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Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

achievement of skills by graduates and their employers.Graduates are apparently not as ill-prepared for the workplace as anecdotal comments fromemployers would suggest. This survey is part of a program of quality assurance measures andprovides useful information for curriculum design and revision.Key Word: Construction, Education, Employer, Student PerformanceIntroductionThe objective of many degree professional programs is to prepare students for the workplace.Students of professional studies programs have what can be regarded as an additional benefit orhurdle they expect to join a particular profession and have a clearly identified career path inreturn, employers often expect students of such courses to be instantly able to fee-earn.Academics

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Baxter, University of Southern California; Louise Yates, University of Southern California

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First-Year Programs

high quality student support and services to students and two,creating academically driven courses that will engage and connect students early in theiracademic careers to the field of engineering. The USC Viterbi School has established a strongprogrammatic response to both of these areas and has seen significant increases in our freshmenreturn rate as a result.This paper will discuss at length the First Year Excellence (FYE) program developed to providehigh level student affairs related service and support programs for our undergraduates, as well asan academic course, the Freshmen Academy Program, implemented to introduce freshmenstudents to general concepts and issues. Using statistical and survey data over the past fouryears, we will

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University; Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

elements of students’ engineering education contribute to the changes observed in questions one and two? What do students find difficult and how do they deal with the difficulties they face? Page 13.633.2 • WORKPLACE: What skills do early-career engineers need as they enter the workplace? Where did they obtain these skills? Are there any missing skills? How are people’s identities transformed in moving from school to work?The APS has utilized a variety of methods including surveys, structured interviews, ethnographicmethods, engineering design tasks, and academic transcripts to gain a broader and richer pictureof

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K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Burkett, University of Arkansas; Claire Small, Springdale High School; Charles Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas

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Women in Engineering

andpossibilities of engineering careers.3 The UA-SHS day camp targets 7th grade (rising 8th grade)girls in Springdale to increase the number entering the Springdale High School pre-engineeringprogram and ultimately the engineering profession. Support for single gender programs andspecifically reaching this age group is supported by research. Studies have shown significantattitudinal differences between girls attending single-gender programs compared to mixed-gender programs,7 and that targeting underrepresented rising 8th graders in this critical period ofeducational development and growth was very effective.8,9 Students began forming careerchoice opinions and were generally receptive to engineering as a realistic career choice. TheUA-SHS camp provided a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Zahed Sheikholeslami, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

exposure. As evidencedby the growth of the “learn-by-doing” approach to education in the United States and the rest ofthe world, project based learning has been accepted as a valuable component in the educationalexperience of nascent engineers.1,2,3The nation’s requirements for innovation clearly show that educational programs must provideengineers who can deal with both design and manufacturing. It is important and justifiable toinclude much science and engineering science in an engineering curriculum, but that alone is notadequate preparation for a career as an engineer. Furthermore, colleges of engineering cannotjust be a stop on the educational assembly line which takes increasingly inadequately preparedhigh-school students, provides them with

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Howell, Western Carolina University; Robert Houghton, Western Carolina University; Elaine Franklin, Western Carolina University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

school. Because of the added costs of these kits, no high schoolsin the district were able to participate in this work, however in future years, the desire is to makethem an integrated part of the learning-mentoring-learning experience.The ultimate goals for the students were as follows: For grades six-eighth, increase studentexposure to technology and technological careers and raise expectations to these students thatsuch careers are possible and educational resources are available to them at both vocational anduniversity levels. Specifically, use robotics and data logging tools to expose the students to usingthese tools for competitions, and to solve math, science, and engineering problems. In addition,through the process of working with

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2008-1966: ASSESSMENT OF A PRESTIGIOUS ENGINEERING GRADUATETEACHING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMaura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University MAURA BORREGO is an assistant professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Borrego holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Her current research interests center around interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering and engineering education, including studies of the collaborative relationships between engineers and education researchers. Investigations of interdisciplinary graduate programs nationwide are funded through her NSF CAREER award

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Looking at the ChE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Jacobson, Carnegie Mellon University; Rosemary Frollini, Carnegie Mellon University; Susana Steppan, Carnegie Mellon University

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Chemical Engineering

level with my (more experienced) co-employees who work on polymers, plasticizers and detergents” • “CPS knowledge has provided me with a vocabulary that I otherwise would have no exposure to, and has allowed me to see a potential area for my career development that I hope to pursue with further education” • “It made adjustment on the job easier—I could pick up things more quickly and became more effective faster.” • “I know when I get a test result back what it means and how to interpret data” • “I’ve found applications to industry based on material I learned through CPS…I don’t think I would have realized or appreciated without that study”.We continue to receive similar comments from today's

