Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lahoud Hilmi, East Carolina University; Batts David, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

factors such as the legal, security, accessibility, compatibility, and growthof the enterprise network. In addition to such challenges, management style andleadership can contribute to the job-dissatisfaction of such individuals and drivethem to pursue other job opportunities or even changing careers. This paperfocuses on how Theory X and Theory Y management styles affect theperformance of IT professionals in general and network administrators andengineers in particular; in addition, this paper discusses how an engineeringmanager can improve the network engineer’s performance through jobsatisfaction.According to 1 network engineering, in telecommunications, is a career whereindividuals work in different IT related areas such as telephony

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University; Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ft. Lewis College

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Women in Engineering

programs by women steadily increased from 18.1percent in 1994 to 19.2 percent in 2002, while minority (Black, Hispanic Native American) haveexperienced more ups and downs throughout the same time frame and much lower percentagesranging from 0.6-8.0 percent.1 Since 1995, the proportion of women and minority freshmen inengineering have been declining while men and non-minority freshmen have been increasing at asignificantly faster pace. These declines could constitute declines in the proportion of degreesearned by women and underrepresented minorities in the coming years.2 Historically, about one-third of all bachelor’s degrees are awarded in science and engineering. Since 1970, the number of bachelor’s degrees in science and

Conference Session

Retention of STEM Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morrison Obeng, Bethune-Cookman College; Xiaohe Wu, Bethune-Cookman College

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Minorities in Engineering

with the notion that scientificknowledge is certain. The teacher lectures it to them; they memorize it and reproduce it on testsand exams. Educational Research points to the Models of Intellectual Development, the levels ofwhich indicate whether a student is at a blind acceptance of authority/knowledge level (Perry’sLevel 1) or anywhere in-between up to the level where they accept knowledge conditionallyuntil the evidence that supports it changes (Perry’s Level 9). Research further shows that asstudents move from the lower levels of the Intellectual Development Models to higher levels, thestudents become more open to alternative ideas and accept responsibility for their ownlearning1,2. Engineering Programs strive to move their students up the

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rupa Iyer, University of Houston (CoE)

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Biological & Agricultural

technologies haveprofoundly transformed the way scientists design, perform and analyze experiments. Asbiological concepts and models become more quantitative, biological research is increasinglydependent on concepts and methods drawn from other scientific disciplines. Thus as biologybecomes more quantitative and systematic, it will become a foundational science for engineeringsimilar to physics, chemistry and mathematics.The long term goal of this project is to design and disseminate interdisciplinary teaching materialthat will bridge different disciplines and provide an increasing understanding of the relevance ofconcepts of chemistry, engineering, and computing in biology. The objectives are to: (1)Develop an interdisciplinary biotechnology

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona; Gregory Ogden, University of Arizona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

District (MUSD),Nogales School District, and other districts in Pima County, Arizona. Annually, 6 UA facultyfrom the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 4 to 6 industrial mentors, 2project evaluators, 12 to 14 teachers (ideally elementary + half math and half science secondaryteachers), 8 pre-service teachers, 2 teacher leaders, and 8 undergraduate or graduate engineeringstudents are part of the RET Site activities. These individuals impact around 2000 studentsannually. The individuals comprise 4 teams consisting of 4 teachers from the same school, 2 pre-service teachers, 2 engineering students, 1 faculty, and 1 industrial mentor. The overall objectiveis for teachers and pre-service teachers to work on environmental discovery

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gregory Moses, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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International

Engineering Education, 2007 1 Globalization and Engineering Education for 2020IntroductionThe emerging global trends in business have a great impact on the workforce needs, and theeducation and training of the workforce. The engineers of tomorrow will be expected to functiondifferently from today as they face new ever changing work environment that includesglobalization, outsourcing and emerging technologies. What do these emerging changes andchallenges mean to the employers, the institutions that prepare engineers, and the organizationsthat assure quality? What should be their response to these trends as they unfold? In

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorja Kimball, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Bryan Cole, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Karan Watson, Texas A&M University; Christine Stanley, Texas A&M Univeristy

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Minorities in Engineering

and tenure for diverse faculty. She holds a BS from Prairie View A&M University; a M.S. as well as Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University. She has authored or edited three books on college teaching, has over 40 publications and 43 refereed national presentations, and serves as Senior Editor and on editorial boards. Page 12.127.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 A STUDY OF MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND TIME TO COMPLETION OF FIRST YEAR

