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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; David Illig, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

. Page 13.626.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Freshman Engineering: An Introductory Computer Course Teaching MATLAB and LabVIEWAbstractThis paper will describe the adaptation and implementation of a revised curriculum for ClarksonUniversity’s freshman engineering course ES100: Introduction to Engineering Use of theComputer. The objective in ES100 is to teach engineering problem solving using both MATLABand LabVIEW. The course was previously taught by Clarkson University’s four engineeringdepartments without the implementation of a common curriculum. Through the award of aCourse, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement, Adaptation and Implementation (CCLI A&I)grant by the National Science

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-1727: DESIGN OF INTELLIGENT SPACECRAFT: ANINTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION COURSEAndrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Andrew Willis is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He received his B.Sc. in Computer Science and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic University in Worcester, Massachusetts. After working in industry for four years, Andrew attended graduate school at Brown University where he obtained a Sc.M. in Applied Mathematics and a Sc.M. in Electrical Engineering completing a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences in 2004. He is a member of the ASEE, IEEE

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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M.G. Guvench

courses mentioned above. As a matter of fact, thanks to anotherNSF grant received in mid 1990’s it became integrated in our Electrical Engineering curriculum and it isused extensively in most of the courses we deliver. Having such a standard computational tool gives thestudent long enough a time to become a competent user and saves time from training particularly in thehigher level courses where course-specific tools have to be introduced.2. Description of the CourseThe Analog Integrated Circuits (=”CMOS Analog IC Design”) course has the goal to introduceprinciples of operation, fabrication technology and design of analog integrated circuits to ElectricalEngineering students at the senior level. VLSI fabrication is introduced with an emphasis on

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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M.G. Guvench

courses mentioned above. As a matter of fact, thanks to anotherNSF grant received in mid 1990’s it became integrated in our Electrical Engineering curriculum and it isused extensively in most of the courses we deliver. Having such a standard computational tool gives thestudent long enough a time to become a competent user and saves time from training particularly in thehigher level courses where course-specific tools have to be introduced.2. Description of the CourseThe Analog Integrated Circuits (=”CMOS Analog IC Design”) course has the goal to introduceprinciples of operation, fabrication technology and design of analog integrated circuits to ElectricalEngineering students at the senior level. VLSI fabrication is introduced with an emphasis on

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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M.G. Guvench

courses mentioned above. As a matter of fact, thanks to anotherNSF grant received in mid 1990’s it became integrated in our Electrical Engineering curriculum and it isused extensively in most of the courses we deliver. Having such a standard computational tool gives thestudent long enough a time to become a competent user and saves time from training particularly in thehigher level courses where course-specific tools have to be introduced.2. Description of the CourseThe Analog Integrated Circuits (=”CMOS Analog IC Design”) course has the goal to introduceprinciples of operation, fabrication technology and design of analog integrated circuits to ElectricalEngineering students at the senior level. VLSI fabrication is introduced with an emphasis on

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Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Samuel T Hunter, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

just recently published a co-edited volume on Multi-Level Issues in Creativity and Innovation. Page 13.195.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Investigation of Gaps in Design Process Learning: Is there a Missing Link between Breadth and Depth?AbstractTeaching ‘design’ is an integral part of undergraduate engineering preparation. Most four yearengineering programs include a first year course focused on the engineering design processwhere students are exposed to the wide range of issues that must be considered with regard to the‘real life’ activity of designing a product or a process

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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NADIYE O. ERDIL; KOENRAAD E. GIESKES

AN EVALUATION OF A LEARNING COMMUNITY PROGRAM FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTSNADIYE O. ERDIL, Binghamton UniversityKOENRAAD E. GIESKES, Binghamton UniversityAbstractThis paper discusses a pilot program for a freshman engineering learning community at BinghamtonUniversity. The engineering learning community program is an integration of three courses, anintroduction to engineering course, a technical writing course, and a calculus course, for students whoreside in the same campus residence hall. The main objectives of the program are to improve studentretention, to increase faculty/teaching assistants/student/residential staff interaction, and to encouragestudent engagement and interest.This paper focuses on the

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cliff Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Nicholas Salamon, Pennsylvania State University; Andrew Miller, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

understanding the physical problemis key to communicating ideas within the team. From that understanding, they can create amodel to analyze using the course theory. Conceptual design sketches are critical to thiscommunication. Most textbook homework problems provide the model as a given, so this is anextremely valuable experience in preparation for engineering practice.Material selection is an integral part of all engineering designs. While material selection is not atopic typically covered in elementary strength of materials courses, material behavior is coveredin a reasonable amount of detail. By supplementing knowledge of material behavior in terms ofstrength, serviceability, and environmental sustainability with a basic material selectiontechnique

