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Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adnan Zahed; Abdullah Bafail; Reda Abdulaal; Ali Al-Bahi

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International

13.996.1linguistic and cultural barriers are evaluated.IntroductionFor a long time, engineering institutions in the United States adopted the evaluation criteria ofthe Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a well established process toensure the quality of their engineering programs. Seventy years after its establishment, ABETcurrently accredits some 2,700 programs at over 550 colleges and universities nationwide.In a major shift influenced by pressures from industry and global competition, ABET introducedthe Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000)1, which addressed the effectiveness of engineeringeducation programs by focusing on assessment and evaluation process that assures theachievement of educational objectives and outcomes. Since it

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Innovations in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

proposedthat the teaching – learning environment could be enhanced, enriched and made more effectiveby incorporating digital technology as an integral part of the teaching methods. The variousdigital resources incorporated into teaching a set of courses in Manufacturing Engineering majorare listed. The effectiveness of these resources and the new teaching method is demonstrated viaABET outcomes assessment and student feedback survey. Page 13.904.8References 1. Manohar P. A.: A Memo to the Budding Professor, July 2007, TMS, http://materialstechnology.tms.org/TECarticle.asp?articleID=1051 2. Friedman T. L.: The World is Flat: A Brief

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Robert M. Brooks; Soumitra Basu; Shriram Pillapakkam; Kurosh Darvish; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli

. Students were directed to undertake engineering designs inspecialized areas of transportation engineering and technology. Design topics applicable to theseareas reported ranged from Flexible Pavements, Rigid Pavements, Asphalt Paving Technology,Pavement Rehabilitation, to Signalized Traffic Intersections. These topics covered not onlyconventional transportation systems but also intelligent transportation systems. The students’presentations were peer-graded.The significance of empowerment in design, discovery, and learning was extensively documentedby applying appropriate statistical tests. Assessment, grading formula and results are tabulated.The best papers maintained the standards for publication at appropriate local, regional and ornational

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Robert M. Brooks; Soumitra Basu; Shriram Pillapakkam; Kurosh Darvish; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli

. Students were directed to undertake engineering designs inspecialized areas of transportation engineering and technology. Design topics applicable to theseareas reported ranged from Flexible Pavements, Rigid Pavements, Asphalt Paving Technology,Pavement Rehabilitation, to Signalized Traffic Intersections. These topics covered not onlyconventional transportation systems but also intelligent transportation systems. The students’presentations were peer-graded.The significance of empowerment in design, discovery, and learning was extensively documentedby applying appropriate statistical tests. Assessment, grading formula and results are tabulated.The best papers maintained the standards for publication at appropriate local, regional and ornational

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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

AC 2008-627: A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INNOVATIVERESEARCH PROGRAM FOR URBAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSLaRuth McAfee, Case Western Reserve University Page 13.117.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Study on the Effectiveness of an Innovative Research Program for Urban High School StudentsAbstractIn the United States certain ethnic groups are underrepresented in science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM) fields. National Science Foundation and Census Bureau datashow that, while the population of Blacks and Hispanics in the United States is 12% and 13%,respectively, in STEM undergraduate programs these groups only account for

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Crain, University of Oklahoma; James Sluss, University of Oklahoma; Monte Tull, University of Oklahoma; Samuel Lee, University of Oklahoma

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Graduate Studies

areas of optical communications and photonics. He has been awarded seven U. S. patents and has authored/co-authored numerous journal and conference publications. He is a member of the IEEE Education Society, IEEE Communications Society, OSA, and ASEE.Monte Tull, University of Oklahoma MONTE P. TULL joined Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma in 1996 after a 29-year career in advanced switching technology at AT&T, Bell Labs, and Lucent Technologies. Research interests are in digital hardware, multiple-valued logic, reconfigurable computing, and embedded systems. BS Physics, East Central State University; MSIE, OU; MSEE, OSU; PhDEE, OU.Samuel Lee

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Clauss, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; Mark Reuber, Grove City College; Stacy Birmingham, Grove City College; Vincent DiStasi, Grove City College

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International

Program expects students to study a year at a foreign institute9. TheUniversity of Rhode Island along with Technische Universitat Braunschweig has a dual degreeprogram where engineering students receive an engineering degree as well as a foreign languagedegree10. The program typically takes five years to complete. Virginia Tech engineeringstudents can receive a dual degree from either Technische Universitat Darmstadt or the RoyalInstitute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden)1. Students spend their senior year at the foreignfacility, then earning them a degree from this site as well as Virginia Tech.Still another consideration is that international experience does not have to be limited toacademics. Students can obtain work experience through foreign

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Davis, University of Hartford

