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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American

will continue to servestudents for semesters to come. Finally, this paper discusses the use of different web-basedforums that are managed by students to facilitate the implementation of the proposed activities.IntroductionThe recent growth in blogs and public forums is startling. The number of sites, volume ofcontent, and number of users that post and access content is so large that it is difficult tocategorize who is accessing and posting this information and what is the value of the content. Itdoes not, however, take much time to explore a random sample of these sites to determine that inthe mix there is a wealth of helpful and accurate information being posted and accessed by users.The growth and popularity of this medium that promotes

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Electrical and Computer

lightweight. If the interface evolves from a “Helloworld” message displayed on HyperTerminal to a full-blown data packet-passing system,chances are that the code is overly complex and difficult to keep running reliably. Techniquesborrowed from internet protocols can help send messages reliably between two devices less thanan inch apart with less effort than one might assume. Since most Electrical and ComputerEngineering students may not have been exposed to extensive computer science courses on datastructures or network protocols (usually elective courses), a few topics could be borrowed fromthese areas for a crash course before embedded systems are introduced. This paper presents thefoundation for a crash course that we have researched and developed

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Egbert; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-330: ENABLING THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: THE VALUE OF ENGINEERING TO THENATION'S GROWTH AND SECURITYNorm Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation NORMAN F. EGBERT is vice president of engineering and technology, Rolls-Royce Corporation.Donald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is associate professor of mechanical engineering, University of South Carolina, and chair ASEE-Graduate Studies Division. Page 12.606.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enabling the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Technological Innovation: The Value of Engineering to the

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What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2007-40: HISTORY AND TRIVIA TO ENLIVEN DYNAMICSPhillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992 and at Rose-Hulman he has received the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award in 2000 and the Board of Trustees Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001

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Mechanical Design and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

usage in close tolerance. One goal of the foundry engineer is toproduce cores and molds of consistent dimensional accuracy, and hence a casting satisfying thetight tolerances of the automotive industry. This objective inevitably will result in improvedquality and more efficient production. The developers and users of chemical binders, in hot orcold box cores or on patterns for mold, all have these issues in mind.One of the main aspects when talking about dimensional accuracy is thermal distortion of themolds and cores. To the best of our knowledge currently there is no testing protocol to determinethermal distortion in a controlled fashion at pouring temperatures. Practitioners use data based ontests at room temperature in order to predict mold

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Collaboration Provides the Best Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Koehler, North Carolina State University; Susan Matney, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Mary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Page 12.1056.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MENTOR: Motivating ENgineers Through Organized Relationships Year Two ImplementationIntroductionUndergraduate engineering students benefit from exposure to upper-class students and othernetworking opportunities. MENTOR (Motivating ENgineers Through Organized Relationships),a unique and innovative program in year two of implementation at NC State University, links1400 students in our First Year Engineering Program to 350 co-op students. By workingtogether through MENTOR first year engineers learn about successfully navigating theirfreshman year, are exposed to cooperative education, and improve their understanding of theengineering profession. Co-op

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Technology in the Physics Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology; Pavel Boytchev, Sofia University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2007-1912: SOFTLAB VIRTUAL LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT.THERMODYNAMICS EXAMPLESGerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology Gerald Rothberg is a professor of physics and a professor of materials engineering in the Department of Chemical, Biomedical and Materials Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Gerald.Rothberg@stevens.eduPavel Boytchev, Sofia University Pavel Boytchev is an associate professor in the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at Sofia University, Bulgaria. He is the creator of the Elica programming language and teaches Elica based courses. boytchev@fmi.uni-sofia.bg

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Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Anna Dollar, Miami University

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Mechanics

AC 2007-363: AN INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED STATICS COURSEPaul Steif, Carnegie Mellon UniversityAnna Dollar, Miami University Page 12.224.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 AN INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED STATICS COURSEAbstractProgress in developing a web-based Statics course through foundation support is reported. Thiscourse is part of a larger initiative that seeks to create and sustain freely available, cognitivelyinformed learning tools designed to provide a substantial amount of instruction through thedigital learning environment. Courses are interactive and self-correcting, by providingsubstantial feedback both to students and to instructors. The Statics course

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Shaina Slonim; Richard Puerzer

need to know.”1 Theauthors’ point is that research needs to be done in four areas: The “knowledge, skills, processes, values,and attitudes [that] characterize engineering…and…the mechanisms by which these elements changeover time”; how “innovation, critical thinking, systems thinking, biology, mathematics, physical sciences,engineering sciences, problem solving, design, analysis, judgment, and communication relate to eachother to characterize the core of engineering as a profession”; “the source of these core elements, andhow” they are shaped and whether engineering is “best characterized by the people it serves, the problemsit addresses, the knowledge used to address problems, the methods by which knowledge is applied., or itssocial relevancy

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Rei Marzoughi

Bridging the Gap: Bringing Context into Engineering Education Rei Marzoughi Department of Civil Engineering, University of TorontoAbstractStandard engineering education often focuses on disseminating specialized, technical knowledgewith the overall goal of training competent designers and decision-makers. Students learn toreach a desired outcome by focusing on improving the efficiency of the object or procedure inquestion; however, the social, historical and environmental context in which this problem existsis often dealt with marginally or completely ignored. As a result, in engineering practice,unexpected undesired outcomes often arise out of actions that were intended to

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Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi; David Marchman, University of Southern Mississippi; Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi

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Construction

United States. Alsoin 2003, more than 16,700 people died in run-off-the-road crashes (39 percent of all roadwayfatalities), and head-on crashes represented 12 percent of all fatal crashes. In short, roadwaydepartures are a significant and serious problem in the United States.The work presented herein is a part of a project funded by the Mississippi Department ofTransportation to determine the safety effectiveness of “Rumble Stripes” in reducing roadwaydepartures in Mississippi. More specifically, this paper presents a series of assessments donenationwide to measure the impact of rumble stripes. The content of this paper will serve as thefoundation to establish the method to determine the impact of rumble stripes in Mississippi.This work followed

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Novel Measurement Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Campana, University of Hartford; Brian Derynioski, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

AC 2007-2557: NON CONTACT SURFACE ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENTINSTRUMENTATIONClaudio Campana, University of Hartford Research Engineer in Mechanical Engineering at Engineering Applications Center University of Hartford, College of Engineering Technology and Architecture. Received bachelor's degree from Boston University and Masters from University of Hartford. Area of research is in Cad/Cam Instrumentation and Mechatronics.Brian Derynioski, University of Hartford Brian Derynioski BSEET, Ward College of Technology, University of Hartford, 1985, currently pursuing Masters of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, currently employed full time as a contractor at Sikorsky Aircraft

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Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy Shih, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

OregonInstitute of Technology (OIT) .A common vision that the OIT-MET faculty shared is the need to better prepare our graduateswith the skills to use modern engineering tools. This vision was also recommended in severalreports published by the National Research Council and the National Science Foundation. Andthis was also recognized in the ABET criterion that “graduates must have an ability to use thetechniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.”The first finite element analysis course developed, and offered as an elective, by the MechanicalEngineering Technology department at Oregon Institute of Technology was back in 1992. Twoyears later, the MET department decided to integrate the finite element analysis course

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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas-Austin; Taylor Martin, University of Texas-Austin; K. Diller, University of Texas-Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-53: COMPARISON OF STUDENT LEARNING IN CHALLENGE-BASEDAND TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION IN BIOTRANSPORT ENGINEERINGCLASSROOMSStephanie Rivale, University of Texas-Austin Stephanie Rivale is a doctoral student in the Science and Mathematics Education Department at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester and her MS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her main research interests are improving access and equity for women and students of color in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology and evaluating and improving student learning in college engineering classrooms in cooperation with the

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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M.G. Prasad

. Anengineering student not only experiences diversity in the teaching faculty from whom he or she learns butalso among the fellow students. The cultural background of people in an educational environment willplay a significant role in the student’s learning process. The cultural background of a faculty will expressitself in the personality, behavior, expression, accent, etc. in a similar way a student’s cultural backgroundwill also expresses itself in several ways. The interaction between an instructor (or faculty member) and astudent from a two different cultural backgrounds will impact both the instructor and the student.Introduction:Diversity essentially refers to the dissimilitude among individuals. Although diversity is based on thedifferences

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Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Bob Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-2749: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR MANUFACTURINGENGINEERINGDanny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout DANNY J. BEE is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering since 1995 and the former Program Director for Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has design/manufacturing experience in the aerospace and computer industries. In addition, he worked as a Quality Specialist in the Janesville/Beloit, WI region at Blackhawk Technical College. He is currently a Ph.D. student in

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Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Irwin, Michigan Tech University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1413: SENIOR PROJECT COURSE ENHANCEMENTJohn Irwin, Michigan Tech University Page 12.1271.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Senior Project Course Sequence EnhancementAbstractCurriculum changes implemented to enhance the Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) BS degree curriculum have brought about distinct differences in the methodologyof teaching the Senior Design Project course sequence. The previous course sequencerequired a senior project course that spanned two semesters for the undergraduatestudent. The students sought out an advisor who offers a choice of senior projectproblem statements that most often require a team of 3 or 4 students to

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Service-Learning in Developing Communities

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth Wittig, City College of the City University of New York

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Environmental Engineering

involved in the chapter are inpursuit of undergraduate degrees in Civil, Mechanical, and Chemical Engineering, but there arealso a handful of students pursuing degrees in Economics, Public Health, Spanish, andCommunications. The student chapter is advised by a professionally licensed EnvironmentalEngineer and faculty in the Civil Engineering (CE) Department at the CUNY City College ofNew York (CCNY). The chapter also receives guidance from a licensed Structural Engineer andCE faculty, and from a practicing licensed Environmental Engineer.Our first project is nearing completion. In this project, we are developing a potable water supplyto serve over 350 people, distributed across several valleys in a mountainous region in Honduras.Even by Honduran

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Baier, Florida International University; Yong Tao, Florida International University

construction professionals who willeventually, however, be required to work together as a team in the workplace. With theSolar Decathlon project at Florida International University (FIU) we demonstrated a freshinterdisciplinary approach to higher education, allowing students from these variousdepartments to work together on a design/construction project, just as would be the casein the “real world.” The project called for the design, construction and transportation of a800-ft2, modular, solar powered house to compete at the National Mall in Washington,D.C., USA, from September 27 to October 19, 2005. In a two-year period, we formed aspecial course in which students participated in the various phases of the project, whileearning their educational

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Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

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Aerospace

professor, it was painfully obvious to me that students lackedfree hand drawing skills and that these skills are needed for improving theirvisualization and spatial orientation. Approximately ten years ago, I was tired ofhearing “we can’t do this” from my students, and I figured the primary reason thatthey lacked these skills was simply that no one had ever shown them basicdrawing procedures. Since then, I have attempted to do this and have seendramatic results that followed when sketching is taught just fifteen minutes or soweekly during the course of a semester. Initially, the goal of this effort was simplyto provide students with a skill to help them understand their ideas and presentthem to others

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

interactions: advisor / student, and student / studentinteractions during three main venues. The first venue is written communications such as email,daily or weekly research summaries, literature review / discussions, and papers. The secondvenue is oral communication via face-to-face meetings in an office or in the classroom. Thethird venue is demonstrative communication via laboratory training, and side-by-side dataanalysis on computers. Each mode of communication plays a key role in helping students growinto professional researchers with skills in independent problem solving.IntroductionThe New Engineering Educator has many challenging tasks ahead of them as they progresstowards tenure. One of these challenges is establishing a fully functional and

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IE Program Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Diane Schaub, University of Florida; Patrick Patterson, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2007-1869: AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING BODY OF KNOWLEDGE?Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. She received her BS from Mississippi State University and her MS and PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology, all in industrial engineering. She has previously served on the faculty of Mississippi State University and the University of Alabama and as IE department chair at Tennessee Tech. She is a registered PE and an ABET evaluator.Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology Jacqueline Reynolds Mozrall, Ph.D. is Department Head in Industrial and Systems Engineering at

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The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2256: ATTRACTING AND RETAINING FEMALES IN ENGINEERINGPROGRAMS: USING AN STSE APPROACHLisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey is the Lecturer, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the continuous improvement of the design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and implementation of teaching and learning initiatives and innovations. Lisa is cross-appointed with the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/UT (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto). Lisa holds a Masters in

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Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leo McAfee, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-2381: FACTORS FOR AN EFFECTIVE LSAMP REULeo McAfee, University of Michigan Leo C. McAfee received the BS degree from Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, in 1966, and the MSE and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in 1967 and 1970, respectively, all degrees in Electrical Engineering. He joined the University of Michigan in 1971 and is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has had summer and leave positions at General Motors Research Laboratories, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and Telecom Analysis Systems. He has held leadership positions for curriculum and degree

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-1822: MULTINATIONAL DESIGN: KEYS TO INCORPORATINGMULTINATIONAL DESIGNOwen Carlson, Brigham Young University Owen Carlson graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University in April 2007. He speaks Cantonese fluently and lived in Hong Kong from 2001-2003. He worked for BD Medical in product design and manufacturing. Currently he is working for ATL technology as a Global Product Developer.Mason Webster, Brigham Young University Mason Webster is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and has completed two internships in China at a Lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant. Next

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Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Robertson, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-577: MATCHING JOB REQUIREMENTS TO DISCIPLINE SKILLSJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is Professor of Microelectronics at the ASU Polytechnic campus in Mesa, Arizona. He has extensive industry experience and has helped develop a new curriculum in Electronic Systems.Richard Newman, Arizona State University Richard Newman is Director of Training at the ASU Polytechnic Microelectronics Teaching Factory. His background includes work in industry and the Community College sector. He also directs the recruitment team for the Electronic Systems Department. Page 12.1035.1

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Issues Affecting Engineering Technology Program Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-2916: INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM INENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETYHoward Evans, National University Dr. Howard Evans was appointed founding Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology, National University, in October, 2003. He received B.S. degrees in Physics and Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Science from the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Evans has over 20 years of executive and senior technical management experience at 3M Company and IBM Corporation, primarily leading multidisciplinary, global technical organizations responsible for R&D; new business and market development

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Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Quintanilla, University of North Texas; Nandika D'Souza, University of North Texas; Jianguo Liu, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

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Mathematics

AC 2007-1878: INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERING CONCEPTS IN FRESHMANCALCULUSJohn Quintanilla, University of North Texas Associate Professor, Mathematics Department PhD, Princeton UniversityNandika D'Souza, University of North Texas Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department PhD, Texas A&M UniversityJianguo Liu, University of North Texas Associate Professor Mathematics Department PhD, Cornell UniversityReza Mirshams, University of North Texas Professor Reza Mirshams is Associate Dean of Engineering for Academic Affairs at the University of North Texas. Dr. Mirshams has degrees in Industrial Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering in the area of mechanical behavior of

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Myszka, University of Dayton; Scott Schneider, University of Dayton; Scott Segalewitz, University of Dayton

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International

AC 2007-2225: INTEGRATING CHINESE STUDENTS INTO AN AMERICANCLASSROOM: LESSONS LEARNEDDavid Myszka, University of Dayton Dave Myszka is a Professor of Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. Dave is a Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in Ohio and is actively involved in applied research with industry, specifically in the areas of intrumentation and computer aided design analysis. Dave received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo . He also received an M.B.A. degree form the University of Dayton.Scott Schneider, University of Dayton Professor Scott Schneider joined the Engineering Technology faculty at the University

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Douglas R. Carroll; Hong Sheng

Distance Education: Not Just for Distance Students Douglas R. Carroll, Hong Sheng University of Missouri-RollaAbstract A Mechanics of Materials course was offered with two enrollment options.Students could enroll in the class as on-campus distance students or as regular students.The regular students attended the lectures live in the usual fashion. The on-campusdistance students did not come to class, other than to take the exams. The on-campusdistance students could watch the class live on the internet, or watch the recorded lecturesat a time more convenient to them. Office hours for all students in the class wereconducted as distance office hours using Webex