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Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Betz

and encourage their successful students withspecific aptitudes to enter Technology Education careers, and this acts like a form of institutionalinbreeding. This is significant because these students fit a profile, with an inclination andorientation toward practical hands-on, non-traditional academic work.Creative Crane Competition as a ModelThere were two main reasons for developing the Creative Crane Competition.15 The first reasonwas marketing in nature; promoting interest, rewarding excellence, inspiring students, etc.Although this is not central to the theme of this paper, it provides a justifiably pragmatic reasonfor the College, technology educators, and corporate sponsors to support the effort. The secondreason was pedagogical in

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Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timokleia Togkalidou; Rudiyanto Gunawan; Mitsuko Fujiwara; Jr., J. Carl Pirkle; Eric Hukkanen; Richard Braatz

learn theory applied to a real-world situation.”These comments suggest that they seemed to realize the importance of the skills they learnedin the class and how they are related to their career goals. Exceptionally Exceptionally High LowRate the instructor’s overall teaching 35% 59% 6% 0% 0%effectiveness Excellent Very poorHow would you characterize the 47% 47% 6%instructor’s ability to explain

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Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Pawley

may have studied much of our Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationadult lives, which we have been questioned and challenged on through our undergraduate,graduate and professional careers, and which has taken up so much of our time, money, energy,and other personal resources, is potentially damaging to the social position of women in theworld can be a shock. At least, it was for me, at the beginning of my studies in feminist theoriesof science. After all, I had been learning that the ultimate aim of my work in engineering was tostay objective in my relationship to my subject of study (itself

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Minorities in Engineering/Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andre Sayles

Session 3470 Diversity: An Engineering Process Andre H. Sayles United States Military Academy West Point, NY 10996AbstractEngineers often prefer to work with processes, particularly those that allow for assumptions,inputs, and outputs. Unfortunately, engineers seldom pursue diversity management as perhaps asecondary career field. In this paper, organizational diversity is represented by an engineering-like process having three primary phases and a supporting phase. The Leading Diversity ProcessModel (LDPM) is

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Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patti Clayton; Steven Peretti; Lisa Bullard

& Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"Appendix CSyllabus for Service-learning ModuleDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYDraft SyllabusCHE 451P, Chemical Engineering Design II – Spring 2003M 1:30-3:20, Riddick 242Instructor: Dr. Steven Peretti (peretti@eos.ncsu.edu) 221 Riddick Labs, 515-6397 Dr. Lisa Bullard (lisa_bullard@ncsu.edu) 206 Riddick Labs, 515-7455Contact: Jennifer King (jlking2@unity.ncsu.edu) 835-4368Objectives: • To assist in providing an understanding of engineering in a broader, community-based context • To discuss issues of diversity and the implications upon the career of engineers • To define and assist in understanding

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IE Outreach and Advancement

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Wyrick

foreign companies to sell their goods and products in theUnited States, just as it makes it easier for American companies to sell their goods and productsin foreign markets. Manufacturing facilities are increasingly relocated overseas to takeadvantage of lower production costs, access to raw materials, less stringent regulations, ortaxation considerations.IE students should have an opportunity to understand how their professional careers may leadthem to many different assignments around the globe. In the case of the University of MinnesotaDuluth, many students come from rural settings and have not traveled extensively, especiallyoverseas, and a good appreciation of international opportunities and challenges can be difficult todevelop. This

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lin; Richard Pfile

Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”groups of industry players for everyone’s benefit. These types of certifications are usuallycalled vendor neutral to indicate that they stress general knowledge as opposed to detailedknowledge of some particular vendor’s proprietary products or technologies.Below is a sample list of different certification programs that are readily found in most ofthe publications as well as advisements:Microsoft Certifications (MCP, MCSA, MCDBA, MCSE, MCSD, MCT, MOUS, MOUSMI)Novell Certifications (CNA, CNE, MCNE, CNI, CDE)Oracle Certifications (OCP)Cisco Career Certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CCDA, CCDP)CompTIA Certifications (A+, Network+, i

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecelia Wigal

Execute/EvaluateFigure 2.0: Object Oriented Approach to Systems Modeling (adapted from Levis16)Need for Integrating Technical Communication with the Engineering CurriculumPracticing engineers, industry representatives, and ABET recognize the need for technicalcommunication instruction in the engineering curricula. Studies estimate that engineers spend aminimum of fifty percent of their time on some form of written or verbal communication.18However, many students see written and oral communication as largely unrelated to their futurejobs and/or career goals.19 Engineering students believe that engineering is understanding andbuilding something and does not include explaining and transferring knowledge, and thus, doesnot require rhetorical skills

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New Programs and Success Stories

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Hensel; Paul Stiebitz

reviewing formal technical data packages related to an engineering design. 4.2.Apply the broad range of technical tools and engineering sciences learned during the previous formal educationLevel 5: Synthesis 5.1.Be ready to begin a career as an engineer. 5.2.Synthesize the learning achieved from not only the formal classroom experiences, but also co-op work experiences, to form a solid foundation for subsequent professional development. 5.3.Be able to function in a multi-disciplinary environment. 5.4.Understand the importance of life-ling education. The learning objectives of the DPM class may be mapped against the ABET EC2000educational outcomes as indicated in Table 1. Each department in the college has

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Abdullah Abonamah; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

, Page 8.860.4students must satisfy the employer’s as well as faculty supervisor’s requirements. In their capstone Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education 3project, they must take responsibility for completing a major project in their chosen field to thesatisfaction of their major program faculty. At the end of their internship, students make a finalreport in which they perform a reflection on their achievement of the learning outcomes and acritical review of their experience. This exercise may help students make better career decisionsupon

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy Camp; Laurie Smith King; Keith Miller; Barbara Moskal

decision would have a positive impact ontheir careers (iv and ix); The reverse was true for students. As was previously discussed,conflicting results between student and faculty outcomes may suggest that maturity andexperience may be important factors in determining the effects of computer ethics education.The causes of these differences span beyond the scope of this paper and are left for futureresearch.The final assessment instrument used was the Computer Ethics Content Assessment. Thisinstrument was specifically designed to measure goal #2, "To increase faculty and students'content knowledge in computer ethics", and to be consistent with Johnson's3 textbook. Bothparticipating faculty and students displayed an increase in their average score

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiangqiao Lan; Donghai Xie

career creation, so as to uplift the comprehensive quality of fostered talents.Bibliography1. Joint Committee on Standards for Education (1994). The program evaluation standard 2nd ed. ThousandOaks, CA: Sage.2. Stufflebeam, D. L. (1991) Foundational Models for 21st Century Program Evaluation. (pp.1-5). Kalamazoo,MI: Western Michigan University, The Evaluation Center.3. Stark, J.S. (1989). Goals for Colleges and Course: A Missing Link in Assessing and Improving AcademicAchievement. District of Columbia, (ERIC No. EDO-HE-89-6)4. Student assessment of courses and faculty [On-line]. Available:5. Course Ratings as K-State. [On-ling]. Available: 6. Guide to Student Ratings at the University of

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Potpourri Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Kenneth Gentili

integrate this class with the engineering graphics curriculum.Introducing the Gantt chart earlier could have helped the first team project.Rely on web and email even more for class communication, reducing need for handouts.Consider having past students give testimonials about the purpose of the course and thepersonal value in their academic careers. Page 8.582.12Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe TIDEE design process was well explained and thus there was no need forimprovement.It is important to form a

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sig Lillevik

, web site, changecontrol, prototyping, and final presentations. Each activity includes a team goal, individual roles,uses interpersonal skills, and team-student accountability.Assessment data indicate the students feel the course is valuable but one that requires asignificant time commitment. Also, students do not like to follow a process or write technicaldocuments. But these are skills that must be mastered for a successful career in professionalpractice. Likewise, faculty advisors report that the course demands a fair amount of their timewith possibly little to no reward or recognition. They report improvement in student writing,presentation, interpersonal, professional, and higher-level thinking skills. Finally, the industryrepresentatives

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

, high-performance Organizational competency management teams developed Team-based practices Team building Mentoring 3 – Defined Competency-based workforce Participatory culture practices Competency-based practices Career development Competency development Workforce planning Knowledge and skills analysis 2 – Repeatable Management takes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicole DeJong Okamoto; Tai-Ran Hsu

different lab groups willsupplement different sets of information. If the lab experiments are increasing studentunderstanding of heat transfer on the topics they cover, a statistical difference should be clear. AT-test will be performed to analyze both the pre- and post-test results and the exam scores todetermine statistical significance.Also in the third year, similar pre- and post-tests will be developed for the new elective todetermine the effect that the class has on likeliness to pursue a career in thermal management ofelectronics and knowledge of basic electronics cooling subjects. The syllabus for the course willbe sent to members of industry for their review and suggestions. All results for both ME 114 andthe elective will be used to

