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Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University; Michael Bailey, Brigham Young University; Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University; C. Richard Helps; David Wood

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Information Systems

. Wood; Issues in Accounting Education, Vol. 21, No. 3, Aug 2006, pp 195- 218. 2. Journals in Economics; Tom Coupe; http://student.ulb.ac.be/~tcoupe/update/journals.html 3. Mind to Market: A Global Analysis of University Biotechnology Transfer and Commercialization; Ross DeVol, Armen Bedroussian, Anna Babayan, Meggy Frye, Daniela Murphy, Tomas J. Philipson, Lorna Wallace, Perry Wong, Benjamin Yeo; Milken Institute – Research Reports; Sept 20, 2006; http://www.bwl.uni-kiel.de/Prod/links/umbs_journal_ranking.pdf 4. Trieschmann, J. S., Dennis, A. R., Northcraft, G. B., Niemi, A. W. "Serving Multiple Constituencies in the Business School: MBA Program versus Research Performance," Academy of Management Journal

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Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Micheal Dreznes, International Road Federation; James Ekberg, University of Florida

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International

Page 12.1464.3its population) and the respective road network for a country for a given year is presented inTable 1 2, 3 and Figures 1 through 6 2, 3, showing a direct relationship between the kilometers ofroads and the GNI per capita of high-, medium- and low-income countries (2000-2004). Allinformation referring to GNI was referenced from the World Bank and the International RoadFederation provided the majority of road network data.Table 1. GNI per capita and Road Network 2000-2004 (High Income, Middle Income, Low Income, separated by adashed line) A B C D E F G H I J K L 1

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Theodore W. Manikas; Gerald R. Kane

by U.S. Mail in a sealed envelope with company letterhead and/or logo to thefollowing address:Dr. Theodore ManikasDept. of Electrical EngineeringThe University of Tulsa600 S. College Ave.Tulsa, OK 74104-3189Please evaluate the student using the 1 to 5 scale where 5 is the highest score and 1 is the lowestscore. The numeric evaluations correspond to letter grades of:5 = A, outstanding work4 = B, above average work3 = C, average work2 = D, below average work needing improvement1 = Failing work. Evaluation Criteria Score (1 to 5)1. Attendance, timeliness in arriving for work, completed

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Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Jaime Hernandez, Texas State University-San Marcos; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

student populations: 1) Group A: Class of 2010 POSSE students who began the 2006-07 academic year as engineering majors and fall into one of the designated U.S. minority groupings (Asian Page 12.557.5 Americans, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans). 2) Group B: Class of 2010 non-POSSE students who began the 2006-07 academic year as engineering majors and fall into one of the designated U.S. minority groupings. 3) Group C: Class of 2010 random sample of U.S. majority group students who are not members of POSSE and began the 2006-07 academic year as engineering majors.First

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petru-Aurelian Simionescu, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa; John R. Shadley, University of Tulsa

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Department. This four-credit hour, juniorlevel course contains six laboratory experiments as follows: Operating point of a battery powered sweeper - apparatus was custom made; Free and forced vibration analyses of a single degree-of-freedom system using a TM16apparatus from TQ Education and Training Ltd.1; Static and dynamic balancing of rotating masses using a TM102 apparatus from TQEducation and Training Ltd.2; Flexible rotor dynamics experiment - apparatus was custom made as senior-design project; Experimental analysis of a cam follower mechanism - apparatus was custom made as asenior-design project3 and retrofitted to work with LabVIEW4 data acquisition software

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Recep Goktas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ulas Tezel, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

1 year after completing 2 years after completing 3 years study in program 2005-06 2004-05Figure 6. Assessed research preparedness for students overall versus time in graduate studytenure in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 studies. (Notes: a) Experience before starting programconsidered synonymous with initial preparedness for 2004-05 study; b) Rectangles representsample means; c) Error bars represent two-sided, 95% confidence intervals.)Perceived preparedness before starting the program (i.e., initial preparedness) was correlated todegree program and undergraduate major for significant numbers of students. In the 2005-06study, research-oriented master’s students

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-1754: THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENTOF AN ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR PHYSICS TEACHERSLeyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology Leyla Conrad is the Director of Outreach in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has been developing and leading programs for high school students and teachers, as well as ECE female students that supports the ECE’s undergraduate recruitment and retention efforts. Before her current appointment, she was the Education Director of the Microsystems Packaging Research Center (a NSF Engineering Research Center) where she created and implemented a highly integrated and

