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Embedded Computing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-1261: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DESIGN METHODOLOGY TO HELPSTUDENTS SUCCEED IN THE REAL WORLDKeith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc. Page 12.595.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Embedded Software Design Methodology to Help Students Succeed in the Real WorldIntroduction: A Tool for Entering the Workforce with ExperienceIn the good old days, new engineers could look forward to a long and rewarding career,working for a well-established engineering firm. They would typically spend their firstyear of employment “learning the ropes” from older, more-experienced engineers.During this apprenticeship, they would pick up the tips, tricks and

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Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2564: AN ARCHITECTURE FOR REAL-TIME REMOTELABORATORIESYaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology Mr. Yoaye Li received his B.E. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Manufacturing from Beihang University in 1996 and 1999, respectively. Currently, he is a pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. His research interests include intelligent systems for design and manufacturing as well as remote experimentation.Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Sven K. Esche is currently holding a position as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. In 1989

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jens Thiedke, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

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International

School of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1990 and has 20 years of experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in control systems, electronic design, and electromechanics.Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Chandler is Program Director of Electrical Engineering Technology and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He also currently performs systems engineering consulting for DISA (U.S. DoD) and for L-3 Communications. He received the Ph.D. degree (EE) from Purdue

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Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; John Matusik, The Engineering Groupe

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-502: USING THE SENIOR DESIGN JURY TO DIRECTLY ASSESSPROGRAM OUTCOMESMichael Bronzini, George Mason University Michael S. Bronzini currently holds the Dewberry Chair in Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE) in the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and is also the Chair of the CEIE Department. Prior positions include Director of the Center for Transportation Analysis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Penn State University, and Director of the Transportation Center and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Dr

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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cindy Orndoff; Susan Blanchard

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

is an increasingconcern in the United States that high school students are lacking in math and science skillsleaving them ill-prepared for college programs in the sciences, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM).1 According to a recent report form the US Department of Education, theUnited States ranks 27th in the world in mathematics problem solving,2 reiterating the point thatUS high school students are not well prepared for college after completing high school mathclasses. At one Southwest Florida university, more than 60% of the first year students were notacademically prepared for college calculus, prolonging their entry into the engineering programand increasing the time the students will spend in college. These deficiencies

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Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama; Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

newly-created knowledge of technologies in a traditional or emerging advanced Page 12.258.7 specialized technical area appropriate to civil engineering. (Bloom’s Level 6) Table 2 (continued) P r o f e s s i o n a l O u t c o m e s 19. Communication Plan, compose, and integrate the verbal, written, virtual, and graphical communication of a project to technical and non-technical audiences. (Bloom’s Level 5) 20. History and heritage Explain

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Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Gerry Galloway, Univ of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers; James O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Licensure Committee have been askedto serve as advisors to this committee – and CAP^3 has been asked to provide anadditional non-voting “consultant” to this NCEES committee.Accreditation Committee:In the United States, ABET, Inc. is responsible for accreditation activities for engineeringprograms. ABET is “owned” by a federation of 28 professional societies, includingASCE. ASCE has a proportional voice and vote in ABET, but certainly does not controlthe overall accreditation activities related to engineering. ABET accredits engineeringprograms through its Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) and accredits othertechnological programs through its other three commissions (i.e., ComputingAccreditation Commission, Technology Accreditation

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Influence of Race and Culture

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Jenilynne Gaskin, Maui Economic Development Board; Kawailehua Kuluhiwa, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.; Christine Andrews, Maui Eco Dev Board

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Minorities in Engineering

at Hilo.Christine Andrews, Maui Eco Dev Board Page 12.193.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Aligning Indigenous Culture with ScienceAbstract“Excite Camp” now in its sixth year is premised upon the engaging curriculum marriage ofculture and science. The program creates interest in Native Hawaiian girls for math and sciencejust prior to entering high school, by exposing them to math and science applications in theircommunity―in tandem with the sophisticated science of their native culture and history.Program development for Excite Camp is provided by the Women in Technology Project (WIT)of the Maui

