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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John McLaughlin, MacLaughlin Associates; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Accreditation Cycle,” Approved October 29, 2005.(4) Mertens, D., and J. A. McLaughlin, Research and Evaluation Methods in Special Education. Newbury Park, CA: Corwin Press, 2003.(5) Wholey, J., “Evaluability Assessment.” Chapter in Wholey, et. al., Handbook of Practical Evaluation, Jossey-Bass, 2004.(6) McLaughlin, J. A. and G. B. Jordan, “Logic Models: A Tool for Describing Program Theory and Performance,” Chapter in Wholey, et. al., Handbook of Practical Evaluation, Jossey-Bass, 2004.(7) Stufflebeam, D. “Evaluation Models. New Directions for Program Evaluation,” no. 89. San Francisco, Jossey- Bass, 2001.(8) Bickman, L., “The Functions of Program Theory,” In L. Bickman (ed.), Using Program Theory in Evaluation

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Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Christine Co, Oklahoma State University; Bear Turner, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

nationally 21. The questions on the concept inventory were chosen by at least two faculty from each sub-area of electrical engineering to represent conceptual knowledge that (a) all students should know without review, and (b) represent fundamental concepts that are taught to all students in the program. • The student’s grade point average was included as an indicator of overall academic ability. GPA has been used as a means to easily distinguish between students in forming teams 22. • Students self reported effort in the course. At the end of the course a short survey asked students to estimate the average number of hours per week spent on the capstone course over the semester

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan; David Chesney, University of Michigan

Types within Information Communities: Findings from Technical Newsgroups”, Proceedings of the 39th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2006.7. Berdanier, B., “Student Generated Real-Time Note Development and Web Page Archival”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2006.8. Fan, K-Y D. and van den Blink, C., “A Comparison and Evaluation of Personal Response Systems in Introductory Computer Programming”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2006. Page 12.1093.12

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Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcos Esterman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Edward Hensel, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

sponsor, DPM student, or faculty/staff member.2. PRP draft is submitted to the DPM instructor, MSD Program or Director for initial review.3. PRP draft goes to review team and is assessed against acceptance criteria 1-4. It is at this stage that if the RIT champion is also identified if the project is not going to be rejected. Possible outcomes are (a) rejection, (b) postponement, or (c) identification of RIT champion to complete PRP.4. If the RIT champion is not the project Guide, a project Guide is assigned.5. PRP reviewed by project Guide. The Guide is responsible for securing reviewers from other departments and gaining approval from those reviews. The Guide is also responsible for any final changes needed before releasing the PRP to

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Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering Design Graphics

station and automatically placed on amoving platform. The team must design this platform and its driving mechanism. Due to thecost constraints, the mechanism should be a linkage design. An example of a completed linkagedesign including the stationary electrode pair is shown in Fig. 2. Page 12.104.4Requirements and Specifications: 1. The unwelded component will be placed onto the moving platform by a robotic positioner to ensure consistent and proper placement. 2. The platform will continue its motion to bring the weld locations A and B directly under the electrode pair. The platform must dwell for at least 1.5 seconds in this position

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FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Pauline schwartz, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Agamemnon Koutsospyros, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

retentionof chemistry concepts, there are no specific follow-up courses where biological concepts can beassessed.Bibliography1) Collura, M., S. Daniels, J. Nocito-Gobel and B. Aliane, Development of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral, ASEE 2004 Annual Conference, Curricular Change Issues, Session 26302) Collura, M.A., A Multidisciplinary, Spiral Curricular Foundation for Engineering Programs, NSF Department- Level Reform Planning Grant, EEC-0343077, $99,928, August 14, 20033) New Biology for Engineers and Computer Scientists, A. Tozeren and S. Byers, Prentice-Hall, 20044) Essentials of General Chemistry, by D.D. Ebbing, S.D. Gammon and R.O. Ragsdale, Houghton Mifflin Co., NY, NY, 20035) Saliby, M.J., P.J. Desio

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Assessing Design Coursework II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Nazemetz, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University; Martin High, Oklahoma State University; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, and broadest, claimreads as follows: What is claimed is: 1. A high pressure, self-contained, air pressured toy water gun, which comprises: (a) a housing; (b) an extended handle connected to said housing; (c) a trigger located on said housing adjacent said handle; (d) a barrel portion of said housing extending outwardly away from said handle; (e) a high pressure, detachable water storage reservoir having only a single orifice; . . . (j) a nozzle at the end of said barrel, said nozzle being connected to said avenue of release; wherein said attachment means and water storage reservoir are remotely located on said housing away from said pressuring means

