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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Garcia Julio; Patricia Backer

Session 1526 Integration of Computer-Based Electronics Laboratory into a Control Systems Course Julio Garcia and Patricia Ryaby Backer San José State UniversityAbstractThe goal of this project is to adapt the work of other researchers to improve the delivery ofelectronics lecture and laboratory content in the Electronics & Computer Technology (ECT) areaof the BS in Industrial Technology at San Jose State University. There are several otherdemographic factors that serve to make the delivery of instruction challenging for thedepartment. Approximately 70% of

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Implementing the BOK - Can it Be Done?

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Robinson; Kevin Sutterer

The Design of a Four-Year ASCE BOK Compliant Program Tract Michael Robinson, P.E., Kevin Sutterer, P.E. Department of Civil Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntroductionThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Task Committee on Academic Prerequisitesfor Professional Practice (TCAP3) developed a body of knowledge (BOK) that defines theknowledge, skills and attitudes (termed outcomes in the BOK) and their associated level ofcompetency considered necessary to practice as a licensed professional civil engineer.[1] TheBOK is to be achieved through both formal education and work experience

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Interdisciplinary Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Seth Bates; Patricia Backer

Introduction to Product Design and Innovation: A Cross-Disciplinary MiniCurriculum Patricia Ryaby Backer and Seth Bates San Jose State UniversityAbstractFor the past two years, faculty at San Jose State University (SJSU) have implemented a three-semester minicurriculum in Product Design and Manufacturing. The project follows the Project-Based Learning (PBL) model and is central to the Certificate Program in Product Design in theMechanical Engineering Department, the Manufacturing Systems concentration in theDepartment of Aviation and Technology, and the Industrial Design Program in the School of Artand Design. Students in the three courses in

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Morrow

Session 1532Creating a Realistic Embedded Systems Design Experience for Computer Engineers Michael G. Morrow Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI Abstract This paper chronicles the author’s experiences in designing and implementing a capstone computer engineering design course to incorporate state of the art technology. Often, these design courses are forced to one of two extremes - one, using simpler technologies to facili- tate

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ganesh Venayagamoorthy

DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COURSE FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy Real-Time Power and Intelligent Systems Laboratory Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Missouri – Rolla, MO 65409, USA gkumar@ieee.orgAbstractThis paper presents the design, implementation and experiences of a new three hourexperimental course taught for a joint undergraduate and graduate class at the University ofMissouri-Rolla, USA. This course is unique in the sense that it covers the four main paradigmsof Computational Intelligence (CI) and their

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Controls, Mechatronics

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2005 Annual Conference

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Viveca Deanes; Olakunle Harrison

Enhancing Engineering Problem Solving Skills in a Mechatronics Course Olakunle Harrison, Viveca K. Deanes Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AlabamaAbstractA mechatronics course provides an excellent opportunity for teaching students problem solvingskills in a multifaceted engineering context. This nontraditional mechanical engineering courseinvolves the integration of mechanics concepts with electronics and software schemes. Thecourse provides an excellent environment for teaching engineering design skills and exposesstudents to multidisciplinary problem solving exercises. Students in the course described get ahealthy dose of the variety and

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Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

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2005 Annual Conference

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Hsiao-Shen Tsao; Belle Wei

STUDYING OFFSHORING THROUGH A STUDY-TOUR OF TAIWAN AND CHINA Belle Wei, Jacob Tsao College of Engineering, San Jose State University San Jose, California 95192AbstractIn recent years the pace of offshoring knowledge-based technology jobs has quickened.This is primarily due to the advances in communication technology and the availability ofa large low-cost talent pool in developing countries. As a result, American engineeringgraduates will compete and collaborate with their counterparts in other parts of the world.It is critical that they understand the dynamics of a global economy and recognize theneed to acquire the skill set that

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International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Janet Ellzey; Ted Aanstoos, The University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

AC 2005-611: INTERNATIONAL STUDY AS A COMPONENT OF THEUNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERINGJanet Ellzey,Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at AustinTed Aanstoos, The University of Texas, Austin Page 10.818.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2005 Educating the Global Engineer: A New International Program at The University of Texas at Austin Janet L. Ellzey, Ted A. Aanstoos, Kathy J. Schmidt College of Engineering, The University of Texas at AustinAbstract External advisors (alumni and industry) stress the importance of international experience,awareness of global issues, and cultural

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Controls, Mechatronics

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2005 Annual Conference

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H. Joel Lenoir

Session 1166 A Combined Vibrations and Controls Course for Mechanical Engineering Joel Lenoir Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractA combined mechanical vibrations and controls course has been developed and implemented atWestern Kentucky University. This 3-hour course in the senior year serves as a compromise tostand-alone courses in vibrations and controls. In addition, an integrated 1-hour laboratorysection is added to support the lecture sessions. These two topics are ideal candidates for courseconsolidation since many of the modeling techniques are similar and the

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Computer Based Measurements

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2005 Annual Conference

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Weining Feng; Alberto Gomez-Rivas

An Experimental Approach for Evaluating Harmonic Frequencies of a Flexible Beam Weining Feng and Alberto Gomez-Rivas Engineering Technology Department, UH-DowntownAbstract This paper presents a simple experimental approach that can be used to evaluate lower-order harmonic frequencies of a flexible beam. The beam was simply excited by a tap at aspecific point, and the beam vibration was detected by a piezoelectric accelerometer. Thevibration data was acquired and analyzed in the frequency domain. With proper choicesof sampling frequency and the locations of the sensor, the frequency modes of a flexiblebeam can be estimated via frequency domain analysis.IntroductionThe

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Ethical Roles: Admins, Government, Industry

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2005 Annual Conference

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Edward Gehringer

Session 1440 The “Memogate” Affair: A Case Study on Privacy in Computer Networks Edward F. Gehringer North Carolina State University efg@ncsu.eduAbstractPrivacy is one of the core issues in any Ethics in Computing course. It is important for systemadministrators to keep sensitive data private, but suppose they don’t? Then what are theobligations of someone who accidentally gains access to this data? This is the crux of the issuein last year’s “Memogate” case involving the Senate Judiciary Committee. Files on the Judiciarycomputer

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Thomas Edgar; Michael Urynowicz; Jerry Hamann

The Static Stability Factor – A Dynamic Introduction to Engineering Thomas V. Edgar, Michael A. Urynowicz and Jerry C. Hamann University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 80271AbstractMost students want to become engineers so they can design and build things. An introductorycourse in engineering should pique those interests and provide information and activities whichshow the breadth of the field of engineering. This paper presents a series of laboratory activitiesbased on the Static Stability Factor (SSF), used in vehicle design to determine under whatconditions a vehicle will spinout or rollover.The

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Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2005 Annual Conference

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S. C. York; Tamara Knott

Supporting a Meaningful Design-Build Challenge for Freshman Engineering Students S. C. York and T. W. Knott Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)The second semester Introduction to Engineering course taught by the Department ofEngineering Education (EngE) at Virginia Tech contains a semester-long, design-build, team-based project that constitutes a significant portion of each student’s grade in the course. For thepast three years, EngE has directed students toward the ASEE Engineering Design GraphicsDivision (EDGD) freshman design challenge as the required design project and EngE hasutilized the ASEE project as a vehicle

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Recruitment and Retention

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Warren; Diana Mellar

Session 1149 CQI in Recruiting – a New Slant on Recruiting at the Slopes Rich Warren and Diana Mellar Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, VermontAbstractThis paper describes how the continuous improvement process is being applied to the studentrecruitment activity at Vermont Technical College, where there are eight TechnologyAccreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET, Inc. accredited degrees offered.Under the ABET Technology Criteria 2000 (TC2K) criteria, programs are evaluated for theirinstitutional support of the program in a variety of areas. One of those areas of support is"student

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IP, Incubation, and Business Plans

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Matthews; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

Session# Development of a Virtual Center for Product innovation and Commercialization Mark Rajai, Morteza Sadat-Hossieny Northern Kentucky University Robert Matthews University of LouisvilleAbstractIt is estimated that nearly 90% of all new businesses fail within the first five years. Failure ofthese businesses is often contributed to poor planning and management of the company.Although there is help available for new businesses, it is often very basic and not enough toassist

