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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovich, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University

. Theconsortium will focus its efforts on preparing the high technology alternative energy workforceby providing relevant education at the AAS, certificate program, and the BS degree levels bothin the state of Arizona and Texas. The consortium partners of this project are currently serving alarge percentage of underserved minorities and will further assist and nurture these minoritygroups by preparing them for STEM careers in high technology industries. The energy field is becoming a major economic driving force in the State of Arizona, thenation, and the world. The Department of Electronic Systems has academic programs in thisemerging field supported by a unique set of laboratories that facilitate hands-on learning andresearch. From solar cells

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Yaw Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

society and to equip students with the knowledge necessary to achieve thefollowing career and professional accomplishments or program educational objectives: becomevaluable contributors in addressing society’s energy needs and demands; successful leaders inadvancing the technology and management of energy; innovators and entrepreneurs in the energysector; and educators, practicing engineers, and national leaders on energy and associatedenvironmental, health and safety, and policy and economics issues. The program integrates skillsets in the physical sciences (chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics) and socialsciences (economics, policy, and management) to ensure successful career opportunities and

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Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Graham Thomas, Texas Southern University; Esther Thomas, Texas Southern University

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Design in Engineering Education

capability to effectively begin, maintain and succeed inchosen careers 11, 14.A variety of teaching methods are available for teaching effectively at the tertiary level; many ofwhich have been tried and tested. Almost all methods on teaching presented by educators fromvarious fields can be applied to Engineering education. The traditional lecture; interactivelecture; action memos; case analyses; varied forms of arts-based learning; e-learning tools; anddirect design and implementation of curriculum and support technologies are all methods whichcan be used in ensuring quality teaching and learning takes place in the engineering classroom 2,3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14 .There is strong support for the use of cases in the

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Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess Godbey, Jacksonville State University; Dana Ingalsbe, Jacksonville State University; Terry Marbut, Jacksonville State University

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Engineering Technology

individual student to select the elective coursesthat best suit the needs of his or her projected career path. For example, some students heavilyinvolved in information technology may choose to take graduate computer science courses. Other Page 13.887.6students may select graduate business courses to meet their needs. We even have some students Innovative Graduate Program in Manufacturing Systems Recommended Course SequencesFall Start Spring StartYear One Year OneFall: MFG 505, MFG 531

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Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Swedish, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-951: USING THE EXERGY CONCEPT IN AN INTUITIVE APPROACHTO THE SECOND LAWMichael Swedish, Milwaukee School of Engineering Page 13.1363.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using the Exergy Concept in an Intuitive Approach to the Second LawTraditional Approaches to the Second Law In the Mechanical Engineering Program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering allstudents take one full year of engineering thermodynamics. It is clear that most of the students inthe classroom will not pursue a career focused on thermodynamic design specifically. Themotivation for the alternative approach presented in this paper

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University; Alexandra Coleman, Bucknell University; Jacqueline Denning, Bucknell University; Joseph Smith, Bucknell University

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International

chapter, has used social challenges in foreign countries as thebasis for multi-disciplinary design projects that its engineering and liberal arts students work ontogether to find practical solutions. One project based in the Shannan Prefecture of Chinainvolved water quality assessment, solar decontamination of medical wastes, and construction ofcomposting latrines. A group of Tufts students spent four weeks in Tibet assessing the needs andperforming pilot investigations.10Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a leader in international service learning projects forengineering students. The goal of WPI’s Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) is to help studentsunderstand the social and global contexts for their professional careers. “This degree

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

communicationsystems underlying the now ubiquitous Internet communications, photonics and opticalcommunication professionals are and will continue to be in high demand. Becauseelectromagnetic (E&M) theory is the foundation of photonics and optical communications,mastery of E&M theory is essential for those electrical engineering (EE) students who want todevelop a career in this field.Traditionally, rigorous analytic skills in advanced mathematics especially in subjects such aspartial differential equations (PDE) and linear algebra are a must to the understanding andapplications of E&M theory, as well as photonic device and waveguide designs. However, aspractical designs grow in complexity, even the most sophisticated and advanced

Conference Session

Sustainable Design & Global Issues in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Dibella, Northeastern University