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

Civil Engineers (ASCE) advocates the adoption ofthe Body of Knowledge (BOK) by civil engineering programs, which includes additional “soft”outcomes on public policy and leadership. Specifically, the Civil Engineering Department atLawrence Technological University offers a program in which our graduates have: (a) an ability to apply knowledge and principles of mathematics, science, and engineering in the solution of civil engineering problems (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze data and interpret Page 12.1532.2 results (c) an ability to design a civil engineering system

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

Ultrasound and Image Processing: To gain anintroduction into BME imaging, the students perform B-mode ultrasound imaging with a singletransducer. The transducer moves along a motorized stage over a phantom, and the motor andthe transducer data (collected via an oscilloscope) are coordinated using LabVIEW.Additionally, transducers having different focal depths are used to collect data so that thestudents can learn the effect of focal depth on the final reconstructed image. This lab not onlyteaches the principles of ultrasound imaging, but also a simple control system in LabVIEW. Thestudents are given a non-functioning version of a LabVIEW interface, and they must add thecomponents necessary for the system to operate correctly. The data are then

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alhaji Cherif, Cornell University; Gary Fleming, University of Maryland; Siaka Kroma, Cornell University

presented ingraphic forms Page 12.1304.17Error! Figure 1: This illustrates how graphic organizer sometimes hints prolem methodology or can be used as a guide in determining, in this illustration, whether a transformation from subspace to another is an isomorphism4 Page 12.1304.18Figure 2: A narrative version of Fermat’s Last Theorem (A) 8. A reduced version ofthe theorem but written with the combination mathematical registrar and naturallanguage, and symbolic notation (B and C

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Allen Greenwood, Mississippi State University; Mary Emplaincourt, Mississippi State University

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International

defined by a setof attributes that characterize study abroad programs. We use these attributes to strategicallydevelop additional opportunities for our students. We believe the broader and more diverse theportfolio, the better chance we have of getting students to participate.In planning our expansion of programs available to students in the BCoE, we consider thefollowing program attributes from a college of engineering perspective. These attributes becameapparent as we researched other programs to look for ideas and partners. 1. ownership: who has direct responsibility for the program in terms of content, recruiting, logistics, etc. a. internal: college of engineering or department b. external: another unit on campus

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IE Program Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manuel Morales, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Industrial Engineering

. “Engineering Freshmen Enrollments: Critical and Non-Critical Factors”, Journal ofEngineering Education, January, 1996, pp 15-2113. Van A., Watford B., Medina-Borja A. The Use of Focus Groups for Minority Engineering ProgramAssessment Page 12.958.15

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Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-1995: ENHANCING LIFELONG LEARNING AND COMMUNICATIONABILITIES THROUGH A UNIQUE SERIES OF PROJECTS INTHERMODYNAMICSMargaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology MARGARET BAILEY, registered professional engineer, is the Kate Gleason Chair and Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at RIT. She earned her BSE at Pennsylvania State University in 1988 and her Ph.D. at University of Colorado at Boulder in 1998. She conducts research with students using advanced thermodynamic analyses and neural network modeling applied to various, energy-intensive, complex mechanical systems. Dr. Bailey serves in numerous leadership roles within her college, including Executive Director of RIT’s Women

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Wheatly, Wright State University; Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Bor Jang, Wright State University; George Sehi, Sinclair Community College; Richard Jones, Sinclair Community College

AC 2007-2197: GATEWAY INTO FIRST-YEAR STEM CURRICULA: ACOMMUNITY COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION PROMOTINGRETENTION AND ARTICULATIONMichele Wheatly, Wright State University Michele Wheatly (PI) is Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University. She has had a 25 year history of continuous NSF funding to support her lab research, as well as significant experience directing large projects targeting increasing representation in the STEM disciplines (including the Creating Laboratory Access for Science Students, heralded as one of the most innovative projects in undergraduate STEM curriculum in the US). Her career funding from competitive sources has totaled

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Diana George, Virginia Tech; kelly belanger, Virginia Tech; Lisa Norris, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education

Annual Conference and Exposition. 2005. Portland, OR.32. Scoles, K. and H.L. Millan. "Bringing Writing into the ECE Laboratory". In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2005. Portland, OR.33. Seat, E., J.R. Parsons, and W.A. Poppen, "Enabling Engineering Performance Skills: A Program To Teach Communication, Leadership, and Teamwork". Journal of Engineering Education, 2001. 90(1): p. 1-12.34. Sharp, J. "Using Alumni Networking to Teach Technical Communication". In Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT.35. Shwom, B., et al., "Engineering Design and Communication: A Foundational Course for

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ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

13 We believe that our experiences can be useful to several groups. First, our choices ofPSE topics for required and elective courses can be used as a reference by departments indesigning their programs, specifically the required PSE material. Second, departmentsconsidering streams can use the ideas here, for example, the use of course options to strengthen astream, when designing streams in other technical areas. Finally, a few departments will beconsidering a strong undergraduate program in PSE, and the program that we have implementedcan serve as a guide for their decisions.References1. Edgar, T., Ogunnaike, B., Downs, J., Muske, K., and Bequette, B.W. (2006) Renovating the Undergraduate Process Control Course, Comp. Chem

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Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Independent Consultant; Jill Rulfs, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

abilities in each of the following: Understanding of basic engineering concepts Ability to teach students in a grade between K and 6 about issues related to engineering Ability to enhance content knowledge and understanding of principles of engineering for other teachers who teach in a grade between K and 6 Helping a student understand how tools and simple machines are used for specific purposes.Statistical details regarding significant 2004-2005 teacher survey findings may be found inAppendix A, Tables A13 and A 14. Page 12.290.8Teacher CommentsAppendix B contains verbatim comments from teachers in response to a

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann Johnson; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University; Brenda Nixon, Louisiana State University; Daivon Craft, Louisiana State University; Cheryle Peters, Louisiana State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

on their ACT or have grades of B or higher in their high school science courses. TraditionallyREHAMS participants self-select to participate or are either recruited by high school counselorsor by university representatives at the regional high school Engineering Week. The SEHSprogram participants were recruited differently than the REHAMS program. All of the SEHSparticipants are recommended by their high school science or math teachers, visiting faculty andstaff or by other Education and Outreach partners and have demonstrated either prior leadershipabilities or service oriented activities. Students were interviewed to determine their particular interests and preferred STEMcourses. Based on that data, they were placed into a STEM lab

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Gender and Accessibility Issues in K-12 Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Klenk, Duke University; Frank Dreher, Duke University; Emilie Condon, Githens Middle School; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Lara Oliver, Duke University; Glenda Kelly, Duke University; Nancy Shaw, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-316: ASSESSING ENGLISH-AS-A-SECOND-LANGUAGE MIDDLESCHOOL STUDENTS' ABILITY TO LEARN ENGINEERING CONCEPTSPaul Klenk, Duke University Paul A. Klenk, Ph.D., is a Visiting Scholar at Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, developing K-12 engineering education programs. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from the Pratt school of Engineering at Duke University in 2006. He is the Duke Project Director for the TeachEngineeirng Digital Library Project at Duke, and was formerly the Graduate Student Coordinator for the Techtronics After-School Program at Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham, NC. In addition to his K-12 outreach work, he has researched

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Brian P. Self; Lynne A. Slivovsky; Kevin Taylor; Sema Alptekin

Service Learning in Engineering at Cal Poly Brian P. Self, Lynne A. Slivovsky, Kevin Taylor, and Sema Alptekin Mechanical Engineering/Computer and Electrical Engineering/Kinesiology/ Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CAIntroductionThe benefits of service learning have been demonstrated in a number of different settings(Jacoby, 1996; Tsang, 2000). By participating in projects with a community-based focus,students gain an appreciation for the role they can play in society by reflecting on a variety ofsocioeconomic and ethical implications of their experience. Cal Poly has long had a strongdesign

Conference Session

ChE: Retention and Outreach

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Donald Orlich, Washington State University; William Thomson, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-1551: A SWEET PROGRAM REVIEWRichard Zollars, Washington State University Dr. Zollars is a professor in, and director of, the School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has been teaching engineering for 28 years. His interests are colloidal/interfacial phenomena, reactor design and engineering education.Donald Orlich, Washington State University Don Orlich graduated from the University of Montana in 1953 with a B.A. in Education. He received a Masters of Science Education in 1959 from the University of Utah and an Ed.D. in 1963 from the University of Montana. He taught five years as an

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cesar Luongo, Florida A&M-Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M-Florida State University; James Sturges, Lockheed Martin; David Bogle, Lockheed Martin

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Design in Engineering Education

of Mechanical Engineering, Florida A&M – Florida State University b Lockheed Martin CorporationIntroductionLike most other programs, the curriculum of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at theFAMU-FSU College of Engineering is capped with a one-year senior design project in which thestudents work in teams to design and implement products or systems under the sponsorship of anindustrial partner. It has been recognized that capstone design courses represent an excellentvehicle to round out a good engineering education and they provide the appropriate platform forstudents to apply design thinking and transition into a professional career1. Many universitieshave adopted this

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Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Dana Newell, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-2516: A THREE-YEAR EVALUATION OF A NACME PROGRAMMary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R. ANDERSON-ROWLAND, PhD, is the PI of three academic programs and a fourth program for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University, she was the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She received the ASEE Minorities Award 2006, the SHPE Educator of the Year 2005, and won the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by the AAAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is the Chair of

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ledlie Klosky; Decker Hains; Timothy Johnson, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMA; Jakob Bruhl, US Military Academy, Dept of Civil & Mechanical Engineering; Jared B. Erickson, U.S. Military Academy; John Richards, D/CME, USMA

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2017: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR ENGINEERINGMECHANICS AND DESIGNJames Klosky, U.S. Military AcademyDecker Hains, U.S. Military AcademyTimothy Johnson, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMAJakob Bruhl, US Military Academy, Dept of Civil & Mechanical EngineeringJared B. Erickson, U.S. Military AcademyJohn Richards, D/CME, USMA Page 12.217.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Integrated Approach for Engineering Mechanics and DesignAbstractAs part of a major curriculum update undertaken over the last three years, the United StatesMilitary Academy at West Point has implemented a new course sequence in statics

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Larry A. Glasgow

Addressing the Disconnect between Engineering Students and the Physical World Larry A. Glasgow Department of Chemical Engineering Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506-5102 785-532-4314 glasgow@ksu.eduAbstract There is ample evidence of a growing disconnect between engineering students and thephysical world. This chasm is being created by social and technological changes; in particular,the proliferation of microprocessor-based “virtual experiences” for children and adolescents hashad an inhibiting effect upon their

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alfred A. Scalza

1 Organizational Behavior in the Classroom: Project Based and Experiential Learning in the Construction Management Curriculum Prof. Alfred A. Scalza, P.E. Farmingdale State College Department of Architecture and Construction ManagementAbstractThis paper sets out to address the “thesis” that there is a correlation between organizational behavior inthe classroom and student’s learning dynamics. What is Organizational Behavior and how does it applyto the classroom in a technical

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Carl A. Erikson

1 Project Team and Advisor Characteristics Carl A. Erikson, Jr. Department of Engineering Messiah College Grantham, PA 17027AbstractThe Engineering curriculum at Messiah College is a hands-on, project oriented Bachelor of Science inEngineering (BSE) program. A new Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) has been implemented. IPC is in itssecond year of a three year transition from the former engineering program. IPC projects are part of theCollaboratory for

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Mark A. Hopkins

Demonstrating in the Classroom the Ideas of Frequency Response Dr. Mark A. Hopkins, Assoc. Prof. Electrical Engineering Dept., Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractOne of the most persistently difficult concepts to communicate to students is that of “frequencyresponse”, because it spans both the frequency-domain and the time-domain. This paper presentsa Matlab®-based graphical method of demonstrating several important relationships amongpole/zero locations, Bode plot (i.e., Fourier transform), and time-domain sinusoidal response.The author has been using this method successfully for several years in a variety of systems-related courses to help students understand these relationships

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Carl A. Lundgren

Using Case Studies to Incorporate Entrepreneurship in Technical Courses Carl A. Lundgren Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology College of Applied Science and Technology Rochester Institute of Technology AbstractUndergraduates are increasingly interested in entrepreneurial and intellectual property (IP) topics.To meet that demand in crowded curricula is difficult. One approach is to use relevant disciplinespecific case studies which have a “story” that raises student awareness and interest inentrepreneurial and IP. Short discipline specific cases are being

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Technology

. Number of students responding (percentage in parenthesis) Question # A B C D E 1 3 (13.6) 6 (27.3) 12 (54.5) 1 (4.5) 0 (0) 2 1 (4.5) 6 (27.3) 13 (59.1) 2 (9.1) 0 (0) 3 2 (9.1) 7 (31.8) 9 (40.9) 4 (18.2) 0 (0) 4 2 (9.1) 6 (27.3) 12 (54.5) 2 (9.1) 0 (0) 5 3 (13.6) 5 (22.7) 14 (63.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 6 (27.3) 8 (36.4) 7 (31.8) 1 (4.5) 0 (0) 7 0 (0) 9 (40.9