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Kimberly H. Henthorn

. Bothmodifications will remain in place for upcoming semesters, and additional data will be analyzedto determine whether these trends continue.References1. Wankat, P. and Oreovicz, F. (1993) “Teaching Engineering” (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/News_and_Events/Publications/teaching_engineering/index.html)2. Oakley, B., Brent, R., Felder, R., and Elhajj, I. (2004) “Turning Student Groups into Effective Teams” J. Student Centered Learning, 2(1):10-34.3. Eshel, A. and Menahem, I. (2007) “Public Response System with SMS: A Pioneering Method for In-Class Lecturer-Students Communication” Tel Aviv University.4. Wood, W. (2004) “Clickers: A Teaching Gimmick that Works” Dev. Cell, 7:796-798.5. Duncan, D. (2005) “Clickers in the Classroom

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Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Balachandran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Lalitha Balachandran, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

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Graduate Studies

Experiments (DOE), try to applywhat you learned in this chapter in the course. If you do not wish to deal with products orprocesses in your current company, consider any product or process you may be familiar with inyour previous jobs or at home.(a) List factors and factor levels for two applications of the full factorial design in your currentwork, previous work, or at home. State also which application will benefit from the addition ofcenter points to the design. State assumptions that may be necessary. (b) List factors, factor levels, and blocking criterion for one application of blocking in a fullfactorial design in your current work, previous work, or at home. State also which applicationwill benefit from the addition of center points to the

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Marchetta, University of Memphis; Edward Perry, University of Memphis

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1652: ONLINE LEARNING OBJECTS: DO THEY ENHANCE MASTERYOF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONCEPTS?Jeffrey Marchetta, University of Memphis Jeffrey G. Marchetta — joined the faculty of The University of Memphis in 2002. As a member of the AIAA, he received the Abe Zarem Award for distinguished Achievement in 2000. His research interests include the modeling of flows with free surfaces, verification and validation of computational simulations, magnetic fluid management in reduced gravity, and particle image velocimetry. Dr. Marchetta received a B.S.M.E. degree (1997), an M.S.M.E. (1999), and a Ph.D. from The University of Memphis (2002).Edward Perry, University of Memphis Edward H. Perry

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University

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International

study abroad. Thenation has drawn on human resources from abroad for its science and engineeringworkforce for numerous years. However, competition for educated engineers has grownas other countries have expanded their research potentials and created more opportunitiesattracting international students. The difficulty of obtaining student visas by internationalstudents has curbed the number of science and engineering students studying at USinstitutions.Based on a report by The National Academies, to maintain and extend its excellence inscience and engineering, the United States must recruit the most talented people forpositions in academia, industry, and government. In order to do this, the bestinternational talent must be sought, while

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Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

AC 2007-1775: DIGITAL DESIGN, BIM, AND DIGITAL FABRICATION:UTILIZATION AND INTEGRATION IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMSStan Guidera, Bowling Green State University DR. STAN GUIDERA is an Associate Professor of Architecture in the Architectural/Environmental Design Studies Program in the College of Technology at Bowling Green State University. He teaches design studios, advanced CAD courses and computer rendering and animation. He is a registered architect and has used computer-aided design extensively in professional practice. Page 12.545.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007

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Perspectives for Women Faculty

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Sheridan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Eve Fine, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jessica Winchell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Christine Pribbenow, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Molly Carnes, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jo Handelsman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Women in Engineering

Wisconsin-Madison designed and implemented training for chairs of facultyhiring committees. Training began in 2004 and continues to the present. The workshopsare implemented using a variety of formats, but the common elements that make themsuccessful include: • Peer Teaching: Incorporating faculty from the unit to deliver short presentations and serve as discussion facilitators; • Active Learning: Most time is spent in discussion and a sharing of practices from different departments; presentation is kept to a minimum; • Unconscious Biases & Assumptions: Participants are introduced to the social psychological literature on unconscious biases and assumptions, and learn how these tendencies might impact the hiring process

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Recruitment and Retention Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yolanda George, AAAS; Patricia Campbell; Tom R. Kibler, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc; Rosa Carson, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.; Shirley M. Malcom, AAAS

