Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Don Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

Institute.Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Allen White is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; he co-developed and co-taught the kinesthetic active supplemental learning opportunities for this project. Allen’s educational research interests include engaging kinesthetic learners and project-based learning. Allen has six years of industrial experience at Honda of America Manufacturing and Honda R & D North America.Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Glen Livesay is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; he co-developed and co-taught the

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Jonathan Mathews, Pennsylvania State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

-term exams (15% each) and a final exam (25%). The final exam is comprehensive. All students take the exams face-to-face on campus in the evening. The exams were computer based for all the students.5. Final Project (12% of course grade): Students are required to complete an online Project that is similar in nature to the Home Activities. The Project consists of three parts: Page 13.436.6 Part 1: Appliances Part 2: Lighting Part 3: Insulation.Results and DiscussionThe student learning performance was evaluated using the rubric previously described. Theresults are shown in Table 2. The timed quizzes consisted of 12-15

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer McDonald, Daniel Webster College; Sonja Crowder, Daniel Webster College; Christopher McInnis, Daniel Webster College; Stavros Yanakis, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College; David Kaplan, Daniel Webster College; Michael D'Ambra, Harvard Medical School

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Engineering Design Graphics

components of the system communicate with each other.Solid modeling was used to prove the concept of the physical system and optimize theconfiguration. In this phase of the project, hands-free imagery was achieved to be used by anoperator completing central vessel catheterization.The hands-free system provides the operator with the ability to use medical imaging to moreeasily and accurately find central vessels in clinical applications, and initiates the infrastructurefor future, fully automated catheterization which will be required for autonomous surgicalprojects such as the DARPA Trauma Pod Concept1. Another research group at the University ofWashington has been working on a remote, telerobotic operating room for use in militaryapplications

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

precluded the linkage of aresponse to a specific company.All of the respondents are working for the construction companies-holding the seniormanagement position either for the company and/or for the projects. Average workingexperience for the respondents in the construction industry is about 13 years. Questionsregarding respondents’ profile are shown in Figure 2. Page 13.741.4Figure 1: Systematic Approach to Determine Objectives and OutcomesThe Survey InstrumentThe survey instrument selected from listed IUGREEE 172 skills, knowledge descriptors, andexperiences that were mapped into the ABET 2000 Criterion 3 eleven outcome categories. Therespondents were

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Vinaya Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies

on their undergraduate major. This poses significant challenges tograduate faculty teaching these courses and mentoring these students with diversifiedbackgrounds.This paper focuses on our experiences and observations with the course content and structure,teaching methods, evaluation and student performances in these courses with diversifiedgraduate students and their mentoring for the past 3 years. The performances of the students inthese core courses based on the evaluations through tests, projects, etc., using the data collectedfor the past 3 years are correlated to their background and analyzed. Our experiences andobservations of the technical and interdisciplinary maturity from the time of the admission andthe graduation of the students

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Mechanics of Materials

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vince Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William Howard, East Carolina University

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Mechanical Engineering

] compiled a subjective assessment of common mistakesin finite element analysis routinely performed in many industrial sectors. After 5 years ofcollecting anecdotal evidence in both teaching undergraduates and advising capstonedesign projects, we found this list to be nearly inclusive of the most common and moreserious errors encountered by novice users of the finite element method. Here, we addseveral additional mistakes commonly observed in the classroom and in capstone designnumerical analyses and present the augmented list in Table 1. While it may come as nosurprise that novice users commit many, if not all, of these errors, they appear toroutinely and repeatedly encounter a particular subset of them. TABLE 1. COMMON MISTAKES IN

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Slater, Wright State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

effort was put into creating. Fifth, the wide variety of high school coursecurricula that have been impacted by the project.3 Event Description An average of approximately 18 local high schools participate in this event each year for thepast 3 years, with a peak of 450 active participants in 2007 and 1,968 participants since 2001. Therehas been a year over year increase of approximately 20% for the seven year life of the event (seeFigure 4). Snow cancellation and rescheduling resulted in a reduction in the number of participantsin 2007. The competition held each winter in the Nutter Center in Dayton, OH pits teams of fourtrebuchets against each other (four trebuchets on each side) in a single elimination tournament. Schools design

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Chandler, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Vallino, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

controllers for simplified Hardware-in-the-Loop plants such as a digital servo motor. Designing controllers for complex physical plants isdifficult due to prohibitive costs or the risk of accidents caused by faulty controllers. Thesedifficulties can be overcome if a simulator replaces the hardware-in-the-loop physical plant.We designed and implemented the Control System Plant Simulator (CSPS) as a flexibleframework for simulating plant models in control system implementation projects. Theframework allows the user to model continuous and discrete plants defined as transfer functionsor systems of state-space equations. This paper describes the design of the CSPS framework byhighlighting the expansion and modification flexibility it provides with its

