Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

create asuccessful design, in the sense that it leads directly or indirectly to an improvement in our qualityof life, must work within the constraints provided by technical, economic, business, political,social and ethical issues.”2 Elements of this definition of The Engineer of 2020 are found in thedictionary definitions given in Table 1 such that both science and math are applied to an endresult “useful to people” and “supplying human needs”.The ultimate goal of an engineering curriculum is to produce engineers that can contribute to the Page 12.819.2profession and society in agreement with such past and present definitions and the vision of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

,a course has been developed around the topic and application: Design and Evaluation of aModern Safety Plan. This course synthesizes material from a number of disciplines all related tothis specific application, including: chemistry and physics (science of safety and health hazards);laws and contracts (safety and health regulations); ethics and public relations (corporateresponsibility); business (cost/benefit analyses, risk assessment, and profitability) andmanagement (project management). Similar groupings have been done for each (topic andapplication-specific) course.Activities planned to meet the program goals and outcomes included the following: 1. Design a curriculum that effectively meets the needs of homeland security and safety

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Jonathan Rice, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. These presentations include: SoYou Want to Be An Engineer, The Engineering Method, Power and Energy Conversion,Ethics and Critical Reasoning in Engineering, Power Transmission & Delivery and SolarTechnology & Power Systems and Power. Following each seminar, students participatedin a fun-filled game of Who Wants To Be An Engineer modeled after the populartelevision game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. This activity posed a number ofquestions to make students consider the lessons presented in prior lectures, as well as theapplication of renewable energy in the world today. After the conclusion of the game,students participate in mini hands-on design challenges, which require the utilization ofnewly-learned concepts as well as general

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

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Educational Research and Methods

broader aspects of for example social and ethical awareness4, 9.However, taking stock after ten years of outcomes-based education in engineering shows that theimplementation is still a “formidable challenge”10 (p. 181). Several authors indicate thatengineering education still falls short of the goal of preparing students adequately forprofessional practice: A recent report of the Business Council of Australia11, an organizationrepresenting the leading one hundred corporations in Australia, points out that engineeringgraduates have deficiencies with respect to crucial job skills such as “problem-solving,communication or entrepreneurship” (.p 14). In a similar way, with respect to the situation in theUS, Wulff12, 13 indicates that “many of the

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Dinardi, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

at the college studyliberal arts in addition to the technical courses required. The expectation is thatLafayette’s engineers have a better sense of the social, political, ethical, economic,and environmental consequences of technology. Due to the strict requirements ofABET accreditation, the intended values of a liberal arts education are not alwaysinstilled in the courses within the engineering curriculum. Extending its education Page 12.843.3beyond coursework, the college prides itself as a national leader in self-directedintensive research with faculty monitoring. Upon graduation, Lafayette’sengineering students occupy leadership positions in many of

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Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Women in Engineering

and individually and in small groups. I try to mix that up …if it’s a new problem we’ll do it in the large group first, and then they might [work] alone or together in pairs, or in small groups. I do discussion in my classes frequently, which is probably unusual for engineering classes, but discussion can come up in a variety of ways sometimes that relate to ethics because I incorporate ethics in all of my classes.Whereas some professors believe discussion is not suitable to engineering courses, such as onemale professor who suggests that in engineering there is a “black and white, so-called truth…”and, to paraphrase, “a bridge that failed is always going to fail regardless of student voice”, other

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Bor Jang, Wright State University; George Sehi, Sinclair Community College; Richard Jones, Sinclair Community College

skills (probability, statistics, mathematical modeling, graphical analysis, error analysis)• Be able to design, carry out and present, orally and in writing, the results of an empirically- based scientific experiment• Be able to maintain and organize a journal of laboratory activities• Define misconduct in science• Model academic ethics based upon the Wright State University Code of Ethics or the Sinclair Community College Honor Code• Work independently and cooperatively in groups facilitated by WebCT• Appreciate veracity of information available from different sources (peer-reviewed journals vs. internet)• Discuss the logical and empirical basis of scientific theories, contrast scientific knowledge with non-scientific knowledge; explain

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Oakley, Oakland University; Lorenzo Smith, Oakland University; Yin-ping (Daniel) Chang, Oakland University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

response to such criticisms, as well assimilar criticisms about engineers from the workplace, ABET, the accrediting agencyfor schools of engineering and technology in the United States, has attempted tobroaden the training engineering students receive.14, 15 Consequently, accreditingcriteria now specify that engineering studies must have training involving a numberof areas, including professional and ethical responsibility; an ability to communicate Page 12.1478.2effectively; an understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental, and societal context; a recognition of the need for, and anability to engage in life-long

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Patrick H. Oosthuizen

can be used in teaching,the cases discussed here being chosen purely as examples.As already mentioned, the discussion of engineering disasters in the teaching of engineeringethics is quite common and aerospace related examples are quite widely used for this purpose,common examples being the Hindenburg airship crash, the de Havilland Comet crashes 9, theDC10 cargo door problems and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Because these cases havebeen quite widely discussed in the context of engineering ethics they will not be considered here.Serious commercial aircraft crashes seldom have a single cause but the crashes are commonlyassociated with their dominant cause. Examples of some commonly stated dominant causes are: • Poor maintenance

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

last for two weeks. About 20 students will beadmitted into the camp each year. Some topics to be covered in the camp will include computerengineering, math, physics, english, electrical engineering, and laboratory exercises withLEGOs, plant visits, and engineering ethics. Table 3 shows a tentative schedule of activities forthe camp.By having the summer camp, we intend to get more students interested in the Engineeringprofession. The positive experience of the high school students due to the engineering campmay turn them on to study engineering. In addition, the summer camp will make the studentsunderstand that engineering can be fun, rewarding, and beneficial to society. Table 3 Tentative Schedule of Activities for the Summer Camp

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ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred DePiero, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

describes - "The needs of the workforce are changing (American Society for Engineering Education, 1994; NationalAcademy of Sciences, 1995) … dynamics in the labor market are putting a premium onstudents who have a broad knowledge of different subjects, … and the ability to work inteams. Students educated with a narrow disciplinary focus and in solitary learning stylescan have difficulties adjusting to such an environment. Indeed, such difficulties are adominant theme in the complaints voiced by business leaders about contemporary under-graduate education."In February 2006, the IEEE updated its Code of Ethics by removing the word‘engineering’ from its first point, changing “to accept responsibility in makingengineering decisions” to “to accept

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Parten, Texas Tech University; Michael Giesselmann, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

resulting data. 6. Function and communicate effectively, both individually and within multidisciplinary teams. 7. Interact with other students, faculty and practicing professionals on professional and ethical responsibility issues. 8. Recognize the need for, and ability to engage in, perpetual learning by working on projects, both individually and within multidisciplinary teams, for which they have no prior experience and developing ways to learn. 9. Use basic statistical techniques to analyze data. Each individual lab stresses different areas. The first lab includes basic electricalmeasurements procedures, equipment and the design of basic electrical circuits anddigital systems. The first lab has two projects, one

Conference Session

Systems Engineering and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

effectiveness 61 butrarely discusses the impact of character on survival. A characterological shift in the 21stCentury leader has often been reduced to detailed discussions about ethics and morality. Whileprevious work sets the stage for the difficult to define and even more difficult to measure conceptof character, the author proposes that the leader of today, like the 21st Century college student isa different individual from the leader of the past62. The current work extends on previous workconcerning a character shift in society and proposes that unique character type has an impact onthe emerging survival for the entrepreneurial leader. Therefore

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massoud Moussavi, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

are typically based on the following factors: quizzes, homework, midterm exam and final Exam. IX. Relationship of Course Objectives to Program Outcomes Program Outcomes (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) Use Use Do Dsn Wo Do Eff Life Prof, Prof, QualCou of of expe of rk Tec Co - ethic soc, ,rse mod math, ri- sys on h m long s, globl, ContObj ern scienc ment & tea pro lear socia diversi impr tools e

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

Paul Revere in the Science Lab: Integrating Humanities and Engineering Pedagogies to Develop Skills in Contextual Understanding and Self-Directed LearningAbstractABET, ASEE, and the wider engineering community have long acknowledged the potentialbenefits of interdisciplinary education, including the opportunity to develop non-technical skillssuch as communication and teamwork while cultivating a broader awareness of the ethical,societal, historical, and environmental impacts of engineering work. Instructors haveencountered many challenges in planning and implementing integrated courses, such as thedifficulty of coordinating the teaching methods, content, and learning objectives of differentacademic disciplines in a finite and

Conference Session

Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina; Christian Hipp, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1383: A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF TIMING ON ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS’ ABILITIES TO SOLVE OPEN-ENDED PROBLEMS WITHCOMPUTERSVeronica Addison, University of South Carolina Veronica Addison is a Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina and a former GK-12 Fellow. Her research and teaching interests include sustainability, the built environment, energy and environmental design.Christian Hipp, University of South Carolina Christian Hipp is a Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy at the University of South Carolina. His research interests include applied ethics, demarcation criteria in genetic domains and convergent technologies.Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Bryan Burrows-McElwain, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Anthony Stockus, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Design in Engineering Education

the evaluation of the prototype. • Engineering ethics. Design Project: • Demonstrate the understanding of the design process. • Demonstrate competence in defining design objectives. • Generate design concepts that meet design objectives. • Manage the team and project effectively. Software Applications • Demonstrate the use of spreadsheets for calculation and data analysis. • Show the capability to prepare graphs and charts with spreadsheets. • Show capability to prepare power point presentations. Page 12.1544.6

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EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

continually emailing and interacting, the most often received communication from SUST is an auto reply to email (written in Chinese). ECU and CTU seem to be dedicated to making the international series a reality, SUST seems to be taking more of a lackadaisical approach. 4. Cultures influence time of work. It has been generally accepted that the mid-evening timing for the lectures to be received at SUST reasonable due to the work ethic of the Chinese populace. 5. The growing impetus for engineering students in the US to be exposed to international influences may be pushing the ECU staff more so than the international participants. 6. The project has provided an

Conference Session

Design in BME Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen May-Newman, San Diego State University; Peter Newman, San Diego State University; Urban Miyares, Interwork Institute - Disabled Businessperson's Association

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

professional ethics as well as featuring seminars by guest speakers. Students arerequired to have weekly meetings with their project advisor throughout the two semesters of thecourse. The final product must involve significant design and be a physical device, computermodel, or a complete description of a manufacturing process for a mechanical or biomedicalapplication. For many students, this capstone design experience provides the most relevantpreparation for working in industry, and marks a segue from their academic training into theirprofessional careers.Students in the capstone engineering course were recruited to design AT for the ChallengedAmerica program. A rehabilitation technology graduate student with a background inengineering was recruited

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

specialization.Computer science core requirements consist of 28 hours. These core requirements, which aretaken by all the areas of specialty, are given below: • CNS 1400 Object-Oriented Programming I • CNS 1410 Object-Oriented Programming II • CNS 2810 Assembly Language & Computer Architecture • CNS 3050 Computer Ethics • CNS 2420 Object-Oriented Data Structures • CNS 2600 Fundamentals of Data Communications • CNS 301R Invited Speakers Series • CNS 3060 Operating Systems Theory • CNS 3240 Introduction to Computational Theory • CNS 3690 Advanced Topics in Data CommunicationsThe following courses will only be required for the Embedded Systems Engineering area

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Piechota, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: 1. To identify the phases of the engineering design process. 2. To design an engineering project and construct a physical model of the project. 3. To prepare a technical report for a design project and make an effective oral presentation that summarizes the project. 4. To recognize the importance of working in a design team. 5. To recognize the importance of the NSPE Code of Ethics and the responsibility of Professional Engineers.The textbook is Engineering by Design4 that is based on the five phases of the engineeringdesign process: 1. Needs Assessment 2. Problem Formulation 3. Abstraction and Synthesis 4. Analysis 5. ImplementationDescription of Hybrid CourseThe hybrid model consisted of distance

Conference Session

Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

introduce students toapplications of nanotechnology through four different modules. The modules are selected inorder to have hierarchy in student learning in three different areas (fuel cells, batteries andsolar photovoltaics) of alternative energy technologies. The modular nature of this proposedcourse will offer the benefit of allowing students to register for varying credit hoursdepending on their interest/requirement. The course contents are given below in fourmodules: 1. Nanotechnology ‚ What is in the nanotechnology ‚ Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes ‚ Energy related application areas ‚ Implications for philosophy, ethics, and society 2. Smart Batteries ‚ Nanomaterials for anodes

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Walter Block, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William Murphy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mitchell Tyler, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Webster, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Biomedical

professional communicationthroughout the curriculum as well as a relevant structure to discuss many issues related to designincluding intellectual property, professionalism, entrepreneurialism, engineering ethics, and theneed for lifelong learning.All the design projects are client-based, real-world design problems, solicited primarily from themedical and life sciences faculty around the university, as well as from biomedical engineeringcompanies. Also we do projects with individuals who have specific rehabilitation needs. Thedesign faculty team reviews the proposed projects and chooses those that are well matched to thestudents’ abilities and likely to result in physical prototypes. Once a team of four students isformed and chooses a project, the

