Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute

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Environmental Engineering

treatability studies and applied experimental workthat directly supports local water and wastewater utilities. In order to grow the program andincorporate more students, assistance is required to mentor these students and to help managetheir projects. Clearly, a Ph.D. student that is interested in this type of position at anundergraduate engineering college would be a great candidate.With this idea in mind, the author recently worked with Virginia Tech to develop a collaborativeprogram whereby alumni from VMI will attend graduate school at Virginia Tech, but conducttheir research projects with author, supervised and externally-funded by the author. One criticalrole of these graduate students will be to mentor current our current undergraduate students

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-131: DISTANCE EDUCATION MBA PROJECT MANAGEMENTPROGRAM: A CASE STUDYKam Jugdev, Athabasca University Dr. Kam Jugdev is an Associate Professor of Project Management and Strategy in the MBA program at Athabasca University in Alberta and an Adjunct Professor at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta. Her specific areas of interest and research include project management as a source of competitive advantage, project lessons learned, project management maturity models, project success/failure, project management education, and distance education. Dr. Jugdev actively contributes to the advancement of academic and professional communities of management practice

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ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

Lake City, UT, 2004. See for information about obtaining and using this instrument.13. M.W. Ohland, M.L. Loughry, R.L. Carter, L.G. Bullard, R.M. Felder, C.J. Finelli, R.A. Layton, and D.G. Schmucker, “The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME): A New Peer Evaluation Instrument,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 2006. Information about CATME may be found at .14. R.M. Felder and J.E. Stice, “Tips on Test-Taking,” .15. Bransford, J., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (2000). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (Expanded edn.). Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 16. J. Heywood, Engineering Education: Research

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College; William Kelly, Catholic University of America; Manoj Jha, Morgan State University; Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2422: IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM: REALIZING THE ASCE BODY OF KNOWLEDGEDaniel Lynch, Dartmouth College Daniel R. Lynch is Maclean Professor of Engineering Sciences at Dartmouth College. He is chair of the Sustainability subcommittee of ASCE's BOK2 committee, and a corresponding member of ASCE's Technical Activities Committee on Sustainabiliity.William Kelly, Catholic University of America William E. Kelly is Professor of Civil Engineering and former Dean of Engineering at The Catholic University of America. He is Vice-Chair of the Center for Global Standards Analysis at CUA; a Fellow of ASCE; and member of ASCE's Technical Activities Committee on

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Chris Kobus, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Alex Alkidas, Oakland University; Michael Latcha, Oakland University

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Mechanical Engineering

the second day of the program and then asked the studentsto rank the projects by order of preference on the third day. Project assignment involved takingthe students’ preferences in mind, as well as trying to pair up appropriate skills and backgroundsto each project. Most students got their first or second choice and were generally pleased withthe project assignment process. The list of projects in summer 2006 includes: 1. Wear and Scuffing of Engine Components 2. Investigation of the Effect Bipolar Plate Flow Channel Design on the Performance of PEM Fuel Cells 3. Investigation of Flow Through Engine Valves 4. Experimental Investigation of Gas Temperature Measurement and Heat Transfer in Pulsating Flows 5. Design of a

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-1382: REDESIGNING A COLLEGE-WIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARYENGINEERING DESIGN PROGRAM AT RITWayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology WAYNE W. WALTER is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at RIT. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Wayne has worked for the U.S. Army, Rochester Products and Delco Products Divisions of General Motors, and Xerox, and is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) in New York State. He can be reached at wwweme@rit.edu.Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology JEFFREY B. WEBB is a Mechanical Engineer with the Engineering Modeling and Simulations group in the Southeast Division of Applied Research Associates. He

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-1110: A PRACTITIONER ? FACULTY COLLABORATION INTEACHING CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGNWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Waddah Akili has been in the academic arena for over 35 years. He has held academic positions at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Penna (66-69), at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (69-87), and at The University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar (87-00). Professor Akili’s major field is geotechnical engineering and materials. His research work & experience include: characterization of arid and semi arid soils, piled foundation, pavement design & materials, and concrete durability. His interests also include: contemporary issues of engineering

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Ii / International Engineering Education I - Poster Session / International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Webert Lovencin, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

strategies employed by higher educationinstitutions in recruiting and retaining minorities in engineering education. Some of thestrategies reviewed include early exposure of students to engineering topics, advising, studentparticipation in student competitions, teaching tools, recruiting packages, and scholarships.IntroductionA college education is an important career move for any young individual whose desires to livethe American dream. Such a move, while academic, on the whole has helped provide afoundation for establishing a successful life. While the importance of a college education ispreached to young adults, colleges and universities must be one step ahead of their recruitmentplan to acquire young minds by increasing and retaining student

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

students are most likely to drop out of the system if they becomedisengaged with the learning process. It is the responsibility and challenge of the first yearlecturer not only to teach them the subject matter but also to motivate students, to instill inthem a love of the subject, to confirm in the students’ minds that the choice they made is theright one, to provide opportunities to cement their learning and also to ensure, at every step ofthe way, that students are assisted to make the transition from secondary to tertiary studies.Freshmen and sophomore engineering classes at RMIT University have traditionally beenvery large, due to the existence of a common first and second year for a total of six programs.Enrollment in a single class has been

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Deborah Hwang, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

short explanation is listed below: • Robust programs: The computer science program becomes more robust because there is a wider audience for electives. Computer engineering students tend to be academically strong as a group and incorporating these academically able students into a computer science course creates competition and a new perspective. Also computer engineering becomes more robust because computer science courses are designed and structured with computer engineering students in mind. • Elective choices: Computer engineering has a crowded curriculum without much room for electives in our University's version of the curriculum. The computer science program, on the other hand, has several

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Hynes, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

soeffectively. Teachers often have difficulty introducing new technology and new curriculum andfind they struggle managing their time and student questions efficiently[13]. Research also showsthat without proper training and development, teachers may perceive such curriculum andchanges negatively which, in turn, affects how they teach[14]. The implementation of thisengineering unit faces similar challenges. The teachers recruited to teach this curriculum in theBoston Public schools are mostly math, science, and technology teachers. These teachers dohave strong math and science backgrounds; however, most of them, including the technologyteachers, do not have any formal training in engineering. With this in mind, the research teamcreated a professional

Conference Session

Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University; Mohamed Bourham, North Carolina State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Education • “Church groups, minority political interest groups, community development agencies, tribal councils, minority professional organizations, minority chamber of commerce, community centers, sports organizations, or minority alumni chapters—should be tapped. • Jargon-free information programs developed to explain admissions, the college experience, the time commitment their children will have to make, and the importance of a college degree will ease [parents] minds. • When speaking with parents, recruiters should recognize that the content

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hillary Hart, University of Texas-Austin; Christy Moore, University of Texas-Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

to “enter” a narrower portalthat will show on the screen only those stages to be taught. Additionally, since the pilot, fewfaculty (even the developers) seem to have actually used all of the material in the lesson they areteaching. Along with our new project team, we intend to explore more carefully the ways to dowhat Michael Davis has suggested: insert into an existing course an “ethics moment” that arisesorganically from the design, practice, or research issues at hand. 36 Davis teaches a workshop tohelp faculty develop their own ethics moment; with that goal in mind we plan to develop withour engineering partners a series of discrete problems or writing assignments specific toindividual disciplines: environmental, industrial, electrical

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Levern Rollins-Haynes; Keith L. Haynes

. This newfound relationship could also help to debunk stereotypes.The non-black communities and religious and academic institutions should also share in rectifying theshortage of black engineers and other science-related careers by realizing these and many other generalfacts: a. that racial inequality exists and is somewhere lurking in the minds of many African-Americans-- much of it due to direct or indirect past experiences; b. that cultural and value differences exist and may be prioritized more in the African-American community than in other American communities. These cultural and value dissimilarities are not necessarily wrong, but might require a different method of evaluation and should not be viewed as

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Computers in Education

AENG 35% 32%Figure 10: Distribution of the four categories of problems are distributed in Book 18 and Book 2.205.1 Categories of Textbook Problems Page 12.840.17Students typically decide to pursue mechanical engineering because they they like to build thingsand to create things mechanical. We suspect that learning to perform mathematical calculationson computer is usually not a motivating factor. With this in mind, we have created a scheme forclassifying textbook problems.5.1.1 Category NCE: Problems with No obvious Connection to Engineering. There is a largeclass of textbook problems

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-1288: DECISIONS ABOUT TEACHING: WHAT FACTORS DOENGINEERING FACULTY CONSIDER?Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington YI-MIN HUANG is a Research Scientist for the Scholarship on Teaching element of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Washington State University.Jessica Yellin, University of Washington JESSICA M. H. YELLIN is a Research Scientist for the Scholarship on Teaching element of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). She holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington with dissertation research on structural vibration and damping of acoustic

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

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Educational Research and Methods

into his triad of performancecategories: the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domain. The relation between the ProgramOutcomes and these domains has been explored in depth in the engineering education literature6,8, 19 . However, it is commonly overlooked that Bloom’s and Tyler’s theories are firmly rooted inthe tradition of behaviorist psychology and as such are based on further fundamentalassumptions in this field, which at that time exhibited quite strong epistemological andontological views. For six decades behaviorist thinking dominated the field of with the totalityof its claims to virtually eclipse the consideration of internal states of the mind from the scientificdiscussion. These concepts equally shaped the thinking in

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-2504: INTRODUCING MICROFLUIDICS TO ELECTRICALENGINEERS: AN INTEGRATED PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCEIan Papautsky, University of Cincinnati IAN PAPAUTSKY received his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah in 1999. He is currently a tenured Associate Professor of in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. His research and teaching interests include application of MEMS and microfluidics to biology and medicine.Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati ALI ASGAR S. BHAGAT received his M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2006, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. His research interests include

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dewey Spangler, Virginia Tech; Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learnimportant fundamental subjects in a well structured yet open minded and supportiveenvironment.Many high schools offer courses in engineering. Due to a lack of pre-requisite classes, thesecourses are usually introductory in nature and do not offer opportunities for students to studyvector and calculus based engineering mechanics1. The course coverage in GESN is the same asthat offered in a freshman or sophomore university level statics class, making it unique for a highschool curriculum. Exposing high school students to engineering before they apply to a collegeor university is beneficial since the rigorous course load of a university program makes itdifficult to complete an intended major without adding an extra year (or more) to the requiredtime.2

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-2925: CREATIVITY AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: BRINGINGENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO ENGINEERING DESIGN CLASSESLarry Richards, University of Virginia Page 12.422.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Creativity and New Product Development: Bringing Entrepreneurship into Engineering Design ClassesAbstractWe have taught a course on Creativity and New Product Development since 1995. It isunique in its attention to all aspects of the product development process, including thepersonal and interpersonal issues in product development, as well as the technical ones.Our focus is not just on studying product development, but on actually DOING it

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

” solving everyday problems in a systematic method. Certainlythese can be valuable experiences for children. However, they don’t allow the child to explore indepth or make connections between math and science concepts which are an integral part of anengineer’s view of the world.A third approach, the “Drive into Engineering” model, puts the teachers and the students in themiddle of the engineering activity. The teachers have created the moment and then both groupsare immersed in it. For Douglas L. Jamerson Elementary School this represents a “hands-on,minds-on” approach that fosters the development of methods and activities aimed at theintegration of mathematics and science concepts we are expected to teach imbedded inengineering concepts and

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Crofton, Murray State University; James Rogers, Murray State University; Caitlin Pugh, University of Kentucky; Kenny Evans, University of Kentucky

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-350: THE USE OF ELLUMINATE DISTANCE-LEARNING SOFTWAREIN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONJohn Crofton, Murray State University Dr. Crofton earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Physics and his B.E.E. in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. Before coming to Murray State University in 1994, Dr. Crofton was a Senior Engineer at the Westinghouse Science and Technology Center in Pittsburgh. Dr. Crofton’s research work has focused on ohmic and Schottky contacts to compound semiconductors such as SiC and GaN. Additionally, Dr. Crofton is interested in applications of solid state UV sources for water purification.James Rogers, Murray State University Jamie Rogers is an assistant professor in the

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Justin Reginato

establishing a business incubator on campus. The workshop will involve facultyfrom across the University, such as those in business, law, and engineering. Longer term, theUniversity will sponsor a business plan competition where student teams will be encouraged tocompete. Currently, faculty members are working to form a student entrepreneurship club.For engineering students, the long-term plan is that they will take the Advanced Topics inEngineering Management course that will satisfy needs within their respective engineeringcurricula and get exposed to entrepreneurship. For those students interested in pursuingentrepreneurial endeavors, they will join the entrepreneurial club to find like-minded teammatesor form a team on their own. For additional

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Senay Purzer; Darryl Morrell; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Nancy Cooke, Arizona State University

Nachtmann, H. N. (1999). A Comparison of freshman and senior engineering design processes. Design Studies, 20(2), 131-152.19 Chira, C., Chira, O, & Roche, T. (2005). Multi-agent support for distributed engineering design. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science), 3533, 155-164.20 Cross, N., Christiaans, H., Dorst, K. (eds.) (1996). Analysing Design Activity. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons.21 Bransford, J., Brown, A. & Cocking, R. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, and experience and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.22 Dwarakanath, S. and Blessing, L. ‘Ingredients of the Design Process: A comparison between Group

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy; Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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Design in Engineering Education

predominantlylanguage, history, and social science majors had resulted in the development of four generalizedattitude groups, loosely identified by responses provided in their initial entry surveys: the firstgroup was composed of students who had come to the conclusion that engineering was next toimpossible to understand, much less excel in. These students were discouraged by difficultiesthey had experienced and intimidated by the prospects of another semester of engineeringinstruction. The second group was typically composed of students who had been forced to takethe mechanical engineering sequence and, regardless of their previous performance, had made uptheir minds that engineering was irrelevant, both to their academic interests and to their futurecareers

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-1599: ONE-MINUTE ENGINEER, NTH GENERATION: EXPANSION TOA SMALL PRIVATE UNIVERSITYJohn-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University JOHN-DAVID YODER is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU. His Doctorate is from the University of Notre Dame. Research interests include education, controls, robotics, and information processing. Prior to teaching, he ran a small consulting and R&D company and served as proposal engineering supervisor for GROB Systems, Inc.Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly Jaeger, PhD is a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a selected group of full-time faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute; Peter Rodgers, The Petroleum Institute; Christian Mandel, The Petroleum Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experimental characterization of multiphase flow phenomena. Page 12.895.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Fluid Mechanics Experiments for Modern Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstract One of the primary objectives of the Petroleum Institute (PI) is to prepare futuremechanical engineers to assume successful career paths in the Oil and Gas industry.With this in mind, a state of the art core measurement laboratory represents an importantfacility for teaching use within a Mechanical Engineering Program. Such a facility hasbeen developed at the PI, and is utilized at undergraduate level

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Abbott, University of Missouri; Katie Grantham Lough, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

knowledge yields from the common lecture14. Yet, the suggested avenues, and many othersstill only address a passive lower-order thinking and learning style15. Greater understanding andsatisfaction comes of a learning style called active learning, which is necessary for the student totruly learn the material16. This learning style engages the minds of the students and allows themto not just passively regurgitate what they have heard in some bygone lecture but to activelythink about what they are doing using any number of different techniques17.The active learning methods used in design engineering courses such as IDE 20, IDE 105, andIDE 401 adhere to these requirements by letting the student dissect safe, common products andtoys during the reverse

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Miles, United States Military Academy; C.M. Chewar, United States Military Academy

Computer Engineering problem realistic?In struggling with exactly how to make a problem complex, we decided that an assignmentshould be loosely specified, so as not to suggest a particular solution methodology. To make thelearning event more realistic in an engineering context, we decided to introduce the notion ofdifferent design teams competing for the distinction of creating the “best product.”3. Trial 1:With this approach in mind, we return our attention to enhancing the Computer Engineeringcourse. This section describes a trial implementation of the inquire arousal approach that startedmid-way through a semester. (a) (b) Figure 1. (a) Syntax defining a maze, given to students as a possible input example that

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Schimmels, Marquette University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-1866: EXPLICIT DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING SKILLS ANDCHARACTERISTICS IN THE FRESHMAN YEARJoseph Schimmels, Marquette University Dr. Schimmels is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University. In 1981, he obtained a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Marquette University. He worked as a reservoir engineer at Exxon Production Research Company in Houston, TX from 1981 to 1987. He then obtained MS and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University in 1988 and 1991, respectively. In 2003, Dr. Schimmels was awarded the Lafferty Endowed Professorship in Engineering Pedagogy at Marquette. Since then he has been working toward