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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-2240: LOWERING THE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVE ETHICS ACROSSTHE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMKristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin - MadisonSarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison Page 13.858.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Lowering the Barriers to Achieve Ethics across the Engineering CurriculumAbstractDespite the importance of ethics training to accreditation agencies, future employers, instructors,and students themselves, many students graduate from engineering with only a cursoryunderstanding of ethical issues and little experience in making ethical decisions related to theirdiscipline/profession

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Professional Engineering Management Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

AC 2008-585: ASEM EM BOKDonald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology Donald N. Merino is a tenured full professor and the Alexander Crombie Humphreys Chaired Professor of Economics of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He teaches Engineering Economy, Decision Analysis, Total Quality Management, and Strategic Planning. He is Founder Emeritus of the undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management (BEEM) and the Executive Master in Technology Management (EMTM) Program at Stevens. He won the Morton Distinguished Teaching Award for full professors at Stevens. John Wiley published his book, “The Selection Process for Capital Projects”. Dr. Merino received two

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vijay Renganathan, Institute of International Education; Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Peggy Blumenthal, Institute of International Education; Allen Greenwood, Mississippi State University

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International

imbalance.IntroductionOn one hand, in the US and Western Europe, countries are challenged to train andretain enough well-qualified engineers and scientists to meet the needs of their owneconomies, without having to rely increasingly on international students andprofessionals. Countries are addressing this challenge in various ways, based on theirhigher education systems and the interests of government and the private sector. Onthe other hand, increasing the challenge on the US side is a recognition that globalawareness is critical in preparing emerging domestic engineers to work in theincreasingly global marketplace. Although we have spoken here about the US andWestern Europe, the basic tenets of this paper are equally applicable to the issuesfacing other

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Rathbun, Cornell University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-2825: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES INNANOTECHNOLOGY: ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPANTS 1997-2007Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology Nancy Healy is the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network. Her office is located at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of South Carolina.Lynn Rathbun, Cornell University Lynn Rathbun is the Program Manager for the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network which is an integratd partnership of 13 universities. His office is located at Cornell University. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Ohio State University

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Computer Science and a professor of mechanical and civil engineering at the University of Evansville in Indiana. He is a member of the ASEE Engineering Deans Council. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and serves on their Board on Performance Test Codes. He chairs the PTC committee on Steam Generators and is vice-chair of the committee on Fans.Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University Robert Flecther is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He serves as the director of the LTU Alternative Energy Program, is establishing an alternative energy lab, and leads the establishment of a full energy engineering

Conference Session

At The Institutional Level

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Didion, Association for Women in Science; Karen Peterman, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-2512: INCREASING THE IMPACT OF YOUR PROGRAM THROUGHNEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYSCatherine Didion, Association for Women in Science Catherine Didion is a Senior Program Officer at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) which is one of the three U.S. National Academies. Her portfolio is the Diversity of the Engineering Workforce program with a charge to provide staff leadership to the NAE's efforts to enhance the diversity of the engineering workforce at all levels including the diversity of those being prepared to enter the future workforce. In addition to her duties at NAE, in March of 2007 Didion became the Director of the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Rebeca G. Book

Maintaining Industry and Academic Partnership Through An Advisory Council Rebeca G. Book Pittsburg State UniversityAbstractThrough the practice of advisory council meetings, a partnership is formed between industry andthe university. This paper will start with the history of our advisory council within a particularprogram and the parameters of the advisory council meeting. The paper will also explain thepurpose and methods, such as incentives and communication, used to promote and continue thisrelationship with industry. The industry may need to be shown the incentives for the meetings,with the possibility of future customers

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FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claribel Bonilla, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-1081: EVALUATING EFFECT OF FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING TEAMS’PERFORMANCE USING THE STRENGTH DEPLOYMENT INVENTORY (SDI)ASSESSMENT TOOLClaribel Bonilla, University of San Diego Claribel Bonilla is an Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of San Diego. She earned her PhD in Industrial Engineering in the area of Manufacturing at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, an MBA in Supply Chain Management at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona and a B.S.I.E. from the University of Texas at El Paso. She spent 10 years in Industry prior to joining USD working in Supplier Development, Cost Analysis, Operations and Manufacturing management

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Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erich Schneider, University of Texas at Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2008-657: TEACHING THE SN METHOD: ZERO TO INTERNATIONALBENCHMARK IN SIX WEEKSErich Schneider, University of Texas at Austin Dr. Schneider is an Assistant Professor of Nuclear and Radiation Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Since joining the UT faculty in 2006, Dr. Schneider has been active in the development of a modern nuclear energy systems analysis curriculum including courses in computational radiation transport and the nuclear fuel cycle. Prior to joining UT, Dr. Schneider was a Technical Staff Member in the Nuclear Systems Design group at Los Alamos National Laboratory

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

Comparison of Student Performance in an Online with traditional Based Entry Level Engineering Course Ismail I. Orabi, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering School of Engineering and Applied Sciences University of New Haven West Haven, CT 06516AbstractThe purpose of this study is to compare course performance over time between online andtraditional classroom students enrolled in an entry level engineering course. The Introduction toEngineering Course is a three semester-hour course. It provides an introduction to the engineeringprofession

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

Comparison of Student Performance in an Online with traditional Based Entry Level Engineering Course Ismail I. Orabi, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering School of Engineering and Applied Sciences University of New Haven West Haven, CT 06516AbstractThe purpose of this study is to compare course performance over time between online andtraditional classroom students enrolled in an entry level engineering course. The Introduction toEngineering Course is a three semester-hour course. It provides an introduction to the engineeringprofession

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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Ismail I. Orabi

Comparison of Student Performance in an Online with traditional Based Entry Level Engineering Course Ismail I. Orabi, Ph.D. Professor of Mechanical Engineering School of Engineering and Applied Sciences University of New Haven West Haven, CT 06516AbstractThe purpose of this study is to compare course performance over time between online andtraditional classroom students enrolled in an entry level engineering course. The Introduction toEngineering Course is a three semester-hour course. It provides an introduction to the engineeringprofession

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University; John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1177: PUTTING THE ENGINE BACK IN THE ENGINEERFred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University Fredrick Cady is a Professor Emeritus in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Montana State University. He has been involved with ABET accreditation for the Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering programs at Montana State University for 20 years. He is interested in improving the quality of engineering education and has authored four microcomputer textbooks. He has a Ph. D. in electrical engineering from the University of Canterbury, NZ and is a senior member of IEEE.John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor John McLellan is a applications engineer for the University

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Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University; Anthony Smith, CPE-LYON FRANCE

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-1993: SUMMER ON-SITE IMMERSION IN FRENCH LANGUAGE ANDENGINEERINGDavid Ollis, North Carolina State University DAVID F. OLLIS is Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. His recent NSF DTS grant "CROSS-COLLEGE COLLABORATIONS" has included engineering participation in stateside and overseas foreign language courses in Spanish and French.Anthony Smith, CPE-LYON FRANCE Anthony Smith is Professor of Chemistry and Director of International Relations, CPE-Lyon, Lyon, France. He is the Director of the CPE-Lyon Summer Program which combines French language instruction with a laboratory experience in chemical engineering and

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AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kun-jung Hsu, Leader University; Shu-Chen Lin, National Taiwan University; Yi-Rong Lin, National Taiwan University; Szu-Yu Yeh, National Taiwan University

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Architectural

AC 2008-1621: EXPLORING THE ECO-PEDAGOGY OF AN URBANECO-TOURISM HILL PATH DESIGNKun-jung Hsu, Leader UniversityShu-Chen Lin, National Taiwan UniversityYi-Rong Lin, National Taiwan UniversitySzu-Yu Yeh, National Taiwan University Page 13.597.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Title of the Paper: Exploring the Eco-Pedagogy of an Urban Eco-Tourism Hill Path DesignAbstractThe eco-tourism hill path engineering design located in a metropolitan area always faces theconflict between the need to satisfy strong recreation needs and the need to protect the ecologyfrom a negative impact as well as the question of

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Integrating Math, Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Mathematics

