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Entrepreneurship Tuesday Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice Agogino, UC Berkeley; Sara Beckman, University of California at Berkeley; Leslie Speer, San Jose State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-1326: ENABLING AND CHARACTERIZING ENTREPRENEURIALSUCCESSES IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAMSAlice Agogino, UC Berkeley Alice M. Agogino is the Roscoe and Elizabeth Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering and is affliated faculty at the Haas School of Business in their Operations and Information Technology Management Group She has served in a number of administrative positions at UC Berkeley, including Associate Dean of Engineering and Faculty Assistant to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost in Educational Development and Technology. Prof. Agogino also served as Director for Synthesis, an NSF-sponsored coalition of eight universities with the goal of reforming

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Joan Gosink, Colorado School of Mines

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International

AC 2007-618: HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: DEFININGSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESBarbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines Barbara M. Moskal received her Ed.D. in Mathematics Education with a minor in Quantitative Research Methodology and her M.A. in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh. She is an Associate Professor in the Mathematical and Computer Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines. Her research interests include student assessment, K-12 outreach and equity issues. In 2000, she received a New Faculty Fellowship at the Frontiers in Education Conference and in 2006, she received the William Elgin Wickenden Award with colleagues, Barbara Olds and Ronald Miller.Joan Gosink

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Environmental Engineering Curricula II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

broaden the students’ perspective and prepare them forwork in a more global setting. Student attitudes about hazardous waste upon entering the courseare contrasted for American vs. international students.IntroductionHazardous waste is an issue of global importance. However, there are some notable differencesin the most critical challenges facing the developing world and the developed world, specificallythe U.S. After teaching a course on Hazardous Waste Management to graduate andundergraduate students at the University of Colorado - Boulder for eight years and a Solid WasteManagement course for four years, in summer 2006 I had the opportunity to teach a module onHazardous Waste in a Solid Waste course at UNESCO’s Institute for Water Education

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Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

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Information Systems

the requirements of 30 credit hours of core courses common to allcomputer science students. The students continue taking core courses until the first semester oftheir junior year, when they begin taking their electives from different specialization areas.In this paper, the authors are proposing a new area of specialization in their computer sciencedepartment called Embedded Systems Engineering. The paper elaborates the detail content ofthe curriculum requirement for this track.Embedded Systems EngineeringThe area of Embedded Systems Design has been gaining a tremendous growth in recent years. Amajor aspect of this growth has been the addition of networking technologies and operatingsystems to embedded systems. Embedded systems have

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Multimedia Tutorials and Web Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions; Member-at-Large on the Board of the Minorities in Engineering Division and Secretary/Treasurer of the International Division of the American Society for Engineering Education; and is on the Executive Committee and Strategic Planning Committee of the newly formed International Federation of Engineering Education Societies. Her email is petrie@fau.eduIvan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Ivan Esparragoza is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in engineering design education, innovative design, and global design. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman

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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

AC 2007-2587: INCORPORATING THE RELEVANCE OF ENGINEERINGPRACTICE INTO ACADEMIC PROGRAM CURRICULAHoward Evans, National University Dr. Howard Evans was appointed founding Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology, National University, in October, 2003. He received B.S. degrees in Physics and Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Science from the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Evans has over 20 years of executive and senior technical management experience at 3M Company and IBM Corporation, primarily leading multidisciplinary, global technical organizations responsible for R&D; new business and market development

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamihzmani, Arizona State university

Arizona State University, Richard served as an Associate Director at the NSF funded Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC) and twenty years as a faculty member and administrator within the Division of Technology and Applied Sciences at Arizona Western College and the University of Arizona.Arunachalanad Madakannan, Arizona State University Dr. Kannan’s areas of expertise and research interests include low temperature synthesis of meta stable nanoscale electrocatalysts, electrode active materials and structure-property relationships through physicochemical characterization. The focus is mainly on hydrogen and direct methanol fuel cells for stationary as well as automotive

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ECE Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jimmy Linn, East Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-2047: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOMJimmy Linn, East Carolina University Jimmy Linn is a Teaching Instructor at East Carolina University. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He completed a 23 year career with the U.S. Navy as an Electrical Engineer, 11 of which were in research engineering, before getting into academia as an Instructor. Page 12.899.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Technology in the Classroom

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Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

AC 2007-39: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION FORMICROELECTRONICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGYSantosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology Santosh Kurinec is a professor and the department head of Microelectronic Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. She has an extensive experience on integration of electronic materials in modern devices. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in microelectronics processing, electronic materials and solid state quantum mechanics.Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology “Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, and the recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in

