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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

actual hands-ondesign projects that range from the initial requirements of the authorized jurisdiction to thesystem final design.Many of the fire alarm code studies students are fire and safety personnel. In addition, otherstudents work in various related professions. The class students also have varied technicalexperience levels and backgrounds in academics.The students in the fire code studies become acquainted with the national fire alarm code byusing newly developed handouts and reference material, national fire alarm code handbooks thatcontains practical explanations of the code, and many actual practical design projects.A feature that makes these class studies unique is the heavy use of group efforts and interactionof the groups on many

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ashraf M. Ghaly

CUTTING STUDENTS’ IMAGINATION LOOSE PAYS RICH DIVIDENDS Ashraf M. Ghaly ghalya@union.edu Union College 807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308 Abstract: The Technical Drawing course is a freshman level course taken by engineering students at Union College. The course covers the fundamentals of engineering graphics and heavily relies on the software package SolidWorks in drawing parts, assemblies, and engineering plans. Project GraphSpeak is an exciting design project that was introduced to give the students an opportunity to put into practice the knowledge gained in this course

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Learning to Design Aerospace Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

and provided the opportunity to rapidly climb the learningcurve.One response to this need is to more rapidly and better train students by means of realistic andintensive design-build-test activities. Since 1998, the Student Space Systems FabricationLaboratory (S3FL) at the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering has combined aformal design process with student creativity and spontaneity to train and provide students withopportunities for research in space system design and development.5 This paper describesS3FL’s resources and operations, outlines the lab’s educational and design philosophy, anddiscusses the technical, teamwork, communication, and project management skills developedthrough S3FL. The paper also discusses how these

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 How the Presence of Women Affects the Performance of Design Teams in a Predominately Male EnvironmentAbstractThe literature reports conflicting results regarding the effect on team performance when one ortwo “minorities” are added to the team. Further, there are very few studies that report on teamsthat are actually doing engineering or design work, and even those studies normally define“performance” as the overall grade for the project rather than indicating how the teamsperformed on the various aspects of the design process. The current study presents resultsobtained for nearly 400 students working on 99 teams with a female minority of 14.1% workingon a semester-long

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Capstone Design I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

knowledge with practice on challenging design projects. The MDL provides acapstone experience intended to prepare students to enter the workforce. The projects areopen-ended, technically challenging design problems that encompass a broad array ofimportant contemporary issues. In addition to defining an important problem, sponsorsprovide a significant grant and their direct participation with the students, faculty andstaff who work to provide design solutions. Lessons learned over the past five years haveopened our eyes to some of the major changes needed in how to educate engineers andprepare them to enter the workforce. These lessons are expected to influence changesaffecting our entire curriculum.IntroductionThe engineering profession is at a

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Design Methods and Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

University of Portland in Oregon. Dr. Ferguson is a member Eta Kappa Nu, IEEE, and ASEE.David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology David Voltmer is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His interests include electromagnetics, microwave metrology, systems engineering, and entrepreneurial student classes and projects. Page 11.541.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engaging ECE Students in the Practice of EngineeringAbstractThe design sequence at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has a long tradition of educatingstudents in

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Building a Community in Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Materials

: We Don't Just Play Heavy Metal Music-- We Also Talk About MetallurgyAbstractA weekly radio program is broadcast from a campus studio with the purposes of providingmaterials engineering instruction and entertainment to the local community. Faculty andstudents that organize and create each weekly show are students and fans of both materials topicsand music. The format of the show includes music that ranges up to the extreme metal genre.Discussions are held between blocks of songs, and include a variety of topics. Past discussiontopics include the environment, manufacturing, atomic level processes in materials andextraterrestial visitors. A project exercise in a Materials Engineering course allows students tocreate a

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International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Women in Engineering

undergraduate levels. Page 11.261.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Attracting Women to Engineering that Serves Developing CommunitiesAbstractThe University of Colorado at Boulder has created a program in Engineering for DevelopingCommunities (EDC). It is currently formalized as a graduate program within the Environmentalsub-discipline of Civil Engineering. Longer term plans are to create a certificate option forundergraduate students in the College of Engineering. In the meantime, a variety of courseshave included EDC-related content and projects. Service-learning and active

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Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Li Qian, South Dakota State University; Teresa Hall, South Dakota State University; Shanzhong (Shawn) Duan, South Dakota State University

