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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chia-Jeng Tseng, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

. IntroductionTwo digital design courses are offered at Bucknell University: one is entitled “DigitalSystem Design” and the other is called “Advanced Digital Design.” Both courses consistof three hours of lectures and laboratories weekly. Digital System Design, offered to thejunior class, focuses on logic synthesis; schematic capture is used for design entry.“Advanced Digital Design,” offered to senior and graduate students, addresses system-level design methodologies; the detailed breakdown consists of VHDL, register-transfer-level design methodologies, advanced topics in logic synthesis, and technology mapping.This paper addresses the pedagogic considerations of teaching “Advanced DigitalDesign” using VHDL.The design description of a digital system may

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Silliman, University of Notre Dame

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International

AC 2007-657: OBSERVATIONS FROM A PROJECT TO ENCOURAGEMULTIPLE-YEAR, INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON RESEARCH FORUNDERGRADUATESStephen Silliman, University of Notre Dame Stephen E. Silliman is a Professor of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. His primary area of research is in groundwater hydraulics and chemical transport. He has pursued research and educational programs in both Haiti and Benin (West Africa) involving both undergraduate and graduate students. Page 12.1116.1

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Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

. Through the 1980’s, New Jersey Institute of Technology, known earlier asNewark College of Engineering, was best known as a primary source of practicing professionalengineers. Through visionary leadership, reasoned planning and goals setting, an engineeringapproach to tactics, quality measures, and strategic resource allocation, NJIT became a majorproducer of graduate degrees, with increasing emphasis on research and the doctorate. Amongits priorities were an increase in graduate program participation in both master’s and doctoralprograms by those traditionally underrepresented in engineering by both ethnicity and gender. Astep-by-step approach is described: data gathering and analysis of student achievement, settingof admission and retention

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International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University; James Melsa, Iowa State University

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International

highlights of a recent survey that was conducted to bettercharacterize the current state of international opportunities for engineering students, includingthe trends, general themes, and major exceptions.1 IntroductionThe value of an international cognizance, in the context of engineering education, has been thesubject of much research. A recent study, In Search of Global Engineering Excellence1,summarizes the large majority of these findings: The ability to live and work in a global community is — today — an important requirement for engineering graduates. They need to have broad engineering skills and know-how, and to be flexible and mobile, and able to work internationally.Regrettably, the fulfillment of this international

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II: Practical Perspectives on Teaching and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Jernquist, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Todd Taylor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Liberal Education

Page 12.486.4first-year courses with a true engineering writing course. In addition, there is not roomelsewhere in the engineering curricula to insert such an independent writing course.In an effort to resolve some of these issues teaching technical writing to engineering students, theEngineering-writing center collaboration began with individual instructors. The Engineering-writing center collaboration is informed, in part, by research that supports the writing center asone among several sites, including academic departments, for effective Writing Across theCurriculum programs. The center’s practice allows mutually beneficial dialogue among faculty,tutors and writing program administrators.3The Cadet Writing and Reading CenterThe Cadet

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Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Larissa Pchenitchnaia, Texas A&M University; Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University; Nancy Simpson, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Specialist in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, 3122 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-3122; larissap@tamu.edu Her research interests include faculty development, curriculum development, assessment of teaching practices and learning outcomes.Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University Debra Fowler is the Associate Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University. Dr. Fowler's current interests include research-guided faculty development with an emphasis on the development and use of learning outcomes in both course and curriculum design. In addition, she is committed to helping faculty

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II / Design for Special Services

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Conry, Clarkson University

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Design in Engineering Education

teams(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context(j) a knowledge of contemporary issuesThus our desired learning outcomes for the engineering senior design experience are extendedbeyond those that are required of the culminating design experience and are intended toencompass a broader range of expectations and engage the students in activities that are trulydirected towards development of an understanding that technology must serve humanity. Page 12.622.2Building on

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Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Cumbie, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Design in Engineering Education

the integration of the theoreticaltenants of knowledge management, i.e. the information ladder, with the practice of the Page 12.1016.7prototype systems design methodology. Not only is the prototyping methodology a goodfit for a university research environment that is characterized by frequent student turnoverand emerging knowledge, but it also is a good fit for climbing the rungs of theinformation ladder. The iterative process of prototyping is conducive to a flexible,organic system growth in which the initial system versions collects data and is followedby increasingly sophisticated versions which organize the data into useful informationand

