Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Catherine Didion, Association for Women in Science; Patricia Paddock, NYC Department of Education; Suzanne Jenniches, Northrop Grumman; Annette Gildea, Gildea Media Group; Katie Gramling, Diamax; Greta Zornes, Tulane University

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Women in Engineering

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Masten, McMaster University; Robert Fleisig, McMaster University

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering and Science (McGraw-Hill).Robert Fleisig, McMaster University Robert Fleisig is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and with the Level 1 Engineering Program at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. He has a B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from McMaster University. His research interests lie in the field of engineering design, particularly with respect to the early stages of the product design process. Page 13.494.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engaging First Year

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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

project scheduling with Outlook are discussed.IntroductionIn 2004 the EAS109 Project Planning & Development course was developed and implemented toprovide early exposure to project management skills essential to all engineering students. Thecourse was organized around two major projects to keep student interest while developing keytechnical skills.1 Initially, Microsoft Excel (Excel) was used to organize and schedule the teamactivities and projects for the course. Surprisingly, the students lacked even the most basicorganizational skills which was noted in the repeated out of class team meeting and organizationproblems. Student prioritization was clearly askew with the academic demands. Variousattempts to remedy the organizational problems

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Richard Mislan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Information Systems

displayed on a connected laptop computer, saved for later analysis, or printed.Third, we list the technologies used for its development. Finally, we conclude with ademonstration of the software and our future plans for its continued development.The Ubiquity of Mobile Computing DevicesFollowing in the steps of PDAs, smartphones are becoming personal oracles of information 1, 2.While early generation cellular telephones were used only for voice communications, moderndigital mobile phones have quickly become societal necessities for daily existence. Not only dosmartphones support voice communications, these devices provide technologies for ShortMessage Service (SMS) messaging, Multi-Media Messaging Service (MMS) messaging, InstantMessaging (IM

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

regulatoryrequirements, but in an outcome-based culture, it should be possible to createsupplementary 1-credit or 0-credit courses that make such transfers possible. This paperwill detail our initial efforts in that direction.Motivation:Within the framework of this manuscript vertical integration represents the process bywhich high school students, community college students, or certificate holders, areencouraged and given meaningful opportunities to obtain four-year degrees that theywould not have sought otherwise. In a sense, this is recruitment, and recruitmentstrategies will have bearing on vertical integration. The electronic and computerengineering (ECET) option of the engineering technology department has many reasonsto promote electronics education at

Conference Session

Bridging and Freshman Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Christa James-Byrnes, University of Wisconsin - Barboo/Sauk County

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Mathematics

the needs of underrepresented groups.University of Wisconsin System ModelThe University of Wisconsin system is made up of thirteen two-year schools (UW-Colleges) andthirteen four-year schools (See Figure 1). Of the thirteen four-year schools, only three havemultiple engineering programs. The University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison) and theUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee) have both undergraduate and graduateprograms in engineering. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville (Platteville) located in thesouthwest corner of the state, is primarily focused on undergraduate engineering education.After receiving IRB approval, data was requested from both the UW-Colleges and each of theengineering schools with all person information

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunnar Tamm, United States Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Seth Norberg, United States Military Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

future leaders.Energy Use in the United StatesThe United States consumes 100 Quad (1 Quad = 1015 Btu) of energy annually, accounting forroughly one quarter of the world’s total consumption.[1] Figure 1 shows that 85% is derivedfrom fossil fuels. There is ongoing debate over how long fossil fuel reserves will last, a fewdecades to a few centuries, depending on the fuel. But this debate is trivial, because they are allfinite resources that will eventually be exhausted. The only debate is how quickly society mustreact to the inevitable end of unsustainable consumption.The public is reluctant to plan for decades or centuries ahead, because personal financial andsecurity concerns are more immediate. For successful development of energy alternatives

Conference Session

ChE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Jerry Meldon, Tufts University; Anatoly Peresunko, Southern Federal University (Russia)

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Chemical Engineering

withLeonardo’s drawings and interactive 3D models based on those drawings.Da Vinci took it upon himself to develop and perfect a practical means to separate liquids byexploiting differences in their volatilities (i.e., their boiling points or, equivalently, their vaporpressures). He called the fruit of his labor the “alembic.” His original drawings and a descriptionof his efforts motivate students to explore the physicochemical basis for his invention. The DaVinci collection at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana di Milano includes three drawings of alembicswith author’s notes. Page 13.1080.2Figure 1. Interface and page fragments for the first chapter

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IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

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Information Systems

summarize best practices, lessons learned, anddirections for future experimentation and development. Using OSS tools helps students learn touse new tools, exposes them to tools or types of tools they are likely to encounter in the future,and enables them to attempt and complete more ambitious projects under more realisticconditions. Like any tools, OSS requires an ongoing time investment by faculty, but helps themto diagnose and correct problems, assess student performance, and help the projects and teamsadapt to other factors.1. IntroductionOpen source software (OSS) is distributed without charge and with the underlying source code,so that other software developers can fix defects, update documentation, add enhancements, orotherwise modify the

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

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Instrumentation

herein demonstrates the link between the inertia properties and the dynamicresponse of the rigid body; in as much as the dynamic response can actually be used to determineunknown inertia. The project is part of a junior-level course entitled Experimental Mechanicstaught at Oklahoma Christian University. The course focuses on experimental investigationsdirectly related to the theory learned in Strength of Materials and Dynamics (both prerequisites tothis course).Project OverviewThe students are assigned the simple objective of determining the inertia properties of a rigid bodyanalytically, computationally, and experimentally. Figure 1 shows a typical rigid body sampleused within the course. Each sample is fabricated from wooden building blocks

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Civil Engineering

the original proposal.MethodologyThe civil engineering program proposed curriculum was compared to 12 other Civil Engineeringprograms. Half of these programs are from schools in the State of Indiana that offer similar CEprogram and the other half from nearby schools in Michigan and Ohio. The modifications to the Page 13.1001.3current curriculum are proposed based on the comparison with other schools; results of a surveyof 27 local companies presented in the original proposal; and 2007 ABET criteria.The following are the list of the Civil Engineering Programs used in the comparison:Indiana: 1) University of Notre Dame, 129 credit hours. 2

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Slater, Wright State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

outreach activities are performed by universities and professional societies and otherorganizations each year with goals of improving understanding by K-12 students of STEMM (Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine) and positively impacting performance andrecruitment of students into these fields through more informed educational choices. Examples ofthese are the NSF STEP programs 1 , Science Fairs, the First Lego League 2 the TEAMS competi- Page 13.861.2tion 3 , the West Point Bridge Design Competition 4 and others. 5 Assessment of the impact of theseevents is challenging as the independent impact of a single event amongst many

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Thornton, Emerson Climate Technologies; Kyle Shipp, Kettering University; Tony Lin, Kettering University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

disciplines can be applied to other areas of engineering. This createsa much more satisfying learning environment by allowing them to explore their curiosity and tryto solve real-world problems that they uncover in collaboration with their peers. When studentsdeal with a problem from its conception to its resolution, it can be more gratifying and is truly anunparalleled learning experience. Again, Prescott notes that, “The more the students invest intheir own learning process, the more they will learn. Cooperative learning offers a naturalmethod by which students can become successfully empowered in the classroom.1” Thesesentiments were shared by students of Kettering University when the Polymer Processing classof the Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Accreditation Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Peterson, ABET; Kathryn Aberle, ABET

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International

meeting in October 2006, granted its approval to accredit programs outside the UnitedStates and to phase out substantial equivalency evaluations. An implementation plan has beendeveloped to transition programs that are currently recognized as substantially equivalent toaccreditation at their next scheduled review.IntroductionEstablished in 1932, ABET Inc., is the responsible body for quality assurance of engineeringeducation in the United States. ABET is a federation of 28 professional and technical societiesthat work together to promote and enhance applied science, computing, engineering, andtechnology education. 1 In addition to ensuring the quality of engineering education in the U.S.,ABET is substantially active globally. The global mission

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Victor Rubanchik, Southern Federal University (Russia); Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Electrical and Computer

facilitate the kind of “deep learning” elements introduced earlier in thispaper.The virtual laboratories implement technologies that can provide instructional opportunities inmany ways, whether at a campus or school (traditional teaching), at home (warm-ups, post-classtasks, or self-learning), in a corporate setting, or through distance learning. ATeL’s realisticsimulations (enable learners to: (1) Observe the physical processes insightfully at different levels of detail (2) Analyze constraints between relevant parameters (3) Push these parameters beyond normal allowed values to simulate infrequent operating conditions or casualty situations (4) Run “what if” scenarios (5) Acquire data from virtual experiments for detailed

Conference Session

Anything New in Dynamics?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

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Mechanics

changing force could beconsidered, a readily available source is commercial model rocket engines which represent apseudo-impulse loading scenario. Figure 1 presents the thrust profile for an Estes B6-4 modelrocket engine4. Note that the peak thrust is reached approximately 0.2 seconds after ignition, andthe entire burn is completed in well under one second. This is in comparison to between 6 and 10seconds required for most rockets sized for the B6-4 engine to reach apogee.The students are tasked with answering the following simple question, ÐEcp"the dynamics of themodel rocket be adequately simulated using an impulse model for the engine thrust?Ñ The projectis included within a junior-level course entitled Experimental Mechanics taught at

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yim, University of Pennsylvania; Katherine Kuchenbecker, University of Pennsylvania; Paulo Arratia, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania; John Bassani, University of Pennsylvania; Jonathan Fiene, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Lukes, University of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 13.81.5 Freshman YearCU Fall CU Spring1.5 CHEM 101/053 Intro to Chemistry & Lab 1 MATH 114 Calculus II 1 MATH 104 Calculus I 1.5 PHYS 151 Principles of Physics II & Lab1.5 MEAM 110/147 Intro to Mechanics & 1 Professional elective (e.g., Introduction to Lab Computer-Aided Design) 1 Social science or humanities (SSH) elective 1 Writing requirement (SSH) 1 Natural science elective Sophomore YearCU Fall

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Educational Research and Methods

characteristics as well as service characteristics (1, 2, 3, and 4). The concept of ‘TotalQuality Management (TQM)’ is often used synonymously and sometimes in conjunction withthe basic principles of lean engineering and Six Sigma.It should be noted that while the principles of Six Sigma are generally used in the context ofproduct design and manufacturing industries, their scope is not merely limited to these two fieldsof endeavor. Six sigma principles find much wider scope of expression in other industries aswell. For instance, the service industry such as banking, finance, health services, restaurantmanagement etc routinely utilize six sigma concepts in order to ensure the availability of qualityproducts so as to gain and maintain an edge over their

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Amir Javaheri, Virginia State University; Stephen S. Tompkins, Virgina State University; Keith Williamson, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

ABET criteria for continuous improvementrequirements. The assessment process and evaluation of the program outcomes are discussedalong with the results as well.IntroductionAlthough there are several papers published in the field of engineering program outcomeassessment 1, 2, 3, there are very few that discuss assessment process of manufacturingengineering programs. Most of these assessment plans revolve around certain aspects of theprogram such as courses, capstone courses, or engineering labs. This paper presents anassessment procedure which considers all program outcomes assessment processes.The Manufacturing Engineering (MANE) program at Virginia State University developed acurriculum that provides students with balanced coverage of ABET

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiang Le, Hampton University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

has indicated that compared to traditional instructionalmethods, student-oriented instructional methods such as multi-media case studies that encouragestudent participation and active involvement in learning are better ways to accomplish theseobjectives [1]. Many of the new skills needed to succeed in the innovation age can be achievedthrough the case study pedagogy. This pedagogy may be particularly effective for African-American students, who prefer team-based interactive environments and whose learning styles Page 13.1320.2might be different than those of traditional engineering students [2]. The Laboratory forInnovative Technology and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering, and biology, which served as the researchenvironment for this study. Enrolled in the course were 1 electrical engineer, 7 biologists, 13biomedical engineers, 8 industrial and systems engineers, 13 mechanical engineers, and 3materials science engineers.At the beginning of the semester, the course consisted of introductory lectures about BID and theBID design process and also included discussions of ‘found objects’. Found objects werehomework assignments in which students identified natural objects relevant to a given topic,such as color in nature, and then researched and presented those objects to the rest of the class.The goal of the assignment was to give the students practice with identifying, researching, andunderstanding natural

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Liberal Education

, withan overall student population of 40,000, and a sizable College of Engineering consisting ofapproximately 4,500 students. A recent national study listed the UW-Madison as having the 2ndhighest research expenditures of any US college or university, at roughly $830 million over thepast year.1 That amounts to an average of over $400,000 per faculty member in an era whenfunding rates tend to be decreasing. The pressures to continue that achievement – and to producethe high quality research on which such funding depends – are enormous. Thus, while educationis certainly an important component of the university (particularly given its status as a land-grant, public university), it is hardly the only one, and there are many faculty for whom

Conference Session

Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Andrew Hak, Rowan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2007 the financial team was able to reachagreement on pricing and the technical aspects of the project were started. It was at thattime that SunTechnics, a former Industrial Affiliate of Rowan University, saw a perfectrole for using the College of Engineering to assist them in the medium voltage (33kV)AC aspects of the project. Table 1 provides an overall equipment list for the project; theundergraduate and graduate engineering students were involved in analysis of the designof this system for items 4-8 in the table and responsible for specification, details andplans for items 6, 7 and 8 (which is described in greater detail in another paper by theauthors11

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangram Redkar, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

the courses. Eight general topical areas were suggested and rated on aqualitative importance scale of high (H), medium (M), or low (L). Credits were assigned afterthe importance rankings were made. As mentioned earlier, due to the existing curriculumstructure, that the automotive concentration would be 18 credits.While there was significant debate about the number of credits in each course, Table 1 belowrecords the conclusion of the voting and discussion. Points were assigned to each priority vote,with a ‘L’ earning one point, a ‘M’ earning two points and a ‘H’ earning three points. The ratingreflects the importance of an automotive concentration topic treatment in the minds of theindustry representatives (all engineers). It is observed that

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University; Innocent Afuh, Texas Tech University; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education

students the ability to develop search strategies that will come up with moremeaningful results. Reading through the results, they will see and learn how to relate and useinformation not only in their final reports, but also in their design notebooks and presentations.The rubrics developed here are applied at two major engineering programs. The rubrics wereused in a capstone course. The implications of the results in the context of engineering designeducation are discussed.1. Introduction Engineering design education is a central element of student training in engineering schools.Design projects are usually open ended and thus present students with challenges. This requiresthem to sift through large amounts of information in all formats. Blake

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

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Minorities in Engineering

to a recent report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), locatedwithin the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S.population has become more diverse over the past two decades as the minority population groups(African-Americans, Hispanics, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, and Asians/ PacificIslanders) have increased more rapidly than the White population. As projected for 2005,minorities made up approximately 33 percent of the U.S. population. These same minoritygroups are expected to represent nearly 39 percent of the total population by the year 2020.Furthermore, according to the latest population projections revealed by the US Census Bureauand depicted in Figure 1, these minority

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

teamof freshman and juniors placed their robots on opposite sides of the playing field. Each team consistedof one junior team and eight to nine freshman teams but a maximum of six freshman teams couldcompete in a match. The freshman robots’ goal was to feed golf balls to their junior team's robot in adesignated transfer zone. The juniors’ robot must then transport the balls to the bucket. The freshmanrobots could be controlled remotely using electrical connections, but the junior robot could not becontrolled with any physical means.A variety of scholars have investigated the use of vertical mentoring techniques. At Rose-Hulman seniorlevel students were used as mentors who guided junior level students through a process of guidedquestioning [1

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

X. Chang Li, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Xuejun Fan, Lamar University

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Mechanical Engineering

assignment of course projects. The authors maintain a regular discussion to keep thefeedback updated and approaches adjusted. The popular textbook by Cengel and Boles18 is used Page 13.1164.4for the course.1. Effective Integration and SummaryIn general, the instructors know very well the course materials they teach, while it is difficult forthe students to recognize the new “faces” and link them together effectively. In a certain degree,how to educate students in a way that they can understand easily may take the most time of theinstructors. Rather than presenting the textbook item by item, it is always good to show thestudents all the relationship

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Goldberg, Buffalo State College; Paul Siciliano, Buffalo State College; Clark Greene, Buffalo State College; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshopprograms.1The goal of EoF was to serve geographic areas of New York State that are precluded from usingexpensive, commercially-based engineering education programs. The data indicated that the vastmajority of participants were technology teachers in the high school and middle-school range.Over 200 teachers participated in workshops, with 17 and 21 respectively attending the 2sections of the DECS. Over half of the participants held masters degrees. An extrapolation ofsurvey results over the whole spectrum of workshops suggests that about 28,000 students willreceive some component of engineering education as a result of the EOF workshops.1 Someteachers are modifying their instruction to include design elements. Others are addingcomponents of the

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida Ngambeki, Purdue University; Odesma Dalrymple, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

students’responses, and using these factors to further classify the students’ responses. Further work withthese data will include independent analysis by several researchers, after which results will becompared, and triangulation with a combination of various data sources, i.e. interviews, surveydata, and narratives will be used to ensure the reliability of the results.Results and DiscussionOf the 974 participants in the study, 814 were male, 153 were female, and 7 did not indicate theirgender. The racial distribution of the study is displayed in Figure 1 below. 88% of therespondents had college graduates in their family and 57% had engineers in their family. 70% ofthose responding to the survey had already chosen an engineering professional school