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Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University

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Biomedical Engineering

of programming may each be most relevant for different types of careers,but BME programs generally do not know what careers their students will have, and with acrowded curriculum, choices have to be made about what type of computing course(s) to require.In some cases this decision is made for all programs by the engineering school, but more than60% of universities give BME the responsibility of deciding on fundamental programmingcourses, and additional applications courses are at the discretion of the department. The data may be useful in several ways. They show a diversity of approaches, withMATLAB, CAD, and modeling being the most prevalent courses. In general, they allow aprogram to judge whether it is in the mainstream of BME

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2016 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Alex Avery; Joe Hudden; David Ruan; Eric Schulken; Cody Smith; Jessica VanGiesen; Michael Zielinski; Ray Ptucha

Autonomous People Mover Alex Avery, Joe Hudden, David Ruan, Eric Schulken, Cody Smith, Jessica VanGiesen, Michael Zielinski, Ray Ptucha Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA of majors work in groups to complete projects over the course ABSTRACT of two semesters. The class structure dictates that the firstMost automobile forecasters predict that by the mid-2020’s semester be devoted to design, research, and planning, whileautonomous driving will transform the automobile market. the second semester is to be

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Curtis Johnson, University of Houston

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Liberal Education

, S. (Re)designing the college ofengineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 2010 and beyond. ASEE 2006 Annual ConferenceProceedings (Chicago, IL, USA, June 2006) ASEE.4. Berkowitz, P. Liberal education: then and now. Policy Review (December 2005/January 2006, Issue 140) 47-67.5. Cronon, W. Only connect … the goals of a liberal education and beyond. American Scholar (Autumn 1998, Vol. Page 12.928.1167 Issue 4) 73.6. The Engineer Of 2020: Visions Of Engineering In The New Century (2004) The National Academies Press.7. Board of Directors of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Our Students Best

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Muthu Govindaraj, Philadelphia University; David Brookstein, Philadelphia University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Bjorklund, S.A., “Collaborative Learning vs.Lecture/Discussion: Students’ Reported Learning Gains”, Journal of Engineering Education, 2001, Vol. 90, No. 1,pp 123-130.10. Wilczynski, V., and S.M. Douglas.” Integrating Design across the Curriculum: A Report from the Trenches”,Journal of Engineering Education, 1995, Vol. 83, No. 3, pp 179-183.11. Sheppard, S. D. “Design as Cornerstone and Capstone: Mechanical Engineering Design”, supplement to theMechanical Engineering Magazine, 2000.12. Dentron, D. D., “Engineering Education for the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities”, Journal ofEngineering Education, 1998, Vol 86, No. 5, pp 19-22.13. Howell, K. C., “Introducing Cooperative Learning into a Dynamics Lecture Class”, Journal of

Conference Session

Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Brandon Moore, Florida Atlantic University; Eiki Martinson, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-tech solution ideal for solving Third World problems. Theprototype is constructed from PVC pipes and has no moving parts except for two commonplacewater pumps. It can be adapted to use renewable energy or marginal heat sources. This invention is also well suited for the First World. If current trends remain, the UnitedStates alone will require 15 trillion more gallons of fresh water per year by 2020. Furthermore,one half of total U. S. population growth is projected for the coastal states of Florida, California,and Texas, all of which are already suffering shortages (4). Power plants and industrial processes reject a great deal of excess heat into theatmosphere or bodies of water, heat that can be used in our evaporator instead

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanics

better prepared for each class to some extent; thus theytook less time to solve problems as a group, if not correctly all the time. Some times thestudents are asked to show only the methodology and steps for solving the problem. Theywere then asked to complete the solution as group homework. Some times the data in thesame problems is changed for each group (for example the magnitude of a load or theangle of application of a load), so that their results can be plotted on the board as trendlines. Those who get wrong answers fall out of bounds of the trend line(s) and theyimmediately realize their mistakes. Careful design of classwork problems seems to helpstudents to a great extent as they learn the problem solving techniques just in time. Thefeed

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

2006. Page 12.101.11 Biomedical Signals and Systems Design Course 11Appendix: Nuts and BoltsEach group had 24 hour access to the following equipment:Analog EquipmentMasterflex L/S pump (77200-60)Cole Palmer Rotameter (10850)Assorted Tubing and ConnectorsKeck Ramp Clamp (C-06835-07)Omega Pressure Gauges (DPG100B-15G)Cole Palmer Pulse Dampener (C-07596-20)Digital EquipmentGreylor Dynesco Pump (PW-12DC)McMillan 111 Flo-MetersAALBorg variable solenoid valve (PSV-5) and driver (PSV-D)Honeywell ASCX05DN pressure transducersLabview 8.0 with controls toolboxKeithley KPCMCIA-16AIAO-C DAQ CardKeithley STP-37 screw terminalAgilent 33120A

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Cummins; Timothy Schriefer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patrick Kelley, Carnegie Mellon University; Mallika Ramaswamy, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nicholas Ryczko, Pratt & Whitney

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, and a take-home activity; details for each are included below.Within a set of activities, the middle school students should be exposed to educational activitiesranging from basic comprehension to design and evaluation to reflecting on what they’ve learnedat home. The design team used Bloom’s Taxonomy7 as a guideline in this, and similar goalshave been set for other middle school engineering modules8. Kits developed to date include HeatTransfer, Chemical Energy, Electrical Energy, Solar Power, and Wind and Water Power.Instruction Manual: The instruction manual consists of a guide sheet, lesson plans, handouts,and assessment forms. The contents of the Instruction Manuals are available online so teacherscan browse and decide which kit(s) to use

Conference Session

Retention Programs for Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amy Monte, Michigan Technological University; Kerri Sleeman, Michigan Technological University

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Women in Engineering

directly to the GUIDE scholars. As mentioned previously,the undergraduate students receive scholarships up to $2,500 annually depending on theirindividual student need. The MI students receive scholarships up to $3,000 for a year of support.The current program that is described in this paper ends in October, 2007. The program advisorshave submitted a proposal to the NSF S-STEM program to continue the program and expand it toinclude upper-division students.The GUIDE program has three faculty advisors: two that manage and advise the mentoringteams, organize the seminars and manage the program; the third advisor guides and recruits thegraduate students to the program. The two advisors that manage the program do so inconjunction with their teaching

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford; Jun Kondo, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

development times for the sensor prototypeare substantially reduced. Microcontrollers embedded in the sensor makes the sensor morecost effective, modular and easy to use in a wide variety. The paper also demonstrated how asensor instrumentation can be implemented using two different approaches (a) mechatronichardware-in-the lop (b) FPGA techniques. The test results show high level of agreement Page 12.1282.12Bibliography 1. Shetty, D. & Kolk, R. (1998), Mechatronics System Design, International Thompson 2. Bhatt, S. (2001), Design and Development of Smart Sensors, Master Thesis, University of Hartford 3. Bogli, C. (2000), Study of a New

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

scholarship. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 182-185.8. Regalado, S. New EWU Building Makes History. . .21st Century Style, Inland Northwest Catalyst magazine, Dec/Jan 2006, 34-38. Page 12.1156.10

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Godfrey, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

through a Graduate Level Team Project”: PLC Team Notes,2006.[4] Bates, G., Garland, B., “Implementing a Remote-Access Engineering and TechnologyLaboratory through a Graduate Level Team Project”: Assessment Team Notes, 2006[5] Heggen, S., Mira, M., Cason, J., “Implementing a Remote-Access Engineering andTechnology Laboratory through a Graduate Level Team Project”: Networking TeamNotes, 2006.[6] Price, B., Martin, X., “Implementing a Remote-Access Engineering and TechnologyLaboratory through a Graduate Level Team Project”: User-Interface & Database Notes,2006. Page 12.838.13 Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University; Jeffrey Tucker, Kansas State University; Bret Lanz, Kansas State University; Dale Wunderlich, Kansas State University; Jeffrey Katz, Kansas State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

marketing interns developed a strategicmarketing plan which would enable the client to leverage limited time and money in order tomaximize product launch. The Discovery Channel recently named the product as one of its top25 inventions of year.In the early 1990’s the American Institute of Baking (AIB) approached AMI about the possibilityof employing recent advancements in machine vision in order to “grade” the quality of the“crumb” of bread being baked in production bakeries. The “crumb” is the level of porosity in theinterior structure of a slice of bread. This measure directly relates to a number of bakingparameters and ingredient conditions. AMI worked with KSU engineering faculty to develop thefirst generation of this machine, which was then