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Sustainable Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Beckman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gena Kovalcik, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Ries, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Schaefer, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Environmental Engineering

focus is directed at fulfilling Mihelcic’s definition of sustainability by educatingthe engineers who will be designing the next generation of technologies to facilitate greenconstruction and sustainable water use. To do this, we must demonstrate how sustainability canbecome an integral part of both undergraduate and graduate engineering education systems, incontrast to the current tendency to narrow one’s focus when matriculating from an undergraduateto MS to PhD program. We propose that serious changes are needed in the way we educateengineers if sustainability is to become a meaningful component of US engineering practice.Further, if these changes do not occur, US engineering education and US engineering may soonfall behind more aggressive

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Dawn Denney, Northwest Cabarrus High School; Kelly Teague, J.M. Robinson High School; Bill Welch, J.M. Robinson High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-583: EXPANDING ENGINEERING DIVERSITY BY TEACHINGENGINEERING TO COUNSELORS AND TEACHERSBruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and PI on the NSF sponsored Teaching Engineering to Counselors and Teachers (TECT) project.Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Special Education, and Child Development at the University of North Carolina at CharlotteDeborah Bosley, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Associate Professor in the Department of English and Director of the

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-9: ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY: CHILDREN’S CHANGINGUNDERSTANDINGS OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEChristine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Dr. Christine Cunningham works as the Vice President of Research at the Museum of Science, Boston. In her work, she oversees research and evaluation efforts related to engineering and science learning and teaching in the Museum and in K-12 classrooms; a curriculum development project, Engineering is Elementary: Engineering and Technology Lessons for Children; and a number of teacher professional development programs about engineering and technology for teachers of kindergarten through community college. Her projects focus on making science and

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Alfred Gates, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

experience involving manufacturing, design and analysis of Submarine Components and Navy related equipment. In addition Dr. Gates has worked in the aerospace industry, helicopter fuselage and rotor blade aerodynamics coupled with wind tunnel testing. Currently Dr. Gates is involved with high temperature Fuel Cell Research and development. Dr Gates earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and BS ME and MS ME from Rochester Institute of Technology. E-mail: GatesA@ccsu.eduZdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University Zdzislaw B. Kremens received the M.Sc. and Ph.D, degrees in Electrical Engineering from Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw

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Sustainable Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Llewellyn Mann, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland; Gloria Dall'Alba, University of Queensland

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-892: EXPERIENCES OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AMONG PRACTICINGENGINEERS ? IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATIONLlewellyn Mann, University of Queensland LLEWELLYN MANN is a PhD student in the School of Engineering at the University of Queensland and a member of the Catalyst Research Centre for Society and Technology. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Space) and a Bachelor of Science (Physics) from UQ, as well as a Graduate Certificate of Education (Higher Education). Major research interests include; Engineering Education, Sustainability, Teaching and Learning, Engineering Design, Technology and Society.David Radcliffe, University of Queensland DAVID RADCLIFFE is the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Michael Kerley, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jerome Paris, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Janet Bodner, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-375: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TEACHING ASSISTANTTRAINING AND ORIENTATIONRonald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology Ronald S. Kane is Dean of Graduate Studies and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Before that he had been Dean of Graduate Studies, Research, and Continuing Professional Education and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology and before that served as Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Manhattan College. He has industrial experience in the energy and aerospace industries and worked for a number of years on nuclear safety and alternative energy systems, with focus on modeling and

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Institute of Technology, currently serves as Technical Communication Course Coordinator. She teaches writing, public speaking, and humanities elective courses to engineering and science students. Her graduate work in rhetoric and literature was completed at Penn State, and her recent research often focuses on engineering and workplace communication.Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Julia M. Williams is the Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her articles on writing assessment, electronic portfolios, and ABET have appeared in the IEEE Transactions on

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The Evolution of Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hartman, Lehigh University; David Enke, University of Missouri

