Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Daniel, University of Cincinnati; James Allen, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

from lower to middle income families. This particular institution employs aPaideia teaching philosophy. The lessons created by Project STEP fellows attempted to adhereto this philosophy by providing students opportunities to explore and reflect on the activitiespresented. To aid the students in their quest for self-learning, class work and projects were oftenconducted in a group style format. The following activities were presented between September and December of 2005: Environmental Science Algebra 2 The Water Recycler (TWR) Cincinnati Evacuation Planning (CEP) The Bengal’s Oily Mess (BOM) City Planning (CP) Each lesson was presented

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. BRUCE GEHRIG brings over 15 years of industry experience and 6 years of university level teaching experience to the program. His academic preparation includes three degrees in civil engineering including a M.S. in water quality and water/wastewater treatment processes and a Ph.D. in water resources planning and management and the delivery of public works projects. He is a licensed professional engineer in both Colorado and North Carolina.Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. ANTHONY BRIZENDINE currently serves as Department Chair and Professor, Department of Engineering

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Program Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College; Monica Pfarr, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

Science FoundationAdvanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) Manufacturing Centers and the NationalAssociation of Manufacturers (NAM) have partnered to implement strategies that canaddress the image of manufacturing as a viable and lucrative career path and reducefuture worker shortages. In response to NSF’s solicitation for planning grants fortechnician level education, the ATE Manufacturing Centers and NAM are developingregionally specific strategic plans to conduct broad and widespread advertising andinformational campaigns to recruit students into manufacturing careers. This planningeffort should ultimately address the need for institutions to more effectively develop life-long career and educational pathways for technicians, and encourage

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Erin George, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Architectural

industry or an academic client. There are a wide range of projects available tostudents, and all stages of the projects are completed from introductory information given by thesponsor, development of possible design concepts, selection of final concept, analysis andcompletion of final prototype. In the following paper, the capstone design project process ispresented from a student perspective, including a breakdown of the twelve-step process used bythe design groups, a course assessment from the student team, as well as details of a specificproject as it pertains to the various phases of design. The project involves the development of aretrocommissioning (RCX) test plan for evaluating an existing air handling unit (AHU) on acollege campus, in

Conference Session

EM in a Global Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Engineering Management

school as an external consultant. I facilitated numerousfaculty meetings exercising a new strategy that utilized faculty participation anddeveloped a strategic planning document based on those interactions. In addition, Ihelped them to start planning for an international conference that they want to sponsor.My experience at the Modern College of Business and Science in Muscat, Oman offereda valuable, safe and interesting break that provided an excellent reference frame to betterunderstand what we do and how we generate value.The Fulbright ProgramFor more than 55 years, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) hashelped administer the Fulbright Scholar Program, the U.S. government's flagshipacademic exchange effort, on behalf of

Conference Session

Questions of Identity

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Graham, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Patrick Farrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jay Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

collegemay not be convinced or aware of the urgency or need for response. Second, without everyone’sparticipation and contribution, no change to the institution, particularly of the magnituderequired, will be successful.The purpose of this paper is to share what we have learned to date and our plan to move forwardfrom here. For example, the initial college-wide forum illustrated that the faculty and staff werevery concerned about the future of the college and the possible changes that would occur. At thesame time, however, they did not articulate how they perceived that the college would actuallychange. In response, we are providing opportunities for study and discussion of the forcesdriving change, assuming that this will move the conversation to

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; David Quick; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

into action in the national interest.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering, Technically Speaking, 2002.2. Wulf, W. A., The Urgency of Engineering Education Reform, Main Plenary Address, Proceedings American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2002.3. National Academy of Engineering, Educating the Engineer of 2020: Phase II Report, 20054. Council on Competitiveness, Innovate America, 2005.5. Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, National Academy Press, 2006.6. Strategic Plan: Enabling a Strong U.S. Engineering Workforce for Competitiveness, National Collaborative Task Force on Engineering Graduate Education Reform, 2006

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murray Teitell, DeVry University-Long Beach

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New Engineering Educators

described above. Students invariably have a final projectin many courses where they are assigned a design problem. In their senior year, they oftenhave a senior project which entails designing and building a unique prototype. The studentsare required to submit a proposal documenting the requirements, the proposed design, thematerials, the schedule, and the test plan. After review by the professor, the proposal mayrequire changes. Further modifications may be required at any point as unforeseen eventsoccur. In the end the prototype is expected to pass all tests and demonstrate on delivery thatit meets the original requirements. Many of these same steps occur on the job whengraduate engineers pursue engineering projects, so the project course is

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

to PM by the author, a certified PMP, and are also consistent with thesurvey results. The survey revealed that students have problems with project planning (settingclear goals, schedule and resources), communication, numerous midcourse changes, and riskmanagement. Appropriate project integration, scope, time, communications, and riskmanagement knowledge will teach them how to deal with these problems to achieve much betteroutcomes in their senior design projects, as well as in the workforce.Project Management ModulesThese fourteen processes can be grouped into three distinct pedagogical modules and taught overthe course of a minimum of three weeks, with at least three hours of classroom instruction foreach module. It would be expected that

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Linda Hutchison, Bristol Community College; Alan Moore, University of Wyoming

motivation and mechanics behind the first two years ofworkshops, involving over 40 teachers and a cadre of University of Wyoming faculty, graduateand undergraduate students. While taking part in the workshops, the K-12 teachers wereresponsible for constructing lesson plan modules targeted at standards-based delivery of mathand science with engineering topics as the underlying base for investigation. Summaries of thevariety of modules generated, both in grade level and content, are provided, along with feedbackfrom participants who have put the modules to work in their classrooms.The efforts described here are motivated by several factors: Shrinking regional enrollmentprojections for undergraduate science/math and engineering programs, the need to

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Amber Caicedo, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, 12. This papercontributes an evaluation of what teachers perceive to be the long-term affects of participating inthe University of South Carolina’s GK-12 program. Two components of this program engageteachers: the Teacher Partner Program and the GK-12 Institute for Teachers.The Teacher Partner Program has been in place since the 2001-2002 academic years. Theprogram consists of assigning a graduate level engineering student, called a GK-12 Fellow, to aK-12 teacher’s classroom for one full school year. GK-12 Fellows enroll in a one-hour graduatecourse that focuses on teaching strategies for two semesters, work in the assigned K-12classroom ten hours per week, spend one hour per week planning with their assigned teacher(Teacher Partner), and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Secor, Institute to Promote Learning; Douglas Arion, Carthage College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

promote students’ learning andperformance, and to help students develop increasingly higher levels of development andsophistication, entrepreneurship programs must organize their curricula, programs, andservices to create a coherent, meaningful, powerful educational experience for students.This paper provides a research-based approach, plan, and process for helpingentrepreneurship programs make the vision become a reality at their institution.Introduction Building a successful entrepreneurship program involves more than creating anddelivering a series of courses that meet accreditation or institutional requirements.Programs focused on teaching entrepreneurship demand and require students to developsophisticated skills and abilities that

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Janet Davis, University of Washington

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Graduate Studies

. IntroductionIn a review of recent research, Gaff reported in his article “The Disconnect Between GraduateEducation and Faculty Realities” that graduate students are not equipped for the faculty positionsthey accept and have little exposure to other career paths outside the academy 1. Graduatestudents reported not having enough information to help them choose or plan for a career. Oneresponse for this lack of information is the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program launched in1993 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Council of GraduateSchools. The PFF program is designed to expose students to the teaching profession and provideinformation about academic careers. Several research universities have Preparing Future

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; David Quick; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

Professional Maturation, Autonomy, and Responsibilities in Engineering Practice for Responsible Technology Leadership_____________________________________________________________________________________Stages of Growth Typical Responsibilities-Autonomy-JudgmentENGINEER IX An engineer-leader at this level is in responsible charge of programs so extensive and complex as to require staff and resources of sizeable magnitude to meet the overall engineering objectives of the organization.ENGINEER VIII An engineer-leader at this level demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Michael Oehrtman, Arizona State University; Anton Lawson, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

individual’s behaviors and attributes. Thebehaviors are engaged in a cyclical manner through the following four phases:1. Observation of a problem, which may be posed by another individual or formed by the problem solver in response to other results, a puzzling real world situation or pattern, etc. This phase involves orienting oneself to the nature, elements, and structure of the problem.2. Conjecturing solution paths involves imagining several possible plans of attack without actually carrying them out, quickly evaluating the potential effectiveness and requirements of each, then making a decision on how to proceed. This is often informed by previous problem solving efforts.3. Execution of a plan involves proceeding with the chosen

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dalton, The Petroleum Institute; Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute

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International

globalwarming, economic considerations and a shift of focus within the oil and gas industry itself, notonly is such an initiative relevant, but (we advocate) should be a planned and programmed partof our curriculum development process. It should be both cross-curricular and interdisciplinaryand project based in nature. Already, engineering programs in the Gulf region such as those inKing Faisal University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Universityinclude ASE issues and components in their curriculum, albeit at differing stages ofdevelopment.It is further significant in our context in that we are committed to developing behavioralcompetencies outlined by our sponsor, the national oil company- teamwork, organization,planning; time