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

course titled “Introduction to Bioinformatics (CSIS 3200)” hasbeen developed to serve as a major elective course for computer science and information systemsas well as biology majors. This is a lecture-based, computer-assisted course with hands-onapproaches to bioinformatics topics.The main objective of the course is to provide students with both theory and practicalapplications of the subject. Along with stressing the basic knowledge of the key concepts andmethods needed for data analysis, the course also emphasizes the use of standard softwaresystems to access, retrieve, and analyze available biological data. Further, the course educatesstudents about career choices and planning as well as legal and ethical issues.This course has been cross

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Jingyuan Deng, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

distance education classes onwireless network configuration and security.References1. Mark Ciampa “ Security + Guide to Network Security Fundamentals, Second Edition” ISBN 0-619-21566-6 ©20052. Michael T. Simpson “ Hands-on Ethical Hacking and Network Defense” ISBN 0-619-21708-13. Allied Telesis Company. Available: http://www.alliedtelesyn.co.uk/site/files/documents/datasheet/MC1X_G.PDF downloaded January 17, 2007.4. Raza, I, “Containing emissions from a microprocessor module”, IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 2, 21-25 Aug. 2000 Page(s):871 – 876 vol.2.5. Phil Lunsford, Lee Toderick, "Firewalls for Remote Computer Labs", presented at the 2003 Convention of the National Association of Industrial

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darris White, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; J. E. McKisson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; William Barott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and requires a significantinvestment of time from the students and faculty and a significant amount of resources.Faculty interaction with the students has been largely focused on the technical aspects ofthe project, by necessity. Ideally, the project would include more formalized lecturesaddressing professional ethics, environmental aspects, project management, anddocumentation. These topics have been conveyed to the student throughout the projectbut not in an organized format.As in any organization, there are individuals that are able to contribute greatly to theproject and other that contribute to a lesser degree. Because the project was bothtechnically challenging and interesting, some students were motivated to invest manyhours beyond

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kamesh Namuduri

• Preparing case studies based on real life incidents • IT professional certifications such as CISSP, CISA, and CISM • Designing the transition from community college to university (2+2) programs • Integrating cybersecurity concepts and topics into other computer and information courses and training programs • Recruiting students into degree programs • Providing internship opportunities in government organizations • Developing collaborations with local industry • Understanding law, ethics and privacy issuesTask 4 – Professional Certification Programs Professional certification programs provide professional development opportunities for

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

R. Barat; G. DiBenedetto; T. Boland

A New Freshmen Engineering Design Experience in Chemical Engineering at NJIT R. Barat, G. DiBenedetto, and T. Boland Otto York Department of Chemical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 07102IntroductionThere is a general recognition of the need to give their students considerable training beyond the standardknowledge of a particular engineering fieldi. Students must now have the ability to think critically andcommunicate effectively, to work in multidisciplinary teams and have good interpersonal skills, and toexhibit a broader professional and ethical

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

R. Dennis Foster

engineers in top management positions. One reasonfor this is that the Engineers have a code of ethics directly applicable to engineering processes &outcomes and the others do not. E & ET leaders are not easily manipulated politically. They neednow more than ever, a program that lets them regain these lost leadership roles.Programs on Roles, Environments and Leadership (REL)Having myself enjoyed a variety of engineering assignments in both academic and industrypositions, and mentored many E & ET undergraduates, postgraduates and employees in seeingmore options to any situation, I wrote this paper to encourage the incorporation of threeprograms; to give all E & ET students of all engineering disciplines the methodology andtechniques

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Jacob Tsao, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

International

recentyears. The increasing fossil fuel usage around the globe has led to an increased level of carbondioxide in the atmosphere, thus leading to possible global warming 6. Dealing with theseenvironmental challenges calls for technological solutions to which our engineering students canrelate.Another broader issue that was identified is the social responsibility of the global corporation andthe individual citizen 7. An important issue for study program participants to explore is what itmeans to be a responsible global corporation or citizen and to determine if global corporations“take advantage” of lax environmental and labor laws in developing countries. It was decidedthat it was important to include this ethical dimension in the study program so