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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton

2006-2463: EAC-ABET ACCREDITATION: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SUCCEED?Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce ANDREW E. JACKSON, Ph.D., P.E., CSIT, Professor of Industrial Engineering Dr. Jackson teaches a variety of IE courses, including: Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, Production Systems Engineering, Systems Simulation, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 37 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract support engineering, systems acquisition, academics, and systems engineering. His research interests include Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics in Large-Scale Systems.Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce MARY E. JOHNSON, Ph.D

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Miner, Iowa State University; Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University

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International

2006-2010: PREPARING ENGINEERS FOR THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE: IOWASTATE UNIVERSITYJulia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University Julia Apple-Smith, Director of International Programs and Services for the College of Engineering, has served the college since September 1999. After graduating from Iowa State University in 1983, she worked in human resources for Hewlett-Packard Co., Shaeffer Eaton, Inc., and returned to Ames at Sauer-Sundstrand (now Danfoss) Co. in 1989. Coming back to her alma mater in 1998 in the Program for Women in Science and Engineering, Julia joined the college as Assistant Director in Engineering Career Services, taking over the administration of EIPS in 2000.Shannon Miner

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Engineering Practice for a Moral World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Houston, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Engineering Ethics

to discuss career-specific ethical issues prior toemployment.Ethics lessons in academia may be over-simplified in order to appeal to a broad range ofdisciplines, and likewise may fall short of actual experience. Alternatively, an ethics lesson maybe constructed to be very specific in order to present a detailed analysis. One pitfall of thismethodology is that many students may not see a future connection to their career and becomeuninterested.Broad topics provide an environment that will include the majority of the students and facilitateopen discussion. While this approach may not apply to specific issues encountered in practice, itdoes provide an awareness and basic thought process to evaluate ethical questions in the future.The

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Network Administration and Security

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Paul Gray; Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa

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Engineering Technology

for the intended BS degree program. The courses from existing electrical engineeringtechnology major such as electrical circuits, analog/digital electronics, and analog/digital datacommunications core courses will be excellent flavor for the computer science classes for theNaSA major.As the first and only major in a state-supported university in Iowa, the Networking and SystemAdministration major is a timely program aimed at preparing graduates for careers and researchopportunities in all fields related to reliable and distributed network computing and theircorresponding hardware components.Employment of systems administrators is expected to increase much faster than average as firmswill continue to invest heavily in securing computer

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Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adnan Javed, University of Florida/Boyle Engineering; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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Civil Engineering

advantages to thesetypes of programs. Combined degrees save time by allowing students to enter earlier intheir professional careers with advanced degrees. This can help reduce financial stress ofeducation. And dual-degree programs help diversify an individual’s technical andprofessional skills. Usually universities have slightly more stringent eligibility criteriaand rules for selecting students into combined and dual-degree programs. A study byNational Academy of Sciences (NAS) suggested that world of work has become moreinterdisciplinary, collaborative, and global, and requires that we produce youngprofessionals who are adaptable and flexible, as well as technically proficient. With ever-increasing demand to keep up with the new technology and

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Current Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

2006-2299: INTEGRATING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERSINTO A SUCCESSFUL ABET ACCREDITATION TEAMAndrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce ANDREW E. JACKSON, Ph.D., P.E., CSIT, Professor of Industrial Engineering Dr. Jackson teaches a variety of IE courses, including: Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, Production Systems Engineering, Systems Simulation, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 37 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract support engineering, systems acquisition, academics, and systems engineering. His research interests include Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics in Large-Scale Systems.Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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Recruiting and Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

on informing students about the differences between electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology, the history of electricity and technology, and hints on how to succeed in college. The student’s grade is based on attendance and class participation. • The Mechanical Engineering Technology three-day session introduces the students to gears. (The MET session will be discussed in a little more detail since the authors have taught in that session.) In the first session, students are provided information on the differences between mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering technology, professional registration and career opportunities for mechanical engineering technology

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Richard Ciocci, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Jerry Shoup, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

-Class, On-Campus Events Associated with the First Year Seminar EVENT DESCRIPTION • Mandatory Events “Putting Penn State Technology to Work for You. Instructional Technology Workshop presented a review of Penn State Technology Resources, including the portal, e-portfolio, web-mail, and personal web space. Sponsored by IIT and Career Services. Library Open House. This event introduced the student to the Library’s collections and services. “An Overview of the AAA's of Academic Success.” A review of Academic Policies, Advising Responsibilities, and the Audit. All the information students need to know to be on top of the policies and to prepare for the mid

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Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Tull, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Engineering and Public Policy

program are either interested in engineering management careers, or areusing the degree as a foundation for careers other than engineering. Because of the diversestudent interests, the course is designed to allow the students to understand the pervasive role ofgovernment in the technical arena, and the need to use/manage technology within that context.The emphasis of the course material is on the federal level, however international, state, andlocal differences are included. This paper presents the curriculum for EP251 and discussesinstructor observations about how well the course works for sophomore engineering students.The instructor is interested in feedback about the need for such a curriculum.IntroductionLafayette College offers a sophomore

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education - A 10,000' View

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, engineersneed to re-invent themselves as independent and entrepreneurial and market their creativity.31 Inmany large corporations, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show moreentrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher probability of advancing within the company.32 The Systems Engineeringand Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the traditional well-rounded Engineering Management and

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Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

and outsourcing, engineersneed to re-invent themselves as independent and entrepreneurial and market their creativity.31 Inmany large corporations, entrepreneurially thinking engineers have been observed to show moreentrepreneurial initiative and a higher level of productivity, efficiency and cost-consciousness. Itis a known fact that engineers who manage their engineering careers as entrepreneurs from thestart enjoy a higher probability of advancing within the company.32 The Systems Engineering Page 11.1189.5and Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the

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FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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First-Year Programs

semester of a student’s academic career is always very important, and it may be evenmore important for an engineering student. From increasing academic rigor to increasedfreedom to make important life-affecting choices, the first semester of an engineering programholds great opportunity to change a student’s life. Along with this high degree of importancecomes a high degree of flexibility, because there are many different ways in which a firstengineering course can be structured and taught. Each of these different philosophies has itsbenefits and liabilities, and optimizing the first-semester engineering course is still a very activearea of curricular research.In this paper, we will first present an overview of the many different philosophies

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Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Pavlos Vlachos, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

stimulates students to pursue careers inengineering and research. These goals can be accomplished by integrating research intoengineering education, serving to increase recruitment and retention, and enabling futureengineers to become society leaders. To pursue these goals, we have initiated an effort totranslate state-of-the-art research to the classroom by bridging the gap between research andeducation in a way that will reinvent and energize the classroom environment and motivate thestudents to become lifelong learners and contributors to societal needs through engineeringpractice. In this effort, we have placed particular emphasis on transferring research to groupsunderrepresented in engineering. This effort also encourages the students

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Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalia Kapli, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Wesley Donahue, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

consolidated their thoughts andapplication ideas into a personal career development action plan report that was submitted as afinal individual project. In addition to the written report, students were asked to submit, indigital form, a presentation communicating why a workplace decision maker should considerthem as a candidate for a leadership position. This presentation was to become a part of apersonal web-site.Assessment Results and DiscussionIn Fall 2004, an extensive assessment of the first iteration of the course was conducted in orderto make improvements to the syllabus before the course was offered in Spring 2005. Theexperimental group consisted of 24 students. The following data was collected: • pre-course and post-course attitude survey

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Sumpter, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University; Mica Hutchison, Purdue University

Majors: Test of Alternative Social Cognitive Models," Journal of Counseling Psychology, Vol. 50, No. 4, 2003, pp. 458-465. 3. Schaefers, K. G., Epperson, D. L., and Nauta, M. M., "Women's Career Development: Can Theoretically Derived Variables Predict Persistence in Engineering Majors?," Journal of Counseling Psychology, Vol. 44, 1997, pp. 173-183. 4. Sax, L. J., "Retaining Tomorrow's Scientists: Exploring the Factors That Keep Male and Female College Students Interested in Science Careers," Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Vol. 1, 1994, pp. 45-61. 5. Brainard, S. G., Laurich-McIntyre, S., and Carlin, L., "Retaining Female Undergraduate Students in Engineering and

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ronald E. Barr

pursuing studies in science and engineering in the youth of our U.S. society. We must find new ways to portray engineering as an exciting and rewarding career, and certainly as an educational platform for professional careers beyond the baccalaureate. These and other important topics of current interest in engineering education are briefly presented, and some of ASEE’s responses in these venues are outlined. Keywords: Engineering Education, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)Global Engineering EducationThe engineering landscape has changed in the past decade. As Thomas Friedman [1] has soprofoundly stated in his contemporary book, the world is now flat. The implication of

