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NSF Grantees' Poster Session
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
curriculum 1, 2, 3. We have had positive assessment results from our ownpilot testing at Rowan University and with the use of some of the materials in the FreshmanChemical Engineering course at the State University of New York-Stony Brook 4. We havedisseminated some of our results through ASEE conference papers, and some of the problem setsdescribed in this paper will be used in the next edition of Felder, Rousseau and Newell,Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 4th ed 5.Our current efforts are to expand our dissemination through the ASEE Chemical EngineeringDivision (CHED) Summer School. This will help extend the reach of our materials to anaudience of educators early in their careers who will be able to directly impact the students
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Design Tools and Methodology II
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Cozzens, Southern Utah University
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Design in Engineering Education
”, I had the opportunity to attendseveral training sessions. In those training sessions, references to YouTube Channels,podcasts, and blogs were listed as external references and/or additional training for thespecific SolidWorks tool being presented in the session. June 2011, I attended a UACTE(Utah Association for Career and Technical Education) Conference. At this conference, thetraining for all the state CAD instructors included how to access and use free web-basedtraining material. All the instructors were eager to view and sample the training. Most of theinstructors were eager to implement the training into their class rooms.Keeping this in mind, in this paper I describe changes implemented in my web-based CADtraining used at a university
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"Modular" Learning
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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Chemical Engineering
career.”was a bit different from typical • “Yes, it was a good assignment.”engineering homework sets. Do • “I thought it was a really interesting way to learn theyou think that the DOE concepts.”assignment demonstrated therelevance of DOE concepts ineveryday life?Was the DOE assignment more • “Yes! It was a fun assignment that challenged students’enjoyable to complete than a creativity.”typical homework assignment? • “Yes! I liked it a lot.” • “I'm not sure if enjoyable is the right word, but it is a great way to illustrate the concepts in DOE.” • “I don't usually consider homework to ever be
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Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Elizabeth Wiggins-Lopez, PSU-Berks
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Energy Conversion and Conservation
Paper ID #6786Low Voltage Power Distribution System Provides Incubator for Energy-RelatedStudent ProjectsDr. Dale H. Litwhiler P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dr. Dale H. Litwhiler is an associate professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, Pa. He received his B.S. from Penn State University, M.S. from Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Lehigh University, all in Electrical Engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer.Mrs. Elizabeth Wiggins-Lopez, PSU-Berks
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Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stewart Parnell Prince, California State University Northridge; Yassaman Tarazkar, California State University, Northridge
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Design in Engineering Education
, and career advice each semester and would be supervised directly by a faculty mentor.Students who demonstrated skills in the area of research were given the opportunity to performsuch paid activities in summer.While the primary goal of the study was to increase the number of minority students enteringSTEM at CSUN, goals also included increasing this student base who transfer from JCs ,monitoring their progress and ensuring they graduate in a timely manner, and creating atemplate, or model for other institutions to use in the future.As shown in figure 1, the number of minority students at CSUN, and in particular Hispanicstudents, is increasing. These students enter CSUN (1) as freshman (2) as upper divisiontransfers from JCs
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Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shiran Zhavian; James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College
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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering
Learning”, J Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 11(4) pp421-437 2006[2] Lang, H.G., et al., “A Study of Technical Signs in Science: Implications for LexicalDatabase Development”, J Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 12(1) pp 65-79 2006[3] Marschark, M. et al., “Learning via Direct and Mediated Instruction by DeafStudents”, J Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 13(4) pp 546-561 2008[4] Santos, Carol, “New program encourages deaf to pursue engineering careers”, PurdueNews, Accessed January 10, 2012,, February 1996[5] Schock, Jaimie, “How engineering instructors adapt to the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students”, PRISM, January 2011[6] Lang, H., “Teaching Science, Enigneering, and Mathematics to Deaf Students: TheRole of Technology in Instruction and
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Approaches to Teaching Ethics
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology
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Engineering Ethics
quit raising their hands in the affirmative,although there are always a few diehard hold-outs, whether out of sincere belief or sheerobstinance, I can never tell.One cautionary note: some students may see professionalism as a checklist, perhaps as anunintended consequence of our board lists: develop that skill/attribute and presto! You are aprofessional! So it is important to discuss, in a follow-up session, that professionalism involvesmuch more than checking items off of a list; it comes from within. It is part of an individual’sintellectual and psychological make-up, and, for some, an almost epiphanic awareness.Professionalism is much more than a job or career. It is a lifestyle.Student ReactionsStudent reactions emerge in two written
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Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brianno D. Coller, Northern Illinois University
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Mechanics
