Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Frank Peters, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

interestwas very strong.While it was determined that a Kaizen event would be too large of an undertaking for the currentcapstone design course, the potential positives associated with an industry-sponsored Kaizenwere many. After further consideration, an experimental independent study format wasspecified, and an Industry Partner was identified. John Deere Waterloo Works, Waterloo, Iowa,agreed to plan a Kaizen event within one of their component assembly departments that wouldcoincide with the timing of the experimental course. While the location was a ‘local’ one, thefact that John Deere’s customers and suppliers are global was not insignificant. Four studentswould participate in the Kaizen event as full-fledged members. In addition, the John

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Ana Nieves, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Cristina Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Nayda Santiago Santiago, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; José Vega, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Vilma Lopez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Educational Research and Methods

, in the information task, (4) the level of planning and priorities by the information seeker inrelation to their information tasks, (5) the pros and cons or the effects on effectiveness, efficiencyand productivity of information tasks switching, and (6) serendipity by the information seekerthat is prompted by visual information cues and the tension with the planning and priority goals.According to the researcher findings, multitasking information behaviors may allow users tocope with the complex everyday world in which they live.Friedman and Deek13 have approached the theme trying to answer the questions of whetherinnovation and new technology developments impact or not education and how education couldtake advantage of new technologies. In

Conference Session

An International Perspective

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Tatiana Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Idalis Vazques, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Women in Engineering

? Page 12.1080.8III. Literature ReviewDuring years the percentage of women that expressed interest in sciences and engineering studieswas half of the number of males maintaining this interest. In the United States however, thispercentage has been declining. According to these statistics, by the end of high school only 29%of girls think they would enjoy being a scientist while 52% of boys think this way13. At the endof their first year of college less than 33.33% of the girls interested in those careers stayed thisway12. In 2001 Melymuka15 reported that even though teenage girls are using computers and theInternet at rates similar to their male peers, they are five times less likely to consider atechnology-related career or plan on taking post

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Arrasmith, Florida Tech; Jihan Dinally, Florida Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 12.370.12Obsolescence:One risk (low) is NWN becoming obsolete and unavailable with the release of NWN2. TheVGKM built in the original NWN Aurora toolset is incompatible with NWN 2, so any personwith NWN 2.0 or later will not be able to play the VGKM. The risk is that Bioware will Figure 6: VGKM assessment sub-module entry screen.eventually not support the original NWN game and that all content developed in the originalNWN format will be lost or unusable. Approaches to mitigate this risk include collaboratingwith Bioware to keep NWN available for academic purposes or investigate patches to VGKM orNWN2 to make them compatible. Another option is to work under Bioware’s strategicdevelopment plan for the NWN game and

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Jaime Hernandez, Texas State University-San Marcos; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

. They began theirISEE experience with an intensive, week-long workshop at Howard University during thesummer of 2006, where they designed research studies focusing on issues of diversity inengineering education. Each Scholar came to the summer workshop with an initial researchquestion, which was revised and refined over the course of the week. During the week theScholars also developed research plans, including appropriate research methods and projecttimelines. The Scholars then conducted these studies on their home campuses throughout the2006-07 academic year, with support from their fellow Scholars and the ISEE leadership team.Each Scholar chose a research topic and designed a study with relevance to his or her owncampus, focusing on

Conference Session

Preparing Civil Engineering Students for a Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carsten Ahrens, F.H. OOW

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Civil Engineering

networks that provided understanding,context and conclusions which could be valid at a European level. All together, the four linesof approach allow universities to “tune” their curricula without losing their autonomy andtheir capacity to innovate as well as their practice orientation, see picture 2.- Furthermore Tuning has developed a model for designing, planning and implementing curricula provided jointly by one, two or more institutions, national and international (e.g. Tuning Americas).Picture 2: Two-tier system and Tuning6.2 EUCEETEUCEET, the Socrates network European Civil Engineering Education and Training5, hasbeen involved as a member in the Tuning activities concerning civil engineering. EUCEET isone of the biggest Socrates networks

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Diana George, Virginia Tech; kelly belanger, Virginia Tech; Lisa Norris, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education

narrows engineering students’ ability to see perspectives outside their own. In future studies, we plan to examine more integrated composition classrooms using similar pedagogical approaches. • Targeted curricular partnerships early on can provide the basis for helping engineering students cross disciplinary boundaries and encourage them to make varied course selections throughout the rest of their undergraduate education.AcknowledgementsThis work has been conducted through a grant from the Council of Writing Program Page 12.1135.12Administrators.Works Cited1. Alford, E.M. and D. Rocheleau. "Designing Effective

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

final grade with the remainder of the course gradedetermined by performance on 7 homework assignments, four of which contain a largesimulation component 12 , and a final project. To accommodate the schedules of workingstudents, the open-book midterm exam was allowed to be taken during any two-hour periodwithin a one week window. In addition, to stress the importance of the final project, one third of Page 12.554.12the midterm was devoted to forcing each student to describe their planned project and formulatea realistic time-line for completion. In future offerings, the instructor is likely to remove themidterm exam altogether and instead

Conference Session

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

demonstrate that the coursesinclude considerable integration and numerous industrial experiences. We conclude by relatingexperiences from the stream and plans for future enhancements. Page 12.120.2* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. 21.1 What do we mean by Process Systems Engineering (PSE)?Let’s establish a definition of Process Systems Engineering. Most academics consider decisionsupport to be the key feature of PSE. The PSE decision support methods can be applied to anessentially unlimited set of process, environmental, business, and public

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helene Hilger, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Francis De Los Reyes, North Carolina State University; Warren DiBiase, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Len Holmes, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Siva Mandjiny, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Todd Steck, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Environmental Engineering

, more than a science to teach thisway.” Instructor B thought that the module would be tailored to each instructor’s expertise and thecurriculums of each institution. He added, “The initial plan was to come up with problem scenariosthat we can put it on the web that everybody could download and use at any institution, but I’m notsure that is going to work anymore.”DiscussionThe assessment results suggest that by the end of each course students generally reported positiveexperiences and were satisfied with the learning and skill improvement that occurred. There wereno survey or interview results indicating that any subset of students found the courses to be a wasteof time or offered little opportunity for learning, while there were very positive

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas-El Paso

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Mechanical Engineering

?”‡The concept that governs the terminal velocity problem is that rolling is akinematic phenomenon, not a kinetic one. Once rolling ensues, the dry frictiono N (as students understand it) disappears. There is an energy loss term in arolling wheel called rolling friction but rolling friction is not the o N term withwhich students are familiar; it is caused by deformation between the surfaces in Page 12.37.7‡ Do not think me nasty, but I plan to leave it up to the reader to figure out the answer. Or you canlook up the source reference. Keep in mind that many faculty get the incorrect answer.contact during the motion. There are some basic

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of information technology on individual and workplace privacy.Most instructors use a combination of articles about specific technology and videos to leaddiscussion sessions with their students. A sample lesson plan that uses bioethics as the context forthis unit is shown below. This lesson plan (for a three-hour class period) uses a combination ofvideo clips, individual class activity, group activity, and computer activity to engage students inthe topic of technology and ethics. The nature of ethics o Powerpoint presentation about ethical theories o Present a potential ethical technology (for example, nuclear weapons, guns, in- vitro) and ask individual students to give their ethical response. That is

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning; j. a knowledge of contemporary issues, especially those impacting Southwest Florida; k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for bioengineering practice; l. an understanding of entrepreneurship and the ability to write a business plan; and m. an ability to define a community problem and to use an engineering design process to deliver a solution. From Program Criteria for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs Drafted by Bioengineering Working Group, 8/12/05. Revised by Bioengineering Working Group, 8/11/06. Revised to include common outcomes and to better incorporate ABET program

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

50-54 55-59 60+ Age Group Figure 1. Age Distribution of EPA Employees (EPA Human Resources data as of 3/23/02).The 2005 and 2006 national conferences of WEF (WEFTEC) and the American Water WorksAssociation (AWWA) also highlight this issue, with several workshops and technical sessionsdedicated to the changing workforce, succession planning/management, retirement of the babyboom generation, etc. It is becoming clear that the retirement of the baby boom generation willhave a dramatic impact on the environmental engineering profession, perhaps more so than otherengineering fields. This is likely due to the significant recruitment of baby boomers into

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; MohammadOmar Andar, Kabul University; Maria Beebe, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

International

with eleven Americaninstitutions: Carnegie-Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Illinois Institute ofTechnology, Lehigh University, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Purdue University,Rice University, Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Cincinnati, University of NotreDame, and Washington University (St. Louis).Of great significance also was the move into new and permanent quarters at the end of 1963.This building was one of several newly constructed buildings on the new Kabul Universitycampus that were planned and built through the joint efforts of the Royal Government ofAfghanistan and the United States Government. In 1970, a five-year curriculum was adopted,consisting of nine semesters of academic work and