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Engineering Technology

suggestedthat these areas of study will continue to provide a strong foundation upon which to build arelevant, substantive and yet, a flexible curriculum that will be as immune to the globalizationeffects in engineering as any curriculum can be. By immunizing one self against engineeringfields of study that can be deployed “off shore”, the engineering technology student can besomewhat assured of a productive, valued, and continuous career in his/her chosen field of study.A detailed description of each of these areas of specialization is provided in this paper. Thepaper also provides some suggestions as to how to quickly implement these specialization areaswithout incurring drastic changes in an established curriculum in electrical, computer

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goang-Shin Liaw, Alabama A&M University; Pabitra Saha, Alabama A&M University; James Foreman, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

, April 2007) (All, October 2007) (October 2007) (October 2007) Figure 1: A Comparison of AAMU, Alabama, and National FE Exam Pass RatesAn impact of the low pass rate of the FE exam is the depiction of poor performance by ourstudents. It not only affects their career development but also compromises the program'scredibility. The consequence of this weakness was reflected during our most recent ABETevaluation. As a result, finding ways to improve the pass rate has become a major issue.3. Actions TakenTo correct any misconceptions amongst our students and to stimulate their awareness of theimportance of engineering licensure in their profession, the faculty of the department has beenundertaking a series of actions

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

provide guidance on curriculum design for initiative, cross- disciplinary learning, skill-sets and career choices.6. There is no shortage of grand dreams for AEs to pursue.7. The knowledge base of aerospace engineering is relevant to developing concepts, seemingly Page 13.452.9 far outside the aerospace realm. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright ©2008 by the American Society of Engineering Education. AcknowledgementsThe author gratefully acknowledges the support through the NASA Institute of

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Kragh; Jeffrey Reed; Carl Dietrich; Donna Miller

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Electrical and Computer

implementation is financially practical in a universitylaboratory setting. In summary, the study of SDR design prepares students for careers involvingSDR design and careers involving typical complex, interdisciplinary design.B. Background on SDR Engineers argue about the definition of a software defined radio, mostly regarding the degree ofsoftware-provided reconfigurability required. We will take, as a reasonable working definition,the one from Reed2. He defines a software defined radio as “a radio that is substantially definedin software and whose physical layer behavior can be significantly altered through changes to itssoftware.” A strong analogy can be made between SDRs and computers. A computer can be aword processor, a financial tool, or an

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Engineering and ET Relationships & Professional Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Page 13.933.3predictive, isn’t always likely to be affected by first year programs or intervention strategies.Seymour and Hewitt report that students who left and students who remain in engineering werevery similar in their academic abilities12. Students who left primarily cited reasons dealing withthe culture of the institution and aspects of engineering as a career rather than academic factors.Taken as a whole, the literature suggests that differences in noncognitive characteristics mayplay a more important role in retention in engineering than differences in cognitivecharacteristics. This would suggest that interventions assisting in noncognitive needs of studentsprior to and during the first year of study would benefit more students than

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Denton, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

EffortAbstractMore than twenty years after the enactment of Title IX, women continue to be underrepresentedin numerous career fields grounded in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM). Design competitions offer one approach to increasing interest in technology andengineering. Faculty, university students, industry supporters, and community representativeshave joined together for several years to encourage student teams from a Midwestern middleschool to participate in ToyChallenge™, a relatively low-cost, “girl-friendly” design competitionorganized by SallyRideScience™.The paper discusses the motivating factors that led engineering technology faculty, universitystudents, and middle school teachers to take on responsibility for coaching

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bowman, Clemson University; Elizabeth Stephan, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Computers in Education

advising occurs in General Engineering. Access to academic advisors, who provideinsight into degree progress, career options, and real or potential problems, is especiallyimportant for those students who are considering switching majors. Of all the strengths andweaknesses that students acknowledge in advising, a lack of individual attention is one thing thatstudents have difficulty accepting (Seymour and Hewitt, 1997). With retention in engineeringbecoming a major focus of engineering program resources, every effort should be made to give Page 13.642.6students the personal attention they need, as efficiently as possible, to inform their

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Robert W Carpick, University of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania. He studies nanotribology, nanomechanics, and scanning probes. He is a recipient of the ASME Newkirk Award, a R&D 100 award, and a NSF CAREER Award. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society, the AVS, and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. He holds 9 patents and has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications. Previously, he was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his B.Sc. (University of Toronto, 1991) and his Ph.D. (University of California at Berkeley, 1997) in Physics, and was a postdoctoral

