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Teaching Innovations in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Guidera

features. This has been attributed to the more developed ability ofexperienced designers to think and visualize in three dimensions as well to the influence ofdesign habits developed over the course of their education and careers which lead them to relymore on 2-dimensional representations [12]. Despite the ubiquitous presence of CAD technology, designers continue to find aspects oftraditional sketch media that contribute to conceptual thinking lacking in CAD interfaces andultimately in the representations produced with CAD, either on screen or in printed form. Asnoted previously, the ineffectiveness of digital media in conceptual design has been attributed tocharacteristics of the markings as well. However, digital media has not been

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lopez; Roger Gonzalez; Paul Leiffer

corporate business model as experienced by the lead author during his industrialengineering career. This model provides a good learning environment for students as theyreceive exposure to a traditional business model they may experience in a company upongraduation.The management structure developed is directly taken from business where the PrincipalInvestigator (PI) is the CEO, and the following positions are assigned to students: ProjectManager (PM), Engineering Leads (EL), and Individual Contributors (IC). Figure 1 shows thestructure used for the 2003-04 academic year in our Intelligent Prosthetic Arm project. This is atypical organizational chart and is determined within the first week of the fall semester by the PIwith input from the incoming

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Czuchry; W. Andrew Clark

Technology or aMasters of Business Administration (MBA) can select coursework with an emphasis inentrepreneurial business practices and concepts. Faculty members from both the technology andbusiness colleges form an interdisciplinary team to help coordinate offerings for students. Tohelp facilitate cross-pollination between diverse fields of study many of these courses are duallisted in both the MBA and Technology curriculums. In addition to the master degree programs,an Entrepreneurial Leadership Graduate Certificate Program has been implemented to providenon-traditional students an opportunity to learn entrepreneurial business concepts that can beapplied directly to their careers. Coursework offered at ETSU to facilitate innovativeentrepreneurship

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shivram Sankar; Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

. Overall, the results show the need for further development of case study materials thatshow how learning STEM concepts is essential in solving real-world problems. A collection ofsuch materials need to be made available to instructors and students using the national digitallibrary initiative. Widespread use of such materials has the potential to get young studentsexcited about pursuing careers in science and engineering. ReferencesAldridge, M.D. (1994). “Professional Practice: A Topic for Engineering Research and Instruction,” Journal ofEngineering Education, 83(3): July 1994, pp. 231-236.Bok, D. Higher Learning, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986.Boyer, E. College; The Undergraduate

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Exploring New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sunday Faseyitan; Robert Myers; Pearley Cunningham; Winston Erevelles

Session 2004-1819 The Manufacturing Learning Model – An Innovative Method for Manufacturing Education Winston F. Erevelles – Robert Morris University Pearley Cunningham – Community College of Allegheny County Sunday Faseyitan – Butler County Community College Robert Myers – Westmoreland County Community CollegeI. IntroductionThe Partnership for Regional Innovation in Manufacturing Education (PRIME) is an industry-driven, academic system delivering innovative manufacturing education and career developmentin southwestern Pennsylvania. The coalition brings

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

the work processesof civil engineers, the allocation of work, educational requirements and career paths, andbusiness opportunities for civil engineering firms are also changing. These changes are leadingto new paradigms for intelligent transportation, smart buildings, SCADA, monitoring andcontrol, disaster management, and intelligent construction.Most observations and conclusions of the IT study will have applicability for civil engineeringprograms in general, even though some specific plans for implementation within our curriculumwill center on the core courses. IT certainly has many applications outside of the core courses,including in simulations, virtual labs, formulation and analysis of design options, demonstrationsand illustrations of

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

. Page 9.981.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationUniversities and K12 institutions share the burden of adequate preparation for students who maychoose technical careers. Indeed, universities “have a crucial role to play in the important stridesbeing made to transform K12 science and math education.”1 Weaknesses in the preparation ofK12 students in science and mathematics are well recognized. The academic performance ofU.S. students in mathematics and science slips from near the top of the list of 48 countries at theelementary level to near the bottom during the high school years

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Betz

and encourage their successful students withspecific aptitudes to enter Technology Education careers, and this acts like a form of institutionalinbreeding. This is significant because these students fit a profile, with an inclination andorientation toward practical hands-on, non-traditional academic work.Creative Crane Competition as a ModelThere were two main reasons for developing the Creative Crane Competition.15 The first reasonwas marketing in nature; promoting interest, rewarding excellence, inspiring students, etc.Although this is not central to the theme of this paper, it provides a justifiably pragmatic reasonfor the College, technology educators, and corporate sponsors to support the effort. The secondreason was pedagogical in

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timokleia Togkalidou; Rudiyanto Gunawan; Mitsuko Fujiwara; Jr., J. Carl Pirkle; Eric Hukkanen; Richard Braatz

learn theory applied to a real-world situation.”These comments suggest that they seemed to realize the importance of the skills they learnedin the class and how they are related to their career goals. Exceptionally Exceptionally High LowRate the instructor’s overall teaching 35% 59% 6% 0% 0%effectiveness Excellent Very poorHow would you characterize the 47% 47% 6%instructor’s ability to explain

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Pawley

may have studied much of our Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationadult lives, which we have been questioned and challenged on through our undergraduate,graduate and professional careers, and which has taken up so much of our time, money, energy,and other personal resources, is potentially damaging to the social position of women in theworld can be a shock. At least, it was for me, at the beginning of my studies in feminist theoriesof science. After all, I had been learning that the ultimate aim of my work in engineering was tostay objective in my relationship to my subject of study (itself

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering/Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andre Sayles

Session 3470 Diversity: An Engineering Process Andre H. Sayles United States Military Academy West Point, NY 10996AbstractEngineers often prefer to work with processes, particularly those that allow for assumptions,inputs, and outputs. Unfortunately, engineers seldom pursue diversity management as perhaps asecondary career field. In this paper, organizational diversity is represented by an engineering-like process having three primary phases and a supporting phase. The Leading Diversity ProcessModel (LDPM) is

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patti Clayton; Steven Peretti; Lisa Bullard

& Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"Appendix CSyllabus for Service-learning ModuleDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYDraft SyllabusCHE 451P, Chemical Engineering Design II – Spring 2003M 1:30-3:20, Riddick 242Instructor: Dr. Steven Peretti (peretti@eos.ncsu.edu) 221 Riddick Labs, 515-6397 Dr. Lisa Bullard (lisa_bullard@ncsu.edu) 206 Riddick Labs, 515-7455Contact: Jennifer King (jlking2@unity.ncsu.edu) 835-4368Objectives: • To assist in providing an understanding of engineering in a broader, community-based context • To discuss issues of diversity and the implications upon the career of engineers • To define and assist in understanding

Conference Session

IE Outreach and Advancement

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Wyrick

foreign companies to sell their goods and products in theUnited States, just as it makes it easier for American companies to sell their goods and productsin foreign markets. Manufacturing facilities are increasingly relocated overseas to takeadvantage of lower production costs, access to raw materials, less stringent regulations, ortaxation considerations.IE students should have an opportunity to understand how their professional careers may leadthem to many different assignments around the globe. In the case of the University of MinnesotaDuluth, many students come from rural settings and have not traveled extensively, especiallyoverseas, and a good appreciation of international opportunities and challenges can be difficult todevelop. This

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lin; Richard Pfile

Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”groups of industry players for everyone’s benefit. These types of certifications are usuallycalled vendor neutral to indicate that they stress general knowledge as opposed to detailedknowledge of some particular vendor’s proprietary products or technologies.Below is a sample list of different certification programs that are readily found in most ofthe publications as well as advisements:Microsoft Certifications (MCP, MCSA, MCDBA, MCSE, MCSD, MCT, MOUS, MOUSMI)Novell Certifications (CNA, CNE, MCNE, CNI, CDE)Oracle Certifications (OCP)Cisco Career Certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CCDA, CCDP)CompTIA Certifications (A+, Network+, i

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecelia Wigal

Execute/EvaluateFigure 2.0: Object Oriented Approach to Systems Modeling (adapted from Levis16)Need for Integrating Technical Communication with the Engineering CurriculumPracticing engineers, industry representatives, and ABET recognize the need for technicalcommunication instruction in the engineering curricula. Studies estimate that engineers spend aminimum of fifty percent of their time on some form of written or verbal communication.18However, many students see written and oral communication as largely unrelated to their futurejobs and/or career goals.19 Engineering students believe that engineering is understanding andbuilding something and does not include explaining and transferring knowledge, and thus, doesnot require rhetorical skills

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Hensel; Paul Stiebitz

reviewing formal technical data packages related to an engineering design. 4.2.Apply the broad range of technical tools and engineering sciences learned during the previous formal educationLevel 5: Synthesis 5.1.Be ready to begin a career as an engineer. 5.2.Synthesize the learning achieved from not only the formal classroom experiences, but also co-op work experiences, to form a solid foundation for subsequent professional development. 5.3.Be able to function in a multi-disciplinary environment. 5.4.Understand the importance of life-ling education. The learning objectives of the DPM class may be mapped against the ABET EC2000educational outcomes as indicated in Table 1. Each department in the college has

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Azzedine Lansari; Abdullah Abonamah; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

, Page 8.860.4students must satisfy the employer’s as well as faculty supervisor’s requirements. In their capstone Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education 3project, they must take responsibility for completing a major project in their chosen field to thesatisfaction of their major program faculty. At the end of their internship, students make a finalreport in which they perform a reflection on their achievement of the learning outcomes and acritical review of their experience. This exercise may help students make better career decisionsupon

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy Camp; Laurie Smith King; Keith Miller; Barbara Moskal

decision would have a positive impact ontheir careers (iv and ix); The reverse was true for students. As was previously discussed,conflicting results between student and faculty outcomes may suggest that maturity andexperience may be important factors in determining the effects of computer ethics education.The causes of these differences span beyond the scope of this paper and are left for futureresearch.The final assessment instrument used was the Computer Ethics Content Assessment. Thisinstrument was specifically designed to measure goal #2, "To increase faculty and students'content knowledge in computer ethics", and to be consistent with Johnson's3 textbook. Bothparticipating faculty and students displayed an increase in their average score

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiangqiao Lan; Donghai Xie

career creation, so as to uplift the comprehensive quality of fostered talents.Bibliography1. Joint Committee on Standards for Education (1994). The program evaluation standard 2nd ed. ThousandOaks, CA: Sage.2. Stufflebeam, D. L. (1991) Foundational Models for 21st Century Program Evaluation. (pp.1-5). Kalamazoo,MI: Western Michigan University, The Evaluation Center.3. Stark, J.S. (1989). Goals for Colleges and Course: A Missing Link in Assessing and Improving AcademicAchievement. District of Columbia, (ERIC No. EDO-HE-89-6)4. Student assessment of courses and faculty [On-line]. Available:5. Course Ratings as K-State. [On-ling]. Available: 6. Guide to Student Ratings at the University of

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Kenneth Gentili

integrate this class with the engineering graphics curriculum.Introducing the Gantt chart earlier could have helped the first team project.Rely on web and email even more for class communication, reducing need for handouts.Consider having past students give testimonials about the purpose of the course and thepersonal value in their academic careers. Page 8.582.12Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe TIDEE design process was well explained and thus there was no need forimprovement.It is important to form a

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sig Lillevik

, web site, changecontrol, prototyping, and final presentations. Each activity includes a team goal, individual roles,uses interpersonal skills, and team-student accountability.Assessment data indicate the students feel the course is valuable but one that requires asignificant time commitment. Also, students do not like to follow a process or write technicaldocuments. But these are skills that must be mastered for a successful career in professionalpractice. Likewise, faculty advisors report that the course demands a fair amount of their timewith possibly little to no reward or recognition. They report improvement in student writing,presentation, interpersonal, professional, and higher-level thinking skills. Finally, the industryrepresentatives

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

, high-performance Organizational competency management teams developed Team-based practices Team building Mentoring 3 – Defined Competency-based workforce Participatory culture practices Competency-based practices Career development Competency development Workforce planning Knowledge and skills analysis 2 – Repeatable Management takes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicole DeJong Okamoto; Tai-Ran Hsu

different lab groups willsupplement different sets of information. If the lab experiments are increasing studentunderstanding of heat transfer on the topics they cover, a statistical difference should be clear. AT-test will be performed to analyze both the pre- and post-test results and the exam scores todetermine statistical significance.Also in the third year, similar pre- and post-tests will be developed for the new elective todetermine the effect that the class has on likeliness to pursue a career in thermal management ofelectronics and knowledge of basic electronics cooling subjects. The syllabus for the course willbe sent to members of industry for their review and suggestions. All results for both ME 114 andthe elective will be used to

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas O'Neal; Thomas Jacobius; Joseph Steig; Arnold Heggestad; Abigail Barrow; Phil Weilerstein; David Barbe

ventures.Attendance, averaging over two hundred per workshop, was higher than expected at all of theevents. The attendee mix at the workshops varied from a majority of students to a broad mix offaculty, students, and community members. The attendance numbers and survey responsesconfirm that the I2V workshop fills a distinct need in university communities.At the time of registration and at the end of each event, attendees were asked to fill out surveysresponding to questions about their background, education and career stage, previous exposure toand experiences with entrepreneurship and business, and views on the workshop experience.Survey response rates were good (over 40%), providing an interesting and useful insightconcerning the profile of the audience

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti; Hasan Akay

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIndustrial Advisory Board SurveyIn spring 2002, the Industrial Advisory Board was also asked to rate the importance of theprogram outcomes a-k in adopted by the program. This survey showed that the industryconsidered the importance of outcomes a2, a3, i, h, j, and k3 considerably lower than all others.Changes ImplementedTwo major changes were implemented in the area of student services. We established a newstudent advising process (the student is required to meet his/her advisor at least once a semesterto discuss program plan of study, career goals, and any other academic support as needed

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Richie; Timothy Lawrence; Jerry Sellers; Kenneth Siegenthaler

military career. The space aspect of the programprepares them to join the cadre of space professionals who have enabled the United StatesAir Force to dominate the globe in terms of air and space power.X. AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the contributions to the success of this programby all of the cadets and mentors who have been involved in the program. In particular,the dedicated hard work of Mr. Jim White, Mr. John Clark, Master Sergeant Phil Maes,Technical Sergeant Chad Bruce, and Technical Sergeant Benjamin Hazen is greatly Page 9.1128.11appreciated. If you enjoyed reading this paper, credit our editors, Dr. Fred Kiley and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Bowen

has always included computerprogramming is a reflection of the value attributed to the instruction by the faculty. Even thoughthe faculty recognize that few Civil Engineers go on to careers in programming, they nonethelessbelieve that teaching programming provides tangible benefits in improving the students’ logicalreasoning and problem solving skills. Up until recently the programming language taught wasFortran, but since the beginning of the 2001-2002 academic year we have taught Civil Engineersprogramming as part of instruction in the MATLAB5 modeling language. Adoption ofMATLAB as a high-level language for teaching programming has occurred at a number ofschools lately6,7. In each case MATLAB is valued for its ease of use, its powerful set

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvin Needler; Ken Jr. Jannotta; William Lin; Richard Pfile

today’s industry even more.Traditional disciplinary curricular design approach may not provide enough of the type ofexperiences students will encounter in the industry. Seeking an ingenious approach incurricular design seems to be a never-ending process. In this paper, we report our initialattempt to assimilate the two different network infrastructures from the curriculumaspect. The addition of lectures and labs in industrial networks into a computernetworking course does not necessarily address the integration issue completely.However, it is an initial step in better preparing students in their undergraduate ComputerEngineering Technology program for careers in industry, business, and commerce.V. Appendix Course

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Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; John Demel; Richard Freuler

a degree in Engineering is up from 38percent in 1988 to more than 60 percent in 2003.The FEH program has drawn the Engineering, Physics and Mathematics faculty closer. Thefuture will be focused on continuous improvement of the teaching teams and student learning, onmaking and keeping ties to industry, and incorporating new technology and new methodologyfor more effective and efficient instructional delivery. Faculty development is a key componentof the program, and the program staff will continue to plan and carry out workshops and weeklytraining to improve the learning environment.The Career Services office in the College of Engineering allows FEH students to register andinterview with companies after one quarter. Non-honors students may

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil

the National Science Foundation,Division of Engineering Education and Centers, under program solicitation NSF-03-562,"Department Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education," Grant Number EEC-0343214. This work has also been supported by the College of Engineering & ComputerScience and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Wright State University.Bibliography1. Adelman, Clifford, 1998, "Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model for Analyses of Undergraduate Careers," U.S. Department of Education Report, May, 1998.2. Pomalaza-Raez, C. and Henry Groff, B., 2003, "Retention 101: Where Robots Go... Students Follow," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 92, No. 1, 85-90.3. Arenaz, P., Fisher, W., Della