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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Debbie O'Hare

Burghart, D. M. & M. Hacker, (2003). New York State Curriculum for Advanced Technological Education.5 Bell, M., et al, (2002). Everyday Mathematics, The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. Chicago, IL: SRA/McGraw-Hill. Page 12.489.8Appendix A – Kindergarten Matrix Example Kindergarten Integrated Engineering Curriculum Units Engineering Physical Science Earth Science Life Science Nature of Gravitational Electromag- Science and Force and netic Force & Natural

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Computer Education Management Tools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chris Moore, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Computers in Education

project leader for course support of distributed education courses, consultant to faculty on issues of technology integration, instructional design and content development, and researcher and evaluator for emerging instructional technologies. Chris earned a Master of Science degree in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology in May, 2000 from the University at Albany. Chris has six years of experience in instructional design and integrating information technologies in support of teaching and learning. Page 12.1479.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venkata Seshada Aluri, University of Arkansas; Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

the modern IT and are expected torevolutionize the way instruction being delivered online in the future. Implementation Level of IT Adoption and Timeline Figure 1: Standard S-curve35 showing the projected IT adoption and implementation level in education with time. Although the outcome of using multimedia elements in teaching subject matter is beneficialfor students and instructors, a large number of instructors do not follow this approach. We foundthat the following six shortcomings can be attributed to the low rate of IT adoption inengineering education by instructors: a. Time

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Bennett, Kansas State University; Eric Lawrence, Kansas State University; Genevra Neumann, Northern Iowa University; Elena Verbych, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

precalculus classes. Problem sets are due atmidnight on specified days. Problem sets are still available after the due date and somestudents work problem sets for practice before each exam.The system automatically records the students’ problems, saved work, initial answers,final answers, time of all accesses of the system, ip-addresses of all accesses of thesystem, and whether they checked the help page for problems they missed.AnalysisSince the system was first developed in Trigonometry, we have the most data in thatcourse (a key consideration for a data-mining project). So we will focus our analysis onTrigonometry. The first question is whether it is possible to detect conceptualunderstanding from analysis of procedural work. Van Hiele4 has noted

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Multimedia Tutorials and Web Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Donnelly, University of Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

who was not aSEAGEP Scholar, the responses show the high value they placed on the mentoring and financialsupport they received from the program and the opportunities for networking and professionaldevelopment, as shown below:• Someone who is a SEAGEP scholar gets extra help, extra push, and feels she is not alone• The support network provided by SEAGEP was irreplaceable. We formed a network with faculty and students within UF as well as outside UF. There was also support in terms of providing laptops, sending us to conferences, and providing us a venue to showcase our work. We also received opportunities to mentor undergraduate students.• Funding - ability to select project of choice, exposure to research, networking, support

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Fang, Utah State University; Gary Stewardson, Utah State University

, comprehensive and high-quality course design 8, and cooperative learning 9,10.Among these existing instructional strategies, engineering laboratory experience has been widelyrecognized as an effective pedagogical practice that plays a significant role in developing andreinforcing students’ understanding of a variety of important engineering concepts taught inclassroom lectures 11-14. Engineering laboratory experience has been integrated into suchmethods as active learning, cooperative learning, project-based learning, problem-based learning,and research-based learning in various engineering disciplines.Engineering laboratory experience has been particularly emphasized when it comes to the

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Collaboration Provides the Best Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Anita Todd, University of Cincinnati

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

loop that shows theimpact of teaching through student co-op performance. This information is beingused in curricular reform projects around campus to both illuminate areas forreform and to measure the impact of changes on co-op student performance. TheUniversity of Cincinnati has been awarded a $1 million US Department ofEducation Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education [FIPSE] grantto be used for the Development of a Corporate Feedback System for Use inCurricular Reform.Using aggregated data from employer assessments of cooperative educationstudent work performance to measure curricular effectiveness forms a cornerstoneof outcomes based assessment at the University of Cincinnati. One problem is thatresults may get buried in both

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Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ulas Toros, University of Florida; George Younis, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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International

Engineering 4 Soil Mechanics 4 Fluid Mechanics 3 Turkish I 0 Summer Practice I 0Semester 6CGN 3501 Civil Engineering Materials 4 Construction Eng. & Management 3CEG 4011 Soil Mechanics 4 Foundation Engineering I 3SUR 2322 Project Dev. And 3 Hydromechanics 4 Visualization Engineering Hydrology 3CWR 3201

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Two Year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

has the potential to be a more effective teaching pedagogy compared to traditionalinstructor-centered teaching environments, and should be applied to math, science and otherengineering courses with traditionally high attrition rates.6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis project was supported by Hewlett Packard through the Technology for Teaching grant, andthe @ONE Scholar Program. The author would also like to thank Darla Cooper and Michelle Page 12.487.12Barton of the @ONE Scholar Program, and Charles Iverson of Cañada College for invaluableinput, discussions, comments and suggestions.7. REFERENCES1 Birk, J., and J. Foster. “The importance of Lecture in

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FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs

best. As a guide, they are given a handout that summarizesrules for arguments along with their typical forms and typical flaws, drawn from A Rulebook forArguments.10 While we do not have much time to adequately develop their argumentation skills,this handout and use of the principles in the discussions and evaluations of their argumentsshould improve their abilities to defend their decisions, and hopefully to make better decisionsby recognizing flaws in their analysis.There are many excellent engineering case studies available on the internet. Because there are somany, a project was carried out to categorize the cases to aid faculty in selecting ones that meettheir needs. The resulting table is available on the ethics web site in the College

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

it convenient to createa lesson for each class period with the questions that would be used during class and a separatelesson for a quiz. Note that student-managed lessons require a handout to the students with thequestions and choices (if applicable), while teacher-managed questions are projected on thescreen for the students to answer.Figure 2: Interface for developing questions for student response Page 12.1018.4Obviously, for the system to be used for grading, there has to be an enrollment of the studentclickers so the instructor and system know who is responding. At Purdue, enrollment is donethrough WebCT, which ensures that the students

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Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bodde, Clemson University

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Engineering and Public Policy

. Energy Information Administration.9 Most analysts now foresee world productioncapacity in the range of 100 mmbd to 120 mmbd, achievable with investments comingon-stream in the next few years. Beyond that, a decline in production seems inevitable.The current excess of price (around $60 per barrel as of this writing) over marginal costoffers evidence that world markets are anticipating this peak in conventional oilproduction.Even though some disagreement remains concerning the timing of the transition fromincreasing to declining oil production, most geologists seem to have reached consensusthat a peaking point exists. Further, reasonably available signposts—discovery rates fornew fields, or projections of petroleum demand, and the like—can guide

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Best Practices for Campus Representatives

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University

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Campus Representatives

methods (such as active learning over lecturing) that increase student motivation and interest toward engineering...over 90% of our students go to industry and do not stay in academia, so these are important things to consider. The current list of criteria is very "academic and traditional", so I would probably replace some of the existing qualification criteria. It's important to encourage more of us to develop improve educational methods and styles. Award must include the requirement that recipient(s) provide a teaching improvement track of sessions at the next Section Conference. Also, unclear why we negate ASEE members that teach in institutions that do not have ABET accredited programs. Doesn't this project an elitist

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Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Meltzer, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

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Educational Research and Methods

mechanics test Page 13.812.11 data for introductory physics courses,” Am. J. Phys. 66, 64-74 (1998).7. http://www.physicseducation.net/current/index.html; “Ongoing Projects,” item #2.

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

; Education, 40, pp183-191, 2003.[3] R. A. Bartsch & K. M. Cobern, “Effectiveness of PowerPoint presentations in lectures,” Computer & Education, 41, pp 77-86, 2003.[4] S. M. Butzin, “Using instructional technology in transformed learning environments: An evaluation of project child,” Journal of Research in Computing Education, 33(4), pp 367-384, 2000.[5] M. H. Hopson, R. L. Simms & G. A. Knezek, “Using a technologically enriched environment to improve higher-order thinking skills,” Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 34(2), pp 109-119, 2002.[6] S. T. Marina, “Facing the challenges, getting the right way with distance learning,” Ed at a Distance, 15(30), pp 1-8, 2001.[7] R. A. Reiser, “A

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Mechanics of Materials

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Magda, Weber State University

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Mechanical Engineering

into the material the grains take on a spherical shape withtheir upper ends bending parallel with the surface. The grain of the metal situated in the path ofthe cutting edge is captured by the tool, and the projecting part of the grain is being carried awayin the chip while still in connection with the remaining part of the grain. The middle section of Page 13.1314.3the grain is pulled out to a thin string and is finally torn off. Part of the grain is carried off by thechip while the remaining part adheres to the work surface. The top part of the portion remainingFigure 1. Micrograph of grains showing the distortion of plastically