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Engineering Economy

AC 2007-1777: FINANCIAL ENGINEERING: THE SAVIOR OR END OFENGINEERING ECONOMY?Joseph Hartman, Lehigh University Joseph C. Hartman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lehigh University, holds the George Kledaras Endowed Chair, and serves as Department Chair. He received his Ph.D. (1996) and M.S. (1994) in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and B.S. in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1992). His research interests are in economic decisions analysis and dynamic programming. His undergraduate textbook, "Engineering Economy and the Decision-Making Process," was released in the

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Richards, University of Virginia; Christine Schnittka, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2866: ENGINEERING TEACHING KITS: BRINGING ENGINEERINGDESIGN INTO MIDDLE SCHOOLSLarry Richards, University of VirginiaChristine Schnittka, University of Virginia Page 12.655.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Engineering Teaching Kits: Bringing engineering design into middle schoolsAbstractEngineering Teaching Kits (ETKs) introduce engineering concepts and methods intoexisting middle school science and math classes. We identify topics from science, math,and technology that have interesting engineering applications, and then help studentslearn science and math in the context of engineering design. Each ETK includes

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Mallory Donawa; Clifton Martin, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-3115: RE-ENGINEERING ENGINEERING: TEACHING STUDENTSHOW TO THINK CRITICALLYAnnette Donawa, Morgan State University/CAMRA Prior to pursuing a doctorate degree in Higher Education at Morgan State University, Annette Mallory Donawa served as the Deputy Director for the Center for Advanced Microwave Research and Applications (CAMRA), a $6 M NASA-sponsored research grant. She received her BS in Mass Communications, along with a minor in English from Towson University, Towson, Maryland in 1987. Mrs. Donawa earned her Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois in 1994. Mrs. Donawa has more than 20 years of experience working for

Conference Session

Teaching Ethics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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June Marshall, St. Joseph's College; John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2007-367: FOSTERING MORAL AUTONOMY OF FUTURE ENGINEERSTHROUGH ENGINEERING CLASSROOMSJune Marshall, St. Joseph's College JUNE MARSHALL received her doctorate from North Carolina State University and is a tenured faculty member at St. Joseph’s College in Maine. Her specialization is learning strategies focusing specifically in cooperative leaning and character education.John Marshall, University of Southern Maine JOHN MARSHALL received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the University of Southern Maine’s Department of Technology. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Electronic Control Systems, and Automation

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Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Rachel Wasserman, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Program

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2940: ASSESSING FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO UNDERGRADUATEMULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT TEAM EFFECTIVENESSMargaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDaniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of TechnologyRachel Wasserman, Illinois Institute of Technology IPRO Program Page 12.266.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 ASSESSING FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO UNDERGRADUATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT TEAM EFFECTIVENESS AbstractThe Interprofessional Projects Program at Illinois Institute of Technology is a project-basedlearning experience with the learning objectives of strengthening multidisciplinary

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Innovative Instruction Strategies in Calculus

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

AC 2007-1169: STUDENTS WITH CALCULUS CREDIT: WHAT CAN WE DO?Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Elton Graves is a member of the Mathematics Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where he has taught since 1981. He received his doctorate in mathematics from Idaho State University in 1981. He co-authored the first $100,000 ILI Grant to incorporate the use of CAS into the teaching of calculus, and differential equations. He is currently the director of the Fast Track Calculus Program. Page 12.1324.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007

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What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2007-40: HISTORY AND TRIVIA TO ENLIVEN DYNAMICSPhillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992 and at Rose-Hulman he has received the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award in 2000 and the Board of Trustees Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi

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International

"International Council for Engineering and Technology Education" (INTERTECH), Board Member of “Global Council on Manufacturing and Management" (GCMM) and Director of Brazilian Network of Engineering (RBE/SP). He was President of Brazilian Chapter of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc), Member of Administrative Committee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc) in USA, Secretary of Santos region of SBPC - Brazilian Association for the Advancement of Science, Adviser for International Subjects of the Presidency of Brazilian Society for Engineering Education (ABENGE), Dean of

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Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-1924: FIXED-POINT DSP IMPLEMENTATION: ADVANCED SIGNALPROCESSING TOPICS AND CONCEPTUAL LEARNINGWayne Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Wayne T. Padgett received his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994. He has been teaching digital signal processing and related courses at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for 12 years. He is a member of ASEE, a senior member of the IEEE, and is on the IEEE Signal Processing Society’s Technical Committee on Signal Processing Education. Page 12.752.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Fixed-Point DSP Implementation

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Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Bob Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Manufacturing

mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University, developing research in the area of environmentally responsible design and manufacturing.Bob Meyer, University of Wisconsin-Stout Page 12.1130.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Opportunities and Challenges for Manufacturing EngineeringAbstractDuring the decades of the 1980’s and 1990’s, the development of undergraduate and graduatemanufacturing engineering programs advanced and legitimized the manufacturing engineeringdiscipline. With recent perceived loss of manufacturing production to oversees locations and thecontinued public perception of

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

Capacity Building in Developing CountriesAbstractIn the pursuit of a more secure, stable and sustainable world, developing countries seek toenhance their human, institutional and infrastructure capacity. To do so they need a solidbase of technologically prepared people to effectively improve their economies andquality of life. Such a base will facilitate the infusion of foreign capital through attractionof multinational companies to invest in the developing country, assist in making the mostof foreign aid funds, and provide a basis for business development by local entrepreneurs.The World Federation of Engineering Organizations is mounting major efforts attechnical capacity building in developing countries.IntroductionAn old Chinese proverb says

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Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Günter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Domagoj Rubesa, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1020: 3-PHASE MULTI SUBJECT PROJECT BASED LEARNING AS ADIDACTICAL METHOD IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING STUDIESEmilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of AutomotiveEngineering, Graz, Austria Emilia Bratschitsch is head of the Department of Vehicle Technologies (Automotive and Railway Engineering) and teaches Electrics, Electronics and Methods of Signal Processing at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum in Graz (Austria). She is also a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria). She graduated with a degree in Medical Electronics as well in Technical Journalism from the TU of Sofia and received her PhD

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ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

all ASU institutional mandates forundergraduate degrees. The net effect is that a student must take 51 hours of engineeringcourses, 32 hours of math and science, 15 hours of humanities and social science and 9hours of courses that emphasize communications. There are 21 hours left and this wherewe allow the student to impose their own “mandates”. We illustrate this with thecurricular pie shown in figure 3. The individual student therefore makes their own finaldecision about issues such as a breadth/depth tradeoff. A student could take as many as72 hours of engineering and engineering technology in our program and minimalamounts of everything else. Should they do this, they can build in novel mixtures ofengineering topics such as a 50:50 blend

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Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Günter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Domagoj Rubesa, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,

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Mathematics

, Department of AutomotiveEngineering, Graz, Austria Emilia Bratschitsch is head of the Department of Vehicle Technologies (Automotive and Railway Engineering) and teaches Electrics, Electronics and Methods of Signal Processing at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum in Graz (Austria). She is also a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria). She graduated with a degree in Medical Electronics as well as in Technical Journalism from the TU of Sofia and received her PhD from the Technical University of Graz (Austria). She gained industrial experience in automation of control systems, engineering of electronic control systems and software

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Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul King, Vanderbilt University; Mark Richter, MaxMobility

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Biomedical

AC 2007-160: CURRENT TOPICS IN REHABILITATION ENGINEERINGPaul King, Vanderbilt University Paul King is a long time member of the engineering faculty at Vanderbilt University. He has an appointment in both Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, with past joint appointments in Anesthesiology and Orthopedics and Rehabilitation. His primary area of endeavor is the teaching of design.Mark Richter, MaxMobility Mark Richter is the director of MAX mobility, an assistive technology R&D company, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Richter’s research interests include: wheelchair design, propulsion technique