Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Fairley, Georgia Institute of Tehnology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

mathematics (STEM). These disparitiesamong the number of whites and minorities who pursue graduate studies are apparent inthe findings of Foertsch[1] The latter reported that about 30% of whites with a BS degreego on to graduate school, while only 19% of non-Asian minorities with a BS do the same.In 1995, blacks accounted for only 2.0% of all STEM PhDs, Hispanics for 2.5%, andAmerican Indians for 0.3% - even though within the same year African Americans madeup about 12% of the U.S. population, Hispanics 10.2%, and American Indians 0.7%.The Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Science (SURE) program is a ten-week summer research program, at the Georgia Institute of Technology, designed toattract qualified minority students to attend graduate

Conference Session

Educational Research and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund

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New Engineering Educators

service.Importance of StudyMore recently, educators have been trying to improve engineering education by introducing andstrengthening their commitment to assessing specific approaches to teaching, learning, andstudent learning outcomes. In their recent article, “Assessment in Engineering Education:Evolution, Approaches, and Future Collaboration”, Olds, Moskal, and Miller describe the currentmovement toward the assessment of student learning outcomes within the engineeringcommunity, and assert that, as recently as 1997, the engineering community had relatively little Page 12.1583.2experience in conducting outcomes assessment [1]. Further, Bjorklund and

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Student Teams And Project Based Learning / The Critical First Year in Engineering Education / Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

Table 1. TheMEA was completed in a computer laboratory setting with the students working bothindividually and in teams of 3 to 4 students. The students had approximately twenty minutes todo the individual portion and one hour to complete the team portion of the MEA. The studentsbegin by reading the entire MEA individually. When students work this problem, the individualquestions require that the students think about the problem and provide the students time toorganize their thoughts before setting out to solve the problem with their team members. Thestudent teams then read the problem statement and develop the model for their procedure. Table 1. Tire Reliability MEA

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Vallas, University of Virginia; Susan Donohue, University of Virginia

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Minorities in Engineering

affecting persistence rates at the School of Engineering at theUniversity of Virginia (U.Va. SEAS), the developmental form of which is presented in thispaper, as the first step in creating retention programs that will work effectively in ourinstitutional culture.Keywords: Persistence, retention, underrepresented populations in engineeringIntroductionResearch into the factors affecting persistence among undergraduate engineering students fromunderrepresented populations addresses a critical need. There is a well documented gap betweenthe demand for technically educated professionals needed to maintain the United States’competitiveness in science and engineering and the supply graduating from U.S. schools andcolleges of engineering.1 Overall

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Manufacturing

of new courses titled “Manufacturing ProcessEngineering I and II.” This provided an ideal subject matter to implement a problem-basedlearning (PBL) approach for in-depth manufacturing process engineering topics. During the Fall2006 semester, the junior level Manufacturing Process Engineering I (MFGE-351) course wastaught utilizing a facilitated problem-based learning methodology. The early results from thischange in teaching method indicates that 1) students greatly appreciate the opportunity to applytheoretical content of an engineering science course to real world problems and situations theywill face, 2) students researched the problems to a greater depth than in a typical lecture/labbased class, and 3) the level of enthusiasm for

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Shoaib Shaikh, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

combining technical prowess withentrepreneurship.1 A survey of business executives and managers indicated that highly successfulengineers are not only academically astute, but also possess entrepreneurial skills.2 TheEngineers of 2020 will need to be educated as innovators, with more direct exposure to cross-disciplinary topics and the workings of an entrepreneurial economy.3 However, engineeringschools have been slow to incorporate entrepreneurship courses into the technical programs.A common complaint heard from most high tech entrepreneurs is that their entrepreneurialprojects always take more than 2X the time, 2X the money and 2X the resources than what theyplanned for at the outset.4 It has been observed that most successful high tech and

Conference Session

Mechanical Design and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

loadsafter initial flow impact. The test specimen is similar to the one already been used in industry(for transverse shear strength), it is a disc specimen (5.0 cm diameter by 0.80 cm thick) and iteliminates any possible effect due to the shape of the specimen. The specimen is simple-supported all around its circumference.As a heat source for the first generation apparatus it was decided to have a heater based onelectric resistance, with the temperature being monitored via a thermocouple next to the surfaceof contact (Figure 1). As a measuring device for distortion, an LVDT was selected, and a dataacquisition system was used to monitor temperature and displacement. This initial device wasimplemented with mostly existing, old equipment in the College