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Crain, University of Oklahoma; James Sluss, University of Oklahoma; Monte Tull, University of Oklahoma; Samuel Lee, University of Oklahoma

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Graduate Studies

areas of optical communications and photonics. He has been awarded seven U. S. patents and has authored/co-authored numerous journal and conference publications. He is a member of the IEEE Education Society, IEEE Communications Society, OSA, and ASEE.Monte Tull, University of Oklahoma MONTE P. TULL joined Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma in 1996 after a 29-year career in advanced switching technology at AT&T, Bell Labs, and Lucent Technologies. Research interests are in digital hardware, multiple-valued logic, reconfigurable computing, and embedded systems. BS Physics, East Central State University; MSIE, OU; MSEE, OSU; PhDEE, OU.Samuel Lee

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Andrew Grossfield Ph. D, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Paper ID #35671Limits, Singularities and other concerns in the Elementary Functions ofCalculusAndrew Grossfield Ph. D, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology ANDREW GROSSFIELD Throughout his career Dr. Grossfield has combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics. He earned his BEE at CCNY, an MS at the Courant Institute and a doctorate from the University of Arizona. He was licensed in NYS as a Professional Engineer and belongs to the MAA, the ASEE and the IEEE. Seeing the differences between the mathematics memorized in schools and the math understood and needed by engineers has led him to a career

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2008 GSW

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Pradeep K. Bhattacharya; Jiecai Luo

economic downturn. Though training in ethics, in recent yearshas achieved widespread and enthusiastic acceptance throughout the engineering community,yet a lot needs to be done to teach ethical principals in every engineering subject. This paperis an introduction to all points of interest in university-industry and student relations toevolve a road map to a rewarding engineering career and have healthy world order. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education 1. IntroductionWe live in a highly technical world with daily

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2008 GSW

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Chad E. Kennedy

customer hasan unfavorable experience with the engineers or engineering technicians, chances are they are lesslikely to continue with the vendor when it comes time for their next choice of equipment to procure.Since our BMET program has instituted a mandatory internship program as a pre-requisite forgraduation, much of this industry requirement is fulfilled; however, mission critical items are rarely,if ever, given to the new intern. This translates to the interns being given a protective environmentfrom the accountability and responsibility seen by their mentors and managers. Furthermore, littleto no conflict resolution skills in the context of the students selected career has been developed.Finally, the sources, motivations and relationships to

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2008 GSW

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E. H. Shaban

requirement for a bachelordegree in general electrical engineering?In my opinion, the student does not need to take the above communication course with thecontents offered as above if he does not want to pursue a career in telecommunication. Thereasons are: The first introductory course content is basically the manipulations of mathematicalfunctions such as sine, cosine, tangent, hyperbolic sine, cosine, and tangents that the student hasrepeatedly encountered in many courses such as calculus. These topics are also covered in circuitanalysis II, engineering mathematics, linear system, and control. This is simply a review and arepetition of what the student should have learned in other courses and it does not add any newelectrical engineering

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

“Metrology” causes it to be a hard sell for institutions tobolster up attendance numbers. Initial introduction to the field among grade school and highschool students has been accomplished only by select individuals at science fairs and career dayseminars. One reason for this is that the career field was not entered into the U.S. Department ofLabor, Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), therefore did not have a formal, presentablecareer path to offer to students. Without a recognized career path, Metrology isn’t being talkedabout by guidance counselors to younger students to consider as their profession. This problemhas been addressed and Metrology should be added to the register in the next publication of theSOC (2010).Sypris Test &

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

requires students to investigate the college ofengineering, the rationale is fairly clear. Students should be able to easily get to places withintheir environment. They should be able to access all the important places that may be needed inthe future for advising, counseling, and career exploration. Being comfortable with theirsurroundings makes for a much better existence and allows them to feel a part of thatenvironment. It is important to design the means to incorporate the environment into the life ofthe incoming student, not simply to expect that they will find their own way. This may beextremely important in the current student population that has been raised by parents who havealways been there to protect them. Freshmen who without their

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Victor Granados, California Polytechnic State University

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Minorities in Engineering

test the hypothesisPrior to the beginning of the study, student were asked to compete a survey. The surveyincluded information about the confidentiality of the responses, places to put a studentidentification number for post-test tracking, questions regarding their enjoyment of math, theirbeliefs about the difficulty of math, future career choices and family education level. A list of thequestions are shown in Table I. The questions regarding family education were meant to be usedas a factor in the analysis. The program was initiated in September 2006 and ended in May 2007.During the course of this time, a liaison who was Hispanic descent and a lecturer in an engineeringprogram at a local university met weekly with the students to tutor them

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; Stan Mitchell, LogicForce Consulting, LLC; Hugh Berryman, Middle Tennessee State University

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Instrumentation

currently serving as a program evaluator for the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, ABET.Stan Mitchell, LogicForce Consulting, LLC Stan Mitchell is the Forensic Lab Manager at LogicForce Consulting, LLC, a legal technology consulting firm in Nashville, Tennessee, where he conducts computer forensic examinations in civil litigation. Stan served over twenty years in Law Enforcement working as a Patrol Officer, Detective, and Instructor at the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. He also implemented and operated the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s Computer Forensic Lab from 2000-2005. In his career, Stan has conducted over 200 forensic analyses, ranging from

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shengyong Wang, State University of New York, Binghamton; Mohammad Khasawneh, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Industrial Engineering

conducting applied research related to health systems since 2001. This paper startswith career opportunities for industrial and systems engineering graduate students with healthsystems concentration and highlights the gap between the healthcare industry needs andacademic course settings. The development of the graduate level health systems curriculum atBinghamton University is discussed and illustrated in details. The course details of the 30-creditcurriculum are revealed and explained as to how they can bridge the gap between academia andthe healthcare industry. Finally, the future direction of the health systems concentrations underthe industrial and systems engineering degree is discussed.IntroductionAs the most versatile engineering discipline

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

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New Engineering Educators

) Page 14.992.7 “Fundamentals of Creative Thinking” “Good Customer Service is Good for Everyone” “Creative Thinking for Creative Writing” “Improving Your Creative Thinking” “How To Jumpstart Your Career To Achieve Career Success” “Importance Of Diversity Training” “Sexual Harassment In The Workplace” “Becoming An Effective Leader” “Affirmative Action In The Workplace” “Diversity In The Workplace” “Discrimination And Harassment In The Workplace” “Leadership And Teambuilding” “Equal Employment Opportunity In The Hotel/Restaurant Industry”Example 3: Based on the authors’ expertise and consulting

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Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Engineering Technology

ManagementSystem (CMS), this work describes the research process used to measure our capability toprovide an online version of this training. Mid-career professionals interested in completingcertification requirements without having to attend on-campus classes represent a new programtarget. The program will continue to conform to our curriculum requirements ensuring thequality of any on-line MIET courses.The paper will address the development of this new delivery method. The curriculum will bedesigned to operate in an interactive web-based environment for submission of coursework;concept diagrams, drawings, reports, and assorted forms. Class discussions, conferencing,forums and real-time project reviews will utilize current “chat-room” technology and

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ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk Ozemek, San Jose State University; Preetpal Kang, San Jose State University; Albert Khanh Nguyen, San Jose State University; pradeep badhan, San Jose State University

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Electrical and Computer

this course are designed to cover the lecture topics and elements to provide self-motivation to students. When students have “hands on” experience and learn how easily they can interface various sensors and actuators, they develop self- confidence and interest that help them throughout their educational and professional career. Experiment 1: Simple Input/Output: The first experiment allows students to become familiar with Visual Studio and programming language C. Students learn how to create, write, compile, and debug programs in Visual Studio. Experiment 2: Conditional Operations: The second experiment introduces conditional logic. Students write a program that contains different types of conditional operands. Experiment 3

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Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tyler Lark, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Andrew Watchorn, National Instruments; John Webster, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Instrumentation

parts of the Commonwealth. In 2005 he began working with 25 Universities from Virginia to Massachusetts to Illinois. In 2000, after working throughout his 7 year collegiate career at Delco Electronics in Flint, MI, he received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering-Physics and a Bachelor of Music-Education from the University of Michigan.John Webster, University of Wisconsin, Madison John G. Webster received the B.E.E. degree from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA in 1953, and the M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA in Page 14.734.1 1965 and

