Conference Session

Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Tulenko, University of Florida

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Nuclear and Radiological

mechanicalproperties, fission-gas bubble formation and evolution and its effect on thermo-mechanical properties and finally various aspects of cascade evolution. The team (fielaboratories and one school) for subtask-3 will utilize front-tracking combined with phasefield and finite element to study a variety of subjects ranging form models of free energy Page 12.136.3of phases and calculation of phase stability, simulation of phase transformation includingnucleation, growth and species segregation, to interfacial chemistry effects of irradiation.The success of the this project is measured in several ways. One obvious measure is theadvancement of knowledge in the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cardella, Center for the Advancement of Scholarships on Engineering Education (CASEE); Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

mathematics is considered to be a fundamental element of engineering education, littleempirical research has been conducted to understand how engineering students actually usemathematics. This project takes a research- informed approach towards understanding the role ofmathematics in engineering design by combining two studies of engineering students’ use ofmathematical thinking: a study of engineering students’ use of mathematics during an industry-based senior design project and a study of engineering students’ use of mathematics during alaboratory based design problem.The capstone study used a combination of qualitative methodologies to investigate engineeringstudents’ use of mathematics during one of their first real- world design projects. For

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alka Harriger, Purdue University; Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Jack Purdum, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

projects give them practical experience in userrequirements definition and working with agents who are external to the educational process.This paper describes CIT’s software development curriculum at Purdue and shares what aspectsof each course contribute to increased employability for summer internships and for part-timejobs during the school year.Department OverviewThe Department of CIT was established in 1978 under the name Computer Technology. Sincethat time, CIT has grown to include about 600 current majors and over 3,100 alumni. Currently,the Department offers one degree at the main campus, the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computerand Information Technology. The BS degree provides a foundation for continued education (e.g.,graduate education

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Thomas Johnson, Besam Entrance Solutions; Tom Benson, Pass and Seymour-Legrand; Dean Nestvogel, Pass and Seymour-Legrand

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-709: A COLLABORATIVE CASE STUDY FOR TEACHING“ACHIEVING LEAN SYSTEM BENEFITS IN MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLYCHAINS” TO ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT STUDENTSErtunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor in the capacity of a Customer Service and Global Curriculum Manager and a Consultant. He also worked as a project manager and a consultant for Tefen Consulting in the area of

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Greg Cloutier, University of Hartford; Matthew Brown, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

the University of Hartford with a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering Technology. He enjoys experimenting with electronics and microcontrollers.Matthew Brown, University of Hartford Matt Brown is a senior at the University of Hartford. He is expected to Graduate in the Summer of 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Technology. He is currently working on his senior project involving designing a control system for a robotic arm. Page 12.469.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Determining Surface Roughness by Laser Light BackscatterAbstractThe University of

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Owensby, Bluefield State College; Akhtar Safder, Bluefield State College; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College

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Engineering Technology

, and assorted forms. Classdiscussions, conferencing, forums and real-time project reviews will utilize current “chat-room”technology and newly emerging conference software applications. Testing opportunities will bedevised through models similarly employed by our own CART CMS allowing online mine sitevignettes and projects. The research will determine the extent and volume that portfoliomaterials will be allowed to be used as submissions for program requirements.The research will analyze the hardware needs required by the institution for the delivery of theprogram and by students taking the individual courses. Cost analysis will include the cost ofdelivery of the program, individual courses, and impacts on faculty resources. Research

Conference Session

Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

automobile manufacturers are training their HEV engineers and techniciansentirely “in-house,” which limits the number of engineers and technicians available for thegrowing hybrid market. There is a clear need for a systematic training program on HEV. Thispaper describes a funded project whose goal is to fill this need by developing an integratedlearning environment for HEV technology. This project targets engineering/engineeringtechnology students in 4-year universities, automotive technology students in communitycolleges, automotive engineers and technicians in industries, and K-12 technology teachers.1. IntroductionThe U.S. spends about $2 billion a week on oil imports, mostly for transportation fuel 1. Thisneed for oil affects our national

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

a series of hands-on projects in a multidisciplinary laboratorysetup established from a grant from the Department of Education. The LEGO Mindstorm robots,FLOTEK 1440 wind tunnel, PC TURN 55 CNC machine, SolidWorks 3D software withDimension 3D Printer rapid prototyping machine are primarily used in the laboratory componentof the “Principles of Engineering Analysis and Design” course taught at the sophomore levelwhich carried 30% of the final course grade. The laboratory class introduced in 2001 has become astrong motivational tool for our engineering students inspiring them to continue with the upperlevel courses. Apart from exposure to multiple equipment and software, students gain an insightinto how a task can be accomplished by first

