Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Seth Sivak, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Sivak, Northeastern University

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Manufacturing

programming background. The Shortfallgame engine will present the results of player actions in the context of real-world scenarios thatare drawn from a database. The database of scenarios will be created by graduate students and Page 13.654.11faculty, using discrete event based modeling that is based on supply chain operations. Thesescenarios will describe conditions or situations that reflect real world environmental andproduction issues faced by engineers, designers and managers. The scenarios will be presented tothe players at appropriate times and will be dependent upon the decisions that are being madewithin the game structure.Players will have

Conference Session

Innovation & Assessment in the delivery of IT/IET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Scachitti, Purdue University Calumet; Jamie Workman-Germann, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Matthew Stephens, Purdue University; Annaji Sharma Ammu, Purdue University Calumet; Richard Szromba, Purdue University Calumet

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Engineering Technology

its own title to adopt a broader spectrum of quality management and improvement. The course has added discussion of Six Sigma methodology and concepts as well. ‚ IT 483Facilities Design for Lean Manufacturing. This course title was changed to incorporate the term ‘Lean’ to reflect the importance of this systematic approach to facility design and its effect on reducing or eliminating waste such as excessive inventory, material handling, backtracking, over and underproduction, and ineffective use of resources. The course contents emphasize a systematic approach to designing a facility which integrates principles of a lean

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

technical and social content.This need for energy education is the fundamental motivation for the energy awareness efforts atBaylor University. According to the National Energy Policy7, the U. S. must have between 1,300and 1,900 new electricity generation plants in place to meet the projected 45% increase inelectrical demand by the year 2020. Economic and political policies often reflect the unspokenassumption that the United States will be able to continually increase its reliance on naturalresources and more importantly, energy resources. On May 2, 2007, a local newspaper editor Page 13.491.2took time to remind the public of the energy history

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia; Sabbia Tilli, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

, consulting and reassessing as and when necessary iv. Metacognitive monitoring of oneself, people needing attention and the general process of the case, problem, project or situation.The time dimension provides for instant reflex actions (short term), and deliberative diagnosisand action with review and reflection (long term). The survival dimension involves theconstruction of learned routines that become tacit over time enabling the professional to respondquickly to situations with increasing responsibility and complexity.None of these studies provide detailed information on what the graduates are actually doing intheir work and hence can provide information to evaluate in detail the strengths and weaknessesof their undergraduate

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas; Debra Larson, Northern Arizona University; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Tonya Nilsson, San Jose State; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

picnic, a closing dinner, student skits, morning/afternoon snack breaksand lunches are important for team building, reflection, and discussion. COURSE SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Admin & Gift Admin & Gift Admin & Gift Admin & Gift Admin & Gift 8:00 Demo Classroom Making it Assessment work Class I Lab III Principles of Lab IV Design of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Troy Dent, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

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Mechanical Engineering

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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Holly Matusovich; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

change with time and relate toexperiences they are having on campus.In his third year, Joe talks about balancing skills and knowledge with “willingness to learn andexplore”. During this time he is trying to decide if he should pursue industry or research and hisinterview responses reflect his struggle with this decision. His basis for distinguishing thebetween two career avenues is not clear.By her fourth year, Anna’s beliefs about skills needed for success are more grounded inengineering. Similar to Hillary’s answer in the first year, Anna’s answers are generic. Annatalks about having “many, many skills: writing skills; people skills; management skills; skills tobe aware of, of umm, the project as a whole and where you’re going with it” and

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

) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Inaddition, the authors thank Dr. George Toye for tending to the database storage needs of theproject, Elizabeth Lee for her assistance in coding the data, Mia Clark for her assistance inediting, and Patrick Ferguson for providing data on the School, as well as Claire Dwan and hertranscription services.References1. S.D. Sheppard, K. Silva, "Descriptions of Engineering Education: Faculty, Student and Engineering PractitionerPerspectives," 2001 Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, October 9-11, 2001, Reno, NV.2. L. Saks, “Undergraduate Science Majors

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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International

, entrepreneurship and leadershipEngineering education of today is still rooted in the skills required to support the workenvironment of the 1950s when manufacturing was the predominant engineering activity.Engineering education has not changed to meet the needs of current work environment whereservice sector dominates the economic activities8. This is clearly reflected, as table [Table 1]below shows, in the glaring differences in the perceptions the industry and education have of theskills engineers need.Table 1. The emphasis given by employers and by academics to the desired skills of universitygraduates9.Not long ago, when engineers were working in mostly regional operations, the above skills weresufficient for them to perform effectively but not now in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P K Raju, Auburn University

similar International Research Experiences for their students so thatengineering students can gain significant global research experiences while still in school AcknowledgementsThis project was funded by the National Science Foundation, OISE # 0439706 and0623351. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thisweb site are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. We particularly thank Dr. Marjorie Lueck, Program Director, NSF,for her valuable support and encouragement. We thank L&T and BHEL for providingsignificant research projects during Summer 2007. We also thank our faculty colleagues

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Anthony Mutai, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

(formerlyArchitectural Desktop), Autodesk Revit, Bently Architecture, Gehry Technologies (CATIA), andVectorworks Architect. 22The GSA is also promoting a 3D-4D BIM initiative using 4D models to support theunderstanding project phasing. According to the GSA “4D models, which combine a 3D modelwith time, allow Architects, Engineers, contractors, and GSA employees to communicate theproposed project phasing to all stakeholders” 23 (Figure 1.). Specific issues being explored in the3D-4D initiative are spatial program validation, 4D phasing, laser scanning, energy andsustainability, and design validation. This life-cycle approach is reflected in the GSA’scomprehensive definition of BIM: Building Information Modeling is the development and use of a multi-faceted

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

. Also, SOLEfacilitates the development of learning environments, which in conjunction with traditionalhands-on experiments – allow the expansion of the scope of the students’ laboratory experiencewell beyond the confines of what would be feasible in the context of traditional laboratories.For the reasons stated above, SIT has implemented a new undergraduate engineering curriculumthat reflects the latest trend towards enhancement of traditional lecture-based courses with both adesign spine and a laboratory experience propagating through the entire educational program toexpand educational opportunities for a larger number of students. Use of such tools can promotecollaborative learning, enhance critical thinking skills and give every student an

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Huguet, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

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Mechanical Engineering

arethoseof the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1. Chappell, Joseph and Keith Woodbury. Introducing Excel Based Steam Table Calculations into Thermodynamics Curriculum, Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. June 2008, Pittsburgh, PA.2. Wagner, W, J. R. Cooper, A. Dittmann, J. Kijima, H.-J. Kretzschmar, A.Kruse, R. Mares, K. Oguchi, H. Sato, I. Stocker, O. Sifner, Y. Takaishi, I. Tanishita, J. Trubenbach, Th. Willkommen. The IAPWS Industrial Formulation 1997 for the Thermodynamic Properties of Water and Steam, Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 122, p. 150-182. ASME, January 2000.3. Cengel, Yunus A. and Michael A. Boles. Thermodynamics: An

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Djafar Mynbaev, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology; Roman Kezerashvili, New York City College of Technology; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology

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Engineering Technology

-based generalphysics (PHYS 1433 and PHYS 1434), reflected all of the above mentioned features andincluded several teaching resources aimed to promote comprehension of the physics laws:class lecture, demonstration experiments, laboratory experiments, e-learning material,problem-solving sessions. Class lecture presents one of the most important principles forevery physics course, - concepts first. Conceptual understanding is the focus through theexplanations, examples and media demonstrations of the experiments and is presented onthe Website and on the Blackboard. E-learning material provides problem solvingexamples, and problem-solving session provides to students through the interactive systembetween student and instructor “Physics Tools” 14

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Ghayasuddin Mohammed, Northern Illinois University; Mohammed Murtuza, Northern Illinois University; Muhammed Abedur Rahman, Northern Illinois University

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Information Systems

changesin the system dynamics 28. A self-tuning scheme is initially implemented using the poleassignment technique with JBC control. The hybrid collocated and non-collocated controlscheme is then realized with an adaptive JBC position controller and an inverse end-point-modelvibration controller. A recursive least squares algorithm is utilized to obtain an inverse model ofthe plant in parametric form. The problem of controller instability arising from the non-minimum phase characteristics exhibited in the plant model is resolved by reflecting the non-invertible zeros into the stability region. The performances of both schemes are investigatedwithin a flexible manipulator simulation facility. An alternative to the parametric approach described

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Bachmann, James Madison University; Jeffrey Tang, James Madison University; Carl Puffenbarger, James Madison University; mike kauffman, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ways, typical of the ______ curriculum. First, instruction inthe department is geared toward practical applications in all courses. Calculus, for example, istaught not as a stand-alone tool, but in the context of practical applications. Second, our studentsperform far more hands-on work than typical undergraduates. Partly this is a reflection of theUniversity’s emphasis on undergraduate education, but a big part is also due to a departmentalculture promoting hands-on experience as critical for our students. For example, all of ourstudents work with bomb calorimeters as part of an energy lab, build circuits and operationalamplifiers as part of an instrumentation course, and perform water quality tests as part of anenvironment lab. All students

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maren Henry, University of West Georgia; Eric Granlund, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

. An explanation of the most basic structure of English sentences: Subject (thething the sentence is about) + Verb (what that thing is doing) + Direct Object (what thatthing is doing it to) helped students to understand active and passive voice. Whenstudents identified the subject and verb in the sentence, they could see the direction of theaction in the sentence. In a passive sentence, the direct object becomes the subject,because it receives the action of the verb. Most composition teachers encourage complete elimination of passive voicebecause it serves as a “speed bump” for readers: if the action of the sentence movesbackward, reflecting back on the subject, rather than forward onto the direct object, the

Conference Session

FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; J. Ryan Sigler, West Virginia University; Andrew Lowery, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University.Acknowledgement and DisclaimerThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0525484. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. Page 13.256.16

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Otily Toutsop, Morgan State University; Paige Janae Harvey, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University; Edmund Himmie Smith, Morgan State University ; Marcial Tienteu; Vinton Amsley Morris, Morgan State University; Dennis Ndati, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute; Aaron A Mcclenton; Andre Latte Dean Jr., Morgan State University School of Engineering

presentations to • Project Team Protocol, including the class team member roles • Questions to ConsiderGuided Practice • Share the RET/REU project and experience with students * • The teacher will observe student teams as they work on the IoT project and answer questions and provide feedback • Implement accommodation strategies for IEP/504 Plan studentsLesson Closure • Reflection • EvaluationSummative/End Informal Assessment: of Lesson • Observation as students works on the project. Assessment • Debating pros and cons of IoT • Research

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania

to spend a second week viewing their classmates’ videosand using the same discussion board to make comments, ask questions, etc.I was ultimately thrilled with the student output for this activity. While it was still meant to be arelatively casual assignment, adding the structure of a formal discussion board and extending thetime period improved the overall quality of student responses. Student reflections were robustand they often found links and made comparisons to other presented regulations. In severalinstances, something in the presentation triggered an interest and students would post additionalresources or interesting articles that they had found after watching their classmates’ video. Somesources provided conflicting information

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Michael B. O'Connor PE P.E., New York University

conclusions in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of NewYork University.References[1] [Online]. https://www.abet.org/accreditation/what-is-accreditation/why-abet-accreditation- matters/ [Accessed in 2021.][2] Hossain, Hossain, and Kouar, "Optimizing assessment tasks for institutional and program- level accreditations: A case study of accreditation requirements of msche and abet," Journal of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness, vol. 9, no. 1-2, pp. 96–120, 2019.[3] A. Hussain, T. Nizar, J. Nayfeh, and S. El-Nakla. "Undergraduate Engineering Program Evaluation, Assessment, and Continuous Improvement Process: A Case Study." In 2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference. 2020.[4] Accreditation Policy

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2003 GSW

Authors

Ali Abolmaali

“feel” for how things work, leading to better judgment andultimately more reliable design 1, 2. One set of viable instructional approaches widely used inmany professional schools of law, business, and medicine involves a shift away from contentcoverage and toward more active student inquiry through case- and problem-based learning 1, 3, 4Sarasin 5 reported that students vary in their ability to learn through sight, sound, touch, or somecombination of the three. The awareness of the different learning style has led researchers tousefully categorize students according to their preferences on a continuum from reflection toimpulsive action 6 or from concrete to abstract, and sequential to random 7. As Griggs 7 argues,centering the civil engineering

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

theorywith practical project-based experience to courses throughout the engineering disciplines.Acknowledgement and DisclaimerPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s Course, Page 13.855.17Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0618288. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Splitt, F.G., “Systemic Engineering Education Reform: A Grand Challenge.” The Bent of Tau Beta Pi, Spring 2003.2. Sheppard, S. and Jenison, R

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Engineering Design Graphics

the course.The author believes this can only be explained in terms having to do with the level of studentmaturity, and their desire to see the course succeed in the long run. It reflects a good workingrelationship between the instructor and students, as well as the result of a clear majority ofstudents in the course with a long range, mature view of the situation. As a class they deliveredsuch an unrealistically high evaluation as an affirmation regarding future potential of the course.A number of students wrote comments in the sections reserved for them on the author’s survey.Two students wrote comments that, in the author’s opinion, seem to capture the overallimpression received when reviewing the survey results. One student observed, Dr

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

amount of material that can be taught and that the students’ interest in the material isenhanced.IntroductionTo maintain and enhance our nation’s ability to be on the forefront of technology development,colleges and universities have been called to adopt the most effective teaching practices of Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses as well as to provide undergraduateswith opportunities to study STEM “as practiced by scientists and engineers as early in theiracademic careers as possible”.1 In fact, the practice of engineering today requires that graduatesbe prepared in a large variety of ways, which are reflected in ABET criteria as well as other recentstudies.2, 3 In addition, as supported by a wide body of literature

Conference Session

Projects & Partnerships Result in Student Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Cheryl Willis, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

concepts. As time allowed, the teams of 4students used Visio shapes to pair related concepts and to draw connecting lines between. Eachsubsequent week students had either handouts or textbook chapters to read and to deconstructinto related concepts, to link assignment documents to appropriate concepts or pages, and torelate new concepts to previously learned concepts. Finally, the students added a Visio page forthe User Interface to their database application project with a statement reflecting on theconcepts underlying its features and in which courses these concepts might be used again. Figure5 illustrates a student’s interpretation of the Information System Knowledge Domain conceptsdiscussed in a chapter of a text. Also shown are the names of

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Wischow, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; Shanna Daly, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

secondary classroom, and the application/presentation component. This willprovide more closure to the lesson and allow teachers the opportunity to synthesize the data thatthey collect and make sense of it. Additionally, while teachers work on their presentations, theywill have opportunities to interact with members of the professional development team anddiscuss conceptual questions in small groups. The post-lesson discussion period will also bemore directed towards means of classroom implementation to provide a more organized forumfor teachers to reflect on implementation.It is important to note that although we were interested in exploring how teachers connectedconcepts from quantum dots to their curricula (research question 1), we were not able

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian Nicholls, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

order to apply the findings ofthis research to future school settings, the data collection would have to be limited to a quantityand scope that would not be onerous to busy educators. Thus a strategic decision was made tolimit the set of potential variables to a more manageable size. The BY data from 8th grade wasthe earliest data collected about the students and represented the earliest point in the NELS studyat which academic assessments could be made. Prior research findings in the literature were Page 13.55.5used to select a smaller set of variables to be tested. A set of 66 variables was selected. Thesevariables reflected aspects of

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nelson, University of Texas at Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas at Tyler; William Geiger, University of Texas at Tyler; Kristian Trampus, University of Texas at Tyler

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Masui, C., & De Corte, E. (2005). Learning to reflect and attribute constructively as basic components of self- regulated learning. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 75(3), 351-3727. Pehkonen, Erkki, Maija Ahtee and Jari Lavonen (ed), How Finns Learn Mathematics and Science, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, 2007.8. Before It's Too Late: A Report to the Nation, National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, http://www/ed/gov/inits/math/glenn/report.pdf (2000). Page 13.130.149. Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for a New Millennium

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the model (whether they were obtained or developed). These drive cycles may reflect city, highway, mountainous, etc. ‚ Generate a plot that displays the average fuel consumption and the drive cycle for different mass vehicles. ‚ Determine what kind of drive cycles the vehicle exhibits the best fuel economy and explain why this is so. ‚ Determine the optimal size of vehicle this technology is applicable for. ‚ Discuss possible drawbacks from the model and provide recommendations for how it can be improved.For additional information regarding theory and background refer to the references:1. Wu, Bin, Lin, Chan-Chiao, Filipi, Zoran, Peng, Huei, Assanis, Dennis, Optimal Power Management for a Hydraulic Hybrid