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2000 Annual Conference

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Stacy Marie Olaskowitz; Shane T.J. Kemper

categories: academia orresearch.Upon completion of establishing the laboratory goals, the next step is to identify whichavenues of funding to pursue. For example, if building a research lab were the objective,one would pursue funding from the research allocated funds.In identifying potential local donors, it is suggested to pursue different avenues. Someleads to start your funding search are the following: the local chamber of commerce,local newspaper, the college career office and the R&D department at the school.In some cases the donations from industry may be less then desirable. However, it isrecommended to accept these donations. There are several unrecognized benefits toused equipment donations such as: a learning experience is provided by

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2000 Annual Conference

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James J. Alpigini

Option B – Elective option (9 credits; select three courses from approved I.S. curriculum)A tenet of the MSIS program is that to manage technology effectively, it is necessary first tounderstand the technology. For this reason, a course in computer architecture is included as oneof the engineering core courses. The course is introductory in nature, offered at the level of asenior undergraduate or first year graduate. Despite its fundamental nature, teaching the courserepresents a major challenge for the instructor due to the diverse technical backgrounds of thestudents, many of whom are “career shifters.” That is, they are shifting into the field ofinformation science from non-technical backgrounds such

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott J. Amos; James L. Otter

intuitive, visual, inductive, reflective and sequential learning styles. Engineeringtechnology faculty tend to prefer sensing, visual, deductive and sequential methods, with nodistinct preference between active and reflective methods. Dr. Felder's studies and philosophiessupport the objectives of this project to assess student perceptions and learning styles comparedto provided delivery methods.With the construction industry demands on graduates of construction programs ever increasing,it is important that students in the program receive "real-world" experiences early and often intheir academic career. The importance of integrating practical experience, technical knowledgeand interactive communication guided the objectives for the first phase of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahador Ghahramani

particular andengineering as a whole. Besides required courses, students are also encouraged to register forelectives in management and technical areas that most effectively satisfy their personal andprofessional careers. NTU students are assigned an academic advisor from the faculty. Advisors assiststudents in selection of the academic programs, planning their curriculum, registration, and otherpertinent information. Students are responsible for interfacing with their advisors and addressingtheir academic problems and issues.US ARMY ENGINEERING SCHOOL AND OTHER PROGRAMS The US Army Engineering School at Ft. Leonard Wood (USAES) is located to the southof Rolla, Missouri. USAES is a training school for the Army’s Engineering Officer

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1997 Annual Conference

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Raymond Yannuzzi; Edward McDonnell; Bradshaw Kinsey; Robert Bowman

thepartnership. Philadelphia greatly increased its enrollment in Shipyard courses. Delaware andCamden, offering courses at the site for the first time, found new students for specializedprograms and attracted additional students from the Shipyard to campus-based programs as well.Drexel began to develop a career path and transfer opportunities for two-year graduates inapplied technologies. Building a consortium requires taking a risk and a willingness to examine and perhaps changeestablished attitudes and ways of operating. "Working together" often means "workingdifferently" and accepting the possibility that doing things in another way (like scheduling,admissions, credit transfer) can lead to favorable results. The Shipyard partners took a risk

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Sumit Ghosh; Raymond Kuo

primarily upper-middle-class high school students and parents whoview college as a pivotal career investment, the process of choosing colleges and preparing for admissionhas become extremely important. Parents are aware that going to a selective college increases one's socialstanding, contacts, and income potential. Today, the admissions process is often viewed as an erratic, highlycompetitive, chancey game over which neither parents nor students have much control. Kravets [2] paints avivid picture of the typical applicant's frustration and apprehension.Karen [3] describes the roles of academic achievement and ``ascription'' in the admission process atHarvard University, as examined in 1994. Karen notes that students whose parents have attended

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Rossler

. As the academic section wears on, an instructor can feelas if she or he works in the fast food business. The above situation, however, works counter tothe goal of integration.Second, students look to be trained, not educated. In this regard the managerial ethos seems wellingrained in these students by their senior year. Like many managers, they apply short-sightedthinking under the philosophical banner of pragmatism. Both assigned work and materialpresented are judged against an application criterion that has a (seemingly) short time horizonattached to it: Can I apply this at work tommorrow? While the variety of co-op employers,employment experiences, and future career plans leads different students to different answers tothis question

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Hayes; David Pittner; Bryon Formwalt; Daniel J. Pack

robotics: design and gait control of a six legged robot, design andnavigational control for a mobile robot, and autonomous helicopter control. Thestudents agree that an undergraduate research project is a valuable ‘bridge’ betweentheir undergraduate academic careers and the next stages of their lives, working as AirForce engineers or continuing the academic path to graduate school. The paper presentsthe three different student perspectives on the subject of undergraduate researchregarding the value, the drawback, and the type of research which can be performedgiven the constraints of time and advanced knowledge. The paper will also include theopinions of the faculty mentor concerning the observations made by students. Inaddition, the paper will

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

. & Strategy: Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, Competitive Advantage, Change Management, Human Resource Management (Skills Sub-scales: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, and Human Resource Management) & Productivity: Design for manufacturability, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Career Management, Decision Analysis (Skills Sub-scale: Strategic Planning) & Leadership: Managerial Communication, Designing Organizations for Teams, The Creative Process, Presentational Speaking (Skills Sub-scales: Organizational Leadership, and Managerial Communication) & Global

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

craig evers

achievements varies from the students’ Page 2.468.1self-expectations. Papers acknowledged that “student performance must be weighed," but passedon quickly to deal with other aspects of the teaching experience. Some papers mentioned the useof different techniques to award grades, and there was talk of the “curve," but it seems that verylittle resource is focused on the development of this curve.In the course of a lengthy industrial career, this engineer has participated in, taught, endured, andas a true student, slept through many training sessions regarding the use of metrics to determineproject status. Industry uses many measurements to define

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Eschenbach

endterm evaluations. Each component is described below.Team Work LaboratoriesThe course has a three hour lab section per week. One hour is for an activity section and theother two hours are a computer lab. The first four activity sections are devoted to developingteam work skills.In the activity sessions, students are told that they will often work in groups in their engineeringclasses and later during their careers. Thus, it is important to learn how to work well in groups.The instructor introduces four group work roles that are always assigned during ENGR 111group work sessions: Scribe: Records the minutes of the group work. Facilitator: Engages all members in the group process. Presenter: Presents a summary of the group’s

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

the fact that course content complexity increases later in the curriculum. Thismaturation refers to the increased complexity in the course goals and objectives and how thecourse lectures must be adjusted to meet those intentions. It is convenient to explain this changein the lecture in relationship to the curriculum as well as to the courses within that curriculum. Page 3.73.3 Session 1675The Curriculum Perspective As suggested above, all engineering curricula tackle the task of preparing their graduatesfor a successful engineering career by

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

David E. Clough

; Cascade Control Fluids Unit Evaporator Flow ControlActive-Learning ComponentDuring my somewhat lengthy career of teaching process control, I have worked diligently on myperformance as a lecturer, keeping well in mind the well-publicized necessary conditions toexcellent teaching: ¾ knowledge of subject ¾ organization ¾ communication ¾ rapport ¾ fairnessMuch of this work focused on my performance. After enough time, I felt I had squeezed asmuch performance out of myself, and yet I was dissatisfied in two aspects of the students’experience in the course: ¾ extent of

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. de Kryger; David A. Lopez

detailed information regarding the dates, travel requirements, costs, and post trip obligations.Several previous participants are usually in attendance at this first meeting to provide additionalinformation and give a student’s perspective of trip dynamics and benefits. Those who areinterested are given an informational packet which includes an exchange application. Later,during the first week of the second semester, early in January, the final recruiting effort isconducted.The student selection process is based upon class standing, letters of recommendation, and a shortessay addressing such things as career goals, international experience, expected benefits, and how

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John D. Whittaker; Ted G. Eschenbach

ofengineering but without the “use and convenience of man” part.What do engineers do? The definitions and functions do not describe the actual minutia of the engineer’s job. Itis difficult to visualize exactly what one is doing when designing, planning, or fulfilling any ofthe other functions. However, what engineers do is of considerable concern to engineeringeducators. Adequately conceptualizing and describing a career is an obvious pre-requisite todeveloping an educational program for it. We have undertaken an observational study of engineers in practice. Rather than asking,we would observe and record, and in this way develop an activity-based definition ofengineering. This activity-based definition is more inclusive than a common

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexander N. Cartwright

Students Asking Questions WithinA Learning Community,” NSF Curriculum Reform Institute, Oshkosh, WI (1997). Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.in the U.S. and other countries.8. Landis, Raymond B. (1995). Studying Engineering A Road Map to a Rewarding Career. Burbank, CA:Discovery Press.9. David Hunkeller, Julie E. Sharp, “Assigning Functional Groups: The Influence of Group Size, Academic Record,Practical Experience, and Learning Style,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 4, 1997, pp. 321-332.10. Chrysanthe Demetry and James E. Groccia, “A Comparative Assessment of Students’ Experiences in TwoInstructional Formats of an Introductory Materials Science Course

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

perspective. Collaboration among classmates of variedbackgrounds encourages greater understanding of an increasingly interdependent worldeconomy. Careers will benefit as Indiana employers come to value the broader worldview of graduates.B. Content, Structure, and Rigor of the Course / Program OfferingsThe "voluntary presentation of standards" contain several points to consider in settingstandards for content, structure, and rigor of the course:1. Proposed standard:The home campus departments supervise the credits offered at the host institution abroad.The IUPUI / UNITEN program has met this criteria. The syllabus, textbooks, andsupporting course materials are specified by the home department for each content area.A chief academic officer on site

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

perspective. Collaboration among classmates of variedbackgrounds encourages greater understanding of an increasingly interdependent worldeconomy. Careers will benefit as Indiana employers come to value the broader worldview of graduates.B. Content, Structure, and Rigor of the Course / Program OfferingsThe "voluntary presentations of standards" contain several points to consider in settingstandards for content, structure, and rigor of the course:1. Proposed standard:The home campus departments supervise the credits offered at the host institution abroad.The IUPUI / UNITEN program has met this criteria. The syllabus, textbooks, andsupporting course materials are specified by the home department for each content area.A chief academic officer on site

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

perspective. Collaboration among classmates of variedbackgrounds encourages greater understanding of an increasingly interdependent worldeconomy. Careers will benefit as Indiana employers come to value the broader worldview of graduates.B. Content, Structure, and Rigor of the Course / Program OfferingsThe "voluntary presentations of standards" contain several points to consider in settingstandards for content, structure, and rigor of the course:1. Proposed standard:The home campus departments supervise the credits offered at the host institution abroad.The IUPUI / UNITEN program has met this criteria. The syllabus, textbooks, andsupporting course materials are specified by the home department for each content area.A chief academic officer on site

Conference Session

Conceptual Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

learning in sophomore engineering courses, and investigation of the career motivations of women and men as they relate to engineering.Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa C. Benson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Dr. Benson teaches first year engineering, undergraduate research methods, and graduate engineering education courses. Her research interests include student-centered active learning in undergraduate engineering, assessment of motivation, and how motivation affects student learning. She is also involved in projects that utilize Tablet PCs to enhance

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

backgrounds.In all, 91 student interviews were conducted. The interviews used a protocol consisting of 15open-ended questions which asked participants about their background, their reasons forbecoming an engineer, and their career goals.Our final method was an electronic survey (N=264) sent to alumni of the college of engineeringof a large midwestern public university. This survey was 37 questions in length, includingquestions on personal background and current professional work. The bulk of the surveyconsisted of likert-scale and open-ended questions on individual’s skills, values, and professionalpractice. Respondents who identified themselves as now working in fields other than

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Solarek, University of Toledo; Hong Wang, The University of Toledo; Allen Rioux, The University of Toledo; William Evans, The University of Toledo; weiqing sun, The University of Toledo

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Computers in Education

withrecruitment and retention by providing students with options based on their interests, learningstyles and academic preparation.As the CSET program grew and established an identity in the region our graduates foundemployment in the discipline and/or went on to graduate school in computer science or closelyrelated areas. In some cases, computer science background of our graduates allow them pursueprofessional careers and graduate education in computer science. We believe that the computerscience component leads to increased opportunities for our graduates. CSET graduates fill aniche positioned between the purely technical and the purely theoretical.As we prepared for our general review in the fall of 2006, we were contacted by ABETheadquarters and

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Sandi Hyde, Middle Tennessee State University

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International

now occur creates new challenges. The growth of global economies reinforcesthe need for cultural sensitivity and cultural awareness about the countries in which products andservices are to be designed, produced. Ideally, these concepts and their importance areintroduced to students early in their academic careers through international travel or internationalstudies. However, many engineering programs are rigidly structured in a way that makes takinga semester to study abroad, or taking additional classes in international business, prohibitive.Therefore , it becomes necessary to expose students to culturally-diverse concepts outside of theideal.Student involvement in campus activities enhances the students’ communication and networkingskills

Conference Session

Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Brumback, University of Alabama; Randal Schumacker, The University of Alabama; Daniel Fonseca, The University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

of empirical evidence in this area of study. Both Group I and Group II studies indicated that there is a positive relationship between cognition and undergraduate engineering student outcomes. There was not enough evidence to suggest a trend between procedural characteristics and cognitive characteristics to student outcomes in undergraduate student outcomes.IntroductionEngineering education has, in the past, typically referred to those educational programs leadingto a professional degree in engineering. A number of degrees are offered in this career fieldincluding Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy. Lately a number ofdegree programs have been developed at the Associate of Science

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Katharine Golding, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, staffing, and funding).Based on the work to date we conclude with thoughts on directions for future researchand practice in this area.IntroductionBackground/Context. Motivated by the key role that engineers play in bringing newdiscoveries and technologies to the market, universities have begun in the last twodecades to offer entrepreneurship as part of engineering education in the U.S. This hasproduced a rich and diverse landscape of programs, courses and extracurricularopportunities for engineering and science students. Entrepreneurship is increasinglyviewed as a necessary area of competency and a career path for engineering graduateswho need to be equipped with an appropriate knowledge base, skill set and an

Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

architectural and engineering students differ from general studies or liberalarts majors in that they have a more narrow focus for their career goals and associated learningobjectives. When we were students, we typically focused more on courses in the major becausewe knew that it would someday lead to a job, and so on. Assuming our instructors created awarm and inviting learning environment, how much more could they have done to motivate us inthe discipline?This paper takes Victory Vroom’s Expectancy Theory1 on motivation and applies it to a group ofundergraduate architectural engineering technology (AET) students to see what factors motivatethem to learn more and perform better today. This paper is not meant to be an in-depth scientificstudy in

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Wathen, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Hunt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, she changed career paths to lead CETL where she works with faculty, instructors, and graduate students to help them teach effectively so that our students can learn.Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology Pete Ludovice is an Associate Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Page 15.96.1 Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. After completing his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and M.I.T. respectively he did post-doctoral work and IBM, NASA and the ETH-Zurich. He then managed the polymer products group at Molecular Simulations Inc

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand; Ian Jandrell, University of the Witwatersrand

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Electrical and Computer

excluded and leaving the university, after up to five yearsof study, with nothing more than their School Leaving Certificate.In the second and third year the engineering courses require conceptual thinking and learningwhich was clearly not developed in the previous years of study. In the first year we can blamethe poor secondary school system for not providing us with the correct “raw material” for oureducation process, but by third year we should have provided the required processes to changethe “raw material” into what our system requires. This is the responsibility of the first yearcourses and lecturers. An added responsibility, with our diverse intake, is to “persuade” studentswith no interest in engineering to pursue other careers at an early

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McNally, Purdue University

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International

implementing research collaborations and educational programs are reviewed. Feedback onthis question solicited from other faculty and deans is provided. Through this paper, the author hopes tobegin a dialogue concerning the benefits and pitfalls of international activities for new faculty.Introduction: Globalization is a process in which regional societies, their economies and cultures arebecoming integrated through worldwide communications. Most universities, cities, states and countriesare spending a great deal of resources to insure their organization is involved in this process. Phrasessuch as “Meeting Global Challenges” and “enhancing student success with careers in a dynamic globalsociety” are used in two of the three major goals in our

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jeff Naber, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Meng, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; John Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Barry Solomon, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

literature hasproven that students learn by doing, through team-based interactive projects3-8.It is noted that the Alternative Fuels Group Enterprise is one of over twenty enterprises oncampus. The Enterprise program is an opportunity for teams of students from various disciplines(such as chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, as well as business) and differentlevels of their academic careers (sophomore, junior, and senior) to work in a business-like settingto solve real-world problems. Each Enterprise is intended to operate like a real company in theprivate sector and is run by the students with faculty supervision.The Alternative Fuels Group has been in existence since fall 2002. Students can enroll inenterprise project work courses in