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Women in Engineering

and Engineering Network (INWES); American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), Education Committee; Award Advisory Committee, Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award; and the South Dakota Biomedical Research Network Advisory Committee. George has authored or co-authored over 50 papers, pamphlets, and hands-on science manuals. She received her B.S. and M.S. from Xavier University of Louisiana and Atlanta University in Georgia, respectively.Patricia B. Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc. Patricia B. Campbell, PhD, President of Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc, has been involved in educational research and evaluation with a focus on formal and informal science

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yoon Kim, Virginia State University; Shahzad Akbar

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Computers in Education

from Cornell University and his MS from MIT. He has many years of industrial Research and Development experience at IBM Microelectronics, Sematech, DuPont, Hewlett-Packard and Siemens. Presently, he is a faculty member and coordinator of the Computer Engineering Program in the Engineering Department at Virginia State University. Page 12.459.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Design of Data Acquisition System for Computer Engineering EducationAbstractA microcontroller based data acquisition system presented is designed for computer engineeringstudents

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chia-Jeng Tseng, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

” course at Bucknell University. VHDL is used to define thefunctions and structures of a digital system. The writing of a hardware description is verydifferent from writing a program for software applications. Effective teaching of ahardware description language such as VHDL is a challenging task. To improve theeffectiveness of teaching digital system design using VHDL, numerous pedagogicconsiderations have been taken into account. In this paper major pedagogicconsiderations including course organization and materials are described. Studentfeedback was collected and analyzed; the effectiveness of each course module isreviewed. Common mistakes and general guidelines of writing VHDL descriptions forsynthesis are also presented.1

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-875: SURVIVING ABET ACCREDITATION: SATISFYING THEDEMANDS OF CRITERION 3Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a Professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until January 2007, Dr. Estes was the Director of the Civil Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Al Estes received a B.S. degree from USMA in 1978, M.S. degrees in Structural Engineering and in Construction Management from Stanford University in 1987 and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Day W. Radebaugh

the Northeast United States, the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, and a host ofothers. Even worse, system complexity renders the process of diagnosing and correctingthese failures more difficult still.If complexity of a system increases its potential risk to failure, then it would make senseto develop a robust measure of engineering complexity, and to teach engineers themethods that could be used to assess the complexity of a system that they are considering.In fact, one could argue that an assessment of system complexity should be done prior toany consideration of the ethical implications of a system, using the common-senseprinciple that a designer cannot evaluate ethical consequences if he cannot reliablypredict the behavior of the project. An

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What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2657: ENHANCING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE USINGSIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTATION TO TEACH MECHANICALVIBRATIONSEl-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. El-Sayed Aziz holds a faculty position in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mansoura University, Egypt. Currently, he is working as research scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Mansoura University, Egypt, in 1991 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2003. His research interests include knowledge-based engineering systems; computer-integrated design and manufacturing; Finite Element

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Crofton, Murray State University; James Rogers, Murray State University; Caitlin Pugh, University of Kentucky; Kenny Evans, University of Kentucky

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-350: THE USE OF ELLUMINATE DISTANCE-LEARNING SOFTWAREIN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONJohn Crofton, Murray State University Dr. Crofton earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Physics and his B.E.E. in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. Before coming to Murray State University in 1994, Dr. Crofton was a Senior Engineer at the Westinghouse Science and Technology Center in Pittsburgh. Dr. Crofton’s research work has focused on ohmic and Schottky contacts to compound semiconductors such as SiC and GaN. Additionally, Dr. Crofton is interested in applications of solid state UV sources for water purification.James Rogers, Murray State University Jamie Rogers is an assistant professor in the

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Colin Campbell; Steve Lambert; Oscar Nespoli

Waterloo Engineering Design Case Studies Group Colin Campbell, Steve Lambert, Oscar Nespoli University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (http://design.uwaterloo.ca)1. AbstractIn this paper we provide an overview of the Waterloo Engineering Design Case Studies Group inthe Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo. The mission of the three membergroup (growing to five) is: to develop a culture of learning excellence based on the philosophyof design and the mechanism of cases.The group’s essential goals are to: give engineering students necessary design skills andexperience to design innovative products, foster teamwork and multi

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New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-1253: TEACHING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TO THE HIGHLYUNINSPIREDBobby Crawford, USMA Bobby Crawford is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and the Director of the Aero-Thermo Group in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He holds a MS and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer.Tony Jones, USMA Tony Jones is a Major in the United States Army and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He holds a MS in Mechanical Engineering

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Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Byrne, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering programs established in 2001 at Western Kentucky Universitywere structured with the goal of engaging students in the practice of engineering. To accomplishthis it was necessary to attract faculty eager to practice engineering and to engage students intheir scholarship activities. Promotion and tenure guidelines were established with a broadeneddefinition of scholarship to foster such an environment. The definition included both traditionalscholarship and engineering practice, with student participation being viewed as a very importantcomponent. An overarching goal is to have the students aware that the faculty is involved in thepractice of engineering, and that the faculty shares this practice with the students. This includesboth

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Knudson, Oregon State University; John Schmitt, Oregon State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1918: MENTOR GRAPHICS’ SYSTEMVISION SOFTWARECURRICULUM INTEGRATIONMatthew Knudson, Oregon State University Matt Knudson is a second-year graduate student at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. in Electronics Engineering in 2005 from OSU and is currently working on his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a graduate minor in Computer Science. His research is in advanced system dynamics and intelligent control systems. Matt has designed and executed computer aided design projects for four academic terms of introductory system dynamics and control and is scheduled to teach introductory mechatronics Spring of 2007 at OSU. Matt currently mentors two senior design teams, one

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ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred DePiero, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-2527: MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING STUDENTSFred DePiero, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects including a high-compression video transmission system for remote driving and several laser-based ranging systems. Fred began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and completed it in May 1996. His research interests include

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Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-1436: ENGINEERING MALPRACTICE: AVOIDING LIABILITYTHROUGH EDUCATIONMartin High, Oklahoma State University Marty founded and co-directs the Legal Studies in Engineering Program at Oklahoma State University and is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. Professor High earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Penn State, and a J.D. from the University of Tulsa. He is licensed as an attorney in Oklahoma, registered as a Patent Attorney to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and licensed as a professional engineer in Pennsylvania.Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University Paul directs the Engineering and

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Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Moran, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-339: LITERARY ENGINEERING ? ENGINEERS AND THEIR CREATIVEWRITINGSTom Moran, Rochester Institute of Technology Moran is an associate professor within the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, College of Applied Science and Technology, at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Page 12.1022.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Literary Engineering – Engineers and Their Creative WritingsAbstractThe creative writing endeavors of a handful of engineers have received critical acclaim andenjoyed commercial success. These engineers have written award winning mysteries andscience fiction, best-selling

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New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crocket, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-1388: AN ICONOCLASTIC VIEW OF GRADUATE EDUCATION: THE4+1 PROGRAM, AN ACCELERATED ROUTE TO THE MS DEGREEDaniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University Daniel Walsh is currently Department Chair for Biomedical and General Engineering, and Professor of Materials Engineering at the College of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his B.S. (Biomedical Engineering) , M.S. (Biomedical Engineering) and Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Prior to joining Cal Poly, Dr. Walsh was employed by General Dynamics Corporation, as a principal engineer and group leader in the Materials

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Sadowski, U.S. Military Academy; Lisa Shay, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher Korpela, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Erik Fretheim, U.S. Military Academy

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-2772: ASSESSING THE EE PROGRAM OUTCOME ASSESSMENTPROCESSRobert Sadowski, U.S. Military Academy ROBERT W. SADOWSKI is an Associate Professor and the Electrical Engineering Program Director in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the US Military Academy at West Point. He received the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1995 as a Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow and is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.Lisa Shay, U.S. Military Academy LISA A. SHAY is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the US Military Academy at West Point. She

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Dekker, University of South Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 12.1226.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Recent Developments in Mech Lab I at _ _ _IntroductionMechanical Engineering Laboratory I is the first of two laboratory courses for MEstudents. It was revamped in the fall of 2004 when the author started teachingMech Lab I. The course revisions came out of an experience by the author whenhe was on a mission statement committee for a commercial lab. Initially, themission statement committee thought that the purpose of the lab was to run tests.After much discussion, the committee realized that the purpose of the lab was toprovide information. The information provided by the commercial lab could beused to make decisions about the quality of materials, to overcome a