Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Heun, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

areunaccustomed to the visual pollution and background noise of wind farms. Figure 2 shows thenumber of Google references to “visual pollution and smokestacks” as a percentage of the totalnumber of reference to “visual pollution and wind turbines”.8 In addition, we cannot assume thatalternative and renewable energy technologies will not affect the environment. For example,nuclear waste disposal is a significant concern that still lacks a suitable political solution.Engineers today and in the future working on the energy grand challenge must design with thesedifferent societal impacts in mind, pointing to the need to provide both (a) multidisciplinaryeducation among engineering subdisciplines and (b) a traditional liberal arts context forengineering

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California; Alex John, USC

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2008-785: KEY EXPERIENCES IN DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE WATERDISTRIBUTION AND FILTRATION PROJECT IN RURAL HONDURAS: A NEWPARADIGM IN “SERVICE LEARNING”Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Viterbi School of EngineeringAlex John, USC Page 13.826.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Key Experiences in Developing a Sustainable Water Distribution and Filtration Project in Rural Honduras: A New Paradigm in “Service Learning”Abstract The University of Southern California chapter of “Engineers Without Borders

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Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2008-562: INTERNATIONAL SENIOR DESIGN: ASSESSING THE IMPACTON ENGINEERING STUDENTS AFTER GRADUATIONHeather Wright, Michigan Technological University Heather Wright is a doctoral candidate in Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University. Her concentrations include ecology and risk assessment. She participated in the Civil and Environmental Engineering International Senior Design Program in 2005 and returned as a mentor for the program in 2007. She is currently conducting her doctoral research in Bolivia.Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University Linda Phillips, PE, CDT, PMP, is Lecturer of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University and

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Edward Anderson; Curtis Craig, Texas Tech University; Jacob Fleming, Texas Tech University; Alli DeFinis, Texas Tech University; Ashlee G. Brown, Texas Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

draw meaningful connections in traditional college content materials (e.g., textbooks, lectures, multi-media). Address: Department of Psychology, Mail Stop 2051, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409; telephone: 806-742-3711 ext. 247; fax: 806-742-0818; email: roman.taraban@ttu.edu.Edward E. Anderson, Texas Tech University Edward E. Anderson is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University where he currently serves as the Ray Butler Distinguished Educator. Since returning to the faculty after several different administrative assignments, including Departmental Chairman, Assistant Dean, and Director of the TTU Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, he has

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Industrial Technology/Industrial Engineering Technology Forum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-222: SUCCESSFULLY TEACHING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTCONTENT IN A TECHNICAL CURRICULUMKenneth Stier, Illinois State University Page 13.1118.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Successfully Teaching Supply Chain Management Content in a Technical CurriculumAbstractThis paper explains how supply chain management is being taught at the graduate andundergraduate levels in engineering and technology programs. It overviews the objectives,content areas, teaching methodologies and evaluation methods that were developed for a course.For the purposes of this paper the author’s university will be referred to as university A and

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Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Uhlig, National University; Ali Farahani; Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mark Sotelo, National University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-276: ACHIEVING COMPELLING STUDENT COMPREHENSION OFCOMPLEX INFORMATION STRUCTURES FOR BOTH ON-SITE AND ON-LINECOURSESRonald Uhlig, National University Dr. Ronald P. Uhlig is Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, National University. He also serves as Lead Faculty for Wireless Communications for the Master of Science in Wireless Communications program. He teaches and carries out research in wireless systems, computer security, and applications of advanced technology in education. He also teaches global business. As Principal Investigator for a Hewlett-Packard Technology for Teaching – Higher Education – Grant

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1253: A DECADE OF UNIVERSITY SPORTS FACILITY DESIGNCOURSESMichael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase Michael G. Collins is a first-year analyst in J.P. Morgan Chase’s Management Services Program where he will rotate between 4 different branches of the bank. He is a January 2008 graduate of Lehigh University earning both a B.S. in the Integrated Business and Engineering Honors program as well as a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. Michael has participated in 3 different courses at Lehigh which utilized a project-based curriculum to partner students with outside clients. In the Integrated Business and Engineering Capstone Project he worked with Online Staffing Solutions of Allentown, PA

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2008-1977: THE PROBLEM OF GROUNDWATER AND WOOD PILES INBOSTON, AN UNENDING NEED FOR VIGILANT SURVEILLANCEJames Lambrechts, Wentworth Institute of Technology Page 13.1254.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Problem of Groundwater and Wood Piles in Boston “An Unending Need for Vigilant Surveillance”AbstractThe stately rowhouse buildings in many areas of Boston were founded on wood piles in the1800s. Preservation of wood pile foundations requires that groundwater levels remain highenough to inundate the tops of wood pile foundations. This has become a major problem insome areas of the Back Bay, the South End and Fenway

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Naval Academy; Craig Steidle, US Naval Academy; Eric Johnson, US Naval Academy

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Engineering Management

assuring the portability of the lessons; we don’t expect students to seesituations imitating those they’ve studied, hence the goal must instead be habits of mind andprinciples of action which the student can portage to the circumstances of their professionallives. This paper evaluates the suitability of Richard Paul’s Critical Thinking model as a templatefor evaluating engineering enterprise thinking habits and organizational behavior, using theColumbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) report1 as a case study. Specifically, the authorssought to answer the following questions: “Does the Paul model of Critical Thinking provide abeneficial vocabulary and construct for evaluating complex technological case studies?” and,“Does the structure of

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-207: ACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXERCISES FOR AFIRST COURSE IN FLUID MECHANICSStephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University Stephen R. Turns, professor of mechanical engineering, joined the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University in 1979. His research interests include combustion-generated air pollution, other combustion-related topics, and engineering education pedagogy. He has served as an ABET mechanical engineering program evaluator since 1994. He has received several teaching awards at Penn State, including the Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching. He is also the author of three student-centered textbooks: An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Elizabeth J. Brauer; Karen L. Jarratt-Snider; Fonda Swimmer

to do it. You get to figure it out for yourself. There’s different ways to do it. Like the Lego design project – it opens your mind a lot.”• From a participant who came both years: “I didn't do well in my freshman and sophomore years in high school- I was kind of slacking. Then I went to STEP-UP camp last year and I raised my GPA six or seven points this past school year. I did a really good job in school and I think the camp had something to do with it. I had an “I can” kind of attitude after being at camp. I have more of a goal in mind."SummarySTEP UP has been a highly successful summer engineering camp for high school girls. Ourparticipants learn about the engineering

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

ENGINEERING FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN K-12 EDUCATION AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Philip L. Brach, PhD, PE, FNSPE, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Ahmet Zeytinci, PhD, PE, Professor University of the District of Columbia Washington, DCAbstractThe human mind is of its very nature inquisitive. It is a mystery of sorts why so relatively few individualspursue science and engineering careers, especially since they are well paying and very satisfying. Thispaper presents a history of the involvement of engineering faculty for more than 35 years in teachingstudents

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

ENGINEERING FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN K-12 EDUCATION AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Philip L. Brach, PhD, PE, FNSPE, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Ahmet Zeytinci, PhD, PE, Professor University of the District of Columbia Washington, DCAbstractThe human mind is of its very nature inquisitive. It is a mystery of sorts why so relatively few individualspursue science and engineering careers, especially since they are well paying and very satisfying. Thispaper presents a history of the involvement of engineering faculty for more than 35 years in teachingstudents

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

ENGINEERING FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN K-12 EDUCATION AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Philip L. Brach, PhD, PE, FNSPE, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Ahmet Zeytinci, PhD, PE, Professor University of the District of Columbia Washington, DCAbstractThe human mind is of its very nature inquisitive. It is a mystery of sorts why so relatively few individualspursue science and engineering careers, especially since they are well paying and very satisfying. Thispaper presents a history of the involvement of engineering faculty for more than 35 years in teachingstudents

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sanders, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

initiatives in K-12education promoted by the engineering community, there are unprecedented opportunities forengineering educators and technology educators to work together on their common interests ingrades K-12. But because, the two disciplines have operated in different domains, neither is veryfamiliar with nature, purposes, and culture of the other—all-important understandings foreffective collaboration.With that in mind, this paper is an attempt to acquaint readers—mostly engineers andengineering educators—with Technology Education in the U.S. It opens with an introduction tohistorical events that shaped the philosophy and culture of the field. The middle section of thispaper describes the current status of Technology Education in the U.S. The

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher Johnstone, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-270: THE EFFECT OF A TARGETED SPEECH COMMUNICATIONCOURSE ON THE PUBLIC SPEAKING SELF-EFFICACY OF ENGINEERINGUNDERGRADUATESMieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University Mieke Schuurman is an engineering education research associate with the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Masters and PhD in Social & Organizational Psychology from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). Her work focuses on the enhancement of engineering education. She is a member of ASEE and WEPAN, and actively involved in ASEE's Cooperative Education Division as their Research Chair. She has presented

Conference Session

Innovative Programs - Structure, Delivery, Evaluation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Robertson, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Ronald Thomas, Raytheon; William Charlton, Boeing

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Continuing Professional Development

that the activities of these individuals are also animportant component of the solution.Course scope and content is reviewed by a team of experienced industry professionalswho set the overall requirements and expectations. Since risk overlaps the domains ofchief engineers and project managers, this course has oversight from two committees.They comment on the participant feedback from every course and make or acceptrecommendations for change and interactions with other courses.The starting point is to admit that risk management is complex. A good representationusing a mind-map format 4 is given in figure 3. “Nightmare” mind-map

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

instructor were the satisfaction of helping students learnwhile also making a contribution to community improvement, and improved relationshipswith students. As a result of conducting this pilot project some valuable lessons were learnedand some new practices were successfully adopted. For faculty that may be considering theimplementation of Service Learning projects in their freshman engineering courses, thefollowing points need to be addressed: • Administrative support is crucial for the success of the project; • Emphasis should be placed on academic rigor; • Participation in faculty training offers a lot of help and numerous chances to network with other like-minded faculty; • Emphasis should be placed on quality over

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Thomas N. Duening; Jeffrey R. Goss

Enterprise Systems Innovation & Management (ESIM): A New Engineering Masters Program Thomas N. Duening Entrepreneurial Programs Office Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering Jeffrey R. Goss Global Outreach and Extended Education Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering Arizona State University AbstractInnovation is a topic on the minds of many executives leading top firms around theworld. New competitive pressures that have emerged as a result of

Conference Session

Focus on Under-Represented Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cleopatria Martinez, Phoenix College

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Women in Engineering

aresolely based on quantitative evaluations. Even more unfortunate is the fact that many brightyoung minds still get turned away from these fields by careless comments or erroneousassessments of their intellectual abilities. Our goal is to make reference to experiences asidentified by the authors of a book titled Paths of Discovery: Chicanas in Mathematics, Science,and Engineering. These authors wrote autobiographical essays addressing simple but criticalissues they had to face on the road to their chosen fields. What determine the character of aperson are her experiences. A person able to work and solve problems on her own and withoutdirection, we propose, has the distinctive characteristics that contribute to innovation, learning,and creativity

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

) establishing an engineering “community of teachers”during interactions with engineering faculty and peers, 3) producing personal deliverablesthat allow reflection upon relationships between pedagogy and engineering, and 4)receiving formative feedback about teaching within engineering courses. Excerpts fromtexts such as Bransford et al.’s How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experiences, and School(2000), Donovan and Bransford’s How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom (2005)and Wiggins and McTighe’s Understanding by Design (2005) were used within thecourse.Table 1 presents an overview of the course agenda. Main themes discussed included:HPL framework principles, characteristics of Millennial students, MEAs, formativefeedback, and effective teaching

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Beena Sukumaran; Joshua Bonzella; Kevin McGarvey; Heather Klein

Teaching Engineering Design with a focus on the developing world Beena Sukumaran, Joshua Bonzella, Kevin McGarvey, Heather Klein College of Engineering, Rowan UniversityAbstractThe paper describes a program, Entrepreneurs without Borders and a project undertaken through theprogram. The program seeks to establish entrepreneurship opportunities for the developing world. Thiswill be done through student teams comprising both engineering and business majors at RowanUniversity. The engineering and business students perform a survey of local communities in thedeveloping world, identified as having a need for engineering skills by Engineers without Borders1.During this initial survey, the students

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Beena Sukumaran; Joshua Bonzella; Kevin McGarvey; Heather Klein

Teaching Engineering Design with a focus on the developing world Beena Sukumaran, Joshua Bonzella, Kevin McGarvey, Heather Klein College of Engineering, Rowan UniversityAbstractThe paper describes a program, Entrepreneurs without Borders and a project undertaken through theprogram. The program seeks to establish entrepreneurship opportunities for the developing world. Thiswill be done through student teams comprising both engineering and business majors at RowanUniversity. The engineering and business students perform a survey of local communities in thedeveloping world, identified as having a need for engineering skills by Engineers without Borders1.During this initial survey, the students

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; William Moeller, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Liberal Education

their courses as part of thisprogram.References1. Jacoby, B., & Assoc. (1996). Service learning in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.2. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology [ABET] (2007). Criteria for accrediting engineering programs – Effective for evaluations during the 2008-2009 accreditation cycle. Retrieved February 27, 2008, from http://www.abet.org3. Brandenberger, J.W. (1998). Developmental psychology and service-learning: A theoretical framework. In R. Bringle & D. Duffy (Eds.), With service in mind: Concepts and models for service-learning in psychology (p. 68). Washington, DC: American Association of Higher Education.4. Astin, A., Vogelgesang, L., Ikeda, E., & Yee

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Sacks, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-796: CHINATOWN: INTEGRATING FILM, CULTURE, ANDENVIRONMENT IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONArthur Sacks, Colorado School of Mines Page 13.292.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Chinatown: Integrating Film, Culture, and Environment in Engineering EducationIntroductionChinatown, a commercial film produced in 1974 by Robert Evans, directed by Roman Polanskiand based upon the academy award-winning film original screenplay by Robert Towne1, is aprime example of a film that may be studied and used in the liberal arts curriculum withinengineering education to convey the complexity of the human condition and the human contextof

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Natalie Tran, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2566: THE STRUCTURE OF HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC ANDPRE-ENGINEERING CURRICULA: MATHEMATICSMitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin - MadisonNatalie Tran, University of Wisconsin - MadisonAllen Phelps, University of Wisconsin - MadisonAmy Prevost, University of Wisconsin - Madison Page 13.1268.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Structure of High School Academic and Pre-engineering Curricula: MathematicsAbstractOur curriculum content analysis examines how the pre-engineering curriculum Project Lead TheWay as compared to the academic curricula focus high school students’ understanding ofmathematics that would prepare them for

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

general education requirement by most colleges anduniversities. However, as implied by the a)-k) general ABET program outcomes, and the l)-n)outcomes specific to Mechanical Engineering programs, a solid preparation in Physics isrequired in order for students to be successful in the further study of engineering disciplines, andultimately become accomplished engineers. Thus a good direct assessment of studentachievement in physics is as important as the direct assessment in the core engineeringdisciplines. With this in mind we decided to use recent methodologies applied for directassessment of engineering courses to develop a direct assessment for calculus-based physicstaught to undergraduate mechanical engineering students.The paper describes our

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michael Ostendorf, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Scott Cray, Minnesota State University-Mankato

AC 2008-1803: PROMOTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT INTHERMODYNAMICS WITH ENGINEERING SCENARIOS (YEAR 2)Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-MankatoStewart Ross, Minnesota State University, MankatoMichael Ostendorf, Minnesota State University-MankatoScott Cray, Minnesota State University-Mankato Page 13.1012.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Promoting Student Engagement in Thermodynamics with Engineering Scenarios (Year 2)I. IntroductionMany thermo-fluids courses are taught with traditional teaching methods and textbooks.Thermodynamics, in particular, is prone to elicit a negative impression from students "whoperceive the subject as dry

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Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Don Schillinger, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and Science Teaching for the 21st Century. Retrieved January 10, 2008, from http://www.ed.gov/inits/Math/glenn/report.pdf2. National Science Board. 2004. Science and Engineering Indicators 2004. Publication NSB 04-01. (www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind04/start.htm)3. Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L., & Cocking, R.R. (Eds.). (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington D.C: National Academy Press.4. Karplus, R., & Their, H.D. (1967). A new look at elementary school science. Chicago: Rand McNally. Page 13.686.9

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brophy, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-2498: FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ INITIALS IDEAS FORSOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMSSean Brophy, Purdue University Sean P. Brophy, PhD. is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Brophy is a learning scientist and engineer; his research focuses on the development of learners’ ability to solve complex problems in engineering, mathematics and science contexts. He continues to work on identifying new opportunities to use technology to support learning, formative assessment, and instruction. Page 13.613.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008