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Ted Foster, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Dean Sheridan, Glen Elg High School, Howard County Public Schools, Maryland; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-1255: LET IT ROLL WITH YESS!Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Taryn Bayles, Ph.D. is a Professor the Practice of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Department at UMBC, where she teaches Introduction to Engineering Design and various Chemical Engineering courses. She has spent half of her career working in industry and the other half in academia. Over the last three years, she has received over $3M of NSF funding in Engineering Education & Outreach to develop hands-on curriculum to increase the interest, participation, recruitment, and retention of students in engineering and science. She has been recognized with several teaching

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juri Filatovs, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

experience in which many skillsare integrated. In addition to the technical skills, we have strived to develop the many otherprofessional attributes and competencies necessary for a successful career. We have based theseon primarily industrial interaction and believe they reflect elements identified by otherauthors1,2,3,. With the implementation of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) Criteria 2000, further modification of the course occurred. Although manyof the ABET outcomes were addressed in our capstone course a partial recasting was necessary,particularly in the assessment/grading, required course documentation, and student awareness ofour goals. In this paper we describe our experiences and lessons learned in

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehrdad Razavi, McFarland Clinic, University of Iowa; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

between her/his knowledge of engineering and itsapplications to medicine? Should programs require biology instead of chemistry, or both? Inthis paper we address how we can help our engineering students to be best prepared for and/orpursue a career in bioengineering, biological, and medical sciences?” 4To answer this question, let us first overview the curriculum of bio-medical engineeringeducation in engineering schools & medical education in medical schools. Page 11.653.2The Engineering curriculumThe traditional approach in bio-medical engineering education has been to emphasize the basicnatural sciences such as biology, chemistry and physics

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Retention Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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Minorities in Engineering

theengineering and technology disciplines. This paper provides more than 500 links.IntroductionMany minority students and minority faculty do not take full advantage of the myriad ofprograms designed to promote their participation in engineering and technology disciplinesbecause they may not be aware of these opportunities, nor of how and where to apply.Opportunities range from programs designed to promote student interest in these fields, tosummer enrichment programs, scholarships, fellowships, research opportunities, awards,leadership programs, and career advancement programs. This survey organizes theseopportunities and resources, specially targeting those of particular interest to engineeringstudents and engineering faculty, and provides links to

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Soled, University of Cincinnati; Patricia McNerney, University of Cincinnati; Laura Koehl, University of Cincinnati; Kelly Obarski, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

college administration for 16 years prior to her enrollment at UC serving as Vice President for Student Development at Thomas More College for 10 years. She served for the three years as the Evaluation Coordinator for the STEP project.Kelly Obarski, University of Cincinnati KELLY J. OBARSKI, Doctoral Student in C & I Education/Technology, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, UC. Along with teaching undergraduate and graduate education course work, Kelly is currently researching how participation in a NSF Fellowship affects undergraduate and graduate Fellows career choices once they leave the project. She serves as the Grant Coordinator for Project STEP.Anant

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Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Jennifer Ruchhoeft, University of Houston; Frank Claydon, Unviersity of Houston; Stuart Long, University of Houston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers meaningfulengineering-related research experience that they can draw upon to educate their students aboutengineering career opportunities.To date, the UH-RET site has hosted 25 participants from 17 schools in nine independent schooldistricts, with another 14 participants expected in the summer of 2006. The diverse nature of theHouston community allows RET participants to subsequently reach a wide range of ethnic andsocio-economic groups, including numerous under-represented minorities. Teachers who haveparticipated teach a variety of subjects and levels, including courses in mathematics, physics,biology, chemistry, computing, and technology.Each teacher works closely with an engineering faculty member and graduate student(s) toconduct

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Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

manufacturing industry are for machineoperators. However, industry’s needs are much broader. Manufacturing is more thanmachining. The personnel needed by this industry must be able to perform multiplefunctions from design to distribution. In other words, the manufacturing industry needs tobe seen holistically – as a complete system involving many people of varying educationalbackgrounds. Companies are looking for individuals with diverse technical expertise toperform multiple functions in support of their manufacturing enterprises. Many youthand adults have little knowledge of engineering and manufacturing career options.Parents, teachers, and educators lack exposure to the understanding of the highlytechnical manufacturing world. Early education is

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Withiam, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Susan Dawkins, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Robert Martinazzi, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

curriculum since itsinception and its content was closely monitored from year to year. The seminar was alwayscoordinated by a senior Engineering Technology faculty member, the “promoter” who becameresponsible for developing a seminar format which would successfully merge and integratetopics related to the division and some of the topics found in The College. For example, thetraditional ET seminar was used to introduce students to the Engineering Technology Divisionfaculty, students, and activities. Speakers from other campus locations were also invited tospeak. Students learned about Career Services, the Learning Resource Center, CooperativeEducation, and the Counseling Center.Because the seminar was a 0-credit course, no exams were given and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Rolfe, University of Kansas; Francis Thomas, University of Kansas-Lawrence

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Civil Engineering

a variety of design classes so that the students willsee that this is a very important aspect of all phases of an engineering career. In each design class,at least one class discussion will be devoted to a case study in which the importance ofengineering ethics is emphasized. Thus, students will be exposed to engineering ethics in avariety of design courses by a variety of engineering faculty, most of whom are ProfessionalEngineers. Obviously, this approach could be used within any engineering discipline.I. IntroductionEthics has been defined as a body of moral principles or values, dealing with right and wrong andthe morality of motives and ends.Accordingly, it is an issue that individuals must deal with throughout their lives. Growing up

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International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Women in Engineering

engineering bachelor’s degrees awarded to women from 1999through 2004; values varied in different references2,3,4,5From 1990 to 1993, Seymour6 conducted interviews and focus groups with 335 current andformer science, mathematics and engineering (SME) majors or intended majors on sevencampuses in order to discover the relative importance of factors contributing to the loss ofundergraduates from these majors; 51.9% of all the study participants were women. Seymournotes: “In the process of developing and clarifying their career goals, however, women expressedmore altruism than men and were more likely to switch to career paths that reflectedhumanitarian goals or offered more satisfying work.”6 Based on this research finding, it was ofinterest to look

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Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Ohland, Clemson University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

-qualified pre-college teachers of mathematics, science, and technology.” Thereport’s recommendations include:8 • To make pre-college teaching more competitive with other career opportunities, resources must be provided to support programs in teacher preparation at institutions that succeed in integrating faculty and curricula of schools of engineering and science with schools of education; and • To improve effectiveness of pre-college teaching, stakeholders must collaborate to support outreach efforts to K-12 by science and engineering professionals to motivate high quality curricular standards and expand content knowledge for classroom teachers and support research on learning that better informs K-12

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Assessment Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Boser, Illinois State University; Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

time in the student’s career when they have completed most ofthe required coursework. These types of exams are easy to administer and less open tosubjectivity or bias10 of typical course based work samples. Certification exams provideemployers with a standardized, legitimized, and credible toolset for examining individuals11.Since certification exams are nationally normed across institutions, they provide not only ameasure of individual performance but an indication of the value of the program and curriculumat preparing students for the examination. Success on certification exams is perhaps the mostrecognized and respected performance measure by external constituents. While many faculty and administrators may think that standardized or

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A Serving Profession: Service Learning in Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Gartner, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John TIng, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Oguz Gunes, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

; ability to apply engineering &critical thinking skills to engineering analysis, (2) knowledge & skills to design, conduct,evaluate experiments & work in teams, (3) an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility, (4) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global and societal context, and (5) a knowledge of contemporary issues.AssessmentA survey instrument was developed by Duffy et al. [12] which was filled out by 29 out of 40freshmen taking “Introduction to Engineering II”. The average age of these students was 20.These students were asked to rank several attributes representing their career values based ontheir S-L experience

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Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Jessica Jenness, University of Central Florida; Jessica Steinberg, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

course materials in project-basedproblem solving that enhance the students’ critical thinking and adaptive problem solving skills.Introduction:The Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS) department in the College ofEngineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida has incorporated severalexperiential learning opportunities into their curriculum. The goal of incorporating experientiallearning opportunities is to provide real-world experience, projects, cases and applications toIEMS students prior to their obtaining their degrees. This will help to smooth the students’transition to career positions after graduation