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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aparajita Mazumder, Formerly Director of International Relations

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International

AC 2009-2515: MAKING OF A GLOBAL ENGINEER: CULTURE ANDTECHNOLOGYAparajita Mazumder, Formerly Director of International Relations Dr.Aparajita Mazumder has both educational and life experience in international studies. She received her PhD in Comparative Literature (1990) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,USA. Specializing in cross-cultural studies, she devoted her professional career to directing, developing and administering global engineering education. She was the first Director of International Programs in Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Director of International Relations and Education at the University of Michigan

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Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. Refrences1. Floyd Wilkes and Reza Sanati Mehrizy , “An International Study of the Coverage of Relational, Object- Relational and Object-Oriented Database Concepts in Database Textbooks and a Database Example Represented in These Database Models”, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, June 2007.2. Reza Sanati Mehrizy and Floyd Wilkes, “A Comparison of Implementing a Single Problem in Relational, Object-Relational and Object-Oriented Database Systems”, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, June 2008.3. http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/xe/index.html4. http://www.softlist.net/program/db4o-software.html

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Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University

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some high schools. Other schools, like our own, are not formally members ofEPICS but are doing many of the activities that the EPICS program promotes.One of the issues related to engineering service learning is whether the course is mostly service Page 14.586.2and not enough engineering. This is, in itself, an ethical issue. If we are offering courses that getengineering credit without doing real engineering, we are being deceitful to our students. This isan issue that many engineering programs have faced as some faculty are resistant to this newway of doing things.Many engineering service learning courses have involved service projects

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Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-1192: EVALUATION OF ABET PROGRAM CURRICULA CRITERIAFOR THE INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABILITY RELATED SUBJECT AREASMichelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University Michelle Jarvie received her PhD in Engineering-Environmental from Michigan Technological University in August of 2007. Since that time, she has been working as an environmental engineer for Cliffs Natural Resources in Michigan. Ms. Jarvie has worked on a variety of issues including mine land reclamation, biofuels development, sustainable forest certification, environmental policy analysis, carbon reporting, carbon offsets and trading, as well as corporate sustainability reporting. She can be reached via email at

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Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Harding

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Educational Research and Methods

biomedical materials. Dr. Harding earned B.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering (1995), a M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering (1997), and a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering (2000) from the University of Michigan. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. He currently serves as Associate Editor of the online journal Advances in Engineering Education, is Materials Division Program Chair for the 2009 ASEE Annual Meeting, and ERM Program Chair for the 2010 ASEE Annual Meeting. Dr. Harding has delivered several invited presentations on ethics in engineering curricula

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Iskander, University of Utah; Paul Gore, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-1733: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN EXPRESSED AND MEASUREDINTERESTS IN ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS OVER A 30-YEAR SPANTiffany Iskander, University of Utah Tiffany Iskander is a first year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Utah. Her research interests are focused on the expressed and measured gender differences and areas of interest in college bound students.Paul Gore, University of Utah Paul Gore is an Associate Professor and Student Success Special Projects Coordinator at the University of Utah. His research focuses on the academic and career success of adolescents and young adults. Prior to his current position, Dr. Gore was the Director of Career

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Scott Johnson, University of Illinois

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-478: STUDENTS’ COGNITIVE SELF-APPRAISAL ANDSELF-MANAGEMENT, AND THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY OF ANENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT: ARE THEY RELATED?Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University Oenardi Lawanto is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Education at Utah State University. He received his B.S.E.E. from Iowa State University, M.S.E.E. from University of Dayton, and Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before coming to Utah State University, Dr. Lawanto taught and held several administrative positions at the Universitas Surabaya in Indonesia. His long years of teaching experiences in the area of electrical engineering have offered him new

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Monroe, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University; Bala Ram, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Christopher Doss, North Carolina A&T State University

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the Engineering Directorate at NSF. The program alsoincluded presentations on successful research partnerships in six areas, four paneldiscussions (with Deans and Associate Deans as panelists) addressing K-14 educationrelevant to research, research partnerships, research at minority institutions, and industrypartnerships. This paper reports on the planning, conduct, and important outcomes of thisworkshop. PLANNING FOR THE WORKSHOPPlanning for the workshop began immediately after the workshop sponsorship award wasreceived from the National Science Foundation in August 2007. The followingcommittees outlined in the proposal were constituted: Arrangements Committee,Technical Committee, Report Committee, Invitees and

