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Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Eswara Venugopal

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Engineering Physics & Physics

2006-975: AN INNOVATIVE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIMENT ON THETEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF THE RESISTANCE OF A FILAMENT LAMPRobert Ross, University of Detroit MercyPrasad Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy Page 11.190.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Innovative Inquiry-Based Experiment on the Temperature Dependence of the Resistance of a Filament LampAbstractWe have developed an innovative inquiry-based student laboratory activity dealing with thetemperature dependence of the resistance of a filament lamp. This introductory experiment isappropriate for a second semester general physics laboratory. The hands-on, active learninglaboratory

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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International

bring numerous gaps in their knowledge, particularly in physics and mathematics. Theinitial contact with this new reality in their lives is crucial to future success, revealing a greatimportance for personal and professional development and creating tight bonds with positiveinfluence on dropout rates. These challenges led to the decision to implement a new socio-pedagogical project called GOIS (from Damião de Góis, a prominent Portuguese andEuropean renaissance man). It introduced important innovations and new strategiesinvolving computer-student interaction during teaching-learning processes. Problem-solvingskills are fundamental tools for the future engineer; so, the goal is to improve those tools andcoach the student in a rational way. A

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Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul

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Engineering Physics & Physics

2006-98: A MODULAR PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHING UNDERGRADUATEELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORYGreg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul Greg Mowry received his B.S. and M.S. degree in metallurgical engineering from Iowa State University in 1976 and 1978 respectively. He attended Stanford University from 1979 to 1981 for a non-thesis M.S.E.E. program. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1995. He joined the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas in 2003 with 24 years of industrial and entrepreneurial experience. His research interests include alternative energy research, thin-films, MEMs, optics and laser optics, and the pedagogy of teaching

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. Knight, “Five Easy Lessons. Strategies for Successful Physics Teaching”, (Addison-Wesley, New York,2004), p.5.4. http://umperg.physics.umass.edu5. I. Beatty, Res. Bull. 2004 (3),1-13, Educause Center for Applied Research, Feb. 3, 2004. “Transforming StudentLearning with Classroom Communication Systems.” See ref.4.6. I.D. Beatty, W.J. Gerace, W.J. Leonard and R. J. Dufresne, Amer. J. Phys. preprint (2005). “Designing EffectiveQuestions for Classroom Response System Teaching.” See ref. 4.7. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/presenter/papers.html8. R. Anderson, R. Anderson, L. McDowell and B. Simon, 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference,Oct. 19-22, 2005, Indianapolis, IN, pages T1A1-5. “Use of Classroom Presenter in Engineering

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1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Allison Interrante, Northeastern University; Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

Program during her senior year at Northeastern. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Michigan.Allison Interrante, Northeastern University Allison Interrante is a student in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Northeastern University. She has been involved in the Connections Physics Review Program for the past two years as a student-teacher. She plans to continue her studies as a graduate student in Civil Engineering.Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University Sara Wadia-Fascetti is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Northeastern University where she is actively involved in a research program on structural condition assessment

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xueshu Song, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University

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Computers in Education

2006-1421: INTERNET-BASED PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS: APPLICATIONWITHIN A LABORATORY COURSEAbul Azad, Northern Illinois University DR. ABUL AZAD is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Technology of Northern Illinois University, USA since July 2001. He completed his PhD in 1994 from the University of Sheffield, UK, which was sponsored by the Commonwealth Scholarship, UK. Subsequently he worked with the University of Sheffield and University of Portsmouth (UK) with various capacities. His research and teaching interests include Internet-based physical experiments, mechatronics, real-time computer control, adaptive/intelligent control, and mobile robotics. Dr. Azad has over 75 referred

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Neuman, Queensborough Community College; David Lieberman, Queensborough Community College; Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College

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Instrumentation

grant on designing remote laser laboratory for teaching techniciansDon Engelberg, Queensborough Community College Don Engelberg is a Professor of Physics at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. His research interests include nuclear physics, laser physics, and education. He was awarded several NSF grants and is currently serving as PI on a NSF grant in laser physics education.Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College Alex Flamholz is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. His research interests include bio-physics, electronics, and education. He worked in photonics research and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Harper, Ohio State University; John Demel, Ohio State University; Richard Freuler, Ohio State University

. For this project to be successful inreaching the students, all of the FEH faculty must be involved.Bibliography1. Demel, J., R, Freuler, and K. Harper, “Helping Students Recognize and Solve Different Problem Types inEngineering, Mathematics, and Physics”, Proceedings of the ASEE 2005 Annual Conference, June 12-15, 2005,Portland.2. Woods D., “PS Corner,” Journal of College Science Teaching 23 (3), 1994, pp. 157-158.3. Felder, R.M., and R. Brent, “The Intellectual Development of Science and Engineering Students Part I. Modelsand Challenges,” Journal of Engineering Education 93 (4), 2004, pp. 269-277.4. Felder, R.M., and R. Brent, “The Intellectual Development of Science and Engineering Students Part II: Teachingto Promote Growth,” Journal of

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Web-Based Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Schleter, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Richard Bennett, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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Computers in Education

homeworksystem and an invaluable teaching and learning tool.References1 Bugbee, A. C. (1996). The Equivalence of Paper-and-Pencil and Computer-Based Testing. Journal of Research onComputing in Education, 28(3), 282-299, 1996.2 Bonham, S., Beichner, R., Titus, A., and Martin, L. (2000). Education research using web-based assessmentsystems. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 33, 28-45.3 Tang, G. and Titus, A., (2002). Increasing Students’ Time on Task in Calculus and Physics Courses throughWebAssign. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Conference.4 Thoennessen, M and Harrison, M. J. (1996) “Computer-Assisted Assignments in a Large Physics Class.”Computers and Education, 27,141 1996.5 Hall, M, Parker, J, Minaei-Gigdoli, B., Albertelli, G., Kortemeyer

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Mechanical ET Design & Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

Northrop Grumman Newport News, STIHL and several other companies in U.S. He has developed simulation based training programs for shipbuilding and repair industry under a grant from the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP). He is well known internationally and has been invited to deliver keynote addresses at several national and international conferences on Lean/Agile manufacturing. He is active in ASME, ASEE and SME. Page 11.1214.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Lean Manufacturing Concepts using Physical Simulations within Engineering Technology

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Rezaei, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Marco Schoen, Idaho State University; Gurdeep Hura, West Viginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-942: INNOVATIVE METHODS IN TEACHING FUNDAMENTALUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING COURSESAmir Rezaei, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech. Dr. Amir Rezaei is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University,Pomona. His research interests include Anisotropic Elasticity, Composite Materials, Vibration, and Stability. He is an active member of American Society of Engineeirng Education (ASEE) and is currently serving in Design Division (DEED) of this society. He has taught across the mechanical engineering curriculum as well as developing new courses in graduate and undergrduate levels.Marco Schoen, Idaho State UniversityGurdeep Hura, West Viginia University

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Christopher Garay, Vanderbilt University; Aubrey McKelvey, Vanderbilt University; Patrick Gonzales, Vanderbilt University; Alex Nguyen, University of Rochester

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-745: INEXPENSIVE, ACTIVE LEARNING OF X-RAY AND ULTRASOUNDIMAGING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS CLASSROOMStacy Klein, Vanderbilt University Dr. Klein teaches high school physics courses at University School of Nashville, TN, and teaches undergraduate courses in biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University. An active investigator in the development of new high school and undergraduate curricula through VaNTH, she is co-PI of the NSF-sponsored project, “Biomedical Imaging Education: Safe, Inexpensive Hands-On Learning”.Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University Prof. Paschal teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in biomedical engineering and conducts research in magnetic resonance

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Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky

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Civil Engineering

. Page 11.207.4II. PreparationSuccess in any endeavor requires proper organization. This is especially true in highereducation. Without organization and structure, teaching can easily lose priority relative toresearch. Preparation and presentation without organization will miss the desired goal ofproperly educating and then motivating the students to continue in the discipline as a student, aneducator, a researcher or a practitioner. According to Lowman, “Most excellent instructors planvery seriously, fully aware that alternative ways of organizing class sessions are available, whichgo beyond the mere presentation of material to the promotion of active higher-order learning andmotivation.”11 The planning for the proper use of physical models and

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

2006-1632: NEW STRATEGIES IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYEDUCATION – SEEDING FOR FUTUREClaudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences Claudio da Rocha Brito is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; President of Council of Researches in Education and Sciences (COPEC), President of Brazilian Nucleus of Environmental Researches and Health (NBPAS), President of Fishing Museum Friends Society (AAMP) and President of (Brazilian) National Monitoring Committee of "Internationale Gesellschaft für Ingenieurpädagogik" (IGIP). He is Chairman of Working Group "Ingenieurpädagogik im Internationalen Kontext" and Member of International Monitoring Committee in IGIP, Council

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Neuman, Queensborough Community College; David Lieberman, Queensborough Community College; Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

study.Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College Tak David Cheung is a Professor of Physics at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. His research interests include bio-physics, astronomy, and education. He also serves as PI on a CUNY grant in bio-physics. Page 11.1328.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The role of numerical simulation in laboratory uncertainty assessment at the introductory engineering physics levelAbstractThe teaching of laboratory uncertainty assessment via numerical simulation is used tosupplement the pedagogy of discovery based