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Ivan L Guzman P.E., New York City College of Technology; Sara Gómez Woolley, New York City College of Technology

the creation of a Soil Mechanics Engineeringtextbook [14] which will be published under a Creative Common (CC) license. This work isbeing completed by putting into play an array of available interdisciplinary resources within theNew York City College of Technology (City Tech) and the City University of New York(CUNY). These include library collaborations, communication design professionals, students,undergraduate research programs, surplus technician funds and professional communitygoodwill. The result will be a well-rounded, visually engaging and appealing, peer reviewedOER textbook for a mid-career soil mechanics course.Motivation of the First AuthorIt would be misleading to assume that the motivation to start along the path towards

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2003 GSW

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Shantanu Bhattacharya; Jordan M. Berg; Darryl James

Engineering departments, must cover so manytopics that the student has almost no time to digest the material presented. Looking at two of themost popular texts in fluid mechanics [5, 7], topics presented begin with hydrostatics, followedby an introductory treatment of viscous flows. Internal and external flows are examined next,then potential (inviscid) flows and compressible flows. The books conclude with a chapter onturbomachinery. There is absolutely no way for an instructor to cover this much material withequal thoroughness. Thus choices must be made as to which topics to emphasize. These choicesare often made based on the background of the professor, or the perceived career needs of themajority of the students. Proceedings of

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2003 GSW

Authors

James M. Gregory; Xuepeng Xie; Susan Mengel

break. During the sametime frame, five other college students from Abilene Christian University died in asingle-car accident when the driver fell asleep and crashed into a bridge. It is commonknowledge that drowsy driving is a major cause of highway accidents—almost as seriousas drinking and driving.2 A need, thus, exists to help people understand the factors thataffect sleep management and to predict the consequences or risks associated with anindividual’s sleep management.The objective of this paper is to overview the development of a sleep simulation modelthat is currently available from a website known as E-COACH, Electronic CollegeOptimal Advisor and Career Helper. As an electronic coach, E-COACH providesseveral tools to help students

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Birdy Reynolds, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Michael Lovell, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

% enteringengineering) on the ECAP program; many of our teachers are sharing their engineeringknowledge and implementing design-based engineering curricula that reinforces what thestudents learn during the summer (see the last two columns of Table 1).Table 1: Engineering Career Access Program (ECAP) statistics before and after onset of currentRET site. Pre- RET Post- RET 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 % ECAP-Grads Enrolling in College 100 98 100 98 100 100 % ECAP-Grads Enrolling in STEM Major 41 47 44 58 63 45 % ECAP-Grads Enrolling in Engr

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Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

environmental engineers but they areunaware of this career path.In an effort to recruit more students into environmental engineering, the multidisciplinary EVENprogram at the University of Colorado at Boulder participates in the High School HonorsInstitute (HSHI) sponsored by the College of Engineering. The HSHI is in the summer, with theparticipating students either rising seniors or juniors. About 250 students typically participate.Students are allowed to self-select two main topics of interest, and spend a full day each learning Page 13.453.2about those two majors. The students also select three other engineering majors and attend a 45-minute session

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Newberry, Baylor University; William Lawson, Texas Tech University; Kathy Austin, Texas Tech University; Greta Gorsuch, Texas Tech University; Thomas Darwin, University of Texas at Austin

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Liberal Education

have encountered some form of professional ethics instruction at the undergraduate levelbecause of current ABET requirements. But for graduate students coming from undergraduateinstitutions in other countries, we can neither be sure that they have received any professionalethics instruction at the undergraduate level, nor that they are familiar with the particularconceptions of the engineering profession and of professional ethics in this country.This is not of great concern for those graduate students who return to their countries of origin topursue their careers. But 45% of the approximately 140,000 engineering graduate students in theU.S. are international students, and up to two thirds of those have plans to stay in the UnitedStates to

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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International

leadership and management to engineers. The aforementionedattributes, along with cultural skills, are key factors in improving our globalcompetitiveness. Advertising these new requirements will perhaps broaden the appeal ofengineering programs to students well prepared in math and science who are primarilyinterested in careers in management and leadership.We also need to supplement some of the work that was traditionally done by engineerswith work done by technologists. The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)differentiates between the engineer, on the one hand, and the engineering technologist onthe other, by emphasizing how engineering graduates design projects, while engineeringtechnology graduates implement them:Engineering

