Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

aspossible. Another illustration is that students have a difficult time conceptually understandingthat objects strain under load, but they do know that musical strings change pitch during tuning.Once the students understand the underlying concepts, they more easily make the transition toclassical problems. In addition to enhancements in the course and improving test scores, thisstrategy has succeeded in building excitement for materials engineering within the program. Forexample, two students subsequently worked on independent study courses and created an allcarbon-fiber composite violin, two students are working on creating new electric guitars, onestudent completed a senior project examining the dynamic mechanical properties of violin tonewood

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Klenk, Duke University; Frank Dreher, Duke University; Emilie Condon, Githens Middle School; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lara Oliver, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Nancy Shaw, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-316: ASSESSING ENGLISH-AS-A-SECOND-LANGUAGE MIDDLESCHOOL STUDENTS' ABILITY TO LEARN ENGINEERING CONCEPTSPaul Klenk, Duke University Paul A. Klenk, Ph.D., is a Visiting Scholar at Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, developing K-12 engineering education programs. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from the Pratt school of Engineering at Duke University in 2006. He is the Duke Project Director for the TeachEngineeirng Digital Library Project at Duke, and was formerly the Graduate Student Coordinator for the Techtronics After-School Program at Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham, NC. In addition to his K-12 outreach work, he has researched

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Maria Tahamont, Rowan University

agility: while we have used BME and ECE as novel and existing areas,respectively, the approach can easily be modified and implemented by any engineering program,on any novel content – and then be updated for other emerging areas as they appear – simply bysuitable choice of experiments. 4. Implementation Our proof-of-concept implementation of the proposed approach includes a total of eightexperiments to be incorporated into the ECE core curriculum, along with a new technicalelective with its own project(s). Depending on the specific class and the complexity of theparticular laboratory exercise, the experiments can take anywhere from 1 week to an entiresemester of 15 weeks. We should re-emphasize that an important objective of our effort

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Eisenman, University of Maryland; George List, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies

others, some focus on heavily on theory, othersfocus more on application driven research. Some research programs are team-oriented,while others concentrate on individual projects. Students need to be sure to consider eachof these things when choosing their new school. Page 12.1514.3Choosing an advisor might be the most difficult of the decisions. This is because theinformation incoming students have about advisors is limited to research papers, briefinteractions, and the opinions of others’. With this limited information, students aresupposed to determine who will advise and mentor them through their graduate study andthe rest of their career. A

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

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New Engineering Educators

projects sponsored by the FDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. Page 12.182.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Adhere to your Style but be Flexible while Transitioning from One Institution to Another: A Case Study in Assessment Teaching StyleAbstractAdjusting to new and different institutional settings remains a challenge for young facultymembers. It is argued that one should not change their teaching pedagogy, for instance, in thefirst year or two, to adapt to a new institutional culture. A literature review reveals some tips andadvice to new faculty to be successful in academia. Oftentimes, these

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

requirements and ethical expectationsSkills: • Apply basic engineering tools such as statistical analysis, computer models, design codes and standards, and project monitoring methods • Learn about, assess, and, as appropriate, master new technology to enhance individual and organizational effectiveness and efficiency • Communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, convincingly and with passion, via listening, speaking, writing, mathematics, and visuals • Collaborate on intra-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary traditional and virtual teams • Manage tasks, projects, and programs so as to provide expected deliverables while satisfying budget, schedule, and other

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Ingerman Å. “Lab on the Web – Looking at Different Ways of Experiencing Electronic Experiments,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 2006, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 308-314.8. Mo, Y.L. and Song, G., “A Smart Model Building for Teaching Structures, Dynamics, and Control Related Courses.” NSF Project Report, 2005.9. Nedic, Z., Machotka, J and Nafalski, A. "Remote Laboratories vs. Virtual and Real Laboratories,” Proceedings of the 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov. 5-8, 2004, Boulder, Colorado. Page 12.677.1610. Patrascoiu, N. “Modeling and Simulation of the DC Motor Using MatLab and LabView

