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Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Mechanical Engineering

ofstudents to ME. As discussed earlier, we believe the overall impact on retention for bothprograms would be positive due to proper advising and mentoring during the first two years. Agood number of our ET students are transfers from E during their junior year! The intent here isto enable students to make an informed career decision much earlier and based on skills andinterest which will benefit not just the student but the entire engineering profession.Preliminary Assessment ResultsIn fall 2008, we administered a brief preliminary survey to industry professionals regarding thetopic of a 2 year common curriculum for E and ET programs. A total of 12 people completed thesurvey, ten of which had a degree in an engineering or engineering technology

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Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

degree. An apparentbenefit of either option discussed above is that Colleges and Schools of Engineering would beable to devote more of their resources to graduate engineering programs leaving freshman andsophomore level engineering classes to ET programs.A 2-year Template for ECE and ECET ProgramsBased on our experience, on conversations with other faculty members, and on an examinationof a representative sample of online degree plans at various Institutions, we present in thissection a generic 2-year template for students declaring ECE and ECET majors. The samplegroup of online plans that was examined is:Purdue University BSCmpE Virginia Tech BSEEUT Austin Computer Engineering University of Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Benjamin Choo, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia

growth, awareness and development as eventual engineering leaders. Career and leadership development are tied together so students can explore their career in the context of building leadership skills. ≠ Finding Resources The finding resources component helps all students, but especially first year students, to find the resources necessary for success in the Engineering School. ≠ Introduction to the Field of Engineering This final component provides an early connection to the field, in order for students to develop their “place” within engineering.We aimed to model that which we want to teach them and not merely set these up as passive“learning” opportunities. This active community is designed to focus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Michael Oehrtman, Arizona State University; Janice Meyer Thompson, Arizona State University; Josh Gardner, Arizona State University; Christopher Mehrens, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

number of NSF projects including a Bridging Engineering and Education and a current TPC program. She has been a faculty member in science curriculum and instruction and has taught and developed courses in assessment, equity, and bridging engineering and education. She has been involved in the development of innovative science teaching curricular activities and is a co-PI of an NSF TPC project that is providing community college science teachers with authentic science inquiry and writing experiences. She is contributing to the effective formative and summative assessment of self-efficacy and learning of students in the course, which is critical in structuring of the Frets, Flutes, and

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Embedded Computing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey Anderson, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Suresh Muknahallipatna, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

applied mathematics. In addition, there areseveral social activities such as picnics, swimming, climbing and field trips to nearbyengineering and natural resource sites. All activities are provided by faculty from the College ofEngineering and College of Arts and Sciences with assistance from graduate and undergraduatestudents in the disciplines [Adapted from 4, reported in 7].”B.2. “Summer High School Institute (HSI). The mission of HSI is to provide a place wheresome of Wyoming’s most intellectually talented high school sophomores can gather before theirjunior and senior years, living and studying in an environment with no pressure for grades, andsharing ideas and friendship with other gifted students. The primary purpose of the program is

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Al Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

development opportunities).Vignettes as Measures of Teachers’ Decision MakingThe vignettes were intended to reveal elements of teachers’ decision-making for advisingfictional students toward or away from engineering classes, and to elicit their expectations forstudent success in advanced engineering studies and careers. The vignettes were designed toallow us to make comparisons about factors that influence teachers’ recommendations. Whileeach vignette presented a moderately rich portrait and provided numerous attributes describingstudent personal characteristics, interests and academic abilities, we focus on two major factorsthat are likely to influence teachers’ perceptions of engineering preparation: student academicperformance and student social

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Ted Yu, California Institute of Technology; Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology; James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Angela Capece, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

-academicactivities.The participants have a rigorous schedule of two three-hour classes each day, broken into smallermodules and divided among the team of instructors. Classes are completed by 4pm, followed bya two-hour relaxation or study period before dinner. After dinner there is often an eveningactivity such as a faculty lecture, admissions workshop, research laboratory tour, or an informalgathering with members of the Caltech community. Instructors also hold optional office hours inthe evening to assist with homework, go over material, or aid students in projects andpresentations.The 2008 YESS class was composed of 29 students (11 females and 18 male students). Themajority (26) of participants were rising high school seniors, and many were the top students

