Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-502: AN ASSIGNMENT FOR AWARENESS OF SOME ENVIRONMENTALISSUES RELATED TO THERMODYNAMICSNihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy Page 11.178.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006An Assignment for Awareness of Some Environmental Issues Related to Thermodynamics Abstract The new ABET criteria outcome (h) is the broad education necessary to understandthe impact of engineering solutions in an environmental and societal context. This waspartially addressed by selecting an assignment for a class of seven students taking thefirst course of thermodynamics at the mechanical engineering department of

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ernest Smerdon, University of Arizona; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; James K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler; Jim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

2006-246: PROGRESS ON RAISING THE BAR - ISSUES RELATED TO THEPROHIBITION ON DUAL-LEVEL ACCREDITATION OF ENGINEERINGPROGRAMSErnest Smerdon, University of Arizona Dean of Engineering Emeritus University of Arizona 6721 Los Leones Tucson, Arizona 85718 email: ejsmerdon@yahoo.comStephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Vice Dean for Education Office of the Dean U.S. Military Academy West Point, NY 10996 email: Stephen.Ressler@usma.eduJames K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler Brazzel Professor and Chair Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Texas at Tyler, 3900 University Boulevard, Tyler, TX 75799 email: jknelson@uttyler.eduJim O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Women in Engineering

they want to pursue an engineering degree (Blaisdell14;13, 2002; 1998).Although women now have easier access to most engineering schools, there is a lingeringreluctance for women to choose education in technology related fields. Recruiting women intoengineering is a crucial issue if we want to increase the numbers of women in technical fields.However, the story does not end with recruitment. Nationwide retention rates show that out ofthe very few women who enroll in engineering programs in college, 22.7% dropout aftercompleting only threshold courses in engineering; and 35.4% withdraw after taking engineeringcourses beyond threshold, but before getting a degree. Only 41.9% of women who enroll inengineering programs complete their bachelor’s

Conference Session

DB & Information Integration

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Information Systems

., M.S. and Ph.D. all in Electrical Engineering from University of Oklahoma in 1981, 1984 and 1989 respectively. Her current interests are in computer architecture, embedded systems, digital design, and computer interfacing. Page 11.1082.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Representing and Enforcing Business Rules in Relational Data ModelAbstractOrganizations have many business rules to implement in their daily operations. This is donemainly by action assertions1 traditionally implemented in procedural logic buried deeply withinuser’s application program in a form that is virtually unrecognizable

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Mechanical ET Design & Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Drigel, Miami University

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Engineering Technology

2006-197: COST EFFECTIVE MECHANICAL DESIGN IN RELATION TOMATERIAL AND STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY AND DESIGN ALTERNATIVESGary Drigel, Miami University Page 11.363.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Cost Effective Mechanical Design in Relation to Material and Structural Rigidity and Design AlternativesAbstractThe integration of cost effective design techniques into Engineering and EngineeringTechnology programs is necessary in order to provide graduating Engineers the necessary skillsto become more immediate contributors to the goals and profits of their chosen companies.Example teaching and analysis techniques are discussed which will allow faculty

Conference Session

Using Teams, Seminars & Research Opportunities for Retention

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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De'Jeune Antoine, Xavier University of Louisiana; Mica Hutchison, Purdue University; Deborah Follman, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

development. Page 11.1333.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Undergraduate Research Experience as It Relates to Research-Efficacy Beliefs and the Imposter PhenomenonAbstract Studies associating gender with self-efficacy beliefs and studies on the ImposterPhenomenon (IP) are great in number. This study seeks to further investigate the relationshipbetween gender, self-efficacy, and IP by examining the research self-efficacy beliefs andimposter feelings of students in an eleven-week undergraduate summer research program. Theresults are from a voluntary survey offered in the ninth week of the

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Vernal Alford, North Carolina A&T State University; Elaine Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University; Venetia Fisher, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

expose thestudents to University research in a manner they can understand. Participantsmay encounter Computer Applications; Computer Drafting; Electrical Circuits;Nanotechnology and in each area they are coached in Project Presentations. Eacharea is presented in the form of modules which attempt to relate back to learningoutcomes in their public schools. Rounding out the program, other subjectscovered include Human Factors/Ergonomics Engineering, Lower Level SupplyChain Management and Web Page Design along with Energy Awareness andAlternatives; Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Photovoltaics. The incorporation of sucha variety of subjects stimulates the youths’ interests in engineering, in general,and Industrial, Architectural and Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1908: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION INELECTRICAL (AND RELATED) ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES BETWEEN THECOLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND THE FACULTY OFENGINEERING, DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYRichard Hayes, Dublin Institute of TechnologyRobert Herrick, Purdue University Page 11.472.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Development of an International Collaboration in Electrical (and related)Engineering Disciplines between the College of Technology, PurdueUniversity and the Faculty of Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology.IntroductionThe College of Technology at Purdue University in the United States of America and the Facultyof

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Fraser, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Alejandro Teran, ITAM (Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico)

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Industrial Engineering

degrees in certaincountries and regions and toward international links among programs. We make tworecommendations related to partners: IE programs should seek partnerships withmechanical engineering and with business programs, and IE programs should seekpartners with universities in other countries.Methods for finding IE programs in other countriesWe compiled a list of programs to be examined by drawing from the following sources.Washington Accord Programs. The Washington Accord, signed in 1989, is an agreementamong engineering accrediting bodies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Hong Kong, NewZealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States. The agreement“recognizes the substantial equivalency of programs accredited by those bodies

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Munukutla; Albert McHenry

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Engineering Technology

Branding of Engineering Technology Programs Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus Mesa, ArizonaAbstract The paper focuses on pros and cons related to the branding of EngineeringTechnology (ET) Programs. Two frequent topics among leaders of ET programsare how to educate others (prospective students, prospective employers of ETgraduates, and the community) about what engineering technology is all aboutand how to differentiate between engineering technology programs and traditionalengineering programs. Engineering Technology faculty and students face thesechallenges on a regular basis. This paper seeks to address the question can thispaper initiate a dialogue among the

Conference Session

Student Teams and Design Skills

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Moore, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-1442: THE QUALITY OF SOLUTIONS TO OPEN-ENDED PROBLEMSOLVING ACTIVITIES AND ITS RELATION TO FIRST-YEAR STUDENT TEAMEFFECTIVENESSTamara Moore, Purdue University Tamara Moore is a doctoral student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received both her B.S. in Mathematics/Mathematics Education and M.S. in Mathematics Education from Purdue University in 1996 and 2001, respectively. Before pursuing her doctorate, Tamara taught high school mathematics for seven years. Her research interests include curriculum development, the learning of complex problem-solving, teamwork, integration of engineering into the K-12 classroom, and operations research.Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

programs have freshman-level courses that are designed to introduce studentsto the engineering profession, teach problem-solving and design skills, and motivate the students.Engineering graphics is a subject that is also usually taught at the freshman level, sometimesintegrated with the introduction to engineering course, other times as a stand-alone course. Solidmodeling software has become widely used in education over the past decade, primarily inexisting engineering graphics courses. Because solid modeling is an integral part of the productdesign cycle, it can be used as a gateway to explore engineering design and to relate courseworkto real world applications. The use of solid modeling software at the freshman level also has thepotential for

Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu Cai, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

biometrics. He has six years of industrial experience as a systems engineer and advanced network engineer. Mr. Hembroff is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Computer Information Science. Page 11.758.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Information Technology Course Development: Script ProgrammingAbstractTraditional script programming courses usually concentrate on Unix Shell and Perl.However, with the fast development of Information Technology, there are some newfactors that we need to take into consideration. In Computer Network & SystemAdministration (CNSA) program at

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Allison Interrante, Northeastern University; Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

2006-1764: CONNECTIONS PHYSICS REVIEW (CPR) PROGRAMRachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University Rachelle Reisberg is Director of Women in Engineering at Northeastern University and Associate Director of the Connections program. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rice University. She has held management positions at IBM and Allmerica Financial. She was President of a start-up software company before joining Northeastern.Amanda Funai, University of Michigan Amanda Funai received her bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2005 from Northeastern University. Amanda was a student-teacher for the Connections Physics Review

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Maxim, University of Michigan

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

experience.Recent educational computing conference proceedings have included descriptions of capstonecourses where students implement computer games as a means of demonstrating their ability toapply their knowledge of computer science principles.3, 6, 9, 10 Professors have argued that gameapplications provide fun and realistic projects that can help to motivate students to achieve betterperformance on software engineering class projects.1, 2, 4, 6, 11 Studying game development canprepare students for entry into the game programming industry and high performance applicationareas.10, 16Students just learning software engineering principles and practices find it difficult to apply themin the development of complex software projects. It is important to do more

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dwight Tolliver, University of Tennessee; Lauren Hines, University of Tennessee; J. Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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First-Year Programs

about their experiences ingroups as the curriculum is currently structured. This implies that the survey measureswhat the group facilitators and faculty members implementing this program view asfundamental and core learning objectives for the students and how the students reacted tothese teachings.There is a paucity of literature and theory related to group processes and outcomes fortechnical teams. For this analysis, there were five overarching categories conceptualized,each assessing a different set of skills or attitudes related to engineering and groups. Thecategories were Attitudes Towards Groups, Attitudes Toward Diversity, Knowledge ofStrengths and Weaknesses, Perceptions of Engineers and Groups, and Specific GroupSkills. These

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Kosky, Union College; William Keat, Union College; George Wise, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

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First-Year Programs

progress.Weekly staff meetings allowed experimentation in the classroom to get immediate feedback. Italso allowed the creation of common exams and grading schemes.Classroom Experimentation Finding out what works and what doesn’t is a non trivial exercise. Seasoned teachers areneeded to avoid making fundamental teaching mistakes that clouded classroom pedagogy. Atfirst the exams were too easy but the standards were raised by using continuous feedback. Eachyear we had a different design theme and objective, all related to the general course theme (theSmart Car). We also experimented with guest speakers chosen to added real-world experience inmodern engineering topics. This was generally less successful because, even though thespeakers were

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech; G. Loganathan, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

engineering program approximately $10,000 per year for the last six years in directsupport of EngE’s hands-on instruction. From 1998 to present, they have given a total of nearly$200,000 to the college in support of undergraduate engineering instruction.3In 2004, the EngE faculty, in collaboration with faculty from other engineering departments andthe School of Education, were successful in getting a major engineering education project fundedby the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its departmental level reform (DLR)program.4 The goal of the DLR project is to reformulate the freshman engineering (i.e., GEprogram) within EngE and the bioprocess engineering option within the Biological SystemsEngineering (BSE) program using a theme based spiral

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Real-World Case Studies & Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roth Elliot, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Phillip Jacob, Northwestern University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Bruce Ankenman, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University

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First-Year Programs

2006-2023: LEVERAGING REHABILITATION NEEDS INTO FRESHMANENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTSBruce Ankenman, Northwestern University Bruce Ankenman received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MS and PhD. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to his graduate work, he worked for five years as a design engineer for an automotive supplier in Ohio. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. His research interests include the statistical design and analysis of experiments. Although much of his work has been concerned with physical

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan; John Gardner, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

2006-933: INTEGRATED PRE-FRESHMAN ENGINEERING AND PRECALCULUSMATHEMATICSJanet Hampikian, Boise State University Janet Hampikian is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Boise State University and Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University. She received a Ph.D. in Materials Science, a M.S. in Metallurgy and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Her current research interests include freshmen engineering programs, recruitment and retention issues in engineering, biomedical device development and the development and characterization of biomaterials.John Gardner, Boise State University John F. Gardner is Chair of the Mechanical

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University; Carmen Li Shen, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-349: LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF U.S. NEWS RANKINGS OFENGINEERING PROGRAMS IN INSTITUTIONS WITHOUT DOCTORALPROGRAMS IN ENGINEERINGJames Farison, Baylor University Dr. Jim Farison is currently professor and chair of the ECE Department at Baylor University, and is also administratively responsible for Baylor's B.S. in Engineering program. He currently serves as chair of ASEE's Multidisciplinary Engineering Division, and is a member of the ASEE Accreditation Activities Committee. He received his B.S.E.E. from the University of Toledo and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, before returning to serve on the faculty at UT in the EE and then the Bioengineering departments, and including 10 years

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Management

2006-588: GROWTH OF A YOUNG ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMYesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Yesim Sireli is an Assistant Professor at the Engineering Management Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and also holds MSc and BSc degrees in Electrical Engineering. Her research interests include business forecasting, decision analysis, customer-oriented product development, quality management, and technology management.S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte S. Gary Teng is the Director of Engineering Management Program and Center for Lean Logistics and

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

proposed program at Old Dominion Universitydiffers from these two existing programs in that it is not affiliated in a manner to obtain licensureas a 3rd Assistant Engineer from the US Coast Guard2,3,4, but is focused to support theshipbuilding and repair operations of the Hampton Roads Area. The core curriculums of bothaccredited Marine Technology programs were very similar to the existing MET program atODU. By adding the three electives at the senior level to create an Emphasis in MarineEngineering Technology this allows for the introduction of marine applications of theory taughtin the core of the existing curriculum.LaboratoriesCurrent Laboratories have experimentation directly relating to the Emphasis in MarineEngineering Technology, and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Barnes, University of Colorado-Boulder

power plants, retrofitting of power plants or theirimpact on the environment. The Civil Engineering portion of the program has a similarcore of courses related to water resources or transportation and includes courses on lifecycle engineering and civil infrastructure systems. The InterdisciplinaryTelecommunications Program has a core of communications courses center on datacommunications, wireless, and security. A unique feature of the proposed program isbringing students with these three diverse areas of interest together to share experiencesand different approaches to common problems.It is expected that candidates for this MS Program or ME will have a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in engineering or science and many will be

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Joe Fuerte, Central Washington University; James Protzeller, Central Washington University

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Materials

specific lab,and the related MET program outcomes. Students were able to include and demonstratemodeling skills that were not available previously. The MET program was able to utilizeexisting ‘extra-program’ numerical analysis tools to satisfy outcomes.AcknowledgementsSpecial thanks to the late Dr. Walt Kaminski for his inspiration and mentoring. He created thisheat transfer lab as well as many others. We also thank Central Washington University, theCollege of Education and Professional Studies, and the Industrial and Engineering TechnologyDepartment for continued support of efforts in engineering education.Bibliography1. Feisel, L., and Rosa, A., “The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education”, ASEE, Journal ofEngineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-130: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR AN INTERDISCIPLINARYMANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROGRAMFrank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla Dr. Frank Liou is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). He currently serves as the Director of the Manufacturing Engineering Program at UMR. His teaching and research interests include CAD/CAM, nano-technology, rapid prototyping, and rapid manufacturing. He has published over 100 technical papers and has research grants and contracts over $7M. Page 11.384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

to measure outcomes and objectives,so necessary improvements can be implemented. The primary assessment of program outcomesare based on student work, such as assignments, exams and student portfolios related tocoursework. However, the use of alumni surveys and employer surveys as means of programobjectives assessment is qualitative evidence based on opinion. These data should be used assupportive evidence, and their use as primary or only means of assessment is discouraged. Thus,additional validations (internal or external) through other means are vital to the assessment ofprogram objectives. Some such measures, which have been used by the engineering technologyprograms at this institution, are discussed in this paper. Various templates used

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

Sandia methodology provides a convenientframework on which to establish this cooperation.The Program at ASUIn cooperation with Sandia National Laboratories, ASU began offering a Master of Sciencedegree in Security Engineering Technology in 1997. The program consisted of nine three creditcourses and thesis credits for a total of 33 credits. Coursework specific to security engineeringconsisted of four courses, with the remaining five courses being related electives. The specificSecurity Courses in the core of the program, all of which are three credits, are:SET 560 Principles of Security Methodology: Introduction to the systematic Sandiamethodology for the development, design and analysis of asset protection systems;SET 561 Analysis of Security

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Clemson University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-1282: FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGICALLITERACYMatthew Ohland, Clemson University Matthew W. Ohland is an Associate Professor in Clemson University’s General Engineering program and is the President of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Education from the University of Florida in 1996. Previously, he served as Assistant Director of the NSF-sponsored SUCCEED Engineering Education Coalition. His research is primarily in freshman programs and educational assessment. Page 11.644.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Thomas Griffith, North Seattle Community College; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University

the advisory broad. These relationships will help faculty toidentify a series of industry related problems that exemplify current and cutting-edge trends andrelated workforce preparation needs to be addressed in the classroom.The junior year of the EE program started in the Cheney campus in the Fall 2005 quarter. Thefirst graduating class is scheduled to be in the 2006-2007 academic year. NSCC classes areplanned to begin Fall 2007. Table 1 summarizes the projected full time student enrollments forthe first 5 years. Note that the expected pool of students attending the program at the NSCCcampus is not restricted to current NSCC students, but includes potential students in pre-engineering from other community colleges in the region. The