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mario Castro-Cedeno

Adding Manufacturing Commands and Features to a CAD Interface Mario H. Castro-Cedeno Rochester Institute of Technology 1 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623-5603 AbstractManufacturing features and commands such as cut, drill, mill, turn, etc. can be added to theinterface of computer aided CAD software. The commands can be used to design simple tomedium complexity parts by using commands in a way that resemble the creation of amanufacturing process plan. Students using the software can be introduced to the capabilities andrelative advantages and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Edward Jackson; Mani Mina

Designing a sustainable and dynamic problem-solving class for first-year engineering students Edward A. Jackson and Mani Mina Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State UniversityAbstractAs the fields of engineering expand and introductory courses become more compressed, it hasbecome a greater challenge to structure first-year classes to prepare students adequately both forthe remainder of their formal education and for the workplace. We review the objectives of first-year classes and some of the traditional methods used in teaching them. We also introduce ourattempts in the last few years at developing a sustainable and dynamic first-year

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Nanomaterials for Learners of All Ages!

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2005 Annual Conference

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Placid Ferreira; Martha Atwater; Kenneth Roberts; Jagannathan Sankar; Deborah Bartz; Dhananjay Kumar; Devdas Pai; Cindy Waters

BOOTSTRAPPING NANOSCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT NC A&T STATE UNIVERSITY D. Pai, J. Sankar, C. Waters, D. Kumar and K. Roberts Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering North Carolina A&T State University 1601 E Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411 D. Bartz Center for Educational Research and Evaluation 210 Curry Bldg University of North Carolina – Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27402

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Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Nancy Fouad; Tarek Rizk; Fouad Fouad

Integrating a Construction Engineering Management Focus in the Civil Engineering Curriculum Fouad H. Fouad, Tarek Rizk, and Nancy Fouad Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Alabama at Birmingham AbstractA large number of civil engineering graduates have to work with contractors on almost a dailybasis or are employed by construction companies. To produce students who are better preparedto fulfill this role, the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at University ofAlabama at Birmingham (UAB) is introducing construction engineering management courses atthe

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Doug Schmucker, Trine University

AC 2005-862: AUTHENTIC ENGINEERING DESIGN IN A FRESHMAN“TRANSITION TO COLLEGE” COURSEDoug Schmucker, Trine University Page 10.241.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2005 Authentic Engineering Design in a Freshman “Transition to College” Course Douglas G. Schmucker Western Kentucky UniversitySummaryThrough a series of three hands-on, learn-by-doing projects, students prepare to enter a civilengineering program in this first-semester course. This paper documents these three projects anddescribes how the course is integrated with university criteria for

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ME Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Rogers; John Anderson; Corey Jones

Integrating a Renewable Energy Degree into an Existing Mechanical Engineering Program Corey Jones, Robert Rogers, John Anderson Department of Mechanical Engineering Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR 97601AbstractThe following paper will discuss the need to integrate renewable energy programs intotechnology-based colleges. Illustrated in this paper is the basis of a renewable energyprogram, which can be adapted to an existing mechanical engineering or mechanicalengineering technology degree. Many of the courses offered at major technological collegesin their mechanical engineering programs

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Benson Tongue

Can a Freshman Seminar Serve as an Attractor Course? Benson H. Tongue Department of Mechanical Engineering University of California Berkeley, CA 94720Fundamental changes in student preparation are forcing departments at Berkeley to recon-sider their approach to undergraduate education. Simply stated, the word“recruitment” hasnow entered the undergraduate program’s vocabulary. In the past, one expected students todeclare their major during the high school application phase, marking them as future me-chanical engineers before they ever stepped foot on campus. Although this route certainlyis still used, the last few

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Social Responsibility & Professionalism

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michael Thompson; William Oakes

Institutionalizing Service-Learning into a First-Year Engineering Curriculum William Oakes and Michael Thompson Purdue UniversityIntroduction Over the past ten years, engineering has been undergoing a reform of its educationalmodels. We have seen a significant increase in emphasis on design and on the wide range ofskills that engineering students need when they enter the workplace1-6 .Among the most dramaticstatements about these skills has been the set of program outcomes at the heart of the engineeringaccreditation guidelines that went into effect in 2000, dubbed “Engineering Criteria 2000”7.These criteria, in

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tia Sharpe; Robert Maher; James Peterson; James Becker; Bradford Towle