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford Stover, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Design in Engineering Education

, reservations and deadlinesBy assuming a 1 year project timeline, the following is a representative snapshot from year toyear. Start of project time is typically at the beginning of June following spring competitions.End of Project is 1 week prior to the spring competition (late May). Task Name Duration Predecessor 1 Start of project 0 days 2 Officer / team selection 7 days 1 3 Progress mtg / task group selection 0 days 4 Chassis selection / initial design

Conference Session

Electromechanical and Manufacturing Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washginton State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

) developedby the Washington State University (WSU) Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT).The CTR assesses four categories (problem identification, solution method, assumption quality andsolution quality) on a 6 point scale. The students in the CHAPL section appear to show more growth incritical thinking than those in the other section.IntroductionInstructors in the science and engineering disciplines are beginning to show enthusiasm forincorporating novel learning pedagogies into their classrooms and are seeing significant results. Someexamples of this include POGIL[1], developed in chemistry, and Hi-Pele[2], developed in chemicalengineering.These pedagogies are playing an important role in a Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics and

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Africa Lopez-Rey, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; juan peire, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Julio Freijeiro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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Computers in Education

digital electronics functions thatwill be implemented using the Karnaugh and Quine-McCluskey method as well as the Petrickone.IntroductionThis paper presents the JKarnaugh V4.2 program that allows the Internet user applying theKarnaugh and Quine-McCluskey algorithms for any digital function to get the minimized one.The program is based on an open application developed in java and is available over Internet1(Figure 1 and 2 show the presentation screens and Figure 3 show the main screen of theprogram). Although the program is developed in Spanish all technical users could gain by theadvantages of the program since it uses a graphical interface prepared for every user.Fig. 1. JKarnaugh V4.2 main presentation (info) screen.In the Figure 1 it includes

Conference Session

Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, farahmandfar@ccsu.edu

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Engineering Technology

and software requirements to perform this experiment are listed in Table 1.Figure 1 shows the server/client network setup required for this laboratory experiment.This experiment is divided into the following three main parts: a) Installing the hardware and configuring the voice server and clients. b) Analyzing the voice quality under different network constraints. c) Monitoring calls as well as examining voice packets and VoIP signaling protocols.In the following paragraphs we describe details pertaining to each part. The complete labmanual can be retrieved from reference3. More details regarding the installation ofTrixBox V2.0 can be found in reference4.In the first part of the experiment, each group with two or three

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University; Joe Jien-Jou Lin; Tayo Oladunni, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kenneth Reid

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Educational Research and Methods

’ persistence In this study, the status of students’ persistence after their first year in engineering wasclassified into five possible categories as described in Table 1. Students who are ‘retained’ inengineering fall into the first two groups: lower-division and upper-division engineering.Students who are ‘not retained’ are those who have transferred or left the university. Engineering freshmen students’ status after 1st year Possible statuses Dichotomous statuses Upper-division engineering: completed first year requirements and move to upper divisions (UE) 1. Retained in

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy; Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy

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First-Year Programs

and tools from each engineering discipline tobuild their final project. There is also a focus on exposing the freshmen to science andtechnology in the real world. Students are given briefings by personnel serving in engineeringjobs. In addition, this year space wing officers from nearby Schriever Air Force Base visitedEngineering 100 to observe and provide feedback to the students on their designs. The intent isthat this interaction and the motivational aspects of the course will help encourage more studentsto major in one of USAFA’s engineering majors.The course objectives for Engineering 100 are for students to: 1. … know the steps of the engineering method. 2. … apply the systems engineering approach to meet a given customer need

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

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Instrumentation

hardware and software had to be purchased to implement the RTWTsystem then the cost comparison might change. However as other have proposedSimulink and the RTWT system seems to meet the pedagogical needs of a controls labmore than the other solutions3.The following sections describe the hardware and software used in this experiment, thenew controller design project developed for the new system and an assessment of the newdesign project and the impact on learning in the lab and the lecture. Page 12.478.3Hardware and SoftwareThe experimental apparatus shown in Figure 1 is a hydraulic servo control system thatwas developed at Cal Poly through financial

