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Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Scott Chumbley, Iowa State University

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Materials

Chumbley, in cooperation with other departmentfaculty, had developed a materials presentation aimed at making K-12 students moreaware of materials engineering as a possible career path. The presentation includesdemonstrations involving audience participation that relate materials information, oftenabout the atomic structure of materials, to real-world events (such as the Titanic, theChallenger, and the Columbia) and current state-of-the-art research projects in thedepartment.Figures 1A: Engineering Day at the Mall, Kids with Memory WireFigures 1B: Engineering Day at the Mall, Dr. Genalo Doing DemosA focused effort was made to develop an aggressive outreach schedule to bring thatpresentation out to schools and other public venues (for example, the

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jonassen, University of Missouri; William Miller, University of Missouri; Matthew Schmidt, University of Missouri; Matthew Easter, University of Missouri; Rose Marra, University of Missouri

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Two Year College Division

, andCentral Virginia Community College). This six-course sequence constitutes the coreradiation protection curriculum for the degree. In addition to these core courses, learnersare required to complete an additional fifteen to eighteen courses to fulfill therequirements for the Associate of Applied Science degree. Furthermore, learners willcomplete a required internship between their freshman and sophomore years at a nuclearpower plant. Each technical college is partnering with a nearby nuclear facility in order toprovide authentic internship experiences for the learners.The core curriculum structure of six courses has been designed to provide learners withan appropriate breadth and depth of knowledge and skills to prepare them for a career

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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Educational Research and Methods

Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland.Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland Elizabeth Godfrey is currently the Associate Dean Undergraduate at the School of Engineering at the University of Auckland after a career that has included university lecturing, teaching and 10 years as an advocate for Women in Science and Engineering. She has been a contributor to Engineering Education conferences, and an advocate for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning since the early 1990s, and is currently a member of the Australasian Association of Engineering Education executive.Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland Gerard Rowe completed the degrees of BE, ME and PhD at

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Uhlig, National University; Ali Farahani; Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mark Sotelo, National University

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Engineering Technology

Security and Safety Engineering. He is the Lead for six full time and fifty two adjunct faculty members. His department offers three undergraduate and six graduate programs and has a student population of three hundred students. Dr. Viswanathan is an educator, researcher and administrator with more than twenty-five years of industrial and academic experience encompassing engineering and environmental consulting, research and development, and technology development. His career experience includes teaching at the University level, conducting fundamental research, and developing continuing educational courses.Howard Evans, National University Dr. Howard Evans was appointed founding Dean

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno

captivates the class. A lot of references to its application in industry.” “I greatly enjoyed the class and am switching majors. Thank you.” “Very good notes”, “Good PowerPoint presentations” “Always has a group problem solving activity for each class”, “Class is interactive for students keeping everyone involved” “Slides summarize important points relevant to class” “A lot of useful material online”, “Great website” “Interesting projects”, “Projects were directly related to our future careers” “Good repetition of key facts for better retention”Negative student comments related to the modules “A lot of reading” “Projects require too much work for a 3 unit course” “Required us to learn extra information we

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Sandfry, US Air Force Academy; michael bettner, US Air Force Academy; Tim Lawrence, US Air Force Academy; Michael Sobers, US Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

. With sponsorship from the Air Force Research Laboratory, he led the cadets in flying the Academy’s first successful supersonic rocket. He also teaches engineering courses in astrodynamics, attitude dynamics & control, rocket propulsion, linear systems analysis and controls. Lieutenant Colonel Sandfry is originally from Columbia, Missouri. He earned his commission from ROTC and the University of Kansas in 1989, graduating with a major in Aerospace Engineering. His Air Force career includes engineering and program management assignments with the Global Positioning System Joint Program Office in Los Angeles AFB, California and the Maverick Missile Program Office at Hill AFB, Utah. In 1995 he

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Rahul Marathe, Iowa State University; Pavlo Antonenko, Iowa State University; Piyamart Kumsaikaew, Iowa State University; Dale Niederhauser, Iowa State University; Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2007-1929: STUDENT SELECTION OF INFORMATION RELEVANT TOSOLVING ILL-STRUCTURED ENGINEERING ECONOMIC DECISIONPROBLEMSSarah Ryan, Iowa State University Sarah Ryan is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. She received an NSF CAREER award with its educational component to promote active learning and was part of the team that developed the PSLP under a National Science Foundation grant, pioneering its use in engineering economic analysis.John Jackman, Iowa State University John Jackman is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. He brings to this project expertise in the

