Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Behling, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

upper-level company management topics related todemolition and reconstruction. Issues related to sustainability and design for deconstruction willlikely be left to a future graduate-level course.Future Discipline DevelopmentAs mentioned previously, there is not a college-level textbook on the subject of demolition.Writing a comprehensive textbook would be a challenge from the faculty member’s viewpoint,but at least one industry expert has agreed in principle to participate as co-author in the creationof a textbook. Availability of a text will lower a barrier to other institutions exploring demolitionand reconstruction courses. While it is not practical for every institution offering a constructiondegree to get involved in this specialization

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; John Robertson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

a feature of every recentASEE Conference as well as CIEC workshops1. The main features to address theindustry requirements are: 1. Design courses to meet industry needs and schedule for convenient times, locations, and course length. 2. Reduce overall engineering and manufacturing education training costs through pooled resources and best practice experience. 3. Enhance and extend the ongoing relationships with the State’s universities. 4. Build a network between high tech industries and state officials to have alignment on policies for education and economic development. 5. Develop a database of contextual industry cases that can be used by the

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erdogan Sener, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; David Kieser, Kieser Consulting, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, water, storm water, etc lines with the appropriate reasoning that leads to such a layout 5, 6. Within this topic, as well as others mentioned so far, the aim is to be able to have a graduate who will develop the common sense to be able to say “this will not work” despite the presence of construction drawings based on civil engineering design indicating to the contrary. In a way, we are after creating a culture that can picture the design basics and do their best to make sure the construction conforms to the specific intentions of the designing engineers. g. Flow through hydraulic structures-- sewers, storm-water lines, culverts, flow under

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Shawn Schumacher, DeVry University; Lynn Burks, DeVry University

2006-2154: EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING: PREDICTING STUDENTLEARNING AND SUCCESS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS IN CONTEXTOF FACULTY AND STUDENT TRAITSAhmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optics Communications, faculty development, and outcomes assessment, and, Internet and distance education. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

that the students’ learning is considerably enhanced. The enhancement canbe attributed to the facts that the students have to design the procedure for running thetest and collecting data, they need to look at the problem from multiple perspectives andas engineers, they deal with solving practical issues related to the problem. The otherfactor that plays an important role in improving the learning is that the students have topresent their results; these presentations are critiqued by faculty, graduate teachingassistants, and peer students.Two sets of student evaluations were administrated during the semester, one at themiddle of the semester after the completion of three experiments related to themechanical part of the lab, and one at the end

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

with virtual experimentation10,11. Asmore of these programs are at the undergraduate level concerns of satisfying ABET accreditationhave been raised. Graduates of accredited programs are expected to have “an ability to designand conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data” as well as be able to “use thetechniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice”12. Foroutcome-based assessment (EC2000) the objectives must be known and understood before theycan be evaluated. Therefore, in 2002 a colloquy was organized by ABET and funded by theSloan Foundation to determine educational objectives for laboratories which could be used toevaluate distance programs2.The objectives span cognitive knowledge

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

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Women in Engineering

Engineering for Research and Graduate studies at Clarkson University. She has directed an NSF-Funded GK-12 Program - Project-Based Learning Partnership Program for the past six years and received the NSF Directors Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars in 2004.Mary Graham, Clarkson University Mary Graham, PhD is an Associate Professor in Organizational Studies at Clarkson University. Her research interests include gender-related employment discrimination. Dr. Graham was the external evaluator for the Partners in Engineering Program during the period AY01 through AY03. Page 11.983.1© American Society for

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dwight Tolliver, University of Tennessee; Lauren Hines, University of Tennessee; J. Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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First-Year Programs

. Page 11.577.96. Bordens, K.S., & Abbott, B.B. (2005). Research designs and methods sixth edition.7. Corey, M.S., & Corey, G. (1999). Groups: Process and practice fifth edition.8. York, S.C., “Using design-build projects to teach and reinforce engineering skills to first-year engineering students,” Frontiers in Engineering Education Conference, 2004, 34th Annual, session S2E, pp. S2E-1 – S2E-6.9. Zeligman, D.M., Fairweather, J.S., & Fisher, P.D., “Assessing student outcomes in a pedagogically reformed engineering service course.” Frontiers in Engineering Education Conference, 2004, 34th Annual, session S3G, pp. S3G-7 – S3G-12.Table 1: T-tests for Attitude Changes in Team Work by individual question, group level, and

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; J. Paul Sims, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University; Jon L. Smith, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

environment”. As part ofthe course, student teams are required to engage in a project involving companies,governmental agencies or individuals outside of the university. The team meets withtheir “client” and works to develop solutions for relevant problems. Student teams havedeveloped business plans, conducted market research and have engaged in impact studiesamong other projects. The teams are usually interdisciplinary and have in the pastincluded both M.B.A. students and Engineering Technology students. Recently, a team of business graduate students traveled to Germany to meet with thefounder of a firm that has acquired the license to produce products using an innovativenew material. Using a process developed by the Fraunhofer Institut

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

with “troubleshooting, research anddevelopment, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving,” andstandard 11 with “applying the design process.” In the forward to the standards, WilliamWulf noted, “It is not enough that the standards are published. To have an impact, theymust influence what happens in every K-12 classroom in America.” Technology education shares engineering education’s desire to emphasize open-ended problem solving and the design process. For example, Standard 8 delineates designsteps very similar to those introduced to engineering students. In order to recognize theattributes of design, students in grades 9-12 should learn that the design process includes: • defining a problem, • brainstorming

Conference Session

Questions of Identity

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

thescholarly impact: this author’s research reputation is based largely upon a small set ofpapers in the photocatalysis domain. Accumulating by age 50 an appreciable research success through increasingnarrowness, albeit a productive one labeled scholarship, in the early 1990s my path beganbroadening. My research group focus had been narrow, as befits most PhD groups. Tobetter prepare my graduate students for the broader world which might have no interest inthe as yet uncommercialized photocatalysis area, I created a graduate PhotochemicalEngineering course, and explored the broader topical range of photography andxerography, of microlithography in microelectronics and microfabrication, of light-basedwater purification, and photovoltaic energy

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Allison Interrante, Northeastern University; Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Program during her senior year at Northeastern. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Michigan.Allison Interrante, Northeastern University Allison Interrante is a student in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Northeastern University. She has been involved in the Connections Physics Review Program for the past two years as a student-teacher. She plans to continue her studies as a graduate student in Civil Engineering.Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University Sara Wadia-Fascetti is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Northeastern University where she is actively involved in a research program on structural condition assessment

Conference Session

Learning to Design Aerospace Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

, University of Michigan Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Space Sciences Page 11.1332.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 THE STUDENT SPACE SYSTEMS FABRICATION LABORATORY: AN APPROACH TO SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAbstractThe Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory (S3FL) is a student-led organizationdedicated to providing students with practical space systems design and fabrication experiencenot readily available through the usual academic curriculum. S3FL’s approach is to enhanceeducation by coupling classroom knowledge with practicum experience involving realengineering design, analysis, test

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Homer, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

and methods to contribute to a resulting architecture that is a betterexpression of its culture, building methods, and technology. As stated by Viollet-le-Duc, “Themeans of healing this rupture could only be an education in which the architect is taughtengineering as well as art, and, optimally, the engineer learns how to practice his craft withappropriate artistry.” 1 Viollet’s theories are easily applicable to present day, because the basis ofhis ideas calls for the incorporation of new technologies and new materials into architecturaldesign. “A little reflection will show us the interests of the two professions will be best saved by their union…Whether the engineer acquires a little of our knowledge and love for artistic

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the attitude of students. Thus, a larger difference represents higher impact oftraining program on student’s thinking. A copy of the survey is attached in the Appendix.VII. Delivery Method The course is instructor-led classroom training combined with in-class simulationexercises designed to invite class participation. This approach aids in the individualizedinstruction given to the participant. Instructional methods include facilitated discussion,hands-on simulation of production, and on-the-job practical applications. PowerPointpresentations are used to deliver the course, supplemented by a series of videotapes fromSociety of Manufacturing Engineers and Productivity Inc. Students are encouraged toparticipate in the Lean implementation

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Qualters, Northeastern University; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Thomas Cullinane, Northeastern University; Ann McDonald, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, Northeastern University ANN McDONALD is an Associate Academic Specialist in Graphic Design and Multimedia Studies. Her research focuses on creating and studying educational interactive projects that can best be achieved through interdisciplinary collaboration. Her exhibit and interactive design work for clients such as The Boston Symphony Orchestra, The New England Aquarium, and The National Health Sciences Consortium have offered wide audiences access to complex topics.Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios JAY T. LAIRD is a full-time Lecturer in the undergraduate and graduate Multimedia Studies programs at Northeastern University. He is also the founder and Lead Game Designer of Metaversal Studios, a

Conference Session

Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 11.207.14However, the real measure must take into consideration the start point of the participantsbefore ETW as shown in Figure 11. Upon comparison of the long-term results for each groupof participants, the delta between before and after for each category has been relativelyconsistent since the workshop started in 1999.The obvious result is that the exposure of ExCEEd participants to demonstrations ofexcellent teaching using physical models and practicing the use of physical models anddemonstrations by participants under the watchful gaze of a mentor is key. Some of thespecific comments by recent ExCEEd Teaching Workshop Graduates are: • Toys help me (the instructor) to see the concepts more clearly • I need one for every lesson

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University; David Machado-Aranda, Northwestern University Medical School; David A. Dean, Northwestern University Medical School

biotechnology research are revealed, it isimportant that the information be disseminated throughout the academe, the medical world, andto the public. The understanding of the complexity of the technique can be simplified through theuse of multimedia as a form of medical education. A pilot study is underway at Arizona StateUniversity, researching rich media technology for Web-based document distribution forbiotechnology education. This study is a collaboration between the Northwestern UniversityFeinberg School of Medicine and Arizona State University’s IDeaLaboratory, a creative thinkingand usability engineering laboratory.The scope of this research is exploratory in nature. It will compare two e-learning technologies,address the impact of using e

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

(Florida NASA Business Incubation Center), SATOP (Space AllianceTechnology Outreach Program), Small Business Development Center (SBDC), EconomicDevelopment Commission of the Space Coast, NASA Office of Technology Commercializationat KSC, and other local partners, neighboring universities and colleges, plans to dramaticallyreduce this problem by methodical research and facilitation of best practices for technologytransfer and commercialization leveraging a unique educational program in experientialentrepreneurship and technology commercialization.SCION Objectives:The SCION Partnership objectives are to:1) Develop education and experiential entrepreneurship programs to promote technologycommercialization and entrepreneurship awareness

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosamond Parkhurst, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech; Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Thomas Bigley, Virginia Tech; Sharon Ruff, Virginia Tech

the U.S. have established __________ designed to improve the levels of recruitment and retention of minority and women students. A. technology initiatives B. relaxed graduation requirements C. new research facilities D. minority engineering programs *11. The Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 was described as "An Act Donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of __________ and __________ Arts." A. Literary, Mathematical B. Scientific, Dramatic C. Technical, Non-Technical D. Agriculture, Mechanic *12. The United States viewed the Soviet launch of Sputnik as an achievement of __________. A. engineering B

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University; Mary James Legatski, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Tagged Divisions

International

, HVAC, energy, electronic cooling and packaging, and technical and minority education. While at Tuskegee, he performed research in energy and conducted summer pre-engineering programs for minorities and women. His mechanical design of a GSA building was granted most energy efficient HVAC award by American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) chapter in 1976. He performed research on photovoltaic cells and electronic cooling while with IBM and JPL. At Wayne State, he started new BS degree programs in computer, electromechanical, manufacturing, and product design engineering technologies; and a MSET degree. A nationally known leader in engineering and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

other partneringinstitutions to enhance the program are discussed. Also included in this paper are themajor curriculum development and outreach activities, including an interdisciplinarycapstone design project to provide opportunities for students to design, manufacture, andactually market a product, which can stimulate students’ interest in real-world productrealization, the summer manufacturing workshop for high-school teachers and students,and research programs to develop laboratory facilities and support graduate programs.IntroductionTo live well, a nation must produce well. U.S. manufacturing is a critical area that cannotafford to be lost, but it is facing a great challenge. When the industry’s manufacturingjobs are out-sourced

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Large Seagrave

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Ethics,And Research).While finishing their graduate degrees in Communication, Rhetoric and Composition, andEnglish, these consultants collaborate with Engineering faculty to develop and implementwritten, oral and teamwork communication education in various departments within the Collegeof Engineering. In the Civil and Environmental Engineering department, faculty and consultantshave developed a capstone course intended to provide students with a unique opportunity to learnand practice written, oral and team communication in a simulated professional firm environment.They produce and present a Proposal, Feasibility Study, and Preliminary Engineering Reportwith 75% drawings and specifications for their community client, making the course a design

Conference Session

Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Lance Edwards, MT Tech of the U of MT; John Evans, MT Tech of the U of MT; Leo Heath, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mike Johnson, MT Tech of the U of MT; Timothy Kober, MT Tech of the U of MT; Mary North-Abbott, MT Tech of the U of MT; Roger Oldenkamp, MT Tech of the U of MT

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

products to market hasbeen hindered by a lack of business expertise5. The PET 4460 class developed at the MontanaTech of the University of Montana was designed to emphasize this crucial relationship ofengineering and entrepreneurship.Webster's dictionary defines an entrepreneur as "one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of abusiness or enterprise." Traditional engineering curricula are typically weak in entrepreneurshipstudies. Instruction in engineering theory and practice is present in all engineering classes, buttoo often the links between engineering methods and business and entrepreneurial needs are notaddressed. Although few students go to work, immediately after graduation, for a smallcompany (or start one themselves) [any

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Elger, University of Idaho; Scott Metlen, University of Idaho; Robert Carson, University of Idaho; Tristan Utschig, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Marie Racine, University of District Columbia; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

result from the environment. Here, the independentor controllable variables are called “design elements” or “factors.” The present study focused onidentifying design elements in the context of a faculty development workshop in the area of as-sessment. The research question was: “For professors who are improving their knowledge ofassessment and their ability to effectively assess others, what factors (design elements) or com-binations of factors mediate in learning, attitudinal changes, and performance improvements?”Important reasons to research faculty development include (a) effective faculty developmentproduces “great coaches” who bring out the best in others, and (b) impacting a small communityof professors impacts many students.In summary

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Hobbs, Tufts University; Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering education. She previously earned her M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University in 2005 and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Suffolk University. Nataliia is currently a research assistant at the Center for Engineering Outreach where she is involved in using engineering approaches to teach high school students science and mathematics.Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Igor M. Verner received the M.S. degree in Mathematics from the Urals State University and the Ph.D. in computer aided design systems in manufacturing from the Urals Technical University, Ekaterinburg, Russia. He is a Senior Lecturer and a coordinator of teacher-training programs at the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

funds for competitive education proposals, andrevising promotion and tenure requirements to emphasize education.Since curriculum reform is time-consuming, ECEN is actively recruiting graduatestudents for a joint teaching-research program to prepare Ph.D. students for academicpositions. Graduate students will be given opportunities to both teach classes anddevelop curricular materials in conjunction with more traditional research.Assessment: Measuring the impact on students and the programTo assess how emphasizing student development over knowledge acquisition affectsstudent learning, project evaluation is focused on three questions that reflect the maingoals of this project: 1) what are the gains and losses in student learning, particularly

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-984: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY VIBRATIONS/STRUCTURAL DYNAMICSCOURSE FOR CIVIL AND MECHANICAL STUDENTS WITH INTEGRATEDHANDS-ON LABORATORY EXERCISESRichard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin Richard Helgeson is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Dr. Helgeson received B.S. degrees in both electrical and civil engineering, an M.S. in electral engineering, and a Ph.D. in structural engineering from the University of Buffalo. He actively involves his undergraduate students in mutli-disciplinary earthquake structural control research projects. He is very interested in engineering educational pedagogy, and has taught a wide

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

initiallycanvassed regarding their intention for a major and then aligned with a correspondingsection in the school of their choice. The sections addressed by this article were almostexclusively inclined toward engineering. Nevertheless, coming out of secondary schoolsystems even with advanced mathematics and science programs, the freshmen in thisstudy typically failed to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the fundamentalengineering disciplines available as academic areas of study or as viable careers after Page 11.1022.5graduation. Consequently, the off-campus trips were designed to specifically providefirst-encounters with practicing engineers in a wide

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Jennifer Oliver, IAESTE United States; Karl Zimmer, General Cable

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

earned a Master's degree in International Communication from American University's School of International Service in Washington, DC. Her focus and research was on international education, leadership, and cross-cultural communication.Debbie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology Debbie Pearson, Assistant Director in the Division of Professional Practice at the Georgia Institute of Technology for the past eight years, works with cooperative education students in the aerospace and mechanical engineering fields. Her responsibilities include counseling students, developing jobs, and assessing the effectiveness of co-op assignments. Having traveled to various countries, Debbie is interested in