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

, S. Gupta, and L. Pruitt, “Undergraduate Students Teaching Children:K-8 Outreach within the Core Engineering Curriculum,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2006.6 E. Rothstein, “At the Exploratorium and the Tech Museum, 2 Views of Science,” The New York Times,August 12, 2006; http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/08/12/arts/12muse.html7 A. Daniel, “A Powerful Force,” Prism, Jan. 2005;http://www.prismmagazine.org/jan06/feature_powerful.cfm8 A. Chamberlain, “AT THE EXPLORATORIUM: Teaching Art and Science,”Journal of the College ofEducation, University of Hawaii, 1987.9 http://www.exploratorium.edu/10 http://www.thetech.org/11 http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/12 http://ice.chem.wisc.edu/catalogitems/ScienceKits.htm#Amorphous13

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

://www.ee.calpoly.edu/~dbraun/courses/ee307/ee307.html, cited Jan. 14, 2007.5. D. Braun, http://www.ee.calpoly.edu/~dbraun/courses/ee307/W01/Project.html, cited Jan. 14, 2007.6. S. Ye and I. Galton, “Techniques for Phase Noise Suppression in Recirculating DLLs,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 39(8), 2004, pp. 1222-1230.7. J.M. Rabaey, A. Chandrakasan, B. Nikolic, Digital Integrated Circuits, 2nd Ed. (Prentice Hall) 2003.8. K. Gopalan, Introduction to Digital Microelectronic Circuits, (Irwin) 1996.9. D. Braun, F. DePiero and M. Borland, “Illuminating Electronics Problem Solving with the Cal Poly MoHATTechnique,” Frontiers in Education, 2002. FIE '02. Proceedings 32nd Annual Conference, Nov. 6-9, p. S4E-2http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2002/papers/1317.pdf

Conference Session

The Latest in Improving Learning in ChE Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Kelly, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

of active learning activities – a similar balance was employedfor each section. Exam performances of the two sections were compared against eachother to assess the degree to which an increase in active learning promotes understandingand retention. Entrepreneurial tendencies were noted for individual students as theyworked on group projects near the end of the semester. Before the projects were handedout, both sections were exposed to lectures on state-of-the-art heat transfer technologicalsolutions to some current problem(s). During these lectures, entrepreneurialcharacteristics (i.e. creativity and “big-picture thinking” etc..) and skills (i.e. problemidentification, market analysis and patent searching etc..) that were exhibited during

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Creese, West Virginia University; M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology

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International

., Engineering Foundation Conference, Potosi, Missouri, August 5-10, 1990, pp. 51-59. 4. Kadhambari S. Viswanathan, My Grandfather, Elegant Publicities, Chennai, 2003 pp. 65-72. 5. Grose, Thomas K., “Staying on Track”, PRISM, Feb. 2008, pp. 23-28. 6. Chengappa, Raj, “India’s Best Colleges,” India Today, June 4, 2007, pp 16-43. (Engineering Rankings are pp. 38-40) 7. VIT University, Hand Book & Calendar 2007-2008, 72p. 8. Adithan, M. and R. Murugavel, A Primer for College and University Teachers, VIT University, Internal Publication, 2007, 98 p. Page 13.504.14

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; John Clements, California Polytechnic State University; David Janzen, California Polytechnic State University