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-1964: WHY PEDAGOGY MATTERS: FACULTY NARRATIVESSusan Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is currently Associate Professor and Coordinator of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, materials science, first year engineering courses, as well as feminist and liberative pedagogies. Dr. Lord served as General Co-Chair of the 2006 Frontiers in Education Conference. She has been awarded an NSF CAREER and ILI grants. Dr. Lord’s industrial experience includes AT&T Bell Laboratories, General Motors

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Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carsten Ahrens, F.H. OOW

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

“involved.” Could it be that our own community ofdesign educators has not been able to persuade our own departments, that a solid designcurriculum will not only meet minimum ABET standards, but more importantly, prepare ourstudents for careers in a global work environment?Unfortunately the answers to these questions will have to wait for the next study.5.0 What design topics should we be teaching?We can argue that the thermal sciences in mechanical engineering include a core of fundamentalsincluding thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. We can suggest that for themotion/structures stem, mechanics of materials and machine design are brimming withfundamentals, too. And lastly, consider how engineering statics is important for both of

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

of the National Academy of Engineering through The Engineer of 20201 andEducating The Engineer of 20202. To summarize very briefly, engineering educators are beingasked not only to preserve the level of analytical skill that has served society so well over thepast several decades, but also to help students develop a host of professional skills and a broaderperspective than has traditionally been associated with the engineering profession. At the sametime, we are faced with a looming crises as the current engineering workforce ages and thenumber of young people interested in an engineering career declines.In a traditional engineering program, the primary focus is on the content of a set of relativelynarrow disciplinary courses, generally

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamad Albadr, Riyadh College of Technology

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Engineering Technology

graduated from King Abdul Aziz University in Biomedical Engineering from 1985 to2000 where 20% are non-Saudi national. 50% of the remains where joined the governmenthealth care facilities, 10% changed their professional career and the rest joined privatefacilities and/or medical companies .The Saudi Biomedical Engineers’ hands on working arevery low comparing to the number of health care facilities and/or medical companies. Fromthe above data, the number of graduates working within the health care facilities and/ormedical companies are very low which shows that the number of Biomedical engineers pernumber of hospitals and/or medical companies is one Biomedical engineer against five ormore hospitals and/or medical companies. Obviously, there is a

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Materials

working on teams o Confident about personal goals – wants balance between her career and family o Involved in many social activities, including the materials science professional society student chapter and other clubs ‚ Wilbur Needy o Transfer student from a local community college o Longs to succeed in engineering o Not able to self-assess needs or deficiencies o Quiet and works hard (but sometimes on the wrong stuff) o Inadequate background for immediate success in courses; needs guidance for success, but may be afraid to ask for helpAs we developed

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Catherine Bale, U.S. Military Academy

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Computers in Education

provide some anecdotes to give the flavor of unexpected challenges thatinevitably arose during contest operations and how the contest’s design allowed them to be met.The overarching goal of the WPBDC is to increase awareness of and interest in engineeringamong a large, diverse population of middle and high school students. As described in our earlierwork,2 its motivation is to attract young students of the United States to careers in engineering,math, and science in order to mitigate projected national shortfalls in the future. This leads tomore specific goals, which are that each contestant should: • Learn about engineering through a realistic, hands-on problem-solving experience. • Learn about the engineering design process—the application

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Bowen, Rice University; Marcia O'Malley, William Marsh Rice University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1999 and 2001, respectively. In 2001 she joined the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department at Rice University, where she is currently an Assistant Professor. Her current research interests include nanorobotic manipulation with haptic (force) feedback, haptic feedback and shared control between robotic devices and their human users for training and rehabilitation in virtual environments, control methodologies for improved performance of haptic interfaces and teleoperator systems, and educational haptics. She is a 2004 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator and the recipient of the NSF CAREER

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Long, Nuclear Stewardship, LLC; Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

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Nuclear and Radiological

Responsive As in MR above and presents multiple examples of coursework and clear evidence of applications to the discipline, job, hobby, or later courses HR Highly As in R above and presents many detailed examples Responsive of coursework and applications in career or other activitiesIt has been observed from the experience of implementing this grading system that there appearsto be a tendency for students to be satisfied with MR grade. Furthermore, since MR is a passinggrade and being a qualitative in nature it does not affect the students’ grade point average.Therefore, they do not feel encouraged to exert more

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Brown, Virginia Tech; Owen Hughes, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Neu, Virginia Tech; Betsy Tretola, Teaching and Learning,

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Ocean and Marine

engineering environment graduate students operate within. Asprofessionals and researchers, the students will be given problems to solve and they will beexpected to gather whatever information is needed to solve them. Therefore the problems thatare given in Distance Learning exams need to be realistic problems that are not answered byquoting some words from the textbook or plugging into a single equation from the textbook.Formulating such problems requires more work by the instructor yet serves the student greater intheir career.3.2 AOE 5314 and AOE 5994 – Naval Ship Systems Engineering and Ship Design3.2.1 Course philosophyThese two courses, taken together in the final two semesters of our Distance Learning MS, areintended as a capstone engineering

Conference Session

ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

nearly all of the PSE requirements, but miss one or two courses so that they can take an elective that interests them. This was initially surprising to the faculty; however, we feel that all students benefit from the systems approach and can fill in any gaps later during their professional careers.• Preparation for further studies - Students completing the stream are well prepared to continue in graduate studies. They have applied the systems approach not only to PSE technical graduate programs, but also associated fields like MBA with concentration in operations research and public policy with emphasis on systems analysis.We note that this positive experience contradicts some “accepted wisdom” about PSE

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming

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International

enrolled 14.The good news for departments seeking to maximize the number of U.S. citizens in their graduate programs is thatthe drop in foreign applications has been offset at many universities by rising demand from domestic students. AtDuke, for example, the number of domestic applications for graduate programs hit a 10-year high this year. It alsoexceeded the number of foreign applications for the first time since 2000. The University of Texas saw a similarflip-flop in the nationality of its graduate school applicants. "From my view, this is a very good thing," says LewSiegel, dean of Duke's grad school. "It means that more U.S. students are interested in STEM [science, technology,engineering, and mathematics] careers, and that's a trend we

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helene Hilger, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Francis De Los Reyes, North Carolina State University; Warren DiBiase, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Len Holmes, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Siva Mandjiny, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Todd Steck, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Environmental Engineering

etc. Yes—this is the best class in my career I’ve learned more from this than any other Oh yeah, I’d say so I think so I’ve def. learned a lot; don’t know how much I’ll use in the field, but it’s been beneficial. I’d like interaction and group work. I think it would be beneficial sometimes but not every class; there is only so much your peers can teach you. Also Page 12.1083.8 I’d like some articles that are scientific but not in a research

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

. “Extensive research has shown that students learn best when theyperceive a clear need to know the material being taught”[19] being able to tie what is done in theclassroom to skills needed for future courses or better yet their future careers post college is a Page 11.319.10huge motivator to students.[20] If students believe that they really do need to know how to dosomething, they will tend to work harder at learning and do their best.[6, 21] - Don't focus on popularityThe author also learned that students will not necessarily like a new methodology or embrace it,even if they agree it is useful. Students resist change, and anything they perceive to

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University; Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

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New Engineering Educators

multidisciplinary projects. Page 11.1086.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Research in the Undergraduate EnvironmentAbstractThe benefits of research experiences for undergraduates are significant. For many faculty, thesewere the experiences that convinced us to pursue further education and a career in academia.However, performing research at an undergraduate institution carries with it certain challenges.In traditional research institutions, doctoral students perform most of the research activities, ledby the faculty. These students have completed at least their undergraduate courses and can beexpected to remain

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Powe, Mississippi State University; Jane Moorhead, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

enrolled in the ESL class showed a 57 percent average improvement on thegrammar test.12 For continued support throughout the semester, TAs may work with technicalwriting tutors and possibly graduate students enrolled in English or technical writing programs.This collaboration benefits all involved, providing valuable experience to English studentsconsidering pursuing teaching or technical writing careers and possibly financial assistance forEnglish graduate students, who are chronically underfunded.Finally, quantitative penalties for mechanical/stylistic errors can prove problematic. Forexample, if a TA spots a misspelled word that reappears multiple times in a report, he or she may

