Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Andrew Arnott, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1250: USING THE RUBY LANGUAGE AS A PROGRAMMINGENVIRONMENT FOR A ROBOTICS LAB-BASED CLASSC. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University Richard Helps is the Program Chair of the Information Technology program at BYU and has been a faculty member in the School of Technology since 1986. His primary scholarly interests are in embedded and real-time computing and in technology education. He also has interests in human-computer interfacing. He has been involved in ABET accreditation for about 8 years and is a Commissioner of CAC-ABET and a CAC accreditation team chair. He is a SIGITE executive committee member and an ASEE Section Chair. He spent ten years in industry designing

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Materials

materials. Togetherwith Properties of Polymers (MECH-580), Polymer Processing (IME-507), and Plastics ProductDesign (MECH-584), this new course will be an integral part of the course portfolio for thePlastic Product Design Specialty at Kettering University, which emphasizes both experimentallabs and simulation techniques. Topics include Classical Laminate Theory (CLT), materialcharacterization, failure and damage, manufacturing techniques, and composite structure anddesign. A course project is also developed to demonstrate the application of composite materialsand design simulation. Kettering is a member of the Partners for the Advancement of CAEEducation (PACE) program, and the term project will be performed using advanced workstationsand CAE

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Rainey, California Polytechnic State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-244: A MANUFACTURING PROCESSES COURSE FOR MECHANICALENGINEERSRod Hoadley, California Polytechnic State University Rod Hoadley has been teaching as a part time lecturer in the Manufacturing Engineering Department and the Industrial Technology Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo since 1996. He has a BS in Engineering Technology and an MA in Industrial Technology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Rod has designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed numerous bicycle related products including a dial gauge wheel centering tool for building and maintaining spoked bicycle wheels; and a patent pending bicycle parking rack

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Furterer, East Carolina University; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Technology

Page 12.906.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Instructional Strategies and Tools to Teach Six Sigma to Engineering Technology Undergraduate StudentsAbstractThis paper presents innovative instructional strategies and tools to teach Six Sigma toEngineering Technology undergraduate students. Six Sigma is an improvement methodologyfocusing on understanding and reducing variation in processes. Many students can easily learnand even apply the basic quality tools in a separate and non-integrated manner, but the realchallenge is to help the students learn and apply the tools of Six Sigma in a synthesized way toattain the true power of an integrated approach. This paper will discuss the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Manufacturing

Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD, http://www.abet.org.3. Vollaro, M.B., “Field Trips: An Innovative Approach in Teaching Manufacturing Processes to Traditional Undergraduates”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.4. Todd, R.H., W.E. Red, S.P. Magleby, and S. Coe, “Manufacturing: A Strategic Opportunity for Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 90, No. 3, American Society for Engineering Education, July, 2001, pp. 397-405.5. Liou, F., “Curriculum Development for an Interdisciplinary manufacturing Engineering Program”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

leading aerospace manufacturing companies andprofessional societies to develop model curricula materials for manufacturing technicians andengineers working in the aerospace industry. This effort is funded by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF). These curricula will cover the gamut of the needs for manufacturingtechnologists in the aerospace industry and will also provide a common fluency in aerospacemanufacturing procedures, processes, and terminology. The need for a pool of skilled technologyworkers in this industry is highlighted by the aging of the existing workforce and demands forincreased manufacturing efficiency with an increasingly complex product. The civilian andmilitary aerospace industries share some common problems thereby making

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University

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Engineering Technology

they could be further enhanced by teaming them with firewallhardware/packet sniffers, or with firewall software such as Zone Alarm. This work can beexpanded with discussions of other networking concepts and technologies that willenhance one’s networking experience.IntroductionVisual Route is an easy to use graphical user interface that integrates various tools suchas traceroute, ping, and whois (the most common commands taught in a networkingcourse) to check Internet connectivity, and displays the actual route of connections and IPaddress locations on a global map (Exercise 2, Exercise 3). Visual Route presents ageneral analysis of the specific traceroute in terms of the following: • The total number of hops encountered • The average

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

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Materials

AC 2007-1019: THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF ISO 14000 AND THE ROLE OFENGINEERING EDUCATORSRobert Simoneau, Keene State University Page 12.1454.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Promise and Peril of ISO 14000 and the Role of Engineering EducatorsAbstractWith increased pressures to make our curriculum relevant there are a number of crucial issuesthat need to be considered for inclusion in our courses. In an already overcrowded curriculumthere is relentless tension about those student learning objectives that are desirable against thosethat are less relevant. The conceptual

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie Bolick, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Oladapo Akinyede, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

: Polymer composites have become an essential material and formidable choice forapplication and selection by designers in advanced structures for aerospace and marineapplications, and the hybrid nanocomposite material systems further enhance the desirableproperties along with the added benefits of the nano level material constituents. As such,effective processing techniques are required to integrate the nanomaterial particulates into thematerial systems at a larger component and structural level. Vacuum assisted resin transfermolding (VARTM) is a low cost manufacturing process regularly used for the processing ofpolymer composite laminate structures. The introduction of nano level material systems into theconventional processing methods for the

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University; Aurenice Oliveira

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

increasing at a fast rate. To respond to the industry needs of FPGA designers,universities are updating their curriculum with courses in FPGA logic design. As a result, theSchool of Technology at Michigan Technological University is stepping up to this challenge byintroducing the FPGA design course.The new course will be the third in series of digital logic design, it introduces the students totechniques needed for the design of very-large scale digital systems, including computers basicbuilding block. The paper discusses the goals of this course and relates the goals to industry needs ofhighly trained FPGA designers.1 IntroductionThe applications utilizing FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) as a design medium arepredominant [1]. FPGAs have been

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

A is area.If the density is assumed to be constant, which is the case for most problems encountered in afirst course in fluid mechanics then it can be brought outside the integral giving equation 2. m&= ρ ∫ V dA (Equation 2) AIf the function for the velocity profile V as a function of position is known, then it can be Page 12.1531.2evaluated at each cross-section.In most real applications the velocity profile is not a nice clean function that can be easilyintegrated. The velocity can vary seemingly randomly across the cross-section. An example ofthis

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Importantly, the U.S. is the only nation among the G7 to register a TEA score in the topten.Today, nearly 50 percent of the growth in the U.S. economy can be attributed to entrepreneurialactivity; much of this activity is in the technology sector. Since success in a technology venturerequires both technical feasibility and economic viability an engineering curriculum thatintegrates both aspects is of considerable value.2 Of the over 200 thousand graduates of collegeengineering and science programs each year in the U.S., a growing proportion seek employmentin entrepreneurial ventures or are starting their own ventures. This trend among engineering andscience graduates requires “a new type of engineer, an entrepreneurial engineer, who needs abroad

Conference Session

Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Marcek

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International

systemic engineering education reforms and the realization of harmonized systems of quality assurance as a fundamental basis for both hemispheric progress and their own future business success. • Foster a broad dialogue on Innovation that addresses research as an integral part of quality education and facilitates an expanded capacity for inquiry, especially in the applied sciences, as an essential ingredient to improving university capabilities and expanding intellectual and economic opportunity throughout the region. • Engage faculty in curriculum reform, the creation of quality learning environments, and the shaping of policy and strategies aimed at creating the educational infrastructure

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II: Practical Perspectives on Teaching and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Jernquist, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Todd Taylor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Liberal Education

Writing and Reading Center was established in 1986 to support USCGA’s sharedlearning outcome for Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC). Funded by the AlumniAssociation from the John and Erna Hewitt Endowment, the center supports writers at all classlevels and abilities. The Hewitt fund also supports an annual competition that requires allstudents to write substantial researched arguments during each of their four years. During theirthird-year, students write a paper as part of a required class in their major.In 2003 USCGA hired a full-time director and moved the center from the Department ofHumanities to the Department of Academic Resources to support WAC more effectively. Priorto 2003, the center was staffed by ten faculty members, primarily from

Conference Session

Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Paul Klenk, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lee Anne Cox, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University in 1992 and has been on the ECE faculty at Duke University since 1993. In addition to his K-12 outreach work, his research interests include microwave imaging and electrical impedance tomography.Lee Anne Cox, Duke University Lee Anne Cox, B.S., is a second year graduate student in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. She was awarded an NSF funded GK-12 Engineering Teaching Fellowship through the MUSIC Program (Math Understanding through Science Integrated with Curriculum) at Duke. For the past two years, in partnership with K-8 classroom teachers, she has taught hands-on, engaging science and engineering lessons to grades 3, 5, and 6 at Bethel Hill Charter School in

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Christine Floyd, Brownsburg East Middle School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Way curriculum. Gateway is the introductory course to the PLTW program andis offered in seventh grade in Brownsburg’s two middle schools.There were 120 total students in the Gateway course in the fall 2006 semester at East MiddleSchool, 60 of which were in a section of the class implementing the tsunami activity. TheGateway course was an elective for seventh grade students. The sections that participated were67% male, 33% female. Students were placed in teams of 5-6 students per team around largetables, a typical arrangement for most projects in the class.This initial implementation involved incorporating the entire MEA in the Gateway course; a trueinterdisciplinary model of the project across social studies, science and Gateway has

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Michael A. Jackson; Thomas Schulte; Nathaniel Kane; Elaine Lewis; Surendra Gupta; Santosh Kurinec

: MICROELECTRONICS AND NANOFABRICATION MINOR CURRICULUM Level Courses Freshmen Level Intro to Micro/NanoLlithography Sophomore Level IC Technology Senior Level Thin Film Processes Two Electives Nanocharacterization CMOS Processing Lab Process and Device Modeling Nanoscale CMOS and Beyond Other Disacipline Specific Nano CoursesConcentration in NanotechnologyA long-term perspective suggests a tighter linkage between electronics technology and molecularbiology. Our focus is on integration of nanotechnology with

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphne Duncan, Purdue University; Euridice Oware, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 12.1189.11strongly agreed with the questions asked for each Mission to Mars activity (Figure 4s 4 and 5).Teachers seemed to feel that each activity was grade appropriate and would be feasible to use intheir classrooms.All of these activities were originally written to accompany 5th-6th grade science curriculums andthey had gone through extensive piloting and revision. To some degree, engineering thinking oran engineering design element was incorporated into these activities. Cleaning Water is a goodexample of an activity where engineering design was easily integrated into the original scienceactivity. However, teachers were less interested in and comfortable with this more engineeringproblem

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Baier, Florida International University; Yong Tao, Florida International University

AC 2007-2714: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PEDAGOGICAL TEACHINGAPPROACH FOR ENGINEERING, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARCHITECTUREAND CONSTRUCTION WITH SOLAR DECATHLON PROJECTRonald Baier, Florida International University Instructor & Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Construction Management, College of Engineering & Computing, Florida International UniversityYong Tao, Florida International University Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing, Florida International University Page 12.227.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Michael Robinson, Rose-Hulman Institute; Charles Glagola, University of Florida; James Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler

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Civil Engineering

knowledge, skills, and attitudes outlined by ASCE are obtained through formalstructured education, and other parts are obtained through focused professional experience aftergraduation. The Curriculum Committee of the Committee on Academic Prerequisites forProfessional Practice (CAP3) was charged with two fundamental tasks regarding the formaleducation component, namely: ‚ Determine the current status of civil engineering education in relation to the formal educational component of the BOK, and ‚ Determine the nature of change necessary to support the formal educational expectations of the BOK. Presented in this paper is an extended summary of the work of the committee. The primarytopics addressed in the

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Mark Nelms, Auburn University; Regina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1635: EXPERIENCE WITH AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY WORKSHOPFOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERSR. Mark Nelms, Auburn UniversityRegina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment Page 12.712.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Experience with an Alternative Energy Workshop for Middle School Science Teachers Encouraging interest in science and engineering can begin early in the education process ifteachers have the proper training1. Discussed in this paper is an outreach activity for middleschool science teachers to provide them with the curriculum materials needed to foster students’interest in science and engineering. This

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dewey Spangler, Virginia Tech; Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learnimportant fundamental subjects in a well structured yet open minded and supportiveenvironment.Many high schools offer courses in engineering. Due to a lack of pre-requisite classes, thesecourses are usually introductory in nature and do not offer opportunities for students to studyvector and calculus based engineering mechanics1. The course coverage in GESN is the same asthat offered in a freshman or sophomore university level statics class, making it unique for a highschool curriculum. Exposing high school students to engineering before they apply to a collegeor university is beneficial since the rigorous course load of a university program makes itdifficult to complete an intended major without adding an extra year (or more) to the requiredtime.2

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University; Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Thomas Sugar, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Learning, Agility, and a Focus on the individual.These values are related to the program mission as the program is built around the concept ofengaged learning: discovery-based education and learning by doing. Classrooms are defined notas lecture halls but as engineering studios. Courses are delivered not as lengthy exercises intheory but as integrated opportunities to apply knowledge in real-world projects. The expectedoutcome of the program is an agile engineer, a lifelong learner with a comprehensive set of skillsappropriate to the needs of today and tomorrow. Agility also characterizes the program itself:streamlined, purposeful and flexible in adapting to changes in pedagogy, knowledge or the needsof its stakeholders. We also express the brand

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Gregory Feierfeil, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and sophomore yearsand continuing to integrate entrepreneurship throughout the academic career. Crosscampus collaboration will be accomplished by requiring multidisciplinary project teamsand cross-listed courses open to other disciplines.Goal 2: To provide an environment that encourages the growth of the entrepreneurialculture in the University community.An entrepreneurship environment will provide stimulus and motivation to act with anentrepreneurial attitude in all facets of university life. This environment will be createdthrough faculty incentives for fostering entrepreneurial projects, instituting pedagogicalmethods consistent with an entrepreneurial culture throughout the curriculum, requiringattendance at entrepreneur speaker series

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Lance Kenney, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

Villanova University promise "to add its influence to the search for world peace and justice by means of its academic programs and the pastoral ministry it provides for the members of the community." In fulfilling this promise, the OIS views its mission as one that enhances and strengthens the University's commitment to diversity, intellectual growth, and a global perspective. Thus, the OIS is committed to ensuring that an international educational perspective is an integral part of a Villanova University education.The OIS mission statement segues with the academic strategic plan of the university (synopsiscan be found at http://www.vpaa.villanova.edu/academicstrategicplan/goals.pdf). Specifically,the

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manar Shami, University of the Pacific; Ed Pejack, University of the Pacific; Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

structures. Threeof which are supported by hands-on labs except for the structural engineering area. The newlab will support structural engineering and integrate teaching and research in structural andconstruction engineering.This paper also summarizes the lessons learned and the innovative aspects of the planningand design phases of this laboratory. This lab facility will be providing valuable informationabout the economics and technical challenges to support its mixed use of teaching andresearch. Students will benefit from this facility by having education in an applied structuraland materials testing environment.The lab features a unique layout and spacing arrangement of anchors to fully take advantageof the limited floor area. We are currently

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

vectors, and then matrices. An initiative tointroduce MATLAB to students in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department (MAE)at University of Florida was undertaken, and the effectiveness of several different formats for andtiming in the curriculum was evaluated.4 It was discovered that “low risk” courses (e.g. a coursethat is not perceived as a “weed-out” course) that relate directly to students’ other coursework arebetter received by students.The course that we have developed differs from previous MATLAB courses found in the literaturein several ways. First, it is a one credit-hour course rather than all or part of a three credit-hourcourse and thus covers significantly less content than courses found in the literature. Secondly,it is

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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William A. Kline; Thomas Mason

Inc., the program has been an incubator/technology center engaging students and technology-based companies in project work thatprovides students employment with the challenges and excitement of real professional practice.Over 1500 internship positions have been offered to 575 students working on a range of design,prototyping, and testing projects for over 84 client companies.The challenges of educating the 21st century engineer call for innovative approaches in bothcurricular and co-curricular programs. The global economy and highly competitive workplace oftoday are creating needs for a solid technical education combined with professional practiceexperiences in the undergraduate curriculum. Many programs focusing on industrialpartnerships

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Paul G. Ranky

, and therefore want it immediately…The important observation here is that all of these attributes should be respected,and that the education system should adjust to delivering these customerexpectations at a high quality level. In this paper some tested pedagogical as wellas advanced educational technology methods and tools are discussed, anddemonstrated to satisfy the above requirements for both live and distancelearning (DL) classes.IntroductionThe objective of this research was to create a case-based / problem-basedteaching and learning curriculum for Millennial generation engineering and ITstudents. In order to satisfy the need of an integrated, simultaneously analytical,computational, interactive, as well as practical, real-world-focused

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal; Cesar Larriva; Jill Nemiro

flexibly implemented in order to accommodate the specific needs and challengesassociated with the participating schools and their communities, our desire to tie our programinto the standard school curriculum dictated that robotics activity be integrated into the regularschool day, thus ruling out after-school programs or clubs.The Initiative links to Cal Poly Pomona programs in a number of ways through the participationof faculty from the Engineering, Psychology and Education departments at Cal Poly Pomona.Collectively, this interdisciplinary team contributes expertise in engineering, working withrobotics in schools, implementing effective team activity; and analyzing the learning of theparticipants (students, teachers, university students, and