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Inniss, Florida A&M University; Enos Inniss, University of Texas-San Antonio

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Civil Engineering

(a two phase project which was first planned as a prototype to evaluate project ideas to be displayed during the spring and summer of 2005 and then a full Resource Center for be completed by 2007).March 2004 – Dr. E.C. Inniss is contacted by the Director of Infrastructure Planning at the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) inquiring about whether University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) students might be interested in helping with the design of a model of the SAWS water and wastewater system. The SAWS contact was unrelated to introductions made at the September Witte meeting, but rather related to a research project done with SAWS.June 2004 – Initial SAWS-Witte planning meeting

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Ball State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 11.740.3Sophomore Year • Computer-aided Design • Industrial Plastics • Machine Tool Processing • Manufacturing Materials • Applied Quality Control • Industrial ElectronicsJunior Year • Automation and CIM Systems • Applied Statics • Fluid Power: Hydraulic Systems • Industrial Control and Digital InstrumentationSenior Year • Applied Strength of Materials • Manufacturing Planning and ControlIn addition the students are required to take 4 additional courses as technical electives,which are;Junior Year• Plastic Product Design• Plastic Production SystemsSenior Year• Design of Experiments in Manufacturing• Projects in Computer-aided ManufacturingThe last course is the capstone course typically taken by the seniors during

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Debra Banks, Consultant

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Two Year College Division

begun between the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona StateUniversity and five community colleges belonging to the Maricopa County Community CollegeDistrict. Funded by a joint grant from the National Science Foundation, each with their ownbudget, the collaborators set out to develop a program that would interest and supportcommunity college students in engineering, ease their transition to a large university, andcontinue to support them after the transfer, especially for the first year. The program also wasdesigned to especially encourage and support women and underrepresented minority students.The program is called METS: Maricopa Engineering Transition Scholars. Most of the plans forthe project as proposed have been successful, including a

Conference Session

Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Warren, Pennsylvania State University; Ralph Hanke, Bowling Green University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneuriallearning experience to a large number of students at all levels. This can only be achieved bydeveloping a “scalable” model to reduce teacher load in course creation and management, andstudent interaction. This paper describes a pilot experiment at State University, the first of a fourstage plan to make entrepreneurship education available to the majority of students in the US.To date 135 students developed entrepreneurial skills at State University using a unique problembased learning (PBL) approach with all course materials and grading managed on-line. The resultsof the pilot indicate that a problem based, on-line approach to learn entrepreneurship is viable withsignificant upside potential. Surprisingly, it was just as difficult for the faculty

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

Education, 2006 Assessment and Evaluation of Engineering Technology ProgramsAbstractIn order to execute a continuous improvement plan in compliance with the TAC/ABETTechnology Criteria 2000 (TC2K), engineering technology programs face the challenge ofoutcomes-based assessment followed by evaluation, and implementation of improvementmeasures. Multiple constituencies are to be involved in the process, as the TC2K stipulate use ofmultiple assessment tools and measures for (a) the program outcomes, i.e., knowledge andcapabilities of students at the time of graduation and (b) the program objectives, i.e., theexpected accomplishments of graduates during the first few years after graduation.Effective assessment tools provide the information needed

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Lee Hansen; Jorge Vanegas, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

&CIS, the processes for the sustainable delivery and use of F&CIS, andthe resources required for the delivery and use of F&CIS in a sustainable way.In a sustainable approach to F&CIS, decision-makers need to integrate sustainability at all stages ofthe project life cycle, particularly the early funding allocation, planning and conceptual design phases.More specifically, to be successful in the pursuit of sustainability, the A/E/C industry needs to: (1)define, plan, and design more sustainable F&CIS; (2) procure, construct, commission, operate, andmaintain F&CIS in more sustainable ways; and (3) supply more sustainable building technologies,systems, products and materials used within F&CIS. Satisfying these needs

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Batie, East Carolina University

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Architectural

author received a university sponsored Teaching Fellowship tocreate a collection of 3D construction plans, images and details of the building project utilized inthe Architectural Plans and Analysis class taught in the author’s Construction Managementprogram. The SketchUp program was investigated and determined to be user friendly 3Dimaging software that was ultimately employed to create the images.The author met with all instructors of the class to determine the most relevant detail drawingsthat students would need to better understand the basic 3D aspect of construction. From that list,emphasis was placed on understanding 1) civil grading and utility placement, 2) buildingfoundation placement and reinforcement, and 3) wall and roof

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michele Follen, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

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Biomedical

. The students spend four days learning physicalexamination procedure through lectures and clinical sessions. During the second eight-weekperiod of the internship, students attend morning rotations in internal medicine, pediatrics,obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, intensive care, and the emergency room. Students areassigned to a clinical mentor, and observe their mentor interacting with patients, performingclinical procedures, analyzing test results, and developing treatment plans. Students keep aweekly journal in which they describe their experiences in the clinical rotations. Afternoons inthe latter eight weeks of the internship are spent working on independent research supervised bya faculty mentor. Students write a short proposal at the

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Sternhagen, University of Wisconsin Center-Fox Valley; Jeff Hoerning, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Cathy Bronold, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Two Year College Division

program utilizes the faculty, pre-engineering curriculumand physical campus of UW-Fox Valley, and the ABET accredited mechanical engineeringcurriculum, faculty, and equipment of UW-Platteville. Through funding donated by localbusinesses in the Fox Valley, and appropriation for equipment from the State of Wisconsin,facilities for a mechanical engineering program were constructed and equipped in time for thedegree to become available in the fall semester of 2002.The program currently has an enrollment of 77 pre-engineering students who plan to finish theirmechanical engineering degree at UW-Fox Valley in the UW-Platteville engineering program.There are 41 students in the mechanical engineering program, which graduated its first fivestudents in

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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New Engineering Educators

acquired a wealth of abilities and perspectives. Thisskills inventory assessment uncovered many skills including “planning, scheduling, organizing,exploring, controlling, mentoring, communicating, and leading. Other skills … pertained tomanagement … incorporating budgeting, administrating, and allocating scarce resources”(Loendorf1, 2004, p. 2). In order to obtain a similar list from an educator’s point of view, foursenior faculty members in the department were asked to list the skills required of an engineeringprofessor. The results of their skills inventory were actually quite similar. While reviewing theirperceptions they used slightly different terms to describe the skills, however they matched almostexactly the assessment made by an

Conference Session

A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jesse Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Zachary Johnson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Lovell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Maria Van Houten, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

. Page 11.976.4Dr. Lushington was interested in developing a missionary compound that would contain a freemedical clinic, a home for battered women, a soup kitchen, and an orphanage. The specific tasksincluded a floor plan, site layout, structural design, and foundation design. These tasks met ourcriteria for a viable civil engineering project. In addition, the client wanted the student team tobe sensitive to cultural and economic constraints, which met our criteria for an internationaldesign experience. Communication was not anticipated as a problem since Dr. Lushington wasaccessible by email and English is the national language of Trinidad. Everything seemed to fallinto place even though we knew we were in for some challenges.Launching the

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; James H. Johnson, Howard University; Chris Brus, University of Iowa; Dan Giammar, Washington University; Bette Grauer, McPherson High School; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Steven Safferman, Michigan State University; Tim Wentling, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the diversity of engineering students and improving education for all engineering students. Some of Beth’s current projects are: an NSF planning project for the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research, an AAUW project assessing the effectiveness of Expanding Your Horizon’s Conferences and a water resources curriculum project using CADSWES software. She is the Frontiers in Education 2006 Program Co-Chair.James H. Johnson, Howard University Dr. Johnson is the Samuel P. Massie Professor of Environmental Engineering and dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences at Howard University. Dr. Johnson received his B.S

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Charlene Yauch, Oklahoma State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

purchased. The students were restricted to supplies that could beobtained at Hobby Lobby or Wal-Mart. The two instructors together rapidly purchasedthe supplies.Following lunch, the students wrote process plans, manufactured their new product, andprepared and delivered oral presentations. The most creative project that fulfilled theobjectives of the activity was the “Cushy Tushy”, a toilet seat that is filled with slime tomake a comfortable seat.Introduction to Engineering CourseThe Introduction to Engineering Course was taught by Dr. High for the fall 2005 term.The course was made up of college freshmen that predominately chose to major inChemical Engineering. The class met for 15 hours during the semester, plus there wasextra time for meetings

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Jennifer Ruchhoeft, University of Houston; Frank Claydon, Unviersity of Houston; Stuart Long, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

sine and cosine waves, are used to create virtual electromagneticwaves that transmit digital voice signals from phone to phone through the air. Teachers maychoose to incorporate the Infinity Project™ kit they were given as part of the program into theirregular lesson plans. Alternatively, by securing funding for additional kits, their school canestablish a separate course using the Infinity Project™ curriculum in its entirety.In addition to research and Infinity Project™ training, teachers participate in periodicprofessional development seminars. At the end of the program, teachers are given a $100 giftcertificate to the Engineering Education Service Center web-store to purchase engineering-related materials for their classroom