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benita Comeau, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Pastirik

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

disciplines for underrepresented groups. Donna is the PI of the NSF GK-12 grant, STEP.Michael Pastirik, Michael A. Pastirik has been a high school science teacher for twenty-five years in both the public and private sector. His current assignment is teaching high school physics, Advanced Placement chemistry, and physical science. In addition, he has been a science writer for Turner/CNN and a daily newspaper. Michael received his M.Ed from Georgia State University and is currently attached to a NSF research team studying atmospheric gases in Antarctica. Page 11.1264.1© American Society for Engineering

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Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven O'Hara, Oklahoma State University; Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural

2006-156: EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMSENGINEERINGKhaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University Khaled A. Mansy is an Assistant Professor in the Architectural Engineering Program, School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University. He earned his Ph.D. from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 2001, and has 16 years of teaching experience in professional programs in the USA and Egypt. Dr. Mansy is the PI of the NSF grant awarded to build this daylighting laboratory; the artificial sky dome.Steven O'Hara, Oklahoma State University Steven O’Hara is a Professor of Architectural Engineering, School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University. He received his Bachelor of

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Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Cleary, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

2006-180: ENHANCING A REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN COURSE BYLINKING THEORY AND PHYSICAL TESTINGDouglas Cleary, Rowan University Douglas Cleary is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engingeering at Rowan University. He is a registered professional engineering and serves on two committees withing the American Concrete Institute including E802-Teaching Methods and Education Materials. He received his BSCE, MSCE, and Ph.D degrees from Purdue Univeristy in 1987, 1988, and 1992, respectively. Page 11.582.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Enhancing a Reinforced

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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K. V. Sudhakar, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla; Tadeusz Majewski, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla; Luis Maus, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla

2006-752: INNOVATIVE EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICES IN VIBRATIONMECHANICSK. V. Sudhakar, Universidad de las Americas-PueblaTadeusz Majewski, Universidad de las Americas-PueblaLuis Maus, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla Page 11.767.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 INNOVATIVE EXPERIMENTAL PRACTICES IN VIBRATION MECHANICSAbstractThis paper presents the laboratory stands and the methodology that are used to provide thelaboratory experiments as a supplement to the courses of dynamics and vibration. It is shown inwhat way the knowledge from the lectures can be used for analyzing the dynamics ofmechanical systems or in what way the relations

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Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

Technology. He has thirty years of experience in teaching and research of psychology. He has developed and conducted interviews for a variety of corporate, government, and education clients. He is a licensed psychologist and has practiced clinical psychology throughout his career. Page 11.97.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Procedure for Gathering Experience from Practicing Engineers in order to Teach Experience in the ClassroomAbstractHelping students transition from novice to expert requires imparting some level of experience.In order to teach experience in the undergraduate classroom

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Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology; Bernard Gallois, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-1543: INTRODUCING ‘TOTAL DESIGN’ IN AN ENGINEERING DESIGNCURRICULUM: A PILOT EXPERIENCERashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology RASHMI JAIN is Associate Professor of Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr. Jain has over 15 years of experience of working on socio-economic and information technology (IT) systems. Over the course of her career she has been involved in leading the implementation of large and complex systems engineering and integration projects. Dr. Jain is currently the Head of Education and Research for International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE). She teaches systems integration, systems design and architecture, and rapid systems

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Physical Models and Other Interactive Tools

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Miller, University of Washington

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Civil Engineering

contributions at the college, university, regional, and national levels. In addition to producing various journal and conference publications, he has been involved in the development of numerous software packages for research, education, and professional applications. Several of these programs have evolved into commercial products and are used widely in education and practice. Page 11.196.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Integrated Modeling, Analysis, and Authoring Environment for Structural/Mechanical Engineering EducationAbstractThis paper presents an approach for technology

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Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University; J. Paul Sims, East Tennessee State University; Craig A. Turner, East Tennessee State University; Jon L. Smith, East Tennessee State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

well as private foundations and municipal governments. He has lectured in both the United States and Europe and is an honorary faculty member of the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany. Page 11.530.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Embedding Innovation Process and Methodology in Engineering Technology and Business Management and Marketing CourseworkAbstract:For many business segments, true “out of the box” innovation occurs in entrepreneurialcompanies where the founders aren’t hindered with the research paradigms established bymainstream businesses. The founders of these companies

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Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

pilotedsections was that the course required a lot of work for the credit. AcknowledgementsThe course revision described here was supported under the Research in Engineering Education(RIEE) initiative of the Center for Innovation in Science and Engineering Education (CIESE) atStevens. RIEE has received funding from the State of New Jersey Treasury Grants in Aidprogram.Susan Constantine is thanked for her assistance in conducting and tabulating the paper surveys. References 1. Barr, R.E., Krueger, T.J. and Aanstoos, T.A., “Assessing Student Outcomes in an Engineering Design and Graphics Course”, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 2003, Session 2238

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New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Brown, Chippewa Valley Technical College; Kenneth Exworthy, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (retired); Jeffrey Fancher, Western Wisconsin Technical College; Walter Hedges, Fox Valley Technical College; Terry Fleischman, Fox Valley Technical College; Patrick Hoppe, Gateway Technical College; Richard Lokken, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Thomas Martin, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Daniel Merkel, Milwaukee Area Technical College (retired); Michael O'Donnell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Terry O'Laughlin, Madison Area Technical College; Mark Porubsky, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Robert Steker, Waukesha County Technical College; Timothy Tewalt, Chippewa Valley Technical College

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Engineering Technology

2006-883: AN INNOVATIVE TWO-PLUS-TWO TRANSFER AGREEMENTSTRUCTURE WITH MULTIPLE TWO-YEAR COLLEGES IN ELECTRICALENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYRobert Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering ROBERT A. STRANGEWAY is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), where he teaches courses in circuits, signals, electromagnetic fields, and RF/microwaves. He was the Program Director of the Electrical Engineering Technology program at MSOE from 1997-2003. He earned his Ph.D. (EE) from Marquette University in 1996. He is also currently performing research on millimeter-wave components and systems at the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

most important prevalent mechanism to examinethe quality of teaching and effectiveness of professors. A research study was conducted in SPSUConstruction Department to examine the teaching effectiveness. The spatial transferability of thefaculty evaluation mechanisms, without regard to spatial socio-cultural differences, is discussedin this study based on the collected data and following a thorough literature review. It was foundthat the ratings of a large percentage of construction students were positively influenced whentheir exam grades were inflated; the entire course material was not covered during the semester;a project was not assigned to the course; and students were allowed to arrive late as well asabsent from class from time to time

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Tricks of the Trade in Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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New Engineering Educators

2006-1447: RESEARCH IN THE UNDERGRADUATE ENVIRONMENTPeter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University Peter Schuster is interested in automotive safety, impact, biomechanics, finite element analysis, and design. He earned a Physics BA from Cornell University, MSME in design from Stanford University, and Ph.D. in biomechanics from Michigan Technological University. After ten years in body design and automotive safety at Ford Motor Company he joined the Mechanical Engineering department at Cal Poly. He teaches mechanics, design, stress analysis, and finite element analysis courses and serves as co-advisor to the student SAE chapter.Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University; John Krupczak, Hope College

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Design in Engineering Education

derived from the extensive and popularwebsite 22. These examples illustrate the richness of resources already at hand; this areaof instruction does not require de novo invention of instructional materials. On the undergraduate campuses across the US, silence reigns in technologyliteracy instruction, despite this abundance of materials potentially useful for suchinstruction. The 2005 NAE workshop on technological literacy struggled to locate 20faculty involved in teaching some version of this topic, these 20 constituting scarcityconsidering the existence of more that 300 US schools of engineering which could teach“Engineering for Everyman” and the more than 1,000 departments of physics to explain“The Physics of Everyday Life”. Why the lack

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Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Szmerekovsky, AFIT; Brian Self, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology contains additional information ontools for implementing JiTT. It contains basics for embedding Java and JavaScript, especiallyfor physics animations. It also provides the basics for using HTML Forms, CGI applications,and Perl scripts on web servers to implement JiTT applications and tools.ConclusionJust-in-Time Teaching is an innovative new teaching strategy that combines the technologicaladvances of web-based learning with highly effective lecture techniques of interaction andengagement. While JiTT is commonly used in the physics community, there is little evidence ofits use in the engineering classroom. Although the authors are unaware of any use of JiTT in theengineering mechanics community, it

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

: What Do They Promise And How Can They Be Used?IntroductionStudent portfolios have been listed as a possible means of assessment under the basic levelaccreditation criteria for ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)Engineering Criteria 2000. Since then, engineering educators and researchers have started to useportfolios in their teaching and are trying to explore the potentials of portfolios. Various effortshave focused on using portfolios in engineering instruction and the results of those efforts havebeen reported in the engineering education literature. This research provides educators usefulinformation on how to use or adopt portfolios efficiently in their classrooms.However, because of the diversity of the efforts to