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Pradeep K. Bhattacharya; Jiecai Luo

Session 10-4 Ethical Challenges Affecting Engineers and Engineering Education Pradeep K. Bhattacharya and Jiecai Luo Electrical Engineering Department Southern University and A & M College, P.O. Box 9969, Baton Rouge, LA 70813 bhattach@engr.subr.edu and jluo@engr.subr.edu Phone : (225) -771-5292 Abstract Engineering is a creative field produced by an intelligent mixing of science, practiceand policy (or ethics). Engineers design, create and test

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Jorja Kimball; Margaret Hobson; Robin Autenrieth; Don Maxwell; Arun Srinivasa; Karen Butler-Purry

Session 14-4 Addressing Rising Above the Gathering Storm through Links to K-12 Education by the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University Jorja Kimball, Margaret Hobson Texas Engineering Experiment Station Robin Autenrieth, Don Maxwell, Arun Srinivasa, Karen Butler-Purry Texas A&M University AbstractThe report Rising Above the Gathering Storm increased concern for keeping the U.S. economicallycompetitive and placed attention on the role of K-12 education in emphasizing mathematics

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Mohammed E. Haque; Pallab Dasgupta

conceptualization.1Like most other game engines, the technology is encapsulated in a binary runtime library, while thegame related parts of the Unreal games are available as source code in a scripting language calledUnrealScript. The novel approach of Epic Games is that they released the Unreal Engine 2 Runtimefree for non-commercial and educational use. The runtime even includes the map editor UnrealEdand header files for C++ programmers. Beginners do find lots of technical documents and evenvideo tutorial that teach level design, script programming and much more.2The use of a game engine based collaborative virtual environment has enabled the development ofsoftware to support architectural design education.4 The focus of Moloney & Harvey’s4 paper

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Martha O. Muñiz

effectivenessof several of the academic support and retention programs covered in this study. Finally,the role of engineering faculty involvement and collaboration with local schools andcolleges is addressed. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education

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James Mayrose; David J. Kukulka

higher order thinking skills inundergraduate engineering students. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education

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George D. Gray

own chosen fieldof engineering4.Students too are voicing their desire to put their hands on real world equipment andprojects during their university education experience. At Wichita State University,students participate in a recently implemented program that provides hands-onmanufacturing skills to mechanical engineering students. The students revealed somevery positive feedback on their course evaluation documents after completing the course: • “provides an awareness to the practical areas of my career.” • “the practical application was by far the best part.” • “really enjoyed the welding, machining was also very useful and interesting.” • “the more focus on

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Matthias W. Pleil

psychologywithin technical coursework, the critical “E.Q.”skills of empathy, influence, persuasion,and conscientiousness in regard to collaboration are all clearly bolstered by internshipsand group/team projects.Within the context of technologist education we have found through the widelyrecognized WorkKeys job evaluation process that actual job skills requirements maydiffer greatly from the expectations of engineering managers or academicians9,10. Forexample, the three highest-priority skills for Microsystems Technologists areObservation, Locating Information, and Listening, whereas Applied Mathematics ranks8th. While these top priority skills can be incorporated into classroom exercises, clearlythe most effective means of building these skills is

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August Allo; Carol Costello

Computer Engineering isnot part of the curriculum of many high schools; thus, students are not exposed to this field ofstudy. Many high school students have misconceptions of engineering, a complete lack ofunderstanding of “what it means to be an engineer”, and/or feel they are incapable of achievingsuch high aspirations. The University of Texas at San Antonio is the third largest Hispanic-serving institution in the U.S. One of the goals of the University is to recruit disadvantagedstudents and underrepresented minorities, especially those who are the first generation, to attain adegree in higher education. To this end, the authors, in collaboration with the College ofEducation and Human Development’s Academy for Teaching Excellence have created a