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Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nagen Nagarur, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton; Sarah Lam, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Industrial Engineering

systems. Globalization is also acting as a catalyst inthis transition.Financial systems are increasingly becoming more important. Consequently, there is a significantneed for our graduates to be educated for careers in the financial sector. Industrial analysisindicates that this is a three trillion dollar industry, with a significant rate of increase. Ourgraduates in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) can excel in the financial sector byapplying engineering, optimization, decision making, and statistical methods to this growingdomain.This paper addresses the design and development of a curriculum that would provide for aspecialization in Financial Systems that will be housed within the Systems Science and IndustrialEngineering Department at

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Engineering and Technology for Everyone

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

commitment to 21st century education focuses onlife and career skills. In this section, teachers indicated to what degree Moodle – with itsemphasis on visualization, rich context, staged problem solving, and electronically enabledcollaboration / communication – help students learn skills that mirror professional STEMpractices in a technology-based environment. The segment also contained items on skillsfoundational to group work – such as communication and collaboration.This cluster contains encouraging results for a set of competencies that move beyond the three“Rs” in the traditional view of K-12 instruction (see Table 4). We note that these more nuancedskills are difficult to teach and require substantive preparation and monitoring from a

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York, Farmingdale; David Wells, North Dakota State University; Robert Mott, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

. * use the web and alternate methods to teach * more dirty hands backed up by more theory and rigor * teach student to work in unstructured environments Page 14.393.7 * modeling followed by implementation and validation * resolving theory and practice * appealing to different learning styles * industrial outreach and making things relevant, real-world, career focused * engaging-motivating * appeal to the current social approach - highly connected and ad-hoc * don’t lecture, but work with them to solve problems

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Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York, Farmingdale; David Wells, North Dakota State University; Robert Mott, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

≠ Emerging methods of educational delivery ≠ Manufacturing topics in non-manufacturing named programs ≠ Manufacturing education programs; associate, baccalaureate, masters ≠ Integrating bio-, nano-, and electronics-manufacturing in curricula ≠ Manufacturing education within non-manufacturing named programs ≠ Pipeline development and recruiting into manufacturing careers ≠ Collaboration among relevant professional societies with interest in manufacturingThe two forums are part of a longer term plan for regular similar gatherings and larger, open-attendance conferences. Plans are being developed for a large conference in the summer of 2009.OverviewThere has been massive change in global manufacturing

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Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

engineering program at UD are not accepted andare instead admitted to the university as “undeclared”. These students are usually quite capable,and they often find our ET program through word of mouth. Such students frequently commit toET when they realize that traditional engineering career paths, including licensure (in Delaware,its surrounding states, and a total of approximately 35 states nationally), are open to ETgraduates.We have run advertisements in the student newspaper to attract internal transfers in the past, butwe can undoubtedly do more to improve our marketing in this area. We have also begundiscussions with the College of Engineering about developing a visual presence on the Collegeof Engineering web site for the ET program. In the

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Plumley, United States Coast Guard Academy; Andrew Foley, United States Coast Guard Academy; Earnest Greene, US Coast Guard Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

student reaction to the Page 14.962.9course. For the semester in which these demonstration units were used both instructors werenew, so there are several factors influencing the general course feedback which are notdependent on these exercises. The course feedback survey questions are common to all coursesat the institution, so questions were not developed by the authors. The feedback reinforced theauthors’ personal observations. Over 95% of students participated in the surveys discussed here.85% of respondents agreed with the statement “I believe course material will benefit me duringmy career”, while another 12% gave a neutral response

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Erik Fernandez, University of Virginia

testing, the expansion of theproject during the newly awarded Phase II project, and directions for the sustainability of theproject following the NSF funding period.IntroductionMore and more chemical engineering (ChE) graduates are entering careers that involveapplications in the life sciences[1]. Traditionally, ChE education focused on petrochemical orinorganic chemical processes. Many ChE departments have attempted to address the need tobetter prepare graduates by requiring biology courses or offering elective courses that apply theChE principles to biological applications.To facilitate the incorporation of biological applications in the ChE undergrad curriculum, awebsite has been constructed with solved problems to accompany popular ChE

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bahr, Washington State University

introduce students to an undergraduate researchenvironment at Washington State University, a rural residential land grant university. The courseruns the week after classes end, and consists of nine topics presented in half day module formats.The program has run since the summer of 2007, and has served 32 students as of fall 2008.Students from engineering and science majors from across campus were selected fromapplications solicited from primarily first year students, though the program also included firstyear transfer students. The paper will describe the modules, ranging from gaining library skillsto research based career options to finding an advisor and best practices for poster presentations.Students were provided a stipend for housing during