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ECCD Technical Session 5: Energy and Wind and Design

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Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

solarenergy related careers were very high.Figure 11. MRRT trailer is taken to STEM outreach and Engineering Technology recruitment events in various school districts in East Texas.Student Team Weekly Progress ReportsStudents working on the MRRT project are requested to regularly meet with faculty advisors forproject progress and brain storming meetings on Fridays during the semester of summer 2019.Weekly progress meetings were held every Friday in the laboratory where the MRRT projectwas developed. A student team leader was responsible to take meeting minutes and report themproject members in a technical report format. A set of sample progress reports for multiple weeksare exhibited on Table III. Table III. Sample

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1: Best Practices in Engineering Math Education

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Nathaniel Rossi, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Scott Adamson, Chandler-Gilbert Community College

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Diversity

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Mathematics

currently use active learning techniques andproblem-solving tasks in their classrooms. Instructors were asked to describe the process theyuse for creating tasks. The strategies described by the instructors were analyzed and grouped intoemergent themes. These themes are discussed in this paper and will ultimately be compiled into aguide made for instructors on how to create good problem-solving tasks for mathematics andengineering courses that heavily use mathematics. The goal is to enhance mathematics educationthroughout an entire post-secondary program to better prepare all students for their degreeprograms and careers, particularly in engineering.BackgroundThere are a variety of strategies for incorporating active learning into the classroom

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Ethical and Global Concerns

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Ellen Lynch, Australian National University; Jeremy Ingle Smith, Australian National University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and conferences could be the driver of assurancein the field. It presents an opportunity for academics and practitioners to critique and share theirmodels in journals such as the Journal of Humanitarian Engineering, and DevelopmentEngineering, or could be managed by HEENA or other organisation.Professional practiceCurrently, the number of students seeking employment in traditional HumEng fields of aid anddevelopment far exceeds the demand. This calls into question the relevancy of curricula thatprepare students for this path, in turn creating an opportunity to expand the current offerings anddiverse career paths in HumEng. As students translate their experiences with HumEng into atraditional workplace, the principles and practices may

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Donald Jerome Hake II, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

Point he has continued his research on unmanned systems under ARL’s Campaign for Maneuver as the Associate Director of Special Programs. Throughout his career he has continued to teach at a variety of colleges and universities. For the last 4 years he has been a part time instructor and collaborator with researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (http://me.umbc.edu/directory/). He is currently an Assistant Professor at York College PA.Dr. Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph Andrew completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and Management (Business) at McMaster University in 2006. In 2011, he completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster in the area of estimation theory

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New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

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Karen C. Davis, Miami University

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Engineering Ethics

. Figure 2. Proportion of Tenets Referring to Data ManagementFigure 3. Proportion of Tenets Referring to Algorithms/Techniques Figure 4. Proportion of Tenets about Data, Algorithmic Bias, and Professionalism4. Teaching Ethics in Data ScienceBurton et al. state that “a good technology ethics course teaches students how to think, not whatto think, about their role in the development and deployment of technology, as no one canforesee the problems that will be faced in a future career” [20, p. 54]. In addition to teachingstudents to solve technical challenges, they need to develop skills to engage with ethicalchallenges arising from their professional work. A goal of teaching ethics is to equip studentswith the means to discuss, reason, and

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First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #1

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Cara Mawson, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

had an average usefulness score of 3.65. Previous studieshave shown that engineering students are motivated by usefulness in situations where their workmay be useful to others or society in general[14], the usefulness of material to their careergoals[13,14] and usefulness to their future careers[13,14,22]​. ​Studies done on motivation suggestthat a direct explanation of the usefulness, or utility value, of an assignment will improve theperformance of a student who is motivated by usefulness[22]. In this case, any explicit detailprovided on the usefulness was done so by the instructors and is likely to vary.Table 4: Statistical Comparison of the Top Performing Students and Low PerformingStudents All Students

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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Michael Elmore P.E., Binghamton University; Peter J. Partell, Binghamton University; Meghan Crist, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

Martin, IBM, General Electric, BAE Systems, and Celestica Corporation. He has 25 years of experience in these companies designing military and commercial power electronic circuits and as a systems engineer for airborne and land vehicle electrical systems. He is a licensed professional engineer. He also received a B.A in philosophy and a M.Ed. from the University of Vermont. Before becoming an engineer he was a high school mathematics teacher.Dr. Peter J. Partell, Binghamton University Peter J. Partell is an alumnus of Binghamton University and began his career as Associate Dean for Aca- demic Affairs and Administration in the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2008 after serving as