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Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Business at ASU.The Technology Venture Clinic (TVC) serves as a teaching laboratory but is run as a robust"market-focused" enterprise that leverages the intellectual capital of the ASU student body.Some of the university's brightest students, from several disciplines, including law, business,engineering and science, are recruited to work as members of this technology transfer team,gaining first hand knowledge of what works best in bringing new ideas to market. The studentswork in all aspects of technology venturing including patent investigation, business modeling,deal structuring, and market assessment and research. Twenty graduate students andundergraduate honor students are selected each semester to participate in a very competitive

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Camelia Rosca, Boston College; Larry Ludlow, Boston College; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

-Total Correlations. Fall 05 Fall 05 Construct and Item Content Item-Total Alpha Correlation 1a. Academic Persistence n/a Do you intend to complete a major in engineering? n/a 1b. Professional Persistence n/a Do you intend to practice, conduct research in, or teach engineering n/a for at least 3 years after graduating? 2a: Motivation (financial

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

responsible for what is getting done and that fact aloneprovides a degree of motivation and inspiration that often triggers great learning. In recent yearswe have had students design and construct foot bridges, study the effects of very high strengthconcrete, design homeland security training facilities, analyze the effect of runoff and erosion ata local golf course and design a solution to the problems encountered, and investigate the effectsof fire on steel buildings in a research setting. Whether practical design-build or scholarlyresearch projects in which students are given a chance to take ownership, the authors haveobserved students excel almost universally beyond all expectations, due largely we feel to aninspiration they feel from taking on

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Laughlin, University of Maryland; Scott Magids, University of Maryland; David Barbe, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

asset of the Program developed for this phase is its simplified single contract. Inresearching impediments to investment in University IP, VA surveyed venture capital firms andtheir counsel. The results of this research showed that professional investors are very leery aboutentering into discussions with companies that have licensed IP from a University with whichthey are unfamiliar. The concern is that the work and expense of understanding and, in manycases restructuring, contracts issued by Universities outweighs the commercial opportunitiesavailable.To overcome this perception, the program has spent considerable time and effort creating asingle contract with the newly formed company that conforms to investment best practices in theareas of

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Michael McCuddy, Valparaiso University

(Davis, 1999; Gorman and Mehalik, 1997; Kline, 2001; Nichols, 1999; Soudek, 1999;Stephan, 1999).The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has gone so far as to say that, “to survivein the work world of the 21st century and to carry out responsibly their roles as agents oftechnological change, new engineering graduates need substantial training in recognizing andsolving ethical problems”(http://www.asee.org). All of these emerging issues of engineering ethicshave prompted the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) to specificallyidentify “an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility” and “the broad educationnecessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

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International

course, all students must have a written detail projectproposal, which includes research, cost estimate, customer surveys, and tentative schedules, etc.Students are assigned a project advisor who works with them in finalizing the proposal. Therelationship between the advisor and students is like a project engineer and her/hissupervisor/manager.Senior Design I:Admission to Senior Design I course is contingent upon the successful completion and approvalof proposal submitted in Senior Seminar. Students use systemic design methodology to come upwith final technical specifications for their product. They generate conceptual designs, and selectthe best concept using a weighed objective or the Pugh method. They also do a detail design andanalysis of

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

dependent upon local departmental ‘buy-in’. Therefore,following an initial collection of background material by the Director of ProfessionalPractice and a presentation to the Professional Practice faculty governing committee, anad hoc committee consisting of several Associate Heads for Undergraduate Education, anAssistant Director for the College of Engineering’s Women in Engineering Program, andthe Director was formed. Additionally, the Directors of EPICS (Purdue’s servicelearning organization) and SURF (Purdue’s summer undergraduate research learningorganization) were consulted, along with some of the smaller departments’ accreditationcommittees and several Associate and Assistant Deans of the College of Engineering.This group reviewed the

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Judy Sutor, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University. In addition to technical research interest in applied surface chemistry, her engineering education research interests include the learning of engineering modeling, the impact of reflective practice in learning engineering, authentic assessment methods, and "girl-friendly" education.Judy Sutor, Arizona State University Judy Sutor is a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Arizona State University. She earned her BSEE degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, then spent 22 years working in Research and New Product Development in the Semiconductor industry. Her principle research area is in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Beckman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gena Kovalcik, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Ries, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Schaefer, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Environmental Engineering

