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Sajay Sadasivan, Clemson University; Deepak Vembar, Clemson University; Paris Stringfellow, Clemson University; Carl Washburn, Greenville Tech; Andrew Duchowski, Clemson University; Anand Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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2006-2584: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION:INTEGRATING ASYNCHRONOUS TECHNOLOGY & VIRTUAL REALITYSajay Sadasivan, Clemson University Mr. Sajay Sadasivan is a Research Assistant in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University, South Carolina, USA. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree and is focused on aviation inspection training and investigating the effects of visual and behavioral fidelity on human performance in virtual simulators.Deepak Vembar, Clemson University Mr. Deepak Vembar is a Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science at Clemson University, South Carolina, USA. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree and his research interests

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Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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2006-531: CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR ENGINEERINGADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONSharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge Sharlene Katz is Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where she has been for over 25 years. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with B.S. (1975), M.S. (1976), and Ph.D. (1986) degrees in Electrical Engineering. Recently, her areas of research interest have been in engineering education techniques and neural networks. Dr. Katz is a licensed professional engineer in the state of California.Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons Kathleen

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Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; Weining Feng, University of Houston; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown

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2006-1596: AN EXPERIMENT BASED STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS COURSE FORENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSJorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown Jorge Tito-Izquierdo is Visiting Associate Professor of Engineering Technology. Dr. Tito-Izquierdo received his Ph.D. and M. Sc. Degrees from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, in Civil Engineering with a major in Structures. He received the Civil Engineer Degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Dr. Tito has experience in teaching structural design, and construction management, and is a Registered Professional Engineer.Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown Alberto Gomez-Rivas is Professor

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Mel Cossette, Edmonds Community College; Thomas Stoebe, University of Washington; John Rusin, Edmonds Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

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2006-339: NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR MATERIALS TECHNOLOGYEDUCATIONMel Cossette, Edmonds Community CollegeThomas Stoebe, University of WashingtonJohn Rusin, Edmonds Community CollegeRobert Mott, University of DaytonRobert Simoneau, Keene State University Page 11.952.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006session number 1526The National Science Foundation has recently funded a project at Edmonds Community Collegethat will create a National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education. The objectiveof this project is to develop a clearinghouse of teaching materials for the broad field of materialstechnology. All materials considered for this Resource Center will

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

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2006-1424: LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT FOR ROBOTICS ANDAUTOMATION EDUCATION USING INTERNET BASED TECHNOLOGYRichard Chiou, Drexel University Dr. Richard Chiou is currently Associate Professor of Applied Engineering Technology at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Dr. Chiou received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995. His areas of education and research emphasis include machining, mechatronics, and Internet based robotics and automation. Dr. Chiou incorporates real-world problems into his research and teaching. He has secured many research and education grants from the NSF, the SME Education Foundation, and industries.Yongjin Kwon, Drexel

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Michael Koplow, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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2006-346: HOW TO RESCUE A POORLY OPERATING EXPERIMENT IN ANENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LAB AND TURN IT INTO A "REAL-WORLD"LEARNING LESSONFrancis Di Bella, Northeastern UniversityMichael Koplow, Northeastern University Mr.Koplow is an ADjunct instructor at Northeastern University and has instructed Thermodynamics for the mechanical engineering technology unit. He has over 30 years of experience in energy research and also operates a consulting company, Emdot Engineering. Page 11.702.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 ASEE 2006 Annual Conference 2006-346

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Nobuyuki Kitashoji, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Eiichi Sentoku, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

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2006-1337: IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROBLEM-FINDING ANDPROBLEM-SOLVING ORIENTED ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT COURSE IN ALARGE CLASSNobuyuki Kitashoji, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Dr.Eng., Assistant Professor Practical Engineering Education Program Nobuyuki Kitashoji is an assistant professor of the Division of Practical Engineering Education Program at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan. He has been engaged in the problem-finding and problem-solving oriented engineering experiment course since 1999, endeavoring to improve a learning environment and textbooks so that students will be able to flexibly apply an experiment to deal with problems in any field. He has experience in research in

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Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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2006-480: EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF ELECTROMAGNETICCOMPATIBILITY AND SIGNAL INTEGRITY IN ELECTRICAL ANDCOMPUTER ENGINEERING CURRICULAEdward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Edward Wheeler is Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1996. His interests include electromagnetic compatibility, the electrical and optical properties of materials, and engineering education.JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Jianjian Song is Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a

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Zhanping You, Michigan Technological University; Qingli Dai, Michigan Technological University

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2006-2201: FEASIBILITY OF VIRTUAL LABORATORY FOR ASPHALTMIXTURES AND PAVEMENTSZhanping You, Michigan Technological University Zhanping You received his Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in civil engineering. Dr. You is the honored Donald and Rose Ann Tomasini Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Michigan Technological University, and serves as the Associate Director of the Transportation Materials Research Center. Dr. Zhanping You is a member of American Association of Engineering Education.Qingli Dai, Michigan Technological University Qingli Dai received her Ph.D degree from mechanical

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S. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Charles Swain, Rochester Institute of Technology

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2006-1038: TEACHING RELIABILITY CONCEPTS TO UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS – AN NSF CCLI A&I GRANTS. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology Prof. Ramkumar is a faculty in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology department at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is currently serving as the Director of the Center for Electronics Manufacturing & Assembly. He teaches courses in surface mount electronics packaging, robotics and manufacturing automation. He was instrumental in developing the Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly at RIT. This Center is equipped with production scale equipment, used for training and applied research projects for

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James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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2006-943: TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO EVALUATE THEREASONABLENESS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS RESULTSJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He teaches mechanics courses for the freshman through senior levels including structural analysis and design. He is a strong advocate of hands-on learning and problem-based learning. He is a licensed professional engineer. He has also taught at Cornell University and Bucknell University. Page 11.1225.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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Bradley Burchett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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2006-1008: FOUR HARDWARE EXPERIMENTS FOR ADVANCED DYNAMICSAND CONTROLBradley Burchett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology BRADLEY T BURCHETT is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches courses on the topics of dynamics, system dynamics, control, intelligent control, and computer applications. His research interests include non-linear and intelligent control of autonomous vehicles, and numerical methods applied to optimal control. Page 11.648.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Four Hardware Experiments for Advanced Dynamics and Control

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Robert Hesketh, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University

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2006-432: EXPERIMENTS IN DRUG DELIVERY FOR UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING STUDENTSStephanie Farrell, Rowan University STEPHANIE FARRELL is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. She received her B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, her MS from Stevens Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Rowan in September, 1998, she was a faculty member in Chemical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. Stephanie has research expertise in the field of drug delivery and controlled release, and she is currently focusing efforts on developing laboratory experiments related to membrane separations, biochemical

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Prakash Kripakaran, North Carolina State University; Abhinav Gupta, North Carolina State University; Vernon Matzen, North Carolina State University

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2006-1963: SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES FOR REMOTELY OPERABLE CIVILENGINEERING LABORATORIESPrakash Kripakaran, North Carolina State University Prakash Kripakaran is a post-doctoral researcher in the applied computing and mechanics laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland. His research interests lie broadly in the area of computing technologies and their applications to civil engineering. He is specifically interested in design optimization and decision support for structural engineering. He was formally a doctoral student in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering specializing in computer aided engineering.Abhinav Gupta, North Carolina State

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Euan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology; Malcolm Good, University of Melbourne

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2006-535: VIRTUAL AND DISTANCE EXPERIMENTS: PEDAGOGICALALTERNATIVES, NOT LOGISTICAL ALTERNATIVESEuan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology Euan D. Lindsay is a Lecturer at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. He has recently completed a PhD in Engineering Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia, investigating the effects of remote and virtual access to laboratory hardware upon students’ learning outcomes. His research interests include engineering education, telecontrol (particularly internet-based telecontrol), animatronic puppetry, and technology-mediated interfaces for deaf-blind communication.Malcolm Good, University of Melbourne Malcolm C. Good received the

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Imad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Haydamous, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Wissam Kazan, Stanford University; Amine Hayek, Stanford University

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2006-1824: REMOTE INTERNETWORKING LABORATORYImad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Imad W. Jabbour received his B.E. in Computer and Communications Engineering with distinction from the American University of Beirut in 2005. He is currently an M.S. candidate in the Information Technology program at MIT, and is working as a graduate Research Assistant at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. His current research includes the implementation of software tools for online laboratories, as part of Microsoft-MIT's iLabs project. He holds a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator certification since 2003, and is a Student Member of the IEEE since 2002.Linda Haydamous

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Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University

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2006-2191: A VIRTUAL INTRODUCTORY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGLABORATORY FOR TAKE-HOME EXPERIMENTSMehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University Mehmet C. Ozturk received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1980 from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. He taught Physics to seniors at the English High School in Istanbul for one year while he attended graduate classes in his University. He continued his graduate work at Michigan Technological University where he received the M.S. degree in in Electrical Engineering under Mark G. Thompson with a thesis on hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells in 1983. He completed his doctoral studies at North Carolina State University in 1988 under

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Ka-yiu San, Rice University; Larry McIntire, Georgia Institute of Technology

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. degree in chemical engineering from Rice University in 1978 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1981 and 1984, respectively. His research interests include genetic and metabolic engineering of microbial and plant cells, and modeling and optimization of bioreactors.Larry McIntire, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. McIntire is Professor and Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department at Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. McIntire received his B.Ch.E. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from Cornell University in 1966 and his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 1970. Dr. McIntire has edited

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a registered professional engineer and is currently an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University. His research interests include system simulation and information assurance. Page 11.861.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Laboratory from the First Day: an Efficient Method to Convey Electrical Concepts to Engineering StudentsAbstractIn a traditional engineering course, laboratory exercises are

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John Bean, Paul Smith's College; James Carroll, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University; Andrew H. Strong, Clarkson University; William R. Wilcox, Clarkson University

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2006-2251: ADDING A HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIENCE TO THEFRESHMAN ENGINEERING PROGRAMMING CLASS AT CLARKSONUNIVERSITYJohn Bean, Paul Smith's CollegeJames Carroll, Clarkson UniversityJohn P. Dempsey, Clarkson UniversityAndrew H. Strong, Clarkson UniversityWilliam R. Wilcox, Clarkson University Page 11.158.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Adding a Hands-On Laboratory Experience to the FreshmanEngineering Programming Class at Clarkson UniversityAbstractClarkson University received a grant from the National Science Foundation to effectcurriculum reform by adding more hands-on experiences in engineering classes. The firstclass for attempted reform was the freshman

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Wenshen Pong; Tim Le, San Francisco State University

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for senior students who wish toconduct experimental tests for their Engineering Design Project (Engr 696/697). Enhancementsto senior projects as a result of this proposal have six objectives: (1) to develop an understandingof and facilitate intuition about the fundamentals of structural behavior; (2) to reinforcetheoretical concepts through hands-on exercise, experiment and demonstration; (3) to introducestudents to emerging technology in the structural engineering field; (4) to increase theirunderstanding of structural engineering design concepts for different structural materials; (5) toprepare them for the design challenges of the future by addressing contemporary civilengineering problems and solutions; and (6) to improve their technical

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Charles Neuman, Queensborough Community College; David Lieberman, Queensborough Community College; Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College

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Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition3. M. Reiner, J. D. Slotta, M. Chi and L. B. Resnick “ Naïve physics reasoning: a commitment to substance-basedconceptions,” Cognition and Instruction, Vol. 18, pp1-43, 20004. S. M. Jeter, “A hand tool for convenient error propagation analysis: a user form for error influence coefficient”,Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 11.1328.95. F. A. Di Bella and A. Chamarro, III, “Optimizing thermal energy storage for cogeneration applications: a facultyand engineering technology student collaboration

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Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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defined a set of accreditation criteria (3a-k) which identify 11 outcomes expected ofengineering graduates. The Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education(LITEE) team at Auburn University obtained funding from the NSF and, working with industrialpartners, has developed award winning multimedia case studies to address these expectations.These case studies make it possible for students to visualize the problem posed in the case studyand work in teams as they play the roles of concerned engineers and managers. In classpresentations, students present solutions to the problem and defend them. Evaluation data showsthat implementing LITEE case studies in classrooms improves the higher-level cognitive skills ofstudents, stimulates

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Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Bradley Jenkins, St. Petersburg College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

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2006-901: MADE IN FLORIDA: A STEM CAREER OUTREACH CAMPAIGNMarilyn Barger, University of South Florida MARILYN BARGER is the Executive Director of FL-ATE, the Florida Regional Center for Manufacturing Education housed at Hillsborough Community College. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College, and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of South Florida. She has over 15 years of experience in developing curriculum in engineering and engineering technology and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Florida.Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College ERIC A. ROE is the Director of FL-ATE, an NSF Regional Center of

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Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy

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B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, and M.S. and PhD. degrees from Iowa State University. He was a post-doctoral research associate at University of Notre Dame and worked as an analysis engineer for Concurrent Technologies Corporation prior to joining UDM. Page 11.725.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Implementing a Multi-Media Case Study in a Traditional Laboratory ClassAbstractA paradigm shift is taking place in engineering and technology education. The shift is driven byemerging knowledge related to cognitive theory and educational pedagogy

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John Lee, San Jose State University; Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Tai-Ran Hsu, San Jose State University; David Parent, San Jose State University

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andlower material consumption that the sensors and actuators from decades ago, and furthermoreserve as an enabling bridge for the growing commitment to nanotechnology3. Multidisciplinaryengineering education in MEMS is therefore essential for keeping pace with the needs and trendsof modern technology.There is a need for more enriching opportunities in MEMS education, but significant barriers andconstraints limit the ways in which hands-on education is accessible to a broad learning audience.Although most engineering schools and colleges are now and may continue to be organizedprimarily under traditional “compartmentalized” disciplines, innovations in pedagogy andcollaboration help spread MEMS and other contemporary technologies to widening

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Paul Stanfield, North Carolina A&T State University; Caroline Moineau, North Carolina A&T State University; Shona Morgan, North Carolina A&T State University; Silvanus Udoka, North Carolina A&T State University

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. and Ph. D. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University. Page 11.1344.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Tools for Authentic Assessment Used in the Active Learning in the Virtual Enterprise System (ALIVE)1. IntroductionThe Active Learning In the Virtual Enterprise (ALIVE) system is an NSF CCLI sponsored effortto teach systems thinking, information technology, and business skills while integratingcurriculum and disciplines. The Virtual Enterprise (VE) is a full scale manufacturing supplychain, integrated using information technology, and producing an actual product

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Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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hasadded both flexibility and capability to the engineering experimentation curriculum in achievingthese goals. The coupling of numerical simulation and experimentation for demonstration andcomparison purposes is widely used. New technologies also allow experiments to be controlledover the Internet in a remote or distance education format. However, the most recent laboratoryincarnation, virtual experimentation, is the use of numerical techniques to simulate the entireexperimentation process (equipment and data).Virtual experimentation generates reactions of great enthusiasm and trepidation amongengineering educators. Many educators see wide ranging applications of these techniques withadvantages in terms of learning pedagogies, equipment costs

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Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Stilson Applin, Montana State University

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websites that convey the essence of thetechnology. This workshop will place an emphasis on understanding the process ofproblem solving and that engineering is a form of applied problem solving. By havingdirect exposure to the facility the secondary school teachers will have a betterunderstanding of the processes required to develop the fundamental circuits used inmodern technology. This would be transferred to the student at an early age and instill adesire to enter the fields of science and engineering. This workshop will make use of thefacility during the summer months, when historically few engineering students registerfor courses and teachers seek additional education. The second forum will be focused towards the students themselves

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David Pape, Central Michigan University

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2006-1346: A PROGRESSIVELY OPEN ENDED LABORATORY TO PROMOTEACTIVE LEARNINGDavid Pape, Central Michigan University David A. Pape is a professor of Mechanical Engineering and serves as Engineering Programs Coordinator in the Engineering and Technology Department at Central Michigan University. Prior to joining CMU, from 1998-2004 he was professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Saginaw Valley State University. From 1989 to 1998 he was a faculty member at Alfred University, where he served as Department Chair from 1995-1998. Dr. Pape earned a B.S. degree with distinction from Clarkson University in 1980, an M.S. from the University of Akron, and a Ph.D. from the State