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Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Harding, Purdue University; Benjamin Scott, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

of the ammplifier and DVD D player are routed too the front patch p panel. Allcomponeent and speak ker connections are madde at the fronnt panel so coomponents can c be swapppedin and ouut easily. Fo or instance, inn the ampliffier lab of ouur Power Eleectronics classs we plan toocompare student-buillt amplifiers with the CT T-410. For thhe baseline test t the outpputs of the DVDplayer arre connected to the CT-4410 inputs, annd its outputts are conneccted to the sppeakers. Thhen,the cablinng is

Conference Session

Special Session: Findings from the Academic Pathways Study of Engineering Undergraduates 2003-2008--Overview and Panel Discussion

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, Purdue University; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

selected findings from the extensive APS researchand to offer audience participants an opportunity to interact with these findings and providefeedback to the CAEE research team.The expected audience for this session would be engineering education researchers, engineeringeducators, faculty development practitioners, engineering curriculum developers, and policymakers. The session is designed to engage attendees in developing ways of thinking about thesefindings that can inform engineering education program planning and classroom practice.Overview of the Session ≠ Part 1 (40 min.): The first portion of the session will provide a brief overview of CAEE and APS with a focus on selected findings centered on the APS research questions. ≠ Part 2

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

, structural plans and structural specifications) for real projects using architecturalplans. This “learn by doing” format has proven-over time-to prepare the students to the sameenvironment that the students face after graduation.It is generally an accepted fact in the structural profession in California that, graduates fromArchitectural Engineering program (ARCE) at California Polytechnic State University (CALPOLY) “hit the ground running from day one”. This is attributed to the familiarity, of the designoffice environment, obtained during their undergraduate education. The familiarity is acquiredthrough the design laboratories taught by design professionals.IntroductionA browse of any university catalog3,4,5 under the departments of structural

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Marilyn Fowler, Austin Children's Museum; Christina Soontornvat, Austin Children's Museum; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

from Trinity University in 2002 and her MS in Science Education from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007. She has worked at the Austin Children’s Museum since 2006 and now serves as the Science Content Developer. She has taught ACM’s robotics after-school programs and currently coordinates the Museum’s outreach classes in local elementary schools. Christina’s other duties at the Museum include developing the science content for exhibits and programs, and assisting in the planning for the new Museum. Contact: csoontornvat@austinkids.orgKathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin KATHY J. SCHMIDT is the Director of the Faculty Innovation Center for the College of Engineering at

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education

nine distinct information gathering activities, namely, ask client-expert, library research, internet use, ask other-expert, plan to gather, gather info (general), andprocedure: gather info. Typical pages from the research notebooks are shown in Figure 1 andFigure 2. Figure 1 shows a page out of the research notebook on the activity “InformationGathering.” And Figure 2 shows a page out of the research notebook on the activity“Reflection.”Conclusion The objective of this research was to develop a rubric for research notebooks, and attempt toshow that research notebooks can be used as an effective tool to map creativity instances duringteam activities in a research project on design. For this study, the authors mentored six studentsin a team

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1996 Annual Conference

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Craig Gunn

Session 2653 Addressing the Freshmen Need for an Engineering Experience Craig James Gunn Department of Mechanical EngineeringAbstract A plan was inaugurated three years ago to give incoming freshmen a chance to view the engineeringprogram at Michigan State University well before their junior year. The course was taken because whenstudents find a connection with their major early in their college careers, they stand a much better chance ofactually graduating in that major. The Residential Option for Science and Engineering Students (ROSES

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1996 Annual Conference

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Barbara Blake Bath

program. We started the program in the first year with eight faculty members from the areas represented:mathematics, physics, chemistry, humanities, EPICS, economics, and geology. During the first year wemet weekly and planned the program. We also enrolled in each others classes. My class assignmentswere EPICS and Physics I. We kept journals and wrote about our impressions of the classes in whichwe were enrolled. The second year we implemented the program with a class of forty-nine, The thirdyear we limited the ciass to thirty-five. The students were chosen to be in the middle of the classacademically. We wanted to test the program on average Colorado School of Mines students. Theprofessors were chosen for their reputations as teachers and

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1996 Annual Conference

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Paulo S. F. Barbosa; Enno 'Ed' Koehn; J. G. P. Andrade; E. Luvizzoto Jr.

engineers and, hopefblly,environmentalists have learned significant lessons. Of course, the interactions between man-technology-environment should be regarded in all respective measures and activities. More than in other fields ofengineering, responsibility for the natural environment will be ranked highly during professional education The need for the use and analysis of hydrologic data, as well as the need for assessment of the chemistryof waters and of hydro-biological processes makes it clear that scientific foundations related to various naturalsciences are an indispensable component of a fhture-oriented engineering education. Whatever their actual fieldof activity, hydraulic engineers may work at initial planning, feasibility studies

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul S. Chinowsky; Jorge A. Vanegas

-basedprograms. The original emphasis of construction education has been on planning, scheduling and estimating.Construction Management education emphasizes the qualitative and administrative aspects of constructionsuch as law, resource management, and finance. Construction Engineering education emphasizes thequantitative aspects of construction including materials, equipment, and operations. In the latter, the recenttrend has been towards an increased use of simulation and modelling, and the use of computer technologiesand future automation capabilities on the construction site. This has created a gradual move of constructioneducation toward the experimental and theoretical side of construction, but unfortunately, away from theapplied aspects of

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John N. Berry; Dr. David G. Leupp; Capt Steven D. Pinski; Steven Barrett

procured for the total anticipated need. Mostimportantly, we have achieved the best results when faculty teams participate in the competition. In mostcases this means that a faculty team develops the problem description, and implements a physical design in thesemester before it is assigned to the students. There are three major benefits to this faculty involvement. First,during the faculty design phase, the problem statement can be refined, and general component requirementscan be determined and planned for. Second, members of the faculty team become intimately knowledgeableof the problem, allowing them to be effective mentors to the student teams. Finally, the participation of afaculty team provides a real boost of motivation for the student

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1996 Annual Conference

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Patrick Kangas

of the college’s strengthening committee and is mentioned in the final report of the committee to the dean (July 1992) the college dean, associate dean and Agricultural Engineering Department head visit with Dr. Walter Adey at the Everglades Mesocosm of the Smithsonian Institution to discuss educational plans (November 1992) ENAG 489C, Introduction to Ecological Engineering, is offered which includes both ecology (NRMT) and engineering (ENAG) students and is taught by an ecologist (Spring Semester 1993) proposals for an ecological engineering program, including a preliminary undergraduate curriculum, are included in plans submitted to the college reorganization committee (February 1993) a graduate

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Josann Duane; Amgad Saleh

~ the three facets bordering that facets. An example of this type of implementation is theArea Design and Planning Tool “ADAPT” 5’4. In the second type, the identity of the points neighboring aparticular point is explicitly defined in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction around the point. Thetriangular facets defined by these points are described implicitly by the order of the neighboring points. Anexample of this type of implementation is the First Data Structure of the Triangulated Irregular Network“TIN” 7’8”. Although these methods can accurately represent surfaces, they lack to a global relation betweenall the triangles. Besides, moving across the terrain and among the different levels of detail are not addressed.The Earth Modeler, on

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Weaver; Mark Strauss; Jenna Caldwell

identified that contribute to thisunderrepresentation. These include: 1) Lack of role models for students with disabilities, 2) High schoolteachers’ inadequate knowledge of accommodations readily available at the college level; 3) Poor to little highschool to college transition planning for students with disabilities; and 4) univers~y faculty;s lack ofexperience in recruiting of and providing accommodations to students with disabilities. Introduction In the 1960’s and 1970’s federal legislation was enacted that drastically changed the educationalopportunities for children with disabilities. Prior to this, it was common for children with disabilities to begrouped together in segregated

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1996 Annual Conference

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Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; John E. Gastineau; Ernest E. Burniston

83%. Judging from their first-semester performance, our expectation is that allof these students will complete the second semester successfully.Assessment and Evaluation Plans The performance and attitudes of three groups will be compared to the greatest possible extent: theFall 1995 IMPEC students, the control group of non-selected IMPEC volunteers, and the roughly 1000College of Engineering (COE) freshmen who did not volunteer for IMPEC. The following assessment datawill be collected by the end of the Spring 1996 semester except for the data of Items 8–10, which will becollected at the end of each of the next four years.1. Pre-admission predicted grade-point average, SAT scores.2. Attitudes to Engineering Survey Responses pre

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1996 Annual Conference

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Steven S. Schneiderman

. Page 1.254.1 ~’tixij 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘..+,yyR’: This course is best offered over three hours one night per week for 16 weeks. Thisprogram satisfies contact hour requirements and allows for reasonably in-depth data collectionand analyses. Also, most plant engineers work first shifts and can accommodate a 6-9PMprogram. The weekly format also allows for combining lectures, examples, guest expertise withdata acquisition and analyses. The last 30 minutes of each class are reserved for an open forumencompassing questions, conjecture, and planning. All students participate in the weekly forumsand are encouraged to contribute to all team areas. Students are

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1996 Annual Conference

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James Rehg; Bruce A. Muller

were recommended: 1. Use a common product design problem throughout the IET 215 to EMET 430 course sequence4. 2. Develop a Student Programming Laboratory Bench (SPLB) that supports programming of all automation laboratory systems by classes of 16 students working in teams of two. 3. Develop an integrated automated manufacturing laboratory which includes existing robots, a new conveyor, existing CNC machines, and a new automated assembly station with automated storage and retrieval5. The Implementation Process A three step development plan is necessary to implement the three recommendations.Step One: Product Development The first step in the plan is to develop product

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1996 Annual Conference

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Ph.D., Robert D. Borchelt

Organization (1 class) Fundamentals of Systems Integration (1 class) Project Team Training Concepts and the Nominal Group Technique (1 class) Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Limitations and Shortcomings (1 class) Planning and Organizing for Integrated Manufacturing (1 class) Strategic and Corporate Level Issues Related to Integrated Manufacturing (1 class) Information System Design for Integrated Manufacturing (1 class) Benchmarking (1 class) Manufacturing System Redesign (1 class) Managing Implementation of Integrated Manufacturing (2 classes

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

dependence on the Soviet Union and communist ideology. Asa consequence, the process of economic reforms was started and has been continued up to now. The main elements of the programof economic reforms are the following:+ abandoning the system of central planning,+ step-by-step development of the private sector of economy,+ step-by-step development of the banking system,+ setting free markets of goods and services,+ opening to international economic cooperation.The first two years of reforms brought important improvement to the economic situation of Poland: the inflation rate which reached100% per month by the end of 1989 was reduced to ca. 30%. per year, Polish currency became almost convertible into foreignmoney, consumer goods that had been

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W.E. Bair; P. Ng; D.M. Halsmer

center of the array as described in the following section. Attitude Sensor Systems In future phases of this project, it is planned to simulate the effect of a thrust, or follower force alignedwith the nominal spin axis of the model. This will be accomplished by eccentrically mounting the base plate on aturntable, and continuously adjusting the eccentricity and turntable speed such that the resultant of centrifugaland gravity forces on the model always remains aligned with the nominal spin axis of the model. It should nowbe obvious why the instantaneous orientation of the model must be accurately tracked. How else would it be pos-sible to adjust the eccentricity and turntable speed in order to

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan J. Salinas; Don Westwood

Session 3525 A Wood Engineering Design Course on Television Juan J. Salinas, Don Westwood Civil and Environmental Engineering, Architecture/Carleton University, CanadaAbstract This paper discusses some aspects of the planning, production and delivery of a senior undergradu-ate engineering course offered by television. This course is normally taken for credit by senior undergradu-ates in civil and mechanical engineering and by architecture students. The TV version allows practicingengineers, architects and construction technologists to upgrade their knowledge in this

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Tsoulfanidis

university experience is education and nottraining. Differences between education and training presented in PRISM, theASEE monthly, in Jan. ’97, are shown in Table 1. If we believe that we, as University teachers, are in the education and not Page 2.403.1the training business, we should tailor our teaching towards the left side of thistable which means, in turn, that research should become a necessary element ofthe educational experience, not an afterthought. Table 1. Education and training Education TrainingTo think (plan, integrate, design, discover etc.; to To do

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler; Colonel Kip P. Nygren; C. Conley

feature was particularly effective instimulating interest: “It gave me a smile on my face to see my design actually work when thetruck went over it.”Refinement of the WEST POINT BRIDGE DESIGNER continues, with the ultimate objective ofusing the software as the vehicle for a nationally administered engineering design contest forhigh school students. Current plans call for distribution of the software and administration of thecontest entirely via the Worldwide Web. Much planning and development work remains beforean event of such scope and complexity can be achieved; but the initial trials of the WEST POINTBRIDGE DESIGNER described above have convinced the authors that the concept of a CAD-basedoutreach project is indeed a viable approach for

Conference Session

WEPAN and WIED Joint Panel: Life after Tenure--Leadership Roles in Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Priscilla Nelson, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Patricia Davies, Purdue University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; W. M. Kim Roddis, George Washington University