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

the conclusion of the course, studentswere to be able to (a) develop and test FST and apply selected FST models to their particularresearch interest, (b) use current modeling literature related to biological and environmentalsystems for theory formation and hypothesis building, and (c) effectively use these methods tosimulate systems for understanding and solving new research problems. Supporting topicsincluded neural networks, machine vision, and genetic algorithms. Table 1 shows the syllabus ofcourse topics by number. Appendix A gives the university catalog description. Of particularconcern is the treatment of uncertainty and incomplete information associated with biologicaland environmental systems.Fuzzy Logic ModelingThe universe of

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Brittain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reginald Bryant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lincoln Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robbin Chapman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Hampton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ishara Mills-Henry; Aisha Walcott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

Page 12.1386.3graduate student3. This comes in contrast to undergraduate success where academics are deemedto be the major determining factor that led to successful graduation. The ACME model of peersupport and academic goal attainment, established in 2003, supports a common-interest group forthe express purpose of enhancing existing intellectual merits of its members by providing aprofessional environment with increased emotional support.BackgroundScience and Engineering Graduate Minorities in a Majority EnvironmentElements of majority climate of the university that have traditionally hindered the persistence ofminority doctoral students fall within three representative areas: 1) social dynamics, 2) physicalresources, and 3) epistemological

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Murray, University of Missouri; Stephen Raper, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

and how do we encourage life-long learning. UC Santa Cruz (http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/programs/abet/outcomei.html)developed the following list of items that can be measured to evaluate lifelong learning. Page 12.609.2 1. Membership in professional societies (such as IEEE or ACM) 2. Enrollment in graduate school (either immediately or after a few years) 3. Certification (such as Microsoft or independent testing agency) 4. Courses taken (without certification or matriculation in a graduate program) 5. Survey questions about technical books and articles read recentlyResearch A survey was conducted to

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Tycho Fredericks, Western Michigan University; Steven Butt, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

impact of the institute upon participants’ perceptions ofengineering as a profession, their plans to pursue engineering as a career choice, and theirperceptions of these universities as a potential school for studying engineering. For thisendeavor, the following evaluation questions were posed: 1. What are participants' beliefs about engineering? • How have participants’ beliefs about engineering changed over the Institute? 2. What are participants’ beliefs about a career in engineering? • How have participants’ beliefs about engineering as a career changed over the Institute?MethodologyA pre/post survey instrument was designed in order to track changes in participants' beliefs aboutengineering over time, from the beginning

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Waskiewicz, University of Colorado at Boulder; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Ideen Taeb, University of Colorado; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston; Frank Barnes, University of Colorado; Alan Mickelson, University of Colorado at Boulder

institutions [1]. Distance learning helps alleviate this problem by increasing access andreducing cost. If both objectives can be met without educational determent then distance learningwill be a clear alternative for 21st century educators.The fundamental principle of distance learning is straightforward: as internet access becomesmore widespread, multiple students may be connected to single pieces of expensive equipment.Educational institutions struggle to allocate sufficient funding for educational laboratory spaceand equipment [2,3]. Allowing remote access to equipment removes restrictions such as classsize and physical distance. This in turn opens the benefits of a laboratory-based education tomore people. Such access can also promote equipment

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University

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Design in Engineering Education

effectively.h) broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.j) a knowledge of contemporary issues.k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.The civil engineering faculty developed a list of course learning outcomes for thesenior design sequence. Each of the course learning outcomes was mapped to oneor more a-k program outcomes. The course learning outcomes and thecorresponding program outcomes for each, indicated within parentheses, are listedbelow.1. Identify the engineering problem that needs to be solved (e).2

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphne Duncan, Purdue University; Euridice Oware, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

offering of the INSPIRE Summer Academies.Quantitative and qualitative assessments were used to ascertain local and national Academyparticipants’ views on how well the INSPIRE Summer Academy program objectives were met aswell as the quality and applicability of the curricular lessons for their own students. The aim isto understand the impact of the INSPIRE Academies upon teachers’ views of engineering andopportunities and challenges for implementing engineering activities in their classrooms.I. Introduction“More S&P [Standard & Poor's] 500 CEOs obtained their undergraduate degrees in engineeringthan in any other field.”1 This would lead one to believe that students would be clamoring to gainentrance into our nation’s engineering programs

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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International

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Bologning in the Wind1. IntroductionThe idea of the creation of a European Higher Education Space was formally presented forthe first time in the Sorbonne Declaration (Allègre et al., 1998).1 It represented the politicalwish to go further, beyond a mere economic union. Education and knowledge wererecognized as vital for Europe’s development. There were significant differences between theexisting higher education systems inside the different countries of the union. It was time tocreate the mechanisms to allow convergence, easing mobility for students and teachers inorder to share knowledge and experiences.The Bologna Declaration (Einem, 1999)8 established a strong

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Bob Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Manufacturing

challenges.Current State of Manufacturing Engineering EducationShortly after 9/11, the University of Wisconsin-Stout Manufacturing Engineering Programexperienced a dramatic downturn in enrollment, shrinking by over 40% from historic highs inonly a few short years (Figure 1). This dramatic downturn was met by alarm throughout theuniversity, and it raised serious questions about the program’s future. Some pundits predictedthe rapid decline of manufacturing in the United States and its movement to offshorecompetitors. An avalanche of plant closings and layoffs in the ensuing months seemed toconfirm these dire predictions and, at least for the moment, prospective students began to lookaway from manufacturing related careers for opportunities having what they

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

unexpected answers to some creative questions. Their analysis isbased on the two key concepts: 1) that human behavior is strongly influenced by incentives, and2) the conventional wisdom is often wrong.With these fundamental concepts in mind, we present a methodology for the specific applicationof assessment of engineering programs. Ewell (1989 and 1998) has pointed out previously thatcapitalizing on existing data is a key approach for assessment implementation. The hope of theauthors of the present work is to provide a useful technique for understanding the performance of Page 12.432.2our students and faculty better.Most university campuses have some

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yolanda George, AAAS; Patricia Campbell; Tom R. Kibler, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc; Rosa Carson, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.; Shirley M. Malcom, AAAS

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Women in Engineering

. Page 12.352.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Changes in PhDs Awarded and in New Enrollees in STEM Graduate Programs by Gender and Race/EthnicityOne of the goals of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Alliances for Graduate Educationand the Professoriate (AGEP) Program, which began in 1998, is to increase the number ofunderrepresented minorities (URM) receiving PhD degrees in Science, Technology, Engineeringand Mathematics (STEM) (See program description at bottom of page)1. As part of this effort,participating institutions submitted data on their students, including PhD recipients and newenrollees in graduate programs, by gender and by race/ethnicity2. The following is an overviewof the results

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, instructional technology, mathematics, sciences,engineering and engineering technology.1. Introduction and Overview of the PSTP 2006The need for emphasis in (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) STEMeducation in K-12 and beyond is paramount to the development of the future workforceof the nation and its’ ability to compete successfully in the increasingly technologydriven global market of the future. The future workforce in STEM areas will have tosuccessfully attract individuals from the underrepresented minority population to meetthe vast human resource needs [1, 2]. NASA along with NSF, Department of Education,and other federal agencies are playing an active role in these efforts. PSTP is one suchproject developed and implemented by NASA

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Boult, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Jeremy Haefner, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

innovation awards, including an NSF PYI, IEEE CVPR Best Paper 2004 and U. Colorado's Innovator of the year. He is chair of the IEEE PAMI TC and in 2006 was inducted into the IEEE Golden Core. Dr. Boult's research spans computer vision, image processing, medical imaging, biometrics as well as Computer Networks and wireless sensor networks. Dr. Boult's Vision and Security Technology Lab as over $2M in research funding, with 1 postdoc, 9 graduate students and 16 paid undergraduate students. He has been the primary advisor for more than two dozen Ph.D. students; has published over 150 Papers and holds 5 patents with 8 pending. He has been involved in 3 startup companies, all

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher Cornett, East Tennessee State University

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Educational Research and Methods

theworkplace.Recommendations given by our industry advisors are also supported by a recent poll on publicattitudes toward including service-learning as part of student’s educational experiences.1 In thispoll “the vast majority of Americans expect schools to provide students with the academic skillsthey need for success in life, …that success requires more than mastering basic academicsubjects.” They agree that schools have a clear responsibility to teach students how to use whatthey learn in the classroom for real-world projects and problems, and to teach habits of goodcitizenship and community involvement, leadership, and an ability to work with people differentfrom themselves. “They want service-learning in schools if it promotes self confidence andactive