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Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laurie Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Luisa Deckard, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

engineering) or quite narrow(for example, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America Career Development Awards fundonly research related to inflammatory bowel disease).Even when research interests of an agency cover a broad range of fields, program directors andreviewers will tend to fund research in areas they view as dynamic and “leading edge”. It istherefore important for PIs to make a strong case that their selected research area holds thepotential for years of continued advancement and discovery. Research topics that have beenwell-researched and promise only incremental advancements are unlikely to help a newresearcher to rise to the top of his or her field.Although these programs are targeted specifically at “new” investigators, reviewers

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Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Casey Canfield, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

14.867.8expose them to alternative conceptions of teaching and learning.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the Spencer Foundation Small Grants program for its support of ourinitial pilot study, which provided the dataset for this paper (Spencer Grant #200500077). Wewould also like to thank Maria Ong of TERC for her invaluable contributions during the stagesof study design, data collection, and initial analytical conceptualization. Finally, we would liketo send our thanks to Lindsay Page, Dana Wright, and Esther Hurh who were involved in datacollection.Bibliography1. Rimer, Sara. “At M.I.T., Large Lectures are Going the Way of the Blackboard.” The New York Times, 12 Jan. 2009. 2. Basken, Paul. “Why Engineering Schools Are Slow to Change

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Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

AC 2009-2235: INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFLIMITSMelany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety Dr. Melany M. Ciampi is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; President of Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety (OPASS), Vice-President of Council of Researches in Education and Sciences (COPEC), Vice-President of Fishing Museum Friends Society (AAMP) and Vice-President of (Brazilian) National Monitoring Committee of "Internationale Gesellschaft für Ingenieurpädagogik" (IGIP). She is Vice Chair of Working Group "Ingenieurpädagogik im Internationalen Kontext" in "Internationale Gesellschaft für Ingenieurpädagogik

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Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren Hill, Weber State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1838: ACCREDITATION OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMSWarren Hill, Weber State University Page 14.155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Accreditation of Engineering Technology ProgramsAbstractThe Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET, Inc. is proposing some majorchanges to the General Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Technology Programs. In particularCriterion 3, the criterion dealing with Program Outcomes, has been split into two parts, one thataddresses baccalaureate degree programs and the other specific to associate degree programs. Tofurther clarify the differentiated criteria for the two different types of programs

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 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

opportunities, scholarships and fellowships; resources for research opportunitiesand graduate programs; resources for international opportunities; resources for minoritiesnetworking; and resources for deans and chair. Although many links center specific inopportunities only open to minorities and women, the links include more general links ofopportunities open to all. Page 14.879.3Engineering Professional Societies and Engineering Education Related SitesProfessional societies for engineers provide scholarships, fellowships, awards, conferences,competitions, publications, and resources for students, parents, educators and professionalengineers. Table

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Adam Morris, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

of Biology and Environmental Science at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She is also the Coordinator of the Biology Education program at UMES. Dr. Mitra obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2002 from the Department of Botany at North Carolina State University. She is actively involved in research in the fields of marine biology, environmental science and paleopalynology.Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Mr. Xavier Henry is a graduate student at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. His research interests are in the fields of remote sensing and precision agriculture. Mr. Henry obtained his baccalaureate degree in Aviation from the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences in

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Curriculum in Mechanical and Power Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

PUC Graduates of the MET program at YSU will, The Mechanical Engineering Technology in their first several years of employment, Associate of Science program will produce have the ability to: graduates that: 1. Work competently in technical and 1. Are prepared for successful careers in professional careers related to the field of the areas associated with the Mechanical Engineering Technology fabrication, testing, documentation, 2. Communicate effectively in a operation, sales, and maintenance of professional environment basic mechanical systems. 3. Continue growth in professional 2