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Brian Thomas, Cleveland State University

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Manufacturing

State experience isplaced in the context of similar laboratory exercises conducted at other universities. Guidelinesfor initiating similar projects at other institutions will be presented.Background and Relevant WorksThe purpose of a laboratory exercise is to engage students in hands-on learning activities.Previous studies have found that active and collaborative participation in learning enhancesstudents’ problem-solving and design skills3, and improves retention of skills and knowledge4.The author’s own experience as a student supports this philosophy. In particular, hisparticipation in a Lean Manufacturing exercise during his graduate education5 inspired him todevelop a laboratory exercise when he first taught IME 663, Lean Enterprise, at

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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LaRuth McAfee, Case Western Reserve University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-week science apprenticeship program on high school sophomores and juniors. In thisstudy the metrics for success were based on concepts advocated by the National ResearchCouncil in its National Science Education Standards5, which encouraged learning science withinthe context of real-world problems. This concept of learning by doing is the basis for manyapprenticeship programs. However, in the study by Bell, et al., the students were found to havechanged their ideas of science and scientific inquiry very little between the beginning and end ofthe program. The sole student who had a significant positive change in these areas was found tohave done significant reflection on the project throughout the experience.Another example of a high school

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandra Vinogradov, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-646: ENHANCING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF AND INTEREST INMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGAleksandra Vinogradov, Montana State University Dr. Aleksandra Vinogradov has extensive academic and industrial experience in mechanical engineering. Her academic career has been dedicated to teaching and research. She has taught a variety of courses in materials engineering, engineering mechanics, mechanical vibrations, engineering analysis, and finite element analysis. She has supervised award winning student projects in mechanical design. Dr. Vinogradov’s research interests are in the area of materials. Her recent research focuses on the performance and properties of piezoelectric polymers, durability of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Wu, Iowa State University; Qingze Zou, Iowa State University; Stephanie Culter, Virginia Commonwealth University; Kam Leang, Virginia Commonwealth University; Gina Pannozzo, Virginia Commonwealth University; Santosh Devasia, University of Washington

AC 2008-814: MODELING AND CONTROL OF SMART ACTUATORS:INTEGRATING NANO/BIO TECHNOLOGY INTO THE ME CURRICULUMYing Wu, Iowa State UniversityStephanie Culter, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityQingze Zou, Iowa State UniversityGina Pannozzo, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityKam Leang, Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySantosh Devasia, University of Washington Page 13.900.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Modeling and Control of Smart Actuators: Integrating Nano/Bio Technology into the ME CurriculumAbstractA recent projection noted that over 7 million jobs will be created in the nano and bio-related fieldworld wide by 2015. The expected growth of

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

. 13 Project B 3 Develop solutions to well-defined project management problems. Partially addressed by the CEPC. Management 14 Breadth in Civil B 4 Analyze and solve well-defined engineering problems in at least Partially addressed by the CEPC. Engineering Areas four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering. 15 Technical B 1 Define key aspects of advanced technical specialization Adequately addressed by the CEPC. Specialization appropriate to civil engineering. M 5

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Karen Alfrey; Steve Owens, Indiana University - Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

recognize critical thinking as part of the work they do in every class.It is not so much that the teaching or assignments need to be radically overhauled, butthat the existing assignments need more dimensions to communicate the PULs and whatthey mean. This is not just a marketing plan, but a unified and clear message that definescritical thinking for the entire school of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI.Objectives and MethodologyWe have undertaken a project to increase both student and faculty awareness of criticalthinking as presented in the subject matter of Engineering and Technology programs.Our ultimate objective is to develop materials and an easy-to-use dispersal/collectionmechanism to strengthen critical thinking, as well as communicate

Conference Session

FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; John Uhran, University of Notre Dame; Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; John Ventura, Christian Brothers University; Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Constance Slaboch, University of Notre Dame; Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Rebecca Ladewski, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

assessingoutcomes and understanding the factors that affect student success. This section brings forthsome of the ideas discussed at the workshops in these areas.Engineering DesignOne important trend common to many first-year programs involves the introduction of open-ended engineering problems to first-year students. Experiential learning allows teams ofstudents to work collaboratively on projects to meet established design objectives. Through on-going critiques, discussion within teams and feedback from the instructor, students develop theirown solutions to design problems. These projects teach students how to apply basic math andscience principles to a practical problem, to integrate concepts from other courses, and tounderstand the engineering

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-1815: ANALYSIS OF THE CURRICULUM OF MANUFACTURINGENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSSean Falkowski, University of Dayton Sean Falkowski is an assistant professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. He recently worked for Delphi Automotive as a manufacturing engineering supervisor and project engineer. He earned a MS in Engineering Management from the University of Dayton and a BSME from Kettering University. Of interest are the topics of recruiting and retention of manufacturing engineering students. Also he is interested in various manufacturing technical subjects such as machining and tooling design, design for producibility, and automotive

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Engineering Design Graphics

Page 13.427.2industrial internship, a senior capstone design project, and passing the National Council ofEngineering Examiners (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE). The 128 semestercredit hours derive from general education (50 hours), engineering core (51 hours), andengineering concentration (27 hours) requirements. The engineering concentration requirement isunique for each discipline. Thus, the courses that make up this requirement identify the disciplineof the degree candidate.Civil Discipline ConcentrationThe engineering core courses are listed in Table 1. Note the very first course in the list, ENGR101 Engineering Graphics. Historically, this course was the place where manual drafting, ormechanical drawing, was introduced

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nelson, University of Texas at Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas at Tyler; William Geiger, University of Texas at Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas at Tyler

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University of Texas at Dallas. He went on to earn his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction/Science Education (1993) from Indiana University. Prior to coming to UTT he was an Associate Professor of STEM Education at Illinois State University where he also served as an Assistant Dean of the College of Education (2005-06). Before ISU, Dr. Odell served as an Associate Professor of Science/Technology Education and Director of the Division of Teaching, Learning and Leadership at the University of Idaho (1993-2005). He was also a member of the Environmental Science Faculty. He served as an Associate Director of the Idaho Space Grant Consortium and the Project Director for the Idaho

Conference Session

Writing and Portfolios

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Kejun Xu, University of Washington; Matt Eliot, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

beviewed by employers, recruiters, and/or others interested in how prepared an employee is. It isinteresting to note that there is little reason to expect such audiences to have commonexpectations of a portfolio since portfolios are relatively uncommon and few people have formalexperience in reading and evaluating portfolios. It should also be noted that if one were going toevaluate the effectiveness of a professional portfolio, it should be done by such authenticaudiences rather than by educators in the context of education.Annotations are a key element of most portfolios. Conceptually, an annotation could be anything(such as a title, a label, a paragraph) that draws attention to specific features of an artifact (e.g., awriting sample, a project

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Callie Ruben, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AISES, NSBE, SHPE, and SWE; and a group project with report andpresentations. During the second freshmen semester, the NACME students meet for an houreight times during the semester. Topics include resumes, School and University resources,engineering in industry, consulting, and graduate school. Two particular helps for empoweringthe students were developed: a Check List for the detailed time management schedule10 and aCheck List for an effective resume.14At the beginning of the first semester the freshmen students are given instructions on how theirassignments and extra curricular events (such as attending an AISES, SHPE, NSBE, or SWEmeetings) can earn them points in the course. Since extra credit points can be earned, any

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Engineering Education Research and Pedagogy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe

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Educational Research and Methods

month industry placement program that combined work experience with the completion of an industry based final year thesis.32 - Students at Purdue University from the Engineering Projects In Community Service program (EPICS),33, 34 the Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE)35, 36 and the Co-op program.37 - Final year students from the University of Georgia who had gathered their industry Page 13.216.4 experience in vacation work and unstructured internships.The focus groups were based on a semi-structured protocol using critical incident techniques27-30to elicit instances of

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.; Stuart Walesh, S. G. Walesh Consulting; Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

as follows: Foundational 1. Mathematics 2. Natural Sciences 3. Humanities 4. Social Sciences Technical 5. Materials Science Page 13.1249.5 6. Mechanics 7. Experiments 8. Problem Recognition and Solving 9. Design 10. Sustainability 11. Contemporary Issues & Historical Perspectives 12. Risk and Uncertainty 13. Project Management 14. Breadth in Civil Engineering Areas 15. Technical Specialization Professional 16. Communication 17. Public Policy 18. Business and Public Administration 19. Globalization 20. Leadership 21. Teamwork 22. Attitudes 23. Life-Long Learning 24. Professional and Ethical ResponsibilityThe importance

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Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Reinhart, University of Central Florida