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunnar Lucko, Catholic University of America; Michael Madden, United Space Alliance; Justin Molineaux, Catholic University of America

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Construction

for the Construction Industry Institute and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Allicance. His e-mail address is and his web address is .Michael Madden, United Space Alliance Michael G. Madden, M.S.T.M. has over 24 years of experience at United Space Alliance, the space shuttle operations contractor for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He has planned and scheduled the ground processing operations for both OV-105 Endeavour and OV-104 Atlantis as Senior Vehicle Engineer. More recently, as Project Leader III he is team leader for developing simulation models and decision support systems for the orbiter processing facility. As Senior Engineering Liaison

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Brown, Virginia Tech; Owen Hughes, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Neu, Virginia Tech; Betsy Tretola, Teaching and Learning,

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Ocean and Marine

ofsoftware via video was also very difficult due to the low resolution. With the advent of enablingsoftware, delivery of this type of material via the internet became possible. At first, computersand computer projection equipment at the remote sites were used as a sort of electronicblackboard. Later, delivery was directly to individual desktops.In the Fall of 1999, a third site was established at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS (now, Page 12.554.3Northrop Grumman Ship Systems’ Ingalls Operations). At this point, the success of the programhad led to a taxing administrative load. The University did not yet have support services in placefor

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

evidence suggests that ethnic minorities and womenwork best when the material is organized so that students work in teams and have a high levelof hands-on experimentation and problem-solving. We developed our materials to maximizethese aspects since in our institution the “minority” constitutes the majority of our student body.This project created online lecture and laboratory materials for Tech 167—Control Systems, anupper division electronics course using Multisim and LabVIEW.The laboratory content of the course Tech 167 “Control Systems” has been revised. As a result,ten lab experiments were completed and pilot tested using Multisim, a computer simulationprogram. If the observations of the students who have tested these lab experiments in fall

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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jack danziger, Rochester Institute of Technology; David Street, Rochester Institute of Technology; William Leonard, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

environment and provide industrial and educational outreach to neighboringcolleges. Allowing students access to state of the art technology gives them an advantage inproduct development and manufacturing. This boosts interest in academic and personalentrepreneurial projects while at the same time offers exposure to multiple fields of study. Page 12.1186.2The CPIC currently houses two fully-functional RP machines. One is Z-Corp.’s Spectrum Z510color system which uses a gypsum-based powder and liquid binder. This machine is the focalpoint for current experimentation. The center offers students hands-on experience withtechnology that is becoming as

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subhi Bazlamit, Ohio Northern University; Farhad Reza, Ohio Northern University

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Civil Engineering

Learning through Work Study Opportunities in Civil EngineeringAbstractPavement management systems are used by many agencies as a tool for making informeddecisions about pavements in the area of construction, design and maintenance. Since funds arelimited, it is only possible, in many instances, to rehabilitate a limited number of pavementprojects. Hence, the need for priority allocation of funds to projects and the appropriate timing ofsuch allocations becomes a challenge that has to be dealt with. In this country, preserving andmanaging existing pavements is a task that needs to be undertaken to preserve a vital componentof the nation’s infrastructure.The Pavement Management Center for Counties, Cities and Villages (PMC-CCV) at OhioNorthern

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Caverly, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

increase in undergraduate student interest in thevarious RF disciplines. Over the last several years, Villanova University, with the help of an NSF CombinedResearch and Curriculum Development grant, has developed a novel RF and MicrowaveEngineering track that introduces undergraduates to principles of this important technology. Thecurriculum path provides a look at the theoretical and design underpinnings and CAD tools usedin a course that uses a number of design projects to reinforce the student’s understanding. Thispaper will focus on two major points that describe our approach that addresses the education ofelectrical engineers in this area of contemporary interest: • details of an undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum in RF

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques In Mechanics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Angela Shih, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Michael Shelton, California State Polytechnic University

vector resolution and decompositionand force equilibrium of a particle. A second apparatus is a universal force and momentequilibrium tester for students to learn physical natures of the 3-D force and moment vectors,rigid body force and moment equilibrium, and equivalent force-couple system. The thirdapparatus is a reconfigurable metal truss model with strain gauges attached to the criticalmembers for online monitoring of the resulting member forces over the Internet. The studentscan conduct a truss design project in conjunction with custom MATLAB computational tools foroptimum design configuration and then test the constructed model under physical loadingconditions for prediction of failure. High-end multi-and uni-axial force transducers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianxin Tang, Alfred University

classical DC motor control as primary examples and laboratory projects. On the other hand,many new and challenging control systems are emerging and one of them is the magneticlevitation (maglev) system. Maglev train systems have been built in Japan, Germany, and recentlyin Shanghai, China. The one in China can reach a speed of 430km/h (268mi/h) [1]. At this speed,a maglev train could match gate-to-gate air-travel time on routes of less than 1000 km.Compelling advantages of maglev train include susceptible to weather delays (than flying), quietride since it is a non contact system, and environmentally friendly. The Shanghai maglev line is Page