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Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Green, University of Maryland; Judy Frels, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

are evidenced in the universally positive feedback on the CIM program’s value andeffectiveness. The Robert H. Smith School of Business brings world-class business faculty andexcellence in graduate level teaching experience. The A. James Clark School of Engineering’sMaryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) brings extensive practitioner experience fromworking with thousands of technology entrepreneurs, small business owners, and graduate andprofessional students since 1983. In 2008 alone, Mtech engaged with 394 companies and over1,000 active and aspiring entrepreneurs. Page 14.6.12Through this unique partnership, the co-development and

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Trenor, Clemson University; Shirley Yu, University of Houston; Denise Grant, Clemson University; Hibah Salem, Univesity of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

students. The NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)program supports collaboration between colleges and universities and K-12 teachers orcommunity college faculty by providing funding for their participation in engineering research.The RET proposal solicitation2 asserts that, “Encouraging active participation of teachers in NSFprojects is an excellent way to reach broadly into the teacher talent pool of the U.S. so that theycan teach engineering concepts to K-12 students to encourage and stimulate them to pursueengineering careers.” RET awards are made through two mechanisms: RET site grants, whichprovide a research experience to a cohort of in-service or pre-service teachers, and RET

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Panel: Effecting Change in Higher Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Theresa Hunt, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Pamela Eibeck, Texas Tech; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Mary Roth, Lafayette College; delcie durham, University of South Florida

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Women in Engineering

. Page 14.1377.138 National Research Council (2006). To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in US Science andEngineering, National Academies Press. Washington, D.C. http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11624 ≠ Women leave academe for positions in other sectors at a higher rate than men – why? Based on statistics provided by a number of institutions, women leave academe at twice the frequency as their male counterparts. There is a need to determine why that is, as motivation and other critical factors are often lost in statistics. A holistic examination of mentoring throughout the career, including mentoring training and the involvement of graduate students in mentoring practices may help deter

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Solar, Wind, and Novel Energy-System Initiatives

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Jill Humston, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2009-2403: MSETI-AREA: MATH-SCIENCE-ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYIN IOWA ON APPLIED RENEWABLE ENERGY AREASRecayi "Reg" Pecen, University of Northern Iowa Recayi “Reg” Pecen, Ph.D. Dr. Pecen holds a B.S.E.E. and an M.S. in Controls and Computer Engineering from the Istanbul Technical University, an M.S.E.E. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming (UW, 1997). He has served as graduate assistant and faculty at the UW, and South Dakota State University. He is currently an associate professor and program coordinator of Electrical and Information Engineering Technology program at the University of Northern Iowa. He serves on UNI

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Timothy VanEpps, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

”, (c) Personal, and (d) Social. The new student-centered environment will help students to develop a can-do, proactive, innovativemindset; an environment that will light the students’ spark of innovation, and provide them withresources to translate their ideas from paper to prototype. This will be achieved using modules composedof multi-sensory activities that will be synthesized to create an interactive, empirical, authentic, and team-based multi-disciplinary experience. The environment will emphasize interaction with a cultural-, racial- and age-diverse community. Itwill be based on building-up interpersonal relationships that will develop as a result of additionalsupervision provided to the students. This unique “personal touch

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Nelson, American Society of Civil Engineers; David Hornbeck, Southern Polytechnic State University; James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Joe Manous, United States Army Corps of Engineers; Robert Stevens, Arcadis U.S., Inc; Leo Titus, ECS, Ltd; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

Academic Affairs. He also worked in the System Office of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. He retired from SPSU in 2005 and holds the rank of Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Technology. Dr. Hornbeck served as Faculty Adviser to the ASCE Student Club at SPSU for 22 years, ASCE program evaluator for ABET for six years, and ASCE Commissioner on TAC for four years. He served on the ASCE Educational Activities Committee (EdAC) and was contact member to the Committee on Technology Curricula and Accreditation (CTC&A). Dr. Hornbeck holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the West Virginia Institute of Technology, an M.S. in Civil Engineering (Structural) from Vanderbilt

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Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

this new curriculum in 1997.10 The program was successful inincreasing retention and graduation rates in our engineering disciplines. Recently, we updated theIEC in order to address several factors described by the National Academy of Engineering’sreport: The Engineer of 2020.11 The newly implemented curriculum relies on a concept entitledLiving With the Lab (LWTL).The Living with the Lab ConceptIn the traditional laboratory and shop settings, faculty members or technical staff mustensure that the required equipment is ready and that supplies are on hand so that project activitiescan be performed and/or data can be collected. While it’s possible for energetic faculty membersto guide students through creative design projects and laboratory