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

Laurie K. Laird is the Director of Corporate and Alumni Relations and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU. She received a masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. At ONU, she teaches primarily freshman engineering courses. In addition to freshman programs, one of her areas of interest includes outreach to K-12 students. Prior to teaching, she served as a design engineer for GE Aviation.John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University John-David Yoder is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU, and serves as Chair. His Doctorate is from the University of Notre Dame. Research interests include education, controls, robotics, and

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Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; James Duvall, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-897: EVALUATING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF PEER INTERACTIONUSING AN ON-LINE INSTRUMENTAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State UniversityJames Duvall, Oklahoma State University James Duvall is completing his BSEE degree at Oklahoma State University and expects to attend graduate school studying microwaves or photonics. Page 13.575.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Evaluating Different Aspects of Peer Interaction Using an On-Line InstrumentBackground and ContextAs universities move towards integrating in-depth team-based design experiences there is anincreasing need to train

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Chih-Hao Wu; Kim Troboy; Tracy Cole; Loretta Cochran; David Roach

considered the ways in whichethical decision-making is taught to students at their institution and the learning objectives oftheir programs. Both groups integrate ethics across the curriculum by introducing ethical issuesand discussion of problems or hypothetical cases in different courses in ways that are relevant tothe course content. For example, marketing courses include discussion of ethical issues inadvertising. In the Introduction to Engineering course, students view a video depicting an ethicaldilemma such as “Incident at Morales”20, hear a lecture from the instructor, engage in a classdiscussion, do a reading assignment that includes other scenarios, and write a report analyzingthose scenarios. Arkansas Tech University offers an elective

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Reed, Louisiana Tech University; Taylor Creekbaum, Louisiana Tech University; Matthew Elliott, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University

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Computers in Education

the new project-centeredcurriculum.IntroductionIn 1998, the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University moved to anintegrated engineering curriculum based on the educational practices of the National ScienceFoundation Educational Coalitions. Our freshman integrated curriculum includes differentialcalculus, chemistry, physics and several non-technical courses. Students take these courses in“blocks” so that classes of 40 students share the same mathematics, chemistry and engineeringcourses. The topics presented in the mathematics and science courses are coordinated to somedegree with the topics presented in the engineering courses to motivate student learning and toprovide some content overlap. The engineering courses are

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Craig, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University; Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer; George Rouskas, North Carolina State University; Larry Silverberg, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

faculty and administrators in Engineering for three years, and previously in the Science and Education disciplines. She has a background in teacher education, curriculum development and evaluation and has worked as an education consultant for a number of organizations in the USA and South Africa conducting program evaluations. She received a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (Higher Education) from the University of Louisville and has M.Ed, M.Sc, B.Sc (Hons) degrees and a postgraduate Diploma in Adult Education from the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.George Rouskas, North Carolina State University George N. Rouskas is a Professor of Computer Science at NC

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Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Holden, California Maritime Academy

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-1513: THE UBIQUITOUS MICROCONTROLLER IN MECHANICALENGINEERING: MEASUREMENT SYSTEMSMichael Holden, California Maritime Academy Michael Holden teaches in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the California State University Maritime Academy. Page 13.1275.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Ubiquitous Microcontroller in Mechanical Engineering: Measurement SystemsIntroductionThis paper will describe a project aimed at integrating microcontrollers in several classesthroughout the mechanical engineering curriculum at the California State University MaritimeAcademy (CMA). The goal is to give our

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

studentsaccessing these resources in an attempt to increase their understanding. Our goal is toinvestigate how these experts are using the HUB for their own continued learning andhow can nanoHUB be integrated into formal and informal learning environments.Our work will test the conjecture that the nanoHUB resource supports learners’ goals andexpectations for learning in a course because the nanoHUB provides an excellentplatform for meeting instructor’s goals of conceptual understanding and metacognitiveskills for exploring new concepts. We are conducting multiple studies of how theseresources can be used as a learning resource for students from undergraduate to graduatelevels and scientists interested in learning more about nanotechnology. Our initial

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Christian Schroeder, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Women in Engineering

. modern educationalstrategies or gender-sensitive concepts. Courses can be designed that are based on project-oriented collaborative work, encouraging students to acquire social competencies, presentation ornegotiating techniques. Also mentorship programs comparable to those in the US can beestablished, supporting a close connection between students and academic staff. This can lead toa better integration of undergraduates into research and business processes and thus additionallymotivate students.However, despite these opportunities, many universities in Germany still try to simply converttheir old curricula into the new format without adapting the contents to the new module-basedapproach. A complete re-design of a curriculum is a rare exception

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Web-Based Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Quweider, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Fitra Khan, U of Texas at Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, The University of Texas at Brownsville

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Computers in Education

primary goal of this infrastructure is toenhance the existing curriculum in the undergraduate level by providing a state-of-the-artenvironment, isolated from the university campus network, in which Computer and InformationSciences (CIS) students can get hands on experience in areas such as Networking, Ad HocComputing, Wireless and Mobile Networking, Operating Systems, Image and Video Processing,Computer Vision and Distributed Processing.The involved faculty, joined by top selected students, went through three distinct phases increating the networking and distributed processing lab (NDPL): design and setup, specificationand implementation, and integration into CIS curriculum. The design phase of the project relatesto setting up the physical and

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Trends in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joye Jepson, Antioch University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

incorporate research and hands-on exercises up-front inthe curriculum, instead of just lectures and theories.[8,43,51] Additionally, the curriculum andfaculty should reference diverse populations in the examples used; women and minorities shouldbe incorporated into references, lectures, readings, and other course work.[8]Diversity in ExperienceFinally, enhanced global awareness and experience are critical if the U.S. is to maintain an equalfooting with the rest of the world in engineering. Many countries are working on ensuringquality engineering education and diversification. Global awareness would ensure anappreciation of different cultures and business practices. To guarantee that the U.S. remainscompetitive, STEM fields have to be seen as

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Campus

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Computers in Education

inhabited by humans.The contest has been successfully integrated into an undergraduate robotics course andinto an undergraduate research activity. Educational resources, such as a database ofcampus path pictures, are available to facilitate the computer vision algorithmdevelopment. An example of a successful robot platform and a software developmentenvironment (based on MATLAB) has been provided. This prototype can be used as aguide or as a benchmark for educators and students to assist in the development of a robotsolution. Additional resources can also be found on the website for the contest [3]. Page 13.1116.10Overall, the contest has been very well

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Trends in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Ashley Babcock, University of Georgia; David Gattie, University of Georgia-Athens

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-1296: THE ENGINEERING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: A PROPOSEDMODELNadia Kellam, University of Georgia Nadia Kellam is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Georgia. Her research involves an integration of systems and engineering ecology with engineering education, resulting in a deeper understanding of student learning through a complexity lens. In particular, she is developing the Ecological Inspiration for Engineering Education research program, which involves an innovative approach of borrowing concepts from healthy, ecological systems and applying these to engineering education systems. Ecological concepts such as distributed cognition, systems

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; jack esparza, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

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Minorities in Engineering

): This program allows teams from schools to acquire new teaching resources and technology tools using NASA's unique content, experts and other resources to provide exciting learning experiences science, mathematics and technology for students. v. NASA Quest: This program is an online educational experience allowing students to interact in the classroom with NASA experts, from all fields of work. Activities include background information and curriculum materials. vi. Space Center Houston - Teacher Camp-ins: This program allows educators to participate in hands-on activities that they can use back in their classrooms while having a great time with fellow teachers. vii. Space Vehicle

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Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

and understands the coordination involved.Technology programs, in contrast with engineering programs, have less emphasis on design aspart of the curriculum. Technology students learn how to use various devices and how theywork rather than design systems with them. Furthermore, technology programs emphasize“hands-on” learning and contain many labs throughout the curriculum. This toolkit can beutilized in an automation or instrumentation course for several experiments involving the varioussensors and circuits on the robot. Content demonstrates the relationships between pulse-widthmodulation (PWM), the electrical drive signals, mechanical motion of the motor, and rotationalmeasurements provided by the optical encoder.The toolkit provides design

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Foster Excellence

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University; Pabitra Saha, Alabama A&M University; James Foreman, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

session was primarily due toschedule conflicts, it also is an indicator of low student commitment. The review sessions arevoluntary so it is not possible to enforce attendance at the sessions.Strategically, in order to circumvent this lack of student commitment the department has decidedto modify its curriculum to increase the lecture hours in one of the senior level required courseseach semester and integrate an FE review session into this regular course. By embedding reviewtopics into a mandatory course, students would essentially be compelled to attend the whole FEreview session without any conflict whatsoever.In the future, perhaps in the next three to five years, the authors would be willing to share anyfurther experience and findings with

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; Khaled El-Sawy, United Arab Emirates University; Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

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International

Engineering offers B.S. degrees in civil, computer, electrical,mechanical engineering, chemical, and petroleum engineering.The paper presents the framework developed for preparing the Civil Engineering program forsubstantial ABET accreditation. The paper discusses all direct and indirect program outcomesand a summary of the process to achieve these outcomes. In addition, the paper focuses on themajor steps toward developing and achieving the curriculum assessment of the program. Thepaper will present the major step in integrating the program assessment tools by a comprehensiveand sophisticated spreadsheet that lists all the curricula and course outcomes of each course inthe program. It automatically imports the individual course outcome into the

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-1332: COMPUTER-AIDED LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT: THENATURAL PARTNER FOR PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGRoger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne Roger Hadgraft is a civil engineer with more than 15 years involvement in engineering education research. He has published many papers on engineering education, with a particular focus on problem/project-based learning and the use of technology to support learning in this way. He was instrumental in introducing a project-based curriculum into civil engineering at Monash University, commencing in 1998. From 2002-6, his work at RMIT was in curriculum renewal to embed graduate capabilities, specifically through a stream of project-based courses/subjects, one

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Liu, California State University-Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University-Los Angeles

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Minorities in Engineering

Project which allows Hispanic students froma local High School district to participate in the SERENADES researches in summers. Inaddition, three senior/graduate level courses have been developed to leverage the research resultsof real-time and embedded systems, and image processing from the SERENADES laboratory tothe electrical engineering curriculum at CSULA. Page 13.1133.21. IntroductionCalifornia State University (CSULA), Pasadena City College (PCC), and University of SouthernCalifornia (USC) have established partnerships through an educational pipeline under theNASA’s MUCERPI program. The associated activities were conducted mainly in the

Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Michelle Shafer, Mt Notre Dame High School; Brian Lien, Princeton High School; Carolyn Rost, Mother of Mercy High School

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-919: FROM 0 TO 60 IN 1 YEAREugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene is an Academic Director in the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He is the project leader of a collaboration to develop and deliver pre-eengineering to high schools. Eugene also manages the college's accelerated engineering degree programs.Michelle Shafer, Mt Notre Dame High School Michelle is a degreed Biomedical Engineer who now teaches science at Mt Notre Dame High School near Cincinnati.Brian Lien, Princeton High School Brian Lien teaches technology education classes at Princeton High School near Cincinnati.Carolyn Rost, Mother of Mercy High School Carolyn teaches science and serves

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

provides the transmitter andreceiver electronics. The adapter board attaches to an off-the-shelf field programmable gatearray (FPGA) development board, which provides the digital aspect of the data link.The first audience we are addressing is undergraduate technology students. As such the designgoal of the toolkit is to provide a system that clearly demonstrates functionality, allowingstudents to investigate all aspects of the system. The choice of using an FPGA provides a levelof flexibility, allowing the toolkit to be used in other curriculum as well. Further, with a soft-core processor, the toolkit can be used to implement a modest microprocessor system. It is ourintent that the fiber optic toolkit will be useful in undergraduate classroom or

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Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kristen Mekemson, Kern Family Foundation; David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Masters in Liberal Arts from DePaul University, Chicago (USA), and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Western Michigan University. Page 13.265.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Building an Entrepreneurial Engineering Ecosystem for Future Generations: The Kern Entrepreneurship Education NetworkAbstractThe integration of entrepreneurship and innovation into undergraduate engineering education hasbeen found to enhance student performance and improve retention rates (Ohland, 2004). It alsoprepares graduating engineers to work in rapidly changing environments defined by acompetitive global

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

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Minorities in Engineering

with the New Basics standards recommended by the National Commission onExcellence in Education (NCEC) for high school graduation. Kentucky New Basicsrequirements (in Carnegie units) include: 4 units of English/language arts, 3 units Social Studies,3 units Mathematics, 3 units Science, 1 unit Health/Physical Education, and 1 unitArts/vocation.[8] The pre-college curriculum (PCC) required for admission into the University ofLouisville is in alignment with the NCEC requirements, including an additional 2 units in foreignlanguage for incoming freshmen. Table 2 shows the PCC required for incoming freshman at theUniversity of Louisville. Although most high school students are told by their high schoolcounselor the coursework requirements for