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Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Rainer Fink, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-819: A COURSE PROJECT WITH A FOCUS ON PRODUCTDEVELOPMENT PROCESSWei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in System Science from Washington University in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In 2006 He joined the Electronics Engineering Technology faculty at Texas A&M. His research activities include control system theory and applications to industry, system engineering, robust design, modeling, simulation

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Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Institute of Technology GEORGE SLACK is Instructor of Electrical Engineering at RIT with primary interest in Senior Design and Digital Systems. Prior to RIT, he was a project manager and engineer in design engineering at Xerox Corp and Bosch Corp. George has an MS degree from University of Page 12.1231.1 Rochester. He can be reached at gbseee@rit.edu.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Redesigning a College-Wide Multidisciplinary Senior Design Program at RITAbstractSince 2002, the Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE) at the Rochester Institute

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Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Ayush Bhardwaj, Savannah State University; Crystal Reeves, Savannah State University; William Lehman, St. Mary School; Sylvester Chukwukere, Savannah State University; Shinemin Lin, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology

moderncomputer hardware and software. This effort will focus on developing an integrated solution of adigital electronics project that will be based on a hybrid environment in which the design andexperiments will be simulated and tested in virtual as well as with real electronics components.Students’ outreach program in this study is to motivate students to enroll in ElectronicsEngineering Technology program.IntroductionTraditionally, many institutions world-wide supports the teaching model in which the studentslearn circuit theory by participating in lectures, and acquire a deeper fundamental understandingthrough complimentary experiments. The laboratory experiments presents a design challengethat requires students to apply theory from lectures using

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Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Pocock, Oregon Institute of Technology; Kevin McCullough, Oregon Institute of Technology; Andrew Carpenter, Oregon Institute of Technology; Brant Hempel, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1053: A CAPSTONE ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS PROJECT FORELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MAJORSDavid Pocock, Oregon Institute of Technology DAVID N. POCOCK is an Associate Professor and is the Curriculum Coordinator and head of the Analog Block of the Electronics Engineering Technology department at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, OR. His main research interests are semiconductor device modeling, infrared focal plane arrays, nuclear radiation effects, and web-based real electronics labs for distance education.Kevin McCullough, Oregon Institute of Technology KEVIN MCCULLOUGH is a Senior at Oregon Institute of Technology in the Electronics Engineering Technology

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Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rajadas, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

addition to the wind tunnel course, this laboratory is also utilized to some extent in five othercourses in the curriculum, including AET 210, Measurement & Testing, AET 300, AircraftDesign, AET 432, Applied Heat Transfer, MET 434, Applied Fluid Mechanics and MET460/461, Capstone Project. This facility has become an essential element of the MMETdepartment curricula not only for students within the aeronautical concentration, but within othermechanical concentrations and the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. Inaddition, students from all MMET department programs are involved in applied projects ofinterest to the engineering industry.Facility DevelopmentA perfectly funded engineering or engineering technology program that focuses on

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Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tracy N Schierenbeck, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Linda McCloskey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

course emphasizes how students with differentvalues can work together productively. Team members must learn to respect the differing values Page 12.1383.4among their members. For example, students who perform at different academic levels and withdifferent degrees of personal motivation have to be able to work effectively together to completetheir design projects successfully. Likewise, the course does not attempt to enforce politicallycorrect attitudes; however, students must understand how expressions of sexist or racialinsensitivity or bias may affect their professional future. The students also are asked to evaluatewhat these issues mean in

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Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Scott Reimer, Purdue University Calumet; Ilija KaramacoskiI, Purdue University Calumet

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Engineering Technology

University Calumet ILIJA KARAMACOSKI graduated with a B.S. degree in EET in fall 2005 and is currently working as an engineer for CS industry. Page 12.301.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 TACTILE AND AUDITORY STIMULI SYSTEM A SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTAbstractThis paper describes the design and development of an instrumentation system to studythe human response time while driving an automobile to visual, auditory and tactilestimuli. The human response time to the applied stimuli along with results from otherongoing research projects will be used in the development of safety features in

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Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, farahmandfar@ccsu.edu

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

to faculty, faculty to students,and students to students. Comparisons can be made between integrated and non-integratedteams.IntroductionA lot of progress has been made in recent years in improving engineering education, e.g.,emphasizing communication skills, working in teams, integration of computer-aided engineering(CAE), and capstone/senior design projects. Previous work by the authors has focused onimproving the integration of CAE1,2,3,4 into mechanical engineering programs. The goal of thispaper is to document efforts to improve the experiences of students working in project designteams. The strategy is to create integrated project teams from machine design, product design,and manufacturing courses to design and build a wide variety of

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Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-2001: DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING CONNECTIONSENVIRONMENTS TO CONTEXTUALIZE ENGINEERING CONTENT MODULESDarryl Morrell, Arizona State UniversityRobert Hinks, Arizona State UniversityMark Henderson, Arizona State University Page 12.533.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of Engineering Connections Environments to Contextualize Engineering Content ModulesIntroductionThis paper describes the creation of a learner-centered, project- and problem-based environment forlearning foundational engineering science topics; this environment has been named an EngineeringConnections Environment (ECE). The ECE is implemented in the

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Project and Model-Based Mathematics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis Berkey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bogdan Vernescu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mathematics

industrial problems typical of those in which engineers would dependupon mathematics for solutions. This approach is based upon WPI's project-based style ofeducation, one that employs the engineering approach to problem solving broadly across thesciences and mathematics.This project oriented curriculum, introduced over 30 years ago at WPI, has facilitated a majorchange in mathematics education. In the past ten years WPI faculty have developed a successfulmodel that introduces real-world, industrial, projects in mathematics education, at all levels frommiddle school to the Ph.D. program and faculty research. The faculty and students affiliated withthe Center for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics have developed project collaborations withover 30

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Project and Model-Based Mathematics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge; Bella Klass-Tsirulnikov, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (formerly Negev Academic College of

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Mathematics

courses for engineeringstudents and an intuitive approach to infinity with hands-on exercises for K-12 students. Inreference 8, the co-authors developed materials on topics from number theory, essential to thefield of data security and suitable for K-12 students, as well as for remedial or preparatorycourses for engineering freshmen.This paper represents the third part in this continuing project of developing methods forimproving the teaching and learning of mathematical concepts for engineering students. Itpresents an interesting context in which to teach simple matrix algebra, developing practicalapplications that can be used for both K-12 and college level algebra courses. The mainapplication demonstrated in this paper is the design of a

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Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Bentow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Richard Blais, Project Lead the Way; Laura Bottomley, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-1933: BUILDING GENDER EQUITY INTO EXISTING PROGRAMS:PERSPECTIVES FROM PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATIONSAmy Bentow, American Society of Mechanical EngineersRichard Blais, Project Lead the WayLaura Bottomley, Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersCatherine Didion, National Academy of EngineeringNorman Fortenberry, National Academy of EngineeringChristina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering Page 12.332.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Building Gender Equity into Existing Programs: Perspectives from Professional Engineering AssociationsAbstractThe Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on

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Product Innovation And Entrepreneurship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Sevener, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University

AC 2007-2427: BALANCING LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SUCCESS IN AMULTIDISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTPeter Johnson, Valparaiso UniversityKathleen Sevener, Valparaiso UniversityDoug Tougaw, Valparaiso UniversityJeffrey Will, Valparaiso University Page 12.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Balancing Learning Objectives and Success in a Multidisciplinary Senior Design ProjectAbstract—In the Fall of 2005, a team of five engineering seniors was assigned amultidisciplinary senior project in which they were to design and build a power generationsystem for a small village on Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua. The power generated

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Innovations in biological and agricultural engineering education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Mankin, Kansas State University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2007-2468: LEADING AND ASSESSING A FIRST-SEMESTER TEAM DESIGNPROJECTKyle Mankin, Kansas State University Page 12.1005.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Leading and Assessing a First-Semester Team Design Project AbstractStudents are known to be motivated by course activities that are relevant to their careers. Designprojects offer this type of real-life experience. This paper describes implementation andassessment of a design project that was adapted to a first-semester course that included bothbiological and agricultural engineering (BAE) and agricultural technology management (ATM)students. The