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Portia Sabin, University of Washington; Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

admissions process, because the college was seeking tobecome “more diverse”. What is significant about this is that UWest is located in a state that, bya voter-passed state initiative, does not allow admission to be based on gender. This paper seeksto answer the question, what do students believe about the admission process at UWest and howdo these beliefs impact the navigational practices and identity formation of women who areengineering and pre-engineering students? Additionally, what cultural models are brought tobear on the students’ attempts to navigate applying to the college of engineering?1. Theoretical framing1.1 Research on gender and STEM fieldsIn this section we begin by looking at the body of literature that exists about gender and

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Marshall, University of Maryland; James Quintiere, University of Maryland

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

project focused on characterizingthe fire on the 96th floor of WTC1 (North Tower) and evaluating the contribution of the fire tothe structural collapse. Students contacted vendors and suppliers for the World Trade Center toget information regarding construction details and fire properties of building materials andfurnishings. Students also obtained information reported from the National Institute of Standardsand Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory investigation of the World Trade Centercollapse. A 1/20th scale model of the original structure (including damage effects from theaircraft and liquid fuel dispersed from the aircraft impact) was designed, constructed, andinstrumented over ten weeks corresponding to the last half of the

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

dedicated for use by students involved with undergraduate researchprojects. The building’s floor plan is shown in Figure 1, below. Figure 1: AXFAB Building Floor Plan Page 12.826.4As shown in this figure, all laboratories are located only steps away from the fabrication suite toallow students easy access to the tools necessary to produce the subject of their experiments.Also shown in the figure is the 3600 square foot Service Yard adjacent to the Machine Shop andStructures Lab. This outdoor area allows for storage of equipment and material and facilitatesthe importation of large items to those locations.Three photographs of

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Sadowski, U.S. Military Academy; Lisa Shay, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher Korpela, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Erik Fretheim, U.S. Military Academy

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Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

thisconsensus was the mapping of the core curriculum to the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)examination to ensure that students will be prepared to succeed in that recognized engineeringbenchmark.IntroductionIn the engineering profession and education over the past fifty years, a lot has changed, and a lothas stayed the same, depending upon the viewpoint and application of the term. Definitions forthe terms “engineer” and “engineering” can be found in Table 1 for both the year 1956 and 2006.The 2006 definition of “engineer” includes the first 1956 definition of “a designer andconstructor of engines.” Of most interest may be the expansion from the 1956 “applied science”to the 2006 “application of science and mathematics” as well as references to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Zachary Kuhn, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

another state-of-the-art machine to itslaboratories with the arrival of the Oxford Laser Micro-Machining and Part Marking System3. Inaddition to giving students exposure to cutting-edge machining technology, this system providesan outstanding opportunity to reinforce classroom topics, as this paper details.Overview of Laser Machining CenterThe laser machining center (Figure 1), supplied by Oxford Lasers of Oxford, England, wasacquired for its micron-level precision capability of machining and marking materials rangingfrom polymers to super-alloys. Page 12.919.3 Figure 1: Oxford Laser Micro-Machining and Part Marking SystemSome of

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Gazmuri, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gonzalo Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jose Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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International

self-evaluation process, required by ABET.As a consequence, in 2003 all engineering programs reached the substantial equivalence with theold criteria. At present ABET has started to apply the EC2000 criteria to the internationalevaluations, and it does not give the substantial equivalence anymore. Instead, it has startedaccrediting programs abroad.The College of Engineering is going through a curricular reengineering process, to face thesenew challenges and to go a step further in the internationalization process. The goals proposed tothe new curriculum are (1) to change the present paradigm towards a curriculum based onoutcomes, (2) to fulfill the ABET EC2000 criteria, (3) to improve the efficiency of the educationand learning process, (4) to

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darnell Austin, California State University-Fresno

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Minorities in Engineering (NACME), Inc., October 1998, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 1-11.4. Astin, A.W., Tsui, L., Avalos, J., “Degree Attainment Rates at American Colleges and Universities: Effects of Race, Gender, and Institutional Type,” Graduate School of Education, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, p. 22, 1996.5. Morning, C., Fleming, J., “Project Preserve: A Program to Retain Minorities in Engineering,” Journal of Engineering Education, 83(2), 237-242, 1994.6. Reichert, M., Absher, M., “Taking Another Look at Educating African-American Engineers: The Importance of Undergraduate Retention,” Journal of Engineering Education 86(3), 1997.7. Seymour, E., Hewitt, N., Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the