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The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

graphical programming.6. Develop a basic understanding of engineering terminology. Define the basic terminology related to the engineering pillars and engineering professionalism.Incorporating New System Engineering Methods within Current Curriculum: Issues ofClass Time ConstraintsBy infusing system engineering concepts and methods into curriculum, instructors do not have toeliminate any of the existing projects or assignments, and can still introduce system engineeringprinciples and practices as part of existing projects. Some minor modifications to the projects areproposed to demonstrate system engineering methods. The posing of questions for discussionconcerning the system engineering implications for each project, adds only a small

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Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amin Karim, DeVry University; Jennifer McClain, IEEE

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-370: STANDARDS EDUCATION IN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSAmin Karim, DeVry University Amin Karim is the Director of Academic Outreach at DeVry University. Immediately prior to this position, he served as the Director of the College of Technology for approximately eight years at the university. He is a past Chair of the Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Department Heads Association and served as a TAC of ABET evaluator for engineering technology programs. He also served as a member of the Standards Education Committee for IEEE and the Global Wireless Education Consortium (GWEC) Executive Board.Jennifer McClain, IEEE Jennifer McClain has been with the IEEE for eleven years. She

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Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Bramald, Newcastle University; Sean Wilkinson, Newcastle University

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First-Year Programs

undergraduate degree programs in Civil and Civil and StructuralEngineering (C&CSE). As one would expect, the programmes find themselves in a permanentstate of evolution as industrial, academic and professional developments and requirements areadopted in to the students’ curricular. It is inevitable that the rise to prominence of sustainabilityin engineering has had a role to play in the programs’ evolution and in 2005, the C&CSE Boardof Studies commissioned the inclusion of a new first year module titled CIV1002 - SustainableSolutions in Civil Engineering, hereinafter CIV1002.From its first outing in the academic year 2006-2007, the module has been subjected to iterativereview and improvement. The overall aims of the module have, however

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Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Gary Hansen, University of California, Santa Barbara; Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Peter Robinson, Utah Valley University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2009-529: ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM ASSESSMENT BY STUDENTOUTCOMEHak Tam, University of California, Santa BarbaraGary Hansen, University of California, Santa BarbaraSally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPeter Robinson, Utah Valley University Page 14.581.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM ASSESSMENT BY STUDENT OUTCOMEIntroduction Harvard Business School offered the first course in entrepreneurship in 1947. Today mostof the AACSB-accredited business schools offer programs in entrepreneurship 1. Withinnovations emanating from the science and technology areas, entrepreneurship

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Beyond the Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

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First-Year Programs

to engage in his time performing engineering related tasks.academic auxiliary programs, A typical day in the life of an engineer is not typical at all.including undergraduate research, Overall, the presentation provided me with a renewed sense ofprofessional societies, and career purpose and direction.internships. The influence of MEE I am happy to say that [the speaker] truly inspired me to be anPractice I & II on retention rates in engineer. I am excited about the future outlook of my career.mechanical engineering will With all of these facts, [the speaker] successfully made me desireultimately be compared to similar to be an engineer even more than I

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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International

futurecollaborative projects have been identified and performed with very good results.References1. http://www.vinnova.se/. Accessed 2009-01-15.2. http://www.piep.se/. Accessed 2009-01-15.3. Grimheden, M., Hanson, M., Norell Bergendahl, M. and Wikander, J. PIEp: Product Innovation Engineering Program. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 07, Paris, France, August 2007.4. Grimheden, M. And Ölund Sandström, G. Examples of research areas related to the Product Innovation Engineering Program, PIEp. 2008 (Report TRITA-MMK 2008:05, KTH Machine Design).5. Grimheden, M. Product Innovation Engineering Program: Training Students in Entrepreneurial Thinking. In: Proceedings of the 114th Annual ASEE

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Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-1055: ROLE OF MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS IN ENGINEERINGWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTVenkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale The author is a Professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology and the Director of Science and Technology Programs at the State University of New York – Farmingdale. His prior assignments include teaching and research at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Purdue School of Engineering Technology at the Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis, and the Florida A&M University. He is a member of the Manufacturing Higher Education Task Force and the Accreditation Committee of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He is also on

