Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Lim, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-893: DEVELOPING YOUNG ENGINEERS – FROM START TO FINISHLarry Lim, University of Southern California Larry Lim, the Director of Pre-College Programs at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering, has been at USC since 1979. The two most significant programs Lim runs are MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) and Mission Science. Both programs' main mission is to excite young students about science and engineering. Lim also served as director of USC's Minority Engineering Program from 1989-1996. In a related project funded by Hewlett Packard, Lim also worked with all the elementary schools in the USC neighborhood to improve science

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Howell, Western Carolina University; Robert Houghton, Western Carolina University; Elaine Franklin, Western Carolina University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1916: TEACHING TEACHERS BEYOND THE TOOL: INCORPORATINGROBOTICS AND DATA COLLECTION INTO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLSBrian Howell, Western Carolina UniversityRobert Houghton, Western Carolina University To be providedElaine Franklin, Western Carolina University To be provided Page 13.1177.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Teachers Beyond the Tool: Incorporating Robotics and Data Collection into Middle and High SchoolsAbstractThere are a variety of technological innovations as well as curriculum materials on themarket today to help students become involved in Math, Science, and Engineering inmiddle and high school

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan, Arizona State University; Barbara Rempel, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Bert Valenzuela, Arizona State University

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Information Systems

AC 2008-2331: NOVEL TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRONICS INSTRUCTION –AN ELECTRONICS STUDIOArunachala Nadar Mada Kannan, Arizona State University Research focus is in the field of Alternative Energy Technologies, more specifically in fuel cells. Developed a brand new undergraduate course on Electronics projects and has been using the e-Studio as an effective teaching tool.Barbara Rempel, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus An Edicator in the field of Electronics Engineering Technology for the past 17 years. Cureently involved in creating electronics embedded systems concentration for the undergraduate degree program. Her expertise involves, design and development of electronic circuits FPGA systems

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Focus on Under-Represented Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cleopatria Martinez, Phoenix College

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-2165: PATHS TO DISCOVERY: CHICANAS IN MATHEMATICS,SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING.Lupita Montoya, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCleopatria Martinez, Phoenix College Page 13.965.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Paths to Discovery: Chicanas in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering.AbstractLack of participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields fromunderrepresented minority students is a recognized problem in higher education. Institutionsaround the country have developed a plethora of plans and strategies to promote these fields andattract this population. Participation from minority

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Engstrom, ITEA/Cal U

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

focus on the NSF funded project entitled Invention, Innovation & Inquiry(I3). It will highlight how the project was formulated, the materials developed, results of fieldtesting and implementation, and future activities. Special attention will be given to how the I3project emphasizes the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in eachunit as student follow an engineering design process to solve a technological challenge. The I3program has developed 10 units of instruction that focus on the development of technologicalliteracy traits for students in grades 4-6. Page 13.811.2The study of engineering has increasingly

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Keith E. Holbert; George G. Karady

Removing an Unsupported Statement in Engineering Education Literature Keith E. Holbert and George G. Karady Arizona State University, Tempe, AZAbstractThe STATEMENT that “students retain 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 30% ofwhat they see, …” enjoys widespread appearance in engineering education papers. The firstarchived occurrence of the STATEMENT emerges in a trade magazine article by Treichler (1967).A continuous improvement plan compels the re-evaluation of the status quo, and as such thispaper provides a critical review of this unsupported STATEMENT and its proliferation. Thoserecent ASEE conference papers

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ERM Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Dennis George, Western Kentucky University; john bruni, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-525: ALGORITHM FOR DEFINING STUDENT ENGAGEMENTStacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University Stacy Wilson is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Program at Western Kentucky University. Her interests include control systems, system identification, assessment, gender equity issues and K-12 outreach.Dennis George, Western Kentucky Universityjohn bruni, Western Kentucky UniversityMark Cambron, Western Kentucky University Dr. Mark Cambron is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Engineering at Western Kentucky University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge; Robert Alldredge, Allan Hancock College

AC 2008-517: THE CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CONSORTIUM FORENGINEERING ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONSharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge Sharlene Katz is Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where she has been for over 25 years. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with B.S. (1975), M.S. (1976), and Ph.D. (1986) degrees in Electrical Engineering. Recently, her areas of research interest have been in engineering education techniques, software defined radio and neural networks. Dr. Katz is a licensed professional engineer in the state of California.Robert Alldredge, Allan

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Innovative Curriculum in Electrical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Villeneuve, University of Maine

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Engineering Technology

are deenergized. Many organizations requiretheir employees working on electrical systems to wear flash suits. These suits can cost over$700.Traditionally, power systems labs at the author’s University use Hampden electrical panels toprovide electric power. These panels provide a flexible method to deliver power for variousexperiments. The panels utilized industrial breakers and connection methods. OSHA and NFPAcodes require proper personal protective equipment. However, using flash suits is not practicalin a typical lab environment. This paper will discuss the methods to address arc flash in thepower lab as well as how the arc flash analysis was incorporated into the classIntroductionThe author teaches several courses in electric machines and

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Elizabeth J. Brauer

WeBWorK Development in Electric Circuits Elizabeth J. Brauer Department of Electrical Engineering Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ liz.brauer@nau.eduAbstractWeBWorK is an internet-based homework system first developed for math courses but alsoutilized in science courses. Little development has been done with WeBWorK in engineeringcourses. In a similar vein, some publishers have developed computer-mediated homework toaccompany their textbooks but these tend to have limited capabilities. This paper presents workdone at Northern Arizona University to develop a collection of

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew O'Fallon, Washington State University; Jack R Hagemeister, Washington State University; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph Harris, Digilent Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

used to determine the subjective quality of each student’s experience.Each student will be given a Digilent CerebotII board that contains an Atmel ATMega64Lmicrocontroller. The ATMega64L microcontroller is an industry standard device that featuresseveral peripheral devices, including timers, serial communication methods and analog todigital converters. The CerebotII has 52 user configurable I/O pins, multiple power supplyoptions and will be used in several projects ranging from toggling an onboard LED tocontrolling a complex robot. The CerebotII will be programmed using the Atmel’s free AVRStudio 4 IDE that can compile code written in either C or assembly.Specific outcomes will include assessing whether retention of students in engineering

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Djafar Mynbaev, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology; Roman Kezerashvili, New York City College of Technology; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology

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Engineering Technology

, specifically on digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. He has also taught electrical engineering courses at the New York Institute of Technology and physics at Fordham University. He joined New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York in 1996, where he is currently a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering Technology and Telecommunications. He is coordinator of the school’s telecommunications program. He continues his affiliation with telecommunications corporations by doing consulting work. He delivers papers and tutorials at international and national conferences. He is a member of permanent committees on optical communications at such

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina; Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina; Andrew Nichols, Marshall University; Briana Timmerman, University of South Carolina; Wiley Graf, Midlands Technical College

classroom. He is currently leading the efforts for the development of Environments for Fostering Effective Critical Thinking with the financial support of the National Science Foundation.Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina DR. Joseph R.V. Flora is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Carolina – Columbia. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of the Philippines, a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. His research interests are in the areas of environmental process modeling

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Emerging Issues in Engineering Education Research and Pedagogy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lynita Newswander, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods

State University LYNITA K. NEWSWANDER is a Ph.D. student in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech. She also holds master's degrees in English and Political Science from Virginia Tech. Her current research interests are interdisciplinary and reside at the intersection of theory and the empirical aesthetic. Page 13.822.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Journal Clubs as Pedagogy for Interdisciplinary Graduate EducationAbstractThis paper explores the idea of the journal club as an alternative pedagogy that can help

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Jonathan Mathews, Pennsylvania State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-1710: DIFFERENCES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OUTCOMES INFACE-TO-FACE, ONLINE AND HYBRID MODES OF ENERGY CONSERVATIONCOURSESarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State UniversityJonathan Mathews, Pennsylvania State University Page 13.436.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Differences in Teaching and Learning Outcomes in face-to-face, Online and Hybrid Modes of Energy and Environment CoursesAbstractThe Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection (EGEE 102) course has been offered atThe Pennsylvania State University since the fall of 2001 as a face to face class to over 6,000students. This course was later developed as an online course under the

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mia Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin

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Biomedical

. Page 13.1031.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Session # Relationship between Learning Style Preferences and Instructional Technology Usage Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering Kathy J. Schmidt, Faculty Innovation Center, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at AustinAbstractWe have been studying engineering students’ learning in both undergraduate and graduatecourses on probability and statistics as part of the biomedical engineering curriculum. Thesecourses employ a scaffold of multiple

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Education Laboratory; Philip Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering and is responsible for the development of a 3-term senior lab sequence for those disciplines. Dr. Harding has 15 years of professional experience in the oil, pulp and paper, and microelectronics industries and holds several patents. His primary objective is to prepare students for the workforce by providing them context for applying their technical training, developing their written and oral communication skills, and building leadership and teamwork skills.Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lynita Newswander, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Studies

, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University LYNITA K. NEWSWANDER is a Ph.D. student in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech. She also holds master's degrees in English and Political Science from Virginia Tech. Her current research interests are interdisciplinary and reside at the intersection of theory and the empirical aesthetic. Page 13.1198.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Academic Job Market as an Argument for and against Interdisciplinary Engineering Graduate TrainingAbstractInterdisciplinary approaches are often cited

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thea Sahr, WGBH Educational Foundation; Natalie Hebshie, WGBH Educational Foundation

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Women in Engineering

science and engineering with WGBH resources. In addition, Ms. Sahr has facilitated training workshops around the country where educators learn how to incorporate WGBH's educational resources into their programming and engineers and scientists learn how to engage youth. Ms. Sahr has her M.Ed. from Boston University.Natalie Hebshie, WGBH Educational Foundation Page 13.496.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineer Your Life: Talking to High School Girls About EngineeringAbstract:In 2004, members of the engineering community formed a coalition to examine the question:“Why are academically

Conference Session

Mentoring

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth Holloway, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-1240: RETENTION PROGRAMMING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: ANINNOVATIVE GROUP MENTORING COMPONENTSuzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer, Associate Director of the Women in Engineering Program at Purdue University, received a BS in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, and an MS and PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from Purdue. Prior to joining WIEP, she was an Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, IN and Assistant Department Head of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Purdue. Her research focuses on developing programs to enhance the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups to the STEM disciplines.Beth

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Information Systems

AC 2008-1484: ASSESSING STUDENTS' WIKI CONTRIBUTIONSEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Page 13.230.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Assessing Students’ Wiki Contributions Edward F. Gehringer North Carolina State University efg@ncsu.eduAbstractPerhaps inspired by the growing attention given to Wikipedia, instructors have increasingly beenturning to wikis [1, 2] as an instructional collaborative space. A major advantage of a wiki isthat any user can edit it at any time. In a class setting, students may be restricted in

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

Meeting Enrollment Challenges in Engineering Technology at Penn State AltoonaAbstractIn fall 2005, engineering technology enrollments experienced a sharp decline at theAltoona campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to this time, enrollments inthe associate degree programs of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) andElectrical Engineering Technology (EET) were fairly steady. Since the baccalaureateprogram in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (EMET) was designed to offerstudents completing the associate degree programs a four-year option, these enrollmentswere also fairly steady for a number of years, and the pronounced decrease in the numberof students in the two-year programs potentially threatened this

Conference Session

Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Damien Bretall, NSWC; Deborah Furey, NSWC

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Ocean and Marine

13.919.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Naval Engineering Support Team for the AUVSI/ONR AUV CompetitionAbstractRobotics technology excites young people and fills them with ideas of possibility. Underwaterrobotics has an added element of difficulty and challenge that students accept and thrive on.Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is a foundation that has fordecades encouraged the spread of unmanned vehicle technology both through professionalconferences and student educational competitions. This group, together with the Office of NavalResearch, has supported for the past 10 years a very successful international competition wherestudent teams design, build and swim

Conference Session

Focus on IE Course Design and Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul Griffin, Georgia Tech; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Tech

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Industrial Engineering

needed by undergraduate engineering students. At Georgia Tech, she conducts and coordinates workplace interviews and teaches communication skills to undergraduates. Her research has been support by the Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation. She has published in IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.Paul Griffin, Georgia Tech Dr. Paul Griffin is a professor in Georgia Tech’s Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. He received B.A. and B.S. degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Texas and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. Griffin's teaching interests are in production and logistics systems, and

Conference Session

FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Carson, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

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First-Year Programs

theseteam skills should be part of the grading process. Combining the evaluation of the projectmeeting the stated criteria and the individual’s ability to apply team skills should allowassignment of individual grades in a group project.The course where these methods have been applied is a first year Engineering design andcommunications course taken by Associate and Baccalaureate degree students in a variety ofEngineering and Engineering Technology majors. In response to the student population, thecourse uses a series of projects that emphasis creation of documentation including formal reports,drawings, web pages, and other presentation methods. The projects take approximately twoweeks to complete with a total of four projects and a final project in

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2008-2285: DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INMICROSTATION © AND GEOPAK © FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTSGregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin Assistant Professor, Engineering Department, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN,(2002-present) PhD, Texas A&M, 1991; MS, Texas A&M, 1986; BME, Auburn, 1984; PE Registration Civil and Mechanical (1998) Page 13.427.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of an Undergraduate Course in Microstation © and GEOPAK © for Civil Engineering StudentsAbstractThe paper is a report on the

Conference Session

Looking at the ChE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Jacobson, Carnegie Mellon University; Rosemary Frollini, Carnegie Mellon University; Susana Steppan, Carnegie Mellon University

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Chemical Engineering

hasdeveloped and improved over the last 30 years for two main reasons: continued interest fromindustry to hire graduates with this background and the sustained expertise and commitment offaculty in these research areas. The coursework includes the physical chemistry of colloids andpolymers coupled with an intensive lab experience that covers classical physical characterizationmethods. The lab experience also includes exposure to examples of relevant products andprocesses used in industry. Recently, the program was expanded to a minor in Colloids,Polymers and Surfaces (CPS) and is available to all engineering majors in the college ofengineering at Carnegie Mellon. A short review of the program content will be presented.Assessment of the program will

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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Minorities in Engineering

is given to improving the recruitment andretention of women and underrepresented minorities in the Seaver College of Science andEngineering. Developing methods to recruit students normally falls under the auspice ofthe admissions office on a college campus but the admission office goal is to recruitstudents to apply to the university, not within targeted majors. In order for engineeringdepartments to recruit the best and brightest students they must find innovative andefficient methods to reach out to the high school community. The Seaver College of Science and Engineering at LMU wanted to do more toimprove our chances of recruiting underrepresented students. To accomplish this goal westarted a high school community outreach program

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Akiko Kato, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Mathematics

AC 2008-2703: EARLY BIRD - TEACH MATHEMATICS BEFORE PROBLEMSARISESabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart After receiving her M.Sc. in Physics at the Berlin University of Technology in 1997, graduating with distinction, Sabina Jeschke worked as an assistant teacher at the department for mathematics and natural sciences and earned her doctorate in 2004. Holding a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation, she spent several months of research at the NASA in Moffet Field, CA. In 2000 and 2001, S. Jeschke worked as an instructor at the GaTech (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta). Since 2005, Sabina Jeschke has been associate professor for "New Media in Mathematics and

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dawna Schultz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

integral component of their K-12education, not merely as an extracurricular activity or elective course. Building on a piloteffort and supported by several corporate and competitive federal and state grants, theprogram aims to: reach a critical mass of 2,000 teachers with professional development inexemplary K-12 engineering curricula; influence policy to strengthen educationalstandards and assessments; and create a statewide network of partner organizations whodeliver or host professional development and provide technical support to neighboringschools. This paper describes the professional development and curricular programs theysupport; the policy landscape and efforts; and the strategies, including catalyst grants,used to engage community