Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seth Norberg, U.S. Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, U.S. Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Rounds, U.S. Military Academy; Phil Root, U.S. Military Academy; Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

Thermal-Fluid topics which they had already learned. This tour also was anintroduction to the Engineering Design Problem (EDP) for the course.The course EDP consists of an open-ended project that requires team effort. The scenariodescribed destruction of many of the internal components of the existing power plant in afictitious fire and extensive damage to the pipe system that supplies makeup water to the plantfrom a reservoir. Groups of three to four students had to develop a power plant design thatsatisfied a stated electrical power output requirement and a stated process heat requirement forthe local West Point area. They also had to consider a pipe system to deliver the necessarymakeup water and a nominal flow rate of additional water to the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nosa Egiebor, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Arizona State University; Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Chalmers Sechrist, Florida Gulf Coast University; Sam Hulbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Osborn, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

a Consulting Professional Engineer in Delaware.Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University ROBERT JAMES O'NEILL has been hired by FGCU as Professor and Program Director for Civil Engineering (starting his contract in August 2006). He is currently a Professor of Engineering at Roger Williams University. He received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Kansas State University in 1993, M.S. degrees in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering from Stanford Unversity in 1984, and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975. Dr. O'Neill has been active as a Senior Mentor and instructor in Project ExCEEd for the American Society for Civil Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Bowen, Rice University; Marcia O'Malley, William Marsh Rice University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-2627: HAPTIC INTERFACES FOR A LABVIEW-BASED SYSTEMDYNAMICS COURSEKevin Bowen, Rice University Kevin Bowen received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University in 2004, and is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Rice. His current projects include the use of haptic feedback for rehabilitation in virtual environments, the development of haptic paddle kits for instruction of undergraduate engineering concepts, and the implementation of embedded microcontrollers for the control of haptic systems.Marcia O'Malley, William Marsh Rice University Marcia O’Malley received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1996, and the

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roland Kempter, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College; Neil Cotter, University of Utah; Lee Brinton, Salt Lake Community College

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International

in Civil Engineering, and an MSE in Reservoir Engineering/Water Resources (all from Princeton University), as well as a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State. Prior to joining the academics, Dr. Safai worked in industry, where he served as Director of the Reservoir Engineering Division at Chevron Oil Corporation in California. He has taught both at the graduate and undergraduate levels in engineering science. He has performed research projects for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Oil Industry. He has authored over 85 technical publications in Technical Journals, Government & Industry

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Zafft, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Stephanie Adams, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Engineering Management

structure and flow of work and information, project planning, tools and resources, resource allocation, balance the social and technical aspects of the group, feedback provider, track and analyze process variation, and compliance with work standards Summary As indicated by the literature there is a need to apply a theoretical framework toleadership in SMTs. The investigation of the literature highlighted the emphasis on thedevelopment and skills of the external leader of a team. The nature of SMTs, however, calls for aframework that describes the type of leadership qualities needed in a team that is not led by oneindividual. This article will relate the leadership profiles of the CVF

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Drushel, Case Western Reserve University; John Gallagher, Wright State University

19/22 20 Fall 2005 b, c 9/16 C J class lab O R 16/16Key:Instructors (Lab Assistants):b Dr. Randall D. Beerc Dr. Hillel J. Chield Dr. Richard F. Drushelp Leslie Picardo (then a Ph.D. student of Dr. Beer)Course Structure:A all students: 6 first-half exercises with checkouts or brief lab reports; second-half project (did not have to be Egg Hunt robot), design notebook for project only.B all students: 7 first-half exercises, no lab reports; second-half project is Egg Hunt robot; design notebooks kept throughout the semester.C like B except, for graduate students only, 7 first-half lab reports and a 10-page design

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anshuman Panda, Polytechnic University; Hong Wong, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Sang-Hoon Lee, Polytechnic University

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Computers in Education

Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi. He worked for the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH, during the summers of 2000 and 2001. He is currently a doctoral student at Polytechnic University. His research interests include control of mechanical and aerospace systems.Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics that has been featured on WABC-TV and NY1 News, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Imad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Haydamous, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Wissam Kazan, Stanford University; Amine Hayek, Stanford University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-1824: REMOTE INTERNETWORKING LABORATORYImad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Imad W. Jabbour received his B.E. in Computer and Communications Engineering with distinction from the American University of Beirut in 2005. He is currently an M.S. candidate in the Information Technology program at MIT, and is working as a graduate Research Assistant at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. His current research includes the implementation of software tools for online laboratories, as part of Microsoft-MIT's iLabs project. He holds a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator certification since 2003, and is a Student Member of the IEEE since 2002.Linda Haydamous

