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Design for Special Services

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kara Chomistek, University of Calgary; Graham Armitage, University of Calgary; Phillip du Plessix, University of Calgary; Clifton Johnston, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Mohamed Nazir, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Diane Douglas, University of Calgary; Brigit Knecht, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

all student designs, making them public for both the communityand the media. In addition to the open house, an assistive technology magazine was contactedand it was arranged that the top ten student designs would be considered to go to market.Curriculum OutlineEngineering Communication and Design is a year long course that will see approximately 750engineering students in the 2006/2007 school year. These students are separated into six labsections consisting of four labs each (24 labs in total) and will produce approximately 200projects per semester. Students work in groups of approximately three or four and have a budgetof 40 dollars to construct their prototypes.Fall SemesterThe fall curriculum for Engineering Communication and Design 251

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Clinton Dancey, Virginia Tech; Doug Nelson, Virginia Tech; Michael Ellis, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Dennis Hong, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

design education.Doug Nelson, Virginia Tech Doug Nelson is a Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Fuel Cell Systems, Hydrogen Energy Systems, Advanced Technology Vehicles and Design. He is the co-director of the Dept. of Energy GATE Center for Automotive Fuel Cell Systems. Dr. Nelson is the faculty advisor for the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team (HEVT) of Virginia Tech, a student organization which designs and builds hybrid electric and alternative-fueled vehicles for advanced vehicle technology competitions.Michael Ellis, Virginia Tech Michael Ellis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Hunter, Hofstra University

manner. This is a sophomore level engineering course whichintroduces engineering technologies for control of the environment, and relates them tounderlying scientific principles. Cases from aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric environments arediscussed. The students also get an introduction to some of the major environmental laws. Thisis mostly a survey course with some elements of engineering design in environmental systems.The breadth of the topics can lead to student perception of unrelated items in a textbook. Evenwhen problems are based as real life examples, the students appear to have difficultyunderstanding that the course material is all interrelated and can be applied to complexenvironmental problems. To relieve the sense of remoteness

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Wilson; Dennis George; john bruni

, Page 12.583.1 competent engineering practitioners. An engineering practitioner is one who has a foundation of basic science, mathematics, and engineering knowledge, combined with practical knowledge and experience in applying existing technology to contemporary problems. “The mission of the EE program is to build a foundation of knowledge in electrical engineering byintegrating a variety of project experiences at every level throughout the curriculum.2 Theprogram is to be relevant to the region and to produce graduates who can immediately contributeto the profitability of their employer. Specifically the graduates of the EE program should havefollowing qualities2: • Practical problem solvers with

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

technology (became available in August 2006) and the National InstrumentsLabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO Mindstorms NXT (became available for downloads in mid-December 2006) are implemented in this novel engineering design experiment. Bluetoothtechnology is used for robot-to-robot communication and control.Previous Work and JustificationThe LEGO Mindstorms NXT Urban Challenge experiment is a part of the pedagogical systemimplemented in the Introduction to Mechatronics course and the Mechatronics curriculum. Thispedagogical system is based on McCarthy’s3 version of the Kolb4 learning cycle and wasmotivated in part by work presented by Harb et al5. According to Kolb and McCarthy one canlearn new concepts by following a pattern (the learning cycle

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Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

AC 2007-2172: DOES GPA HAVE ANYTHING TO DO REGARDING FACULTYEVALUATIONS??Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University Page 12.563.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Does GPA have anything to do regarding faculty evaluations?? Gouranga C. Banik, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Professor School of Architecture, Civil Engineering Technology & Construction Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA 30060AbstractStudent evaluation of faculty is the most widely used mechanism to examine the quality

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niall Seery, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick; Thomas Waldmann, University of Limerick

AC 2007-2226: AN AUTONOMOUS APPROACH TO SAFE MACHINE TOOLOPERATION AND EDUCATIONNiall Seery, University of LimerickWilliam Gaughran, University of LimerickThomas Waldmann, University of Limerick Page 12.203.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An autonomous approach to safe machine tool operation and educationAbstractOn considering international competitiveness and economic sustainability, the dynamicsand complexities of the workplace are more challenging now than ever before.Consequently, a methodical approach to how students learn and construct meaning isbecoming increasingly important in light of the demands put on graduate

