ASEE 2007 Annual Conference Proceedings CD

Authors Last Name Beginning With V

Vable, Madhukar (Michigan Technological University)

AC 2007-929: MOM IN ACTION

Vahala, Linda (Old Dominion University)

AC 2007-2218: ADDRESSING STUDENT RETENTION IN ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE USE OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FRESHMAN COURSE

Vahdat, Nader (Tuskegee University)

AC 2007-1190: ENGINEERING, ETHICS AND SOCIETY: PROGRAM OUTCOMES, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Vaidyanathan, P.N. Vaidy (University of Central Florida)

AC 2007-567: CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR CREATION OF TECHNOPOLIS COMMUNITIES AND CREATION OF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA TECHNOPOLIS

Vairavan, K (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

AC 2007-2930: A SCHOLARSHIP RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION STRATEGY THAT SUCCESSFULLY ATTRACTS DIVERSE AND ACADEMICALLY TALENTED FRESHMEN

Vallas, Carolyn (University of Virginia)

AC 2007-2723: IDENTIFYING FACTORS AFFECTING PERSISTENCE RATES AMONG UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Van, Doanh (Union University)

AC 2007-2826: USING STUDENT-LED CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSIONS TO MEET SPECIFIC ABET OUTCOMES THROUGH ENGINEERING ECONOMY

Van Driessche, Pat (Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School)

AC 2007-1426: DEVELOPING AND ALIGNING ENGINEERING ELEMENTS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S INTEGRATED ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

AC 2007-1901: INTEGRATION OF ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING ELEMENTS IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM

AC 2007-1857: SUPPORTING MATH AND SCIENCE THROUGH ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

AC 2007-2063: TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS BASIC ENGINEERNG CONCEPTS

Van Epps, Amy (Purdue University)

AC 2007-420: NEXT GENERATION OF TUTORIALS: FINDING TECHNICAL INFORMATION AT PURDUE

Van Ess, Dave (Cypress Semiconductor)

AC 2007-1475: UPGRADING A MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEMS COURSE WITH THE CYPRESS PSOC

Van Houten, Tracy (University of Southern California)

AC 2007-1714: ADVANCING WOMEN IN ENGINEERING BY EMPOWERING STUDENT LEADERS TO PROMOTE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF FEMALES IN ENGINEERING

Van Ingen-Dunn, Caroline (Arizona State University)

AC 2007-2588: ENCOURAGING TRANSFER STUDENTS TO PURSUE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Van Meter, Peggy (Pennsylvania State University)

AC 2007-1617: EFFECTS OF CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING, MATH AND VISUALIZATION SKILLS ON PROBLEM-SOLVING IN STATICS

Van Ruitenbeek, Elizabeth (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

AC 2007-1667: THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE ASEE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASEE STUDENT CHAPTERS

Van Treuren, Kenneth (Baylor University)

AC 2007-476: USING A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY COURSE FOR ASSESSMENT

Van Wie, Bernard (Washginton State University)

AC 2007-2972: COMPARING STUDENT EXPERIENCES AND GROWTH IN A COOPERATIVE, HANDS-ON, ACTIVE, PROBLEM BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO AN ACTIVE, PROBLEM-BASED ENVIRONMENT.

Vanasupa, Linda (California Polytechnic State University)

AC 2007-2321: COLLABORATIVE DESIGN OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING COURSES: HOW TO IMPLEMENT A MODE OF LEARNING THAT EFFECTIVELY BUILDS SKILLS FOR THE GLOBAL ENGINEER

VanAuker, Michael (University of South Florida)

AC 2007-1990: CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING: CURRENT STATUS, FUTURE TRENDS, AND ITS EMERGENCE AS A DISCIPLINE

VanDeGrift, Tammy (University of Portland)

AC 2007-253: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY IN INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTS

Vanides, Jim (Hewlett-Packard)

AC 2007-1122: TRANSFORMING TEACHING AND LEARNING USING TABLET PCS ? A PANEL DISCUSSION USING TABLET PCS

Varde, Keshav (University of Michigan-Dearborn)

AC 2007-1450: AN ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS IN A DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAM

Varma, Virendra (Missouri Western State University)

AC 2007-1090: AN UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH PROJECT: SIMULATION OF NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED STUDENT LEARNING

AC 2007-635: APPLYING 2D/3D VISUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY

AC 2007-1755: CHARACTERISTICS OF CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS AT UNIVERSITIES IN US AND CHINA: AN ANALYSIS

AC 2007-171: INTEGRATING STRUCTURAL FAILURES IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING EDUCATION: IMPROVING THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE

AC 2007-1087: ROAD TO NANO-TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: AN AREA OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Vasilnek, Kendall (Western Michigan University)

AC 2007-2550: FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND: USING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS TO SUPPORT LEARNING AND ENGINEERING SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Vaughan, Meagan (LeTourneau University)

AC 2007-452: A HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS LABORATORY – TO IMPROVE STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC ELECTRICITY

Vavreck, Andrew (Pennsylvania State University-Altoona)

AC 2007-544: A COURSE IN CAREER PREPARATION AND BUSINESS SKILLS IN AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM

AC 2007-548: ANALYSIS OF THE RETENTION OF STUDENTS AND POSSIBLE RECRUITMENT INTO TECHNOLOGY IN A COMMON FIRST-YEAR COURSE FOR ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS

Vaz, Richard (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

AC 2007-500: FULFILLING ABET OUTCOMES BY SENDING STUDENTS AWAY

Vazques, Idalis (University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez)

AC 2007-3023: MORE FEMALES THAN MALES? DECIPHERING THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT ATTRACT GIRLS INTO ENGINEERING IN PUERTO RICO

Vega, José (University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez)

AC 2007-2883: AN ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR PATTERNS IN GENERATION Y ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

Velasquez, Juan (Purdue University)

AC 2007-1056: TRAINING OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS ON TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN LESSON DEVELOPMENT

Veljanovski, Ronny (Victoria University)

AC 2007-1416: ONLINE ROLE PLAYING IN A NEW PROBLEM BASED LEARNING CURRICULUM IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Venugopal, Prasad (University of Detroit Mercy)

AC 2007-716: INQUIRY-BASED ACTIVITIES IN A SECOND SEMESTER PHYSICS LABORATORY: RESULTS OF A TWO-YEAR ASSESSMENT

Verbych, Elena (Kansas State University)

AC 2007-1727: DATA-MINING AN ONLINE HOMEWORK SYSTEM

Verleger, Matthew (Purdue University)

AC 2007-1056: TRAINING OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS ON TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN LESSON DEVELOPMENT

Verma, Alok (Old Dominion University)

AC 2007-337: CLARIFICATIONS OF RULE 2 IN TEACHING GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING

AC 2007-152: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS ? A CASE FOR PHYSICAL SIMULATIONS

Vernaza, Karinna (Gannon University)

AC 2007-1215: ADVANTAGES OF USING PERSONAL RESPONSE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TO EVALUATE ABET AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Verner, Igor M (Technion--Israel Institute of Technology)

AC 2007-1407: BUILDING SELF-EFFICACY IN ROBOTICS EDUCATION

Vernescu, Bogdan (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

AC 2007-2014: A MODEL FOR VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS

Vernooy, Jeffrey (Wright State University)

AC 2007-3044: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN TECHNOLOGY-BASED LEARNING WITH DISABILITY

Verstraete, Mary (University of Akron)

AC 2007-373: THE USE OF FACULTY COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORTS IN BME: LESSONS LEARNED IN THREE YEARS

Vickers, Ken (University of Arkansas)

AC 2007-676: GRADUATE CERTIFICATES IN ENTREPRENEURISM ? A SURVEY OF EXISTING PROGRAMS AS A GUIDE TO CREATING NEW GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Vidalis, Sofia (Pennsylvania State University)

AC 2007-2012: INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AS A TOOL FOR LEARNING

Vigeant, Margot (Bucknell University)

AC 2007-2539: EVALUATING THE SEMINAR MODEL FOR FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Villeneuve, Paul (University of Maine)

AC 2007-232: COST-EFFECTIVE PROCESS CONTROL LAB SETUP

Villiers, Claude (Florida Gulf Coast University)

AC 2007-603: ADHERE TO YOUR STYLE BUT BE FLEXIBLE WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM ONE INSTITUTION TO ANOTHER

AC 2007-390: BOUTIQUE ENGINEERING: STUDENT LEARNING IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CONCEPTS AND METHODS COURSE

AC 2007-605: FOSTERING EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPOSED TO TRADITIONAL RESEARCH IN A SUMMER TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE PROGRAM

AC 2007-606: PERSPECTIVES FROM NEW FACULTY IN A NON-TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING SETTING

Vineyard, Gerald (U.S. Naval Academy)

AC 2007-1366: A HARDWARE APPROACH TO TEACHING FSK

Virnoche, Mary (Humboldt State University)

AC 2007-2999: EXPANDING GIRLS’ HORIZONS IN MATH AND SCIENCE: A LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION OF EYH CONFERENCE OUTCOMES

Visco, Donald (Tennessee Technological University)

AC 2007-621: INTERPRETING STUDENT-CONSTRUCTED STUDY GUIDES

AC 2007-1126: TIPS FOR NEW FACULTY: ENGAGING YOUR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN INDEPENDENT THOUGHT

Visser, Jerry (South Dakota State University)

AC 2007-2637: PARTNERSHIP IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

AC 2007-611: SIMULATION AS A MEANS TO INFUSE MANUFACTURING EDUCATION WITH STATISTICS AND DOE – A CASE STUDY USING INJECTION MOLDING

Viswanathan, Shekar (National University)

AC 2007-2836: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MASTER’S PROGRAM IN HOMELAND SECURITY AND SAFETY ENGINEERING

AC 2007-2815: EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION OF AN ONLINE ENGINEERING COURSE

AC 2007-2407: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT WITHIN A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROGRAM

AC 2007-2587: INCORPORATING THE RELEVANCE OF ENGINEERING PRACTICE INTO ACADEMIC PROGRAM CURRICULA

AC 2007-2916: INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY

Vizzi, Nathan (Rowan University)

AC 2007-2044: ENGINEERING STUDENTS TRANSFORMING PUBLIC POLICY TO PROMOTE GREEN POWER

Vlachos, Pavlos (Virginia Tech)

AC 2007-2102: USING FLUID MECHANICS RESEARCH EXAMPLES TO ENHANCE AND STIMULATE UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATION: PART II

Vogt, Christina (National Academy of Engineering)

AC 2007-1933: BUILDING GENDER EQUITY INTO EXISTING PROGRAMS: PERSPECTIVES FROM PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATIONS

Voiculescu, Ioana (City College of the City University of New York)

AC 2007-1284: A NOVEL LABWORK APPROACH FOR TEACHING A MECHATRONICS COURSE

AC 2007-407: AN INTEGRAL ANALYTICAL-NUMERICAL-EXPERIMENTAL PEDAGOGY FOR A SYSTEM DYNAMICS AND CONTROL COURSE

Vollaro, Mary (Western New England College)

AC 2007-1906: MATERIALS SELECTION EXERCISES BASED ON CURRENT EVENTS

Vollstedt, Ann-Marie (University of Nevada-Reno )

AC 2007-1207: TEACHING STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING USING LEGO PROGRAMMABLE BRICKS

Voltmer, David (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)

AC 2007-1753: AN UNDERGRADUATE, ENTREPRENEURIAL DESIGN SEQUENCE: A DECADE OF DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS

von Lockette, Paris (Rowan University)

AC 2007-2024: CONVERGING-DIVERGING DESIGN STRATEGIES IN A SOPHOMORE LEVEL DESIGN SEQUENCE: REVIEW OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL PROJECT

AC 2007-1192: SOPHOMORE YEAR IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AT ROWAN UNIVERSITY: INTEGRATION OF COMMUNICATION, MECHANICS AND DESIGN

AC 2007-945: THE CONVERGING-DIVERGING APPROACH TO DESIGN IN THE SOPHOMORE ENGINEERING CLINIC

Vorster, Michael (Virginia Tech)

AC 2007-419: LABORATORY LEARNING OF THE BENEFITS ARISING FROM DETAILED PRE-PLANNING OF CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

Vroeginday, Barry (Charter Oak State College)

AC 2007-1167: ONLINE THREADED DISCUSSIONS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY