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Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sumedha Ariely; David Wallace; Amy Banzaert

results of three main questions for study: 1) whetherstudents’ perceptions of their ability in various engineering skills changed over the course of theclass, 2) whether students’ perceptions of career goals changed over time, and 3) whetherstudents’ interest in community service changed over the course of the class. Results indicatethat students perceived learning gains in key product design areas such as ability to design newproducts, creativity, and problem solving, and some differential effects were found for women.Students, particularly minorities, also increased their orientation toward a service approach,changing their professional aspirations away from consulting and medicine to more innovativeproduct development work and graduate

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Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane Dunlap; Ken Burbank; James Zhang

Design Projects Math and Applications of Math & Sciences Applications of Math & Sciences Sciences in Senior Projects in Senior Projects electronics Applications of Electronics Applications of Electronics in Senior Design Projects in Senior Design Projects General Lumped & Distributed Systems Techniques of Engineering System Simulation Career Development Seminar Network Communications Frontier in Profession Seminar Situational Bus Control technology Practical Lumped & Distributed

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Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Holles

. Alternatives include students working for a few years andthen returning to graduate school, mid- or late-career professionals now seeking advanceddegrees, and international students from numerous different countries. In addition, manytraditional graduate students have their bachelor degrees in different disciplines. Many positivescan result from this situation including a vibrant multi-generational and multi-cultural graduateprogram. However, it is also not without its shortcomings. Perhaps one of the most importantissues to deal with is that a wide range of students can also result in a wide range of student Page 10.1342.1concepts of and

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Astronautics and Space Technology

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Melton; Michael Micci; Deborah Levin; Charles Croskey; David Spencer; Sven Bilen

assigned to assist with the development of thepayload operations. Space Science and Technology (AERSP/STS 055)—This General Education course is forstudents in nontechnical majors who have an interest in the means and uses of space science andtechnology. Its ultimate goal is to help prepare students whose careers may eventually impactthe direction of space policy, funding of NASA, and other aspects of public support for spaceresearch and exploitation. Since the course devotes several weeks to satellite hardware, theLionSat mission has provided new opportunities to inject timely examples of satellite design,measurement concepts and applications, and societal issues regarding public funding of spaceprojects. Satellite Communications (EE

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

R. William Graff

required toteach circuits, and thereby learn it. Dr. Hayt added the comment that it would be unfair torelease me to the public with my (then) present knowledge of Circuits. Thus began my career inteaching Circuits, in the fall of 1962.The procedure for teaching Circuits at Purdue at that time was to break the class into groups ofabout 25, with each group or section having a graduate student teacher to work problems inrecitation periods; Dr. Hayt taught two lecture periods each week to the total Circuits class. Atthat time Hayt and Kemmerly’s first edition of Engineering Circuit Analysis2 was being used.Tests were prepared by Drs. Hayt and Kemmerly, using test problems submitted by the graduateteaching assistants. There were four one-hour tests

Conference Session

Assessment Issues I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sara Tracy; Jin Yoo; Jason Immekus; Brian French; Susan Maller; William Oakes

Assessment specifies elevenoutcomes industry and academia expect college graduates to know and demonstratefollowing completion of accredited engineering programs. The criteria are intended toenable accredited engineering programs to provide key skills students will need to pursuean engineering career. Specifically, Criterion 3 outcomes include: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eugene P. Deess; Kamal Joshi; Vladimir Briller; Raymond Calluori

career goals when entering. They intend to pursue their field at thisparticular college and to graduate. At the end, the decision to leave college is a personal one, butit occurs within an important social context. The student's social interactions within the collegecontext may make or interrupt the decision to leave. Tinto mentions four relevant factors of thecollege experience: adjustment, difficulty, incongruence, and isolation (Tinto, 1987, p. 39). Eachof these factors may become decisive in student’s willingness to continue or drop out. Braxtonand Shaw Sullivan (1997) supplemented Tinto’s study by the empirical research.Bean and Metzner (1985) proposed a model of attrition for adult students in which retentiondecisions may often be beyond

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chell Roberts

engineering, material engineering, industrial engineering,bioengineering, construction engineering, and computer engineering. The Fulton Schooldoes not have capacity to increase overall enrollments. The Fulton strategic plan calls fora small decrease in undergraduate enrollments.The planning for a new engineering program is a collaboration between faculties of theCollege of Technology and Applied Sciences (CTAS) at ASU East Campus and the IraA. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU Tempe Campus, with support from the Collegeof Education. It is envisioned that by dividing ASU engineering programs between twocampuses the university will be better positioned to address the career goals of studentsand faculty. In addition, the development of a new

Conference Session

Engineering / Education Collaborations

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Coburn Stoler; Peter Crouch; Douglas Gorham

Editor of IEEE Educational Publications and Director, Career Development and Outreach.Before joining IEEE, she was a training consultant to the telecommunications industry in New Jersey, asocial studies textbook editor with Prentice-Hall and a teacher in elementary and middle schools for 13years. Page 8.580.3 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mark Kithcart; Legunchim Emmanwori; G. Van Ness Burbach; Dominic Clemence; Caesar Jackson; Guoqing Tang

are created, and older jobs and skills become obsolete. Career broadening throughinterdisciplinary experiences is particularly important in preparing underrepresented students forthe opportunities in geophysical sciences. North Carolina A&T State University, the Nation’s topproducer of minority baccalaureate degrees in STEM disciplines, is well positioned to take thelead role in preparing underrepresented students to pursue academic studies and careeropportunities in geophysical sciences.The National Science Foundation HBCU Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) funded theUniversity’s TALENT-21: Gateway for Advancing Science and Mathematics Talent programin 1999. The TALENT-21 Program began the effort of developing an undergraduate

Conference Session

Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

interactions between technology and management. The Engineers Leadership Foundationand the Foundation for Professional Practice conducted a survey of almost two hundred seniorengineering managers and leaders, in which they concluded that engineering knowledge isessential, but that leadership positions can be attained earlier if engineering students are exposedto management, public speaking, and other non-engineering coursework. The most highlyrecommended courses included business management, public speaking, and marketing. Inaddition to taking courses, the professionals surveyed suggested involvement in activities likesports, internships, volunteering, and clubs to improve interpersonal skills. Engineering andtechnology-related careers involve life

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Programming and DSP Issues in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Yau

discussions of heuristic versus brute-force problem-solving approaches. In the context of a course on computer security, the assignment serves totangibly demonstrate issues with password selection and user policies that apply to this issue.Undergraduate students in Computer Science Technology and Information EngineeringTechnology do not receive the same training in the formal analysis of algorithms that students instandard theory based Computer Science programs do. It is clear, however, that IT studentsmust develop a basic understanding of problem complexity issues and heuristic problem solvingapproaches to be successful in their careers. The exercise described in this paper gives students ahands-on feel for computational complexity through a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

80 mph and the westboundtravels at 60 mph; determine when the trains will be 490 miles apart). They are often unawarethat these same simple algebra skills can be used to solve very real and important engineeringproblems (e.g. determine the speed at which an aircraft must fly in order to stay aloft). Throughincreased awareness and relevance an early interest in pursuing engineering as a career may beachieved.The curricula developed in this project targets simple engineering problems in fluid mechanics,electricity, and structures that can be solved using algebra. The curricula are provided on CD’swith videos of hands-on activities and explanations. A week-long training workshop will beconducted summer 2004 for in-service mathematics teachers

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Orr; Richard Vaz

BS degree inECE should be appropriate for a considerably wider range of further study and ultimateprofessions than has typically been the case for either EE or Computer Engineering degrees.Hence, students with a wider range of career goals may ultimately be attracted into the new ECEprogram than traditionally were attracted to rather narrow EE or Computer Engineeringprograms. This possibility is significant for two reasons. First, a solid educational foundation inthe natural sciences and technology (particularly information technology) is of growingimportance to many, if not most professions. Obvious examples include medicine and mostaspects of business. Second, there is good reason to fear that at least in the US, traditionalengineering

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2003 Annual Conference

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David Murphy

Session 1355 Practical Advice for the “New Kid on the Block” Dave Murphy Fire Safety Engineering Technology The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Nobody told me how hard and lonely change is. – Joan Gilbertson As a new faculty member at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, I haverecently experienced many changes associated with starting a new career. I can readily attest tothe unique challenges and expectations of assuming the position of assistant professor afterserving twenty years in the fire

Conference Session

Teaching Design Through Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

George Wise; Philip Kosky; Robert Balmer

, from unit systems throughenergy, electrical circuits, and information and control are exemplified by systems found in theautomobiles of today and tomorrow. Problem Definition The problem that Union College’s Introduction to Engineering and Mechatronics course isdesigned to solve is to help students make an early and informed decision about whether or notthey find engineering an exciting career path and have both the interest and the capability topursue an engineering degree. This problem is, in large part, set by the nature of Union Collegeas an educational institution. Founded in 1795, it is a small, predominantly liberal arts collegewith a total enrollment of 2000. About 15% of these students are engineering majors. Withinengineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Narayanan Komerath

: Career Day Space engineering as a technical career 1presentationBusiness School Graduate Class Strategic aspects of business 2 development in SpaceAerospace Industry Engineers Concept and methods 3Space Resources Utilization 1. Concepts for Space-based 4Roundtable, 1999,2000 manufacturing 2. Cost-reduction using Space-based construction of large spacecraft.College undergraduates (engg., Various concepts for customer 5advertising & business) : NMB national engagement related to the Marscompetition

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Shallcross

career. A number of strategies exist to raise theprofile of engineering within secondary schools. One activity involves targeting the studentswhile still at school, with engineering academics either visiting the schools or playing host to thestudents on campus. An alternative to this is to present to mathematics teachers real engineeringdesign problems that may be solved by the application of relatively simple mathematicalconcepts. This paper describes a challenge in chemical engineering design which can beanswered in the class room by applying logic and a knowledge of the volumes of cylinders andrectangular prisms. The problem can be pitched to different year levels by selecting individualparts and can be undertaken by individuals or as a team

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ron Zuckerman; Nathaniel Bowe; LaMarr Taylor; Kyle Smith; Dan Moore

8.593.4submissions. Each project submitted by the Engenius Solutions team is of the utmost importancedue to the impact our projects have upon our economic survival. More specifically, the workcompleted by each design department team has a direct relationship to both project andorganizational success. While some design department teams may be involved in a project that iscritical to some organization or company, every Engenius Solutions sponsored project is criticalto our operation. Moreover, students are exposed to both the pressures and excitement of doinghighly beneficial, marketable work.Direct HiringDirect Hiring involves Engenius Solutions “advertising” the project being undertaken, as well asthe students needed for the project. The career services

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Keyser; Ronald Musiak; Richard Mindek; Mary Vollaro; Steven Schreiner

lectures were greatly needed for the incoming freshmen. Duringrecent years, within the context of the college’s SOAR program, engineering faculty had been introducingfreshmen enrolled in our Introduction to Engineering course (ENGR 103) to the topic of ethics by discussingthe “Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse” in some detail, including a technical demonstration, and then givingthem related homework to complete over the summer. The introduction of several ethics lectures to thesesame freshmen during the fall semester was thought to be a good follow-up to the SOAR assignments, and anappropriate point in the careers of potential engineers to introduce them in earnest to the topic of ethics.While the main emphasis of ethics integration in the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

;attending lectures on codes and standards, ethics, intellectual property, and safety/productliability; undergoing project planning/scheduling experiences; and developing an awareness ofdifferent career paths. This is also accomplished through teamwork exercises where studentslearn to work on disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams.To ensure that students are on a path for life long learning the senior experience needs to leadstudents to realize that they must continue to learn on their own after graduation to remaincurrent in technological world that is rapidly changing. The senior experience should helpstudents develop confidence in their ability to learn on their own. It should stimulate theirintellectual curiosity. These things can be

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita Caso; Jeanne Rierson; James Graham

that this objectivemay be accomplished most meaningfully and usefully by studying the individual TAMU maincampus program, taking into consideration the particular repertoire of program tactics employedand the particular contexts in which they have been implemented. The Coordinators of theTAMU campus AMP program were interested in exploring both the effectiveness of theirprogram, but also the differential effect of various program tactics, all with an eye toward furtherimproving the TAMU AMP program. Specifically, the current study uses a variety of outcomevariables to measure the effectiveness of the TAMU AMP program across time and at differentperiods in students’ academic careers. Additionally, post hoc explorative analyses wereconducted to

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Otter; Ken McLeod; Yi-Xian Qin; Partap Khalsa; Michael Hadjiargyrou; Danny Bluestein

, but engineers who were required to learn most, if not all, of their design skills aftersecuring their first engineering position. By the 1980s, the effect of this policy was evident in areport on the status of engineering education worldwide, which noted the students’ remarkablelack of curiosity about the physical meaning of the subjects they were studying2.Unfortunately, this extensive emphasis on analysis rather than synthesis has contributed in asubstantial manner to the decline of engineering as a career objective for many bright youngstudents who in the past would have entered this field. Even if students undertake anundergraduate degree program, many (perhaps most in the field of Biomedical Engineering) arenever employed as practicing

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; Greg Salamo

1999, and has submitted the Ph.D. in Microelectronics-Photonics into the approval processfor implementation in May 2000.These degree programs are designed to give their graduates not only state-of-the art researchtraining and deep level subject knowledge, but also provide them with the soft skills necessary toefficiently utilize their knowledge early in their professional careers. Unique elements of theprogram created to support these design objectives include: a) An interdisciplinary curriculum of applied physics and chemistry courses, as well as engineering courses from multiple departments. b) Students grouped together as a pseudo-industry engineering group, with each student reporting both to their research professor

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2000 Annual Conference

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Winston Conway Link; Carlos G. Spaht II

college awareness seminars, and fieldtrips to local businesses and industries. Professionals in the engineering and technological fields,including many minorities, discuss career opportunities.The program has been very successful in identifying and educating high ability middle schoolstudents. Evaluations by the participants, their parents, and by local and state officials who havevisited LaPREP have been excellent. No current or former participant has dropped out of highschool and 84% of exiting participants have indicated that LaPREP has increased their desire tostudy math and science. Moreover, all 55 former participants who have graduated from highschool have enrolled in college and more than 90% of those responding to a survey indicated

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Buxeda; Ramon Vazquez Espinosa; Jorge I. Velez; Lueny M. Morell

student’sacademic career. The program’s outcome is a graduate that is knowledgeable of the RS/GIStechnology and applications, and, possesses the necessary skills either to enter graduate school orbecomes a professional in these areas with success.The program also aims at developing values such as diversity, teamwork, global awareness andcommunication. PaSCoR goals will be achieved through five tasks, namely: 1) curriculumdevelopment, 2) undergraduate research & student mentoring, 3) industry collaboration, 4)outreach, and, 5) assessment. This paper describes the curriculum development strategy andexpected major outcomes.II. The PaSCoR ProgramOne of the principal objectives of PaSCoR is to provide an “alternative track” or “option” forundergraduate SMET

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Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Uriel Cukierman; Jorge Vélez-Arocho; Ciristián Vial; Miguel Torres-Febus; John Spencer; Lueny Morell

ü Career Fairs 1 4. MSR UR Programs ü Interviews 1As a result of our commitment to work with UPRM and the success we haveMhad ü EDU Account 2 SR UR Research in Chile and 5. 6. Other (LCA, Alumni,Argentina, we are working to continue both the investment and the outreachExec) into Brazil andMexico. The Learning

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What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Dardy; William Krantz; Kettil Cedercreutz

pioneering programin 1906. Professional Practice is the name given by the University of Cincinnati to its model forco-op education. Co-op exposes the student to the real world of work and to career options. Thebenefits of co-op are multifold: · It helps students to interrelate theory and practice; · It promotes a sense of independence and professional maturity; · It increases opportunities for career positions following graduation; · It provides an opportunity for students to ‘test drive’ their career choice; · It greatly strengthens a student’s resume; · It gives students an edge in hiring and salary in the job market; · It permits students to earn while they learn2.2 How Co-op WorksThe co-op program is administered by the

Conference Session

Assessing the Humanities in Engr. Educ.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lee

-graduation lives. 8 In another study, engineering students werespecifically studied. 9 The investigators reported that 63% of the respondents felt that humanitiesand social sciences (H&SS) courses were meaningful to their engineering education; 57% feltthat this meaningfulness extended to their future professional careers. Furthermore, 67% felt thatH&SS courses did develop their critical thinking skills and 69% thought that such courses madethem more aware of social issues. They also found that 46% of the students planned to furtherstudy an area of the H&SS while still in school.In this paper, the term “humanities” is taken to be the summation of literature, philosophy, art,music, religion, and language. This is consistent with the

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NSF Opportunities for Undergrad Eng Ed

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannette Neal

support from Erie Community College, the University at Buffalo, and our industry-academia partners is also acknowledged.1 Introduction and Project OverviewThe Web-Net Tech Program is being developed by Erie Community College in collaborationwith the University at Buffalo, guided and supported by education-industry partners. This NSFproject is designed to assist industry meet its needs for a well-trained information technology(IT) workforce and prepare students for professional careers in IT, focusing on the high-demandarea of web-network technology. The primary target population for the new Web -Net TechProgram includes industry personnel in need of IT skills training or upgrading, students inacademia, and persons desiring to join the IT