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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; John Charonko, Virginia Tech; Alicia Williams, Virginia Tech; Satyaprakash Karri, Virginia Tech; Kelley Stewart, Virginia Tech; Pavlos Vlachos, Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2102: USING FLUID MECHANICS RESEARCH EXAMPLES TOENHANCE AND STIMULATE UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGEDUCATION: PART IIOlga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech Olga Pierrakos is currently a National Academy of Engineering CASEE AGEP Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher (PEER) at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education. Dr. Pierrakos holds an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her Ph.D. work pertained to vortex dynamics in left ventricular flows. She has served as faculty advisor to over thirty mechanical engineering seniors involved in biomedical engineering design projects and taught several mechanical engineering fluid

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop

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Industrial Engineering

similar interests in the education of undergraduates. The industrialcomponent of the advisory board was firm in their conviction that this class must focuson the cost impact of environmental decisions. Since companies will only stay inbusiness when they are making a profit, environmental decisions must be analyzed from acost-benefit perspective. The academic component of the advisory board shared commoncourses, programs and curriculum that exist on their campuses and offered words ofwisdom for the development of this new course. Members of the advisory board haveparticipated as guest speakers on campus. They also participate in an annual advisoryboard meeting held at various industrial locations throughout the state. This annualmeeting provides a

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Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

. Infact, “the only difference between research and inquiry based learning is the prior state ofknowledge of the broader community. In research it is unknown by all; in inquiry it is onlyunknown by the learner” (Fortenberry1, 1998, p.54). This implies that learning through inquiry isfundamentally equivalent, in the student’s perspective, to conduction of research. To the studentthere is no difference.Institutional SupportUnfortunately “many faculty, departments, and institutions struggle with initiating, sustaining,and enhancing their research programs on campus despite the national attention given to thebenefits of undergraduate research,” (Karukstis3, 2006, p. 1744). Luckily this is not the case atEastern Washington University. In fact, quite

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Chris Kobus, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Alex Alkidas, Oakland University; Michael Latcha, Oakland University

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Mechanical Engineering

was the primary person in charge of the assessment of the NSF and DoD funded Automotive Research and Industrial Mentorship REU program.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Page 12.780.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Generating Enthusiasm for Research through Automotive Projects andIndustrial Mentors: Lessons Learned from the First Year of an REU ProgramIntroductionThe department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University (OU) received funding forthree years through the National Science Foundation REU program and the Department ofDefense ASSURE program to organize a summer research experience for undergraduates (REU)program that focuses

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Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Braun, California Polytechnic State University; Emmit B. Evans, California Polytechnic State University; Randall Knight, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas Ruehr, California Polytechnic State University

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Environmental Engineering

Thinking. He has team taught 10 courses including Agricultural Systems Thinking, Human Values in Agriculture, World Food Systems, Agricultural Biotechnology, Earth Systems, Global Environment and Fertigation. He has conducted fertilizer training programs for industry throughout California and Arizona plus South Africa and Brazil. He emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to holistic problem solving. Soil microbiology, biochemistry, fertilizers, plant nutrition, and fertigation (as a coauthor) are major subjects. Page 12.946.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Interdisciplinary

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Raymond Morrison, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

productiveengineering careers in industry. As reflected by the National Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE), there are “nine levels” of progressive professional responsibility and leadership abilitiesrequired in creative engineering practice. Undergraduate engineering education prepares the engineerfor entry into the profession at Level I Engineer. But, it does not prepare the engineer for creativepractice at all levels of engineering. Further professional studies, experience, and actual creativeperformance are required beyond entry-level for further professional development in engineering.Finding # 5: Revitalizing the U.S. Engineering Workforce for leadership of technologicaldevelopment & innovation in industry is one of the nation’s primary engines

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Forouzan Golshani, Wright State University; Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Mary Ellen Bargerhuff, Wright State University; John Flach, Wright State University; Jeffrey Vernooy, Wright State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of the LWD program is to use interdisciplinary collaboration across doctoralprograms at WSU in order to broaden the perspectives of students as they address learning withdisability with an emphasis on education and employability within the STEM fields. Doctoralstudents who complete the LWD program will have a distinctive set of knowledge, skills, anddispositions with regard to the needs and strengths of persons with disabilities. This uniquepreparation will make possible professional opportunities in a multitude of areas related to, butpotentially broader than their original disciplines (e.g. higher education, research and design ofassistive technology, curriculum development and implementation, or consultation with federaland state

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Tycho Fredericks, Western Michigan University; Steven Butt, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

consecutive-days residential institutes. The main goal of all these activities is toplant the seed about technology and engineering in the minds of the young participants.Therefore, a variety of sessions take place in order to show them new technical concepts and tochallenge them to make use of those concepts. For the high-school students, the activities duringthe residential institutes are in the context of emulating a typical design process in industry, fromconcept to prototype. This product development process is valuable because it corresponds withthe type of interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills thatleading firms and industry seek from new employees. For the participants from middle schools,the several-days

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice Girouard, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

attract and retain ET students.This paper describes FAP by first revealing the specific tracks that add distinction anduniqueness to program majors by presenting students with more educational choices. Forexample, students can choose to add depth in a chosen discipline and/or pursue another area ofstudy. FAP is also integrated into CETA’s marketing collateral, open house recruiting events andorientation sessions to engage and retain first-year students. This paper describes the specifics ofFAP and how it is successfully being used to stimulate student interest, increase participation,and thus improve their prospects for lifelong career success.Strategic Engineering Technology Program IssuesA key strategic objective of CETA is to continuously

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Panagiotis Tsopelas, Catholic University of America; Timothy Garland, Catholic University of America; Rodrigo Gonzalez, Catholic University of America; Thomas Lee, Catholic University of America; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

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Construction

global context. Sincethen, an introductory course on sustainability has been added to the curriculum and the studentshave founded a student chapter that has begun to participate in organizing the outreach to apartner community in a developing region.In a new course sequence on disaster-mitigating design and practice, the undergraduate civilengineering and architecture students are working together in entrepreneurially oriented teams.Faculty members and representatives from industry and from foreign aid organizations arecollaborating in guiding the courses. The course activities address several accreditationoutcomes, have been structured to expose students to all six levels of Bloom’s taxonomy ofeducational objectives, and accommodate different

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Evans, National University; John Bugado, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Albert Cruz, National University

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Engineering Technology

student programs. He has published and presented widely in areas of surface science, electronic materials and processes, project management, and industry/university relations. He holds 4 patents and has received awards for excellence in technical innovation (IBM), technical authorship (IBM), teaching (University of Colorado), and scholarship (National Science Foundation).John Bugado, National University John Bugado has a MBA Degree from San Diego State University with a specialization in Technology Management, and a BS Degree in Mathematics with a minor in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University. John is currently enjoying his 20th year at NU, the last 6 years as a

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Birmingham, Grove City College; Blair Allison, Grove City College; James Dupree, Grove City College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

industrial design, business and start up experience.The inspiration for High Technology Venture Start-up, came from the Stanford TechnologyVentures Program and The University of Michigan’s Program in Manufacturing. Both of theseprograms provide a blend of entrepreneurship, business, and engineering. Since our institution isa small four-year college with an undergraduate focus, providing the level of experience studentsat these schools get is impossible. We tried, however, to distill some elements into a three-hour,semester-long class. The most important elements for us to incorporate into the class were:working with a real company that designs, engineers and supports real products;multidisciplinary teams; and, developing a real product for real

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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International

“Energy and Environmental Issues for China.”Each student was assigned to study selected sites in depth and present his or her findings to thegroup on the day of the visit. In addition, students were expected to keep a journal documentingtheir reflections on what they had witnessed and learned throughout the trip. After the study-tour, the GTI Study Program participants made presentations to 200+ students in the College ofEngineering about the information they had learned and the impact of globalization oneveryone’s lives.2.4. Study Program Site SelectionAs mentioned earlier, all participants were undergraduate students; most of them were juniorsand seniors. It was discovered that stimulating student interest was best achieved by selectingstudy

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-1867: EXPERIENCE WITH AND LESSONS LEARNED IN A STEMSUMMER CAMP FOR TRIBAL COLLEGE STUDENTSWei Lin, North Dakota State University Dr. Wei Lin is an Associate Professor of environmental engineering in North Dakota State University. He also serves as the Director of the interdisciplinary Environmental and Conservation Sciences graduate program. Dr. Lin teaches environmental and water resources courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. His research areas include water and wastewater treatment technologies, wetland studies, and river water quality modeling and management. He has participated in the ONR, NASA and ND EPSCoR funded Native American educational outreach projects as

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University; Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ft. Lewis College

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Women in Engineering

scientists involved in the aerospace industry, along with computer scientistsparticipated in this event, which was scheduled early in the program in an effort to energizeparticipants and open up the world of career possibilities in engineering and science and realizehow those professionals were engaged in solving important problems in the world. The feedbackreceived from this particular session, including participant comments in journals (some of whichare included below) indicated that the session was effective in meeting one of the overall goals ofSTEP UP—stimulating and nurturing interests in S & E careers.Another change in the 2006 program based on evaluation of the 2005 camp was to utilize moreand varied venues across campus. As discussed

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International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

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International

Page 12.795.8 important initiative that can be implemented. Postdocs can immediately influence the quality and quantity of research outputs through more publications, and more PhD students. 11. Focus on research capable staff when academic recruitment opportunities present. This can be easier to say than to implement in colleges that have strongly vocational undergraduate teaching programs to deliver. 12. Be careful of timetable and academic load for young faculty. Ensure that schemes are available for faculty to buy-out their time or to balance PhD supervision against traditional teaching activities. 13. Develop an effective research supervisor/advisor training

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Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari Clase, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Lab II (IT227) and Introduction to Bioinformatics (CIT 227).Students from several departments within the College of Technology and also from theCollege of Science, College of Pharmacy and College of Agriculture benefit from thecurriculum within this laboratory course and are actively participating within the minor.The program is administered by the Department of Industrial Technology, but the courseswithin the minor are taught by faculty from multiple departments. The biotechnologycourses listed below in Table1 reflect the collaborative nature of the program.Table 1: Biotechnology courses within the minorCourse Number Course Name DepartmentBIOL 112 Fundamentals of Biology I

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Project and Model-Based Mathematics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis Berkey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bogdan Vernescu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mathematics

an NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Industrial Mathematics andStatistics, the first of its kind, to our knowledge. At the graduate level, with support from theSloan Foundation, we have introduced a Professional Science Master’s degree in FinancialMathematics and one in Industrial Mathematics; the Ph.D. program in mathematics was alsoadapted to require the completion of a project outside the Mathematics Department. Outreachprograms for middle and high school teachers include the Mathematics in Industry Institute for Page 12.67.3Teachers, funded by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and the GE

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anderson Prewitt, University of Florida; Wanda Eugene, Auburn University; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

ofengineering, ethnic isolation, and a lack of interaction with faculty and the broader university arebarriers which may inhibit minorities from matriculating through college and entering graduatestudies. One mechanism for supporting minority students is the development of social capitalwhich can help to eradicate these barriers. While universities have developed some programs andcurricular opportunities to support minorities in engineering majors, student-run organizationsare relatively untapped resources that can directly facilitate the development of social capital.Using survey and interview data from participants in a mentoring program of the NationalSociety of Black Engineers, the authors demonstrate how student-run organizations can make

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

growingengineering discipline at most universities.1 Undergraduate curricula in BME must include avery broad array of topics in engineering and biology in order to adequately prepare graduatesfor the fast-growing biotech industry and for graduate and professional school. To provide thisbreadth of expertise, BME programs typically include coursework in cell and molecular biology,physiology, biomaterials, bioinstrumentation (including signals and systems, circuits, and Page 12.940.2biomedical imaging analysis), biomechanics, transport phenomena, and mathematical modelingof BME systems in their core curricula.2 This extremely wide breadth of core coursework

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Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

level.) To provide a measure of the project conducted by thestudents, an overview of a specific Architectural Engineering program proves to be helpful. Theprogram at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is selected and will be discussed next.The Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is one of leadinginstitutions that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in Architectural Engineering4. Similarto the ITL (Integrated Teaching and Learning) program1, the PKI provides living examples offunctional engineering components with which students and faculty can interact. Exposure to thesystems and sensors that are integrated into and visible throughout the building stimulates thevisualization aspects involved in the design

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Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

lack of skilled professionals in areas deemed necessary for growthand development of oil-related industries of the Region, has been pivotal in the start-up of highereducation in general and engineering education in particular.There are today eight public colleges of engineering in the Region (Table 1) in addition toseveral, recently established, private and semi private colleges and/or universities that offerengineering programs. These eight public colleges have, since their inception, been guided byadvisory boards made up largely from faculty members and administrators drawn from UScolleges. Previously, the Grinter’s Report (15) and the Goals Report (16) have been used to guidethe educational process. Recently, ABET Engineering Criteria 2000

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

makes these lessons adaptable to other sets of institutionalcircumstances.The early evolution of the course (spring 2005)In the spring of 2005, a seminar-style class grew out of necessity, circumstance, and a desire tohave a reading and discussion course in the Technical Communication Certificate (TCC)program housed in our College of Engineering’s Engineering Professional DevelopmentDepartment. An unanticipated and significant shift in our TCC staff that semester demanded thata handful of students, all registered for independent study credits, meet as one class. At the sametime, one of this paper’s coauthors (Kyle Oliver, then an undergraduate nuclear engineeringstudent) approached our TCC director (Laura Grossenbacher, another coauthor) about

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

and others have all implemented an EPICSprogram.Several recent developments at Louisiana Tech University have laid the groundwork forIMPaCT and other collaborative efforts. In 1996, the science and engineering departments ofLouisiana Tech were merged to form a new College of Engineering and Science (COES), and aninnovative administration structure was employed to facilitate strong interdisciplinarycollaborations for both research and education.2, 3 This structure has allowed for the developmentof innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate programs such as our Integrated Curricula andmultidisciplinary programs such as our Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology(CEnIT). For purposes of this paper, interdisciplinary is defined as

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ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Robert Ofoli, Michigan State University; Dennis Miller, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

curriculum design, rather than be confined by rigidcriteria. This paper offers preliminary evidence that the regular assessment of the ABET-designated outcomes has opened the eyes of our faculty to issues in student learning thatmay not have been considered before. While initial assessment was conducted at thedisciplinary course level, improvement actions have been more far-reaching includingnon-trivial course and program improvements, interdepartmental faculty collaboration,redesign of course content, and renewal of faculty interest in improved classroompedagogy. This paper reports on the assessment-based approaches used to implementcurricular change and the benefits that have resulted to date. In a broader sense, this paperproposes a model process

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New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Llewellyn Mann, University of Queensland; Gloria Dall'Alba, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

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Educational Research and Methods

. Industry Sector 2. Project Scale 3. Geographic Location 4. Type of Client 5. Stakeholder Group 6. Professional Discipline 7. Years of Experience with Design 8. Formal Training in Sustainable Design 9. GenderTable 1 presents the subjects and how each fit the diversity criteria. The numbers associated witheach participant represent only the order in which they were interviewed.1. Industry Sector Page 12.1559.13The industry sector or sectors in which the participant had experience served as the main sourceof diversity. This was because of the significantly different conditions and challenges that thedifferent sectors face. This