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; J. Darrell Gibson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

required in rather largesections of senior capstone design courses can be improved by using rubrics. Thisstrategy, together with the rubrics written and used, is consistent with the requirements ofABET 2000. Although some rubrics can be improved, the authors are quite encouragedwith the support from external practitioners and other departmental faculty and plan tocontinue this strategy. Discussion of feedback on the rubrics has already led to Page 12.343.9suggestions for course improvement.Bibliograpy[1] Brackin, P.D. and Gibson, J.D., “Techniques for the Implementation, Administration, and Evaluation of Industrially Sponsored Capstone Design

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; John Robertson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

balancing chemical equations and determining number of electrons involvedin redox reaction.The challenge at that point was to move through the course schedule as planned and at the sametime give these students with difficulties an opportunity to master this critical skill, which isabsolutely necessary for one of the practical computations involving the consumption ofreactants in the fuel cell reaction. The fuel and oxidant consumption calculation in fuel cells wasone of the essential skills required for passing the course. The formulas for fuel and oxidantconsumption derived from the basic Faraday Law contain the number of electrons involved inthe reaction. Without very proficient mastery of balancing equations for chemical reactions,recognizing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Erik Peterson, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

real world examples used throughout the class; it helped to reinforce the material • 2005: Reading research articles provided a new prospective on and more in-depth understanding of fabrication methods • 2005: Very interesting material; I took the course to see if it was something I would like to pursue; I enjoyed the topics covered and plan on taking more • 2005: I gained an understating of the developing technology; good exposure to new Page 12.912.8 technologies in MEMS • 2006: The best aspect of the course was the research article discussions. It kept us informed of research and let us see applications

Conference Session

Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

) department has decided to purchase a variety ofdifferent machines.One machine purchased is the Z-Corporation Spectrum Z510 machine. This is a 3-dimensionalcolor printer that sprays binder on a gypsum based powder. From an entrepreneurial stand pointit has versatility. It is able to produce molds for both nylon and cast aluminum parts. This nearlyeliminates the need for tooling costs to develop prototypes. Another aspect of its versatilitycomes in the planning for deliverables.The RP machines have four strengths (“The Four P’s”). They are Proof-of-Concept, Proof-of-Product, Proof-of-Process, and Proof-of-Production (Ullman p 97)1. All of which combine todevelop a product that is robust enough to withstand a certain degree of noise in the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Sullivan, The College of New Jersey; Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

than the wheels through gearing allowsthem to work effectively. Bump switches are a fool proof method of limiting motion.With their curved switch on top we are able to have items hit into the bump switch andthen continue to rotate. The limit switches work in exactly the same way; however, theylack the durability our robot design demands. Our limited experience with the lightsensors have left us convinced they work well, but that the data they provide is not Page 12.748.11particularly useful in this competition.The judges talked to us about our design,motivations, aspirations, team structure,and planning process. Our judging went Here is a

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachael Schmedlen, University of Michigan; Mimi (Miriam) Adam; Robert Sulewski; Matthew O'Donnell, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

learned and apply them to other courses later on in their undergraduate careers. In thefuture, we would like to incorporate more active learning exercises in class to improveunderstanding of concepts and assess student understanding of lecture material in real time.Additionally, we plan to develop methods to more quantitatively assess student learning from thephysician client design project, the level of student interest generated, and the impact of thecourse on the students’ academic careers.Bibliography1. Kim, U.K., Breslin, P. A. S., Reed, D., and Drayna, D., Genetics of Human Taste Perception, Journal of Dental Research, 83(6): 448-453, 2004.2. “Using a Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism to Predict Bitter-Tasting Ability”. Carolina Biological

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Visser, South Dakota State University; Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS

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Engineering Technology

accessed January 15, 2007.12. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Manufacturing Education Plan: 1999 Critical Competency Gaps.13. Katz, Susan M., The Entry-Level Engineer: Problems in Transition from Student to Professional, Journal of Engineering Education, v 82, n3, July 1993 p 171-174. Page 12.1146.9

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University; Taher Abu-Lebdeh, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Mechanical Engineering

upperclassmen level. To investigate the upperclassmen retention (junior andsenior engineering students), one may consider: gender; academic ability (scores inprerequisites); academic preparation (hours studies); work plan (hours per week); socialintegration (friends, participation in group work, and contact with faculty members). Inthis study, our objective is to focus on the most important issues. Those issues include,but are not limited to, instruction; advising; and student’s concern. Such elements aremore likely to impact retention and thus must be given high priority. In a survey tounderstand retention conducted by Kent State University (1996-1997), students indicatedthat items relating to instruction, course content, and a knowledgeable faculty

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Baier, Florida International University; Yong Tao, Florida International University

credits. Assignments were based on distinct project goals,including conceptual research, design, construction (both on campus and on the NationalMall), coordination, planning and scheduling, which addressed the project as a wholewithin its integrated parts. The outcome of this course could not be better demonstratedthan the successful showcase of the house to the public on the mall, and the winning ofone of the contests. Students gained a multi-disciplinary learning and hands-onexperience through the successful completion of project goals during the competionwhile developing teamwork skills through the integrated design, construction,transportation and validation of a functional residential structure. This approach isbeneficial in producing

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danny Bee, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Manufacturing

engineeringprogram, it was obvious, from the lack of depth in the product implementation plans, the studentswere not comfortable with researching a topic and making detailed decisions and developingmeaningful assumptions for all issues related to the implementation of these EU Directives.As the instructor for this course, I felt the lecture and project based approach was not developingthe engineering problem solving skills deemed important by the manufacturing engineeringprogram outcomes. Students did not appear motivated by this courses methods, assignments,and projects.Current OfferingDuring the Fall 2006 semester, a new approach to teaching the Manufacturing ProcessEngineering I course was implemented. The new course design broke the class into four

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Portia Sabin, University of Washington; Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

assembling a number of resources (e.g., advisors,department websites, classmates, sorority sisters) in order to aid them in thisnavigation.We analyzed the field notes from observations and transcripts from interviewswith sixteen students, who when they enrolled at UWest, planned to major inengineering. The interviews and observations took place over the course of thestudents’ first three years at UWest, focusing on the period of time when theywere readying their applications for admission to the college, the spring of theirsophomore year, to examine the implications of the uncertainty that students feelabout the admissions process. We describe: • the uncertainty that students have about their futures in the engineering college

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Miller, Saint Cloud State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering programs inthe U.S. require or recommend that students take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exambefore graduation. Examinees must be able to determine vapor properties using the printed tablessupplied. Computers and PDAs capable of running software are not allowed in the exam. This isconsistent with situation at many schools where students do not have access to a PC during tests. Page 12.140.2Survey FindingsThe original plan for this research was to determine the policy or standard practice at a numberof schools. It became readily apparent that few schools actually have a standard, written orotherwise, about teaching thermodynamics

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Crowley, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

open communications. You will need to Page 12.490.11select a unique port and to communicate that port number with your lab partner. It isimportant to communicate the appropriate port number to your lab partner. Beforeproceeding, please coordinate with your lab partner and fill out the following table. IP Address Server Port Client PortYouYour PartnerTable 1-2 NetCat Planning TableOpen your NetCat server connection by typing: nc –vvn –l –p XXXX < des_keyXXXXXX is the number of the port that you will be opening for your server. Be sure tochoose a higher level (over 1024) port. And be sure to let your lab

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh Prasad, University of New Brunswick-St. John; Ryan Munro, University of New Brunswick-St. John

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, University of New Brunswick-St. John Ryan C. Munro graduated with BScE (Mechanical) degree in 2005 from the Universitry of New Brunswick, Canada. He worked in energy sector for over a year and is planning to pursue graduate studies in future. Page 12.1148.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 PC-Based Measurement of Heat of Combustion of a Solid Fuel Using Oxygen Bomb CalorimeterAbstractThe paper describes an experimental system developed for measurement of the heat ofcombustion of a sample of solid fuel. The system is set up to use an Oxygen Bomb Calorimetertogether with a

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

12.8.3retention and outreach for students who do not seek a career in engineering practice, but maywant to have careers in education, business, law, policy, art and design and seek this inconjunction with technological strength.The charge to the committee was to develop a proposed plan for the BA in Engineering,including a variety of tracks and corresponding curricula which would be submitted foruniversity review and implemented by normal processes at the university.ProcessFaculty members from every college at the university, students, industry representatives and staffjoined the ad hoc committee for the proposed degree program, whose membership swelled tosixteen. As part of the effort to develop a common lexicon and a baseline knowledge the