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Social Responsibility & Professionalism

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2005 Annual Conference

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Christi Luks

Focus on Tar Creek Christi L. Patton University of TulsaAbstract Tar Creek is #1 on the EPA cleanup list and it is located about 90 miles from theUniversity of Tulsa campus. While the legislators and residents debate what should bedone to clean up the area, freshman Chemical Engineering students research the historyof Tar Creek and use this as a starting point for lectures and discussion on safety, ethicsand the environment. Throughout the course students perform practice calculations thatare based on the information gleaned through their readings. The last weeks of thesemester are spent in a research project that takes them to

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Project Management and Team Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jerry Westbrook

The Problems of Administrative Success with Alternative Strategies For Dealing With Them Jerry D. Westbrook, Ph.D., P.E. Professor Emeritus, University of Alabama in HuntsvilleMost professionals endeavor for success, which is frequently self-defined. Some level of successusually brings with it a promotion into an administrative position. If an entire organization issuccessful, few problems with administrative success are encountered. But if a professionalachieves administrative success when others in the organization have not or not at the same level,then problems can and do occur with increasing frequency as success levels increase.The ConceptOver a period

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Innovations in CE Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Peter Rojeski; Cindy Waters

Retention of Information – Improving the Engineering Outcomes C.K. Waters1, P. Rojeski2 1 Mechanical Engineering, N.C. A. &T. State University, Greensboro, NC, 27411, 2 Civil and Architectural Engineering, N.C. A. &T. State University, Greensboro, NC, 27411ABSTRACT The educational outcomes for civil engineering require students to meet specificperformance standards at the time of graduation. Courses involving these performance standardsare taken several semesters prior to graduation; therefore the challenge is to encourage thestudents to maintain their proficiencies until their senior year and beyond

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Bruce Mork; Leonard Bohmann

Outcomes Assessment Embedded into an ECE Course Project Leonard J. Bohmann and Bruce A. Mork Michigan TechAbstractIn an effort to reduce the overhead associated with outcomes assessment, the Electrical andComputer Engineering Department at Michigan Tech has developed tools which extractassessment data from information collected for normal departmental operations. The ECEdepartment has developed one such tool to assess the writing skills of students in their Junioryear. A conceptual design project is assigned in a required course (the most recent project wasan off-the-grid power system for a remote cabin) with students

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Maher Murad

Session 3248 Redesigning the Transportation Course to Incorporate Team-Oriented, Project-Based Field Assignments Maher M. Murad University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractPart of a continuous improvement process, the Civil Engineering Technology (CET) Departmentat the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown has reviewed its 4-year program curriculum toensure that the curriculum not only meets accreditation requirements, but also meets the demandsof the industry. As a result of the review process, the transportation course became a requiredcourse at the

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Limbrunner; Charline Han; Chris Swan

Service Learning on an International Scale: The Experiences of Tufts University Christopher W. Swan, Charline S. Han, and James F. Limbrunner Tufts UniversityAbstract There has been tremendous growth in the use of service learning in environmentalengineering, especially in experiences beyond the U.S. This growth has been fostered by groupssuch as Global Village Engineers and Engineers Without Borders who seek to help communitiesin developing nations have a “better way” of life. Tufts University, long recognized forproviding service to its host communities in Massachusetts, has also seen an increase in student-driven initiatives that are beyond U.S

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Aravind Kailas; Sandra S. Courter

Teaching an Undergraduate Engineering Class for the First Time Aravind Kailas and Sandra S. Courter College of Engineering University of Wisconsin-MadisonAbstractMany international graduate students in engineering departments are hired as teachingassistants to teach a course at the undergraduate level as their first college teachingassignment. Many new educators (international graduate students like me) are oftenunfamiliar with the specific engineering body of knowledge in an assigned course and thelearning style of the students. The international student community usually comes fromvarious engineering disciplines. Making a good first