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Computer Education Management Tools I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

OK if I use it as a template for my work this fall? • What kind of information can I use from a website and how can I use it? • There is a lot of programming code available for free on the Internet. May I use it for this project?Review of the LiteratureRecent literature addresses numerous concerns and indicates that academic honesty continues tobe an issue for faculty and students alike, and it reports on the impact of technology and existingperceptions.Technology and Academic Honesty Academic honesty is a pervasive issue for educators suchas reported by Jordan & Elmore,12 Bikowski and Broeckelman,1 and Cordova and Thornhill. 4Indeed, Whitley 21 reported on more than 100 research studies on cheating in a 30 year

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Randi Walters, Boise State University; Bill Clement, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

simulationsused in this project are illustrated in Figures 1 through 5. All of the simulations, with theexception of the Materials Science simulation, were interactive. The simulations were embeddedinto the engineering modules of Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Vectors, CivilEngineering, and Electrical Engineering. A sixth engineering module (Matrices) was included inthe course, but had no simulation. Student use of the simulations took place in a computer lab inthe constant presence of a professor. The professor interacted with each student, providingguided feedback on their use of the computer simulations and their overall progress in meetingthe objectives of each engineering module

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Kohlmyer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Schatz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marcus Marr, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

course write programs in the VPython computer language which apply a discrete form of the momentum principle iteratively through simple Euler integration. In this way, freshman and sophomores can study systems that would be too complex or impossible to do so analytically. Computer modeling also reinforces the theme that the same small number of principles can be used to predict a wide variety of behaviors. The VPython models also produce 3D graphics that enable visualization of complex phenomena.Matter & Interactions is currently used at several large U.S. institutions. The efforts toimplement M&I at Georgia Tech are part of a larger collaborative project with researchers atNorth Carolina State

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thorsten Wagener, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Civil Engineering

resources engineering at Penn StateUniversity, the majority of the students, while majoring in civil engineering, are not focusing onwater. This means that motivating the students to learn the material conveyed becomes crucial,and asking the students to work on extensive projects, which often do not have a clear-cutanswer, is difficult. In addition, at Penn State, the average hydrology class size is approximately80 students, which is a considerable contrast to most US Universities where hydrology classesare considerably smaller as shown by a recent survey1 (Figure 1). Such large class sizes make itdifficult to engage the students and provide meaningful feedback on student understanding. Figure 1. Distribution of class sizes based on a survey

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas-San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

fins. None of the students had used theGoal Seek or Solver tools of Excel. A short lecture was given on the use of these tools. Studentswere given the option of using Excel, IHT, EES, or similar software for plotting the curves. Allstudents selected to use Excel to complete their assigned project. The main reason was theconvenience and the availability of Excel of student personal computers.SummaryThe application of Excel spreadsheet in solving one dimensional heat conduction problems wasdemonstrated through several examples. It was shown that Excel is a useful computational toolwhen the solution to problems requires (a) varying one of the parameters, (b) plotting the resultsof calculations, and (c) an iteration process.References1. Kreith, F

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Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Minorities in Engineering

York:National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.17 Good, Jennifer, Glennelle Halpin and Gerald Halpin, “A Promising Prospect for Minority Retention: StudentsBecoming Peer Mentors,” Journal of Negro Education, Volume 69, No. 4, Fall 2000.18 Gattis, Carol and Bryan Hill, “A Successful Peer Mentoring Program,” Proceedings of the 114th Annual ASEEConference & Exposition, June 24-27, 2007, p. 7-8.19 Tinto, V., Love, A. G., and Russo, P., Building Learning Communities for New College Students: A Summary ofResearch Findings of the Collaborative Learning Project, National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning anAssessment; University Park, PA, 1993.20 Shapiro, Nancy S., Levine, Jodi H., Creating Learning Communities: A Practical

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Mahbub K Ahmed P.E., Southern Arkansas University; Kendra J Ahmed, Southern Arkansas University

Fluid Machine Design of Statics Dynamics Methods Aided Eng Graphics Transfer Economics Science Design Project Materials in Eng Analysis Lab II 29 34 36 25 23 15 28 23 20 23 17These estimates are extremely helpful to allocate resources effectively, such as assigningclassrooms, assigning instructors, allocating

