Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude, New Mexico State University; Adrian Hanson, New Mexico State University; Michele Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Sarah Williamson, New Mexico State University

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Civil Engineering

given freedom to openlydebate on the topics when required. The facilitator helps students to think independently,ask questions and find answers to their questions. By doing this, students learn to beindependent while solving the engineering problems. The facilitator also acts as acounselor when required. Thus it makes more sense to call the SI session a discussionforum. The SI session is not intended to help students solve their home work problems.Student queries on the homework problems, assignments and projects are addressed bythe TA or the instructor in separate office hours.Figure 3. Visual Syllabus for Weekly Supplemental InstructionResultsThe work of the participants in the SI session as well as in the regular class has beenmonitored

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Sandfry, US Air Force Academy; michael bettner, US Air Force Academy; Tim Lawrence, US Air Force Academy; Michael Sobers, US Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

, structured approach is a great benefit to the development of complexsystems, both for large aerospace contractors and student projects. Systems engineeringdisciplines help provide the order necessary to the design and production processes. Common tothe aerospace industry, systems engineering processes are often discussed in engineeringcurriculum, but opportunities to participate in these processes are rare. Capstone engineeringcourses, such as the FalconLAUNCH courses, are perhaps the best way to provide a meaningfulexperience in these important disciplines.One of the important systems engineering disciplines is configuration control and managingchanges during the design and manufacturing processes. An example of this is the engineeringchange

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Danny Olsen, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering

. The instructor end-of-course evaluation isadministered at the end of each chemical engineering course by the instructor. The evaluationassesses student proficiency (on a 0-5 scale) in course competencies and links the proficiencyrating to direct evidence from exams, homework, projects, or other measures of performance.For example, a given rating may come directly from the average score on a combination ofproblems from midterm exams, quizzes, and the final exam that deal specifically with that Page 12.1481.4competency. This specific information is included in the evaluation form. Since instructorsfocus on specific competencies when preparing

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 12.1562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Simple Experiments to Teach Core Concepts in the Thermal and Fluid SciencesIntroductionThis paper documents the start of a research project involving laboratory exercises for coreundergraduate classes in the thermal and fluid sciences. Students perform experiments oneveryday technology such as a hair dryer, a bicycle pump, a blender, a computer power supply,and a toaster, or very simple hardware such as a tank of water with a hole in it, or a pipe sectionwith a change of area. The equipment is chosen because it is familiar to students, or at least thatthe physical principles of operation are easy to understand. The laboratory

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

men could also be discussed at the end of the course to show what topicsstudents could expect to see in an upper level course. Another way to incorporate this material issimply to have a “Dynamics throughout history” mini-lecture or slide at the beginning of eachweek or even each lecture. As students are entering the classroom some piece of historicalinformation or trivia could be projected on a screen for students to read as they prepare for theday’s lecture.When using history and trivia in dynamics, I typically include it on a PowerPoint slide that isbeing projected as students enter the classroom. Students were surveyed near the end of thequarter about this use of history and trivia. Specifically, the students were asked the followingtwo

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc1/lectures.html [2002, June 24]. Page 12.288.1615. Halsall, P. (Ed.) (1999). Chinese Culture. Brooklyn, NY: CUNY. Available: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/index.html [2002, June 24].16. Halsall, P. (Ed.) (1998). Internet History Sourcebooks Project. New York: Fordham University. Available: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ [2002, June 24]. There are three Internet sourcebooks: Internet Ancient History Sourcebook, the Internet Medieval Sourcebook, and the Internet Modern History Sourcebook17. Gans, P. J. (1999). The Medieval Technology Pages. New York: New York University

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; John R. Duncan, Clemson University

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Women in Engineering

International Technology Education Association, American Society of Engineering Education, and WEPAN.John R. Duncan, Clemson University John Duncan is currently a faculty member in Clemson University. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Human Resource Education and has completed as Masters in Education (2001) and an MBA (1991). John has complete a broad base of statistical coursework ranging from basics to Item Response Theory and applied those skills in quantitative and qualitative research projects resulting in numerous publications and presentations at national and international conferences. The previous research includes the use of virtual

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Tufenkjian, California State University-Los Angeles; Ethan Lipton, California State University-Los Angeles

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

enhancethe STEM pipeline by increasing student awareness of engineering and the work done byengineers, developing a sense of appreciation for the contribution made by engineers, andinspiring them to pursue STEM careers.The impetus for this specific project stems from the creation of the National Center forEngineering and Technology Education (NCETE), which is one of the National ScienceFoundation’s Centers for Teaching and Learning. One of the primary goals of the NCETE is toinfuse engineering design, content, problem solving and analytical skills into K-12 STEMeducation in order to increase the quality, quantity, and diversity of engineering and technologyeducators. In turn, this will enhance students’ understanding of engineering and the

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Brittain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reginald Bryant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lincoln Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robbin Chapman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Hampton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ishara Mills-Henry; Aisha Walcott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

better serve all graduate students.Bibliography1. Chicago, T. N. O. R. C. a. t. U. o. Retrieved from http://www.norc.org/ On November 15, 2006.2. Hermond, D. (1995) Measuring the Retention Strategies of a Minority Engineering Program: A Service QualityPerspective. Journal of Engineering Education3. McAfee, L.C., Ferguson, D.L. (2006) Status and Experiences of Minority Graduate Students, PostdoctoralFellows, and Faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines." American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (June 19, 2006, ASEE Paper 2006-2177).4. National Center for Education Statistics. Projections of Education Statistics to 2015 (NCES 2006–084). U.S.Department of Education. Washington, DC

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo are presented.Methodology and ResultsWhen doing any such “data-mining” project, it is important to have prepared appropriatequestions in advance. If you simply look at large datasets looking for any possible correlations, itis possible to find “statistically significant” results that are due simply to random fluctuations.Instead, it is better to approach the database with specific questions in mind. The keys fordeveloping appropriate questions are found in the fundamental concepts of Levitt and Dubner.Specifically, we would like to draw your attention to the second concept: that conventionalwisdom is often wrong. This far reaching concept has proven a most useful tool for developingquestions to be

Conference Session

What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American

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Mechanics

the presentation of knowledge, application, andcorrection all occurred in a limited time frame it was possible for the student to examine andrestructure their thinking process before it solidified. Furthermore, this opportunity toimmediately organize and apply their knowledge often sent students back to the presentation ofinformation for further reflection in order to gain a deeper understanding.ConclusionsThe impact on the student learning environment of the involvement of students in the web-basedgame design process was one of the greatest outcomes of the project. The impact was at leastthreefold in terms of providing mechanisms for student learning through teaching, for fostering astudent learning environment that is manageable for

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh Prasad, University of New Brunswick-St. John; Ryan Munro, University of New Brunswick-St. John

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

implementedfor the use with the oxygen bomb calorimeter experiment for sophomore Engineering studentsin Thermodynamics course. The use of these two software programs (data acquisition and dataanalysis programs) allow the fast and accurate analysis of the heat of combustion of a given fuelsample, allowing the student to have a greater insight into this process. The application of thedata acquisition and analysis programs of this project is applicable to almost any experimentwhere several different temperatures are required to be recorded and analyzed in the educationof undergraduate students in an introductory thermodynamics course.Examination of the temperature ~ time plot (Figure 4) shows temperature fluctuations of about± 0.1 deg C in temperature data

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

inquiry-based methodologies. In this project, the Signals and Systems class is beingtotally redesigned. Using Microsoft Excel® and Matlab®, in-class exercises have beendeveloped to motivate and demonstrate key concepts in Signals and Systems. This process hasbeen incremental with some changes made every year and was first described in “Studio-BasedSignals and Systems”. The current paper reports on the status of this transition and, mostimportantly, concentrates on an assessment of the effectiveness of the changes based on theSignals and Systems Concept Inventory (SSCI) published by Buck et al. Using the SSCI in apre- post-test format, we quantified the gain in concept understanding that the students get fromthis new classroom format. It also

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

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Engineering Economy

allow users to do everythingbut select insert columns, so students cannot move the check cell away from the answer cell andreplace it with one of their choosing. Making the checked cell both locked and hidden preventsits formula from being seen. If students are permitted to look at the formula to determine the an-swer, then do not make the check cell hidden.Professors can make cheating even more difficult by using random number generators to provideproblems for each student that have the same logical structure, but different parameters. For ex-ample, one student’s problem might have an initial investment of $100,000, whereas another stu-dent’s might have a cost of $103,000 and a slightly different project life. Students still can mimicthe logic

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

recognizes this shared responsibility.4,5 University curricula are expected to lay the corefoundations for all outcomes in the BOK, but employers are expected to provide avenues for fur-ther professional growth of their employees. In the current draft document, achievement of learn-ing outcome levels in the post-baccalaureate but pre-licensure phase of a civil engineer’s profes-sional life is called for in outcomes related to contemporary issues, risk/uncertainty, sustainabil-ity, project management, communication, ethics, public policy, business and public administra-tion, teamwork, leadership, lifelong learning, and attitudes. The current thinking is that state li-censing boards will validate the learning that occurs during the pre-licensure

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Mihir Sen, University of Notre Dame

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Mechanical Engineering

from both Mechanical Engineering and ElectricalEngineering. Adaptation of the course focused on changes to accommodate the fact thatstudents were only undergraduates from a variety of majors, and to accommodate aquarter-based academic calendar rather than semesters.Students attended a weekly laboratory session which involved using hardware and/orsoftware to implement, and discover the limitations of, the various algorithms discussedin class. One such laboratory required students to work with students at the otherinstitution in order to complete the project. Students were assigned to teams includingstudents from both universities. Each team was required to create an algorithm whichwould control the temperature of a system at the remote site. To

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Mark Nelms, Auburn University; Regina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that they hadused the hands-on activities as they integrated the engineering concepts and one teacher reportedusing them as challenging activities as well. Other than for instructional purposes, 5 of theteachers reported using the materials for other purposes. One teacher responded to a grantproposal to purchase additional fuel cell cars and materials for his classroom, two teachers havestudents working on science fair projects relating to the alternative energy concepts, and threeteachers have conducted professional development workshops at their school for their fellowmath and science teachers. As for accountability, all of the teachers reported their lesson planswere reflective of the state science curriculum standards and those teachers

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Marchetta, University of Memphis; Edward Perry, University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

groups will be discussed along with a learning styles assessment conducted for the students in both classes. Also, two online learning objects were selected to assist students for two different concepts in two courses to assess whether the instructors choice of the learning objects was an important factor in helping students master course competencies.IntroductionIt has been well established in the literature1-3 that engineering students are typically visual ratherthan verbal learners. Nonetheless, engineering instructors still rely heavily on the traditionallectures to teach students. While lectures are often accompanied by sketches on the chalkboardor pictures projected onto a screen, the primary instructional tool is

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Mechanics

), 2006, pp.157-170.8. A. Dellar and P.B. Steif, Learning Modules for Statics, International Journal of Engineering Education, 22(23), 2006, pp.381-392.9. L. Glenn Kraige and D. Morris, Recent changes in engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Polytechnic and State University, International Journal of Engineering Education, 16(5), 2006, pp.436-440.10. I. E. Eronini, Multiple-feature/Multidisciplinary design project in an introductory engineering mechanic course, International Journal of Engineering Education, 16(5), 2006, 16(5), pp.417-422.11. M. Neghaban, Results of implementing a computer based mechanics readiness programs in Statics, International Journal of Engineering Education, 16(5), 2006, pp.408-416.12

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heiko Merle, Darmstadt University of Technology; Joerg Lange, Darmstadt University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

shows the server side and client side logged data from a sixfold webpage. Whereasthe server logs only fetches six URL’s, the client side clickstream supplies considerably moreinformation. The disability of the server to capture client side clickstream events necessitatesto record this immediately from the client. Since the Wiki-Engine is a browser basedsoftware, the clickstream will be directly recorded in the browser. As common browsers donot save the user’s attributes it is required to develop a special browser extension thatmonitors and saves the data that is needed. Here as well an existing resource can be used(clickstream recorder CSR3). On the client’s side also an open source project software, anextension for the well known Mozilla based

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Carpenter, University of South Florida

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Civil Engineering

material where students had had a limited amount of time to process the material or when material was not covered in depth, expecting complete mastery of the material was not considered reasonable. • The Proficiency Exam Protocol is useful in assuring that students have mastered essential basic material. It is not useful in assigning course grades. In courses where The Proficiency Exam Protocol has been used, course grades were assigned based on a weighted score of homework, projects, and standard examinations. Find the bar forces in all the members of the truss. Indicate whether members are in tension or compression.3m 10 kN

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Jessica Rosinski, University of Texas-Austin; Paul Buckley, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Dugan, Washington State University; James Elliston, Washington State University; Roy Filby, Washigton State University; Jeremy Lessman, Washington State University; Alena Paulenova, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

laboratory by having a more detailed description of the applications in medicalimaging and pharmacology of 99mTc. As well, the radiation dosimetry considerations are alsoexplained. To improve the learning experience for general production of radioisotopes inmedicine we included the calibration of an efficiency curve for a germanium detector whichwould enable the students to deduce the total activity for any isotope produced. This is oneaspect which was not included in the laboratory developed by Buckley et al.1 Because 99Mo iscurrently produced mainly from highly enriched uranium fission the IAEA completed up aCoordinated Research Project 2 on ways to produce molybdenum from neutron activation using“gel generators”. A general history of technetium

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Saravanan Swaminathan, Tennessee Technological University; Lisa Zagumny, Tennessee Technological Univesity; Holly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

attempt to understand student learning and meaning-making is toinvestigate their methods of constructing study guides. By understanding how students constructand, ultimately, use their study guides, we may be able to determine best-practices in theconstruction and utilization of the study guides.Ten participants, all students enrolled in ChE 3020 (Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II),were requested to participate. At the first class meeting of the semester, the research project wasexplained to the students and informed consent forms were passed out. If they agreed toparticipate, they were asked to return their informed consent forms. We used qualitativemethods, specifically two semi-structured individual interviews, one focus group, and

Conference Session

Best Practices for Campus Representatives

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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Campus Representatives

innovations and implementations they are taking to solve problems. Some of those problems turn out to be problems I have, and have not yet found a solution for. It's not enough to "read" the proceedings.. being there to interact informally is the key.• It’s important to get feedback on approaches I am using or am thinking about using. This is only done face to face in interaction in a conference setting.• There are issues about NOT being isolated, but understanding that a scholarly community exists that focuses on pedagogy for engineering.• It’s important to interact within my home division - freshman systems - to keep both up to date, and to get inspiration for our projects/directions. To financially support research

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention and Diversity in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Blust, University of Dayton; Mark Patterson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the performance of the students in technical courses and thechallenges they face during the transition from Asian schools to those in the US. The data collectedconsists of surveys, interviews, discussions, and observations in addition to previous research.During the course of this study, several classes were monitored, surveys were taken several times,and a form of Midterm evaluation was performed. There were 12 Chinese students surveyed (eightfemales and four males), in several courses including Senior Seminar, Advanced Digital,Automotive Technology, Networking, Instrumentation, and Project Management. The technicalcomponents in each class are different. The experiences are largely dependent upon the student’sacademic skills. Previous

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-793: ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT: A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORDIN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONCatherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame Catherine Pieronek is Director of Academic Affairs and Women's Engineering Program at the University of Notre Dame College of Engineering. She earned her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame, and her M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA. Her work experience includes eight years as a systems engineer with TRW Space & Defense Sector, working on NASA spacecraft projects. Page 12.185.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

The Critical First Year in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pilar Pazos, Northwestern University; Denise Drane, Northwestern University; Gregory Light, Northwestern University; Annette Munkeby, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-804: A PEER-LED TEAM LEARNING PROGRAM FOR FRESHMENENGINEERING STUDENTS: IMPACT ON RETENTIONPilar Pazos, Northwestern University PILAR PAZOS is Research Associate at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. She is involved in evaluation of undergraduate programs, specifically the GSW Program.Denise Drane, Northwestern University DENISE DRANE is Assistant director at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Speech and Language Pathology from Northwestern University. In addition to overseeing various research projects at the

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby Crawford, USMA

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

ProgramAbstractAssessing the level at which a Mechanical Engineering program achieves its stated outcomes isessential, not only to a successful ABET evaluation but also to the continued improvement andeffectiveness of the program. While survey data is valuable, it should only be one component ofa broader assessment plan. The Mechanical Engineering (ME) program at the United StatesMilitary Academy (USMA) has employed a method to feed graded event averages and standarddeviations from student assignments, examinations, and projects into a multi-level assessmenttool that provides a valuable measure of how well the students are achieving the programoutcomes.In the fall of 2005, the need arose to objectively evaluate how well the students in a designcourse were

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

= ∑ ρ iVi Ai (Equation 3) i =1It is important for the students to recognize that the continuity equation holds for non-uniformvelocity profiles such as those that exist inside this wind tunnel. This paper describes a labexperiment used for this purpose.II. Equipment:The following equipment is needed to conduct this lab: Homemade low speed wind tunnel (Figure 1) Hot wire anemometer Positioning mechanism for mounting the anemometer Means for determining the barometric pressure and the room temperature.The wind tunnel was designed and built as a senior project by Mechanical EngineeringTechnology students. The wind tunnel has a test section that is 12 inches wide by 6 inches high.The

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

theresearch performed by Dr. Charley Shipley, then president of the Shipley Corporation, nowRohm & Hass Electronic Materials. Dr. Shipley was a visionary who tried to develop easilyrecyclable thermoplastic printed circuit board. Today’s printed circuit boards are made up ofthermosetting materials which are difficult to recycle. Thermoplastic materials by comparisoncan simply be cleaned, chopped up, and remolded and reused in new products, whilethermosetting materials cannot be remolded but may be suitable as inert filler. Despite the factthat Dr. Shipley’s project did not achieve its ultimate goal, his attempt was a worthwhile efforttoward recycling electronics components or what is referred today as e-waste.5 This example ofapplied research