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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Frehill; Amanda Lain, New Mexico State University; Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Lauren Ketcham, New Mexico State University; Karen Luces, New Mexico State University

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Graduate Studies

is now has a fourth cohort of students at NewMexico State University. For each student, pre- and post-program data were available viaindividual interviews, focus groups, transcripts, students’ writings related to career goals, andinterviews with their advisors. These rich data provide multiple insights about the students’mentoring experiences as well as the expectations of their mentors.Although the program is now working with its fourth cohort of students, the analyses in thispaper are based upon results from just the first two cohorts. Almost all of the members of thesetwo cohorts have transitioned out of the program. The cohorts differed in terms of thedisciplines and ethnic backgrounds of the students. For example, all of the members of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

curriculum.The two engineering entrepreneurship sections each met for 15 hours during thesemester, and extra time was provided for meetings with success coaches and peermentors. The six main areas covered in the sections are detailed below: • Academic Success- study skills, time management, finding help for classroom material, test-taking skills, and college survival skills. • Professional Success – career planning and effective presentations. • Engineering Information – career and advisement information and research presentations/laboratory tours. • Engineering Design and Problem Solving – creativity, effective teams, brainstorming, process design, and product design. • Societal Issues of Engineers – ethics

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Dale Feldman, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Lee Meadows, University of Alabama Birmingham

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Mathematics

applications ofinterest to middle school students. Although many wonderful resources are available thatprovide educators with a connection between engineering, science, mathematics, and real worldapplications, there is a need for development in support of inquiry-based engineering applicationtasks for the middle school mathematics classroom, as illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1. Integration of Project GoalsAt the same time, narrow views of what constitutes engineering have resulted in increasinglyreduced pools of students interested in pursuing engineering as a career, a decrease ofapproximately 2,000 students from 1991 to 2002 [2,3]. This is especially true among groups,including women and minorities, who have

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Raymond Morrison, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

productiveengineering careers in industry. As reflected by the National Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE), there are “nine levels” of progressive professional responsibility and leadership abilitiesrequired in creative engineering practice. Undergraduate engineering education prepares the engineerfor entry into the profession at Level I Engineer. But, it does not prepare the engineer for creativepractice at all levels of engineering. Further professional studies, experience, and actual creativeperformance are required beyond entry-level for further professional development in engineering.Finding # 5: Revitalizing the U.S. Engineering Workforce for leadership of technologicaldevelopment & innovation in industry is one of the nation’s primary engines

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Sah, University of California-San Diego; Jessica Lin, University of California-San Diego; Michele Temple, University of California-San Diego; Edward Chuong, University of California-San Diego; Anish Jina, University of California-San Diego

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Biomedical

Page 12.755.5with industry members, professors, graduate students, and UCSD alumni/ae. The halftime eventwas so successful that it was extended from the originally-planned 15 minutes to >30 minutes.Students interacted with faculty, graduate students, industry members and alumni to talk aboutresearch and job openings, current trends in bioengineering, career development decisions, and,in general, gained insight into what their futures might hold.The Future of BQBsThe 1st BQB completed its mission, to establish a tradition in the UCSD Department ofBioengineering, to foster recognition of advances in bioengineering, to raise awareness ofachievements in the field of bioengineering, to connect students with educators and members ofindustry, and

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Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati; Muthar Al-Ubaidi, University of Cincinnati; Richard Kegg, Tech Solve Inc.

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Manufacturing

industryneeds, develop skills to solve practical problems for the industry community, and grasp theknowledge of project planning and managing. The outcomes are to provide graduates who arewell trained and are experienced at creative problem analysis, solving, planning and managing,for the manufacturing community. Understanding these techniques and gaining the experienceoutlined above is vital to the success of students who pursue a career in the manufacturingindustry [1] [2].Strategies for Enhancing Manufacturing Curriculum Our vision is to make the College the leading source of well-educated problem solversand project managers for the manufacturing community. Our goal is to deliver graduates withexceptional skills at solving problems in an

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Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural

seismic loads are determined using the ASCE 7-05 code‘Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures’. This is the student’s first exposureto this code that will be highly used throughout their careers. Preliminary design calculations areperformed to determine structural sizes that are modeled in a frame analysis program used in thiscourse. The frame analysis program used is the RISA-3D analysis/design program, and a modelFig 3: Students utilize the RISA-3D Program during the Analysis Phase of the Project 2for the entire building structure is input for analysis. Though the students have used this programin a previous course, its use in that course was limited, and did not include a three dimensionalstructural modeling. Utilizing this

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Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salil Desai, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Manufacturing

the senior/Masters level in the coming year. He is currently, offering aPh.D. level special topics course INEN 885: Nano and Bio Manufacturing in Spring 2007.Introducing nano and micro technology modules within the IE curriculum is an important avenuefor instilling interest, educating and inspiring students to pursue higher degrees and career pathsin nanotechnology field. This will expand the possible career options for Industrial engineeringstudents.8. ConclusionNano and micro manufacturing modules were introduced within the industrial engineeringcurriculum at NC A&T SU. Pre and post surveys were used as evaluate the benefit of the nanoand micro manufacturing modules. Statistical analysis results indicated that students had highercorrect

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Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethany Jones, James Madison University; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

State University , and then served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at James Madison University in VirginiaRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC RUSSEL C. JONES is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Page 12.1214.1© American

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Patenting & IP Issues for Commercializing University-Developed Technology and Launching Innovative Technical Entrepreneurship Ventures in Universities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

technology-based firms5,6.With engineering entrepreneurship being a relatively new phenomenon within undergraduate andgraduate engineering programs, thousands of working engineers who graduated prior to 2000 arebecoming interested in developing their invention, innovation and entrepreneurship skills toeither enhance their current career or explore starting a company. For many colleges anduniversities, providing entrepreneurship courses is viewed as a service they should provide tomeet both internal and external demand, a step to help keep U.S. engineers competitive andinnovation leaders, a way to support their alumni, and possibly a revenue source.For the authors of this paper, baseline data was needed to help their institutions (the Universityof

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NAFP Panel Discussion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

by the United Negro College Fund Special Programs(UNCFSP) through a contract with NASA / Office of Education. More detailed informationregarding the NAFP program as well as application procedures and forms can be found on theUNCFSP website at http://www.uncfsp.org.Typically, applicants to the program fall under one of two categories: NASA Career Employeesand STEM Faculty of Minority Serving Institutions. Applicants who are already NASAemployees will teach and / or conduct research at a MSI and then participate in a professionaldevelopmental assignment at a NASA or NASA related agency, other government agency, or inthe private sector. Those who fall under the STEM Faculty category are those who currentlywork in academia who will conduct

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Wronecki, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Page 12.1334.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Surface Modeling Techniques for Automotive and Product Design:Autodesk’s recent acquisition of Alias adds the industry leading computer aided industrial designsoftware, Alias Studio Tools, to its’ software arsenal. A practical understanding of thissophisticated surface modeling program is beneficial to engineering graphics students interestedin careers in automotive and consumer product design. The software provides complete NURBSbased curve and surface control, and advanced surface curvature analysis and rebuilding tools.With many tools and technical surfacing techniques the software has a very steep and intenselearning

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Micheal Dreznes, International Road Federation; James Ekberg, University of Florida

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International

once the Fellows return Page 12.1464.8home.Many of the Fellows use their educational experiences to enhance their careers once they returnhome. Their contributions have helped to develop the road networks in their home countries.While it is difficult to determine the exact monetary value of these contributions to society, it isclear that the technology transferred and the relationships developed during these Fellowshipshave significantly affected the growth of the infrastructures of these home countries. Thefollowing individual examples clearly demonstrate how important these Fellowships have beento a variety of different countries around the

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TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Romine, Alabama A&M University; William Gile, Alabama A&M University; elisabeth scherff, Alabama A&M University

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Engineering Technology

not follow the material presented in classtextbooks or have a single correct answer. Results from studies on the influence of problembased learning suggest students are better at applying knowledge skills. In addition to this Prince9states that while problem-based learning has been used in undergraduate engineering programs“there is very little data available for its effectiveness with this population of students.”Critical Thinking A report from AC Nielsen Research Services for the Department of Education1 found thatnew graduates with university degrees were “particularly poor at critical thinking.” As Beder2points out it is no longer enough to teach students technical knowledge to carry them throughtheir careers. A broader approach

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kaustubh Nagarkar, General Electric; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of NY-Binghamton

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Graduate Studies

homework assignments, a term project and a term paper. All theseassignments are designed to help the student research and learn new material. Criticalthinking is encouraged. The enrollment and interest in this course has grown over the pastthree years.ImpactThe first course on health systems engineering had a significant impact. Several studentswere introduced to a very different application of Industrial and Systems Engineering.Since the inception of the concept of research and coursework in health systemsengineering, students have turned their attention to career avenues in the healthcareindustry. Several of our graduates have found excellent career opportunities in healthsystems, especially at large hospitals.SummaryThis paper has presented our

Conference Session

Retention of STEM Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Edward Hensel, Rochester Institute of Technology; Andreas Savakis, Rochester Institute of Technology; Paul Tymann, Rochester Institute of Technology; Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

, the scholars retain the $500 per quarter scholarship from RIT until they graduate atthe end of 12 academic quarters. The project, which was to expire in August 2006, was recentlygranted a one-year no-cost extension by NSF.We have been successful in developing a partnership among the four academic departments, andstrengthening the coordination mechanisms with supporting units that include the UndergraduateAdmissions, Financial Aid, Registrar’s Office, Academic Support Center, and Career Services3,4.This paper describes the relationships and mechanisms we have developed with these supportingunits to administer the EMC2 program.Selection of Scholars and Scholarship RenewalEach Spring/Summer, the Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid

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Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

desired properties onto the chips1. Variousprocesses and characterization techniques are being employed that need to be included incurricula designed to prepare workforce for seeking careers in the field of emerging technologyof microelectronics, MEMs and nanotechnology. 1980s 1990s 2000sFigure 1. More and more element constituents in materials employed in modern semiconductortechnology over the last two -three decades.The BS Program in Microelectronic EngineeringThe five-year BS program in Microelectronic Engineering began in 1982, consists of 196 quartercredit hour coursework with 15 months of mandatory co-op experience integrated throughout

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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas-Austin; Taylor Martin, University of Texas-Austin; K. Diller, University of Texas-Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

faculty of the College of Engineering at the University of Texas as an assistant professor and has progressively been promoted to his present position. He has served on the editorial boards Cryobiology, Intl. J. Transport Phenom., Cell Preservation Technology, Cryo-Letters and editor of the ASME J. Biomechanical Engineering, and currently is associate editor of Ann. Rev. Biomedical Engineering. He is a Fellow of ASME, AAAS, AIMBE, and BMES, has been president of The Society for Cryobiology, vice-president of the International Institute of Refrigeration and Chair of the Bioengineering Division of the ASME. He is also recipient of the ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award for career

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Curriculum Development and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Fisher, Montana State University; Kevin Cook, Montana State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

at another university, hasseen deficiencies in the performance of students in the area of graphics utilization later intheir academic careers. For example, the third year students have exhibited difficulties inconceptualizing and utilizing graphical solutions to vector problems in kinematics, andsenior students have struggled with producing quality documentation of their capstonedesign projects. These observed deficiencies may be due in part to the compression ofengineering curricula in years past which has relegated engineering graphics solely to atwo credit first year Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) course, with verylittle follow-up, or use, until the fourth year design projects, during which time thestudents seems to have lost

Conference Session

Teaching Topics in Aircraft Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University; Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University

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Aerospace

acquire knowledge before they start working, but to find a job they have to have someexperience? It certainly looks like a “Catch-22”.If someone is dreaming about becoming an aviation maintenance professional, the AviationTechnology Department at Purdue University has an answer. It offers an Aircraft ManufacturingProcesses course (AT 308), which is organized as an independent business venture and simulatesa real world manufacturing experience for students. During this course students are assignedtasks and job positions they will encounter during their professional career. The students spent aconsiderable amount of time in the classroom learning theory about heat treatment, loads, strains

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mathematics," teaching mathematicalconcepts in a context that has meaning to a learner2, in this case, a student seeking a career inengineering or technology. The course provides examples of contextualized mathematics thatboth build the mathematical skills of the secondary school technology and science teachers andprovide examples of how those math skills are used in the engineering and engineeringtechnology courses at the community college level. The objective was to equip the teachers withthe knowledge and confidence to show their students how mathematical skills and concepts areapplied within technology, engineering and science courses at the middle and high school level.The course as developed fully supports the major goals of

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jeffrey S. Burmeister; Louise Stark

and Mathematics Conference,whose goal is to introduce young women in grades 6 through 12 to a variety of diverse andchallenging careers, and encourage their interest in science and mathematics. These one hourbioengineering workshops typically involve a brief introduction followed by a hands-on portion.A description of the objectives and design of the workshops, student feedback, andrecommendations for future direction for improving their impact on student learning andappreciation of bioengineering are reported.BackgroundThe Annual San Joaquin County Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) in Science and MathematicsConference is held in early October at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. Thisconference is sponsored by the University of the

