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Yiming Rong

MQP in China: Extension of WPI Practice on Project based Engineering EducationYiming (Kevin) RongWorcester Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical EngineeringAbstract - With the development of global economy and the rapid shift of manufacturing to China, thedemand for engineers with the ability to work in unfamiliar cultural environments is critically importantfor both Chinese and US companies. In response to a world in which science and engineering areincreasingly global in scope, integrating international research experience into engineering education isessential. An exchange program of Senior Projects in Mechanical Engineering has been establishedbetween WPI and HUST. US and Chinese students work in mixed teams doing real world

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Qing Li

predict or explain students’ success orfailure in engineering education. Characteristics contributing to better engineering education outcomes havebeen identified. However, different researchers have examined different characteristics of engineering studentswithin the scopes of their own research interests, no universally agreed upon definition of engineering students’characteristics exists in the current literature. In this paper, a comprehensive review and analysis of the existingresearch on the measurement of the characteristics of engineering students is presented. Specifically, attentionhas been given in addressing the following questions: 1). what characteristics of engineering students have beenmeasured? 2). what research questions

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Ashraf Ghaly

Statement, one of Union’s major goals is to further integrate engineering withthe liberal arts. The college recognizes that “students graduating from Union belong to a generation inwhich technology has revolutionized communication and that they are part of a world where theunderstanding and appreciation of a multiplicity of cultures and perspectives will be essential to theirsuccess.” -1- American Society for Engineering Education ASEE Zone I Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, March 28-29, 2008The college acknowledges that “preparing students for the 21st century requires that we take Union tonew frontiers of technology

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Paul G. Ranky

and Software DemonstrationDuring the presentation of this paper at the conference there will be several livedemonstrations, including 3D eBooks, and HD technical videos of our library.Bibliographic Information[1] Ranky P G: Interactive Multimedia for Engineering Education, European Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 21, No. 3, 1996, p. 273-293.[2] Ranky, P G., Golgen Bengu and Gale Tenen Spak: The Development andApplication of Synchronous and Asynchronous Technology Based Learning Aids forUndergraduate Engineering Education, The NSF Engineering Education Innovators’Conference, NSF sponsored participation, April 7-8, 1997, Arlington, VA, USA,Proceedings[3] Ranky, P. G.: Some Analytical Considerations of Engineering Multimedia SystemDesign

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Elif Kongar; Paul Kontogiorgis; Nancy L. Russo; Tarek Sobh

Source: American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: Women Earning B.S. Engineering Degrees15 4. Education – Industry Skills Gap In addition to the bias, there is also a gap between the needs of industry and the skills that the engineering students acquire during their studies. Table 2 depicts engineering as the field that has the majority of graduates entering post-doc studies due to lack of employment opportunities compared to other disciplines. Restructuring of the curricula, infusing today’s market needs into academia and producing qualified candidates can provide efficient solutions to this problem. Table 2: Primary reason for taking current postdoc, by field: 200316

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Barrie Jackson

as Bhopal, Flixborough, and Piper Alpha and the current interest ingreen engineering this should be a topical issue in Engineering Education. The general public has becomemuch more sensitized to the issue of process safety as have law makers. Although not all our graduateswill end up in a process environment, this whole issue is something that we believe to be an essentialsubject for a Chemical Engineering education.Process Safety Management begins at the design phase and is a critical aspect of operating andmaintenance procedures. Many of the large international hydrocarbon processing industries have veryextensive on-going safety training for all their employees, both professionals as well as operatingpersonnel. There is always the concern

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Rashmi Jain; Keith Sheppard; Elisabeth McGrath; Bernard Gallois

work collaboratively with students at otherlocations to design a solution to a complex problem. Students will be introduced to a systems-thinkingapproach that fosters team work, innovation and invention, effective communication, and other 21stcentury workforce skills. This effort will also benefit from and leverage a recent corporate donation ofPro/Engineer software to New Jersey schools. Students will make use of this state-of-the-art CAD/CAEsoftware tool to create sophisticated, 3D models of their designs and then use this tool to assemble a finalprototype based on all design components contributed by the project team.Systems Engineering Education ResearchIn spite of the growing interest in systems engineering and teaching of systems

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A.E. Schuster; J.A. Sanchez; C.W. Swan; J.L. Durant; D.M. Matson

Caribbean USAID under EHP Project. December, 2002.6. Swan, C.W., Han, C.S., Limbrunner, J.F., “Service Learning on an International Scale: the experiences of Tufts University”, Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland OR, 20057. Swan, C.W., Matson, D.M., J. L. Durant, J.L., and Gute, D.M., "Engineering Education via International Projects: the Advisers viewpoint", Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu HI, 2007.8. Matson, D.M., Freeman, S.E., Sharpe, G.M, Swan, C.W, "International citizenship and global service leadership – the role ofinterdisciplinary teams in engineering education", Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago IL, 2006.9. Criteria for evaluating

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Adam Halstead; Jennifer Zirnheld

calculations were not exceedingly difficult. This was done because it is not their ability to do calculations that we were interested in. It was their ability to discover a path that leads to a possible solution that is important. This is a skill that becomes much more important as they progress through their engineering education (and unfortunately is not emphasized enough using traditional teaching techniques). Also, inductive learning techniques such as this have been shown to increase long term information retention5. Thus, by providing the opportunity for the students to discover their own path to a possible solution, they are developing a crucial engineering skill. Project-based

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B.M. Wright; C.W. Swan; D.M. Matson

the members of the Tufts Engineers Without Borders.Bibliography1. Swan, C.W., Han, C.S., Limbrunner, J.F., “Service Learning on an International Scale: the experiences of Tufts University”, Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland OR, 20052. Matson, D.M., Freeman, S.E., Sharpe, G.M, Swan, C.W, "International citizenship and global service leadership – the role ofinterdisciplinary teams in engineering education", Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago IL, 2006.3. Swan, C.W., Matson, D.M., J. L. Durant, J.L., and Gute, D.M., "Engineering Education via International Projects: the Advisers viewpoint", Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu HI, 2007.4. Stauber, C.E

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Ryan A. Ebel; Donald S. Abbott-McCune; David Chang

, 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference,Boulder, CO, 5-8 November 2003[4]Prince, Michael J. and Felder, Richard M., Inductive Teaching and Learning Methods: Definitions, Comparisonsand Research Bases, Journal of Engineering Education, April 2006 5[5] Carryer, J. Edward, March madness: a mechatronics project theme, Mechatronics volume 12 issue 2, p.383-391,March 2002[6] Craig K. Mechatronics at Rensselaer: a two-course senior-elective sequence in Mechanical Engineering. In:Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 19–23September 1999. Atlanta, USA.[7] Das, S.; Krishnan, M.; Yost, S.A.; Work in progress - the outgrowth of

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Bahram Nassersharif

Discovery-Based Learning Engineering Classroom Bahram Nassersharif, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Rhode IslandAbstractEngineering design, optimization, and analysis practice in the 21st century is performed using complexcomputer models and graphical visualization of the results. Engineering education must also incorporateteaching and use of computer models for enhancing the depth and breadth of student learning. Today, weuse a computer center to provide access to computers and educate engineering students to understand andapply engineering software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Matlab, and Ansys

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David I. Schwartz

) conditions, scoring can help represent a game as adynamic simulation. The paper derives a functional mathematical relationship between temporal gamestate and score, which provides a foundation for addressing computational issues of games. Scoringfunctions can provide analytical tools for game analysis by measuring continuous and discrete game state.These tools may assist with game design, analysis, and balancing. Linking game creation withcomputational analysis could provide an excellent context to integrate mathematics at early stages ofeducation. Moreover, the addition of theory might attract more engineering educators to provide rigor tothe emerging academic field of game design. The paper concludes with proposed research into classes ofscoring

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Diana Schwerha; Chang Liu; Sertac Ozercan; Tripura Vadlamani; Lev Neiman

Science Education, 2006,[8] C. Liu, "Partnering with and assisting community partners in service learning projects to tailor andarticulate project requirements," in 2005 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2005,[9] M. D. Ernst, "The Groupthink specification exercise," Software Engineering Education in the ModernAge: Challenges and Possibilities, vol. 4309, pp. 89, 2006. 9

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Joseph Robert Yost; Randy D. Weinstein

problem solving.ReferencesWeinstein, R. D., O’Brien, J., Char, E., Yost, J. R., Muske, K. R., Fulmer, H., Wolf, J., andKoffke, W. (2006). “A Multidisciplinary, Hands-on, Freshman Engineering Team DesignProject and Competition,“ International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp.1023 – 1030. 8

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Linda Ann Riley; Charles Thomas

establish a bridge that we hope in time will ultimately affect the pipeline ofentering engineering freshmen. At the very least, the partnership has provided the authors with a deeperappreciation of the challenges and opportunities associated with middle and secondary education systemsin Rhode Island and the nation.ReferencesAmerican Society for Engineering Education. (2007). Profiles of Engineering and Engineering TechnologyColleges. Washington D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education.Jefers, A. S. (2004). Understanding K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs. Journal of Professional Issues inEngineering Education and Practice (138), 95-108.National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Statistics. (2006). The Nations Report