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University; Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College

engineering design courses face broad challenges for teaching professional development needed in graduates of the twenty-first century. The performance criterion for Professional Development is synthesized from the performance factors identified for this area: Individuals document professional development in technical, interpersonal, and individual attributes important to their personal and project needs, professional behaviors, and ways of a reflective practitioner. Table 1. Performance Factors for Professional Development Performance Area Performance Factor Definition Analyzing information Applying methods/tools of analysis to understand and predict

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sofia M. Vidalis; Joseph J. Cecere

“IF THEY KNOW, THEY WILL COME:” Collaboration between Penn State Harrisburg SDCET Program and Secondary Education Sofia M. Vidalis, Ph.D. & Joseph J. Cecere, Ph.D., CPC Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgAbstractHigh school graduates continuing their formal schooling at higher education institutions mayexperience confusion as they explore and try to understand possible careers related to majorsthey think they want to pursue. High school counselors and teachers strive to keep abreast of thechanges and advancements in new and transforming careers in order to properly advise students.This information is important as students schedule

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Industrial Engineering

: Designing Program Educational ObjectivesAbstractIndustrial Engineering programs prepare graduates for a wide range of jobs in a wide range ofindustries. Having faculty members choose a focus for a program, design a new program, orredesign an existing Industrial Engineering program can be contentious. This paper presents amethod, using descriptions of real jobs, to help faculty members talk about the types of jobs forwhich the program is preparing graduates and to talk about how well the program is preparinggraduates for those jobs. The method allows agreements and disagreements to emerge andprovides a way to talk about them. This method has obvious applications in designing programeducational objectives and in reviewing and updating program

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wankat, Purdue University; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

premedicalengineering or prelaw engineering. The non-ABET accredited program was a good fit for thesestudents. The other group of students was interested in pursuing an engineering career inprograms such as acoustical engineering, biomedical engineering, and engineering management.Graduates who followed careers that did not require them to become registered professionalengineers had few complaints about their educational preparation. On the other hand, graduateswho wanted to become professional engineers often had considerable difficulty in being allowedto take the professional engineering examination because they had not graduated from an ABET Page

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

College offers multidisciplinary programs in the social sciences founded ona model of liberal education and designed to prepare students for law school, graduate study,decision-making roles in public and private enterprise. Students examine how public policyproblems are identified, analyzed, and resolved in the United States and globally.13Residential College in the Arts and HumanitiesThe Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) is an interdisciplinary college forundergraduate students interested in the global connections between literature, history, ethics,culture, world languages, the visual and performing arts, and their own civic engagement in thesefields of work and study. Students, faculty, visitors, and staff are able to

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Ethics

engineers make, professional obligations, codes of ethicalconduct, and contemporary issues. This is followed by class discussions of real world casestudies applying this knowledge. Then two assessment methods are used to determine thestudents understanding of engineering ethics, an in-depth essay exploring two case studies and awritten examination evaluating four case studies. During the last academic year, over 200students from six classes have participated in this program. The results from the essays andexaminations indicate that students have a fundamental foundation, from which they can build abetter understanding, of how to handle real world ethical engineering challenges.IntroductionEngineers make numerous decisions every day that affect the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Chad Newswander, Virginia Tech; Eloise Coupey, Virginia Tech; Ed Dorsa, Virginia Tech; Tom Martin, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-919: SELF-ORGANIZING UNITS TO PROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARYTEAMING IN A COURSE FOR PERVASIVE COMPUTING DESIGNLisa McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center. She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Chicago in 2002. Her research explores collaboration in interdisciplinary and distributed settings, and institutional structures that encourage transformational learning.Chad Newswander, Virginia Tech Chad Newswander is a graduate student in the Center for Public Administration and Policy at Virginia Tech, studying

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Aeronautical Engineering Technology program has senior level capstone courses thatintegrate knowledge gained through undergraduate courses. Three of these capstone coursesrequire the students to plan, design, build, test, and implement product or process improvements.Faculty members have designed these courses in the curriculum to focus students on productdesign and process improvement. The courses use Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology andtechniques as a structured approach to problem-solving, product design, and processimprovement. This combination of design project experience and LSS knowledge is anadvantage for graduates seeking careers in aerospace and aviation, as the LSS methodology iswidely used across multiple disciplines to achieve dramatic