ERCs:8 • There is a national need for education of interdisciplinary, team-oriented PhDs. There is a collective alarm at the continued production of graduates at all levels who are totally untrained in team research and often openly antagonistic to industrially relevant research. • The goal of the ERC education programs is to develop a team-based, research- inspired, and industrial practice-oriented culture for the education of graduate and undergraduate students that will produce engineering leaders for the future.We propose that our program is directed at doing exactly that – creating interdisciplinary,team-oriented BS and PhD programs in which students will design the innovative,sustainability related products

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2256: ATTRACTING AND RETAINING FEMALES IN ENGINEERINGPROGRAMS: USING AN STSE APPROACHLisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey is the Lecturer, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the continuous improvement of the design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and implementation of teaching and learning initiatives and innovations. Lisa is cross-appointed with the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/UT (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto). Lisa holds a Masters in

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-2791: A REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE USING LINKAGES TO TEACHDESIGN, ANALYSIS, CAD AND TECHNICAL WRITINGJames Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Dr. Sherwood joined the University in 1993. He worked for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft and BF Goodrich as a structural engineer before entering academia. He is currently Director of the Baseball Research Center and Co-Director of the Advanced Composite Materials and Textiles Laboratory. His scholarly interests include constitutive modeling, mechanical behavior of materials with emphasis on composites, finite element methods with emphasis on high speed impact, sports engineering with emphasis on baseball and innovative teaching methods in

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Lynette Osborne, National Academy of Engineering; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

. Paretti, M. Alley, J. Lo, J. Terpenny, T. Walker, H. Aref, S. Magliaro, and M. Sanders, "Designing and Implementing Graduate Programs in Engineering Education," Proceedings, 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.[3] Streveler, R. A., K. Smith, and R. Miller, "Rigorous Research in Engineering Education: Developing A Community of Practice," Proceedings, 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.[4] Shulman, L. S., " If Not Now, When? The Timeliness of Scholarship of the Education of Engineers," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, 2005, pp. 11-12.[5] Gabriele, G., "Advancing Engineering Education in a Flattened

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University; Joe Jien-Jou Lin; Tayo Oladunni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kenneth Reid

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Educational Research and Methods

30% fornon-retained students. Significantly decreasing the number of inputs (i.e., only using thoseitems that appeared to have the strongest influence) had little impact on the predicativeaccuracy of the retained students. However, the reduction in inputs decreased the predictiveaccuracy of the non-retained students by approximately 10%. Results for the same cohort alsoindicate that the neural network prediction rate is independent of gender.Introduction Engineering programs typically attract the top graduates from high school in terms ofgrade point average (GPA) and standardized test scores, but attrition out of engineeringcontinues to be a major issue; programs often see some of the most statistically qualifiedstudents leave engineering

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Clinton Dancey, Virginia Tech; Doug Nelson, Virginia Tech; Michael Ellis, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Dennis Hong, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-2375: SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSESWITH LARGE CLASSES, DIVERSE PROJECT TYPES, SMALL TO LARGESTUDENT TEAMS, AND VARIED FACULTY INTERESTS AND APPROACHESJanis Terpenny, Virginia Tech Janis Terpenny is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education with affiliated positions in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial & Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. She is co-Director of the NSF multi-university Center for e-Design. Her research interests focus on methods and representation schemes to support early design stages of engineered products and systems. She is currently a member of ASEE, ASME, IIE, and Alpha Pi Mu. She is the Design Economics area

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EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Krizek, Northwestern University; Ahmad Hadavi, Northwestern University

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Engineering Management

to ten technical individuals, but with the potential to move up theladder as the need grows.Carr2 argued that industry attention was operating primarily at the undergraduate level, whereasthe research and graduate study nature of civil engineering faculties established the desirablefoundation for each program at the master’s level. Berger3, as mentioned previously, leavesopen the desired level of management education.Construction EducationOglesby4 stated in 1990 that more than 150 undergraduate construction programs were inexistence, and these programs essentially followed three tracks: (a) an engineering base (civilengineering programs), (b) an architecture base (building construction programs), and (c) othernonengineering or

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Sandfry, US Air Force Academy; michael bettner, US Air Force Academy; Tim Lawrence, US Air Force Academy; Michael Sobers, US Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

earned a of Master of Science degree in Astronautics in 2002, with course© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 sequences in Structural Analysis and Advanced Astrodynamics. After graduation from AFIT, he was assigned to the Air Force Advanced Composites Office, a field office of the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials Directorate. As a composites engineer, Captain Sobers was involved in the analysis and design of repairs for composite aircraft structures. He was also the lead engineer for Aircraft Battle Damage Repair of the F-117 Nighthawk. In 2005, Captain Sobers was assigned to the United States Air Force Academy as an Instructor in the Department of

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Newberry, Baylor University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

appreciation of ethics, societal impact, globalissues, and current events, coupled with the current push toward preparing students for a “flatearth”, I believe we will see increasing progress in producing engineering graduates with greaterawareness of the technology’s relationship to society.Engineers’ Contributions to Technological IlliteracyThe National Academies report, Technically Speaking, notes several factors that contribute totechnological illiteracy.2 These factors include the complexity of modern technology, thespecialization of societal roles, the urbanization of the population, the automation of theworkplace, and a shift to a service economy. An additional factor is described as follows: “Mostmodern technologies are designed so users do

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Rosemary Sutton, Cleveland State University; William Beasley, Cleveland State University; Joshua Bagaka's, Cleveland State University

shearreinforcement in reinforced concrete beams. • Class discussions – link technical issues to ethical and professional considerations. Adddiscussions of standard of care, responsibility, and communications to coverage of technicaltopics. • Example problems and homework assignments – calculate the forces acting on structuralmembers and compare them to design criteria and accepted practice. This can have the addedbenefit of requiring students to compare design assumptions to actual behavior in the field underservice loads and overloads. • Group and individual projects – have students research the cases in depth and report backon them. This will also help built a database of cases for use in future classes. Students gainvaluable research, synthesis

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Technology

and Lead Faculty of the Engineering Management and Homeland Security and Safety Engineering© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 programs. He leads six full time and fifty-two adjunct faculty members, offering three undergraduate and six graduate programs, with a student population of three hundred. Dr. Viswanathan is an educator, researcher and administrator with more than twenty-five years of industrial and academic experience encompassing engineering and environmental consulting, research and development, and technology development. His career experience includes teaching at the University level, conducting fundamental research, and developing continuing

Conference Session

K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeanne Hubelbank, WPI Evaluation Consulting; Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Shelley Errington Nicholson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephanie Blaisdell, Independent Consultant; Paula Quinn, Independent Consultant; Elissa Rosenthal, Marketing Research Consultant; Suzanne Sontgerath, Independent Consultant

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Women in Engineering

Page 12.1024.4who are part of the program staff. The evaluation presented in this paper addresses only the goalsspecific to the middle school “camper” participants.The program design of Camp Reach encompasses research-based best practices for engineeringoutreach programs for girls.3,6,7 The following strategies and messages underpin the program:• Real-world problem solving: The central feature of the camp experience is a service-learning design project in which teams of campers address a problem or need of a non-profit organization in the Worcester community using teamwork, creativity, and the engineering design process. Each team of 10 engineers is coached by a middle school teacher and two or three high school women, and they

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Centers and Technical Curricula: A Proposal for StudyAbstractThis paper proposes to study how activities of technology-intensive visualization centers have orhave not been integrated into technical undergraduate curricula. The study focuses onvisualization centers applied to urban planning, engineering, construction, medicine, and science.The study is delimited and a set of preliminary research questions are proposed.IntroductionData visualization has become an important tool in science, engineering, and technologyeducation and practice.1 Technologies for interacting with complex multi-dimensional data havebecome economically feasible and functionally practicable as witnessed by the establishment of“Visualization

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

number of sources are available for stories of technological development;the author has included a listing, albeit incomplete, of sources consulted for this course. Takentogether, these stories can help students recognize the positive and negative outcomes fromtechnological change, and the process of society influencing technological change and oftechnological change influencing society. It should also help the students to understand theprocess of technological change, including issues in engineering practice, design, manufacture,and operation.The course should help students recognize problems facing human society that are related totechnology. The course includes material on energy, the environment, and sustainability.Material on these topics