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R. L. Kolar; K. M. Dresback; E. M. Tromble

one research proposal; encourage them to submit an article or conference paper related to their teaching experience. 9 Require Fellows to develop and maintain a portfolio of their research and teaching experi- ences and help graduating Fellows secure teaching or research appointments. 10 Ensure proper use of program funds, following all relevant Federal regulations.2. A little bit about the chosen theme of OUr GAANN project.While physicists often speak of the grand challenge of a unified theory, we believe that CEES Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Karen S. Hays

Integration of Lab Safety Training into the Undergraduate and Graduate Chemical Engineering Programs Karen S. Hays Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractThe Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering is the University of Arkansas’campus-wide leader in the area of laboratory safety training for their undergraduate and graduatestudents. This paper presents an overview of the laboratory safety training program and how itwas integrated into the curriculum. It describes how students are educated about the basics

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A. Lambert; D. J. Russomanno; P. Palazolo; S. Ivey

College of Engineering. Each team member brings a different skill set andexperience or background to the CSEMS program, yet a commitment to undergraduatestudent success is the common denominator of the team. In addition, the multi-disciplinary leadership approach allows us to include a larger number of potentialCSEMS applicants due to the fact that each member of the CSEMS leadership teamrepresents varied fields both within and outside of engineering. Sub-specialties of teammembers as they relate to the CSEMS program follow: • The Principal Investigator’s areas of expertise are in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, with active participation/knowledge in engineering education research; • The Counselor

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Norman D. Dennis

1 2 3 Engaging Engineering Students through 4 Improved Teaching 5 6 7 Norman D. Dennis 8 University of Arkansas 910111213 Abstract1415 National enrollment statistics show that engineering programs historically lose more than 55% of16 their entering students to attrition of some form1. Whether this attrition is to other academic17 programs or from college altogether it is clearly a problem that must be reversed if we are to18 attract and retain the best and brightest minds to the engineering profession for the future. While19 there are a wide variety of reasons for the poor retention of

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Stuart Bernstein

ENGAGING ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING Stuart Bernstein University of Nebraska, Lincoln at OmahaAbstractIn the Personnel & Supervisory Methods class (CET 4200) the students start off by writing apaper describing what they expect to get from the class. I received comments such as, “nothing,I think this is going to be a big waste of my time” , and “I’ve spent the past six months as anassistant project engineer and already know how to manage people.” That kind of negativeattitude can be difficult to overcome, but each year I have tried new exercises in an effort tomake this an important and enjoyable class.Due to the

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K. Madhavan

Engaging Students in an Undergraduate Civil Engineering Course K. Madhavan, Ph.D., P.E., Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering 650 East Parkway South Memphis, TN 38104-5581AbstractThe components of the undergraduate course in Design of Foundations in the Civil andEnvironmental Engineering Department (CEE) at Christian Brothers University (CBU)are discussed. The course consists of the following: classroom lectures, project casestudies, failure case studies, ethical case studies and open-ended design problems.Examples of case studies with discussion questions are provided in this paper.Undergraduate CEE Program

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F. Edwards; T. Daniel; W. Hale; A. Hanson; E. Richardson

-directed learning process allows for much of the learning pace to be determined by the learner. Given the existence of organizational constraints like designated course time slots, learners must select a pace best suited to their individual needs and that fits the institutional constraints.SDL in Engineering CurriculumNursing and medicine programs have been using SDL for decades. Other universities andcolleges have incorporated SDL into their adult education programs. Those programs include “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section Conference

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Stephen B. Taylor; Darin W. Nutter; James A. Davis; Joseph J. Rencis

/time habits and preparing them to manage the workloadrequirements for an engineering degree.references1. Loftus, M., Retention Is A Big Issue in Engineering Education, and More Schools Are Developing Programs to Keep Students From Dropping Out, ASEE Prism, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 26-27, January 2005.2. Wild, W.G. and Ryan, M.E., Retention and Success of Engineering Undergraduates: A Discussion of Retention- related Initiatives at the University of Buffalo, Session 1653, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.3. Tinto, V., Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL 1993.4. Rojas-Oviedo, R., Deng

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Aravind Kailas; Sandra S. Courter

had no problems reading my handwriting. Sometimes, an overheadprojector was used at the beginning of each lecture to present outline, graphics,definitions, examples, or tables related to that class. As an international engineeringgraduate assistant, I was also aware of some changes to my English language diction. Byconsciously speaking slowly and clearly I tried my best to reach out to the students. I alsoused a lot of graphics in class. My students found these techniques were very helpful. Myteaching experience exposed me to the real environment of teaching.To conclude, I gained a better understanding of the engineering topics that I taught. Insummary, this experience helped me and will help other graduate students prepare for

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Brandon W. Olson

A Practical Application of Team Based Learning to Undergraduate Engineering Coursework Brandon W. Olson School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstract Team based learning is a powerful pedagogical tool that has demonstrated, throughpersonal experience, an ability to simultaneously improve student interaction, conceptualunderstanding, commitment, and cooperative skills. While this technique is organized aroundstudent teams, it is far more than just “group work”. Team based learning, developed in part byDee Fink of OU’s instructional development program, is

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Dale E. Schinstock

for Engineering Education 5industrial control applications. The software includes standalone programs to experiment andcollect data using the motorlab hardware. It also includes MATLAB routines to import data andgenerate a standard set of plots. The students write MATLAB scripts to analyze the data, toperform theoretical analysis related to the laboratories, and to generate appropriate plots.There are three different programs used to control the motorlab hardware: a position controlprogram, a velocity control program, and an open loop program. Each program consists of agraphical user interface (GUI) that runs on the host PC and a low

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Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert

engineering educators working in conjunction with students of the 21st century.The issues associated with retaining engineering students have been examined from manyperspectives, and have resulted in the development of quasi-experimental predictive modelsusing attitude assessment and other descriptive variables to identify engineering students at riskof attrition9-11. In addition, multiple theories exist as to the reasons why students leaveengineering programs including lack of confidence or preparedness and loss of interest in subjectmaterial. In Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences, the third mostcommon response by students as to reasons for their decision to leave science, mathematics, andengineering majors is related to

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Jim Gattis; Bryan Hill

. One of the keyelements of a successful recruiting plan is the management of information. The Collegedecided to implement a Customer (potential student) Relations Management system thatcould be used simultaneously by every member of the recruitment team. The well knownPC based systems, ACT! and Gold are not designed to handle many users working onvarious parts of the system simultaneously. Nor are they able to handle the number ofstudents that are being tracked by the College. Instead of creating an in-house CRMprogram or investing in a vender based multi-user program (Siebel), the College decidedto contract for web based CRM services from a new company called SalesForce.com.SalesForce.com currently has 15,500 customers (companies) and 267,999

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George D. Gray

composite materials the more likely they are to transfer thatknowledge to other related engineering mechanics and design courses, which typically includeonly the more traditional materials within their problem solving exercises.ConclusionEducation and training within a field that spans disciplines and is changing so rapidly can beboth complex and challenging. Composite related programs are needed at both the baccalaureateand associate degree levels within engineering and engineering technology disciplines. Therealso exists a need for more composites coverage within other engineering programs such as themechanical and manufacturing areas of study. This will help to ensure that there will be enoughengineers, technologists and technicians to meet the

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Larry N. Bland

new requirements were reduced to three pages. The stringentrules had disappeared. More general criteria were established. Each university was nowresponsible for defining and assessing their program within these criteria. Criterion 3 is a key, new criteria element– a set of eleven outcomes that all undergraduateengineering programs must meet. These outcomes separated into two categories; “hard” skillsand “professional” skills. The current hard skills include: [2] • An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; • An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; • An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic

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Thomas R. Marrero; Andrew K. Beckett

colleges and universities, U.S. News and World Report highlighted the potentialbenefits of such programs by stating that “reform-minded colleges across the country are turningto innovative programs like learning communities and intensive semester-long freshmanorientations to engage students in academics and hopefully offer measurable success in the formof higher retention rates and higher graduation rates”9At the University of Missouri-Columbia, residentially-based engineering FIGs have become amajor component of the first-year experience. Since the program’s inception in 1995, over 1000engineering students have participated. During the fall semester of 2004, 150 of the 426 (35%)incoming students chose to participate in one of the nine engineering

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Kamesh Namuduri; Ravi Pendse

Introducing Information Security Courses in the ECE CurriculumKamesh Namuduri, and Ravi PendseECE Department, Wichita State UniversityAbstract Federal organizations such as the National Science Foundation and the NationalSecurity Agency are encouraging universities and community colleges throughout thenation to offer graduate and undergraduate programs in Information Assurance andSecurity. Today, there are more than 100 universities and colleges that offer degreeprograms and courses in information security. At Wichita State University, the Electricaland Computer Engineering (ECE) department took the lead in introducing InformationAssurance and Security related courses in the curriculum. This presentation is aimed atsharing our

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Julia L. Morse

the exam-grading process,student scores are already sorted by questions and therefore can easily be compiled by applicablelearning outcomes. Application of spreadsheet tools or other programming automates thetallying process. This paper provides practical examples of grading cover sheets on regularexams to sort and tally student performance of various learning outcomes.IntroductionIn the process of enacting structured assessment of our engineering and technology programs, wehave been challenged to compile and summarize student performance of the individual learningoutcomes of the program. K-State at Salina’s Engineering Technology programs have elected toassess student performance in large part by considering the exams, lab work, homework

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Melissa Miller; Randall Reynolds

" 2operations. Through the use of simulation computer games, students can take a constructiveapproach towards several engineering concepts such as analyzing proposed products or services,improving existing products and services, determining the best facility layout, and performingoperation scheduling.Dr. Richard Cassady and Dr. Ed Pohl, Industrial Engineering, were the mentoring instructorsinvolved in the program. They provided information regarding past projects using simulationgames and also assisted in making connections to the course syllabus for INEG 1103: Principlesof Industrial Engineering. Independent reading of related articles was also helpful inunderstanding the scope of the project as well as how industrial engineering concepts relate

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Stephanie G. Adams; Jeffrey W. Rieske

Program Evaluation for the National Science Foundation, undergraduate researchprograms are "highly effective in helping students who are uncertain about going to graduateschool to clarify their intent to pursue those goals ... and in bolstering the certainty of thosestudents who have already decided to pursue those goals" [2]. Undergraduate research experience assists students in attaining a higher level ofcompetence in the science, mathematics, engineering, and technology areas; understanding themethods and process of research; making informed judgments about technical matters; andcommunicating and working in teams to solve complex problems [3]. These experiencestypically offer research and research enrichment skills, seminars, mentoring

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Chris Ramseyer; Beth Brueggen

“Camp Concrete” – An Experiment in Undergraduate Research Chris Ramseyer, Beth Brueggen University of Oklahoma, Norman OklahomaAbstract:The summer experience of a faculty member, two graduate research assistants and tenundergraduate research assistants is discussed. The students who participated in the inaugural2004 program coined the name "Camp Concrete" after they cast and tested more than 50,000pounds of concrete specimens at Fears Structural Engineering Lab, University of Oklahoma.The goal of Camp Concrete is to involve undergraduate students in high-quality research.Research projects are selected to address immediate needs of local businesses and agencies, suchas the

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Avery Schwer; Donna Dufner; George Morcous

Construction Systems College of Engineering University of Nebraska – LincolnAbstractFaculty are working with students on a research project developing a project managementsoftware program. This research project uses case-based reasoning (CBR), an artificialintelligence (AI) approach that overcomes most of the drawbacks of rule-based expertsystems (e.g., codification of the knowledge base) by looking for previous cases that aresimilar to the current problem and reusing them to solve the problem. CBR has beensuccessfully used in solving design, diagnoses, and prediction problems. The objective ofthis research is to develop a generic project management

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Joseph J. Rencis; Hartley T. Grandin

examined for dimensional homogeneity. 4. Compatibility and Boundary Conditions. One or more compatibility equations are written in symbolic form to relate the displacements. A compatibility diagram is used when appropriate to assist in developing the compatibility equations. All equations are Proceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4 formulated symbolically and there is no algebraic manipulation. Every term in each equation must be examined for dimensional homogeneity. Although compatibility equations are commonly written for indeterminate problems, the authors

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Roy A. McCann

prepared for a career withan electric utility company provides the traditional motivation for staying in the academicallydemanding electrical engineering degree program. In comparison, retention levels are more sig-nificantly improved if studying electric and magnetic fields is demonstrated to help developtechnologies that reduce the emission of pollutants from electric generating stations or improvefuel efficiency in hybrid electric vehicles to reduce oil consumption. Stated in another manner,the student would like an answer to not only “who will hire me…” but also the question of “whatis the end result of what I produce…” In addition, there are many emerging areas of employmentfor electrical engineers in the application of newer energy

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Judith Collins; Alysia Starkey; Beverlee Kissick; Jung Oh

. (2002). Is information literacy relevant in the real world? Reference Services Review.30 (1), 7-14.4 Office of Economic Cooperation and Development. (1996). The knowledge-based economy. Retrieved 20 June 2004 from http://econ.snu.ac.kr/~kl/knowledge.html.5 Black, C., Crest, S., and Volland, M. 2001. Building a successful Information Literacy infrastructure onthe foundation of librarian-faculty collaboration. Research Strategies. 18 (3), 215-25.6 ABET Technology Accreditation Commission. 29 November 2004. 2005-2006 Criteria for accrediting Engineering Technology programs. Retrieved from http://www.abet.org 8 July, 2005.7 D’Angelo, B.J. and Maid, B.M. 2004. Moving beyond definitions: Implementing Information Literacy across