Development and Implementation of a Robot-based Freshman Engineering Course Robert C. Maher, James Becker, Tia Sharpe, James Peterson, and Bradford A. Towle Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717-3780 USA rob.maher@montana.eduAbstractWe describe the background and rationale for a new freshman course incorporating constructionand testing of a small mobile robot. The custom robot kit is assembled in stages as the novicestudents learn basic electrical principles, the terminal characteristics of circuit

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Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2005 Annual Conference

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Rafic Bachnak

Session 1426 PC-Based Feedback Control with LabVIEW and a Data Acquisition Unit Rafic Bachnak, Carlton Prewit Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractFeedback control is used by industry to regulate and improve responses and results of avariety of processes and systems. This paper describes the design and development of afeedback control system that maintains the temperature of a process at a desired set point.The system consists of a PC-based data acquisition unit that provides input and outputinterfaces between the PC and the sensor circuit and hardware. A

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Real World Applications

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2005 Annual Conference

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Youakim Kalaani

Session 2249 A Solar System Project to Promote Renewable Energy Education Youakim Al Kalaani Northern Illinois University, Technology DepartmentAbstractAs issues such as climate change, global warming, increased blackouts, and oil price fluctuationcontinue to pepper the news, it is likely that the use of renewable energy will become anincreasing national priority that will affect the next generation of college students. Indeed, astatewide survey conducted by the Illinois Clean Energy Foundation, has found that the vastmajority of Illinois residents, from both urban and rural

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Energy Program and Software Tools

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mohammed Fahmy; Recayi Pecen; Faruk Taban; Ayhan Zora

Session Number: A Comprehensive Energy Model Development for Off-Highway Vehicles Ayhan Zora*, Mohammed F. Fahmy, Recayi Pecen, Faruk Taban** Department of Industrial Technology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa/ (*) Technology Center, Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois/ (**) Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, NevadaAbstractUtilizing machine and thermal system simulations (vehicle energy models) can be very helpfulfor vehicle manufacturing companies to develop a machine with acceptable componenttemperatures, less heat loads to the vehicle cooling

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Ethics Classes: Creative or Inefficient

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2005 Annual Conference

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Susan Magun-Jackson

Integrating Ethics in Engineering Education Utilizing a Psychological Model Susan Magun-Jackson, Ph.D. The University of MemphisIntroductionAs the engineering profession has become progressively more complex, ethics has become anincreasingly important issue. Engineers must sometimes make significant decisions that are oftenbased upon what appears to be what they believe to be morally correct and what appears to bebest for their employers or themselves. Engineering education, however, does not alwayssufficiently prepare students for the ethical conflicts that face them when they join theworkforce. Consequently, engineering

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Potpourri Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Steven Beyerlein; Eric Davishahl; Denny Davis; Jim Lyons; Kenneth Gentili

Measuring Added-Value Using a Team Design Skills Growth Survey Kenneth Gentili, Jim Lyons,/ Eric Davishahl,/ Denny Davis,/ Steven Beyerlein Tacoma Community College,/ Everett Community College,/ Washington State University,/ University of IdahoAbstractAssessing student learning in design courses is essential for giving them feedback on theirintegration of a wide range of knowledge and skills. This paper describes the Team DesignSkills Growth Survey, which is easy to administer and interpret in discerning design capabilitiesof students in introductory engineering design classes. This tool measures student perceptionsabout their professional growth

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K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Wayne Burleson; Noah Salzman; Christopher Emery; Kevin Kloesel; Sandra Cruz Pol; Omnia El-Hakim; Kathleen Rubin

Challenges of a Multi-Disciplinary K12 Summer Content Institute Noah Salzman, Wayne Burleson, Sandra Cruz Pol, Omnia El-Hakim, Christopher Emery, Kevin Kloesel, Kathleen Rubin University of Massachusetts Amherst/University of Massachusetts Amherst/University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez/Colorado State University/University of Massachusetts Amherst/ University of Oklahoma/University of Massachusetts AmherstAbstract During the summer of 2004, twenty-two science teachers from four states and PuertoRico came to the University of Massachusetts Amherst for a weeklong content institute to learnabout an innovative new approach to severe weather