Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Frank Kinney, Florida Tech; Vaidy Vaidyanathan; Tom O'Neal, University of Central Florida; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Jose Zayas-Castro, University of South Florida; Lynda Weatherman, Space Caost EDC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

educated population and an international perspective, which make it easy for foreigners towork and establish business relationships. It has great supply of high-tech managementprofessionals who have many years of experience in manufacturing.There is close collaboration between high-tech companies and universities in Taiwan.Universities integrate their curriculum into the high-tech industry needs through the relationshipsof the schools with the high-tech parks. The science-based knowledge and education of theTaiwanese is a good fit with technology and problem-solving innovation. Taiwan’s strong workethic and its highly skilled, quality-driven workforce is a major competitive advantage. Thecountry has focused step-by-step to develop high-tech

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

literature. One researchinvestigation explored the links between gender, connection and conception of authority in acollege classroom, while another used stories to demonstrate how connection is central to thecanvas of leadership 43, 44. Recent work indicates that connection is integral for both women andmen in the evolving theory of leadership 45. There is also an approach to organizationalaesthetics that is based in the idea that connection 46 and sensing connection is part of oursocial/organizational instincts to be part of a collective of some sort 47. There has been little workexploring the felt sense 48 of connection. Relevant here is what has not been explored—how theleader senses connection, engages knowingly, and translates that into

Conference Session

Educational Research and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund

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New Engineering Educators

. Integrate knowledge and skills learned in engineering disciplines other than their specific majorsk-2. Recognize the need to consult an expert from a discipline other than their own when working on a projectk-3. Recognize the limitations or validity of other professional engineers’ opinionsl-1. Consider contemporary issues (economic, environmental, political, aesthetic, etc.) at the local, national, and world levelsl-2. Consider contemporary technical issues in your discipline at the local, national, and world levelsl-3. Estimate how engineering decisions and contemporary issues can impact each otherl-4. Use knowledge of contemporary issues to make

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University; William Craft, North Carolina A&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

segments of the presentations; there are instructorhandouts and PowerPoint files, and lots of photos of specific events that should behelpful to the participants. Page 12.979.17Table 4. Week 2 portion of the 2006 Teacher workshop Sessions at North CarolinaA&T State UniversityTeacher Post-Workshop Assessment Activities for 2006The following questions were included in the assessment form, and the results are shownin Figure 15: 1. I had an interesting and positive experience at A&T. 2. The information provided was useful in my lesson planning. 3. I incorporated information from the workshop into the classroom curriculum

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; James Steck, Wichita State University; David Koert, Wichita State University; Larry Paarmann, Wichita State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

diminishing skills in math and many of the sciences. As technology is becomingpervasive in many US classrooms, the skills and knowledge necessary to utilize this technologyis being provided to students. However, there is little effort to build a broad base ofunderstanding and appreciation of engineering principles that lies behind much of our technologytoday. This paper presents a class which was developed to provide an exciting, hands-on methodto explore engineering concepts using LEGO MINDSTORMS. The class was targeted towardthose students who would not normally choose an engineering or technology profession. Theseparticipants learned about engineering in a practical and useful manner using LEGO Robots.This paper will present the class, the modules

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

), specifically supported five of the 14 outcomes: a, b, e, g, andk. The assessment tools comprised prelab homework, exams, an experimental design project,written reports, oral presentations and team/peer evaluation. The senior capstone design course,taken in addition to ME Lab, accounted for another seven outcomes. It was decided by thefaculty that one or two courses are not sufficient to demonstrate the necessary assessment of theprogram outcomes. There were several outcomes, though, which made more sense to beassessed by a laboratory course. For instance, all accredited engineering programs must have acomponent of experimental design in their curriculum. ABET Criterion 3b states “Engineering

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

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New Engineering Educators

needs that academics have at stages of their careers. The paperemphasises the importance of mentoring in faculty development programs and concludes withsome tricks of the trade, that I learned through my experiences.Tensions between Scholarship PrioritiesBoyer discusses four kinds of scholarship priorities for a professoriate – the scholarship ofdiscovery (research), the scholarship of teaching (pedagogy), the scholarship of practice(application), and the scholarship of integration (critical analysis and interpretation) 3. Mostuniversities focus on the first three priorities - research, teaching, and service. It is an ongoingchallenge for academics to balance their efforts in these three areas, particularly with thepressures to “publish or

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas-Tyler; Nikhil Satyala, University of Texas-Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

Environment for Real Time Systems LaboratoriesAbstractThe goal of this project was to build a superior environment for a real time system laboratorythat would allow users to run Windows and Linux embedded application development toolsconcurrently on a single computer. These requirements were dictated by real-time systemapplications which are increasingly being implemented on asymmetric dual-core processorsrunning different operating systems. A real time systems laboratory curriculum based on dual-core architectures has been presented in this forum in the past.2 It was designed for a seniorelective course in real time systems at the University of Texas at Tyler that combines lecturesalong with an integrated lab. The students are required to have at

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Boyer, St. Louis University; Krishnaswamy Ravindra, St. Louis University; John George, St. Louis University; Kyle Mitchell, St. Louis University

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Aerospace

value by suspending the rocket by a long string and measuringthe period of torsional oscillations. It is noted here that while students are introduced to theconcept of center of mass, moment of inertia in calculus, physics and statics, simple exercisesmentioned above reinforce these fundamental concepts.Computer Aided Drawings:An integral part of this project is for students to produce the component and assembled drawingsusing CAD software. The intent here is two fold. This exercise keeps the students current ontheir CAD skills and provides an opportunity to export the CAD drawings into a professionalreport. A sample CAD drawing is shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10 below. Figure 9 Pro Engineer three-view of model rocket

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher C. Ibeh; Monika Bubacz; Andrey Beyle; Stefano Bietto; Stan Scoville; Dilip Paul; Charles Blatchley

structural materials; nanoengineeredsensors and innovative sensor technology; database development for nanocomposites andmultifunctional materials; service as clearinghouse for academiagovernment-industrylinkage and exchange of information on new technologies resulting from center’s activities;and facilitation of a modern workforce and new industries via technology transfer.CNCMM provides a viable means of enhancing Kansas’ relatively new nanocompositesindustry by establishing an excellent research and education center for nanocomposites andmultifunctional materials with focus on naval structures and homeland security issues.IntroductionA major priority of CNCMM’s effort is in the area of “Blast Damage Protection of Naval& Aero Structures and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Boult, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Jeremy Haefner, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

on business and intellectual property law, and a course on internationalbusiness and policy issues. Each of the more traditional courses is integrated back into thelongitudinal team experience. As an example of the difference, and integration, the proposalpreparation course will work on real proposals, e.g. Small Business Innovation Researchproposals with local companies or teaming with international partners, which will then help fundthe team efforts.Each Cross-discipline core is a coherent collection of 21 credits from one “cross over” area theindividual will include in the degree program. The initial cross-discipline cores are: The Technology Core (for non-technology degrees) will provide a broad coverage of engineering and

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

explores not only thesuccess of one student design project stemming from applying the engineering design process in afirst-year engineering program, but also presents from our experience ways in which student learningand development can be enhanced in the first year and continued and augmented beyond the first-year experience.Introduction and Project ObjectivesIn the fall semester of 2005, 30 students enrolled in a three-credit (two hours lecture; two hourslaboratory per week) university course for first-year engineering students (ENGR 1010“Introduction to Engineering and Technology”) were instructed to complete a guided designproject, solving a real problem for a real “customer.” Their charge was to create an instructionaldevice to simulate x-ray

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Yang, Troy High; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Asdemonstrated by this model, air flow can be directed to hot or cool spots to maximize the effectand efficiency of climate control. Page 12.43.10 Fig. 15 – Temperature and partySensor: Sensirion SHT11 Temperature/Humidity9Diagram:Principles of Operation: The SHT11 integrates two sensors, a humidity and temperature sensorinto one package with a built in ADC and calibration constants to provide an easy to use, yetaccurate sensor. The temperature sensing component functions the same as on the DS1620,using a bandgap-based setup. The data from both the temperature and humidity sensor are sentthrough a 2-wire serial

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

John T. Tester

creating restricted access for each team member’s allocatedfile system ‘by hand’ or through scripts run on the network server; the file server is run andmaintained independently from WebCT Vista. Again, a future goal is to integrate a group-orientedfilesystem capability in WebCT Vista, thus eliminating the need for managing separate networksystems for a single course.ConclusionsPresented was an overview of the management of a large-enrollment, robotics-oriented course at thesophomore level in engineering. Mindstorm kits and accessories are the basic kits used by thestudent teams, and nearly all informational materials are presented online through web-basedsystems. The management of these kits, the classroom facilities, and the web-based systems

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Roy W. Melton

skills.In terms of curriculum placement, the seminar complements a prerequisite lecture course as anexperiential introduction to computer engineering. The seminar aspect of the laboratory class isideal for this purpose in that it allows for presentation and discussion of underlying conceptsonly to the extent students require for a particular hands-on laboratory exercise. Accordingly,exercises are designed so that students do not have to understand theoretical concepts to anygreat extent before working with their applications.Since computers intrinsically involve electronics, the first laboratory exercises investigateelectronics principles. These exercises serve as experiential validation of basic direct-current(DC) circuit theory introduced in the

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Nan Byars, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

continuing education.In addition to laying out requirements for assessment, the criteria document also requiresprograms to demonstrate that assessment results are used in a formal continuous improvementprocess to further develop the program.Assessment AcronymsThe MET program utilizes the centralized assessment process provided by the college ofengineering (COE). The COE first began an integrated process of strategic planning,measurement, evaluation, and feedback in 1992, with the purpose of identifying continuousimprovement opportunities. The principal components and their interactions are summarized inthe Assessment Triad shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 – Assessment TriadAs illustrated above, the continuous improvement

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

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2123: THE REMOTE CLASSROOM – ASYNCHRONOUS DELIVERY OFENGINEERING COURSES TO A WIDELY DISPERSED STUDENT BODYJames Klosky, U.S. Military Academy Led Klosky is an Associate Professor and Director of the Mechanics Group in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland. Dr. Klosky received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1987 and 1988, respectively. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997. il7354@usma.eduStephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Stephen J. Ressler

Conference Session

Successful Professional Development Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rogelio Rodriguez, UC Irvine

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Continuing Professional Development

practices and procedures that are incorporated into thedesign and development process, i.e., a system of checks and balances. Design controls makesystematic assessment of the design an integral part of development. As a result, deficiencies indesign input requirements, and discrepancies between the proposed designs and requirements,are made evident and corrected earlier in the development process. Design controls increase thelikelihood that the design transferred to production will translate into a device that is appropriatefor its intended use. 6 Medical product development from concept to market requires a considerable amount ofknowledge at different job levels. Various disciplines may be involved throughout thedevelopment cycle from

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude, New Mexico State University; Adrian Hanson, New Mexico State University; Michele Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Sarah Williamson, New Mexico State University

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Civil Engineering

. 14 • Supplemental instruction helps the TA facilitator to gain more knowledge of the course material as well as their discipline. • The facilitator also develops constructive leadership skills and communication skills. • Working with other students may provide the TA facilitator an opportunity to learn how to work with fellow engineers in the work environment.Bibliography:1. Ricardo B Jacquez, Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Adrian.T. Hanson, Chris Burnham and Michelle Auzenne, “Integrating Writing to Provide Context for Teaching the Engineering Design Process”, ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings 2006, Chicago, IL.2. Russ Hodges, “Increasing students’ success: When Supplemental Instruction Becomes Mandatory

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Yang Li, University of Michigan; Richard Redick, University of Michigan; Julie Bellerose, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Bogdan Oaida, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

. Due to S3FL’s growth, the lab and its faculty advisors worked with the AOSSdepartment to obtain larger accommodations. Not only will the new lab space be able to meetcurrent S3FL administrative and lab needs, it will allow for additional workbenches to meetfuture demands. The upgraded facilities include an office area for administrative tasks andteleconferences, a dedicated file and web server, a soft-wall cleanroom for integration and testing Page 12.350.5of sensitive flight hardware, and a fume hood and ceiling vents for wet chemical work andsoldering. Each project housed in the new lab will eventually have a dedicated electronicsworkstation

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

M. R. Wilhelm; J. P. Mohsen

five-year, integrated Master of Engineering programs contain an ABET accreditable four-year component that meets the EAC of ABET general basic level criteria.2. Students who complete the MEng programs have earned a total of 163 – 168 semester hours credit and a degree accredited by ABET at the advanced level.3. From 40 to 50% of our students leave Speed School after 4 years and having earned from 133 to 138 semester hours, depending upon their major programs, with a baccalaureate degree not accredited by ABET!National IssuesMany engineering schools in the U. S. are under pressure by university administrations to reducethe requirements for award of baccalaureate degrees to a range of from 120 to 128 semesterhours. At the same time

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Michael McCuddy, Valparaiso University

explored in short training programs. Suchprograms can have an appreciable impact, even with well-educated people.In conclusion, technology and ethics are intertwined phenomena with increasingly complex andprofound implications for humanity. All the inhabitants of this planet are increasingly impacted bythe moral consequences of emerging technologies. Having the capability to better understand anddeal with those moral challenges will benefit everyone  and we believe our approach can be avery fruitful option in these endeavors. REFERENCESDavis, M. (1999), “Teaching ethics across the engineering curriculum,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Ethics in Engineering and Computer Science, March 21