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Celina Bochis, University of Alabama; Steven Hsia, University of Alabama; Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Karen Boykin, University of Alabama; Sandra Wood, University of Alabama; Larry Bowen, University of Alabama; Kevin Whitaker, University of Alabama

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Award in 2006. Dr Johnson is Co-PI on the NSF-EMAP project described in this paper and also co-founder and faculty adviser of the University of Alabama Chapter of Engineers without Borders.Karen Boykin, University of Alabama Dr. is the Assistant Director of the University of Alabama's Environmental Institute and a Research Engineer. She has broad experiences in environmental engineering and science. Dr. Boykin's personal research interests involve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from both anthropogenic and non-anthropogenic sources. Prior work included modification of EPA landfill emission model to include applications for soil amendments to cover systems. Efforts have also

Conference Session

ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Alexandre Yokochi, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

features to promoteactive learning, including (1) hands-on activities and demonstrations, (2) the integrated use ofwireless laptops through an in-house developed web-based learning tool to promotemetacognition and assessment of student learning, and (3) a capstone ethics project wherestudents complete a risk assessment of the impact of nanotechnology on society. Additionally,this course will focus on synthesizing fundamental concepts in science and engineering towardsapplications in nanotechnology. The other new sophomore course, Material and Energy Balancesin Nanotechnology (ChE 214), is a ChE specific laboratory-based course, emphasizing how thefundamental skills students have just learned couple to nanotechnology. For ChE students, theapproach

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

presentations, written reporting, graphics, technicaldrawings, and presentation of engineering mathematics and numerical data. How we teachcommunication is also important such as having the appropriate mixture of lectures, activelearning, homework, projects and laboratories. Similarly, a series of progressive reinforcementsover the four year curriculum is ideal.This paper, however, will primarily focus on efforts to determine which design topics should betaught.2.0 Before ABET 2000In 1991, Dixon2 wrote a seminal article discussing the state of engineering design. He suggestedthat we broaden the scope of engineering design to include the entire product realization process(PRP) to include design and manufacturing processes that convert information

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Blanco, California Institute of Technology; Kenneth Pickar, California Institute of Technology; Luz Marina Delgado, GEMA; Oscar Arce, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Jeff Kranski, California Institute of Technology; Francoise Herrera, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Charles MacVean, Universidad Rafael Landivar

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Design in Engineering Education

” customer model. These include: • Cultural, religion, ethnicity and gender differences • Lack of infrastructure and/or communications: transportation, power availability • Government interference and corruption • Ethics of previous projects, a history of exploitation • Business partners of variable reliability • Lack of a large well established middle class • Business sustainability and access to capital • Lack of Social Organization • Appropriate profit/tax system • Distance between developers and users Page 12.691.4 • Differences in product cycle time

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

highschool students who have just completed their junior year. Students come from all aroundthe country, and in some cases from abroad. IEP’s purpose is to provide participants withan overview of all fields in engineering, while giving the students a taste of college life, alook at career opportunities, and a chance to meet professional engineers as well asengineering faculty. Students work on several projects, attend lectures, write reports,code programs, give presentations, do problem solving and design, go on field trips, andinteract with a very diverse group of peers.In this paper we describe the IEP program, and provide an overview of its selectionprocess and its structure and content. We examine how effective the program has been,and describe

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Anderson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tyson Hall, Southern Adventist University

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Computers in Education

transforms, FPGAs, and VHDL. These assumptions are valid giventhe enforced prerequisites (a senior–level fundamentals of DSP course) and the required corecurriculum for electrical and computer engineering majors at Georgia Tech, which includeslaboratories and classroom lecture on FPGAs and VHDL in the digital design and computerarchitecture sequences [15, 16]. Since the nature of this course is a convergence of DSP and computer engineering(CMPE), lecture material is pulled from both of these disciplines. The course scheduletypically consists of one week of lectures on DSP theory, optimization techniques, etc. fol-lowed by one week of implementation–related lectures. The laboratory projects then providestudents with an opportunity to combine these