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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Nicole Johnson-Glauch, California Polytechnic State University; Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Materials

meet challenges and successfully complete tasks[10]. It is important to studyself-efficacy in engineering as it has consistently been found to predict academic performance[11], [12] and career choice [13], [14]. Self-efficacy has been studied as both a task-specific setof beliefs (e.g., academic self-efficacy) [12], [15]–[19] or as a task-general set of beliefs (e.g.,generalized self-efficacy) [10], [20]. In this study, we chose to use Sherer et al’s generalized self-efficacy scale due to the open-ended nature of the mental health assignment used in the study.Additionally, some researchers suggest that improving generalized self-efficacy will alsoincrease task-specific self-efficacy [10], [21].According to Sherer et al, generalized self

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Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

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Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/10-common-leadership-styles[18] Novoselich, B., Knight D., (2018). “Shared leadership in capstone design teams: Socialnetwork analysis”. Journal of Professional Engineering, Education, and Practice.” Vol. 144.Issue 4.[19] Özgen, S., Sánchez-Galofré, O., Alabart, J. R., Medir, M., & Giralt, F. (2013). Assessmentof engineering students’ leadership competencies. Leadership and Management inEngineering, 13(2), 65–75.Appendix: Interview protocols for student leadersWhat formative experiences in your life do you consider most important in your development as aleader? (If they struggle to identify any, suggest experiences in sports teams, school clubs, coursework, religious organizations, home

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NSF Grantees: Entrepreneurship

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Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Samantha Asbell, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

is the Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship and an Associate Professor of Practice in the Texas A&M University College of Engineering. He has broad industry experiences, including over 35 years in all aspects of the telecommunications industry (sales, marketing, manufacturing, business de- velopment, and technical design), the creation of a telecommunications standard (SONET - Synchronous Optical Network) for the fiber optics industry that is still in use internationally over 30 years later, a wide variety of business experiences in international companies, and startup experiences. This has helped him lead a very successful industry career. Currently he is using his technical business experiences to

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NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

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Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Gabriella Santi; Shahin Vassigh, Florida International University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

meet the workforce demand for AI robotic drivenconstruction industry. This on-going research initiative develops cutting-edge immersive cloud-based training modules suitable for all facets of careers in AEC to improve the workforce’spreparedness towards a more automated workplace.Introduction and BackgroundIncreasing automation and AI deployment may be the most economically disruptive event sincethe dawn of the industrial age. According to the US Department of Commerce, 40% of existingUS jobs could potentially be automated within the next ten years [1]. The McKinsey GlobalInstitute estimates that by 2030, 60% of all occupations will use automated machines andintelligent systems in some way, and up to 375 million workers worldwide will be

Conference Session

Information Literacy in First-year Courses and Co-curricular Experiences

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Catherine Woodworth Wong, Merrimack College; Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Merrimack College

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Engineering Libraries

Tables 1 and 2, the results maybe slightly skewed. At the end of the semester, we used the Student Assessment of LearningGoals instrument to collect anonymous feedback on various aspects of the course. Thisinstrument allowed us to know who had responded, but not which responses were connected towhich respondents. Student answers to the question 6.7.7, “HOW MUCH did each of thefollowing aspects of the class HELP YOUR LEARNING?... Meditation Exercises,” therespondents were fairly evenly distributed across the Likert scale (Table 3). This providessupport for the view that students will be able to use these exercises in their academic career andbeyond to be aware of and to manage their anxiety and mental health. Table 3

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First-year Programs: Core Skills

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Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Paul S. Nerenberg, California State University, Los Angeles; Ni Li, Northwestern Polytechnical University; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

has also helped students achieve better performance in the Statics course, the firstfundamental course in civil and mechanical engineering programs.Institutional BackgroundCalifornia State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), one of 23 campuses of the CaliforniaState University (CSU) system, was ranked number one in the U.S. for the upward mobility of itsstudents, according to The Equality of Opportunity Project (2017) [11], and the College ofEngineering, Computer Science, and Technology (ECST) serves as a valuable gateway for youthfrom minority groups in East Los Angeles to enter STEM careers. In Fall 2018, the College ofECST had 3093 undergraduate students, with 62.3% Hispanic, 15.4% Asian and Pacificislanders, 5.3% White, 2.5% African

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Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

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Johnny Crayd Woods Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maia Greene-Havas, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Sophia Vicente, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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International

is an Academic and Career Advisor in the Engineering Education department at Virginia Tech. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The Ohio State University. She earned her Masters plus thirty in School Psychology at Towson University. She worked as a school psychologist in the metro Washington D.C. area for five years and now serves as an Academic and Career Advisor in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.Mr. Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Abram is a Ph.D. student in the Virginia Tech department of engineering education. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering (B.S.) from The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. His re- search interests

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Understanding Student Behavior and Experiences

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Nancy Nelson, University of Calgary; Robert William Brennan, University of Calgary

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Educational Research and Methods

