Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi; David Marchman, University of Southern Mississippi; Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi

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Construction

United States. Alsoin 2003, more than 16,700 people died in run-off-the-road crashes (39 percent of all roadwayfatalities), and head-on crashes represented 12 percent of all fatal crashes. In short, roadwaydepartures are a significant and serious problem in the United States.The work presented herein is a part of a project funded by the Mississippi Department ofTransportation to determine the safety effectiveness of “Rumble Stripes” in reducing roadwaydepartures in Mississippi. More specifically, this paper presents a series of assessments donenationwide to measure the impact of rumble stripes. The content of this paper will serve as thefoundation to establish the method to determine the impact of rumble stripes in Mississippi.This work followed

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Livingston, Virginia Military Institute

0x8* bits 0 to B 0x80 to 0x8B byte out 0x90 followed by byteKoios I will find immediate application in our capstone design course as well as in independentundergraduate research efforts where students are likely to have experience with programming inhigh-level languages and microcontrollers. The capstone design course typically involves thedesign and implementation of a robot that competes in a regional contest. Independentundergraduate research projects often are designed around embedded systems and the ease ofinterfacing and programming that is offered by Koios I will allow students to concentrate on thehigh-level details of the project.Our microcontrollers course is project based. Koios I

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Clase, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

- specific courses.• 1 Capstone Course (3 credits): Students work in multidisciplinary groups on real Page 12.505.3 world projects that apply the principles learned in core and option courses. Students may be involved with a start-up or early stage company, work on launching a venture of their own, or participate in an entrepreneurship- or innovation-related internship or experiential program.Functional objectives include: (1) ensuring that the program is easily accessible bystudents pursuing their own majors; (2) creating strong awareness of the program; (3)developing its practical value to undergraduate students; and (4) generating a high

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Eastlake, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Magdy Attia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

comfortablethat it is OK to circumvent the careful error checking which occurs during the grading of writtendesign review reports. Also, several of the tasks include drawings of portions of the design as itprogresses. And the creation of traditional drawings, even on a good CAD system, seems to bemore of a distraction than it is worth. Those traditional drawings will probably be replaced(already have been, to a large extent) by tracking the evolution of a single Catia solid model.And formal discussions have already begun with other degree programs on the practicality ofcoming up with interdisciplinary capstone design projects that involve several departments. Thisis a logistics challenge of some magnitude, but seems to be the real world trend that

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-2550: FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND: USING THEENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS TO SUPPORT LEARNING ANDENGINEERING SKILL DEVELOPMENTPaul Pagano, Western Michigan University Paul Pagano is a second-year student in Civil Engineering at Western Michigan University. He is active in the student ASCE chapter, assists student teams in the Student Projects Lab, and plans to gain his professional engineers license and employment in a geotechnical engineering firm after graduation.Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University Amanda Rossman is a second-year student in Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University. She serves as a tutor to first-year, at-risk students, and is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David LaGraffe, Air Force Institute of Technology; James Petrosky, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, the research project is coordinated with customer organizations like theDefense Threat Reduction Agency, Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Air Force NuclearWeapons and Counterproliferation Agency to provide relevance and insight into the currenttechnical problems being addressed. Many of the skills and abilities gained in the program, suchas the ability to conduct advanced research, use of the scientific method and a host ofexperimental, mathematical, and laboratory skills are applicable in all three areas. This furtherreinforces the multidisciplinary approach of the program. Finally, during their sixth and last quarter, all students complete a capstone course. Thecontent of the capstone course is based loosely on the Department of

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

traditional course has continued to evolve, and it has beenadapted to different audiences and contexts. There are now three versions of Creativityand New Product Development, but they all share common goals and objectives.Class objectivesWe have three general goals for this course: (1) to provide an overview of the basicprocesses in new product development in a competitive marketplace by simulating themin class, (2) to acquire the skills for successfully creating and developing a new productthrough hands-on, team-based projects, and (3) to become more creative individuals andmore effective team members.The topics covered in this class fall into four categories: technical skills, creativethinking, business strategies, and people skills. Technical

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crocket, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

offers comprehensive masters degrees, and has a total population of about 320graduate students (the undergraduate population is about 4800). Cal Poly is renown for its'laboratory intensive, hands-on approach to education. Faculty teaching loads are high, and thecommitment to the student is legendary. The senior project is still the capstone to theundergraduate experience, the school is unique in its' heavy commitment to the liberal artscomponent of a college engineering education. Unlike most other CSU campuses, which arelocated in areas of high population density, Cal Poly is rural. Thus, the majority of CENGgraduate students are full-time, only a small pool of part-time students is available. For thisreason, Cal Poly is focused on filling the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

must teach current engineering students the skills necessary for globalcollaboration. There are many intricacies that can only be worked out through experienceand Senior Design (Capstone projects) are ideal for practicing the skills demanded by theglobal market. The real problem of global design comes when the members of the teamare not in the same country or speak the same language. How can current design methodsthat depend so much on clear easy communication be used effectively with global teams?Design methods have only begun to be used on the Global scale. In the past it has beentoo difficult for teams located around the world to communicate quickly and effectively.Due to advances in technology this is rapidly changing and will only get

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University; Joon Kim, Lockheed Aircraft Co

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Aerospace

innovative experiences include modifying course syllabiacross many technical areas, focusing on the individual learning styles that generate interestand enthusiasm in students, overcoming the inertial of established grading processes that donot recognize or reward exceptional teamwork, and linking with funded projects and relatedproposals supporting work up to the graduate level.The way that Cal Poly has been meeting the above challenges has been unique and rewarding,yet still contains risk relative to accreditation. These risks are discussed relative to the nextaccreditation visit where the department hopes to win approval for its innovative approach tocurriculum development.The Educational ChallengeAbout some topics perhaps too much has been

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Subach, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of a product; then developbusiness and marketing plans for the product, while gaining an understanding of thepatent process. All of these activities are part of a capstone project that is alreadyincluded in the curriculum at ASU‘s Polytechnic campus, Department of ElectronicSystems.Introduction ASU defines entrepreneurship as “the spirit and process of creative risk takingand innovation that leverages university knowledge to spur social development andeconomic competitiveness.”1 Additionally, in a contributed article to Mechanical Engineering Magazine,Ephraim Suhir, President and CEO of ERS/Siloptix Co. in Los Altos, CA, wrote that “atechnological professional with entrepreneurial skills has a better chance than a

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

, the retention of thatinformation by the students must be assessed. In particular, the retention and internalization bythe students of the necessary content across the entire curriculum must be assessed. Thisassimilated information is that which is carried forward and is built upon in subsequent courses. There are three primary methods for assessing student retention of the information conveyed. Page 12.200.11These methods are: ‚ Retention examinations at critical points in the program of study, ‚ An external jury review of the capstone design projects, and ‚ The Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.Each of the

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Evers, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

work will be extended and integrated with structural engineering, construction managementand other aspects of the project as the students work to complete their capstone experience. The other useful feature of the course is that it is also proving to be a convenient vehiclefor discussing or incorporating advances in technology and discussing current events. CE390 isan excellent method for introducing and evaluating some of the American Society of CivilEngineers developed Body of Knowledge outcomes that are more difficult to judge performancein with more traditional CE courses. Page 12.980.2Why teach a Site Design course? Recent

Conference Session

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Ramiro Jordan, ISTEC-ECE-UNM; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Javier Paez Saavedra

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International

unified block to be competitive in the new global market.Some of the opportunities are:Multinational ProjectsSo far, just the undergraduate global design projects have been considered. There is room formore advance and challenging international projects that can be carried out among institutions inthe Americas and they include:1. Capstone or senior design projects: Integrated teams can be formed where a single multinational team solves the problem together. These are usually a semester or two semester long projects and might involve some traveling to meet with your partner in the foreign country. Contrary to the global design projects for freshman and sophomore, these projects demand a higher level of student and faculty commitment and

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nhut Tan Ho

A Framework for Improving Learning and Retention in a Diverse Student Population Dr. Nhut Tan Ho Department of Mechanical Engineering California State University, Northridge AbstractMeeting the projected U.S. engineering workforce needs for increased representation ofunderrepresented minorities will be challenging due to the poor retention and academicperformance of too many minority engineering students. As a response, this psaper describes anapproach built upon an innovative undergraduate education initiative pioneered by MIT calledConceive-Design

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Engineering Management

up by the students themselves based onguidelines provided by the ESIM program instructors.Finally, each concentration area in the ESIM curriculum includes a capstone experience thatstudents are required to complete. The capstone experience is designed by the student inconsultation with an ESIM faculty member and a sponsor from their employing enterprise.Capstone experiences are designed to be similar in economic or performance impact to projectsconducted by Six Sigma black belt holders. The latter are required to complete a project thathas, at minimum, a $1 million impact on their employing enterprise.The capstone projects for the ESIM concentrations will not have as stringent a requirement as aSix Sigma black belt, but it is intended to be

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University; Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University

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International

. Table 1: Proposed engineering/language program layout. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Traditional Traditional Engineering/General Completed at Return to U.S. language and language and ed. courses taught via partner institution. university. cultural courses. cultural courses. video conference by a Classes and International foreign faculty member project. capstone project. from a partner institutionYears 1 and 2: Basic Language ClassesThe first two years of the

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furterer, East Carolina University; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Abeer Sharawi, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; H. Gregg St. John, EMG Consulting

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Industrial Engineering

engineering, including six sigma, benchmarking • Enterprise Resource Management, Customer Relationship Management • Statistical Methods for Industrial Engineering • Ergonomics, Human Integrated Systems / Usability, Human Computer Interface • Object Oriented Simulation • Performance Management • Financial Engineering • Leadership, Team Building & Facilitation, Organizational Behavior • Operations Research • Project Management • Service Enterprise • Knowledge Management • Design for Six Sigma, New Product DevelopmentC) Experiential Learning Capstone (6 hours)The senior design experience will be a two-semester, hands-on, project-based experienced withindustry that provides the students with an

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

of real engineering systems. Further, students mustbe exposed to professional standards and organizations, governmental regulations, teamdynamics, and societal concerns. In short, students must be afforded the opportunity to practiceengineering, learning how to apply the underlying scientific principles to the design of thesesystems. Working on applied research projects can meet these challenges.The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) annually conducts a series of collegiate designcompetitions where students from Universities throughout the world compete. Many schoolsintegrate these competitions into the capstone design course. Capstone projects are valuable inthis regard, but taking these projects one step further to the point of doing

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Joel Townsend, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Wolfe, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

The project was completed as part of a course. Two teams of four people each worked through semester.Product Realization Capstone Working in multidisciplinary design teams from engineering Project and business, students take a product from concept to business plan. In doing this, they address issues of market analysis, design, manufacturing design, and production planning. Two teams of five people worked on the project for a semester.Two student teams per project were taped. The tapes were then experimentally observed withtwo sets of raters observing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

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

AC 2007-2773: IDENTIFYING THE CONTENT OF A GENERAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM USING BENCHMARKING AND THE FUNDAMENTALS OFENGINEERING EXAMINATIONStephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University Stephanie Sullivan is a Visiting Instructor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. Sullivan has fourteen years of industrial experience in project engineering, quality operations, and operations planning roles. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and her M.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University. Sullivan has earned the American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS) Certification in Production and Inventory

Conference Session

Training Faculty to Teach CE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Mark Evans, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

projects and laboratory exercises within a course and especiallyduring a capstone design experience. The development of the ability to function as a memberof a team may not be limited to the classroom or even to engineering. Additionally, studentsshould seek opportunities and faculty members should encourage students to work as membersof team in a myriad of other activities, such as student government, civic and serviceorganizations, employment opportunities, etc.CommunicationEffective communication is a critical skill for civil engineers and the BOK-2 states that upon Page 12.1371.11graduation from a baccalaureate program, an individual must be

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Boschetto-Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Ciro Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University

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International

and Comparative Studies at Michigan Technological University. His primary research interests are in Latin American Cultural Studies and the relations between science, technology, and literature. His teaching and research interests also include intercultural communication, linguistics, critical theory, and social philosophy.Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University Linda Phillips, P.E. is Lecturer of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University and Director of the International Senior Design program that allows undergraduates to combine the engineering capstone design course with field construction in a developing country. Ms. Phillips brings over 20

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Sterk, Virginia Tech; Tim Thacker, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth Tranter, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

unique in their integration intothe Center’s diversity strategic plan, which specifies the goals, commitments, and results for eachpartner campus in the areas of student recruitment and undergraduate program development.Through the CPES Education Program, REU and LSAMP REU participants have theopportunity to apply for short-term travel scholarships, which enable their continuedparticipation in Center-related research during the academic year. This has proved an effectivemechanism for continued engagement of undergraduates in Center programs, and occasionally,for integration of summer research into the student’s undergraduate capstone design project(s).The Center’s consortium format also allows participants from partner universities to establish

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin Wu, University of Missouri, Columbia; Cerry Klein, University of Missouri; Michael Hosokawa, University of Missouri; Karen Cox, University of Missouri; Beilei Zhang, University of Missouri

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Industrial Engineering

a Capstone Project: 1. Systems class: Systems Perspective of Modern Healthcare 2. Healthcare class: Introduction to Healthcare Structure, Technologies and Operations 3. Systems Engineering class: Methodologies and Tools of Systems Engineering Page 12.396.7 4. Healthcare Systems class: Healthcare Systems Analysis and Design. 5. Capstone Project - continuous system improvement in healthcare.This will establish a new minor degree of HSE at University

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Muthu Govindaraj, Philadelphia University; David Brookstein, Philadelphia University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

such as Engineering Drawing, Introduction to Computing, Statics andEngineering Statistics. All of these freshman and sophomore courses require that the students Page 12.80.8work in teams, have a capstone hands-on final project, and are offered at the student-centered,state-of-the-art engineering classroom (Figure 1). Figure 1. Fundamentals of Engineering Lab/Classroom.IV. Preparing the Students to be Life-Long LearnersConsidering the pace at which technology change nowadays, it is essentially impossible to teachthe students all they will need during their career span. However, enlightened engineeringeducators can teach them

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Jokar, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hamid Rad, Washington State University-Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering, control, automation, and robotics, materials and manufacturing, computer-aided engineering, and machine design. • Engineering software skills; an introductory software called Working Model 2D, was taught and practiced in class in order to be used for solving real-world engineering problems, and to be used in individual or group design projects later in the semester. • Design project competition; a design project, entitled “Water-Powered Vehicle”, with a competition at the end was used as a motivation tool to instill critical thinking and creativeness. The twenty one enrolled students were divided into seven teams and each team was given a one-liter bottle of drinking water to use it as the only source of

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

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Liberal Education

334 would be technicalelectives, and IE 382 and IE 281 would be free electives.IE 281 (Leadership Project) will be implemented using resources/projects from the EnterpriseSystems Center (ESC). ESC is a center at Lehigh University committed to enriching students’education while working to make its clients in industry more efficient and increasinglycompetitive. ESC has provided senior projects for IE and I&SE students for many years. Theleadership project course will allow them to facilitate interaction between their companies and abroader range of students on projects that might not be acceptable for senior capstone design, butstill provide leadership practice and value to the company.Comparing the themes in the Engineering Leadership

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi; Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

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Information Systems

wireless experts would arrive, but in allcircumstances, their time was limited. Local civil defense authorities realized that otherpersonnel would be required to maintain and expand the established communications backbone.The request for assistance reached the Information Technology (IT) program of a localuniversity.The IT program requires a capstone experience for all graduates. The capstone experience caneither be a design project or an industry internship. The industry internship was created inresponse to the information technology students’ needs for hands-on experience. This internshipprogram allows students to become knowledgeable of the components and processes in theindustry. These experiences provide a way for students to understand the

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

M. M. Gilkeson

year’s Clinic.The team’s professor advises, coaches, monitors, evaluates, and provides feedback. Eachengineering faculty member serves as a faculty advisor for two projects each school year. Since thistask is an important part of every engineer’s teaching load, advising the capstone design experienceis viewed as everyone’s responsibility. It follows that the Engineering Department would not hire anindividual who does not believe in the importance of the Clinic Program.The student team coordinates its activities with the sponsor's liaison to ensure that the sponsor'sgoals are achieved and that the design experience corresponds as closely as possible to whatengineers encounter in actual practice. Thus, the questions and problems that teams face