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Construction

AC 2008-243: UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT RELATIONSHIPSDaniel Davis, University of Hartford Daniel Davis, AIA is a Professor in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. He is also the Director of Design for the Hartford, Connecticut office of Fletcher-Thompson Architects and Engineers. Page 13.1310.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Understanding Construction Project RelationshipsAbstractThroughout history major construction projects have been designed and built using manydifferent project delivery approaches. Thus, it is

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Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Nicholas Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Robert Johnson, Oral Roberts University; James Wanjiku, Oral Roberts University

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Design in Engineering Education

bring them into the service of man ... To make contributions of this kind the engineer requires the imagination to visualize the needs of society and to appreciate what is possible as well as the technological and broad social age understanding to bring his vision to reality.3This idea was echoed recently by Domenico Grasso, the Dean of Engineering and MathematicalSciences at the University of Vermont, in an article entitled “Is It Time to Shut DownEngineering Colleges?” Consider the following exert. …engineers need to grow beyond their traditional roles as problem-solvers to become problem-definers. To catalyze this shift, our engineering curriculum, now packed with technical courses, needs a fresh

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Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

AC 2008-349: ON ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE ARAB GULF STATES:STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNINGSTRATEGIESWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Page 13.941.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 On Engineering Education in the Arab Gulf States: Students’ Engagement through Cooperative Learning StrategiesAbstractEngineering education in the Arab Gulf States (the Region) faces significant challenges as itseeks to meet the demands on the engineering profession in the twenty first century.This paper focuses on classroom-based pedagogies of engagement, and cooperative learningstrategies in particular. The paper is a follow up to

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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Colletti, The College of New Jersey; Joseph Monaghan, The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

: Prentice Hall, 1988.50""ÐWpkxgtucn"Xkdtcvkqp"Crrctcvwu0$"International Biological Laboratories. 5 Sept. 2007 .6. Vierck, Robert K. Vibration Analysis. Second ed. New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1979.7. Design Simulation Technologies, Inc. (http://workingmodel.design-simulation.com/WM2D) Page 13.24.10 Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationAppendix A: Six different Modes of S-D-F Vibrations using Working ModelOverdamped (Non-Driven

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FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce Lee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Annel Medina, California Polytechnic State University; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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First-Year Programs

happened during SAGE and reflects onwhat must be improved upon.IntroductionThe underrepresentation of minority students in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (hereafter STEM) has been an enduring crisis in U.S. education. Decrying suchinequity, efforts increased from the late 1960’s and early 1970’s to educate and train minoritystudents in the technical fields. To that end, one would be hard pressed to find a higher educationinstitution that had not developed some sort of program to support minority students’ STEMparticipation1. Though the rate at which students seek to study STEM is increasingly comparableby race/ethnicity, the rate of students graduating with STEM degrees is still disparate2 3 4. Thechallenge remains to continue and

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Mobile Robots in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Chad Hager, University of Wyoming; Mike Yurkoski, University of Wyoming; Robert Lewis, University of Wyoming; Matthew Jespersen, University of Wyoming; Zachary Ruble, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-17: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERS FOR CURRICULUM ANDLABORATORY EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT: A FREESCALE S12MICROCONTROLLER LABORATORY TRAINERSteven Barrett, University of Wyoming Steven F. Barrett received the BS Electronic Engineering Technology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993. He was formally an active duty faculty member with the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado and is now an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming. He is a member of IEEE (senior) and Tau Beta Pi (chief faculty advisor). His research

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

education.ED Journal, 11(5), 9.5. Hara, N. & Kling R. (1999). Student’s frustrations with a web-based distance education course.First Monday, 4(12). Retrieved April 6, 2002 fromhttp://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/hara/index.html6. Inman, E. & Kerwin, M. (1999). Instructor and student attitudes toward distance learning. CommunityCollege Journal of Research & Practice, 23, 581-592. Retrieved April 6, 2002 from Academic SearchElite database.Biographical InformationISMAIL I. ORABI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He received hisPh.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New York and B.S.from Cairo Institute of Technology (now Helwan University), all in Mechanical

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

education.ED Journal, 11(5), 9.5. Hara, N. & Kling R. (1999). Student’s frustrations with a web-based distance education course.First Monday, 4(12). Retrieved April 6, 2002 fromhttp://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/hara/index.html6. Inman, E. & Kerwin, M. (1999). Instructor and student attitudes toward distance learning. CommunityCollege Journal of Research & Practice, 23, 581-592. Retrieved April 6, 2002 from Academic SearchElite database.Biographical InformationISMAIL I. ORABI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He received hisPh.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New York and B.S.from Cairo Institute of Technology (now Helwan University), all in Mechanical

