Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Yazmin Muniz, The University of Texas at Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

technologiesthat they have learnt in their engineering technology curriculum.IntroductionGlobal competitions force manufacturers to constantly innovate new product manufacturingstrategies in reducing product development cost and time. For example, Rapid Prototyping cancut new product development costs by up to 70% and the time to market by 90%.1 There aresituations were the customer has requirement for a small quantity, say 25 numbers, of complexproduct (toy gun for a special game as an example) within a delivery time of 7 days. This type ofproduction requirement falls into the category of batch or quantity production. And, this batchmanufacturing of complex parts/product poses special challenge to manufacturers in meeting thetarget cost and delivery time

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University

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Graduate Studies

needfor reform, the vision for change, and enumerates the immediate impact, significance, and long-range returns to be gained from this unique national initiative between academia and industry todeliberately advance professional graduate engineering education that further strengthens the‘creative, innovative, and leadership’ capacity of the U.S. Engineering Workforce in America’sindustry for enhanced U.S. competitiveness and national security purposes.2. Engineering and the Nation’s FutureAs the National Academy of Engineering has pointed out, the modern practice of engineering is‘a profoundly creative process ... the outcome, of which, is new technology.’ 1, 2, 3 As such, ournation’s economic competitiveness and national security depends largely

Conference Session

Useful Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley

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Mechanics

ratio becomes “large,” an argument can be madethat the class can be super-sized, that is, made “huge,” with no real loss. The contentionis that 50 to 1 and 200 to 1 are equally non-involving for the students and so why not gobigger?If no thought is given to the problem, the result can be a process in which the studentdoes indeed feel cut off from the process of learning, a passive observer of a self-containedperformance. If the lecture is viewed as simply one man or woman standing in front of asea of faces and presenting “the facts,” then the endeavor certainly becomes dubious as anexample of a rich learning experience. In such a case is there much difference between thisform of “live” lecture and a pre-recorded lecture shown on a screen or

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny Chang, National University; Ayman El Salim, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University; Michelle Bright

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, been an invited lecturer, and served as an ASME/IGTI reviewer and session chair. She has received the NASA Wings of Excellence Award, the NASA Best Publication Award, the NASA Medal of Honor for scientific excellence, and 2 ASME/IGTI Best Paper Awards (1 from the Turbomachinery Committee and 1 from the Controls and Diagnostics Committee). Michelle holds a BS EE and BS BME from Carnegie-Mellon University, an MSEE from University of Texas at Arlington, and a PhD EE from the University of Akron in Ohio. Page 13.1008.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Progressive Research On A

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Dekker, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

: Page 13.819.2List of Team Activities 1. Select a “need.” 2. Commit to the project. 3. Define the problem, complete with specifications. 4. Come up with 5 to 10 different conceptual solutions to the problem. 5. Select the best one or two concepts, using a decision matrix. 6. Elaborate on the design in the embodiment phase. 7. Complete the analyses and make drawings in the detail design phase. 8. Take the drawings to the machine shop. 9. Create a parts list and order parts through the Center.10. Assemble the prototype, or Proof of Concept (Computer Model).11. Orally present the project results as a team.12. Write and submit a formal written report.The prototype and the written report are each worth 25% of the grade, and the formal

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Capstone Experiences in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; Deepak Gupta, Southeast Missouri State University

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Manufacturing

the strength ofmaterials and basic materials courses for the industrial engineering students and the only courseemphasizing costs for the mechanical engineering students. There is no specific productdesign/development course in either program, but the mechanical engineers do have a seniordesign course consisting of several sections which focus on a specific project for each section.The manufacturing course does discuss the predominant methods for making the structuralshapes such as extrusion and roll forming and relates these to the project.Project Description and Instructions The project for the fall semester was the ladder design problem and the projectassignment sheet is presented in Appendix 1. The ladder is the most difficult of

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology

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International

Vellore.Finally in 1984, the State Education Minister informed him that private Engineering Collegeswere to be permitted in Tamil Nadu. He obtained help from Professor N. Lalitha to draft aproject proposal for establishing Vellore Engineering College under the aegis of the North ArcotEducational and Charitable Trust. The college was approved in September 1984 and 150 acresof land was designated for the college which belonged to the state government. In September of1985 the government land was given to the trust and the first building was started. VelloreEngineering College moved to its present location in 1985 and now VIT University has 300acres of land with newly constructed facilities as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Aerial View of VIT University

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Christensen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Willard Nott, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Leann Yoder, Jets, Inc.; Christina Ho, Engineers Without Borders; Shannon Flanagan, Engineers Without Borders; Stephanie Hurd, JETS, Inc.; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cathy Leslie, Engineers Without Borders; Samuel Graham, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ofenvironmental and social problems throughout the world. Indeed, the public’s awareness mustnow be considered when designing new products so profits will not suffer due to the negativeperception of irresponsible manufacturing and implementation 1, 2. This worldwide movementtowards total product awareness must be supported by a shift in how traditional engineeringtopics are taught, idealized, and approached both within engineering departments and the pre-college (high school, middle school) arena. Without changes to the educational system there ispotential for accelerated global environmental impact (i.e. global warming), irresponsibleglobalization (i.e. exploitation of vulnerable populations), and a shortage of informed productdevelopers among members

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University

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International

the necessity of training the student to combine thetechnical knowledge with the business background for product conceptualization, innovation anddesign, technical feasibility analysis, and market research and analysis12.It is evident that there exists a common ground where the engineering design, the internationalexperience, the creativity and innovation, and the engineering entrepreneurship melt together asfundamental foundations for the technology progress necessary for economic development asdepicted in Fig. 1. Figure 1. Model of IDEAL (Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship, And Leadership) education integrated with a global perspective

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tonya Saddler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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New Engineering Educators

females; 7 males) all hired as untenured faculty in the fall of 2003. Due to fiscal restraints, this is the entire pool of new faculty members hired in engineering at a single research-intensive university at that time. All but two of the participants have a spouse or partner. The relative gender balance is unprecedented and reflects institutional initiatives and top-level leadership at the time. The population includes non-native Americans, but is otherwise is not ethnically diverse. Table 1 provides information about the gender, rank, discipline, and prior experiences as a faculty member for each of participants. Table 1. Key characteristics of the participants at entryParticipant Rank

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Iowa State University; Ronald Cox, Iowa State University

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Manufacturing

manufacturing sectors.This three-credit lean course, which is comprised of a weekly two-hour lecture and two-hour lab(considering holidays and exam days), will be restructured into two major sessions: (1) 32 hours of lecture and lab activities for learning lean tools and principles, such as visual management, 5S, standardized work, quick changeover, pull system using kanban and poyayoke, and how to cost justify a lean project. (2) 22 hours working as a lean team at a local manufacturing company located less than 50 miles of campus, thus enabling students to conduct onsite a full- or half-day project.The final result is a lean presentation from the team to industrial mentors at the end of the semester. Itis

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

whichstudents become active participants in the process of discovery. To accomplish this, a cluster ofinterconnected laboratories in the area of thermo-fluids was reconfigured and organized in apyramidal block-like system. These blocks were: (1) classical experiments, (2) jigsawexperiments, and (3) design of an experiment. This new laboratory structure provides an array ofexperiences, builds on already existing skills and knowledge, and connects them in a logicalway.MARATHON was first implemented in Fall 2002 and has been used for four academic cycles.The primary benefits have been to expand the students’ understanding of the complexityassociated with designing and successfully performing an experiment from scratch. Each year atleast one project has

Conference Session

Innovations in Laboratory Studies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Walk, Old Dominion University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlyn Munson; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Stephen Cooper, Saint Joseph's University; Wanda Dann, Ithaca College

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Educational Research and Methods

in Table 1) were included in this analysis. As Table 3 suggests, no significantdifferences were found within the control groups; however, significant differences wereconsistently found for the treatment groups. Page 13.1238.7 Table 3. Comparison of Courses Implementing Treatment and Control Sections Concepts p-value: Attitude n- n-value Concepts value p-value: Attitude Semester Course

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Janice Girouard, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

successfully being used tostimulate student interest, increase participation, and thus improve their prospects for lifelongcareer success.Table 1 shows the FAP matrix for all ET programs, both current and future. There are threepossible tracks in each program: Business Advantage, Arts & Communication and TechnicalDepth. The Business Advantage track, the most established, spans all programs and offers up tofive minors. Arts & Communication is popular with Architecture and Audio majors since itresonates with the artistic interests of these students. Technical Depth affords the largest numberof choices with a multi-disciplinary array of associate degrees, minors and concentrations.FAP is an evolving process whereby new options are consistently

Conference Session

Software Engineering Course Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Ann Gates, University Of Texas - El Paso

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

a complementary fashion, the behaviors specified by patterns and scopes provideclear and simple examples that can enhance the understanding of these testing techniques. In thispaper, we describe an approach and present general lessons and exercises that demonstrate howpatterns and scopes can be used to teach boundary value analysis and equivalence class testing,which are two of the most commonly used black-box testing techniques. As a side effect of thisapproach, students are exposed to, and become familiar with, formally specifying system behavior.1 Introduction Testing remains the most natural and customary way of verifying a piece of software [6]. Insoftware development, testing ranges from verifying the separate components of the

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Environmental Engineering

dilute withrespect to the thick syrup placed in the inner portion of the pouch, driving pure water across themembrane by osmosis.The prototype housings were created primarily from standard PVC components, ensuring thatthe different housings would fit securely together. Sediment and carbon filters were housed innearly identical PVC housings. The RO housing is built from PVC and PVC bar stock, and theUV and FO housings are created from acrylic and PVC parts. Chemical treatment does notrequire a special housing, as it is simply a tablet added to the outlet container for the system.The actual design of these housings is best described through Figures 1 through 4, below.Machine drawings are available by contacting the authors.For safety concerns and

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cardella, Purdue Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

therefore extend the meta-theory.I. IntroductionFor years, reports have validated the importance of problem solving in the workplace. Forinstance the SCANS Report “What Work Requires of Schools” [1], states that problem solving isan essential thinking skill for workers. Engineers, physicians, managers, etc. are hired, retained,and rewarded for their abilities to solve workplace problems. For engineering education, thismeans a challenge to integrate workplace real-world problems into the curriculum and stayingabreast with new challenges and changing roles of engineers in the workplace.If education programs are to fulfill these challenges, a better understanding of the nature ofworkplace problem solving is necessary. This holds especially true for

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl; Eric Crispino

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Civil Engineering

and instructors as well as some of ourlessons learned.IntroductionOne of the outcomes of ABET-accredited institutions is that graduates have “an ability tocommunicate effectively.”1 The ASCE Body of Knowledge expounds on this outcome statingthat engineers must be capable of “interacting effectively with technical and nontechnical or layindividuals and audiences in a variety of settings.”2The complete method schools use to prepare students to meet these outcomes varies but manyinclude a specific course on technical communication. A survey of civil engineering curricula at18 public and private institutions of varying size showed that only half have a specificrequirement for technical communication and one offers a similar course as an elective

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Landis, The Technology Collaborative; Stan Komacek, California University of Pennsylvania; Carol Adukaitis, PA State System of Higher Education; Robin Shoop, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering Technology

industry.Significant training needs were identified for military and civilian bomb disposal units as thenumber of military and civilian robots being deployed continues to increase. Military andhomeland security Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) robots have demonstrated the ability tosave lives, and beginning in 2009, robots will be on the list of required items for all accreditedbomb squads.1 In addition, PA companies are developing robotics technologies and selling Page 13.1098.2robotic equipment into a variety of industries, including healthcare, water, waste water,transportation, materials handling and even fast-food. According to the 2004 study

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Hector Garcia, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

tothe displacements of six cylinders in a Stewart motion simulator. Information of thedisplacements is then transferred through the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to apersonal computer which has the LabVIEW software. An NI USB-6251 data acquisitiondevice is applied to interact with the LabVIEW program and the Stewart hydraulicsimulator. The approach presented in this paper to function an old Stewart hydraulicsimulator can also be applied to other simulators.1. IntroductionThe major objective of this project is to develop a prototype system which can simulatethe motion of a water craft when it is driven through different waves and obstacles. Thisphysical simulator will also facilitate a virtual and interactive environment to support forthe future

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Gutierrez, University of Wyoming; Charles Dolan, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

levels of cognitive reasoning: knowledge,comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. These are summarized inAppendix I. Each problem is developed to require students to apply concepts (Bloom’sTaxonomy level 3) and to analyze results (Bloom’s Taxonomy level 4). Each student’s submittalis evaluated and assigned a Learning Score between 1 and 6 roughly correlating to Bloom’sTaxonomy levels. The average Learning Score for a class should be between 3 and 4 the firsttime students are exposed to a problem. Over a longitudinal exposure to multiple problems, theLearning Scores would be expected to rise. In addition to Learning Scores, each problem isidentified with one or more of the ABET a-k outcomes4. Learning Scores in combination

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Dolan, University of Wyoming; Ovid Plumb, University of Wyoming

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

within a major. For example, civil engineers may require students usestructural and geotechnical skills in their project. The use of “interdisciplinary” in this paper isto suggest that a wide range of engineering studies are engaged in the program.In 2001 the University of Wyoming appointed the first permanent H. T. Person Professordedicated to improving undergraduate education. One objective for this professorship was toenhance engineering design activities into the college curriculum. The first three years werespent introducing design projects into the freshman Introduction to Engineering class. Once thefreshman program was established, the operation of the program transferred to other full timefaculty.1 In 2005 attention shifted to

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

paper, we present a model for an introductory freshman-level course that helps addressstudent enrollment and retention issues. Our course is based on three tenets: (1) the course drawsproblems from, and teaches about, an interesting and relevant domain in which students alreadyare familiar, (2) the course encourages teamwork and peer communication, (3) the student isactively responsible for their education. To address these, the class teaches game design in acollaborative environment in which students are given open-ended assignments to promotecreativity. We address instructor grading concerns, various student skill levels, and individualassessment. In our approach, we encourage the implicit acquisition of basic computer scienceconcepts and

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Casey, George Mason University; Ellen O'Donnell, George Mason University

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Civil Engineering

needs of industry, and in some cases realize taxsavings for their monetary and in-kind contributions to the University or engineering program.IABs that operate at the Department level are less common than College-level boards, butprovide many of the same functions. These boards tend to be proactive rather passive, and Page 13.901.2exhibit more specific interactions as enumerated recently1. For example, proactive IABs: (1)recruit members, especially Chairs, that will fit well with the goals and objectives of theprogram; (2) support student organizations for travel or educational activities; (3) screenpotential faculty and support recruiting

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Riddell, Rowan University; Maria Simone, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

teams, but also assisted with the remaining eightteams.The schedule of the project, as defined by due dates for deliverables throughout thesemester is shown in Table 1. Three types of deliverables were required. Oralpresentations and formal written reports were graded and counted toward the students’grades in the course. Informal written reports were evaluated by faculty, but not countedtoward the students’ grades. Table 1. Deliverables for SEC II. Class Date Deliverable TypeNumber Jan. 15 Holiday – No Class 1 22 Project selection 2 29 3 Feb. 5 Elevator Pitches Oral 4

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

qualifications.Each interview took between one and two hours. Open-ended questions encouraged therespondent to talk about the details of the work he or she performed19, provides details. Theethnographic method we used allowed interviews to follow the interests of the subject ratherthan sticking to some predefined rigid format. Field studies were also part of the survey: alimited number of subjects were shadowed (with their consent) for 1 – 2 days to triangulateinterview data. Most interviews were recorded and full transcripts were used for analysis. Incases where recordings were not available, the transcript reconstructed from notes waschecked by the respondent for accuracy. We use standard ethnographic analysis techniqueson interview transcripts, field

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinay Kumar Domal, University of Western AustraliaUWA; James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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International

confidently challenge the assumption that engineering education can beindependent of context because the technical content is universal, we need further research tounderstand how to set new objectives.Engineering Practice ResearchRecently published research has provided a foundation for this study based on 70 extensiveinterviews and field observations of engineers in several countries30-32. The frameworkconsists of 85 different aspects of engineering practice grouped as follows: 1. Managing self and personal career development 2. Coordination, working with other people 3. Engineering processes, project and operations management 4. Financial processes 5. Procurement, buying products or services 6. Human resource development, training

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tobia Steyn, University of Pretoria; Alan Carr, University of Pretoria

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Educational Research and Methods

of elementary school curricula and its use with childrento develop better thinking skills has been widely researched and reported.4 However, Logo hasalso been used extensively in undergraduate computer courses at the University of California atBerkeley.1 During the 1980s and 1990s much was written on Logo and its (potential) educationaluses, but this enthusiasm for Logo seems to have diminished. In the United States, TerrapinSoftware is still actively involved in promoting Logo as a tool for learning.5 In all the interfacevariations, the Logo philosophy and the basics of the Logo language have remained the same,namely, that Logo offers a participatory, hands-on environment and promotes self directedlearning. We are of opinion that Logo is

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

Page 13.739.2in undergraduate engineering and science programs decreased sharply during the 1980s,followed by slower declines in the 1990s.1 Since 2000, enrollment numbers have begun toincrease again; but the report also indicates that, of those students who do enroll in engineeringand science programs, fewer than 50% earn an engineering or science degree within six years.Clearly, there is a continued need for increased enrollment and retention in science andengineering. In The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing America’s Potential, theBoard strongly recommends national-level action to provide an adequate number of science andengineering graduates to ensure competitiveness in the ever changing global economy (NSB2003). 2When