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Rywalt, Florida Tech; John Hadjilogiou, Florida Tech

system approach was used to introduce thestudents to embedded design principles together using the elements of the Harvardcomputer architecture. The success of this effort exceeded everyone's expectations. Afterthe students demonstrated their innovative projects during the final end-of-term gatheringeveryone in attendance was convinced that embedded design principles should beintegrated throughout the engineering curriculum.III. System Design Integrated ApproachThe system design integrated approach (Attachment B) developed by the author is theresult of his involvement in the "Total Quality Management" revolution of the 1980s. Itwas a conscious effort to develop a methodology for increasing the retention of thematerial covered in the various

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy Noonan, Purdue University; Jaemeen Baek, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sangil Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ulas Tezel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Grant Michalski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Chia-Hung Hou, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

relatively large margin.Master’s students are given the choice of pursuing a coursework, a special-research-project, or athesis curriculum. Most on-campus master’s students pursue a research-oriented curriculum.There is a fairly uniform distribution of tenure consisting of first-year, second-year, third-year,fourth-year, and fifth-plus-year students. There exists a variance in home country amongstudents, but the majority of students originate from the United States, South Korea, or Turkey. Page 11.130.3This program also has students from varied backgrounds; student undergraduate majors includeenvironmental engineering, chemical engineering, civil

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Graduate Studies

University and a Ph.D. from N.C.S.U.Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc. Dr. Kenneth A. Ports is currently Senior Scientist at QTS, Inc. in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Until recently, Dr. Ports was a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and Associate Dean in the College of Engineering at Florida Tech. Prior to Florida Tech, Dr. Ports spent 25 years in the microelectronics industry in technical, management, staff and internal consulting roles. He led several corporate programs, including project management, product to market, technology roadmapping, and strategic planning. He was corporate director of University Relations, and his duties included overseeing the research pipeline. He has over

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

project management, product to market, technology roadmapping, and strategic planning. He was corporate director of University Relations, and his duties included overseeing the research pipeline. He has over 40 publications and papers, numerous company-private handbooks and documents, and 11 patents. He has a B.S. in Physics from Penn State and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics from Purdue University. Page 11.373.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation Carmo D’Cruz, Clifford Bragdon, Dennis Kulonda

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy; Leslie Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gunnar Tamm, U.S. Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, U.S. Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

classroom. Many students are definingsuccess as the act of submission of an assignment, while showing little concern for its content orpresentation. A learning tool is proposed with the immediate goal of meeting higher standards instudent assignments, while lasting goals are to foster a greater sense of ownership and pride inany work that is submitted.This paper presents the results of three independent research projects to explore the use of theprofessional practice of peer review in engineering courses. This methodology was originallyinstituted as a system of mandatory collaboration in two structural analysis courses offered at theUnited States Military Academy (USMA), through forced peer review of all individualhomework. Based on the assessments

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of leadership in changingorganizations.The assumptions that we see as central to our ideas about leadership are:a. Leadership definitions and practices are similar across different organizational settings (e.g.,academic, political and sport). The exploration of leadership practice will include considerationand suggestions for the use of quantitative, qualitative, projective and action research tools.b. Subtle but dramatic forms of distinction exist between the definitions of leadership andentrepreneurial leadership. Page 11.591.2c. An important challenge exists in the way the research is designed and reported when theconcept of gender is

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College; Ida Ngambeki, Smith College; Lionel Claris, Smith College

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Engineering Ethics

2006-256: THE ETHICS BLOG: STUDENTS MAKING CONNECTIONS AMONGETHICS, THERMODYNAMICS, AND LIFEDonna Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Assistant Professor in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. Her work focuses on implementing liberative pedagogies in engineering education.Ida Ngambeki, Smith College Ida Ngambeki is a student at Smith College.Lionel Claris, Smith College Lionel Claris holds a master's degree in education from Smith College and currently teaches Spanish and French to elementary school students in Springfield, MA. He is a passionate advocate for new ways of thinking about learning, involved locally in the Holistic School Project of Amherst and the Re

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Anna Lindgren-Streicher, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Science Education from Cornell University.Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston Dr. Cathy Lachapelle has worked on a number of research and evaluation projects related to K-16 science and engineering education. Cathy received her S.B. in cognitive science from MIT, and her Ph.D. in Psychological Studies in Education from Stanford.Anna Lindgren-Streicher, Museum of Science, Boston Anna Lindgren-Streicher is a Senior Curriculum and Research Assistant at the Museum of Science, Boston. Anna received a B.A. in Psychology from Tufts University and has worked for two years with K-12 teacher professional development programs related to engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

: • EGR 101–Introduction to Engineering (offered as EGR 194) • EGR 103–Technology and Society (offered as EGR 194) • EGR 294–Applied Project (A one credit-hour class to support a renewable energy project conducted with the Hopi Nation) Page 11.270.9The outcomes were used most extensively in EGR 101; they structured much of the student work,and some data on their effectiveness was collected. tion Rubric Written Communication: Employs the writing process

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan; John Gardner, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

from University of Illinois, Urbana. Her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering from University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and 1994. Following graduate school, Amy worked for Hewlett Packard in San Jose, CA and in Colorado Springs, CO. Amy’s research interests include microelectronic packaging, particularly 3-D integration and ceramic MEMS devices.Pat Pyke, Boise State University Patricia Pyke is Director of Special Programs for the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She oversees projects in freshman curriculum development, retention, math support, mentoring, and women’s programs. She earned a B.S.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from

Conference Session

Faculty Development Toolkit

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University

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New Engineering Educators

in the project as investigators. They could be paid with money out of the project (if it is externally funded). They could also be paid with a grade in a special topics or independent study type class.• Have some of your research be educational, where the research project is the creation, teaching, and assessment of the class.The first two authors followed this up in 2003 with a paper that dealt with the broader issue ofhow to balance personal and professional life1. A number of strategies were developed. As withany effort to balance the many activities in life, it is important to differentiate between needs andwants. Of course, this will vary from person to person. The key is to understand thisdifferentiation and to ensure that

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in Existing Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Barkel, University of Michigan; Peter Woolf, University of Michigan

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Chemical Engineering

suggested a number of suchmechanisms that could potentially be applied to non-biological control problems [1].For the course we introduced two case studies related to biological systems: bloodglucose control and bacterial chemotaxis. Throughout the semester we introduced theproblem of glucose control via insulin in the human body. Initially, we introduced thephysiology of the problem and used a simple pharmacokinetic model of insulin as analternative example for a logical controller. This model was extended to the BergmanMinimal Model [2, 3], to provide a more accurate differential equation model for glucoseregulation. Students were assigned a team project to design an insulin injection schedulefor a diabetic patient. For this project, students

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Hill, University of Michigan; Dawn Tilbury, University of Michigan

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Mechanical Engineering

implementeddigitally. Although the typical undergraduate curriculum is crowded enough as it is, and studentshave the ability to learn how to deal with these difficulties through elective courses and graduatestudy, it is important that the students come away knowing that these subtleties exist and thatthere are techniques out there for dealing with them. Much of the advancement taking place incontrols education seeks to address these deficiencies through laboratory work and project-basedlearning.1 2 A specific area of control system design and analysis that even many advanced graduatestudents are unaware of is that of discrete event system (DES) control. Discrete event control isoften confused with digital control. Whereas digital control systems

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Bland, John Brown University

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Electrical and Computer

demanded results that required usage of the information, then thestudent had to take control of their learning in order to perform the tasks that were required ofthem. Finally, it was recognized that urgency of real-world needs could be quickly addressedby proper assignment of homework, presentations, designs, and tests. The career world createsstructure to task performance through project schedules and contractual requirements andmilestones. The learning interventions within those task structures occur in a less structuredprocess. For our students, we were not willing to give up on some of our structure. Forexample, in our Electrical Systems course, Ohm’s Law must be understood prior to Kirchhoff’sLaws, then Thevenin and Norton equivalent

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum & non-Technical Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hata, Portland Community College; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

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Engineering Technology

] describe a project initiated by Texas A&MUniversity to address issues in manufacturing at the nanoscale. The project will introducenanotechnology concepts throughout the undergraduate engineering curriculum. The curricularchange introduced by this project has four components corresponding to the four years ofundergraduate engineering curricula. At each level, concepts related to manufacturing at thenanoscale are introduced at the appropriate technical level.Alpert, Isaacs, Barry, Miller, and Busnaina [4] describe various nanotechnology educationinitiatives undertaken by University of Massachusetts, Lowell. One of the initiatives consists ofstarting a cross disciplinary graduate certificate in nanotechnology and nanoscience in Fall 2005.This