Conference Session

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University

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Women in Engineering

Engineering. She completed a postdoc at the Center for Advanced Decision Support in Water and Environmental Systems (CADSWES) at UC Boulder. Beth’s career goals include increasing the diversity of engineering students and improving education for all engineering students. Three of Beth’s current projects are: 1) an NSF planning project for the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research, 2) an NSF Scientific Leadership Scholars project providing 4-year scholarships to 30 students in computer science, environmental recourses engineering and mathematics and 3) a water resources curriculum project using CADSWES software

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Rosario Gil, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Sergio Martin, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Elio Sancristobal, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Pablo Losada, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; juan peire, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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Engineering Technology

assure us of a student with his RFIDtag is really who he says to be (Fig. 1).Fig.1. Figure of the procedure of our system. A user is identified and registered at the entranceand exit of the examination enclosure.In short, the main contributions2 of this system are: • An examination room will be able to receive a high number of students simultaneously. • Students will not have to wait for a long time to enter in the examination classroom. • Each entry and leaving on the students side room will be suitable registered. • It allows printing a customized exam in real time. Page 12.1101.3 • This system will simplify procedures for

Conference Session

Educational Software

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Stephen Roberts, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

evolved from Fortran II to Fortran IV to Pascal and Algol. Eventually that introductorycomputing course taken by all engineers evolved to today where it is workstations and personalcomputers on networks employing C++ and Java. Observation 1: An initial programming course has been a part of early engineering education since computers become accessible to larger numbers of students.Students who took that initial programming course often found many ways to use the computer,especially in graduate school. Most faculty knew the one language (Fortran) that the studentsused and could give assignments. Therefore, the students continued to use their programming insubsequent courses providing continuity. Also

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Balbir Singh, NIS-Punjab; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Ashok Pandit, Florida Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

arelated concept of systems engineering was used to get India back to the top of worldhockey.IntroductionOur goal for this research is very clear: To use systems engineering principles torevitalize Indian hockey and get India back to the top of world hockey rankings.Our objectives are: To help India win the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medal and the2010 World Cup by big margins (greater than 2-0) in the pool matches, semi-final or finalfor these major tournaments.We will play attacking hockey. We will stick to our 5-3-2-1 attacking formation. We willhave a psychological advantage over all the countries whenever we step on the field andthis will mean that the game is already won psychologically before it has started.However, we will use the

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Willkens, Development Finance International, Inc.; Emilio Bunge, Development Finance International Inc.

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International

challenges over the long-run unless indigenouscapabilities and skills are developed from the onset.Development Funding Sources and Sample ProjectsIncreasingly so, the donor community is concerned and taking action on development practicesthat involve local ownership, capacity building, and systems development. This trend really doesrepresent a “paradigm shift” in the approach of international funding organizations to projectdesign and implementation. And this new, more sustainable approach to development isreflected in the billions of dollars in funding that flow to emerging countries every year.The World Bank for example supports globally about $1 billion a year for the education sectoralone - with 35% of the funds devoted to tertiary education and

Conference Session

An International Perspective

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Tatiana Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Idalis Vazques, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Women in Engineering

enrollees. PurdueUniversity ranked number 1 with 6,049 students3. UPRM ranks number one in the degreesgranted to Hispanics. The second place in number of degrees granted to Hispanics was given tothe Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (a private institution) and the third place belonged toFlorida International University with 136 bachelor’s degrees awarded4.In 2006 nearly 39% of the BS degrees in engineering at the UPRM were granted to women. Thishigh percentage varies a lot across engineering disciplines at the UPRM. Chemical Engineeringis the area of engineering specialization that granted most degrees to women (nearly 65% ofthem) and mechanical engineering the area with fewer (approximately 18% of their graduateswere female). The Industrial

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Miller-Young, Mount Royal College; Sean Maw, Mount Royal College

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Design in Engineering Education

; • Increase student retention in engineering programs10-11.However there are many “soft skills” required in learning design and no consensus on which aremost important for first year students, nor which is the best way way to teach them. Someinstitutions focus on design methods and team dynamics [eg. Harvey Mudd], others on designand writing [eg. Northwestern], and others combine design with graphics [eg. Penn State].Mount Royal College offers a University transfer engineering program. Thus, our courses mustconform with the local University to which most of our students transfer. In design terms, theconstraints imposed by the University are that there are two sequential first-year courses, eachwith 1 hour of lecture time per week, and 4.5 hours of