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Muthu Govindaraj, Philadelphia University; David Brookstein, Philadelphia University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

college atmosphere. The students designand build a prototype of an automated material handling solution using robots, sensors, conveyorbelts, and indexed lines. Simultaneously, the students receive orientation to plan their highschool courses in order to succeed in college, understand the type of jobs existing in theengineering fields. The senior camp is oriented for those high school students that have someinterest in engineering and science but want to know more about engineering, or those studentsthat are good in math and science but are undecided to pursue an engineering career. Thestudents work within cross-discipline teams on hands-on project using simulation, automatedmaterial handling systems, a Pegasus robot, a CNC mill, and RF wireless

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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New Engineering Educators

andhands-on projects that supported the overall objectives of increased student learning andachievement of USMA’s Engineering and Technology Goal outcomes. The results wereremarkable. Students, who expressed concern about their abilities to perform well in thesequence at the beginning of the second course, completed the program wondering if theyhad made a mistake in NOT majoring in mechanical engineering.This paper describes the issues, examination of methods used in other courses to enhancestudent motivation, implementation of techniques in the second and third courses of thesequence, assessment of the results, and recommendations for its applicability outside ofUSMA. Student feedback and the comparative results of student surveys from

Conference Session

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Women in Engineering

institutions including Rice University in Houston, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. While at MCPHS Shelley was awarded the National Association of College Student Personnel 2004 Best Practices in International Education and Learning award.Stephanie Blaisdell, Independent Consultant STEPHANIE BLAISDELL is a consultant for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematic) projects, based in Memphis, TN. She directed women in engineering programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Arizona State University and has authored over 30 publications on the topic of girls and women and STEM. Stephanie co-directed

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Patti Culley, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

quitecommon that their work experience has been limited to fast food or customer service. Studentsoften feel that this is of no value and that they have nothing to offer. What we emphasize is thatwhile these positions do not involve technical proficiency, they are opportunities to describe the‘soft skills’ that engineers often lack. Even the most generic ‘Burger Land’ job may require suchskills as communication, team work, integrity, trustworthiness, leadership, or work ethic. Thestudents simply need to emphasize the aspects of the job that demonstrated them on the resume.This experience is usually placed in the lower half of the resume, following the engineeringrelated items such as education, technical skills, coursework, projects or any

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Switzer, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

received both the Outstanding Faculty Member in Teaching Award from the Eugene T. Moore School of Education, and the Prince Award for Innovation in Teaching presented by the Clemson University Student Government. In 2005 she was named the Eugene T. Moore School of Education Outstanding Faculty Member in Service. She has given teaching effectiveness workshops at new faculty orientation for over a decade. Dr. Switzer is serving in her third term as a consulting editor for the Journal of Educational Research. In research projects she has collaborated with faculty in engineering, psychology, education, recreation, counseling, public health, and business, supplying expertise in assessment and

Conference Session

Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, University of Wyoming; Steven Fletcher, University of Wyoming; Sadrul Ula, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

) Page 12.932.3 3Assignment 3: Feasibility study of wind and solar electric power generations. Both the projects are 5-15kilometers away from the distribution line. The Study assumes that the distribution line has the capacityto carry the extra power generated by the wind firm and the photovoltaic power plant. Photovoltaic power plant (1 MW to 5 MW) Wind electric firm (5 MW to 30 MW)Laboratory demonstration: A demonstration of the DG can be built in the laboratory using the simplifiedmodel presented in this paper. The benefits of the DG can be demonstrated using the

Conference Session

Perceptions of Women's Success in STEM

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

. Susan served as principal investigator or co-principal investigator of several national projects including: Project to Assess Climate in Engineering (PACE), a current study involving 25 universities; FacultyfortheFuture.org, a website designed to support women and underrepresented minorities interested in pursuing faculty positions in the STEM fields; Achieving Success in Academia, a program to assist junior women faculty to navigate the tenure system; Making the Connection, an initiative designed to increase awareness of engineering among students in grades 3-12; and Increasing Access for Women in Engineering, a curriculum and technical assistance project to establish or

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Minorities in Engineering

software and projects in recent past.f) ENGR 1203 – Engineering Graphics (Fall 2001) This is a traditional introductory level course in engineering graphics and design including sketching, drawing, projection theory, tolerances and computer-aided graphics. This course was changed from a two hour to three hour course in order to provide more time in developing three dimensional solid modeling. Students use SolidWorks software to draw 2D sketches and then convert them to 3D model by either extrude, revolve, sweep or loft commands. At least one assembly project, where multiple solids have be to be mated keeping in view of mutual interference and relative movements is also covered. This course is required for only Mechanical, Aerospace

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John C. Giordano; J. Scot Ransbottom

Raptor development effort, we do not have exposure to the source code or APIs for this project. As mentioned, Raptor generates stub code in our primary teaching language - Java. Along with developing visual algorithm representations in Raptor, cadets must also master the fundamentals of text-based programming in a high-level language. While learners are not required to write text-based programs by

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Osman Tokhi, University of Sheffield, UK.