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

schoolseniors for engineering since their numbers in this area have been down somewhat in the last fewyears. Each of the ten non-metropolitan CCs in the state of Arizona, spread throughout the stategeographically, was contacted about their interest in a partnership to encourage more students tostudy engineering and computer science. A couple of the colleges are more technology andtechnician inclined, with no real basis for an engineering major. Other schools are interested, butlack the faculty, staff, and interest to support such an effort at this time. A fundamental step informing a collaboration is to identify the right person at each CC who supports the collaborationand has the authority to make the decision to participate or has access to the

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jesa H. Kreiner; Peter W. Othmer; Timothy W. Lancey

experience at California State University, Fullerton has as itsgoal to provide this experience2. The theme of the experience is set jointly by the studentsand faculty during the beginning of the first class. Interests of the students are explored andevaluated and ideas for projects requested. Subsequently, additional ideas are brought forconsideration by the teaching faculty. Usually, these are projects obtained from localindustry or from different parts of the University. The discussions about which projects toselect are an integral part of the course as the financing of the projects with respect to theability of the department to fund these is of course quite limited. The current financialcircumstances in the university and the inability of the

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Cherbaka, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Management

Management DirectionsCertification Requirements: The lack of consistency in EM programs, combined with growingEM popularity, motivated ASEM to focus on defining the discipline. ASEM has takensignificant ownership for the future direction of EM through a certification process thatstandardizes a quality EM program. Currently, the purpose is different from an undergraduateABET accreditation in that this certification intends to direct the development of new andexisting programs, in addition to recognizing quality programs. The certification processconsists of four requirement areas: faculty, curriculum, student admission and support, andadministrative support.Of the four areas, only the curriculum requirements are reviewed here because we are

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Goebel, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Harry Petersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Manufacturing

Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, Faculty Advisor for Student Chapter S164 of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, past Director of the Logistics Transportation and Distribution Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a member of ASEE and APICS.William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Bill Peterson is currently an associate professor and chair of the Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He holds a BIE from Auburn University. He spent twenty years in industry prior during which time he earned an MBA and managed engineering, manufacturing, and plants in a wide variety of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Greg Fischer; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

-level project in their major field of study. For RBE students, this constitutes a capstonedesign experience in Robotics Engineering. Students typically work in teams of two to fourstudents, although single-person projects and larger teams are also possible. A faculty member inthe major advises the work. The project work itself typically starts with a formal projectproposal, including literature review, clearly defined approach, and schedule with milestones.Projects conclude with a report and presentation to faculty and students. In some cases projectreports become conference papers. Project ideas come from several sources: faculty may havetopics that relate to their research or other interests, industry often sponsors projects (and ischarged a

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Archibald, Brigham Young University; Doran Wilde, Brigham Young University

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Electrical and Computer

14.1247.13formally stated objectives and personal goals of the faculty advisors, including exposingstudents to intellectual challenges inherent in robotics, as well as attracting publicattention to the discipline of engineering. First, we note that the project continues to bevery popular with students, although they have many other alternatives. Of the 8 seniorprojects offered this semester (an unusually high number, 5 is more typical), the RobotRacers project has the highest enrollment with 29% of all senior project students. Overthe past 4 years, 94 students have enrolled in this project course, or its predecessor. Thistotal represents approximately one quarter of the graduates of our department over thatperiod.Second, the final competition associated

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Manufacturing

they can build to meet the challenges associated with theirindividual career paths and to adapt to the rapidly changing technologies. To that end, thecreation of cohesive course sequences as an opportunity to implement the reform was identified.Three cohesive course sequences, so called “track”, have been offered to the students. The Designand Manufacturing track provides seven closely-integrated courses to help students learn how toapply engineering fundamentals to practical design and manufacturing problems. The trackcourses include: Engineering Materials, Numerical Analysis, Manufacturing Processes, MachineDesign, Computer-Aided-Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, andManufacturing Systems. The track courses will not only cover

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

need to question the techniques being used and therefore, nochange was seen. In contrast, if teachers’ beliefs did not match the instructional strategies, theywere more apt to change.Although not discussed as beliefs in their study, Peers, Diezmann, and Watters, indicated that theteacher’s beliefs about teaching, learning, himself, and his students affected his readiness toimplement the reform.5 This included: how accepting he was to the need for change, hispersonal interest in the change, how willing he was to explore the reform, his openness tocollaborating with others, and his ability to utilize self-reflection.5Roehrig, Kruse, & Kern also discussed the affect of school factors on the teachers’implementation of an inquiry-based