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Engineering Technology

, communication andlifelong learning. One possible and feasible approach is to address those professional lifeskills via targeted content in engineering applications courses [1] . This approach was chosenin reforming the tooling design and measurement course for manufacturing engineeringtechnology (MNET) students at the South Dakota State University (SDSU).Subjects in the course include jigs, fixtures, molds, tools and dies in various productionsettings, material selection, precision machining, manufacturing inspection equipment andtechniques, dimensional metrology and geometric conformance. WebCT courseware, anenvironment for developing web-based educational activities and materials [2], was used tosupplement lecture material, lab projects, homework

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Design for Manufacture and Industry

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Somnath Chattopadhyay, Ball State University

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Design in Engineering Education

aided design which is primarily geared todrafting; this is supplemented further by courses in automation and computer integratedmanufacturing. As a part of the curriculum, there are courses on mechanics of materialsand engineering materials (metals and plastics), and also on electronics andinstrumentation. There is some emphasis on design for quality through courses in qualitycontrol and design of experiments. The capstone projects do however, focus on variousaspects of design, namely design for manufacturability as well as design for assembly.However, the perspectives of design, as such are not uniformly and strictly emphasized ina traditional manufacturing engineering technology curriculum. Furthermore, in theprogram at the author’s

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Capstone Design I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College; Jessica Wilbarger, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

wasimplemented online, with requests sent via email to representatives of all ABET-accreditedengineering programs (1724 programs at 350 institutions, as of 2004). The online survey yieldeda strong response, with 444 programs from 232 institutions submitting responses. Thiscorresponds to a 26% response rate from engineering programs and a 66% response rate frominstitutions. The results of this survey, with a focus on developments in the past ten years, arepresented graphically and discussed. Particular focus areas include course logistics, facultyinvolvement, project coordination, funding details, and industry sponsorship. The results serveas a snapshot of current practices in engineering capstone design education as well as anindication of trends over

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Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Erin George, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Architectural

2006-986: RETROCOMMISSIONING (RCX) MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ON AUNIVERSITY CAMPUS: STUDENT CAPSTONE EXPERIENCEMargaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of TechnologyErin George, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 11.1092.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Retrocommissioning (RCX) Mechanical Systems on a University Campus: Student Capstone ExperienceAbstractSenior engineering students at Rochester Institute of Technology are required to complete a 22-week culminating project prior to graduating. This multidisciplinary project assembles teams ofstudents in various engineering majors to work together on an engineering design projectsponsored by

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Curriculum Development and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin-Marathon County

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Engineering Design Graphics

structure, timelines,design projects, and assessment of students’ work. Instructor and student reactions to the newlydesigned course are discussed, including their views on the relevancy, work load, and overallreaction.IntroductionThe University of Wisconsin-Marathon County (UWMC) offers a two-year pre-engineeringprogram. The purpose of this program is to give students the core engineering courses they needduring the first two years in college. After completing the first two years, they transfer into oneof many engineering programs at many universities. The curriculum of such a pre-engineeringprogram must encompass necessary courses students need regardless of which specific major oruniversity they transfer. Engineering graphics is one course which

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Electrical ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; John Denton, Purdue University; James Jacob, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

2006-871: THREADING TOPICS AND CREATING COURSE LINKAGE AMONGCOURSES AND CURRICULAR AREASJeffrey Richardson, Purdue University Jeffrey J. Richardson is an Assistant Professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University where he teaches introductory and advanced embedded microcontroller courses. At Purdue, he is active in Project Lead the Way, recruitment and retention of students, applied research and has written several conference papers related to teaching embedded microcontroller systems.John Denton, Purdue University John P. Denton is an Associate Professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue

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On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy to address studentdevelopment. Bloom’s Taxonomy identifies levels of knowledge and helps faculty identifystudents who have mastered those levels. Multiple pedagogical techniques are used that addresslearning at different levels on Bloom’s taxonomy: 1) independent reading with formative Page 11.1308.2evaluation helps individual students master fundamentals (remember and understand), 2) follow-up active learning in class helps student teams apply knowledge to a design problem (apply andanalyze), and 3) design projects have students test how useful acquired knowledge is (evaluateand create). The following

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New Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricky Whittington, Morgan State University; Douglas McLennan, Goddard Space Flight Center; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University

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Industrial Engineering

2006-449: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING APPLICATION IN SPACE MISSIONDouglas McLennan, Goddard Space Flight Center Dr. Douglas McLennan is the Project Manager of the Space Technology - 5 (ST-5) at the Goddard Space flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. McLennan received his B.Sc. in Physics in 1978 from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Canada. He received his M.S. in 1980 and Ph.D. in 1983 from Georgetown University, Washington D.C.Guangming Chen, Morgan State University Dr. Guangming Chen is an Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering at Morgan State University. He joined Morgan State faculty in 1990 as an Assistant Professor. Since September 2002, he has worked with ST-5

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Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Lee Hansen; Jorge Vanegas, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

&CIS, the processes for the sustainable delivery and use of F&CIS, andthe resources required for the delivery and use of F&CIS in a sustainable way.In a sustainable approach to F&CIS, decision-makers need to integrate sustainability at all stages ofthe project life cycle, particularly the early funding allocation, planning and conceptual design phases.More specifically, to be successful in the pursuit of sustainability, the A/E/C industry needs to: (1)define, plan, and design more sustainable F&CIS; (2) procure, construct, commission, operate, andmaintain F&CIS in more sustainable ways; and (3) supply more sustainable building technologies,systems, products and materials used within F&CIS. Satisfying these needs

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Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rathika Rajaravivarma, Central CT State University

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Computers in Education

2006-1382: PEER ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES FOR ALABORATORY-BASED COURSERathika Rajaravivarma, Central CT State University Page 11.987.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Peer Assessment Methodologies for a Laboratory-Based CourseAbstractAdvances in technology and the explosive growth of the Internet have called fornew ways of learning environment. The content delivery is no longer the passiveapproach of lecture emanating from the teacher to the student. It is imperativethat computer networking courses taught at the undergraduate level containadequate hands-on implementation based projects and experiments in order tobetter train students. The computing curricula 2001 (CC2001

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Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Construction

site’sconstruction manager, and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at TuftsUniversity, based on two, active, on-campus construction projects; a residence hall and a newmusic building. Active, problem-based learning was central to course delivery with access toreal-world applications of construction processes and technology readily available. The courseinstructors were CEE faculty, Linbeck personnel, and numerous guest presenters ranging fromarchitects/engineers/builders to managers of university operations and community relations. Theclassroom was on-site; a construction trailer converted into the Linbeck Learning Center.Pedagogically, this arrangement changed the course dynamics from using sites as co- or extra-curricular components in

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

3 3D Art and Fundamentals of Flight – Plane Building Done 4 3D Art and Web Design-I – Plane Flying Starts 5 Exam I and Web Design-II 6 Instrumentation and Web Design-III – Final Project Assigned 7 Circuits and Engineering Math 8 Timers, Flip Flops and other ICS, Exam-II 9 Temperature Satellite and How Things Work Launching Temperature Satellite, Recording, Analyzing Data, and 10 Presentation of Final Project – Plane Flying Endsinvolve building a bridge using K’NEX parts that is then tested to collapse, building and flyingof an electrically powered

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Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Maor, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

Aspects in Architectural Design course in a college ofarchitecture, which focuses on experiential learning activities in the design studio. The designprocess is tackled from three geometrical complexity directions: tessellations, curve surfaces,and subdividing space by solids. Mathematical needs in architecture design and relevantlearning methods were selected from interviews with practicing architects and educationalliterature. The course evaluation was based on observations, attitude questionnaires, projectportfolios and interviews. Portfolio's assessment criteria focused on the project contents,design solutions and mathematics applications. Results of the course follow-up revealed avariety of mathematically-defined complex geometrical shapes

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Barrett Myers, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

ChallengesAbstractThere are many benefits to participating in multi-campus collaborations among project-baseddesign teams. First, students gain experience in working in a distributed design environment,which is becoming more commonplace in engineering practice. Second, collaborations offer theability to share complementary expertise and allow student design teams to participate in projectsthat they would not normally be able to undertake alone. Third, collaboration among teams ofmultiple campuses allows for sharing of prior work and the opportunity to build upon the work tohave a more significant impact.There are, however, challenges to participating in multi-campus collaborations. It is difficult forstudent teams to partition projects such that they can be done

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ChE: Innovation to Improve Student Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Michael Miller, Michigan Technological University; Kirk Opella, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Chris Green, Michigan Technological University; Geoff Gwaltney, Michigan Technological University; Scott Bradley, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

Technological University Geoff Gwaltney is a Senior Research Engineer at the Keweenaw Research Center at Michigan Techological University. Geoff has worked closely with the AFE Enterprise.Scott Bradley, Michigan Technological University Scott Bradley is a Project Manager and Research Leader at the Keweenaw Research Center at Michigan Techological University. Scott has worked closely with the AFE Enterprise. Page 11.552.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engineering Education in Alternative EnergyAbstractThis paper describes education and research efforts in alternative energy at

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Multidisciplinary Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Uei-Jiun Fan, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 11.729.3 2out and properly implemented instructional strategy. Our experience in service learning revealsthat service learning by its nature can provide authentic learning experience. * Authentic learning strategy invariably involves the learners in activities that deal with a real-life problem. * Service learning involves real people in real time, and therefore, it contains certain elements of drama and dilemma, just like in real world. * In service learning projects, content knowledge usually is embedded in the situation in which it is used. * In service learning, students are not usually given engineering specifications to start with (as opposed to class projects

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The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Niehaus, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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Civil Engineering

executed as a three-quarter IntegratedDesign Sequence (IDS) course, offered in conjunction with a practicing professional engineer(client), and other practitioners and faculty members acting as mentors. IDS is an innovative andambitious three-course series focusing on a single design theme with multiple components thatencourage interaction among traditional CEE specialty areas (e.g., construction, environmental,geotechnical, structural, transportation, water resources). Students work in design teams, like adesign firm, and submit feasibility, design and construction plans, and associated cost estimatesfor a real-world project. Students must interface with a “client” and a group (consisting of 6 to 8members) of “industry advisors” or practitioners

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Multidisciplinary Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Dom Acciani, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Chenguang Diao, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

in 1999. His interests include the physics of polymers and numerical computational methods in materials science. Page 11.359.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 CONVERGING-DIVERGING APPROACH TO DESIGN IN THE SOPHOMORE ENGINEERING CLINICAbstractThe Rowan University Sophomore Engineering Clinic is a two-semester sequence intended toteach engineering design and communication. Historically, the course has been taught withsemester-long projects, one in the fall and one in the spring. An example from the fall 2003 and2004 semesters was the Hoistinator project. Student teams of 4-5 were challenged

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International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masakatsu Matsuishi, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Wayne Sanders, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Kazuya Takamata, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Tetsuro Furukawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Loo Ching Nong, Singapore Polytechnic

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International

Consultants Pte Ltd and Land Transport Authority. Page 11.819.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006International Collaborative Project in Engineering Design Education Between Japan, Singapore, and United StatesAbstractThis paper reports positive learning outcomes from an international collaborativeproject in Engineering Design Education between Kanazawa Institute of Technology(KIT) in Japan, Singapore Polytechnic (SP) in Singapore, and Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology (RHIT) in the United States.Two visiting academic staff from SP came to KIT from November 2002 to February2003 to study the Engineering Design II

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Innovation in Teaching Engineering Economics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Economy

University of Pittsburgh) and at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Bursic has done research and published work in the areas Engineering and Project Management and Engineering Education. She is a member of IIE and ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania. Page 11.222.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Applying Engineering Economic Analysis to Contemporary Problems with Global and Societal ImplicationsAbstractThis paper describes the use of contemporary issues to teach students to solve problems in aglobal and societal context in an introductory

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Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanne Mathews, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Abhinav Pamulaparthy, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-1481: ASSESSING STUDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEARNINGOBJECTIVESJoanne Mathews, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDaniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology Senior Lecturer, Interprofessional Studies Program (IPRO), Il Institute of TechnologyMargaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of TechnologyAbhinav Pamulaparthy, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Team Project Manager; major in MMAE Page 11.240.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Assessing Student Acquisition of Knowledge of Learning Objectives for an Interprofessional Projects ProgramAbstractThe Interprofessional Projects Program

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Software Engineering Curriculum Support

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

2006-424: CHALLENGES/ISSUES IN A INDUSTRY-ACADEMICCOLLABORATIONJayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Jayathi Raghavan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 2000 and MS in Computer Science in 1998 from Washington State University. Dr. Raghavan has taught a variety of mathematics courses, programming and database systems courses for the past six years. Her current area of interests are, Computational Mathematics, Database Systems and Software Engineering. She has worked on industry and government funded projects in the area of database systems and mathematics