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas O'Neal; Thomas Jacobius; Joseph Steig; Arnold Heggestad; Abigail Barrow; Phil Weilerstein; David Barbe

ventures.Attendance, averaging over two hundred per workshop, was higher than expected at all of theevents. The attendee mix at the workshops varied from a majority of students to a broad mix offaculty, students, and community members. The attendance numbers and survey responsesconfirm that the I2V workshop fills a distinct need in university communities.At the time of registration and at the end of each event, attendees were asked to fill out surveysresponding to questions about their background, education and career stage, previous exposure toand experiences with entrepreneurship and business, and views on the workshop experience.Survey response rates were good (over 40%), providing an interesting and useful insightconcerning the profile of the audience

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti; Hasan Akay

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIndustrial Advisory Board SurveyIn spring 2002, the Industrial Advisory Board was also asked to rate the importance of theprogram outcomes a-k in adopted by the program. This survey showed that the industryconsidered the importance of outcomes a2, a3, i, h, j, and k3 considerably lower than all others.Changes ImplementedTwo major changes were implemented in the area of student services. We established a newstudent advising process (the student is required to meet his/her advisor at least once a semesterto discuss program plan of study, career goals, and any other academic support as needed

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Richie; Timothy Lawrence; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

military career. The space aspect of the programprepares them to join the cadre of space professionals who have enabled the United StatesAir Force to dominate the globe in terms of air and space power.X. AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the contributions to the success of this programby all of the cadets and mentors who have been involved in the program. In particular,the dedicated hard work of Mr. Jim White, Mr. John Clark, Master Sergeant Phil Maes,Technical Sergeant Chad Bruce, and Technical Sergeant Benjamin Hazen is greatly Page 9.1128.11appreciated. If you enjoyed reading this paper, credit our editors, Dr. Fred Kiley and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bowen

has always included computerprogramming is a reflection of the value attributed to the instruction by the faculty. Even thoughthe faculty recognize that few Civil Engineers go on to careers in programming, they nonethelessbelieve that teaching programming provides tangible benefits in improving the students’ logicalreasoning and problem solving skills. Up until recently the programming language taught wasFortran, but since the beginning of the 2001-2002 academic year we have taught Civil Engineersprogramming as part of instruction in the MATLAB5 modeling language. Adoption ofMATLAB as a high-level language for teaching programming has occurred at a number ofschools lately6,7. In each case MATLAB is valued for its ease of use, its powerful set

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvin Needler; Ken Jr. Jannotta; William Lin; Richard Pfile

today’s industry even more.Traditional disciplinary curricular design approach may not provide enough of the type ofexperiences students will encounter in the industry. Seeking an ingenious approach incurricular design seems to be a never-ending process. In this paper, we report our initialattempt to assimilate the two different network infrastructures from the curriculumaspect. The addition of lectures and labs in industrial networks into a computernetworking course does not necessarily address the integration issue completely.However, it is an initial step in better preparing students in their undergraduate ComputerEngineering Technology program for careers in industry, business, and commerce.V. Appendix Course

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Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; John Demel; Richard Freuler

a degree in Engineering is up from 38percent in 1988 to more than 60 percent in 2003.The FEH program has drawn the Engineering, Physics and Mathematics faculty closer. Thefuture will be focused on continuous improvement of the teaching teams and student learning, onmaking and keeping ties to industry, and incorporating new technology and new methodologyfor more effective and efficient instructional delivery. Faculty development is a key componentof the program, and the program staff will continue to plan and carry out workshops and weeklytraining to improve the learning environment.The Career Services office in the College of Engineering allows FEH students to register andinterview with companies after one quarter. Non-honors students may

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil

the National Science Foundation,Division of Engineering Education and Centers, under program solicitation NSF-03-562,"Department Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education," Grant Number EEC-0343214. This work has also been supported by the College of Engineering & ComputerScience and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Wright State University.Bibliography1. Adelman, Clifford, 1998, "Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model for Analyses of Undergraduate Careers," U.S. Department of Education Report, May, 1998.2. Pomalaza-Raez, C. and Henry Groff, B., 2003, "Retention 101: Where Robots Go... Students Follow," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 92, No. 1, 85-90.3. Arenaz, P., Fisher, W., Della

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Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Koichi Iwasaki; Kazuo Morita; Chi Thai

course survey was given at the end of the first7 week-period, and so far only 2 students completed the survey, making us wondering about howmany of them will come back for class in April. However the responses from these 2 studentswere encouraging:1) Class lengths were just right or a little short.2) The difficulty level and pace were just right.3) One "strongly agreed" or the other "agreed" that what they are learning in this class isrelevant to their future careers as engineers.4) During group work and doing homework with a partner were found to be useful.5) The activities that help them learn best were the lectures and homework assignments. ConclusionsWe have shown that the

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson; Al Post; Bradley Rogers

expertise in allfields related to fuel cells. At the same time, a broad based understanding of the fundamentalprinciples of fuel cell systems is important for two reasons. First, the progress of the fuel cellteam will be maximized through improved communication and understanding betweenspecialists working toward a common goal. Second, as the careers of graduates progress andexpand into management or entrepreneurial endeavors, a knowledge of the challenges andlimitations facing individual specialists is important.After mastery of fuel cell fundamentals, students are encouraged to specialize in specific topicsrelated to fuel cells. For example, in the MMET Department, students may pursue further studyand research in aspects of manufacturing, as

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox; Robert Barat

with the skills needed for success in their careers and abreast of moderndevelopments in the field of chemical engineering.There was clear consistency among the responses from the various constituencies. With thisconsensus of opinion, the department set about redeveloping its curriculum. Page 9.1346.2 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Curricular ReformCharged with overseeing the effort was the department curriculum committee. The committee,however, did not work on the task in a vacuum

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Gill; William Haering

that will help document teaching strategies, successes and challenges, in much the sameway one documents research publications. This recommendation paraphrases that made inreference [2] where the author stated, “It is recommended that faculty think of their portfolios as“special inserts” in their curriculum vitae under the heading of “Teaching.” Additional advicecan be found in Baume4 where the author states, “It takes years, even decades, to build a goodresearch career, but it is a record of achievement that is easy enough to document.” Reference[4] also provides the following advice to avoid creating a portfolio which seems soulless, “If youwant to achieve this richer portfolio, you will need to produce analysis of and reflection on

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Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Wolverton; Janet Wolverton

and Instructional Modules,” Journal of Engineering Education, October.5 ABET. “Engineering Criteria 2000,” 3rd Edition., Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1998, available at http://www.abet.org/eac/EAC_99-00_Criteria.htm#EC20006 Smerdon, Ernest (2000). “An Action Agenda for Engineering Curriculum Innovation.” Presented at the 11 th IEEE-USA Biennial Careers Conference, November 2-3, San Jose, CA7 Herkert, Joseph R (2002). “Engineering Ethics Education Finally Reaches ‘Critical Mass’.” At http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/INST/dec97/ehtics.html.8 Frey, William J., Sanchez, Halley D., and Cruz, Jose A. (2002). “Ethics Across the Curriculum: An Effective Response to ABET 2000,” Proceedings of the

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Harris

Page 8.1101.5 may have to reduce their course expectations.“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” • Students are provided with opportunities to develop their laptop computer and software skills, and confidence in their abilities to use computers and software to accomplish meaningful work. Advantage: Student Career and life successes of many students will likely be partially dependent upon their abilities to productively use technology and upon their personal confidence, both of which may be potentially enhanced by course applications that require using previously

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Garth Thomas

benecessary.AssessmentOngoing assessment is performed to determine whether a learning outcome is important toprogram constituents. A broad survey was conducted of all of the departmental alumni sevenyears ago to set a baseline for ongoing assessment. One of the results of that survey was thatcomputing skills were very important in the workplace. Those that could use them effectively inachieving organizational goals progressed well in their careers. Subsequent surveys of alumni andemployers have supported those results. The department is well justified to emphasize effectivecomputing skills as a core outcome for the program.Assessment is also conducted to evaluate whether the students have substantially achieved alearning outcome. Primary feedback is obtained from