Courseware To Teach Modular Fixturing Veekit O’Charoen, Teresa Hall, Haig Vahradian Western Washington University / South Dakota State University / Millersville UniversityIntroductionModular fixturing is an important concept in tooling design and applications courses in theManufacturing Engineering Technology (MET) and Industrial Technology (IT) curriculum.Traditionally, a lecture is given on the topic using computer slides, videos, CAD graphics of thetooling elements along with physical components to pass around, and/or catalogs to inspect. Ifthe time is available, a tour of local manufacturing operations which utilize tooling applicationsof

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Bertoline

AbstractThis is the second of three papers prepared for a special panel session of the National Collaborative TaskForce on Engineering Graduate Education Reform that addresses the need for reform of faculty rewardsystems to advance professional education for creative engineering practice and technology leadership.This paper examines representative templates for professionally oriented faculty reward systems in otherservice professions in order to identify the commonality which should be reflected any faculty rewardsystem for professional engineering education. As a result, three unifying themes among other professionshave emerged which address teaching, professional scholarship, and service/engagement in practice.1. IntroductionTo be successful in any

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Archibald; Michelle Clauss; James Dupree

as non-technical electives, and have provedvery popular at Penn. Designed for engineering students with little background inbusiness, the courses focus on roles and tasks engineering entrepreneurs must face.The Cooper Union also offers a course in Engineering and Entrepreneurship.2 Guestspeakers are a critical component of this course. Students have the opportunity to hearentrepreneurs describe their experiences and provide advice. By the end of the semester,students are required to submit a business plan.The University of Central Florida offers a three-course Engineering EntrepreneurshipProgram based on a technology incubator.3 Coursework includes EngineeringEntrepreneurship, High Tech Product Strategy, and Technology

Conference Session

Program Level Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Young

’ talents and their developing skills. Technical staff support is anessential ingredient to provide instruction in the use of equipment, for supervision and safety,and for providing technical knowledge to resolve specific technical problems. Figure 2. Human Powered “Waterbike” designed at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden Operation, the fourth and final stage in the CDIO sequence, describes the spectrum ofactivities where an engineering project undergoes assembly, pre-use testing and calibrations, andfunctional operations are verified. Creating electro-mechanical devices that actually operate insome manner has proven to be highly motivating for engineering students. In a CDIO

Conference Session

Exploring Trends in CPD

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Zoghi

, isdescribed along with students’ assessment in the context of their reflections.IntroductionThe integration of community service projects in undergraduate engineering curricula, to provideexperiential learning, has created a great deal of interest among educators in recent years. Tsang(2000) stipulates that the notion of combining service with engineering design projects is notnew considering that many senior design projects have provided assistive technology to meet theneeds of people with disabilities. Tsang (2000) further discusses the many benefits of service-learning, coupled with design-across-the-curriculum, and the significance of integrating design atall stages of a student’s academic development in a meaningful context. Evidently

Conference Session

Distance & Service Learning, K-12, Web & Work-Based Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Serdar Tumkor; Ismail Fidan

practices, and analytical methods have been integrated into the part and processdesign. The system has been tested by senior level technology students and their feedbackwas received. Students indicated that learning through this interactive website was muchmore beneficial than straight lecture. Page 10.1275.6 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”This paper is intended to provide the reader with a generic description of the behavior ofOnline Knowledge Based System for Forging Process. System windows and