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Gregory Dick

Session Number 2548 Robots and Microprocessors: Increasing Student Interest in Introductory Programming Gregory M. Dick University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownBackgroundInstruction in computer programming has been a required component of the EngineeringTechnology curriculum at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ) since itsinception in the early 1970s. In the 1970’s the programming language was FORTRANand the primary goals of the course were to give the students a firm grounding in thebasics of: problem solving algorithm development program design

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Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

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2005 Annual Conference

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Clair Nixon

Key Business Competencies for New Aerospace Engineers Clair J. Nixon Associate Dean Mays Business School Texas A&M UniversityIntroduction Curricula in most engineering schools fail to provide adequate training anddevelopment of future engineers in regards to basic business principles. The newlyminted engineers generally have excellent technical skills, but lack an understanding ofthe key business principles that drive the aerospace industry. After nearly 200 interviewsof aerospace engineers in the workforce, four key business competencies emerged as themost important skills for new

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

The Integration of State Diagrams with Competency-Based Assessment G. Kohli, D. Veal, S. P. Maj and G. Murphy Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia g.kohli@ecu.edu.auAbstractHands-on units in Computer Networking technologies are increasingly popularamongst Computer Science students. However, to test the hands-on component it hasbeen found to be necessary to use Competency Based Assessment (CBA). The hands-on exercises can become outdated very quickly due to the rapid advancement oftechnology. To offset such effects the authors have developed an abstract high levelmodel to aid students’ conceptual understanding across a range of

Conference Session

Social Responsibility & Professionalism

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mary Goodwin

An Experimental Course for First-Year Students: Leadership in Engineering Mary E. Goodwin Iowa State UniversityAbstractA first-year leadership course was created for engineering students. The purpose of the class wasto develop stronger leadership skills in undergraduate engineering students early on in theircollege career. This was done by actively engaging students in leadership activities that gaveopportunities for practicing skills while also providing classroom instruction on leadershiptheories, issues, and concepts. Industry has expressed a need for graduating engineering studentsto have stronger leadership

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Teaching Software Engineering Process

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2005 Annual Conference

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Larry Young; John Fernandez

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION DESIGN AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING John D. Fernandez & Larry Young Texas A&M University – Corpus ChristiABSTRACTMany computer science programs require students to complete software engineering and humancomputer interaction (HCI) courses. Upon graduation, these students join other softwareprofessionals in the field to contribute to the development community. However, the differencesin the two approaches to developing interactive software are not addressed so that students leavethe institution without an integrated view of the two methodologies. Professors at Texas A&MUniversity – Corpus Christi teach

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Terence Weigel

Session Number 1793 Automated Grading of Design Problems Terence A. Weigel, PhD, PE Associate Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky 40292 (502)852-4617 taw@louisville.eduIntroduction In the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University ofLouisville, an automated grading system has been in use for about eight

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Martinazzi

Session XXXX (Poster Session) Teaching Leadership with 10,000 Words, Page 2: Cinematic Portrayals University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Robert Martinazzi David F. Ward ABSTRACTLast year, the authors presented “Teaching Leadership with 10,000 Words” a paperabout using film as an integral part of to teaching leadership in an EngineeringLeadership class.1 This course was originally developed by the lead author, and hasproven itself to be highly successful at the

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2005 Annual Conference

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Paul DeNu; Connie Sketch

Online Technology Career Preparation Course Paul A. De Nu and Connie Sketch Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati State Technical and Community College is a comprehensive community college withan enrollment of approximately 8500 students. Students attending Cincinnati State are providedan education that features a combination of theory and practice, delivered via appropriateclassroom, laboratory, and cooperative education experiences. Cooperative education isconsidered an integral part of the learning experience at the college. Cincinnati State’scommitment to co-op is demonstrated in part by the large number of student placements eachyear. The

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Andrew Vavreck; Rebecca Strzelec

Rapid Prototyping in an Electromechanical Engineering Technology Program Rebecca A. Strzelec, Andrew N. Vavreck Pennsylvania State University, Altoona CollegeAbstractFused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of many prototyping techniques available today forbuilding three-dimensional tangible models of mechanical parts for use during the designprocess. In the senior capstone course for electromechanical engineering technology (EMET)students at Penn State Altoona, a FDM system is used to create part concepts and test them for fitand function. The FDM ABS components are also often incorporated in completed designprojects, as functional and aesthetic elements. But the FDM has much broader