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Mohan A. Ketkar; Nripendra N. Sarker

and adapt toemerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering and technology”. For this outcomegroup, the performance criteria were based on knowledge and application of mathematics,science, and pre-requisite courses.The six performance criteria developed for use in measuring this outcome are based ondetermining whether: Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Conference The University of New Mexico - Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education 1. Students have the knowledge and the ability to apply basic mathematics involving algebra, geometry, and trigonometry 2. Students have the knowledge

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James B. Farison; Zhuocheng Yang

purposes:“philosophical,” “flexible,” or “instrumental.” One thing these programs clearly were not was“disciplinary,” as used here. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American society for Engineering Education Multidisciplinary Engineering ProgramsThe ABET website4 currently lists accredited engineering programs under a set of drop-downmenu titles, one of which is “Engineering, Engineering Physics & Engineering Science.” Thatlist currently comprises programs with one of those three titles, plus General Engineering and asmall number of other titles that ABET has

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Mary Kaye Bredeson

best practices for participating in global teams.This course is specifically designed for engineers, technicians and others who manage projects witha global scope. It addresses the specific awareness, knowledge and skills required to navigate thechallenges of time zones, language, technology, culture and collaborative dynamics in a globalmatrix organization. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education

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Luciana Barroso; Jim Morgan

persistent and cannot be easily debunked by standardinstruction with lectures, textbooks, demonstrations or laboratories. Educators and researchers havelooked at using computers to enhance classroom instruction ever since the technology made itfeasible to do so. This is particularly effective for topics that involve motion of objects or othersignificant visual components that are not easily represented on a black board. Simulation programsalso allow complex systems to be quickly and easily modeled and can be adapted to many differentlearning styles. The authors have collaborated in the development of a dynamics simulationsoftware package that has the power and flexibility to handle the model systems normallyencountered in a course in dynamics in

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Mohamad H. Ahmadian

The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education To teach team work and improve learning the idea of small group activities has already been implemented in the engineering and engineering technology laboratory assignments. A few institutions also have created learning communities to create an environment where students have an opportunity to register in a cluster of classes during a given term. This idea is a pre- designed instructional system that leads to instructional restructuring of students’ time, credit, and learning experiences to build communities and to foster more explicit connections among students, among students and their

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Victor Gallardo; Mequanint Moges; Enrique Barbieri; Aymara Boggiano; Carlos Ramirez

Session 4-2 Development and Assessment of Online Modules for Hybrid Orientation Program Victor Gallardo, Mequanint Moges, Enrique Barbieri Engineering Technology Department University of Houston Aymara Boggiano, Carlos Ramirez Hispanic Studies Department University of Houston AbstractCurrent and future teaching methodologies rely on the careful use of technology in education as wellas in offering training opportunities

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel Ramos

highereducation that tout the benefits of this approach especially with regard to enhancingundergraduate instruction. This paper demonstrates how the Senior Capstone course(ELET 4308) in Computer Engineering Technology paralleled historical efforts toincorporate research-based learning in the undergraduate curriculum, thus anticipatingUniversity efforts in this area. The paper also examines the current state of the SeniorCapstone course and relation to the University Quality Enhancement Plan. IntroductionThe current emphasis on undergraduate research as an instructional tool can be traced tothe landmark Boyer Commission Report, Reinventing Undergraduate Education: ABlueprint for America’s Research Universities. A

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Ian A. Gravagne; Kenneth W. Van Treuren

such as transportation, housing/HVAC, electronics, agriculture, and industry. Students will also write and research an energy-related scientific hypothesis, e.g. fuel derived from a given source Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education will create net-positive revenue after X years and Y dollars invested; building Z will reduce its electrical consumption by so much if the following phantom loads are controlled, etc. Energy and Society – In this semester, stewardship and worldview will be the thread that is

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K.C. Praveen; Malur N. Srinivasan

followed for resistance measurement. Five samples of each rod were randomly selected to measure the resistance.5. Selection of butt welder: J6S butt welder manufactured by the Micro Product Company9.6. Input variables: a) Voltage b) ResistanceIn Table 1 are shown the chemical compositions of the two grades of wire rods used in the experiments. Table 1. Chemical Composition of Selected Materials Chemical Grade Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education