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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Ismail I. Orabi

education.ED Journal, 11(5), 9.5. Hara, N. & Kling R. (1999). Student’s frustrations with a web-based distance education course.First Monday, 4(12). Retrieved April 6, 2002 fromhttp://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/hara/index.html6. Inman, E. & Kerwin, M. (1999). Instructor and student attitudes toward distance learning. CommunityCollege Journal of Research & Practice, 23, 581-592. Retrieved April 6, 2002 from Academic SearchElite database.Biographical InformationISMAIL I. ORABI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He received hisPh.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New York and B.S.from Cairo Institute of Technology (now Helwan University), all in Mechanical

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauri Burke, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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International

benefits to the participating scholarship recipientsand to the community served.Introduction As a result of the overall decrease in enrollment in engineering and the economicexpansion that has resulted from technological advancements, the U.S. is experiencing a shortageof trained mathematicians, computer scientists and engineers, a problem that has persisted formore than a decade. In 1998, the U.S. government responded by increasing the annual number oftemporary, professional-worker visas from 65,000 to 115,000 for a three year period in theAmerican Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 19981. The rational behind thisAct was to recruit foreign talent in areas of national need. The number of professional-workervisas was increased

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Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria; A.Y. Al-Zoubi, Princess Sumaya University for Technology; Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-70: DESIGN OF APPLICATION-SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITSFOR IMPLEMENTATION IN A NETWORK OF REMOTE LABSMichael Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria Michael E. Auer received his Ing. degree in 1971 and his Ph.D. degree in 1975 from the Dresden University of Technology. From 1974 to 19991, he was an assistant professor at the faculties Electrical Engineering and Informatics of this University. From 1991 to 1995, he was with F+O Electronic Systems GmbH, Heidelberg as Head of software department. In 1995, Michael Auer was appointed Professor of Electrical Engineering of the School of Electronics at Carinthia Technical Institute, Villach, Austria and works as visiting

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harvey Abramowitz, Purdue University Calumet

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Materials

contributes to fulfillingABET progam outcomes a, c and e. Student surveys also show that the learning objectives forthe project are being met. Page 13.248.9Bibliography1. Abramowitz, H., “Determination of Viscosity Using a Falling Sphere Viscometer,” National Educators’ Workshop New Update 2000 Standard Experiments in Engineering, Materials Science, and Technology, Kettering, OH, Oct./Nov. 2000, pp.183-196.2. Skurla, C., Thomas, B. and Bradley, W.L., “Teaching Freshman Engineering Using Design Projects and Laboratory Exercises to Increase Retention,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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First-Year Programs

160 team for fall 2007 for their whole hearted participation and continued input andsuggestions. We would also like to thank faculty members affiliated with the DELTA program,the College of Engineering and the CIRTL[10] group at our university for their continued support(NSF Grant No. 0227592).Bibliography[1] INTERENGR160, "http://ecow.engr.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/get/interegr/160/johnmurphy/," 2007.[2] K. Sanders, P. V. Farrell, and S. K. A. Pfatteicher, "Curriculum Innovation Using Job Design Theory," Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, vol. 50, pp. 779-783, 2006.[3] W. E. Deming, The new economics for industry, government, education. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; John Clements, California Polytechnic State University; David Janzen, California Polytechnic State University

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First-Year Programs

Games between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds. The MIT Press, 2005.[15] D. Sturm and M. Moroh. Encouraging enrollment and retention of women in computer science classes. In Proceedings of the Annual National Educational Computing Conference, 1994.[16] Maureen Tam. Constructivism, instructional design, and technology: Implications for transforming distance learning. Educational Technology and Society, 3(2), 2000.[17] T. Monogue V. Wilson and C. Malave. First year comparative evaluation of the texas a&m freshman integrated engineering program. In Proceedings of the 1995 Frontiers in Education Conference. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 1995.[18] M. Weimer. Why students resist innovative teaching methods

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Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Computers in Education

improvedcomputer science students’ access to software3.The current technologies that provide such accessare either custom-built for a single or a relatively small set of applications4.There are several used in the market to remotely access software including but not limited toopen source software like X Windows and VNC, and proprietary packages such as MicrosoftTerminal Services (Remote Desktop) and Citrix MetaFrame3.In this study the Citrix software was used to deliver applications to users remotely through theWeb5. This package was installed on the engineering sever by February 25, 2007. Three softwareapplications were available on Citrix to access by faculty and students: AutoCAD 2006, Matlab,and MultiSim. In order to assess the use of the Citrix, two

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Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Regina Middleton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Shelly Perdomo, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

accounting for this success? What are someof the challenges that we continue to face? This paper will discuss accomplishments andchallenges faced by institutions seeking to outreach to underrepresented constituencies.IntroductionThe under representation of women in the field of engineering is not a new phenomenon toresearch. The imbalance of men and women appears most dramatically in computer science,information technology and engineering [1]. In the case of Massachusetts, “with respect togender, the state reflects the national trends with 58% of young adults in college comprised ofwomen. However, on a national scale only 12% of students choosing to major in computerscience/IT were women, while in the state of Massachusetts this was 9%” [2]. “In

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2186: CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENT TO SUPPORT PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING IN COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGAlbert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University Albert A. Liddicoat received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and his M.S. degree in Engineering Management from Stanford University in 1996, 2002 and 1999, respectively. Dr. Liddicoat worked for IBM’s Storage Technology Division from 1990 until 2002 where he held many positions in disk drive development including: servo system test and integration, ASIC development, system electronics and architecture, program management, and business line management. Currently, he is the Forbes Associate Professor and the

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

racial/ethnic majority group, while these differences were not as stronglyexpressed among underrepresented minorities. We also saw differences in how well women andmen think their courses are preparing them to engage in these design activities. The studycontributes new insights by examining the link between design confidence and courseexperience, as well as the relevance of other factors. IntroductionDespite years of research and intervention, women and some racial/ethnic minority studentscontinue to be underrepresented in engineering [1]. For instance, women earned less than onefifth of the Bachelor’s degrees in engineering and engineering technologies granted in the U.S. in2004 [2]. While

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Materials In Design And Manufacturing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Jaesoon Jang, Washington State University-Vancouver; Sung Jae Shin, Washington State University-Tricity

on team building for thesemester-long team projects. Overall student experience and lessons learned inorganizing such a project are also discussed.1. IntroductionDeveloping effective teamwork skills among undergraduate students is part of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)’s engineering criterion2006- 2007 [1]. Besides the ABET requirements, many employers emphasize the need ofgood teamwork skills for the engineering graduates [2]. In addition, it is well known thatcooperative learning enhance students’ learning performances. Under the cooperativelearning or teamwork environment, students work together to maximize not only theirown, but other students ability to learn [3,4]. Most engineering programs incorporate

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Baker, Texas Tech University; Brian Nutter, Texas Tech University; Mohammed Saed, Texas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

success.Program DescriptionProject Teams The program was structured around a six week, paid internship. Three teams of 4to 5 students were formed. The students were supported through a grant from the TexasEngineering Technology Consortium – Texas Workforce Development Commission.Careful attention was given to the composition of each team. A junior or senior levelengineering student was selected as the team leader for each team. The remainingstudents were taken from a pool of engineering freshmen, high school students, andcommunity college students. Of the 13 students supported, two were in high school,three were recent high school graduates, two were from Midland Community College (anarea community college), and seven were Texas Tech students. The

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological/Agricultural Education-II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Schreuders; Sara Driggs

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Biological & Agricultural

authorship cluster. Women are more likely to bring together otherwisedisconnected groups in the creation of publications.References1. Etzkowitz H, Kemelgor C, Uzzi B. Athena unbound: The advancement of women in science and technology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2000.2. McIlwee JS, Robinson JG. Women in Engineering: Gender, Power and Workplace Culture. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press; 1992.3. Padgett JF, Ansell CK. Robust Action and the Rise of the Medici, 1400-1434. The American Journal of Sociology 1993;98(6):1259-1319.4. Morselli C, Giguere C, Petit K. The efficiency/security trade-off in criminal networks. Social Networks 2007;29(1):143-153.5. Kochan S, Teddlie C. An

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Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

is working with Dr. Mohammad Elahinia on a project to develop "Multipurpose Educational Modules to Teach Hybrid Vehicle Technologies". Specifically Christopher says I am "working with colleagues to make hydraulic hybrid vehicles more suitable for commercialization…. I am excited and thrilled to be part of a university and a project which have the potential to make big changes in the automotive industry."Walter Olson, University of Toledo Walter Olson is a professor of Mechanical Engineering specializing in dynamics in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo. His research on Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles is sponsored by the US EPA

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International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; Khaled El-Sawy, United Arab Emirates University; Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

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International

academic institutions. In Turkey,for example, the universities purse accreditation by either the English institutional accreditationsystem, FEANI or the American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)1. The choice inthe UAE was to pursue ABET accreditation as a vehicle to meet its standards and improve theengineering higher education in the country.However, the new ABET 2000 criteria for accreditation made the process more demanding byshifting the focus of accreditation from “teaching” to “learning.”2 In addition, achieving aneffective outcome assessment plan and meeting ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000 requiresflexibility from the faculty member to learn and apply the new process and adjust to continuesnature of the new criteria3. One factor