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First-Year Programs

engineering curriculum on graduation rates and student satisfaction: A longitudinal study. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(1):23–35, 2004.[10] Mike Osborne. The Pedagogy of Lifelong Learning. Routledge, 2007.[11] L.G. Richards and S. Carlson-Skalak. Faculty reactions to teaching engineering design to first-year students. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(3):79–85, 1997.[12] J. Richardson and J. Dantzler. Effect of a freshman engineering program on retention and academic performance. In Proceedings of the 2002 Frontiers in Education Conference. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2002.[13] Salen and Zimmerman. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals. The MIT Press, 2004.[14] Salen and Zimmerman. half-real: Video

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LaRuth McAfee, Case Western Reserve University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Inquiry Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 40(5), 487-509.5. National Research Council (NRC), Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (1996). National Science Education Standards. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.6. Murphy, D. S., & Sullivan, K. (1997). Connecting Adolescent Girls of Color and Math/Science Interventions Annual Meeting of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Baltimore, MD, March 22- 25, 1997), 13 pages.7. Navarro, R.L., Flores, L.Y., & Worthington, R.L. (2007). Mexican American Middle School Students’ Goal Intentions in Mathematics and Science: A Test of Social Cognitive Career Theory. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54(3), 320-335.8

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Mulva, Texas State University-San Marcos; Robert Tisdel, Texas State University - San Marcos

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Construction

technology, engineering students readily realize the link betweenplanning and the attainment of project goals and objectives. Certainly this type of understandingpoints towards an increasing role for BIM in construction engineering in the future.References 1. American Institute of Architects (AIA) (2006). AIA Document A201: General Conditions of the Contract for Construction. AIA, Washington, DC. 2. Drucker, P. (1985). Innovation and Entrepreneurship. HarperCollins, New York, NY. 3. Workman, R. (2001). Personal Interview. Chairman, BSW International, Tulsa, OK. 4. Kieran, S. and Timberlake, J. (2004). Refabricating Architecture. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. 5. O’Keefe, C. (2002). Strength in Systems. Builder, 5, 176-180. 6

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Harb, Brigham Young University; Richard Rowley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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International

improvement aswe prepare our students to succeed in a changing global environment.AcknowledgmentThe generous support of Ira and Mary Lou Fulton and members of ACET is gratefullyacknowledged.References1. Home-Douglas, Pierre, “ASEE Today - President’s Profile – Looking Ahead,” ASEE Prism, American Society of Engineering Education, December 2005, Volume 15 Number 4.2. The Engineer of 2020, Visions of Engineering in the New Century, National Academy of Engineering, 2004. Page 12.788.123. T.L. Friedman, The World is Flat, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, N.Y., 2005.4. J. Collins, Good to Great, HarperCollins, N.Y., 2001.5. B. S. Bloom

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy; Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy

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First-Year Programs

. Bartolomei, S. L. Turner, and C. A. Fischer, “Using the Systems Engineering Method to Design a System Engineering Major at the United States Air Force Academy.” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.3 Engineering 100 Course Material, HOGSS Statement of Work4 End of course reports for Engr 100, AY 2003 – 2004 and AY 2004 - 20055 Hoit, Marc and Matthew Ohland, “The Impact of a Discipline-Based Introduction to Engineering Course on Improving Retention,” University of Florida6 Porter, Richard L., Laura J. Bottomley, Mary Clare Robbins, Sarah A. Rajala, Hugh Fuller, and Walthea V. Yarbrough “Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving – A New Course for 1100 First Year Engineering

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barb Howe, FishSafe B.C.; Gina Johansen, Fish Safe

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Ocean and Marine

. (2000). How People Learn. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press, p. 163.18. Brookfield, S.D. (1990). The Skillful Teacher, on Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, p. 192.19. Discovery Communications Inc. (2006). Deadliest Catch Season 2. Silver Spring, MD.20. Vancouver Sun, Friday December 1st, 200721. http://www.bc.net/2007-conference/keynote.htm22. McMillan J.S. and Schumacher S. (1993). Research in Education. (3rd ed.) New York: Harper Collins, p. 518.23. Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L. and Cocking R.R. Eds. (2000). How People Learn. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; Ke Li, Michican Technological University; James Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy

) and then to sort them from Ace to King. This double sort can beaccomplished in any way that the player(s) decide. The time is recorded each time the sort(task) is completed. Players initially sort the cards individually then they find a partner andrepeat the game. In the version discussed in this paper only one deck of cards is used as teammembers are added. The sort is repeated when a third player is added. This increase in groupsize by one player at one time continues until it is felt that the desired lesson has been learned,time runs out in the particular session that the game is being played in, or it becomes Page 12.444.6impractical to

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis

. Harb, J.N., Durrant, S. O., Terry, R.E., “Use of the Kolb Learning Cycle and the 4MAT System in Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, 82, 2, pg. 70-77, 1983. 14. Felder, Richard. “Reaching the Second Tier: Learning and Teaching Styles in College Science Education,” Journal of College Science Teaching, May 1993, pg. 286-290. 15. Stone, R., and McAdams, D. “The Touchy-Feely Side of Engineering Education: Bringing Hands-on Experiences to the Classroom,” 35th American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section Conference Proceedings, Omaha, Nebraska, April 2000. 16. Felder, Richard, Silverman, L. “Learning and Teaching Styles In Engineering Education,” Journal of

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Anderson, U.S. Naval Academy; Richard Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

2061,” Update American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC: AAAS, 2001-2002.4. “Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics,” National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2003, p. 116,5. J. Polman, Designing project-based science: Connecting learners through guided inquiry. New York: Teachers College Press, 2000.6. B. J. S. Barron, “Doing with Understanding: Lessons from Research on Problem- and Project-based Learning,” The Journal of the Learning Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 3&4, pp 271-311, 1998.7. N. Capon, & D. Kuhn, “What's so good about problem-based learning?” Cognition and Instruction, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 61-79, 2004.8

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Concannon, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lloyd H. Barrow, University of Missouri

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Minorities in Engineering

-confidence in mathematics than men 9. Seymour and Hewitt 13 interviewed students thatswitched majors and persisted in majors from several disciplines among seven campuses showedthat there is no evidence that those who dropped out of engineering lack preparation, have alower ability, or are unwilling to work. Rather, “problems which arise from the structures of theeducation experience and the culture of the discipline[s] (as reflected in the attitudes andpractices of the S.M.E. faculty) make a far greater contribution to S.M.E. attrition than individualinadequacies of students or the appeal of other majors (p. 392). The main reason why womenswitch out of engineering is because they felt alienation, isolation, and loss of confidence. Thisis primarily

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Richard Weggel, Drexel University; James Mitchell, Drexel University; Charles N. Haas, Drexel University

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Civil Engineering

thicknesses and coefficients of friction. • HVAC/Mechanical Systems – Determine the number and size of various components of a distributed HVAC system including as air handling fans, heaters and air conditioners given the loading and the characteristics of the individual system components.Walnut Street BridgeThe first lecture was by a professional engineer involved with the initial design of the bridge andits approach viaducts in the mid 1980’s. He presented an overview of the project including theconstraints imposed by replacing an existing structure in a physically limited urban environment,utilities, and the reuse of existing components such as piers and abutments. The bridge and

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin

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Biomedical

found high correlations between the two items about intelligence (0.74) and between the twoitems about programming (0.84). There was a low to negligible correlations among othercombinations, with the strongest (up to 0.3) being between attitudes about intelligence andprogramming items. We assessed the correlations between ratings on each LSI dimension andagreement with the six statements. We found most of the correlations were small. The highestcorrelation was between SEN/INT dimension and the first statement about programming skills.The more strongly a student scores as a “sensor”, the more s/he believes that her/hisprogramming aptitude cannot be changed.We did not uncover any clear evidence that students with different learning styles

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Parendo, University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

availablespots. All indicators point to a successful educational model. Senior Design Interest 30 25 20 Quantity 15 Projects 10 Proposals 5 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 YearBibliography 1. Howe, S. and Wilbarger, J.”National Survey of Engineering Capstone Design Courses”, Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition