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Jamie Workman

Session 2548Development of a K-12 Summer Program to Promote Women in Engineering and Technology Jamie K Workman Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Abstract As recruitment and retention of women in engineering and technology programs at the university level is a concern, K-12 programs are being developed to address this issue. Although many reasons exist for the low enrollment numbers of females in engineering and technology (ET) programs, several are related to the limited pre-college exposure levels in math, science, and applied technology areas and guidance of these students

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Andrew Lau; Robert Pangborn

Session 2793 Engaging Engineering Students in Learning – A College-wide First Year Seminar Program Andrew S. Lau, Robert N. Pangborn College of Engineering, Penn State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the inception, design and implementation of a First-Year Seminar Programin the College of Engineering at Penn State. Emanating from coincidental activities of a college-based colloquy and working group on the engineering curriculum, and a re-evaluation of thegeneral education program by the University Faculty Senate, the new first-year seminars

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Elisabeth Sanchez; Alejandro Lozano; Victor Mucino

Engineering Education across Disciplines and Cultures: A Mexico/USA Industrial Outreach Program Alejandro Lozano1 Council of Science and Technology of Queretaro, Mexico Elisabeth Sanchez2 Educational Leadership Studies West Virginia University, USA Victor H. Mucino3 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering West Virginia UniversityAbstract West Virginia University and the Council for Science and Technology ofQueretaro, Mexico

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James Holt; Hal Rumsey; E. Ray Ladd

Session 2642 The Engineering Management Program at Washington State University: Distance Education Industry Partnership Success Stories Authors: E. Ray Ladd, James R. Holt, and Hal A. Rumsey Washington State UniversityAbstractThe Engineering Management Program at Washington State University has an innovativeuniversity/industry partnership for training tomorrow’s technical leaders. The Engineering Managementgraduate degree is designed to meet the educational needs of working engineers with a thrust towardsproject management, manufacturing management, quality engineering

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John Marshall

Session 2548 Enticing High School Students into Engineering Technology with a Simple Industrial Process Control Module John Allen Marshall, Ph.D. University of Southern MaineAbstractToo few high school students understand that a career in Engineering and EngineeringTechnology can genuinely be exciting and neat. Some have the short-term view thatgood paying jobs are plentiful, so why take the really difficult courses. Many sell theirown abilities short and convince themselves that it is too difficult a career path. And stillothers conjure up the image of a dirty, dull, dangerous

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Carl White; Myra Curtis; Clifton Martin

Session 2270 The Evolution of a K – 12 Pre-College Program through Student Leadership Development Myra W. Curtis, Clifton S. Martin, Carl White Morgan State UniversityAbstractThis paper chronicles the evolution and development of the Morgan State University School ofEngineering Saturday Academy. The Saturday Academy is coordinated and operated by theEngineering Student Organization Council (ESOC). ESOC was founded under the guidance ofthe Morgan ECSEL (Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education andLeadership sponsored by NSF). ESOC is

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Tanya Zlateva; Julia Burstein

Session 1369 A Web-Based Graduate Certificate for IT Professionals – Design Choices and First Evaluation Results Tanya Zlateva, Julia Burstein Computer Science Department, MET College, Boston UniversityAbstractThis paper presents the design of a web-based Graduate Certificate program in Databasesand Client/Server and discusses first evaluation results. Our goal was to find a format thatachieves course quality at low development costs, allows for easy student access, andfurther development. This led to the following design choices: (i) A blend of face-to-faceon-site lectures and web-lectures

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Rujin Cheng; Tze-Leong Yew; Kurt Gramoll

Session 2320 Web-based Distance Learning Environment Using a Database to Teach Educators about Electronic Media Rujin Cheng, Tze-Leong Yew, Kurt Gramoll Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstractEducation continues to change with the availability of new teaching techniques and emergingtechnology. Over the past few years, the Internet has become an increasingly popular medium fordistance learning. This paper describes the distance learning initiative at the University ofOklahoma to help teach and train educators

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Robert Reynolds; John Field; Isaac Horn

Session 2793 Web-based Exercises for a First-Year Electrical and Computer Engineering Course Isaac Horn, Robert Reynolds, John Field University of MaineAbstractA series of web-based exercises were developed to support a first-year introductory electrical andcomputer engineering class. The exercises provide asynchronous learning opportunities in thetopics of resistive circuits, RC circuits, 555 timers, and combinational logic circuits. Theexercises are described and student perceptions presented.I. IntroductionThe University of Maine offers ECE

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Thaddeus Roppel; Victor Nelson

Session 3432 Web-Enhanced Instruction and Assessment for a First Laboratory Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering Thaddeus Roppel, Victor Nelson Auburn UniversityAbstractElectrical and Computer Engineering students taking their first core laboratory course respondwell to web-based instruction recently implemented at Auburn University. Pre-lab introductoryreading and exercises, and in-lab experimental procedures are provided to the students on thecourse web site. These in-house materials are supplemented by links to publicly available JAVA-based demos

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William Szaroletta

Session 2268 Observations of Improved Student Comprehension of Fatigue Analysis using a Novel Fatigue Pedagogy William K. Szaroletta, P.E. Purdue UniversityAbstractThis paper focuses on the author’s observations of two pedagogical techniques for teachingfatigue related material in an upper division engineering machine elements course, where aworking understanding in fatigue analysis factors heavily in the success of a student. Initially, anon-generalized method was utilized, where every new application area would require slightlydifferent student learning. Using

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Kevin Renken; George Abraham

Session 1359 EXPERIMENTAL SETUP OF A LOW DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE PERMEABILITY APPARATUS FOR CONCRETE SAMPLES Kevin J. Renken, George T. Abraham University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeAbstractThis paper presents the results of a mechanical engineering senior design project that was carried-outin the Radon Reduction Technology Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).The objective of the student's project was to design, setup and test an experimental apparatus tomeasure the air permeability coefficient of concrete samples under low pressure differences (∆p ~5 - 10 Pa) that

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Michelle Rogers; Kelly Burton; Kamisha Hamilton

Session 2270 A fresh look at the strategies for recruiting students of color in engineering graduate schools Kamisha Hamilton, Michelle Rogers, Kelly Burton University of Wisconsin - MadisonI. Introduction Unfortunately, over the past 10 years there has only been a slight increase in the number ofminority students pursuing graduate degrees in sciences and engineering. Of all masters degreesawarded between 1989 and 1997, African Americans increased from 5.2 to7.4%; Hispanicstudents from 3.9% to 6.2%; and American Indian students from 0.4 to 0.6%. This is

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Stephen Zahorian; Sacharia Albin; William Swart

Session 1403 Global Engineering Education: A partnership between Rajagiri College (Cochin, India), and Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) Stephen Zahorian, Sacharia Albin, William Swart College of Engineering and Technology Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529AbstractAs part of its efforts in global engineering education, the College of Engineering andTechnology at Old Dominion University has established a cooperative agreement with RajagiriCollege in Cochin, South India, for a 2+2 B.S. Computer Engineering

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Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux

Session 2608 Implementing Change: A Model for Closing the Continuous Improvement Loop the First Time and Every Time Heidi Diefes-Dux, Kamyar Haghighi Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAbstractThis paper will highlight the process the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering(ABE) is using to implement change and prepare for long-term assessment of its programs.Emphasis will be placed on continuous education of and open communication with the faculty,data collection, analysis, and interpretation, and assessment plan/process improvement.II

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Mark Clark; Don McMurchie

Session 3650 Integrating Humanities and Engineering Technology Education in the Classroom: A Case Study Mark Clark, Donald McMurchie Oregon Institute of TechnologyAbstractHistorically, humanities education in engineering technology curricula has been governed byaccreditation requirements. Students are required to take a certain number of hours ofhumanities and social science classes, which are generally not integrated with the rest of thecurriculum.In light of the ABET 2000 accreditation criteria, which focus on outcomes rather than onspecific course

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Robert Wells; Jeffrey Mountain; Donald Goddard

Session 2463 Integrating the Product Realization Process into a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum using Desktop Manufacturing Equipment Robert Lindsay Wells, Donald L. Goddard, Jeffrey R. Mountain The University of Texas at TylerAbstractThis paper describes how desktop manufacturing equipment can be used to help studentsexperience the full Product Realization Process, and understand how production considerationsinevitably impact the design process. Curriculum development has included the enhancement ofan Introduction to Manufacturing course with demonstrations and laboratory exercises, thecreation

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Andrew Otieno; Radha Balamuralikrishna; Clifford Mirman

Session 1547 The Integration of Laboratory Based Computer-Aided-Methodologies into a Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum Radha Balamuralikrishna, Clifford R. Mirman, and Andrew Otieno Northern Illinois UniversityAbstract Northern Illinois University (NIU) is strategically located between the majormetropolitan areas of Rockford and Chicago, Illinois. This region encompasses many differenttypes of industries, and thus, the departmental graduates must have a very diverse educationalbackground. To address the needs of industry, NIU’s Manufacturing Engineering Technology(MET) program

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Stephen Horan

Session 2793 Introducing Pre-college Students and Teachers to Engineering Via a Summer Enrichment Program Stephen Horan New Mexico State UniversityAbstractA week-long pre-college program for teachers and students has been developed to give theparticipants an introduction to engineering via hands-on activities. The program brings thestudents and teachers to campus where the construct two kits: a high-powered model rocket kitand a instrumentation package that is flown in the rocket. The program emphasizes problem-solving and critical thinking

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Alan Sahakian

Session 2632 Introduction to Electrical Engineering: A Freshman/Sophomore- Level Course Covering the Breadth of Electrical Engineering Alan V. Sahakian Northwestern UniversityAbstractWe describe our new introductory course in Electrical Engineering, which covers the breadth ofthe field, rather than in in-depth treatment of circuits. A single unifying example, the CD player, isused to introduce the fundamental areas and their applications. Digital signal processing, codingand communications, control systems, optics, solid state, and electronics are

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Umid Nejib

Session 2560 The JSS-Wilkes Scholars: A Unique Engineering Program in International Cooperation Umid R. Nejib Wilkes UniversityAbstractWe are entering the new century in the midst of a technological revolution potentially more profoundin its impact socially, politically, economically, and educationally than the industrial revolution ofthe last century. We have scarcely begun to identify its implications and adapt our institutions tochange, although the first massive repercussions already have been felt with diminishinggeographical

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Paul Eckerman; Robert Hendricks

Session 2793 A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for an Undergraduate Microchip Fabrication Facility Paul D. Eckerman and Robert W. Hendricks Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAbstractWe have built an 1,800 ft 2 Class 10,000 cleanroom dedicated to teaching the elements of themicrochip fabrication process to a multidisciplinary cohort of students from all areas ofengineering, science, and even the humanities. This laboratory, equipped with educational toolsthat allow the fabrication of silicon enhancement mode and depletion mode MOSFETs at

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Val Girolamo; Seung Kim

Session 2464 A Laboratory Session in Plastics: Effect of Weld Line on Tensile Plastic Specimen Seung Kim, Valentino (Val) Girolamo Rochester Institute of Technology/ASMAT Precision Mold BuildersI. IntroductionPlastic materials have become irreplaceable and are used as adhesives, textiles, packaging,foams, elastomers, biomedical devices, optic elements, and composites. Such potentialapplications of plastics are so limitless that there is an exciting future in the plastics industry.Plastics technology is a multidisciplinary subject dealing with materials and properties

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Richard Schultz; Darryl Sale; Chang-Hee Won; William Semke; Arnold Johnson

Session 3232 Spacecraft Systems Engineering – The Initiation of a Multidisciplinary Design Project at the University of North Dakota Chang-Hee Won, Darryl Sale, Richard R. Schultz, Arnold F. Johnson, and William H. Semke University of North DakotaAbstractDuring this past year, several departments at the University of North Dakota have been focusing onthe design of inexpensive spacecraft for atmospheric studies and remote sensing. Thismultidisciplinary design project emphasizes the systems engineering approach, in which extensivedocumentation is created

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Timothy Wheeler; Dr. Rose Marra; Dr. Jack Mitchell; Dr. Charles Croskey

Session 1332 S.P.I.R.I.T. Student Rocket Payload: Characteristics of a Long-duration Undergraduate Research Project Timothy F. Wheeler, Charles Croskey, John D. Mitchell, The Pennsylvania State University Rose M. Marra University of Missouri - ColumbiaAbstractStudent Projects Involving Rocket Investigation Techniques (SPIRIT) used experiential learningand vertical integration techniques to guide students of diverse backgrounds through a three-yeardesign and fabrication process for a

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Luces Faulkenberry

Session 2286 Status Report on the Attempt to Start a Gulf Coast Electrical-Electronics Technology Teachers Association Luces M. Faulkenberry University of HoustonAbstractIn 1999 Dr. Luke Faulkenberry at the University of Houston and Dr. Larry Brillhart at NorthHarris College in Houston were given a small Ford Foundation Mini-grant under the auspices ofthe University of Houston to try to start an electrical-electronics technology teachers associationin the Houston-Gulf Coast area. This association is to include teachers from high schools,community

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Robert Montgomery

Session Number 1675Suffering Burnout but don’t Want to Quit your Job? Try Finding a Teaching Sabbatical Robert E. Montgomery Department of Freshman Engineering, Purdue UniversityAbstract After nearly fifteen years of the same basic job, the author knew that a change was neededin order to assure a continuation of new ideas and progress in his career. Two choices wereavailable: finding a new job, or finding a sabbatical host and getting leave approved. While it isuntested as to which would be easier, since only one path could be chosen, the choice to seek asabbatical leave

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Stephen McKnight; Gilead Tadmor; E Everbach; William E. Cole; Michael Ruane

Multimedia Session 2793 Teaching Computing to Engineering Freshmen Through a “High-Tech Tools and Toys Laboratory” S. W. McKnight, W. Cole, G. Tadmor, E. C. Everbach, and M. Ruane Northeastern University / Swarthmore College / Boston UniversityAbstractFreshman engineering courses in computing applications and programming often lackapplications that are sufficiently engaging without being overwhelming. Program outputs andgraphics within the reach of beginning students are often woefully primitive compared tocomputer graphics that are available in commercial gaming software. The students’ lack ofbackground in

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Kay C. Dee; Carol Mullenax

Session 2655 To Be or Not To Be – A Decision Process for Creation of an ASEE Student Chapter Carol Mullenax, Kay C Dee Tulane UniversityIntroduction/purpose:The fairly recent appearance of ASEE student chapters has been lauded by ASEE leadership, andestablishment of new chapters encouraged. Student chapters have very different operationalconcerns than ASEE Divisions, and these concerns must be recognized when considering theformation of a new student chapter. First and foremost is the concept that, as a studentorganization, an ASEE

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F. Andrew Wolfe

Using Model Building as a Means to Introduce High School Students to Engineering F. Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D., P.E.INTRODUCTIONDuring the summer of 2000, four Union College students and eight Schenectady High Schoolstudents built models for an exhibit about the Erie Canal. The models were built from originalengineering drawings of the structure and were built to scale. The Schenectady High Schoolstudents were all part of the Science and Technology Entry Program for minority anddisadvantaged students. The four college students were each in charge of one model and severalof the STEP students. The model building began with scale drawings of each model taken fromcopies of the original Erie Canal Structure