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Gazmuri, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gonzalo Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jose Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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International

obtained in 2003 the substantial equivalence certification from ABET, for the curricularprograms in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, ComputerScience Engineering and Chemical Engineering. This is the first Engineering School in Chile andthe second in Latin America in obtaining this recognition.Despite this encouraging situation, the School decided two years ago, to start a deep curricularrevision process. One of the triggering facts for this decision was the award of public funding(project MECEUP UCH0403, www.reing.cl), in order to develop a joint initiative with ourcolleagues from Universidad de Chile. Its objective in short, was to do a thorough analysis of themethodologies that are been used internationally for

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hansen, The University of Texas-Tyler

teacherpreparation programs, which typically represent adaptations of traditional technology educationteacher preparation programs. Traditional technology education programs continue to focus onlearning material processing, tool use, and project-based activities directed at making things(Custer and Wright, 2002; Lewis, 2005) and neglect the creative elements associated with Page 12.421.3inventing, innovating, and designing.Rigby and Harrell (2005) suggest that there is an accepted understanding of “pre-engineeringconcepts” that should be taught at the secondary level, however, the details of these concepts arenot provided. They also state, as a goal of their

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

Education, 2007 Gender Differences in Student Academic Performance and Attitudes in an Introductory Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper examines the gender differences in student academic performance and attitudestoward their education and themselves in an introductory engineering course. Student academicperformance was evaluated by comparing course work scores between the two genders usingassignments, projects, exams and class participation. The students’ perceptions of the coursewith respect to course outcomes were measured by a survey at the end of the semester. Thesurvey was designed to measure student perceptions about themselves and their skills in severalareas such as problem solving, computer usage, design

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul Bosela, Cleveland State University; Kevin Rens, University of Colorado-Denver; Kenneth Carper, Washington State University; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

. Lessons learned from failures have substantiallyaffected civil engineering practice. For the student, study of these cases can help place designand analysis procedures into historical context and reinforce the necessity of life-long learning.Three approaches for bringing forensics and failure case studies into the civil engineeringcurriculum are possible. These are stand-alone forensic engineering or failure case studycourses, capstone design projects, and integration of case studies into the curriculum. The ASCETCFE Education Committee held four annual one-day workshops in Birmingham, Alabama andin Cleveland, Ohio for a total of approximately 75 engineering educators. The participantsestimated that over 135 courses and nearly 4,000 students

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Abdul Jalloh, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University; Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

Inc. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, New York and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from BUET.Abdul Jalloh, Alabama A&M University Dr. Abdul Jalloh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama. Dr. Jalloh has extensive background in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, and conducting research in composite materials, manufacturing processes, structural dynamics and the finite element method. He also spent many years in industry as a project engineer. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sierra Leone

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; David Spang, Burlington County College; Alexander Genis, G I I, Inc.; Tony Midora, PMT, Inc.

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Engineering Technology

College. The outcome of the proposed project will bea hands-on laboratory course in which NDE techniques of parts and materials will be presentedand applied through real-life problems. NDE curriculum will be designed to fulfill Levels I andII NDE in theory and training requirements, according to American Society for NondestructiveTesting (ASNT ) Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A (2001). Once fully developed, theNDE laboratory will serve as a training center for engineering technology students, as well as forthe workforce of local companies, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and PECO Energy, withwhom Drexel has a rich history of partnership in terms of internships and researchcollaborations. Such educational laboratories are nearly non-existent in

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Raymond Morrison, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

report Science: The Endless Frontier. But, as Project Hindsight [U.S. Department of Defense] and other reports indicate, the basic research-driven paradigm of the practice of engineering for technology development & innovation is in error.7, 8 As Martino, formerly of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, noted ─ the linear basic research-driven paradigm of how technology is primarily created is erroneous because scientific research and engineering development serve two very different functions with different methods, which are not linear, sequential processes as the 1945 paradigm portrayed. 9III. Paradigm Shift ─ Modern Practice of Engineering forContinuous and Systematic Technology Development & InnovationDuring

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilburn Clouse, Vanderbilt University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

different ActionGroups and is designed to be cross disciplines and across different learning environments.In this paper, the Learning in Action! pedagogy will be discussed and learning experiences willbe outlined in details. Reactions to 11 University and 4 Public School learning experiences willbe discussed and selected final projects will be shown. For example, we will demonstration howthe Santa Fe case can be used to redevelop a small down town area where the “big box stores”and interstates have created ghost towns and we will investigate other engineering cases relate topower sources and home land security systems.Our process is designed to be a creative force to help students see new and different ventures inlife and to help the US regain