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Program Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Waldorf, Cal Poly State University; Sema Alptekin, Cal Poly State University; Robert Bjurman, General Motors Global Engineering

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Manufacturing

hours after Bob received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from California Polytechnical University, he began his career with General Motors in Southern California. Bob had many challenging assignments in the vehicle assembly side of the business on the factory floor in Industrial Engineering, Tooling, Production Supervision and Future Production Planning. His manufacturing expertise lead to assignments in vehicle design bringing real world production concerns and processes into the product engineering activity to design in quality and buildability. Bob’s manufacturing and engineering expertise were also applied during an assignment at Hughes Aircraft on

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University

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Council of Sections

come.AcknowledgementsThis work has been supported by a planning grant from the National Science Foundation,Division of Engineering Education and Centers, under program solicitation NSF-03-562,"Department Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education," Grant Number EEC-0343214. This work has also been supported by the College of Engineering & ComputerScience and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Wright State University. Page 11.1073.12Bibliography1. Adelman, Clifford, 1998, "Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model for Analyses of Undergraduate Careers," U.S. Department of Education Report, May, 1998.2. Pomalaza-Raez

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Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Scambilis, Sinclair Community College; Jennifer Wise, Sinclair Community College

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Environmental Engineering

, Program Outcomes and the Assessment Methods must therefore be established and evaluated. These items are defined below: • Program Educational Objectives: Broad statements that describe career and professional accomplishments that the graduates are expected to achieve. • Program Outcomes: Narrow statements that describe what students are expected to know upon graduation. • Assessment: A method to identify, collect and prepare data to evaluate the achievement of the program objectives and outcomes. The assessment also considers how general education is applied and evaluated in the engineering courses. For example, how math is used in the engineering courses rather than how many math courses are required

Conference Session

Design Methods and Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cari Bryant, University of Missouri-Rolla; Eric Pieper, University of Missouri-Rolla; Brandon Walther, University of Texas-Austin; Tolga Kurtoglu, University of Texas-Austin; Robert Stone, University of Missouri-Rolla; Daniel McAdams, University of Missouri-Rolla; Matthew Campbell, University of Texas-Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

2001. Dr. Campbell's research is focused on the area of computational design synthesis. Dr.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 2001. Dr. Campbell's research is focused on the area of computational design synthesis. Dr. Campbell has been acknowledged with best paper awards at conferences sponsored by the ASME, the ASEE, and the Design Society. His research focuses on computational methods that aid the engineering designer earlier in the design process than traditional optimization would. To date, he has been awarded $1.57 million in research funding, including the CAREER award for research into a generic graph topology optimization method. This research represents a

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-1880: AN ACTIVE LEARNING FLUID MECHANICS COURSE BASED ONOUTCOMES ASSESSMENTIbrahim Olwi, King Abdulaziz University Dr. Ibrahim A. Olwi is an Associate Professor in the Aeronautical Engineering Department of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He received his MS in 1980 from Ohio State University and his Ph.D. in 1984 from Tulane University, New Orleans. He started his academic career 20 years ago and has been teaching Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics courses since then. He published numerous papers in applied aerodynamics and modeling of energy systems. However, his recent interests are focused on thinking based learning strategies and gifted education. He frequently

Conference Session

Course-based Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Joseph, Pace University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

foundationssuch as the Lemelson Foundation and the Kauffman Foundation. Within the last 20 years, thenumber of colleges and universities offering training in entrepreneurship grew from a few to over1500. Entrepreneurship education comes in a myriad of forms ranging from simply oneentrepreneurship course to many including interdisciplinary courses. Some interdisciplinaryvariations include entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial engineering, and entrepreneurship andtechnology-based new ventures. One of the reasons for the increasing rise in entrepreneurshipeducation is student demand. This education provides students with an entrepreneurial mindsetthat enables them to manage a career and/or a business. It provides students with the toolsneeded to pursue

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carrie Slater, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

Assistant Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate University. She received her M.S. in Counselor Education, Student Affairs Administration from Radford University and M.S. in Career and Technical Education and B.S. in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise both from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate University. Page 11.887.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Lessons Learned: Implementing a Large-Scale Peer Mentoring ProgramAbstractBeginning in 1992 with the creation of the