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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Robertson, Arizona State University; Sarah Roux, Arizona State University; Vivek Ramanathan, Arizona State University; Mark Rager, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-1508: PERSPECTIVES ON A FRESHMAN TREATMENT OFELECTRONIC SYSTEMSJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a Professor in the Electronic Systems Department at Arizona State University Polytechnic. He was formerly an executive with Motorola and now participates in many senior technical training programs with the JACMET consortium.Sarah Roux, Arizona State University Sarah Roux is a proud Texas native with a background in the Semiconductor industry in the US and France. She was in the 2006 class and is currently a Control Systems Major with an interest in Alternative Energy. Her career goal is to help develop a progressive national energy policy.Vivek Ramanathan, Arizona State

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Programs that Serve Industry & Academia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Dickson, University of Strathclyde

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Continuing Professional Development

learning Lifelong learning Flexibility Source 1. ABET 2004 General criteria for accreditation of all engineering programs (USA) [3] 2. IChemE 2001 Guidelines for accreditation of degree programmes in chemical engineering [4] 3. AGR 2004 Association of Graduate Recruiters (UK) – all graduates [5] 4. GCCA 2004 Graduate Careers Council of Australia – all graduates [6] 5. LTSN 2003 Learning and Teaching Support Network (UK) – all graduates [7] Table 2. Main Transferable Skills [2] Chemical engineering graduates are expected to be: 1 Good at communicating in a variety of forms (written, oral, etc) 2 Able to work well in teams 3 Able to

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Diversity and K-12 Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus

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Engineering Technology

organizations as diverse ascommunity foundations, economic development boards, companies and neighborhoodassociations totaling nearly $40,000. With all the grants, the funds were used to purchaseLEGO™ equipment, LEGO™ software and LEGO™ curriculum plans. In some cases, thisequipment has been used to promote the Purdue College of Technology through elementaryschool science nights, summer camps and career fairs.This paper will detail the strategy to obtain the grants and the specifics of how they were used.Additionally, the overall outreach strategy has led to the Purdue College of Technology inColumbus hosting a qualifying tournament of the First Lego League for the first time in 2006.The second tournament in 2007 saw a two-fold increase in the number

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, ASCE; James O'Brien

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Civil Engineering

charges to the BOK Experiential Fulfillment Committee are asfollows: Charge 1 (Action 1a): Review the response to Charge 3 of the ASCE Experience Committee (July 2007). Recast the ASCE BOK experiential guidelines into a form applicable and acceptable to engineers of all disciplines, while ensuring full compliance with the intent of the BOK outcomes for civil engineers. If necessary, propose additional outcomes/guidelines that naturally accommodate the career paths of civil engineers but may be necessary additions for other disciplines. Charge 2 (Action 1b): Develop a matrix for attaining the elements of the generic experiential outcomes in an engineer intern’s pre-licensure career. If

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Diversity and K-12 Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Michelle Shafer, Mt Notre Dame High School; Steve Brickner, Harrison High School

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Engineering Technology

school students abalanced view of the careers and opportunities available in Engineering and EngineeringTechnology. The goal for the course was that greater numbers of students would understand thepractice of engineering and engineering technology and would choose to pursue these in theircollege studies. This paper describes the collaborative process used to design and implement thecourse.Course DesignIn response to inquiries from two local schools, the University of Cincinnati developed aworking group with the goal of providing high school students a meaningful introduction to thepractice of engineering. This group consisted of instructors and administrators from three localhigh schools along with faculty and staff from UC’s College of

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Focus on IE Course Design and Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul Griffin, Georgia Tech; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Tech

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Industrial Engineering

froma new cohort which expands results previously reported are now available. Included in theinstruction are 1) a tutorial, 2) a number of sessions for practice and feedback on the workforcepresentation skills in a Workforce Communication Lab, and 3) a senior executive paneldiscussion on communication skills needed to move up the career ladder. The evaluation criteriainclude student-perceived confidence and competence. Also described are data on student needsreported at the beginning of the course and student benefits reported at the end of the course.The results provide substantial evidence that the instruction in workforce presentation skills iseffective in the eyes of studentsIntroductionOver the past decade, multiple studies have indicated

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristyn Jackson, Stanford University; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

the concept of dual degreeprograms is consistent with recommendations contained in recent reports regarding therelationship between undergraduate and graduate education (advocating that we move towardsthe master’s degree being the professional engineering degree7,8).With more schools adding dual degree programs, we believe that schools need a greaterunderstanding of how students decide to pursue a dual degree or other graduate degree. Theinformation about this decision process should enable programs to better support their students’in this phase of their education and career planning. It will also give schools insights into how tostructure effective dual-degree programs to support the students considering graduate workthrough a dual degree

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Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

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Educational Research and Methods

. 4) Incorporating career development, such as resume, portfolio and evaluations, explicitly into the lessons to prepare students for obtaining, securing, and succeeding in a job or computer-based career. Seventy-five percent of the study participants worked or are currently working in an Information Technology (IT) related position. They cited the above four elements as invaluable for their initial employment and continued success. PCM guided our curriculum development to ensure that all aspects necessary for a well-educated student were addressed. This model was originally developed for gifted and talented education. However, it shows promise for technical curricula that prepare

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Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ejiwale, Jackson State University; Della Posey, Jackson State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Department of Technology is to provide a nationally accredited program,which serves the technical, managerial, and communication needs of persons desiring to enter or Page 13.546.2advance professionally in an industrial technology related career. The Division of Student Life atJackson Student University supports the intellectual, career, personal, social and culturaldevelopment of students. As a partner in the educational process at Jackson State University, thedivision support the academic programs of Jackson State University by providing efficient andeffective services for the holistic development of students. Through its programs and services

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Karen Lozano, University of Texas-Pan American; Karl Kiefer, Invocon, Inc., Houston, Taxes; Xinqing Ma, Inframat Corp, Farmington, Connecticut.

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Civil Engineering

the themes center on the nanotechnology for civil engineering,some proposed course and lab modules include currently available smart materials, e.g. ShapeMemory Alloys (SMAs) and Piezoelectric (PZT) materials, and micro/nano-scale technologies,e.g. silicon fume and micro-fiber modified concrete and MEMS (Micro-Electro-MechanicalSystems) sensors, and concrete maturity method, due to availability of applicable technologyand operational feasibility at the current civil engineering teaching laboratory. Even though thesetechnologies may not constitute real nanotechnology, they do demonstrate analogies of hownanotechnology will impact students’ careers and civil infrastructures in the future, and inspirestudents’ desire for creativity and

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Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Christensen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Willard Nott, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Leann Yoder, Jets, Inc.; Christina Ho, Engineers Without Borders; Shannon Flanagan, Engineers Without Borders; Stephanie Hurd, JETS, Inc.; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cathy Leslie, Engineers Without Borders; Samuel Graham, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

university setting.However, there has been limited effort directed towards an authentic service learning experiencein the pre-college sector. A discussion of the public’s perception of engineering careers mayilluminate why there has been a slow rate of incorporation of pre-college service-learningprograms. Hirsch points out that common stereotypes of engineers, ranging from the negative(i.e. “engineers are nerds”) to the unrealistic positive (i.e. “all engineers are geniuses”), can havea negative impact on engineering enrollment12. She also points out that students may have someincorrect notions of engineering in general, most notably, that “engineering requires noknowledge about business or the environment”. When taken together, these

Conference Session

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

. Preliminary International Senior Design (ISD) alumni pre-survey questions and theirrelation to ABET Criterion program outcomes. Based on survey feedback from Phase I pre-survey, the survey questions will be altered for the Phase II assessment during summer 2008 toobtain numerical responses from survey participants (scale of 0 to 5). The updated surveyquestions are presented in our presentation. Survey Questions Criterion 3 1. How did your senior design project help improve your communication skills in dealing 3d, g with: a. conflicts or diverse views – b. client/teammate backgrounds – 2. List specific examples of how your experience improved or helped your career

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Engineering and ET Relationships & Professional Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Technology

research interests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promoting meaningful learning in web-based environments.Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University Barbara Bogue is an Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics and Women in Engineering at Penn State-University Park. She is Co-PI of the NSF Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women in Student Environments (AWISE) and PI of SWE-AWE Projects. Her research interests are gender equity in STEM, recruitment and retention of women in engineering and career development

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Taufik Taufik

project. Results to assess this approach through surveyconducted by students will be presented.IntroductionPower electronics is an engineering discipline that deals with the conversion of electrical powerfrom one form to another1,2. Power electronics has become increasingly important nowadayswhere billions of kilo-watts of electric power are being re-processed every day to provide thekind of power needed by loads3. At Cal Poly, the growth in power electronics industry has beenobserved by the increasing number of power electronics companies who came and visited on-campus career fair. This was further accentuated by the growing interest among our electricalengineering students in power electronics. Since 1999, the power electronics courses at Cal

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mia Clark, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota

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Educational Research and Methods

contribute to the students' skills/knowledge and identity? What elements contribute to students’ persistence in an engineering major and persistence in the engineering profession? 4. What skills do early career engineers need as they enter the workplace?Given the scale of the APS investigation with multiple schools and student populations, theanswers to these questions will allow us to identify educational practices that contribute tostudents persisting and thriving in engineering, and potential strategies for attracting morestudents to the study of engineering.This paper describes the evolution and implementation of the Academic Pathways Study (APS),a five year, multi-institution study designed to address these questions and

Conference Session

Special Resources and Activities for Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

lifecycle of their career, and provides links to internet sites containing furtherdetails. An analysis is done of possible areas of need not covered adequately by existingresources.Engineering Professional Societies and Engineering Education Related SitesProfessional societies for engineers provide scholarships, fellowships, awards, conferences,competitions, publications, and resources for students, parents, educators and professionalengineers. Table 1 shows a listing of engineering professional societies. The computer scienceand engineering technologies societies are included in this table because the computer scienceand engineering technology programs are often housed in the college of engineering. The tablealso includes architecture, because

Conference Session

Mentoring

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth Holloway, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

women are more likely than men to feel isolated, that the pace isquicker, the workload is greater, and experience gender discrimination. Therefore, Litzler et al.contend that departments that can create a climate that is “interactive and facilitating” (i.e. Page 13.1049.2mentors and advisors that care about student success) will lead to higher career commitmentfrom their female students.5Adding to feelings of isolation, the engineering disciplines also suffer from a lack of female rolemodels, especially among faculty. Recent data from ASEE shows an overall slight increase infemale engineering faculty; however the actual numbers remain

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Schaffer, Purdue College of Technology; Joseph Dues, Purdue University-New Albany; Timothy Cooley, Purdue University-New Albany; Damon Sisk, Purdue University-New Albany

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Engineering Technology

Organization Theory and International Business. Before joining Purdue, Dr. Schaffer was Associate Professor of Management and Assistant Department Head at the School of Business at North Georgia State University, north of Atlanta. Prior to the North Georgia assignment he was Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision at IUPUI in Indianapolis. Before embarking on his teaching career, Dr. Schaffer was Manager of US Production Operations Development for United Distillers, the American whiskey subsidiary of Guinness, PLC, in Louisville. He also served six years in the US Air Force on active duty as a computer maintenance technician and maintenance

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New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

route to the professional masters (MS) degree. In manyevolving technical areas, four years is not enough time for the formal education of an engineerabout to enter a lifelong career of professional practice, even when the individual is committed tolife long learning. The 4 + 1 program started in the General Engineering program in 1996 andnow allows General Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, ElectricalEngineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Science, ComputerEngineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Materials Engineering students toprogress toward the terminal applied MS in Engineering degree appropriate to their interests, orin existing specializations in Biochemical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina; Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina; Andrew Nichols, Marshall University; Briana Timmerman, University of South Carolina; Wiley Graf, Midlands Technical College

skills, as well as conceptual change. In addition, she has developed a Universal Rubric for Laboratory Reports which measures students' scientific reasoning and science writing skills and has been demonstrated to be reliable regardless of biological course content area.Wiley Graf, Midlands Technical College Page 13.565.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Environments For Fostering Effective Critical Thinking (EFFECTs).AbstractThe ability to make decisions based on solid engineering judgment is directly related to thesuccess of professional engineering careers. Engineering judgment results from acquisition

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Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirstie Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

one credit class.BackgroundWhat is the FE Exam? The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is a measure of minimum competency toenter the engineering profession[1]. Employers hiring recent engineering graduates often look tosee if the applicant has successfully passed the FE exam. Passing the exam also demonstrateshow serious you are about your engineering career. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) is theorganization that oversees the development, distribution, and grading of the FE Exam, along withits counterpart, the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam. The FE Exam is a"limited reference exam," which means that the only reference material an examinee can useduring the exam is

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students understand that a technical career path can genuinely beexciting and neat. Some have the short-term view that good paying jobs are plentiful, sowhy take the really difficult courses. Many sell their own abilities short and convincethemselves that it is too difficult a career path. And still others conjure up the image of adirty, dull, dangerous, and demeaning factory floor and run (not walk) in the otherdirection.What is needed to turn these impressions around are exciting exposures to technicaltopics in existing high school curriculums such as technology education, science, mathand physics. The purpose of this paper is to identify exactly one such exciting modulethat has been successfully used to build bridges that link high school

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cook, Montana State University; Robb Larson, Montana State University

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Engineering Technology

chosen careers.The changing needs of this constituency base must also be supported in order to develop aneducational system that effectively supports the development of the valuable skills and attributesnecessary for our graduates to be successful in their chosen careers. Based upon thiscommitment, the MET program must quickly adapt to technological changes, as well ascontinually evolve and improve to implement changes that will support all involved. All of thismust be done without diluting the learning process. Guidance is provided by Glatthorn and Jailall1through the following recommendations related to effective curriculum design: • Curriculum should be designed to provide greater depth and less superficial coverage • Curriculum

Conference Session

FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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First-Year Programs

degree program in Engineering was initiated at a regionaluniversity. Three freshman engineering courses were developed to allow incoming studentsimmediate contact with both the engineering program and faculty. Students take EngineeringSeminar during their first semester. The seminar is designed to expose students to engineering asa career, the various engineering specialties and details about the curriculum. The students alsoget to meet the faculty (and some upper class students) both during weekly presentations andduring the annual picnic. The two other freshmen courses, Introduction to Engineering andIntroduction to Design."ctg"qhhgtgf"fwtkpi"vjg"uvwfgpvuÓ"hktuv"cpf"ugeqpf"ugoguvgtu."tgurgevkxgn{0"Introduction to Engineering introduces

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; Brandon Green, Prairie View A&M University; John Attia, Prairie View A&M University; Teasa Northern, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

career. This paper describes the efforts and results for actively recruitingminorities and women to an undergraduate electrical and computer engineering programat a Historically Black University. It also describes a series of activities aimed towardproducing leaders for tomorrow in industry and academia. Such recruitment of womenand minorities is critical to the country's efforts to increase the number of engineeringprofessionals, and is a priority at many institutions.IntroductionFor decades, one of the top priorities for America’s higher education leaders has been toraise the number of students enrolling in college [1,2,3]. The second priority has been tograduate students that are competent in their field of study. These priorities are

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

: 1. Integrate e-learning mediums for course FUNDED? delivery leading to YES degree completion; 2. Engage and connect N students with O employers through professional Enhance vertical integration by associations, career doing the following

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, andmathematics.IntroductionThe use of visual-based systems in modern culture and education is becoming more prevalent,requiring schools to adapt their curricula and instructional practices accordingly. Visual literacyis becoming central to curricular initiatives as society begins to rely heavily on visualization andvisual communication strategies 1. Education, aesthetics, communication, ethics, research, andother aspects of learning have placed emphasis on visual science and visual literacy as a responseto our increasingly complex, highly visual, and interconnected society 2. Developinginstructional materials and methods of instruction that develop visualization abilities, meeting theneeds of technology educators, and preparing students for future careers in STEM areas

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Brian Howell, Western Carolina University; Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

Science in Technology (MST) program at WesternCarolina University. This paper reports the implementation processes and results.Implementation I – Student SelectionThe MST program was originally developed to help working professionals in the regionto further their technical knowledge in technology-intensive systems and their managerialskill for career advancements. Due to rapid growth in recent years, the direction of thisprogram has changed to cover applied engineering research and applications. Both thesisand non-thesis options are available. Students came with a variety of technicalbackgrounds. Therefore, student selection is vital to the implementation of the GREATmodel. Currently, the program enrolls about 30 students. Table 1 summarizes

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brant Price, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

methodsperformed in a satisfactory manner.From educational perspective, this project has provided invaluable graduate researchexperience. Student engagement is an important concept to the learning process, even asa graduate student [8]. The skills and self-efficacy gained from this project have helpedprepare the author for his pursuit of higher education at Purdue University and hisensuing career in the engineering field.References[1] Pledgie, Stephen. Barner, Kenneth E. Agrawal, Sunil K. (2000, March). Rahman, Tariq. Tremor Suppression Through Impedance Control [Electronic Version]. IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, 8(1), 53-59.[2] Chwaleba, Augustyn. Jakubowski, Jacek. Kwiatos, Krzystof. The measuring set and signal

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ray Miller, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati; Elvin Stepp, University of Cincinnati

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-614: POWER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMDEVELOPMENTRay Miller, University of Cincinnati Ray Miller graduated from Case Institute of Technology with a BS in Fluid and Thermal Sciences in 1977. Over his 30 career in the energy field Ray build large commercial power plants for several utilities. He has also become an AEE Certified Energy Manager, and an AWS CWI. He has taught as an adjunct at the College of Applied Science for 20 years and has served on the industrial advisory boards of the Mechanical Engineering Technology and Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology departments. Ray is a member of the AWS, AFE and AEE.Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati Max Rabiee earned