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy; Vincent Wilczynski, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

previously served as a national officer of the American Society for Engineering Education, as an evaluator for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and as a member of the State of Connecticut Department of Higher Education Board of Governor’s Advisory Committee on Accreditation. CAPT Wilczynski has had fellowships at MIT’s Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and the Harvard School of Public Health, and served as the National Director of the FIRST Robotics Competition. Before beginning his teaching career, he served as a shipboard engineer, and as a Staff Engineer and Staff Naval Architect at the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center. CAPT Wilczynski was named the 2001 Baccalaureate

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicoleta Serban, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nagi Gebraeel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

Basic Statistical Methods course as a pilotproject in 2006[25] and then during the Fall of 2007. This paper focuses on the results from 2007. Page 13.304.2To the best of our knowledge, the approach is unique in the following ways: 1 1) The instruction is based on workforce input. Engineers, managers, and senior executives have been interviewed to see what communication skills new engineers need to be job competitive and to quickly ascend the career ladder. 2) The instruction involves repeated practice of oral

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiang Le, Hampton University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

, students learned that the more technical information regarding “reverberation rate” they can find and understand, the better chance they can win. In the Lorn Textiles case study, students learned that understanding the legal statues in a particular state is the key issue. Thus, these case studies teach students on how to prepare themselves for their future careers as engineers and business persons. • Given such a short time period (one and a half weeks) for them to do the research on the case studies, students’ attitudes towards Engineering almost remained the same Page

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

opportunity to assist the student inrealizing their potential and guiding them as they begin their professional career. This is aneffort that can only be accomplished if the parties involved work as a team. Thus, the first step isto develop a team environment. To do this there must be a clear understanding of individualgoals: where the faculty member wants to be in three to five years and how the relationship willsupport the associated goals; and, where the graduate student wants to be at the same time andhow the relationship supports their goal. Using the “rules” above, there must be an agreement asto what each member can add to the team, there must be communication between members, andboth need to listen so that there is no misunderstanding about

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

) time spent on generalized engineering design stepssuch as problem definition, information gathering, idea generation, and modeling 2,3; and 5)comparisons with data obtained from early career engineers with four or fewer years ofexperience. The early career engineers used automated manufacturing systems at work, but hadlittle system design experience—that is, they were consumers, not designers of automatedmanufacturing system technology.The methodology used for these interviews and some of the analysis is described in detailelsewhere 4,5. This presentation will present findings related to the following research questions:1) what types of information do applications engineers (considered to be system integrationexperts for the purposes of this

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Dunn, University of Maine

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Construction

the Maine Chapter of the Construction FinancialManagers’ Association. He demonstrated the differences of a construction balance sheet andillustrated the importance of understanding the balance sheet from the perspective of thesuccessful contractor. The discussions and supplemental materials provided to students on thesesubjects have provided invaluable assistance to our educational experience. (3)The Career Center at the University of Maine sponsors two major job fairs at UMaine during theacademic year. The fall job fair is held in October and had 100 participants interested inengineering and construction graduates both as full time and summer interns. The smaller springfair is open to all majors and has about 10 construction industry

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Baldwin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; John Ludwick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kevin Marshall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Continuing Professional Development

developing an advanced educationprogram.Bibliography1. Maier, R. and Weidner, E. (1975). Creating and encouraging an innovative academic environment in highereducation, Higher Education, Vol. 4, No. 1, Elsevier: Amsterdam.2. Jones, C (1996), "Careers in project networks: the case of the film industry", in Arthur, M.B, Rousseau, D.M(Eds).(2001). The Boundaryless Career: A New Employment Principle for a New Organizational Era, OxfordUniversity Press, USA.3. Caldwell, Craig (2006). Tenure-Track Candidacy Speech. Informatics and Communications TechnologyComplex. IUPUI. May 2006. Page 14.529.94. Van Vliet, John, (personal communication

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Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

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Civil Engineering

master as a result of the course?≠ What topics are built upon in subsequent courses in a typical student’s academic career?≠ What topics/phenomena are difficult for students to visualize?≠ What topics do students traditionally struggle with?The above questions were necessary to reduce the number of small scale experiments. It is veryeasy to look at the content that is covered in a course and feel that most topics warrant alaboratory activity. However, this is an unrealistic expectation due to the limited number ofsessions available for laboratory experiments. In our course, we have 10 laboratory sessions witheach meeting lasting for just under 2 hours. As a result of this step, we determined that weneeded to develop several new experiments