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Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Spang, Burlington County College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

investigator on both NSF and NASA grants, as Adjunct Professor of Project Management (cost, risk, contract & procurement) at the Keller Graduate School of Management and as Adjunct Professor of Material Science at SUNY Maritime College. Dr. Spang has also served on the Editorial Board of the International Materials Reviews, a publication of ASM International and is a frequent reviewer of ASEE proceeding submissions.Vladimir Genis, Drexel University Dr. Vladimir Genis, Associate Professor and Program Director of Applied Engineering Technology in the Goodwin College, Drexel University, taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses in physics, electronics, nondestructive testing

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Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in IT/IET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet; Gregory Neff, Purdue University, Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University, Calumet; Mohammad Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet

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programs are in an ideal position to support the packaging industry. This paperdescribes the first Mechatronics Engineering Technology bachelor program specifically designedto serve the packaging industry. The paper describes the program’s development process, thefinalized curriculum, industry partners, and laboratory development efforts.I. IntroductionWith global economy, consumer, industrial and commercial goods need to be packaged andshipped to different locations. The package must protect the content, deliver proper informationabout the content and in certain applications be appealing to customers. Packaging industries areunder continuous challenges as the cost of energy and material increases. More efficientpackages with less material are

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Engineering Management Program Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

6distance education and online learning techniques are adapted more, the reach of EMGTprograms increases resulting in an increase in enrollment.The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Systems Engineering and EngineeringManagement Program, has decided to jump on the online bandwagon. Online deliveryhas been selected as a strategic initiative, which resulted in the establishment of anOnline MS in Engineering Management that will be starting during the Fall of 2009.As future research, it is recommended to benchmark each of the leading universities intheir offerings, program structures, faculty profiles and industry relations. Thisbenchmark information will be very important for engineering programs that are aimingto grow further.References[1

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Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Industrial Engineering

we hope will hire our graduates. Each faculty member searched for jobs thathe/she thinks are good ones for our graduates, jobs that should be used to design the PEOs, butthe chair also adds “ringers,” that is, jobs that probably are not good jobs for our graduates. Theidea is to have a range of jobs so there can be agreement and disagreement about good jobs andbad jobs.For example, in applying the process to the BSE-Mechatronics program, one faculty memberused mechanical engineering keywords; another used words such as controls, testing,measurement, instrumentation; a third used electrical engineering and mechatronics words; and afourth used words related to robotics and automation.Faculty rate the job descriptionsNext we circulated these

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Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Linda Chen, Washington State University Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Amir Jokar, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-197: ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR ABETACCREDITATIONHakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of School of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests are robotics, automation, fuzzy logic, technology assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses and haptic interfaces for virtual reality. Dr. Gurocak is an ABET Program Evaluator for mechanical engineering.Linda Chen, Washington State University Vancouver Dr. Xiaolin Chen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. She

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Loen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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integration into theinstitution’s environment and thus their performance in college. “Given individualcharacteristics, prior experiences, and commitments, … it is the individual’s integration into theacademic and social systems of the college that most directly relates to his continuance in thatcollege” (p. 96).With the support of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the College of Engineering(COE) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has implemented an Engineering ResidentialCollege (ERC), which consists of a series of academic and non-academic programs to addressaspects of student integration with the goal of improving first- and second-year retention rates

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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related to the failure of New Orleans levees in hurricane Katrina. As Associate Dean, he oversees curriculum, advising, career planning, study abroad, early engineering and other related initiatives.Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University NEERAJ BUCH is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. He is also the Director of Cornerstone Engineering and Residential Experience program at Michigan State University. He earned his M.S. degree in pavement engineering in 1988 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and his Ph.D. in pavement and materials engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1995. Dr. Buch began his

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Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Beverly Jaeger, and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University’s; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

researchers in joining in the work to inspire our youngstudents to consider engineering as a path for their future.Current Recruitment ApproachesAs evidenced by the search mechanism found on the ASEE web site, there are countlessengineering-focused programs, activities, and media campaigns targeting youngsters fromkindergarten through their senior year in high school13. Furthermore, there is a clear basis ofsupport from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for both the recruitment of engineers fromour youth and the training and development of those who teach and guide them at theelementary, middle, and high school levels.15 Collectively, these organized approaches arereferred to as K-12 Initiatives.As such, most of the NSF and similar related