AC 2012-3659: PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON USING A VIDEO GAME INTEACHING DYNAMICSDr. Brianno D. Coller, Northern Illinois University Brianno Coller is an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering. He started his research career ap- plying fairly deep mathematical ideas to gain insight into how complex physical and engineering systems work. His work was theoretical and somewhat abstract. Since then, his research has evolved toward studying a different type of complex system: how students learn and become excited about engineering. In this endeavor, Coller is mostly a ”nuts and bolts” practitioner, an engineer, and an experimentalist
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Mechanics Concepts II
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert E. Efimba P.E., Howard University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University
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Mechanics
applications and engineering mechanics education.Dr. Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University Tori Rhoulac Smith began as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Howard University in 2003. In this position, she served as an academic and research Advisor, instructor for a variety of undergraduate and graduate engineering courses, and researcher on traffic engineering and engineering education projects. Feeling an overwhelming desire to work more directly on identifying and meeting the needs of increased recruitment, retention, and achievement of traditionally-underrepresented minority students in engineering disciplines, she shifted her career focus and now serves as an instructor and undergraduate
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Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeffrey Corbet Johnson, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
like solid state micro-electronics, students’ exposure to experiences related to equipment and processes used for thefabrication of functional devices greatly impact their education and understanding of the field.Moreover, it provides them the opportunity to develop a skill set and an advantage that helpsthem as they start their careers in this field.The production of completed devices often entails a considerable investment of time andresources owing to the number of processing steps associated with these devices as well as thecomplex nature of the processing technology. Successful device fabrications necessitate acertain level of procedural optimization, which is not suitable for integration into a semester longundergraduate course. This is
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NSF Grantees' Poster Session
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Robert M. Nickel, Bucknell University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Ames, Iowa in 2000 in electrical engi- neering and biomedical engineering. He is a Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J., where he chairs the department and also directs the Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition Laboratory. His recent and current works are funded primarily through National Sci- ence Foundation’s CAREER and Energy, Power, and Adaptive Systems programs. His primary research interests encompass various related areas of computational intelligence, neural networks, and learning systems, including ensemble based learning, incremental and nonstationary learning, data and decision fusion, and their real-world applications, in which he has more than 120
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Projects in Alternative Energy
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David H. Domermuth, Appalachian State University
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Energy Conversion and Conservation
AC 2012-4039: PYROLYTIC CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO BIOCHAR,BIOCRUDE, AND ELECTRICITYDr. David H. Domermuth, Appalachian State University David Domermuth is a professor at Appalachian State University where he has been teaching for 22 years. His career began in metals manufacturing and has shifted to furniture and now industrial design. Domer- muth teaches the engineering aspects of product design. He has three degrees in mechanical engineering and has lived abroad for five years. His research focus is alternative energy, beginning with ocean geother- mal, and moving to biomass pyrolosis. His primary hobby is road biking with 30 years of riding in the Appalachian mountains
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Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas
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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering
economic analysis, sustainable engineering, and integrated resource management. She is a member of ASEE, ASEM, APICS, IIE, and SWE. She is a licensed P.E. in Kansas.Dr. Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas Edward A. Pohl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Pohl spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, where he served in a variety of engineering, analysis, and academic positions during his career. He received a Ph.D. in system and industrial engineering from the University of Arizona in 1995, a M.S. in reliability engineering from the University of Arizona in 1993, a M.S. in system engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1988, a M.S
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Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University
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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering
, andother disciplines. Students are enrolled for two reasons: 1) they're deeply interested in the subjector 2) general education requirements force them to attend. The courses usually do not haveprerequisites therefore while some students have extensive science backgrounds, others havenone. It is a challenge for teachers of these courses to take into account the wide range ofscientific knowledge of their students.Non-science majors are faced with numerous forces that pull them in different directions—socialization, career, and scientific literacy. They are not well equipped to lead the nation,through its diversified and challenging problems by making informed decisions about issues suchas industrial globalization, sustainability or alternative
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Spatial Visualization
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University
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Engineering Design Graphics
AC 2012-3305: SPATIAL SKILLS AMONG MINORITY AND INTERNA-TIONAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University Sheryl Sorby is Visiting Professor in the Engineering Education and Innovation Center at the Ohio State University and Professor Emerita of mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics at Michigan Techno- logical University. She recently served as Program Director within the Division of Undergraduate Educa- tion at the National Science Foundation. She began her academic career on the faculty at Michigan Tech in 1986, starting first as an instructor while completing her Ph.D. degree and later joining the tenure-track ranks in 1991. Sorby is the former Associate Dean for Academic Programs in
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Laboratory Development in ECE I
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University
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Electrical and Computer
its kind in the U.S.Prof. John Y. Hung, Auburn University John Y. Hung is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University, where he has been on the faculty since 1989. Prior to his academic career, he worked for Johnson Controls, Inc., in the field of digital controllers for commercial building automation systems, and also worked as a consultant in control systems design. Hung is a Fellow of IEEE, and is President-elect of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES). Previously, he served IES as Treasurer and Vice President for Conference Activities. He served as General Co-chair for the 2008 IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference (IECON-2008) and the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
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Methods of Teaching and Learning in Construction
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University
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Construction
successful.IntroductionIntroductory courses within an academic field of study are often challenging for first-yearstudents. They are often required to acquire a new discipline-specific vocabulary – terminologythat will be used throughout their academic and professional career – and they are often notprepared for the amount of self-directed studying they must do to be successful.Students regularly overestimate their knowledge and abilities1. Accurate self-knowledge,defined as the ability to accurately judge one’s level of knowledge, is necessary at the collegelevel. Students must be able to recognize what they already know, but more importantly, whatthey do not know so they can take steps to ensure that their end knowledge meets instructor andcourse expectations2. Some
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First-year Programs Poster Session
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William Berg, University of Texas, Brownsville
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First-Year Programs
interaction among faculty and students. This provided a foundation ofmutual respect. The warm relationship persisted and grew for the college careers of the studentswho stuck with Engineering. Page 25.1203.9Discussions and exercises following the history of engineering videos also helped studentsdevelop lasting academic relationships as discussions were non-competitive, non-threatening,and the subject matter was broad, deep and equally new to all. Thus, there was more value to thecourse than merely English practice.The students who showed no strong inclination to do homework during the Summer Bridge alsoshowed no strong inclination to do so after
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Linking K-12 to Post-secondary
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Jane A. Petrus, Louisiana Tech University
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. In her role, she assists engineering and science students in academic advising, career planning, and more. She also helps coordinate K-12 outreach programs like TechSTEP. Petrus has a degree in mechanical engineering and spent two years working for the Dow Chemical Company before working at Louisiana Tech University. Page 25.1209.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Summary Results from Seven Years of LaTechSTEP: A High- School Teacher Development and Student Recruiting ProgramAbstractLaTechSTEP is a
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Lessons learned
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts University
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
communities. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1995. 32(1): p. 99-119.3. Kotte, D., Gender Differences in Science Achievement in 10 Countries. Vol. 9. 1992, New York: Peter Lang. 305.4. Kennedy, K. Engineering Career Day For Girls: Briding the Gap Between High School & The "Real" World. in American Society for Engineering Education. 2006. Portland, Oregon.5. Christie, B. Girls, Solidworks, Robots and Mouse Trap Cars....Oh My. in American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference. 2010. Louisville, KY.6. Noble, J., et al. Empowering Girls: Measuring The Impact Of Science Technology And Engineering Preview Summer Camps (Steps). in American Society for Engineering Education Annual
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NSF Grantees' Poster Session
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Santosh Chandana Golagani, University of Texas, San Antonio; Moosa Esfahanian, University of Texas, San Antonio; David Akopian, University of Texas, San Antonio; Can Saygin, University of Texas, San Antonio
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) Laboratory. He received his B.S. (1989), M.S. (1992), and Ph.D. (1997) degrees in mechanical engineering with emphasis on manufacturing engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara in Turkey. In his academic career, he worked at the University of Toledo (1997-1999) and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri, Rolla) (1999-2006) before joining UTSA in Aug. 2006. For more, please visit http://engineering.utsa.edu/˜saygin/. Page 25.1270.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Template–Based Image Processing Toolkit for
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2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Sundar Krishnamurty; Robert Gao; John Ritter; Donald Fisher; Janis Terpenny
social responsibility.2) Interdisciplinary Education Assistive technology is an interdisciplinary field of great breadth. It encompasses electromechanical systems design, simulation, embedded computing, materials, human factors, and the understanding of assistive learning processes. Exposure of students to this broad field and contact with practicing industrial designers at an early stage in their career enhances their understanding of the importance of cross-discipline integration. This understanding is critical for today's engineers to face the challenges of the 21st century and provide better service to the society at large.3) Integration of Research and Education The capstone course sequence enhances the efforts of the
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2001 Annual Conference
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Jerry Sellers; Douglas Bayley
Page 6.887.5 available an average of five hours per week. Unlike a normal university or“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Educators Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2001, American Society of Engineering Education” graduate school, cadets at the USAF Academy have 95% of their time scheduled for them, giving them very little flexibility to devote additional time to the program even if they want to. • 100% turn-over each year—The USAF Academy is an undergraduate institution only, thus each year we lose our seniors to their careers in the Air Force and can’t keep them around as graduate students to continue
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2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Kevin Murphy; Ismail Orabi
vibrations in manufacturing processes such as wireelectro-discharge machining (EDM). Dr. Murphy has been awarded a NASA GSRPDistinguished Fellowship, an NSF Career Award and several other competitive grants in supportof his research and teaching efforts. He has served on the review boards for several technicaljournals and for the National Science Foundation. He has received four awards for distinguished teaching.Ismail I. Orabi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He receivedhis Ph.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New Yorkand B.S. from Cairo Institute of Technology, all in Mechanical Engineering. In the past 10years, he has established three Laboratories: the Materials Testing
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2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Sue Ann Kearns; Merredith Portsmore; Judy Barsosky; Catherine Rogers; Chris Rogers
activities at the first grade level.IntroductionThe primary goal of Tufts University’s Center for Engineering Educational Outreach (CEEO) isto bring engineering into the K-12 classroom. Constantly building and taking things apart togain a better understanding of how they work, children are natural engineers. By bringingengineering into the classroom, these natural instincts can be capitalized on to excite childrenabout math and science and interest them in a future careers in science , math , and engineering.Engineering also provides a way to integrate subjects and to show students the real worldapplications of the subjects they are learning. It lends itself to the development of personallymeaningful projects that the students can relate to and
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2001 Annual Conference
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April Wilson; David Ollis
-technical school. Jody Moss wishes to return to CPE next summer, in the role of rappor-teur for the summer 2001 experience. Ben Mead would be interested in a summer internship in France or inCanada. William Huang and Arathi Bale are also interested in further overseasexperiences, perhaps in France. April Wilson (rapporteur and co-author) has a heightened interest in aneventual international career with a French connection. These data indicate that the CPE summer experience can be profitably pursued byNCSU students at any class level (freshman, sophomore, junior However, to more firmlyaid CPE in developing a reliable exchange program with NCSU, a future NCSU effortshould concentrate on
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2001 Annual Conference
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Macy Reynolds; Joseph Untener
faculty training focused on positive attitudestoward writing as one of the engineering skills, the program will benefit students and theireventual employers. After establishing the matrix approach, the department will begin to assesswhether employers find that graduates are ready to leave the university and begin careers withthe ability to communicate professionally with their peers.Bibliography1. Alford, Elisabeth M. Writing center programs for engineering Proceedings - 29th Annual Frontiers in EducationConference, v3, 1998,p518-522. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ2. Baren, R. Teaching writing in required undergraduate engineering courses: A materials course example. J. Eng.Educ.; vol. 82, no.1 pp59-61, 19933. Berry, Frederick C.; Carlson, Patricia A
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2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Ryan Wicker; Connie Della-Piana; Bill Diong
understanding of thelecture material and prepare them better for a rewarding engineering career. To achieve this, a proposal was recently submitted to the National Science Foundation’sCourse, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program1 for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Dynamic Systems and Controls instructional laboratory at UTEP. The proposal was funded,this laboratory was developed and it is now being used by both Electrical and MechanicalEngineering undergraduate students at UTEP. Its main goals are to:a. prepare students to be multidisciplinary in their thinkingb. introduce students to a model-based simulation-oriented approach to control systems designand developmentc. let students gain experience with the actual equipment
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2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Sema Alptekin; Reza Pouraghabagher; Patricia McQuaid; Daniel Waldorf
across California will have an attractive option for studying manufacturingengineering and establishing successful careers in the field; and finally, regional employers willfind talented, enthusiastic graduates who are better-equipped to meet today’s industry challengesand contribute to company success.Bibliography1. URL: http://virtual.ime.calpoly.edu/vf/2. URL: http://wait.pspt.fi/english/default.htm3. URL: http://bizednet.bris.ac.uk:8080/virtual/4. URL: http://factory.isye.gatech.edu/index.htm5. URL: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ise/research.htmlSEMA E. ALPTEKINDr. Sema Alptekin is a professor of the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at Cal Poly StateUniversity in San Luis Obispo. She has been serving as the department chair
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2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Leslie Dorworth; Barbara Mania-Farnell; Susan Scachitti
, recommendations were developed to help perpetuate growth and retention of womenin the STEM areas. Among the recommendations were mentoring programs and outreachprograms.In addition to gathering data regarding gender inequities during the early years of project STEM,the committee also collaborated on the facilitation of a major project which focused on regionalhigh-school students. This project was funded by a grant that amounted to $46,000 for region-wide activities including $7,000 for the university to host a program called the WorkplaceGender Equity Project (WGEP). This was a one-day workshop to encourage high-schoolstudents to pursue education and careers in fields traditionally dominated by one gender (eithermale or female). The committee