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Tinh Dinh, University of the District of Columbia; Abiyu Negede, University of the DIstrict of Columbia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2485: PRACTICAL DESIGN PROJECTS UTILIZING COMPLEXPROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES (CPLD)Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia Samuel Lakeou received a BSEE (1974) and a MSEE (1976) from the University of Grenoble (Universite Joseph Fourier), and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Ecole Nationale d’Electronique et de Radioelectricite de Grenoble of the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France, in 1978. He is currently a Professor and Chair of the department of electrical engineering at UDC. He was formerly staff member at the New Products Laboratory of RCA’s Consumer Electronics Division in Indianapolis, IN (1984-86).Tinh Dinh, University of the District of Columbia

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Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2497: FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING DESIGN: INCORPORATINGLEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTO REAL PROJECT EXPERIENCESKevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyJohn Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 12.749.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 First Year Engineering Design: Incorporating Leadership Development into Real Project ExperiencesAbstractFirst year (freshman) engineering students often arrive on campus eager to begin designingengineered systems. Although their engineering design expertise is not nearly developed

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Parten, Texas Tech University; Michael Giesselmann, Texas Tech University

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-2528: MICROPROCESSOR BASED, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMGUIDED ROBOT IN A PROJECT LABORATORYMichael Parten, Texas Tech UniversityMichael Giesselmann, Texas Tech University Page 12.1066.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007I. Introduction Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students have a need to be able todesign and build systems with embedded microprocessors. They also need to be able tobecome familiar with different processors. There are many different ways to teachmicroprocessors and their applications. The objective, in this case, is to have the studentsdesign and develop a system using a microprocessor they have not seen before. In thisway

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Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Kiefer, Tri-State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2593: PREPARING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS FORSENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS WITH ELECTRONICS COMPONENTSScott Kiefer, Tri-State University Scott Kiefer is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tri-State University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Platteville, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. Page 12.1180.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Preparing Mechanical Engineering Students for Senior Design Projects with Electronics

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Service Learning Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Lund, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2600: WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTFOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERSLaura Lund, University of PittsburghDan Budny, University of Pittsburgh Page 12.1606.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 What makes a successful Service Learning Project for Freshman EngineersAbstractService learning can be a valuable educational tool for freshman engineers which helps todevelop their sense of value and direction, teaches team dynamics and professionalcommunication skills, and engages the students in the community surrounding their university.A fundamental challenge in developing a successful and rewarding experience for

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

in the CAD/CAM curriculum taught in the junior year.Computer Aided Reverse Engineering of cork opener, gear puller, cell phone case, and cellphone cover were the selected course projects taken by students in the CAD/CAM course. Oneof the main objectives of the curse project was for the students to extend their knowledge indesign process and gain a hands-on experience in the field of solid modeling and productrealization. A caliper and a micrometer were used to measure the main dimensions of the parts,and a solid modeling program was used for creating the parts model and assembly as well. Thispaper describes hands-on solid modeling and prototyping experiences of manufacturingengineering students regarding product realization process at our

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-2851: IMPACT OF STUDENT SELECTION OF DESIGN PROJECTS ONTEAM PERFORMANCEPeter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University-IndianapolisStephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University Page 12.827.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 IMPACT OF STUDENT SELECTION OF DESIGN PROJECTS ON TEAM PERFORMANCEAbstract In the capstone design courses, the instructor can choose among different strategies ofassigning students to project teams. One of these strategies allows the students select the projectthey would like to work on from a list. This sometimes proceeds in an ad-hoc manner. Currently,literature offers limited research that looks at

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Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Frederick, Mechanical and Aeropace Engineering; Rebekah Frederick, Homewood Academy for Girls