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Sarah DeMaris, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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International

minoritystudents than is average for engineering. Page 11.1052.2URI takes a linguistically-integrated approach to the international experience, but manyinternational experiences, usually with a smaller linguistic component, are offered by institutionsacross the country. Some of these include exchange trips to visit industries, tour academicfacilities and hear lectures by local faculty [3][4]; design projects involving students workingtogether from the U.S. and abroad [5]; study-abroad programs that focus on engineering studentstaking classes through international institutions [6][7][8]; and internships for engineers to workfor an extended period of time

Conference Session

Feedback and IT: Improving Student Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ledlie Klosky; Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Jason A. Evers, U.S. Military Academy; Jared B. Erickson, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

inexpensive webcam out of herbackpack and plugs it into the machine. She clicks on the icon for her design team member whois working the dead afternoon shift at the student union and is on wirelessly. They chat briefly,with live video, about the objectives for that evening’s design, exchanging ideas verbally,nonverbally and with sketches. They shut down the video but not the text chat window and workon two aspects of the project, text chatting when needed and otherwise ignoring that the chatfunction is even open. A snag occurs and they are not sure how to proceed. Checking, they seethat the instructor is logged in (he is not always on, but they are in luck) and they ask a quickquestion. Using video, the professor explains to both students at the same

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dava Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kristen Wendell

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

theInternational Technology Education Association (ITEA) and the National Science Foundationpublished the Technology for All Americans Project, A Rationale and Structure for the Study ofTechnology 1. Specific recommendations about the content of technology education were made in Page 11.224.22000, when the National Research Council joined with the ITEA to establish national standardsfor technological literacy 2. Two years later, the National Research Council published two studiesthat convincingly make the argument for K-12 engineering education. These studies are RaisingPublic Awareness of Engineering, and Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clay Bolton, University of South Carolina; Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina

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Ocean and Marine

Carolina Commission onHigher Education defines service learning as follows: Service learning is college student learning at any level and in any situation that is linked in a direct, hands-on fashion to the resolution of a problem or concern in a target community outside the institution.During this trip, the students of the University of South Carolina fulfilled this definition throughthe use of their hands and their hearts to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coastregion. With the aid and logistical support of the Salvation Army, this project was a true servicelearning collaboration with a non-profit organization and a major research university. Workingwith Salvation Army volunteers, students provided on-the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Mountain, University of Texas-Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Manufacturing

. Page 11.1060.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Rapid Prototyping of Printed-Circuit Boards with an Engraving LaserAbstractLack of a good system for rapid prototyping of printed circuit boards has been a major bottleneckin Senior Design at the University of Texas at Tyler. A simple method using artwork printed ontoner-transfer paper and transferred through heat and pressure to copper-clad circuit-board stockhad been successfully applied to simple designs but showed itself to be unsuited to thecomplexity of printed circuit boards developed for senior design projects. This unsuitability wasdue to two factors; low density (due to inability to accurately control line widths) and

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Diane Strong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jamshed Mistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Industrial Engineering

, taken primarily by industrial Page 11.783.2engineering majors. This study is a prototype for a larger project addressing ERP-baseddecision-making, which involves creating learning modules for a variety of undergraduateengineering and management courses. Each module focuses on a decision-making problem thatis traditionally part of a functional course (e.g., production planning), and presents it in thecontext of a major business process, e.g., product development or supply chain and orderfulfillment. The process focus allows students to explore the impact of their decision on otherparts of the organization as well as its customers, suppliers, and

Conference Session

Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Meyer, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-161: STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSING COURSE-SPECIFIC OUTCOMESDavid Meyer, Purdue University David G. Meyer has been very active in curriculum development, learning outcome assessment, design education, and use of instructional technology. He is currently responsible for creating, maintaining, and teaching the core ECE digital systems course sequence: ECE 270 (Introduction to Digital System Design), ECE 362 (Microprocessor System Design and Interfacing), and ECE 477 (Digital Systems Senior Design Project). He has written numerous papers on innovative uses of technology in education; more recent research contributions include papers on learning outcome assessment in both lower-division “content