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Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Duff, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

honorary for professions in technology. He has been recognized as Outstanding Professor of Industrial Technology by the National Association of Industrial Technology, Teacher of the Year by Arizona State University’s Polytechnic Campus, and Distinguished Technology Alumni by Purdue University. Professor Duff joined the faculty at Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus in 1997 and currently teaches a variety of courses including modeling, animation, illustration, and technical publishing. He has received the Oppenheimer Award and The Distinguished Service Award from the Engineering Design Graphics Division of the American Society for Engineering Education for his technical and

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Truc Ngo, San Diego City College; Armando Abina, San Diego City College; Gene Lyons, Kyocera America Corporation

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-645: SUSTAINING MANUFACTURING WITH INNOVATIVERECRUITMENT STRATEGIESTruc Ngo, San Diego City College Dr. Truc Ngo holds a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering, earned at Georgia Tech in 2001. During her time at Georgia Tech, she has published multiple research papers in major professional journals, including American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Journal, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Journal of Supercritical Fluids and Green Chemistry. She was a National Science Foundation Research Fellow, President’s Fellow and the Recipient of Waldemar Ziegler Best Paper Award. Dr. Ngo has also spoken at many national and international conferences in the past ten years. For her

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The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri; Demei Shen, University of Missouri

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Women in Engineering

Engineering. She is co-PI of AWE and AWISE. Her research interests include recruitment and retention of women in engineering, assessment and career development.Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri KELLY A. RODGERS, M. A. is a doctoral candidate in educational psychology at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Her research interests include motivational issues in minority student retention and the socio-emotional aspects of gifted minority adolescents.Demei Shen, University of Missouri DEMEI SHEN is a doctoral candidate in Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Her research interests include social computing and motivation in web-based learning

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Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

AC 2007-313: EVALUATING STRUCTURAL FORM: IS IT SCULPTURE,ARCHITECTURE OR STRUCTURE?Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University Page 12.693.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Evaluating Structural Form: Is it sculpture, architecture or structure?AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the idea of a continuum between sculptural form,architectural form and structural form. A linkage between the various forms will beproposed, and several scholarly views on this subject will be presented. Then, this paperwill describe a brief web-based survey which tested people’s subjective categorization ofvarious

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernd Widdig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

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International

Research, Motorola, National Science Foundation, Procter & Gamble, Sloan Foundation, and the United Engineering Foundation. He is editor of the Journal of Engineering Education published by the American Society for Engineering Education, and he currently serves on the society's International Advisory Committee. Dr. Lohmann is a fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the European Society for Engineering Education. Page 12.569.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR THE GLOBAL WORKPLACEAbstractOurpa

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Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Moustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Julie Moustafa, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-978: USING BASIC COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING AND DESIGNCOURSES AT THE FRESHMAN LEVEL TO IMPROVE TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTS COMPETITIVENESS IN OBTAINING EARLY ACADEMIC CAREERINTERNSHIPSAnthony Dean, Old Dominion UniversityMoustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion UniversityJulie Moustafa, Old Dominion University Julie Moustafa is an instructional technology specialist with the Center for Learning Technologies at Old Dominion University. A former high school technology teacher, Mrs. Moustafa specializes in instructional technology and design for instructors teaching in areas of technology application. Mrs. Moustafa holds a bachelor of science in business administration, human resources management, a Virginia state

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NAFP Panel Discussion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Green, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Maria Jackson Hittle, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

serves as the Director of the Division of Science andTechnology Programs at the UNCFSP. In this position, she provides expertleadership in areas of effective project and grant management, strategic resourcedevelopment and capacity building. A former research scientist, she haseffectively coordinated numerous workshops on graduate education forunderrepresented STEM students. The Maryland native received her B.S. degreein Chemistry from Claflin College (Orangeburg, SC) and her Ph.D. inBiochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Indiana University School ofMedicine (Indianapolis, IN). Prior to coming to UNCFSP, she acquired extensiveknowledge and expertise in cancer biology, virology and reproductive medicinethrough her research appointments at Eli

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IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Mantey, University of California-Santa Cruz; RAM AKELLA, University of California-Santa Cruz; John Musacchio, University of California-Santa Cruz; Yi Zhang, University of California-Santa Cruz; Kevin Ross, University of California-Santa Cruz; Subhas Desa, University of California-Santa Cruz

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-2194: TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMPatrick Mantey, University of California-Santa CruzRAM AKELLA, University of California-Santa CruzJohn Musacchio, University of California-Santa CruzKevin Ross, University of California-Santa CruzYi Zhang, University of California-Santa CruzSubhas Desa, University of California-Santa Cruz Page 12.1378.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Technology and Information Management ProgramAbstractThis paper describes a new graduate program in Technology and Information Management(TIM) being developed by the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California,Santa Cruz. As a University

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

robotics kits to design and built modules inorder to meet specified requirements. The competition activities are planned to promotecollaborative group learning skills. The mentoring component further sustains this effortby bringing sophomores / juniors as peer group leaders in weekly sessions focusing onlearning in fundamental classes.Majority of cohort do not meet placement requirements, start at remedial mathematicslevel. The long series of remediation needed to enroll in freshman level classescontributes greatly to large attrition rate. The integrated enrichment activates engagesthis group; provides counseling, stipend and a nurturing up-to-date environment. Thisprogram is part of a larger project to increase baccalaureate level graduation rate

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Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Rezak

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-156: NUCLEAR POWER: MUCH SWEETER THE SECOND TIMEAROUNDWilliam Rezak, WILLIAM D. REZAK Bill Rezak was President of the State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred from 1993 to 2003. He was instrumental in transforming Alfred State from a two-year technical college into a baccalaureate polytechnic. Prior to coming to Alfred State, he was Dean of the School of Technology at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia. Earlier, Rezak spent 18 years in engineering, design and construction of power generation facilities, both nuclear and fossil fueled. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University, a

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati; Muthar Al-Ubaidi, University of Cincinnati; Richard Kegg, Tech Solve Inc.

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Manufacturing

engineering application to dental endodontic treatment.Muthar Al-Ubaidi, University of Cincinnati Muthar Al-Ubaidi, Ph.D. is a professor and department head in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department at the University of Cincinnati.Richard Kegg, Tech Solve Inc. Richard Kegg, Ph.D, PE has served on the management and the advisory boards for many organizations, including the department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at University of Cincinnati (UC). He is the inductee to College of Applied Science “Hall of Fame” at UC. His formal education includes BS, MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UC. He is the recipient of SME Gold Medal and Distinguished Alumnus of UC. He was

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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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Bethany Jones, James Madison University; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

State University , and then served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at James Madison University in VirginiaRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC RUSSEL C. JONES is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Page 12.1214.1© American

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Leadership Perspectives in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy; Robert Herrick; Manfred Hamann, University of Applied Science Wolfenbuettel

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1467: EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES ONENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY VS. ENGINEERING DEGREESMichael Dyrenfurth, Purdue UniversityMichael Murphy, Dublin Institute of TechnologyRobert Herrick, Purdue UniversityManfred Hamann, University of Applied Science Wolfenbuettel Page 12.692.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Perceptions of the American Engineering Technology Degree with Respect to the European Engineering Degree A Three Country Panel SessionHow do European engineering colleagues view American Engineering Technologyprograms? How do American Engineering Technology leaders view EuropeanEngineering

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Recruitment and Retention

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Jessica Decuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-1127: THE PURPOSE INSTITUTE: PROMOTINGUNDERREPRESENTED PRESENCE ON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGFACULTIESChristine Grant, North Carolina State UniversityJessica Decuir-Gunby, North Carolina State University Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at North Carolina State University. Dr. DeCuir-Gunby earned her BS degree with a double major in Psychology and Spanish from Louisiana State University. She earned both her MA and PhD degrees in Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia. At North Carolina State University, she teaches courses in Educational Psychology, Adolescent Development, and

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Minorities in Engineering

OverviewAnalyzing the participation and advancement of underrepresented individuals and institutionsrequires a review of measures of diversity used in both prior research in the STEM fields and inthe business, government, or education fields. This literature review uncovered several metricsfor measuring diversity in a wide variety of settings as well as questions to be asked eachprincipal investigator, school, school district, department, college, and institution regarding theirresearch and research capacity as well as education and education capacity. Questions wereclassified into those to be asked about individuals from populations underrepresented in STEM

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa; MD salim, University of Northern Iowa; Ali Kashef, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Kenan Baltaci

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Engineering Technology

,transportation incident analysis, GPS-enabled agriculture management, or water qualitymonitoring. In some universities, the geospatial technologies have been taught and used indifferent departments, including engineering technology, geography, construction,agriculture, environmental sciences, and construction planning1,2. However, the faculty inour Industrial Technology Department was not exposed to the widely expanding GIS/GPStechnologies.The University of Northern Iowa 2006 Carver Graduate Education Summer Institute(sponsored by Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust) provided an opportunity to facultymembers to be exposed to the geospatial technologies. The geospatial technology is usedas a vehicle to enhance the interdisciplinary faculty collaboration, and

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Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Frank, Queen's University; John Carr, Queen's University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-943: ACTIVE LEARNING USING GUIDED PROJECTS IN AN UPPERYEAR ECE COURSEBrian Frank, Queen's University Brian Frank is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.John Carr, Queen's University John Carr is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Page 12.172.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007