, satisfaction with thelearning experience, acquisition of skills and competencies, persistence, attainment of learningobjectives, and career success [5]. These components can be used to define tangible goals forstudent success initiatives within dedicated student success departments, faculties, and individualclassrooms.Moving to the far end of the student success spectrum, a series of interviews with studentssuggests success is “not just of good grades and steady progress toward graduation, but a holisticsense of fulfillment. They want to become strong candidates for careers in their chosen fields,emerge as competent and trustworthy adults, look back on their time without regrets, and maketheir mentors and family members proud” [6]. This means

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Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

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Louis Nadelson, University of Central Arkansas; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Estefany Soto, University of Central Arkansas ; Cindy Ann Lenhart, Oregon State University; Kate Youmans, Utah State University; Yoon Ha Choi, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

served as the Vice President for Community College Relations for Achieving the Dream, Inc., managing the Working Students Success Network, Engaging Adjunct Faculty, and other funded initiatives as well as leading Achieving the Dream’s teaching and learning programs and network-engagement activities. Prior to joining Achieving the Dream, Cindy served for more than 20 years in community colleges as an associate vice president for instruction, a department chair, and a faculty member. Cindy holds a B.S and M.S in education and began her career as a middle and high school teacher.Kate Youmans, Utah State University Kate Youmans is a PhD candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

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Andrew Grossfield

. Grossfield, A. (2018). Tilted Planes and Curvature in Three Dimensional Space, Paper presented at the CIEC Annual Conference9. Grossfield, A. (2019). A Real Exploration of Euler’s Imaginary i , Paper presented at the CIEC Annual Conference10. Steven G. Krantz, (2008). A Guide to Complex Variables, Mathematics Association of AmericaBiographyANDREW GROSSFIELD Throughout his career Dr. Grossfield has combined an interest in engineering design andmathematics. He earned his BEE at CCNY. Seeing the differences between the mathematics memorized in schoolsand the math understood and needed by engineers has led him to a career presenting alternative mathematicalinsights and concepts. He is licensed in NYS as an engineer and belongs to

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2018 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Tabitha L. Sprau Coulter

Future” was observed [11]. The authors cited“more negative views” about pursuing a career in engineering and a decrease in being motivatedby future goals as potential factors contributing to the survey results [11]. The study waseffective at demonstrating that motivation is not static and also helped to validate the importanceof understanding how to maintain student motivation in engineering education. The research presented within this study will compliment some of the previous researchthat has focused on motivational strategies within engineering curriculum. Most previous studieshave focused on understanding motivational strategies in the context of a specific course orengineering subject within engineering curriculum. While there is a

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ECCD - Technical Session 6 - Energy & Thermodynamics

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Farshid Zabihian, California State University, Sacramento

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

is to address needs of acommunity, it lacks these two essential components of service learning. On the other hand, servicelearning and internship are both related to practical experience and both can be on- or off-campuswith collaboration with non-profit, government, or businesses entities. However, they are differentsince the latter is not concerned with community needs and is focused mostly on skills studentsneed for their careers. Moreover, typically internships are standalone unit-bearing activities whileservice learning is just one of the pedagogical tools used by an instructor in a course.A major challenge for any service learning practice is the fine alignment between learningoutcomes for the course and community outcomes [5]. The

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Melissa M. Arana; Mireya Becker Roberto, University of San Diego; Nicole G. Reyes

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

recognizethis characteristic of engineering can lead to the dismissal of students’ everyday lives, and theimpact on the people of color who partake in engineering careers. Often, engineers andengineering educators fail to recognize the impacts of socio cultural practices in engineering,including those that emerge from transnational movements. In addition, the increase intransnational migration has propelled an anti-immigrant sentiment and socioculturaldisplacement from classrooms. That is, Latinx youth continue to be marginalized and excludedfrom educational opportunities that reflect and acknowledge their transnationalism.As a research group comprised of researchers and students from multiple cultural backgroundsthat are continuously underrepresented

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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M. Scott Stanford P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joel Sloan P.E., United States Air Force Academy; James B. Pocock, United States Air Force Academy; M. Mark Russell P.E., DFCE

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

Paper ID #29003A Construction Management Competition as the Basis of a CapstoneCulminating EventLt. Col. M. Scott Stanford P.E., US Air Force Academy Lt Col Scott Stanford is an Assistant Professor in the US Air Force Academy’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is an active duty Air Force officer and career civil engineer. He has a B.S. and M.S. from Clemson University and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder. His research interests are in construction management, project delivery, and engineering education.Dr. Joel Sloan P.E., U.S. Air Force Academy Col Joel Sloan is the Head of the

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division

admittedly there are hurdles, such as the amount of direction each student or teamwould require in order to produce useful artifacts.The rest of the paper is divided into two parts. First, the author describes his own experience andrecounts lessons learned. The second part explores how these techniques might be applied tocourses in other areas of software engineering.2. A Case Study: Object-Oriented Design and DevelopmentEarly in his career, the author developed a course in object-oriented programming and conceptsof object orientation. The course in question is an advanced undergraduate and masters-levelcourse. About twenty years ago, he realized that students in the course could develop webapplications that were useful in managing the course. Early

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Cummins; Timothy Schriefer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patrick Kelley, Carnegie Mellon University; Mallika Ramaswamy, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nicholas Ryczko, Pratt & Whitney

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

school students to consider engineering as a career choice2. Teach students basic engineering concepts related to energy and the environment3. Introduce middle school students to the scientific method as well as the engineering design process4. Create a mechanism to bring engineering activities into local K-12 classroomsThe kits were tested on approximately 100 students during 2005-06, and during the 2006-07academic year the kits are being regularly used by 5th-8th grade teachers in their classrooms. The2006-07 testing includes teachers who are doing the instruction themselves and teachers who arebringing RIT students in to do the instruction. Within the following sections of this paper, wewill first describe how and why undergraduate

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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

about new technologies without the aid of formal instruction.BackgroundThe first course in the mechanical and civil engineering sequences is a course in staticanalysis and materials taught by the civil engineering faculty. It is not until the secondcourse in the sequence that the student meets the mechanical engineering faculty. Thefaculty members are predominantly mid-career U.S. Army officers with a Master ofScience degree in a mechanical engineering discipline, comfortable with more advancedmechanical engineering concepts, and accustomed to teaching engineering majors. Asmaller segment of the faculty consists of senior U.S. Army officers and civilians whohave earned a Ph.D. in their discipline.The typical student arrives in

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waleed Abulfaraj, King Abdulaziz University; Mohamed Hassan, Alexandria University, Egypt

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Engineering Ethics

and professionalresponsibilities” means consistent with ABET’s intent3.Even when the different engineering programs include ethics elements in their curricula, it isusually argued that the true test of engineering ethics education is how graduates behave in theworkplace during their careers, which is a difficult outcome to measure a priori3. Besides, evenif the student provides a creative solution to a posed ethical dilemma, there is no assurance thathe or she could carry that solution to completion or behave in an ethical manner when confrontedwith a dilemma in practice.Finally, it needs to be stressed that because engineering ethics is highly situationally dependent,the exact characterization for assessment purposes may be imprecise. In

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mike Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

research at Stevens in systems engineering and intelligent / adaptive online learning systems. As the primary author of this paper, please address all related communications to her at: asquires@stevens.edu. Early in her career Alice focused on engineering hardware design and related software development, followed by technical management and operations management, with a more recent focus on systems engineering and online education and training. She has over twenty years of experience in engineering project management and technical management primarily in the defense sector. She has worked directly for several large defense companies including General Dynamics

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo; Donna Ebenstein

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Biomedical

section of the seminar where thestudents are given the following objective: To design a new experimental setup based upon the first two experiments to permit the examination of the combined effects of the recirculating flow and lozenge dissolution on the overall transport of the drug.For most of the students, this exercise is the first of their educational career where they arecompletely responsible for planning and executing an experiment. While some of the studentsrecognize and excitedly accept the challenge, others can be quite intimidated by the process.Prior to coming into the lab, they are given a class period to meet with their partners and plantheir final experiment. They are provided with a few restrictions in order to

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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International

international markets. The freshman engineering students have the opportunity to be exposed to and international experience by solving a design project which is enriched by multicultural ideas. They learn by doing the importance of diversity in creativity and innovation and its role in reaching new and different markets.• International Collaboration: The globalization of the economy requires engineers to be prepared to design and work for a more diverse community. This initiative provides an excellent international experience for the engineering students at a very early stage on their careers. Page 12.753.11• Cultural Awareness: This collaboration is

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New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

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Biomedical

engineering tools and phenomena are usedlong before they are completely understood. By immersing themselves in tackling biomedicalindustry challenges with no clear solutions using state-of-the-art equipment, it is our experiencethat students become more willing as they continue their educational career to approachcomprehensive problems seeking holistic solutions. The ideal outcome of the MEDITECinfrastructure, then, is to provide an industry-focused laboratory environment that supportsincreasingly sophisticated levels of engineering exploration as the student matures.Integration of MEDITEC Projects into the CurriculumIn addition to individual and team Senior Projects, Masters Theses, and independent studyprojects, a key component of the Consortium is

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Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

betterprepare them to function in their future careers. Finally, even though this is not research it willrequire critical thinking and problem solving skills by the students. It has also been shown thatstudent projects carried out with faculty mentoring results in increased student retention andachievement. This is important not only to Eastern Washington University but to the localcommunity as Washington is currently a net importer of employees to fill positions in the high-technology career fields (Regalado8, Dec/Jan 2006, p.37).It is also a concern that in the rush to satisfy this need for open-ended design work by studentscombined with the changing demographics of entering freshmen, that engineering andtechnology students often end up skipping over