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

AC 2007-272: TEACHING PROGRAMMING AND NUMERICAL METHODS ASCONCURRENT COURSESDavid Sawyers, Ohio Northern University DAVID R. SAWYERS, JR. is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, where he teaches courses in General Engineering and in the Thermal Sciences. He received a BSME degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the MS and PhD, both in Mechanical Engineering, from The University of Notre Dame.John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University JOHN-DAVID YODER is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU. His Doctorate is from the University of Notre Dame. Research interests include education, controls, robotics, and information

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Solomon Eisenberg, Boston University; Jo-Ann Murray, Boston University; Urbain DeWinter, Boston University

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International

second semester of the sophomore year was targeted because this is the last semester inwhich engineering students at Boston University share a substantially common curriculum.Program participants take the same technical courses at TUD that they would have taken inBoston. These courses are taught in English by TUD faculty using the same textbooks andsyllabi as in Boston and incorporate equivalent laboratory experiences. In addition, students takea sociology course which focuses on technology and society in Germany (also taught in English),and an intensive German language course.To date, 124 students have completed the program in Dresden. Several approaches have beenused to assess the success of the program. These include annual debriefing

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FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bert Davy, Morgan State University; Indranil Goswami, Morgan State University; Jiang Li, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimen, Morgan State University; Charles Oluokun, Morgan State University; Arcadio Sincero, Morgan State University

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First-Year Programs

student feedback was analyzed, the results of theformal analysis being the basis for a system of continuous improvement to the course delivery. Page 12.1129.2 “Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2007, American Society for Engineering Education”IntroductionMultiple reports point to the decline in recruitment and retention of students studying science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as well as the increase in the rate ofprofessionals leaving STEM (NSB, 2003; NSB, 2004). The Task Force on American Innovationreports that the number

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Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Carberry, Tufts University; Merredith Portsmore, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

education requires a strongemphasis on experiences.One such method to elicit experience is through the use of educational outreach opportunities.Over the past decade or so, educational outreach opportunities in engineering have been rapidlyon the rise. Current programs include development of classroom materials [7-9], outreachactivities on and off campus [10], holding sponsored engineering contests [11], and performingprofessional development workshops for K-12 teachers.[12] These programs, although designedwith specific individual purposes, are all built on four main principles: to provide undergraduateengineering students with a situated service learning experience [13], to increase students’awareness and interest in technology [14], to provide

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Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

universities are adapting to technological advancesand society needs by introducing new courses, new programs and concurrently implementinginnovative methods to complement the class room teaching. Fundamental engineering theoryconcepts are still the core material in introductory courses, however, implementation andapplications of this theory is becoming more and more specialized. Specialized fields inengineering disciplines continue to grow in order to meet this demand. As a result engineeringcurricula must provide relevant examples for students, be based on the needs of society, anddevelop methods used by real world engineers1.One such specialized field is the current demand for engineers with fundamental understandingof building system design. This

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Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos; Vedraman Sriraman, Texas State University-San Marcos

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-263: INDIVIDUAL PROJECT-BASED APPROACH TO DEVELOPRESEARCH APTITUDE IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STUDENTSJitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos Dr. Jitendra S. Tate is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Texas State University-San Marcos. He teaches courses in Materials Engineering, Plastics and Composites Manufacturing, Engineering Design Graphics, and Computer Aided Engineering. His research interests include low cost manufacturing of composites, mechanical characterization of composites under static and dynamic loading, fatigue life prediction modeling, finite element analysis, CADD, and statistical analysis. He is a member of several

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Doug Reeve P.Eng.; Annie Simpson; Veena Kumar; Emma Master; Dave Colcleugh; Greg Evans P.Eng.

that advances in technology combined with theincreasing globalization, complexity and interconnectedness of the post-industrialeconomy demand new approaches to leadership. A definition of leadership as a set oftraits or behaviours is no longer sufficient. Rather, leadership is defined as “a relationalprocess of people together attempting to accomplish change or make a difference”(Komives, Lucas, & McMahon, 1998). New ways of leading include collaboration,teamwork and the ability to transform followers into leaders themselves. This isespecially true in the field of engineering, where groups and teams have the potential tobring multiple approaches to a single problem or challenge. In order to succeed in thisnew paradigm, professionals need

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Diaz, Clemson University; Pam King, Clemson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.Pam King, Clemson University Pamela King is a lead curriculum developer for the Math Out of the Box pre-engineering curriculum project. She writes curriculum for K-5 students and teachers. Her area of expertise is in special education and she is currently investigating the use of Math Out of the Box with special education students. Page 12.175.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Adapting a Post-Secondary STEM Instructional Model to K-5 Mathematics InstructionAbstractIf Science, Technology, Engineering

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Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alvin Post, Arizona State University; Qiang Hu, Arizona State University; Milton Sommerfeld, Arizona State University

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Biological & Agricultural

’ reactors patternedafter the AzTE unit will be built on the current site. As oil prices rise, interest in constructing apilot farm is increasing as well. The faculty is working to involve students from biologicalsciences and from electrical and mechanical engineering technology in the design andconstruction of the units, and they are expected to become a major feature at the ASUPolytechnic campus. Page 12.309.9

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Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

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Architectural

. Page 12.1569.2To see specific details regarding the particular required courses in structural engineering atdifferent institutions for architectural and civil engineering, we can study the surveys conductedby Estrada (2006) for architectural engineering and Russell and Stouffer (2005) for civilengineering. Most of the 17 architectural engineering programs in the nation require a structuralengineering component to meet ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)accreditation curricular requirements. The survey conducted by Russell and Stouffer (2005)included results from 40% of the civil engineering programs (90 programs) in the nation, overhalf of which required at least one course in structural steel design.Those of us who are

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

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Design in Engineering Education

one who has a foundation of basic science, mathematics, and engineering knowledge, combined with practical knowledge and experience in applying existing technology to contemporary problems. “The mission of the Electrical Engineering (EE) Program is to build a foundation of knowledge inelectrical engineering by integrating a variety of project experiences at every level throughoutthe curriculum. The program is to be relevant to the region and to produce graduates who canimmediately contribute to the profitability of their employer. The roles of the student as learner,observer, assistant, and practitioner have been clearly defined and articulated for thisenvironment2.The EE program at WKU is an ABET accredited program. A

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Karen Hollebrands, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University. Prior to attending Penn State, Dr. Hollebrands taught high school mathematics in New York and North Carolina. She is currently serving as the editor of the Technology Tips column in the Mathematics Teacher. Page 12.374.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Community and Family Math Nights as a Vehicle for Mathematics SuccessAbstractMathematics is an important basis for many aspects of the engineering curriculum, and, whetherwe like it or not, can also be a discouraging factor for students who would make excellentengineers. Many students whose parents did not

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-1134: USE OF A SUPPLEMENTAL ABET ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTTO IMPROVE CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSESJennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines Jennifer L. Miskimins is an Assistant Professor in Petroleum Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Jennifer received her B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines Ramona M. Graves is a Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Ramona received her B.S. degree from Kearney State College in Nebraska and her Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci; Pathickal Polouse

“Proceedings of the Spring 2007 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education”that unless they are particularly gifted in math and science skills (and can demonstrate this at entry tocollege) they should not pursue engineering or technical careers. In addition, all too often instructionin math is divorced from the application of mathematics to the solution of everyday problems.This situation leads to the alienation of far too many students from the STEM (Science, Engineering,Technology, and Mathematics) disciplines. At UDC a group of faculty, under a grant from theDepartment of Education, are developing experiments (experiences) that may be used to introducestudents to the challenge and excitement of STEM

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Knowing our Students, Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Brittany Claar, Regis University

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Educational Research and Methods

undergraduate engineering students ontheir embracing of a campus and disciplinary culture, that of a “geek.” In analysis of data fromthe students’ first and second years, researchers examine the development of pre-professionalengineering identity within the pseudonymous Mountain Technology Institute (MT or MountainTech). Authors speculate that despite widespread enjoyment in the first year of finding others—“geeks”—who share their interests, in the second year, some of MT’s undergraduates chafe atthe narrowness of their engineering and technology education. Further, the authors postulate thatthe students who become reluctant to remain geeks throughout their undergraduate careers maybe reluctant to remain in the engineering field.Background and

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alec Simcock, Victoria University; Robert ives, Victoria University; Paul Bronson, Victoria University; Charles Mphande, Victoria University; Juan SHI, Victoria University

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International

).Satisfying the requirements of accreditation has always been of paramount importance in thedevelopment of all of our engineering programs, and has served as a considerable restraint toradical changes to these programs.During 2004 and early 2005 the engineering schools at VU had re-designed their programs tomake them compliant with the Australian Federal Government’s Higher Education InformationManagement System (HEIMS). In mid-2005 Victoria University’s Vice Chancellor andPresident, Professor Harman, employed a consultant, Professor Peter Parr (former Dean ofEngineering at the University of Technology, Sydney and also a former Director, Education andAssessment, IEAust ), to look into the possibility that the Engineering programs at VU could

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Innovations in biological and agricultural engineering education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Mankin, Kansas State University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2007-2468: LEADING AND ASSESSING A FIRST-SEMESTER TEAM DESIGNPROJECTKyle Mankin, Kansas State University Page 12.1005.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Leading and Assessing a First-Semester Team Design Project AbstractStudents are known to be motivated by course activities that are relevant to their careers. Designprojects offer this type of real-life experience. This paper describes implementation andassessment of a design project that was adapted to a first-semester course that included bothbiological and agricultural engineering (BAE) and agricultural technology management (ATM)students. The

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Mphande, Victoria University; Paul Bronson, Victoria University; Robert ives, Victoria University; Juan SHI, Victoria University; Alec Simcock, Victoria University

communication, including meetings, laboratorysessions and use of educational technologies, for example WebCT, are particularly useful forthe supervisors to check the truth of learner claims in the portfolio. The portfolio has been Page 12.281.3considered to be the most suitable tool to assess the technical as well as the more social(generic or transferable) attributes/skills of the professional engineer mainly for three reasons.Firstly, the portfolio appears to offer an opportunity for cumulating skills towards thecompetency standard required of graduate engineers. Secondly, because individual studentssubmit their own portfolio, the use of the portfolio

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Hill, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. COL Meyer received a B.S. degree from USMA in 1984, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1993 and 2002. Page 12.39.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Direct Assessment Technique that WorksAbstractThe development and use of direct assessment techniques using embedded indicators has becomemore prevalent at this institution over the last two years in response to requirements to providemore meaningful assessment data

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Construction

AC 2007-171: INTEGRATING STRUCTURAL FAILURES IN CONSTRUCTIONENGINEERING EDUCATION: IMPROVING THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OFCONSTRUCTION PRACTICEVirendra Varma, Missouri Western State University Virendra K. Varma, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE, is professor of construction and chairman of the department of engineering technology at Missouri Western State University. Page 12.925.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integrating Structural Failures in Construction Engineering Education: Improving the Practical Aspects of Construction PracticeAbstractThe Big Dig structural

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learning and bridges classroom lessons to real-world experiences.4,5The United States’ investment made in future nanotechnology developments requires a reformededucational program for preparing students for engineering, science, and technology careers.6The incorporation of nanoscale concepts into middle- and high-school curricula can contribute tothese initiatives.Research has demonstrated that students of science may gain deeper conceptual understandingswhen they are able to build and manipulate models of science phenomena.7 In addition, there isa consensus among scientists, engineers, and science and engineering educators in the field ofnanoscale phenomena that education of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology conceptsrelies on models

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Lingard, California State University-Northridge

• Intro. to Software Engineering • Demonstrate proficiency in collecting, • Plus Electives analyzing, and interpreting data. • Demonstrate an understanding of emerging technologies and a working knowledge of currently available software tools. • Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices for software

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt; Lars Hagman, KTH; Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech

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International

degree program.6 Cooperative mechanisms Page 12.1501.7The faculties of mechanical engineering at VT and TUD already share a broad portfolio of col-laborative activities. These include a bilateral BSME senior year abroad program; a dual MSMEdegree program; a joint U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Un-dergraduate (REU) dual international site for automotive technologies; a DFG Graduiertenkol-leg for autonomous vehicles; and a joint, team-taught course of global collaborative engineeringdesign. Hence, ongoing collaborations and faculty exchanges are frequent and on the increase,and the faculty members make regular use of