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Women in Engineering

Roddis is professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. She has been at GWU since 2004. She may be reached at roddis@gwu.edu Page 14.851.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Life After Tenure: Leadership Roles in AcademiaAbstractThis is a panel presentation and is part of the joint ASEE-WIED coordination with the Women inEngineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) in making Wednesday of the ASEE general meetingoverlap with the first day of the WEPAN annual conference. The leadership of WEPAN andASEE-WIED have coordinated to plan a day of

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

on Education, Washington DC, 2008. 4) William C. Symonds et al, “Colleges: The Newest U.S. Export”, Business Week, 9 February 2004. 5) Philip G. Stack, “Venturing Abroad: Delivering U.S. Degrees through Overseas Branch Campuses and Programs”, Planning for Higher Education, 36(3): 81–82, 2008. 6) Line Verbick, “The International Branch Campus: Models and Trends”, International Higher Education, Number 46, Winter2007, p14-15. 7) Grant McBurnie and Christopher Ziguras, “The International Branch Campus”, http://www.iienetwork.org/page/84656/, 2008. 8) Burton Bollag, “America’s Hot New Export: Higher Education”, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 February 2006. 9) Lawrence S. Bacow, “Planning a Branch Campus

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, physics, solid state devices, CAD, and energyconversion—all combined in one project. The project proposes a new methodology to optimizecompound semiconductor thermal and electrical properties optimized for high speed operationand properly interfaced across the composite device layers. The mathematical modelincorporating the differential equations with boundary conditions across various interfaces wasdeveloped. The paper details the research plan, methodology, and the findings of the project.This model was chosen to build on pre-requisite materials covered in ECE, ME, and Physicscurricula such as thermal sciences, semiconductor devices, solid state physics, electromagnetics,CAD, and mathematical simulation tools. The results obtained during one

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Connolly, Purdue University; La Verne Abe Harris, Purdue University; Mary Sadowski, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

GenderParticipant Gender (N=69) n %Female 12 17Male 57 83The Computer Graphics Technology 116 course an introductory engineering design graphicsclass that requires the students to plan, visualize, create, and manipulate 3D solid and surfacemodels in several high-end parametric and NURBS-based computer graphics software packages.The students receive theory lectures and practical assignments involving sketching, 2D and 3Dgeometry applications, orthographic and pictorial imaging, the design process, creativity, andother related topics during a 16-week

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Joseph Staier, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Electrical and Computer

overhaul.During the summer of 2004, the authors rewrote the course, creating a new course that focuseson technology’s impact on society. By removing circuits and machines, the course now covers abroader range of electrical engineering fields such as image and signal processing, datacompression, electronic navigation, communications, and computer networks and security. Thecourse examines current trends; with a focus on how the Coast Guard and Homeland Securityuse technology and discusses the ethical issues that arise with the potential misuse of technology.The authors developed several innovative lesson plans, laboratories and even a series of debatesto improve the students’ understanding of technological trade-offs, while developing their

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Stephens, Lawrence Technological University; Mariam Iskandarani, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

understood area of entrepreneurial financing thatneeds to be investigated in an academic setting so that it may become a viable alternative forthose who are planning their own start up ventures but do not have access to large amounts oftraditional financing sources. The paper will focus on the techniques used in entrepreneurial startup firms to obtain forms of financing that are not the traditional debt loans or owner suppliedcapital. The paper will address the published data in the area of financial bootstrapping to assesswhere the academic community has progressed at this point in time in their understanding of thetechniques. The paper will then draw conclusions of where future research needs to head in orderto get a better understanding of this

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Perwez Kalim, Wilkes University

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Mechanical Engineering

provided anincreased opportunity to enhance the oral and written communication skills of the students.In order to design, build, and test an experimental pump setup, which can be used in futureexperiments required a comprehensive planning on part of the student groups and the instructorin implementing these phases together. In the first phase, the system design including theselection of specific equipment and associated costs (capital and operating costs) werecompleted. Once the best design was approved, each team then acquired and assembled thedesired components as specified in their design. In the last phase all student teams joined handsand installed and tested the system together as a group. The students were also mandated tofollow the safe

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma Seiler, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

of designing and building a prototype of a shoethat is sturdy, comfortable, and fashionable. They must try to “sell” their shoe to their fellowparticipants. Using this data, they must create a marketing plan and present it to a panel ofjudges.When not working on their project, participants visit each engineering department. Facultymembers give an overview of the department, usually followed by a tour of the labs or anactivity. For example, a visit to Aerospace Engineering would entail and overview of whataerospace engineers do and the tours of the wind tunnel and Raspet Flight Research Laboratory.Another example would include a visit to Chemical Engineering where the participants would