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Environmental Engineering

2. Design and Conduct Experiments 3. Modern Engineering Tools 4. In-Depth Competence 5. Risk, Reliability and Uncertainty 6. Problem Formulation and Conceptual Analysis 7. Creative Design 8. Sustainability 9. Multimedia Breadth and Interactions 10. Societal Impact 11. Contemporary and Global Issues Professional Outcomes 12. Multi-disciplinary Teamwork 13. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities 14. Effective Communication 15. Lifelong Learning 16. Project Management 17. Business, Public

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Lund, State University of New York at Buffalo

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Educational Research and Methods

ofthe prototype TExT, at its current level of development, in teaching a senior-level undergraduateengineering course is also described.IntroductionTeaching methods that involve and engage the students (e. g. active learning, collaborative learn-ing, cooperative learning, problem-based learning, inquiry based learning, project based learningand case-based learning) have been studied and found to be more effective than traditional thelecture 1, 2. Nonetheless, in 2001 the National Center for Education Statistics reported that 87.7%of engineering faculty used lectures as an instructional method in the classes they taught whileonly 5% indicated the use of methods other than lecture, seminar, lab or field work 3, 4. The bene-fits and desirability

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ali Setoodehnia; Kamal Shahrabi; Anthony Manno

classes to support their new family.Suggestions to Solve Retention ProblemIn order to reduce student attrition rate, increase their success rate and improve studentretention the following suggestions are offered to assist in achieving these goals. Orientation and entrance measurement test Identify students at risk before enrollment Identify students at risk after enrollment Provide group discussions or have a course discussion section Provide effective homework assignments instead of busy work Provide mini projects, close to actual projects that they can find in the work place Send at-risk students to tutorial sessions Provide a mentoring program Have workshops and guest speakers on how their

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Ali Setoodehnia; Kamal Shahrabi; Anthony Manno

classes to support their new family.Suggestions to Solve Retention ProblemIn order to reduce student attrition rate, increase their success rate and improve studentretention the following suggestions are offered to assist in achieving these goals. Orientation and entrance measurement test Identify students at risk before enrollment Identify students at risk after enrollment Provide group discussions or have a course discussion section Provide effective homework assignments instead of busy work Provide mini projects, close to actual projects that they can find in the work place Send at-risk students to tutorial sessions Provide a mentoring program Have workshops and guest speakers on how their education

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali Setoodehnia; Kamal Shahrabi; Anthony Manno

classes to support their new family.Suggestions to Solve Retention ProblemIn order to reduce student attrition rate, increase their success rate and improve studentretention the following suggestions are offered to assist in achieving these goals. Orientation and entrance measurement test Identify students at risk before enrollment Identify students at risk after enrollment Provide group discussions or have a course discussion section Provide effective homework assignments instead of busy work Provide mini projects, close to actual projects that they can find in the work place Send at-risk students to tutorial sessions Provide a mentoring program Have workshops and guest speakers on how their education

Conference Session

IFEES: The Globalization of Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Claudio Borri, Universita' di Firenze; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Bruno Laporte, World Bank; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie; Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore; Xavier Fouger, Dassault Systemes; Jose Carlos Quadrado; Adriana Garboan, Politechnica University of Bucharest; Duncan Fraser, University of Cape Town; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE Global Programs

EUR-ACE Implementation Project (2006-2008) within Socrates II.Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University Sarah A. Rajala, Ph.D., is Professor and Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University. She also holds the James Worth Bagley Endowed Chair. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Rice University in 1979. In July 1979, she joined the faculty at North Carolina State University, where she served as faculty member and administrator for over twenty-seven years. Dr. Rajala's research interests include engineering education and the analysis and processing of images and image sequences. Dr. Rajala has received numerous awards, including the

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Pierre Bardet, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

experiences and the resulting Page 13.975.5solutions are judged using carefully crafted numeric rubrics. Embedded signatureassignments are critical assignments that are linked to accreditation standards and aresummative measures of course content. They range from a criterion referencedexamination to group or solo project. The assignments offer proof of within courselearning15. Rubric judged laboratory experiences have most often been applied to K-12sciences coursework however they are beginning to be applied to university course-basedlab experiences. Rubrics for the laboratories are aligned

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed Univeristy; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

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Information Systems

, Information Technology, Global Awareness, Teamwork, and Leadership.During their last semester students need to participate in the internship program and complete acapstone project. Page 13.27.3The ZULOs, which form the framework for the APM, are designed to help students develophigher order intellectual abilities needed for lifelong learning and success. All students mustdemonstrate accomplishments in the following ZULOs before they graduate: Information Literacy and Communication (ILC): Students who graduate will be able to recognize information needs, access and evaluate appropriate information to answer those needs, and communicate