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Amin Karim, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

actually be made of these survey results.”• “It is good for us to network with professionals in companies that hire technicians.”• “In my opinion, it is an absolute necessity that technical educators spend time at conferences, workshops, seminars, working in industry, etc. It is very easy to lose touch with technology and industry trends and needs. Advisory Committees can play an important role in curriculum evaluation and development. Since 1998, a large percentage of my graduates have gone to work in "Clean room" environments. I had never been inside a clean room, until this past summer. I was able to spend a week in a clean room and build MEMS devices. Does this experience help me relate to my graduates and soon-to

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Information Systems

scratch the surface, but I am hopeful that it has given the reader a good overview ofthe techniques that are available. Reading individual papers will convey good ideas, a few at atime. To peruse techniques in larger batches, become familiar with the following resources. • For an overview of considerations in applying ACL to computing, and how to go about integrating it into your courses, see Jeffrey McConnell’s series in Inroads.19, 20, 21, 22 • For a large set of games that can be played in class, see http://www.thiagi.com/games.html. • For programming puzzles that can be turned into games, Pollard and Duvall27 recommend the “Head First” series of books.10, 30 • A large set of kinesthetic learning

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

James Finne; John Carpinelli; William Barnes

of view, this means every group is on a different page and having adifferent set of problems. This does present logistical challenges, but it also allows students atdifferent levels to progress at their own pace within the same course, thus maximizing individualstudent achievement. It also fosters student interactions with stronger students helping theweaker students with both reaping benefits.The successesThe real success of the curriculum change is seen in the students’ fourth semester capstoneprojects. We now require the capstone project to be microcontroller based and treat the designcourse as a follow-up course to Introduction to Microprocessors. This year’s collection ofprojects include an autonomous robot, a basketball shot clock

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Matsson, Oral Roberts University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

manufactured by differentcompanies, it is to the author’s knowledge the first time that pressure distribution measurementshave been integrated with stepper motor control of the angle of attack using LabVIEW software.The learning objective has been for the students to get the experience of working together as adesign group towards the completion of a specified task that includes the use of their knowledgegained in different courses.Junior and senior students in the fluid mechanics course designed the experimental setup forpressure measurements around the airfoil. The reason for the selection of this project in thiscourse was to increase student learning by incorporating a lab on airfoil performance which ispart of the course curriculum. It is also

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Rainer Fink, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-819: A COURSE PROJECT WITH A FOCUS ON PRODUCTDEVELOPMENT PROCESSWei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in System Science from Washington University in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In 2006 He joined the Electronics Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M. His research activities include control system theory and applications to industry, system engineering, robust design, modeling, simulation

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

J. Oh; B. Kissick

been the integration of information literacy (or informationfluency) instruction into the existing course curriculum. The projects process andprogress have been shared in various professional communites.5, 6 For example, thecollaborators’ regular meetings to discuss, evaluate, and reflect the information literacythemed projects have produced campus-wide information literacy perception assessment,inter-institutional grant activities to promote information literacy across the curriculumand seamless integration of information literacy instruction into the course via courseassignments (e.g. University General Education Chemistry course information literacyassignment). The collaboration has amplified teaching effectiveness of each unit

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Willkens, Development Finance International, Inc.; Emilio Bunge, Development Finance International Inc.

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International

for Education and Learning (PREL - an American not-for-profit), Save the Children USA, the local Mindanao Business Association, and the Philippine Department of Education, alongside Philippine universities, came together to develop and jointly implement the Assistance for the Comprehensive Educational Development of Mindanao (ASCEND-Mindanao) Project. The goal of this “ASCEND-Mindanao” private-public initiative was to increase learning opportunities for children and youth in some of the poorest municipalities and provinces in Mindanao—the southernmost island in the Republic of the Philippines. In particular, the project sought to enhance the curriculum and instructional materials for English, Math, and

Conference Session

FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecelia Wigal, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Molly Littleton, Signal Centers

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First-Year Programs

objectives as well as projectoutcomes from the 2005 and 2006 course offerings are provided. Student responses to theexperience are emphasized and the outcomes of this experience on student learning are Page 12.1432.2summarized.Design at UTCThe elements of design are emphasized throughout UTC’s engineering curriculum, beginningwith the freshman year. At least ten credit hours are devoted to teaching (to all engineeringmajors) design concepts in an applied, interdisciplinary setting. At the freshmen level thestudents are introduced to the foundations of design. At the sophomore level the students usedesign concepts to design, build, and test small