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New Engineering Educators

not allowed to carry anyfirearms. There is very little armed gang violence in the UK’s cities and towns, which arecommonplace in major cities and towns of the US. The UK has organized and well trainedpolice forces throughout the country, and the police have a very high standing in society. The UK is to introduce a compulsory national identity card scheme to help tackleorganized crimes, prevent terrorist attacks, and protect the identities of their citizens. Usingcutting-edge technology, the cards will link individuals' unique biometric data, to a securenational database. This is an ambitious, controversial, and long-term project. The trial forthe system has already being launched in Scotland. Due to the gun ownership provision

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Mahler, The Boeing Company; Ann Broughton, Purdue University; Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

include providing a communityservice as a role model and learning the organizational, project supervision, and professionaldevelopment tasks required to plan and implement a successful PFSD each year. Parents andteachers are exposed to the excitement of spaceflight through the eyes of their children andstudents, respectively. The University shares the quality of its campus and student volunteerswith the community and benefits from the future enrollment of PFSD participants as universitystudents.Assessment results received from surveys filled out by the students, parents, and volunteers areintegrated into the next PFSD program thus benefiting from lessons learned and sustaining PFSDfor the next generation. Ten years of experience, assessment, and

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, component, or process to meet desired project needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams including participation in a senior- level design project sequence (e) an ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding and appreciation of all aspects of professionalism including ethical responsibility, participation in professional organizations, and service (g) an ability to communicate effectively developed through report writing and in-class presentations (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, sustainable, and societal context (i) a recognition of

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Dale Feldman, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Lee Meadows, University of Alabama Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

applications ofinterest to middle school students. Although many wonderful resources are available thatprovide educators with a connection between engineering, science, mathematics, and real worldapplications, there is a need for development in support of inquiry-based engineering applicationtasks for the middle school mathematics classroom, as illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1. Integration of Project GoalsAt the same time, narrow views of what constitutes engineering have resulted in increasinglyreduced pools of students interested in pursuing engineering as a career, a decrease ofapproximately 2,000 students from 1991 to 2002 [2,3]. This is especially true among groups,including women and minorities, who have

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cook, Montana State University; Robb Larson, Montana State University; Keith Fisher, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

obtainemployment within large manufacturing organizations, the growth in the construction sector,locally and nationally, has provided additional opportunities for these graduates in the thermalsciences related field. Opportunities in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system design,as well as project management and systems integration are quite common and growing. Also,many graduates are gaining employment in the applied design, test, and maintenance functionswithin industry. Rapid changes in technology and management practices are compounding thecomplexity of this shift, leading employers to continuously provide recommendations andrequests related to program content and desired graduate capabilities and attributes.Responsibility for program

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Johannes Strobel

sessionsC. Data collectionThe data of the single case study were collected over the period of a year and drew from tworelated but different projects. In the first project, the installation of a large steel mill was nearlycomplete, though fine-tuning, troubleshooting, and assessment questions were in the foreground.The second project started within the second month of the year and was focused on early-stageconstraints, design issues, and goals.During the first meetings the researcher asked the engineer to describe in as much detail aspossible what he knows about the two projects, including goals, constraints, foreseeableproblems, and possible solutions. In the remainder of the interviews, the engineer was asked toexplain and walk the researcher

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Lloyd, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Electronics began workingon the X10 project (the project was their tenth project).2 Using Power Line Carrier Technology,or PLC, this technique is easy to implement for the installer, but the reliability of the system isoften much less than desired. In recent years wired and wireless devices have been developed tocompete with the X10 lineup, many with little success.Reinventing Home AutomationThe proposed home automation system is comprised of modules: a Master Control Module(MCM), one or more General Purpose Input Modules (GPIMs), one or more User Input Module(UIMs), and one or more Lighting Control Modules (LCMs). A programming module is alsoavailable which allows for plug-in firmware upgrades from a PC. An example of all modulesinterconnected is

Conference Session

Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Dana Newell, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

minute presentation. This past fall students requested that they present a secondISP. Due to class time limitations, we were only able to accept one additional presentation.Since the ISPs were designed to introduce the students to each other, we were taken by surprisethis past fall when a student gave his presentation on a friend, who was “more interesting thanhimself.” We will close that loophole with more exact directions in the future.The class team projects have remained basically in tact through the first three years. A problemwith the assignment for the students has always been that it is open-ended and the students wouldrather have exact directions on how they are to carry out the research project. Beginning in thethird year we gave more

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin Campbell, TechnicalMastery.com Corp.; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

throughdrought periods using the excess rainwater collected in wetter periods. Page 12.1539.2At the end of each case study, the students were presented with an Engineering Design ProcessSummary document, outlining the design steps they followed. The Summary document for theEWB case study is shown in Table 1. The students were encouraged to fill out a blank summaryform (available on-line at: http://design.uwaterloo.ca/cases/Drinking_Water/summary) whendoing their own design projects to emphasize the design process. 1. Needs Problem Statement: Provide drinking water to villagers in Mavukall Analysis: Order of Magnitude Calcs

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Tycho Fredericks, Western Michigan University; Steven Butt, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshops have activities that expose them to technology in the shortworkshops, and introduction and use of technical concepts (via use of Lego sets) for the longerworkshops, with emphasis on the design process as well.For both groups, the students are assigned interactive projects that stimulate imagination andcreativity incorporating hands-on science, technology and computer programming concepts.Appropriate design challenges are given to the students so that emphasis is not only onengineering and computer programming concepts but also on experimentation and teamworkwhile having fun. The paper will discuss the experiences by the authors, in a period of two years,when carrying out these activities at our institutions; together with the opinion by

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Purpose Sensor Board for Mechatronic ExperimentsIntroductionIn the past decade most undergraduate engineering programs have adopted mechatronics in someform into their mechanical engineering curriculum. However, due to their multidisciplinarynature, mechatronics courses1-3 across the programs vary significantly. Some courses focus onmicroprocessors and programming, some on sensors and others on controls. There are alsomechatronics courses based on robotics. There are also mechatronics capstone design projects.At Cal Poly Pomona, mechatronics is offered in all these flavors depending upon the course andthe instructor. Experience indicates that students who are involved in mechatronics projects arethe ones who had some prior exposure in this field

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Robson, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Tanner Bateman, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Page 12.761.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Foundational Predictors of Success in the Collegiate Engineering ProgramAbstractSeveral engineering and education faculty at Virginia Tech received a Department Level Reform(DLR) grant from NSF in 2004 to reformulate Freshman Engineering (also called GeneralEngineering (GE)) and Bioprocess engineering using a spiral approach. The Office of AcademicAssessment assisted the DLR investigators with the development and implementation of anassessment component of the DLR project for continuous improvement of the GE program. Acentral element of this component was a series of targeted assessments designed to identifypredictors of success in

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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International

, is the world’s largest chip maker. IntelCorporation has recently initiated two innovative projects5-19. The first is a collaboration withMicrosoft Corporation to deliver flexible pay-as-you-go PC purchasing for consumers inemerging markets such as India. The pay-as-you-go model, enabled by FlexGo, would makePC’s more accessible by reducing the cost of computers and enabling customers to pay forcomputers through subscriptions or as they use them through prepaid activation cards ortokens10. Intel’s second project is a one billion dollar, five-year World Ahead Program8 (WAP)with India. Intel said the company would provide free training in computer technology for800,000 Indian teachers over the next five years14.The iPod20-22 was originally

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francisco Gamboa Valderrama, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Bianey Ruiz, University of Tachira; Dilia Alcalde, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

. Page 12.793.4 1. Group Test 5. Objective Test Assessment TEQ Achievement ECO (Group Characteristics) Assessment 6. Members Test 2. Task Project Interaction EIM Assignment Assessment Gantt Chart 7. Teacher Test 3