Conference Session

Retention of STEM Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

internships.This paper discusses some of the challenges in the program and some projects that arebeing used to enhance engineering education of the students. It discusses the impact theNASA-UMES Summer Internship Program has on the education of the engineeringstudents. It also covers a senior design project arising from this internship program.Furthermore, it discuses First Year Engineering Students collaboration with the AviationSciences Program, and a Doppler Radar Study project involving engineering students.Key Terms – Industry Partnerships, Tri-cycle training device, summer internship, seniordesign project, Doppler radar 1. INTRODUCTIONThe University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), an Historically Black Land-grantUniversity, is a teaching

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Tuffner, University of Wyoming; Andrew Catellier, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

laboratory experiments, where students get hands-on experience with a variety of signals such as BPSK, QPSK, and QAM. Any undergraduate labwith workbenches outfitted with standard PC and data acquisition equipment will be able tomake use of this novel VSA.1. IntroductionMany universities offer a laboratory component as part their introductory digital and analogcommunication course. In traditional undergraduate teaching laboratory environments, manycommunication topics are difficult to convey because of their complexity in implementation. Inthe first reference1, a framework for meaningful hands-on undergraduate communicationlaboratories was introduced using a set of LabVIEW-based exercises that interact with computer-controlled industry-standard test

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Holloway, University of Michigan

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-3037: TEACHING FLUX IN THE AGE OF DESKTOP MONTE CARLOJames Holloway, University of Michigan James Paul Holloway is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences at the University of Michigan. He teaches classes in engineering, from first year computing through design and gradaute courses in nuclear engineering. His research interests are in mathematics and computation applied to radiation transport and nuclear reactor analysis. He is also the incoming Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education of the College of Engineering at Michigan, effective July 1 2007

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Miller-Young, Mount Royal College

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Engy Serag, San Diego State University; Amr Oloufa, University of Central Florida

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Construction

other indirect costs such as higher insurancerates, delayed completion of projects; and lost opportunity of bidding in other projects due toextended completion; and so forth. The major variable risk item in any construction project is thelabor as they are frequently the most variable cost for the contractor. The main areas of labor costincrease include schedule acceleration, changes in the scope of work, project management,project location and external characteristics2.The main objective of the research is the following: (1) Analyze the change orders issued by theowner and their effect on project cost. (2) Develop a model to assist the owner to quantify theincrease in the contract price resulting from change orders.DATA PREPARATIONThe most

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Christa Lynch, Arizona State University; Jonathan Hilpert, Arizona State University; mary ann Duggan, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

improving engineering education Page 12.1581.2 Validating Measures 2 In recent years, engineering education has undergone a marked increase in researchdevoted to understanding student academic outcomes and persistence [1-2]. Researchershave demonstrated that although many engineering educators believe high attrition ratesamong engineering students are evidence that weaker students are being weeded-out, thisconception is flawed [3]. Rather, the grade distributions of students who drop out arestatistically similar to those who persist, and many students who drop out of the

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Benitez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Juan Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Yesenia Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Marta Rosa, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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New Engineering Educators

as what would they recommend instructors to avoid?We discuss the results of a comprehensive focus group study being undertaken at the Universityof Puerto Rico at Mayagüez among Industrial Engineering freshmen to the fifth year students.We asked students what they remember about professors that they feel taught them the most, andalso of those that did not contribute much to their “engineering education.” Among the findings,a prevalence of rejection towards the use of Power Point presentations was revealed.Other findings and conclusions for future research are also discussed surrounding student-centrism vs. teacher-centrism.1 INTRODUCTIONMuch has been said about retention of engineering students in the 21 century. The role of theinstructor and

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Smith, Purdue University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Stephen Elliott, Purdue University

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Manufacturing

Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Technology. He teaches a junior-level course in Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC), and two graduate-level courses, Biometric Technology and Applications, and AIDC for the Enterprise. He is the past Vice Chair of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards, and has been the Head of Delegation for the WG1 Vocabulary working group within the ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC37 committee on Biometrics. Dr. Elliott is the head of the Biometrics Standards, Performance, and Assurance Laboratory at Purdue University. He is also involved in educational initiatives for the American National Standards Institute, and is a member of