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Ilan Grave

Integrated Course-Lab-Studio Environment for Circuits and Electronics Courses at Elizabethtown College Ilan Gravé Department of Physics and Engineering, Elizabethtown CollegeAbstractIn this paper we describe and critically review the sequence of Circuits and Electronics coursesat Elizabethtown College. Supported by two grants from Tyco Electronics Foundation over thelast five years, a class studio environment hosts a Circuits course and an Electronics course. Bothcourses integrate traditional classes, formal labs and studio setting for lectures, demonstrations,experiments, simulation and design. While in many institutions similar courses in circuits and

Conference Session

Interactive Technology in the Classroom

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2005 Annual Conference

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Trev Harmon; C. Richard Helps; Michael Bailey

dominated.Many teachers currently prefer students hand in written assignments in paper form, rather thanelectronically. The reason for this is commenting, correcting errors in content and grammar, andmarking up papers is more easily performed with a pen than with a keyboard. With a tablet PCusing the latest revision of its operating system, it is now possible to use an electronic pen tomark up assignments, combining the speed, flexibility, natural resource preservation, andorganizational advantages of electronic media with the usability advantages of paper media.This paper describes the changes that result from using this method, including electronic papersubmission, markup and grading, and returning the assignment with usable electronic

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Industrial ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Gibson; Dorene Perez; Rose Marie Lynch

Immersing Students in Reengineering to Make Industry Meaningful in College Dorene Perez, Jim Gibson, Rose Marie Lynch Illinois Valley Community CollegeAn innovative capstone project at Illinois Valley Community College immerses engineeringdesign and electronics students in the technology and methodology they will encounter in theworkplace.The four-semester project gives the students first-hand experience with continuous qualityimprovement methodology, reengineering, and entrepreneurship. Freshmen engineeringtransfer students, enrolled in an engineering graphics course, and freshmen design andelectronics students, enrolled in a beginning CAD

Conference Session

Innovation for ChE Student Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

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Alfred Carlson

Using Problem Based Learning to Teach Thermodynamics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Paper 2005-2092 Dr. Alfred Carlson Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Department of Chemical EngineeringAbstractA problem based learning (PBL) approach was used to teach the first course in ChemicalEngineering Thermodynamics (First Law, Second Law, Fluid PropertyThermodynamics). PBL was compared to a traditional lecture approach and an activelearning approach which were used to teach the same course by the same instructor interms immediately before and after the PBL term. Student learning was assessed in allthree

Conference Session

New Endeavors

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2005 Annual Conference

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David Ollis

Technology Literacy: Connecting through Context, Content, and Contraption. David Ollis Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, NC 27514Abstract With NSF funding, we report a pilot and second experience in creating andinstalling a new technology literacy course. The weekly format consists of two lecturesand one lab. Each week focuses on a single device which is treated three ways: context(survey prior technologies with similar or related purposes), content (explain the moderntechnology), and contraption (visit lab, use and take apart the device). The contextprovides indication of the historical and intellectual developments prior to the

Conference Session

Improving Statics Instruction

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jennifer Kadlowec; Dexter Whittinghill; John Chen

Using Technology for Concepts Learning and Rapid Feedback in Statics John C. Chen,* Jennifer A. Kadlowec,* and Dexter C. Whittinghill Departments of *Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics Rowan University, Glassboro, NJAbstractIn this project our goal is to improve student learning in the foundation mechanics course Staticsas well as improve knowledge retention (durability) and knowledge application in a differentenvironment (transferability). We aim to do this by providing rapid feedback to students of theirunderstanding of key concepts and skills being presented. The feedback system acts as the focalpoint and catalyst to encourage students to assist each other in correcting

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Larry Kephart; Robert Weissbach

Session 2433 Hybrid Renewable Energy System Analysis for Off-Grid Great Lakes Residential Housing Robert S. Weissbach, Larry A. Kephart Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractRenewable energy has become an important area of research and development for bothenvironmental as well as economic reasons. At the academic level, it is possible to introducestudents to issues related to renewable energy. This paper discusses the effort two students putin, as part of a thesis, and an independent study, to develop an economically feasible, self-sufficient, renewable energy

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

Session 1526 Technology Literacy: Connecting through Context, Content, and Contraption. David Ollis Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, NC 27514Abstract With NSF funding, we report a pilot and second experience in creating andinstalling a new technology literacy course. The weekly format consists of two lecturesand one lab. Each week focuses on a single device which is treated three ways: context(survey prior technologies with similar or related purposes), content (explain the moderntechnology), and contraption (visit lab, use and take apart the device). The

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Randy Isaacson; Peter Goodmann

You Bet Your Grade! Using Exams to Promote Student’s Self- Assessment Peter E. Goodmann, P.E. and Randy M. Isaacson, Ph.D. Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne / Indiana University South BendAbstractThis paper reports on a technique used by the author in his ECET courses to help studentsdevelop an awareness of their own level of competence and knowledge. This knowledge, whensuccessfully developed, enables the student to study more effectively and efficiently byconcentrating on those areas in which his or her self-evaluation reveals weakness. It enables thestudent to avoid the nightmare scenario of believing she or he is thoroughly

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Lillie

Session 2548 VHDL and Small Format Color Displays ”Video Images Make Learning Fun” Jeffrey S. LillieAbstractRochester Institute of Technology requires a course in Principals of Design Automation for ElectricalEngineering Technology and Computer Engineering Technology students. At the completion of thecourse, students are expected to know the basics of coding for synthesis, test bench techniques,modelsim simulator, and the Xilinx tool flow for targeting complex programmable logic devices(CPLD’s) and field programmable gate arrays (FPGA’s).A quick

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2005 Annual Conference

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José O Valderrama; Carolina Ponce; Zenaida Otero Gephardt

Rowan University and La Universidad de La Serena: An International Collaboration for Teaching and Research Z. Otero Gephardt*, José O. Valderrama and Carolina Ponce Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ / Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, La Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile * to whom correspondence should be addressedabstractRowan University in Glassboro, NJ and La Universidad de La Serena in La Serena, Chile haverecently entered into a general agreement that will allow for a wide range of options for studentsand faculty in both universities. Both universities are of similar size and serve similar types ofstudents. The

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Jones; Cynda Fickert; Alice Smith

Reaching 6th through 8th Grade Students through the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Teachers Program Alice E. Smith1, Cynda Fickert2, Mark Jones3AbstractThe National Science Foundation instituted a novel program recently called Research Experiences for Teachers(RET) which allows principal investigators to request a funding supplement to existing grants to enable interactionwith K-12 teachers. At Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, the Department of Industrial and SystemsEngineering received funding for two teachers for the summers of 2002 and 2003. A science teacher of 6th and 7thgraders and a math teacher of 8th graders joined the research team on the project “Relating Field

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Watkins; Ambrose Barry; Nan Byars

Teaching Computer Competencies to Today’s Computer Age Students Gregory K. Watkins, Nan A. Byars, Ambrose G. Barry William States Lee College of Engineering The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 28223AbstractThe Engineering Technology (ET) department at UNC Charlotte began offering the first twoyears of its BSET curriculum in the fall semester 2004, having previously been exclusively a“two plus two” program. Although much of the first two years includes basic studies in English,math, and physics, the department has chosen to teach its own freshman level class in computercompetency.The goal of ETGR 1100

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Physics

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James McNeil

Engineering Physics: The Universal Donor Degree J. A. McNeil Department of Physics Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Co. 80401Introduction The ABET-accredited B.S. Engineering Physics program at the Colorado School ofMines has enjoyed major expansion in recent years - growing from 108 majors in 2000 to 230majors today. Physics is now the fourth largest undergraduate program on campus. This growthfollowed three events: (1) curricular reform which reduced the overall credit load andconcentrated most of the electives in the senior year, (2) the establishment of three 5-yearprograms that lead to a B.S. in Engineering