Course Option within an Ordinary Mathematics Course for Undergraduate students in Engineering MajorsAbstractIn order to attract talented students, many selective small universities have established honorsprograms in recent years 10,13 . However, because it is difficult for those small universities toschedule enough honors program students to fill all the seats of a regular-sized class, it is oftentoo costly to offer sufficient honors courses for students in an honors program alone. A costeffective solution to this problem is to allow students who are not in the honors program to takeany seats that may remain after the honors students have registered. An alternative is to offer anhonors course option in a regular non-honors course by

Conference Session

Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Dennis Gouran, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-338: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS' ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS:DO STUDENTS AND WORKPLACE SUPERVISORS RELY ON GENERALRESPONSE PATTERNS?Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University Mieke Schuurman is an engineering education research associate with the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Masters and PhD in Social & Organizational Psychology from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). Her work focuses on the enhancement of engineering education. She is a member of ASEE and WEPAN, and actively involved in ASEE's Cooperative Education Division as their Research Chair. She has

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Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Niemi, LeTourneau University

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Education, 2008 In-Class Circuits: Using Passive Components to Create Active LearningAbstractDC Electricity is the first math-based engineering technology course taken by all of ourincoming engineering technology students. As such, it tends to be a course with high “drop-out”rates and also high failure rates for those that do complete it. Success in this course is paramountto a student’s progress into subsequent electrical courses such as AC Electricity and DigitalElectronics – both taken by all of our engineering technology students. Experience has shownthat most students who drop DC Electricity the first time they take it, do not continue on in theengineering technology program, but change

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Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

. Page 13.962.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Partnership for Mentoring: The Georgia Tech CSEMS Program At Age SixAbstractThis paper reviews six years of experience from the Computer Science, Engineering andMathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) program funded at the Georgia Institute of Technology bythe National Science Foundation (NSF). The primary feature of this program is the partnershipbetween academic faculty across a large institution, with the Financial Aid department, inmentoring and supporting the students. In completing their education, students are guided toparticipate in activities that broaden their horizons. Other innovative features are a grade pointrequirement profile

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Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Lili Cui, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Educational Research and Methods

second focuses on transfer from physics toengineering. We use a theoretical framework that distinguishes between two kinds of transferprocesses. Based on this theoretical framework and using both qualitative and quantitativemethods we examine the difficulties that learners have when they attempt to transfer theirlearning from mathematics to physics to engineering. Our results indicate that although studentshave the requisite calculus knowledge they have difficulties in applying this knowledge tophysics and engineering courses. Our results also indicate that although learners see similaritiesbetween problems encountered in physics and engineering differences in notation andassumptions appear to impede transfer.OverviewAll engineering majors are

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BME Courses & Curricular Content

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Torres, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1988 and 1983, respectively, and his Sc.B. Engineering degree (Biomedical Engineering) from Brown University in 1979. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Page 13.756.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integr ated Lectur e-Lab Appr oach With Vir tual Instr umentation For Teaching Electr ical Cir cuits to Bioengineer ing Students Jorge H. Torres, James

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Multinational and International Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1825: EVALUATING AN INTERNATIONAL COURSE IN PRODUCTREALIZATION FOR GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIESMatthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh Page 13.573.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Evaluating an International Course in Product Realization for Global OpportunitiesAbstractThis paper discusses lessons learned from a new course offered in the spring of 2007 at theUniversity of Pittsburgh entitled Product Realization for Global Opportunities. The lessonslearned consist of results from post-trip surveys and from an extensive questionnaire designed byNCIIA to assess entrepreneurship learning. The results reported consist of

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Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ejiwale, Jackson State University; Della Posey, Jackson State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

educators to understandthe importance, management and the potential benefits of this framework. In addition, a sense ofcollaboration between the educators and the organization where the service is to be rendered isrequired to enable the success of this frame work.What is service learning (SL)?McPherson7 (2005) asserted that “Service learning is a method of teaching through whichstudents apply their academic skills and knowledge to address real-life needs in their owncommunities.” Bradford² (2005) defined service learning as an educational method by whichparticipants learn and develop through active participation in service that is conducted in andmeets the needs of a community. Eyler & Giles4 (1999) highlighted the importance of servicelearning

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FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Moshe Kam, Drexel University; Joan Carletta, University of Akron; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

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First-Year Programs

Students in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer ScienceAbstractU.S. enrollment in undergraduate programs in electrical engineering (EE), computer engineering(CE) and computer science (CS) has declined significantly in recent years. Women remainunder-represented in undergraduate EE, CE and CS programs—recently, they comprise an evensmaller proportion of the overall shrinking enrollment. EE, CE and CS are the three primaryfields of interest to the IEEE. IEEE is an international organization with nearly 370,000 membersworld-wide. In 2007, IEEE launched the Real World Engineering Projects (RWEP) programaimed at recruiting and retaining undergraduate students in EE, CE and CS programs. TheRWEP program is a

Conference Session

The Impact of Engineering Disciplines

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venetia Dover, Howard University; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Viara Quinones, Howard University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2008-1920: VARIANCES IN COPING EFFICACY AMONG WOMEN STEMSTUDENTS: IS GENDER OR DISCIPLINE MORE INFLUENTIAL?Venetia Dover, Howard University VENETIA A. DOVER is a 5th year Ph.D. student at the Howard University School of Social Work and teaches a course in their research sequence. She also serves as a Research Associate on a National Science Foundation grant designed to examine the post baccalaureate decisions of High Achieving Black STEM students. Her research interests include educational issues impacting college age African Americans, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Social Work Education and depression among Afro-Caribbean women.Dawn Williams, Howard University DAWN G

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Engineering in the Elementary School

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manisha Shrestha, George Mason University; Kelly Morris, MPES; Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

An Impact Study of the Implementation of an Information Technology rich Physical Science Module at the Fourth Grade LevelAbstractThe accelerating advancement in science and technology has made it essential for teachers togain Information Technology (IT) rich STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) content-knowledge. One such attempt is made by SUNRISE (Schools, University‘N’ (and) Resources In the Sciences and Engineering), a NSF/GMU GK-12 Fellows Project. Theobjective of the SUNRISE project is to implement IT rich STEM content knowledge into grades4-6 education through joint collaboration among elementary and middle schools and GeorgeMason University (GMU). This program also

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Impact Student Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2008-819: THE IMPACT OF SATELLITE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONSINDUSTRY AROUND THE WORLDStephen Frempong, State University of New York Page 13.1236.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Impact of Satellite on Telecommunications Industry around the WorldSatellite communications is now indispensable part of most majortelecommunications systems. Today, the world has become a very smallplace because of satellite communications allowing people with no accessto physical connectivity to join roundtable discussions from thousands ofmiles away. This paper will focus on advantages and disadvantages ofsatellite communications, reliability, coast, satellite services

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Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Giddens, Georgia Institute of Technology; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University until 1997. In 1997, Giddens rejoined Georgia Tech to serve as Chair of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, a joint department between Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering and Emory University’s School of Medicine. In July 2002, Giddens became the Dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. Dr. Giddens is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Big 10+ Deans Council, a founding Fellow and past President of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and a Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

linguistically in engineering colleges, where engineering students are frequentlyreferred to as “engineers” even in the earliest days following matriculation (in contrast, forexample, students of history are never referred to as “historians”). This progression towards aprofessional identity is predicated on an understanding of what engineers do, and acceptingcharacteristics associated with this identification.Acceptance of professional identity has been shown to occur earlier for engineering students thanfor non-engineering students [Ngambeki et al. 2006]. This may occur because the curricularcharacteristics of most engineering programs may foster a sense of isolation from the rest of theacademy. These characteristics include the large number of courses

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Margaret Bates, Northeastern University; Brittany Damon, Northeastern University; Alison Reppy

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2008-2574: TIPPING THE SCALES: FINDING THE MOST EFFECTIVEBALANCE BETWEEN LECTURE VERSUS ACTIVE LEARNING ACROSSACADEMIC LEVELS IN ENGINEERINGBeverly Jaeger, Northeastern University Dr. Beverly Jaeger is a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a group of faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience that endorses the student-centered and professionally-oriented mission of Northeastern University. Teaching across all academic levels, she is also affiliated with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at