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Aerospace

AC 2007-2859: USING REGIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCES TO AUGMENTAEROSPACE DESIGN PROJECTSRobert Frederick, Mechanical and Aeropace Engineering Robert Frederick has 15 years experience in integrating industry mentors into aerospace design classes. He has directed the development of UAH's multidisciplinary design classes that have included over 20 different projects in the past 15 years. His research interests include aerospace vehicle design, solid propulsion, and liquid propulsion,Rebekah Frederick, Homewood Academy for Girls Rebekah Frederick is a writing and Communications/Communicative Arts major at Homewood Academy

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New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-1465: USING INDEPENDENT-STUDY PROJECTS IN YOUR RESEARCHAND TEACHING PROGRAMEdward Gehringer, North Carolina State University Edward F. Gehringer is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University. His research interests include hardware and software support for memory management, architectures for security, object technology, and educational software for collaborative learning. Page 12.1550.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Session

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Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University

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International

AC 2007-1528: A COLLABORATIVEUNIVERSITY-COLLEGE-INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGYTRANSFER PROJECTAaron Ball, Western Carolina University Dr. Ball is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology within the Kimmel School at Western Carolina University. Dr. Ball served as the PI on three year funded project by Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help develop a new product with the collaboration of a College-Industry-Government partnership.Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University Dr. Dunlap is Professor of Engineering and Technology within the Kimmel School and has the honor of serving as the Director for the Kimmel School and Associate Dean for the College of Applied Sciences at Western

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

course inmicroelectromechanical systems (MEMS), co-developed by a multidisciplinary team of facultyfrom mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and materials engineering. Central to thedesign of the course is an emphasis on implementing modules that are able to overcome criticalbarriers related to (1) diverse academic background from different majors and (2) practicallimitations in microfabrication facilities. These points are vital for promoting MEMS education,because they expand the student pool and reach audiences that need a cost-effective way tosupport instructional laboratory experiences in MEMS without the broader infrastructure that isoften limited only to large research institutions.Laboratory projects emphasize skills in design

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Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Crosby, Southern University; Samuel Ibekwe, Southern University; Guoqiang Li, Southern University; Su-Seng Pang, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge; Kun Lian, Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD)

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Minorities in Engineering

University. One of his current research projects, sponsored by Louisiana Board of Regents and the Department of Defense (DoD) is on "High Temperature Materials Research: Study of Elastic Anomaly and Grain Agglomeration Features in the Superalloy IN738LC." His research work has been primarily on mechanical characterization of engineering materials, and impact damage of polymer composite materials. His past funded research projects have been from the Louisiana Board of Regents, National Science Foundation, DoD, the Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE), and private industries. His has over 30 publications in the related areas. In addition to research, he is also a recognized expert in minority

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Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Heun, Calvin College

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Instrumentation

Web-based Instrumentation Design ProjectsAbstractAn engineering instrumentation design project assignment has been enhanced and improvedusing distributed internet-based data acquisition systems and web-based data dissemination.Students design, develop, and install an instrumentation system to collect data on an aspect of theoperation of an on-campus building. Past instrumentation systems have included measurementsof airflow through ducts, power consumed by vending machines, and energy waste in anoverheated room. Measurement data is collected by National Instruments FieldPoint® dataacquisition systems, analyzed by National Instruments LabVIEW® software, and published tothe World Wide Web by a customized publishing

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Capstone Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Promiti Dutta, Columbia University; Alexander Haubold, Columbia University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-1699: USE OF ASSESSMENT SURVEY TO ASSIGN PROJECT TEAMSAND ROLESPromiti Dutta, Columbia UniversityAlexander Haubold, Columbia University Page 12.1526.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Use of Assessment Survey to Assign Project Teams and RolesAbstract:Effective assignment of teams and distribution of tasks within a group is an arduous task.Successful teams display harmony, successfully completed projects, and effective skill utilizationof all members. Weak teams demonstrate ineffective dynamics, poorly completed projects, andunderutilized team members. We propose a method to assign team members and to delegatemembers with equally weighted

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Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Leach, Purdue University

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Materials