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Day W. Radebaugh

1 The Devil is in the Details: Why Engineering is an Inexact Science Day W. Radebaugh Assistant Professor of Philosophy Department of Philosophy Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas 67260AbstractOne of the main reasons cited for the choice of an engineering career is the desire toemploy an exact science. Most students of engineering distinguish themselves from thepractitioners of “soft” sciences, such as psychology, marketing, sociology or

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Theodore W. Manikas; Gerald R. Kane

applications. This experience helps define the student's career direction, andalso helps companies identify potential recruits. In order to make these opportunities available tostudents, engineering departments must develop collaborations with these companies. Inaddition, outside resources such as government funding will aid in the success of an internshipprogram.This paper discusses the formation of collaborations between our department and localengineering companies, and the process used to obtain external funding for undergraduateinternships. It is hoped that the lessons learned from this paper will provide guidance to otherfaculty attempting to establish internship programs for their undergraduate engineering students.OverviewCooperation between

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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R. Dennis Foster

nextDepartment Head. All objectives were obtained plus some positive attitude changes for theDepartment. It was an interesting assignment in a very pleasant City. I was quite impressed withthe College‟s co-op director, staff and program.The Lesson learned? There is great value in mixing academic & industry leadership skills.What then is a Career?Looking back to when I graduated in Civil Engineering here at this University in the spring of1960 and received my Iron Ring from the Ceremony held in an upper meeting room ofConvocation Hall, I would say it is a journey of exploration of various roles in variousenvironments in challenging leadership positions, not management. Most of us started outlooking for that work job that was almost fascinating and

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Lisa Schneider; Michael Kelley; Shefford P. Baker

assistant. An engineering faculty coordinatorgenerated the workshop problems and works with college staff to recruit, train, and oversee thecourse assistants.In the rationale for the proposed changes, the Task Force noted that many students havedifficulty relating math to science and engineering applications. In the current engineeringcurriculum, students learn abstract math concepts and engineering principles without necessarilytying the two together at first. Based on the outcomes of curricular innovations implementedelsewhere, the skill of using mathematics to model engineering problems can be explicitlytaught, and the earlier this is done in an engineering student’s career, the better1, 3. It is expectedthat students who receive this type of

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Camelia Rosca, Boston College; Larry Ludlow, Boston College; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

, 2007 A Preliminary Analysis of Correlates of Engineering Persistence: Results from a Longitudinal StudyAbstractThis paper outlines the preliminary findings of a longitudinal survey-based study, the Persistencein Engineering (PIE) survey. This survey was designed to identify and characterize thefundamental factors that influence students’ intentions to pursue an engineering degree over thecourse of their undergraduate career, and upon graduation, to pursue a career in an engineering-related field, including practicing engineering as a profession, teaching, or conducting research.In addition, it is also designed to broaden our understanding of how students navigate theireducation and begin to form identities as

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Global Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christan Whysong, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

, associate professor of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, is interested in improving the bioprocess curriculum using a spiral themed approach. Page 12.854.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Improving Ethics Studies through a Spiral Themed Curriculum: Implementing Ethics Discussion at the Sophomore LevelAbstractTo enhance ethics training during the undergraduate career, engineering ethics material shouldbe presented throughout the engineering curriculum. In continuation of the Department LevelReform (DLR) project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), two departments

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Graduate Studies

. The second, they are not sure that their academic performance asundergraduates places them in competitive positions for graduate school. Third, they believe itwill cost them thousands of dollars to continue their education, in tuition and living expense.Fourth, they believe it limits their future career options. Fifth, they believe it is much better to goto work, and then return to grad school. And finally, students are afraid of academic “burnt-out”after their undergraduate degrees, and need a change in environment.To address these in turn. First, no investment one makes in themselves has a better return thangraduate education. Examining the data for average salaries of degreed engineers over thecourse of their lifetime available in NSF

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Eisenman, University of Maryland; George List, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies

. Not every graduate student leaves with a degree. There are many differentreasons why one may choose to go to graduate school, not every successful graduatestudent has the same reason. If the reason for attending graduate school is strong enough,then graduate school is a good choice.Once a decision has been made to attend graduate school, the assignment of choosing aschool, advisor and area of research is handed out. This should be treated as the toughestassignment of the graduate career, because these decisions it can and will have aninfluence on you for the rest of your life. Making a poor decision at this point can cost alot of time and personal suffering, while making a good decision can be well rewarded.This does not mean these decisions