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2008 GSW

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Kristi J. Shryock; Helen L. Reed

assessment of student performance in a course directly tied to a specific program outcomeis referred to as an embedded indicator. This type of information reflects a direct assessmentmethod and can provide quite useful information. To be clear, embedded indicators do not referto course grades, and we will discuss those separately. Embedded indicators relate to studentperformance on a particular activity, such as an exam question, project, or report, and correlate toa particular outcome. Courses that are more relevant to a particular outcome, such as shown inTable 1, are better choices for utilizing embedded indicators. It is important for the score of theactivity to directly correlate to a specific outcome. This may take a little time on the part of

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2008 GSW

Authors

Scott T. Lovald; Tariq Khraishi; Jon Wagner; Bret Baack

of fractures of the condylar process. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 94:678-686.SCOTT LOVALDScott Lovald received a BSME, MEME, and MBA from the University of New Mexico. Scott has been therecipient of a number of awards and research fellowships focused in the design and analysis of medicalimplants using the finite element method and computational fluid dynamics. Over the past five years, hehas been involved in a number of projects and publications pertaining to craniomaxillofacial implant designincluding working with Stryker-Leibinger in Freiburg, Germany. Scott is currently pursuing a PhD inMechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico. TARIQ KHRAISHIDr. Khraishi currently serves as an Associate Professor of

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

minds about aerospace engineering, though they hadyet to take an actual aerospace course. At the same period in time there was much publicity ofdownturns in the industry, etc., that likely influenced their decisions as much as any otherfactors. The number of our students continuing on into graduate school has been increasing, andwe are retaining more of our best undergraduates. Much of that trend can be immediately tracedto the introduction to students of senior research faculty in lectures to the intro classes, and thesubsequent employment of undergraduates on research projects that interest them. Building onthat interest and continuing into graduate research from undergraduate wage employment is adefinite consequence of the familiarity with

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Gemma Mann, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

like to validate the images as stimulus fornoticing by replicating this study in conjunction with interviews. Also, we would like toevaluate the potential of these images for stimulating noticing engineering by asking engineers toevaluate these images. This could provide a norm reference in which to determine if ourinstruments have a ceiling effect. That is, teachers are coming to the academies with the abilityto notice the same categories of engineering characteristics in the images as an engineer wouldnotice.We are encourage with the potential of the coding methods for this project as it relates to otherimportant aspects of engineering thinking, the ability to evaluate complex systems.AcknowledgementsThis work was made possible through

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephan Durham, University of Colorado at Denver; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering

in Figure 12. Students typically account in their laboratory reports howthe lower w/c concrete mixtures are more difficult to compact in the cylinder molds than thehigher w/c mixtures. (a) (b) Figure 12. Comparison Between (a) 0.40 and (b) 0.60 W/C MixturesThis experiment also has a “real world” portion. Students are asked to provide cases where 0.40,0.50, and 0.60 w/c concrete mixtures would be used in engineering practice. This provides anopportunity for students to research engineering projects and determine what w/c is frequentlyused for certain structures (bridge beams, highway pavements, sidewalks, etc…).Concrete Curing ExperimentThe concrete curing experiment is a

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmundo Tovar; José Carrillo; Jesús García

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International

establish common criteria and methodologies if mutual trust amongInstitutions and agencies are achieved on a basis of greater transparency in accreditationprocesses. To that end it is essential to promote a peer review process among agencies. But thisproposal had a risk. The Institutional Evaluation Programme has given Europe a solid experiencein transnational evaluation, evaluating close to 120 universities in 35 different countries. This Page 13.1384.2ten-year experience, combined with the outcomes of the Quality Culture project, points to thefact that it is impossible to reach agreement on quality standards when dealing with a diversity

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

theprojects discussed in this paper. Several projects for improving the first year transition have beeninitiated and documented in engineering schools around the world, including learningcommunities, subject-based preparation and bridging programs, mentorship programming and e-mentoring, however, facilitated study groups and online orientation programs in engineeringschools have not been widely reported or researched.Examining the First Year Experience Page 13.1228.2In 2006, research was conducted to determine and describe the challenges, for both students andinstructors, in the transition to a first year engineering program. Research methodology