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K-8 Engineering & Access

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Staszowski

students opinions on education andtoward themselves, cooperative learning -the collaboration between peers to better understandunfamiliar topics - has been shown to positively influence a student development readingstrategies6, computational skills in mathematics9, and a conceptual understanding of physicswithin education settings4. As such, the understanding of peer interactions has played animportant role in the way curriculum is developed for the established fields of education. With the relatively recent interest in expanding the educational curriculum frameworks toinclude concepts of engineering and technology, educators are looking for effective methods ofaddressing these new curriculum changes. However, engineering concepts are

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Program Innovation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Russomanno; Anna Lambert

Tips, Traps, and Troubleshooting: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Multiple Modes of Mentoring for Success in the Fields of Computer Science, Engineering, Math, and Technology A. Phillips-Lambert, D. J. Russomanno, R. Hairston The University of MemphisAbstractIf educators are going to be successful in guiding, advising, and mentoring studentsmajoring in the fields of computer science, math, technology, and engineering, it isessential to develop a complementary approach to the leadership team. While we oftentell our students that teamwork skills are essential for success at school and at work, wedo not always practice what we preach.This research presents our attempts at

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Forsman

Session 3438 Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping: A Senior Level Technical Elective for Mechanical Engineering Technology Students and Much More. David R. Forsman Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractStudents in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program at Penn State Erie, theBehrend College are highly versed in application oriented computer techniques for problemsolving. Nine years ago, a senior level technical elective was developed that would allowstudents with an interest in CAD modeling and design extending beyond

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lennard Lema; Peter Baumann

Session 1793 Culminating Team Design Project Reinforces Multiple Problem-solving Principles and Skill Sets of an Introduction to Engineering Technology Course Peter F. Baumann, Lennard F. Lema Central Connecticut State UniversityAbstractCentral Connecticut State University offers an “Introduction to Engineering Technology” courseaimed at providing an overview of the engineering profession, reviewing basic engineeringfundamentals, and developing problem-solving skills and practices so that these techniques maybe applied to general engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw

integrating various technology components itnecessarily requires that technologists stay current with technological changes. Part of thechallenge of teaching, learning and practicing in a rapidly evolving environment is the need forlife-long learning. This presents a number of challenges for university faculty teaching in thesedisciplines. Page 10.1364.1One major challenge for technology faculty is the need to constantly review and re-design theircourse material to include significant technology developments within their field. This is “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Skylar Stewart; Linda Ramsey; Julie DuBois; Jorge Roldan; David Mills

Inquiry-Based Activities and Technology to Improve Student Performance on the Science Reasoning Portion of the ACT (American College Test) J. E. Roldan, S. S. Stewart, J. N. DuBois, L. L. Ramsey, and D. K. Mills GK-12 Teaching Fellows Program Louisiana Tech University P.O. Box 3179 Ruston, LA 71272ABSTRACTA six-week module to prepare Louisiana high school students from a small rural community forthe science portion of the American College Test (ACT) was developed and taught by twograduate engineering students from Louisiana Tech University. The graduate students, in

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

Session 2247 2005 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Engineering Technology Division Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology See You in the Funny Pages: Attempting to Rectify Student’s Long-Standing False Intuitions of Engineering Science Francis A. Di Bella, P.Eng.ABSTRACTPresent and future engineering technology students have been in a long standing,subliminal educational environment that is effecting their intuition as regards the physicallaws of science and engineering. That environment consists of

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

Use of Web-based Portfolios to Assess the Technical Competencies of Engineering Technology Students: A Case Study Sohail Anwar The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College Jo-Ann Rolle and Altaf A. Memon School of Business and Technology, Excelsior CollegeAbstractOn-line instruction is becoming a key component of numerous academic programs,largely as a result of the Internet and the proliferation of personal computers in officesand homes. Everyday, more and more educational institutions are introducing new on-line courses. Computer and telecommunication technological advances have providedalternatives to the traditional

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jason Weiss; Farshad Rajabipour; Thomas Schmit; Sebastian Fait

Experience with the Use of Interactive Classroom Technologies for the Implementation of Problem-Based, Peer-Interaction Learning Environment in Civil Engineering Materials Jason Weiss, Farshad Rajabipour, Thomas Schmit, Sebastian Fait Purdue University, School of Civil EngineeringAbstractAre you a faculty member who is curious if the class is following what you are presenting?Have you ever been curious to know what the student in the third row is thinking while you aretalking? Do you spend many sleepless nights wondering how you will increase classparticipation? This paper describes the implementation of an interactive classroom technologythat was designed to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Tannous

Session 1793 Will the Implementation of Just in Time Teaching Be a Better Tool in Bringing Motivation and Enthusiasm to Today’s Traditional Lecture in the Construction Engineering Technology Classrooms? Sami Tannous Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IndianaAbstractThis article will discuss the author’s own experience with some of the difficulties encountered bystudents in learning construction engineering technology subjects.Students often lack motivation and enthusiasm in a normal

Conference Session

Internet Computing and Networking

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

Integrating Web-Based Technologies and Knowledge Management Concepts in a Novel Online Model for Modern Education Leonid B. Preiser Department of Computer Science and Information Systems School of Engineering and Technology National University 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011 (858) 642-8483, fax (858) 642-8489IntroductionNew web-based technology breakthroughs and accelerated availability of wide-bandwidth tools andresources for preparing multimedia educational materials present a unique opportunity to boostacademic rigor and

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Real World Applications

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark French

Session 2249 Experience from a First-Time Offering of a Motorsports Technology Course Joseph F. Kmec Heather L. Cooper John R. Hartin Steven E. Widmer John R. Williams R. Mark French Purdue UniversityAbstractAs part of a continuing effort to enforce the multidisciplinary and applied character of thecourses offered, the department of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill

, abusiness development team of several MBA students (coached by entrepreneurial faculty) and amultidisciplinary technology development team of 6 undergraduate engineers (coached byengineering faculty). The company is responsible for creating an alpha system prototype andcollateral materials such as a business plan and a presentation for entry in academic businessplan competitions. Three pilot entrepreneurial teams chartered in the initial offering completedtheir projects in spring 2004. Funding for these companies was secured through the EconomicDevelopment Administration, the Lemelson Foundation (via the National Collegiate Inventorsand Innovators Alliance), and the University of Florida. A board of directors was formed tooversee the direction of

Conference Session

Astronautics and Space Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Gruntman; Joseph Kunc; Dan Erwin

USC Astronautics and Space Technology Program: From Humble Beginning to New Academic Unit Mike Gruntman, Daniel A. Erwin, and Joseph A. Kunc Astronautics and Space Technology Division, Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1192, USAAbstractThe Astronautics and Space Technology Division (http://astronautics.usc.edu) of the Universityof Southern California (USC) offers today a full set of undergraduate and graduate degree pro-grams in astronautical engineering. The program focuses on the needs of the space industry andgovernment research and development centers and covers main areas of spacecraft technology.Many

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Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Marcus

Session 3286 A Simple Workshop on Project Teams for Secondary School Technology and Science Teachers and Their Students Michael Marcus Penn State University – York CampusAbstractAs a faculty member teaching in Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs, I wasinterested in finding simple ways to promote interest in these fields for middle school and highschool students. I have attended a "Recruitment and Retention Strategies" conference supportedby NSF to come up with some ideas. In addition, I have attended ASEE presentations on"Promoting ET thru K-12

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Bradley Jenkins; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

AC 2005-256: THE FLORIDA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONREGIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING EDUCATION, FL-ATEBradley Jenkins,Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community CollegeMarilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community CollegeRichard Gilbert, Page 10.1285.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2005 Session 1526 The Florida Advanced Technology Education Regional Center for Manufacturing Education, FL-ATE Marilyn Barger and Eric Roe, Bradley Jenkins, Richard Gilbert Hillsborough Community College/ St. Petersburg College/ U of South

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Miller; Mara Wasburn

will present an overview of the freshmanseminar Women in Technology: Exploring the Possibilities, developed as the result of thispartnership. We will discuss the results of a survey of students’ attitudes and beliefs aboutwomen in technology-related disciplines, administered before and after each semester of theseminar; compare the preliminary results from those surveys to the same survey administered toa control group; and offer recommendations for strategies aimed at retaining women students intechnology and engineering.IntroductionA variety of programs have succeeded in attracting more women into the fields of science,engineering, and technology over the past two decades. Many of these women are now in highlyvisible positions. However

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Moore; Mary Raber

engineers andscientists to (re)present their design, communication, and collaborative experiences in academicand professional contexts. For the purposes of this class, your Enterprise Professional Portfoliooption will include these process steps: Selection, Design, Reflection, Assessment andPresentationSelectionThis is where you decide what to include in your Enterprise Professional Portfolio. Since alleffective professional documents are audience-based, you’ll need to decide first who yourprimary and secondary readers are going to be, and all subsequent decisions will be based on theneeds and expectations of those particular audiences. In general, you might consider a range ofexamples that showcase oral, written, visual, technological, and design

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Through Outreach

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John King; Dae-Wook Kim; Tom Stoebe

Manufacturing Technology Curriculum Research and Development for High Schools and Colleges in Washington State D. Kim1, J.T. King2, T. G. Stoebe3, I. Cossette4 1 School of Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA /2College of Education, Seattle University, Seattle, WA/ 3 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA/4Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA ABSTRACTThe Puget Sound Consortium for Manufacturing Excellence (PSCME), a three yearproject funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF), is a regional education-industry partnership aimed at enhancing the

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mia Markey; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

AC 2005-1024: DEVELOPING AN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SCAFFOLDFOR REINFORCING LEARNING OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICSKathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinMia Markey, Page 10.435.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2005 Session # Developing an Instructional Technology Scaffold for Reinforcing Learning of Probability and Statistics Mia K. Markey, Department of Biomedical Engineering Kathy J. Schmidt, College of Engineering Faculty Innovation Center M. G. Saldivar, College of Engineering Faculty

Conference Session

Exploring Trends in CPD

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverlee Kissick; Saeed Khan

in theAmerican industrial environment, now includes programs that help U.S.-born workers tocollaborate successfully with their non-native colleagues both here and abroad. Both theTechnology Accreditation Commission (TAC) and the Engineering AccreditationCommission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)have recommended that all programs seeking ABET accreditation pay serious attention toteaching and assessing diversity skills [3,4]. Drs. Kissick and Khan have been involved instudying and developing schemes to promote diversity at the College of Technology andAviation at Kansas State University-Salina [5-7], and believe that this can best beaccomplished by teaching some simple rules that foster diversity

Conference Session

Systems Approach to Teaching ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Mullett

guides to assist the States in thedevelopment of technical education programs. The guide for Electronics Technology wasextensively used to design new electronics programs at the post-secondary level [1]. The statedgoal of the curricula proposed by the guide was to produce competent technicians that couldwork with engineers and scientists: doing research and development work or serving as customer(field) service, operations (manufacturing), and communications technicians. As already stated,although forty years has past and incredible technological change has occurred in the field, littlechange has occurred in the typical curriculum leading to a degree in the electronics area. Evenwith the addition of new technical subject matter into the typical

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Beverlee Kissick; Saeed Khan

Competencies for a Global Environment “Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education” 4An example of using Emerson CirclesTraditionally, students majoring in technical subjects have learned about human diversityfrom courses in the humanities and social sciences. While perspectives gained in thesecourses are valuable, it is necessary for technology educators themselves to address whyknowledge of contemporary societal and global issues is relevant to the professionaldevelopment and future success of technology students. Faculty members at K-State atSalina have begin

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sam Geonetta

Thinking, Communicating, and Practicing: Development of a Senior Design Capstone Curriculum In Information Technology Dr. Sam C. Geonetta University of Cincinnati, College of Applied Science 2220 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45245Introduction The University of Cincinnati’s College of Applied Science Information Technology (IT)program, founded as the Information Engineering Technology program in 1998, has a significanthands-on component in its requirements. The IT program offers a Bachelor (BS) and Associate(AS) degree option with both day and evening schedules. Learners choose a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

AC 2005-1356: DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF AMICROELECTRONICS LABORATORY CURRICULUM USING ON-LINETECHNOLOGYLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University Page 10.446.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2005 1526 DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF A MICROELECTRONICS LABORATORY CURRICULUM USING ON-LINE TECHNOLOGY Richard Newman, Lakshmi V. Munukutla College of Technology and Applied Sciences Arizona State University Mesa,ABSTRACTThe

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Hjorth; Barb Eichler; John Morello; Ahmed Khan

theirinterdisciplinary backgrounds in engineering, psychology, history, anthropology and sociology,to develop brain-based and constructivist learning/teaching approaches that promote critical,analytical, and expert thinking in students. This STS course introduces students to the influencesof technologies on society and explores the relationships between societies and technologies.There are essentially four objectives to this course: (1) developing a strong understanding oflocal and global forces and issues which affect people and societies, (2) guiding local/globalsocieties to appropriate use of technology, (3) alerting societies to technological risks andfailures, and (4) developing informed and encompassing personal decision-making andleadership and providing

Conference Session

Curriculum Topics: Industrial ET/Industrial Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris

students for lifelong learning and skill sets that are Page 10.47.1transferable to industry. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”II. Bridging the Gap Between Industry and AcademiaThe majority of the world is besieged with digital information where things are changing at analarming rate. The Internet, print, television, and other media are evidence of the importance ofcommunicating through visual communication, the written word, and auditory cues. Learninghow to communicate through technology

Conference Session

IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Andrew Clark

state funded) do not have the resources eitherthrough endowments, research funding or alumni support to fully fund the establishment of abusiness incubator and must find ways to creatively utilize space or assets to achieve theirobjective. Unlike the research intense institutes mentioned above, regional university incubatorsmust not only promote the commercialization of internal intellectual property but also find ways Page 10.580.2to attract external technology-based businesses to seek residency in the facility. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Astronautics and Space Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Joslyn

students from the Management andElectrical Engineering Departments participate with Astronautical Engineering majors inthe program. This program uses an evolutionary design approach in which cadets employor refine cutting-edge technologies and procedures developed by their predecessors.Lessons learned are then captured and help USAFA build a catalog of technicalprocedures for future vehicles. Because there is almost a 100% turnover every year,documentation is crucial to the success of the program [1]. The evolutionary approachwould be very useful for many schools. The turnover factor is a great incentive tostudents for good communication skill developmentThis paper briefly discusses the history of rocket activity at USAFA and how it led to anon

Conference Session

Astronautics and Space Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Melton; Michael Micci; Deborah Levin; Charles Croskey; David Spencer; Sven Bilen

a range of engineering and other(45 points) disciplines • Involvement of students at various education levels (e.g. undergraduate and graduate)Technical Relevance Each nanosats’ technologies are evaluated on the basis of benefit(35 points) and interest to NASA and the Air Force Page 10.1166.4Flyability Probability of mission success (10 points)(20 points) • Ability to successfully complete the proposed on-orbit Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference