Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Thomas Hellmuth, LeTourneau University; Roger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University; Stephen Ayers, LeTourneau University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Boston, Mass.10 Ulrich, K. and S. Eppinger, 2004, Product Design and Development, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York.11 Cagan, J. and C. M. Vogel, 2002, Creating Breakthrough Products: Innovation from Product Planning to Program Approval, Prentice Hall, NJ.12 Green, M. G., 2005, "Enabling Design in Frontier Contexts: A Contextual Needs Assessment Method with Humanitarian Applications," PhD Dissertation, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin.13 Davis, D., S. Beyerlein, O. Harrison, P. Thompson, M. Trevisan, and B. Mount, “A Review of Literature on Assessment Practices In Capstone Engineering Design Courses: Implications for Formative Assessment,” Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Waskiewicz, University of Colorado at Boulder; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Ideen Taeb, University of Colorado; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston; Frank Barnes, University of Colorado; Alan Mickelson, University of Colorado at Boulder

’ selections,more or less data manipulation was required, but their eventual goal was to estimate the signal tonoise ratio by taking the standard deviation of the primarily DC signal. Periodic perturbationssuch as sound waves increased the standard deviation of the received signal by up to 20%. Thestudents measured this increase and were asked to generate a plot of frequency vs. standarddeviation.5 – Developing Non-interactive Course ContentThe process of developing 18 hours of video across the six experimental setups became mucheasier over the course of production. However, the initial setup and planning dictating preciselyhow taping would be done proved to be a very iterative process. Despite being a fairly trivialconcern, lighting proved to be an

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphne Duncan, Purdue University; Euridice Oware, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

grantsand the P-12 Research Seminar Series), graduate research assistants, undergraduate researchassistants, and faculty scholars.The second, education/learning, includes the two week-long INSPIRE Summer Academieshosted at the university (one for local teachers, one for national teachers), academic year teacherprofessional development opportunities, and the Bechtel Fellows Program. The Bechtel FellowsProgram allows highly qualified teachers to work with the INSPIRE team during the summer.These teachers arrive prior to the summer academies and helped with the planning, curriculumdevelopment and refinement, and implementation of the summer academies.The final method by which INSPIRE hopes to achieve their goals is by engagement/outreach.This is done

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering Design Graphics

andacts as visual map to reinforce the connection of the course topics to one another. The Ganttchart also is an introduction to how to manage a project by planning tasks that need to becompleted in serial and what tasks can be done in parallel to have a distributed workload over thetime period while finishing the project on time.Tasks #1 and #2 are done as individual technical reports. Students do not necessarily come tothe course knowing any of the students in the class. Thus, the first two weeks is a time for thestudents to begin to meet others during the two-hour lab sessions and to force each student to beinvolved in all aspects of writing a technical memo report. Any weaknesses in technical reportwriting and formatting in MS Word are to be

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Pauline schwartz, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Agamemnon Koutsospyros, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

retentionof chemistry concepts, there are no specific follow-up courses where biological concepts can beassessed.Bibliography1) Collura, M., S. Daniels, J. Nocito-Gobel and B. Aliane, Development of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral, ASEE 2004 Annual Conference, Curricular Change Issues, Session 26302) Collura, M.A., A Multidisciplinary, Spiral Curricular Foundation for Engineering Programs, NSF Department- Level Reform Planning Grant, EEC-0343077, $99,928, August 14, 20033) New Biology for Engineers and Computer Scientists, A. Tozeren and S. Byers, Prentice-Hall, 20044) Essentials of General Chemistry, by D.D. Ebbing, S.D. Gammon and R.O. Ragsdale, Houghton Mifflin Co., NY, NY, 20035) Saliby, M.J., P.J. Desio

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Yang Li, University of Michigan; Richard Redick, University of Michigan; Julie Bellerose, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Bogdan Oaida, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

students learn to adopt a systems engineering mentality thatemphasizes sound engineering trade studies, rigorous requirements traceability, and meticulousinterface control. They also learn to plan project schedules and budgets with contingencies,handle team personnel conflicts, and manage setbacks such as unanticipated requirementschanges, procurement delays, or failed ground testing.When candidates become comfortable with the responsibilities of leading a small team, they aregiven lead status by Excom when such positions open, and they begin mentoring their own teammembers. Thus, S3FL’s “see one, do one, teach one” paradigm is fulfilled, as a student is able toobserve and learn from the actions of a lead, then take on a leadership role, and in

Conference Session

Electromechanical Capstone and Design Projects in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Laura Wilson, University Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

project was already laid out, we could concentrate on the work that was necessary to complete a capstone project. The concepts of abstracts, annotated bibliographies, proposals, PowerPoint, and poster boards could all be illustrated effectively using this existing project. ExpressPCB software, project cost, and planning with the use of Gantt Charts were also introduced."2.0 Was the class project effective in enhancing your technical skills? • "The project introduced the soldering onto printed circuit board, which I had no prior experience with in the past. In addition this project allowed us to work on design improvements

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ChE: Innovations in undergraduate and graduate programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

the course of the semester project status, learning, and student assessment (grading)is addressed by tasking the student groups to prepare memorandum at appropriate pointsduring the project. Table 5 lists the four additional project memos that the student teamswere asked to prepare.Table 5 – Subsequent Memos2nd memo due September 25th at the beginning of class. 1) Revise your 1st memo considering that your first experiment should take 1 hour and 15 minutes (class time). You should keep this very simple and consider using the physical and mathematical model in the case study. You need a very detailed plan for your experiment. Where will you get the equipment for the experiments? 2) Develop the mathematical model in

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

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Civil Engineering

. Success in this competition is based on a combination of factors; theability to combine recent advances in concrete technology with the concepts of navalarchitecture; the use of effective project management; and the motivation, creativity and spiritof a team of young men and women who take extreme pride in their work.4At the concrete canoe competition, there are four main areas that are judged; finished product,oral presentation, written technical report and the races, each part now worth 25% of the totalcompetition points. To successfully address the project of designing and building a concretecanoe, students must plan the structure of their engineering design team. Initially, the teamsmust focus on designing a fast and maneuverable hull, a

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill; Amanda Lain, New Mexico State University; Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Lauren Ketcham, New Mexico State University; Karen Luces, New Mexico State University

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Graduate Studies

students varied greatly in terms of their current stage of the graduate process.A few students had started participating in the Program as undergraduates, while others wereclose to the time when they planned to complete their qualifying exams. This heterogeneity,combined with the Program Director’s basis in engineering, made it more difficult for theseminar to fulfill the same role as it had with the first cohort. Furthermore, the bench sciencemajors in the second cohort already had support groups in the form of their lab groups. Thestudents who lacked this support—such as the lone African American woman in the mathematicsdepartment, a program in which students often work in solitude—were subsequently unable torely on the seminar in the same way

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Boschetto-Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Ciro Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University

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International

faculty redefine our commitment tolanguage teaching as the teaching of multiple literacies, not just language learning. Thiscollaboration required us to move away from traditional course planning and normativeassessments and to increase learning by presenting linguistic and cultural content in anintellectually challenging manner, commensurate with our institutional disciplinary andinterdisciplinary offerings, and capitalizing on our students’ motivation and drive forapplied (“real”) studies. The pilot collaboration helped inform students that language is aculture-based performance, situated in various public, private, and cross-disciplinarycontexts. Recent language research reflects an understanding of multiple literacies associally bounded and

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Jungsang Kim, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Leslie Collins, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

students’ technical skills through individual robot design,inter-robot communication, and system integration, one goal of the IDC is for students todevelop project management and communication skills. Thus, a variety of deliverables wererequired over the course of the IDC including: 1. Conceptual Design Written Report (Due in week 1). To emphasize the importance of planning in the design process, each sub-team was required to present a conceptual design to the instructor before they were allowed to begin actual construction of their robot. This report included: a. the problem statement in the students’ own words, b. a list of objectives and deliverables, c. a schedule with important milestones and task

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

rebecca devasher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley; David Mutchler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; shannon sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Julia M. Williams is the Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her articles on writing assessment, electronic portfolios, and ABET have appeared in the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Technical Communication Quarterly, Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, and the International Journal of Engineering Education. She is also the recipient of a Tablet PC Technology, Curriculum, and Higher Education 2005 award from Microsoft Research to assess the impact of tablet PCs and

Conference Session

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Haubold, Columbia University; John R. Kender, Columbia University

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 12.985.10applicability. This may include an animation, images, a prototype, models, plans, etc.Our initial four-semester attempt at including video productions in the classroom wasaccompanied by on-line material related to video editing software and equipment usage. Studentteams shared low-end digital video camcorders and used Apple iMovie to edit their material.While students had no difficulty acquiring basic skills in video editing, we have observed thatquality of final videos varied significantly due to level of interest and prior knowledge. Shortlectures on the following topics are necessary: A) storyboarding, selection of appropriate content,B) a selected editing software, e.g. iMovie, C) 3D animation basics (as an extension to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

class. These assessments include observations by different instructors,anonymous student surveys, student focus groups, and observed student problem solvingsessions. Overall the kits and the integrated approach have had a positive effect on the class.Students and instructors have both enjoyed using the modular kits. Student groups of three tofive have been used with students happier with the smaller groups. For the larger groups,students have suggested a planned rotation of formal roles to insure everyone in the group isinvolved. Students like the integration of kits and simulation into the classroom setting and haveshown a particular preference for class sessions where a short activity is used to raise an issueand then followed up with

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth; Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-1817: PACE GLOBAL VEHICLE COLLABORATIONMason Webster, Brigham Young University Mason Webster is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and has completed two internships in China at a Lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant. Next year, he plans on attending graduate school to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree.Dan Korth, Brigham Young University Daniel Korth graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University in April 2007. He speaks Spanish fluently and has spent time living in Peru. While at BYU, he participated in the development of a prototype unmanned

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

- 15 A. Life Cycle Analysis Framework B. Life Cycle methods and software C. Inventory Analysis D. Impact Assessment E. Data location and integrity F. Sensitivity Analysis G. LCA interpretation H. LCA Weighting I. LCA Limitations J. Life Cycle Cost Analysis As time allows K. Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing As time allows L. Project Presentations*Note - this outline is a general roadmap of the topics that we plan to cover in this course. The actual pathtaken and time spent on these topics will vary as we work our way through them

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 12.1400.7The new course structure for fall 2005 incorporated a slightly modified version of the Hoistinatorproject, but this time it was preceded by a simpler 4-week startup project on building rockets outof 2-liter soda bottles. Bottles were modified by the addition of wings, etc., partially filled withwater, and then pressurized and launched. Schools throughout the country are using variousversions of soda bottle rocket projects in science education12,13 and NASA has proposedstandards and lesson plans for grade 5-12 students.14 Specifications and constraints for thisproject were as follows: The goal was to build a rocket that would fly as far as possible, but distance was measured perpendicular to the plane of the launcher

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farhad Azadivar, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University

Ince sion o x Publications f TaFigure 1. Overlap between university activities and economic development agencies actionsTo be sure, the results of center activities can have a significant economic impact. However,each project is intended to directly benefit an individual client in a manner that “scratches theiritch.” There is no grand plan for developing a local, regional, or state-wide economy. Theobjective is to help the client and to enhance the education of the engineering student whiledoing so.Myth #4: Industry trusts Universities

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

interested in how gender affects career choice. She believes strongly in the scientist-practitioner model, using her academic background to solve practical problems and using her problem solving experiences to enhance her teaching. She has received an award for excellence in service learning. Professor Amel has specific expertise developing assessment plans and dissemination approaches through her work on the UST Bush Foundation Grant. She has completed pedagogical presentations and publications about international education and service learning.Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas Dr. Chris Greene comes to the University of St. Thomas following a 20+ year career in industry

Conference Session

How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Riddell, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

bottle rocket project. In the bottle rocket project,students use 0.25 inch thick foam board, duct tape, a 2 liter soda bottle, modeling clay Page 12.1290.6and water to design rockets that can be launched from a nozzle by using pressurized air.This concept has been used at other universities to teach core engineering principles22,and NASA has proposed standards and lesson plans to use for grade 5-12 students23. Therocket project was originally run at Rowan as a one-lab period ice-breaker, which was notincluded in the students’ grades. However, in 2005 this was expanded to a four-weekproject as part of the changes in SEC I. In the current incarnation

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Manufacturing

. 419 – 427, 2005. 3. Goldin, D., Venneri, S. and Noor, A., “New Frontiers in Engineering,” Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 120, No. 2, pp. 63-69, 1998. 4. Goldin, D., Venneri, S. and Noor, A., “Ready For the Future?” Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 121, No. 11, pp. 61-70, 1999. 5. Kwon, Y., Wu, T. and Ochoa, J., “SMWA: A CAD-based decision support system for the efficient design of welding,” Journal of Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 295-304, 2004. 6. Kwon, Y. and Fischer, G., The University of Iowa, College of Engineering Equipment Fund, “Three-Year Vision Plan for Undergraduate Instructional Laboratories: Simulation-Based, Reconfigurable Integrated Lean

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University; David Batts, East Carolina University; Lawrence Behr, LBA Group; Kenneth Dingle, Allvac

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Manufacturing

inspectors. Today every inspector has a fourteen-point RF safety checklist to follow for every site that they visit. Current plans for inspectors include implementing a comprehensive training program and equipping them with survey instruments. At the same time that the FCC has been stepping up its enforcement of RF safety issues, there have been developments at the state level. Two states have passed legislation that requires any company operating antenna systems on towers to have an RF safety program. These new regulations are being challenged so their future is uncertain. While these new regulations may yet be rescinded, some authorities believe that these requirements will evolve into national

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

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Chemical Engineering

processing. The ChE department atthe University of Massachusetts, Lowell, offers a “Nanomaterials Engineering Track” in its BSdegree.14 This program consists of three nano-related courses, one semester in NanomaterialsScience and Engineering and two courses in Nanomaterials Characterization. However, thesecourses again come in the student’s senior year, and do not have a hands-on component. TheUniversity of Southern California has recently added a nanotechnology emphasis whichprimarily uses a survey course on nanotechnology and an independent research project duringthe senior year.15This paper presents the plan to incorporate nanotechnology education in the College ofEngineering (CoE) at OSU. The approach is twofold: (1) to develop a Nanotechnology

Conference Session

Developments in the Energy Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

upcoming laboratories, students are asked to propose a test plan for using anexhaust gas analyzer for tuning a gasoline engine, balancing performance and fuel consumption.The Exhaust Analysis LaboratoryIn this laboratory students are introduced to measuring combustion efficiency based on theanalysis of the products of combustion. The sources of pollution, mechanisms of pollutionformation, and consequent reduction in combustion systems are important topics studied in thecourse. In addition, this laboratory allows students to become familiar with the measurementequipment and some forms of pollution data processing in automotive applications.The laboratory utilizes the AutoLogic’s 5 gas exhaust analyzer (EA), which is a portable, highlycapable

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

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Architectural

Engineering Technology Colleges.ASEE 2005 Edition, ASEE Publications, Washington D.C. 2006.2 Drexel University, Online Catalogue: Recommended Plan of Study, B.S. Architectural Engineering.http://coreapp1.drexel.edu/webplanofstudy/plan.asp?plan_id=127 Department of Civil, Architectural andEnvironmental Engineering, College of Engineering. Philadelphia,PA. accessed August 25, 2006.3 Kansas State University, Undergraduate Curriculum, B.S. in Architectural Engineering. http://www.k-state.edu/are-cns/arecurriculum.html Department of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science,Manhattan, KS. Accessed August 31, 2006.4 Illinois Institute of Technology, Architectural Engineering Curriculum, IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 2004-2007,http://www.iit.edu

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland

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Educational Research and Methods

start with learning objectivesas narrowly defined behaviors but with “program educational outcomes (broad goals)”6 (p. 7). Inorder to address the resulting lack of specificity more detailed “program outcomes (knowledge,skills, and attitudes)” (p.7) are subsequently defined.Felder6 further develops Tyler’s17 targeted instruction into an iterative process of instructionaldesign in three areas: “planning (identifying course content and defining measurable learningobjectives), instructing (selecting and implementing the methods that will facilitate studentachievement of the objectives), assessment and evaluation (implementing methods that […]determine whether objectives have been reached)” (p. 8).This concept has significantly advanced engineering

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Christine Floyd, Brownsburg East Middle School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education, 2007 The Tsunami Model Eliciting Activity: Implementation and Assessment of an Interdisciplinary Activity in a Pre-Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper describes an interdisciplinary pre-engineering activity which was designed andimplemented in a seventh grade pre-engineering course. The activity was designed forimplementation in combination with Social Studies and Science classes. The activity is a ModelEliciting Activity (MEA) where students develop a model to specify requirements and costs foremergency housing after a large scale natural disaster – in this case, the 2004 tsunami. Theactivity and implementation plan are described in detail. The activity was tied to Indiana

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Giullian, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Jason McCammon, Brigham Young University; Brad Brooks, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

members set up meetings and design Page 12.809.14reviews because of different time zones. A morning meeting for one school corresponded to anevening meeting for another. In some cases, this was the only way that a meeting could beconvenient for both schools to meet. Time differences are a challenge, but with careful planningthe challenge can be overcome. Despite the awareness of this challenge before the project begins,one factor that may throw off scheduling of meetings was daylight savings. Again, however,careful planning was the most effective remedy; sending an email or routing slip out the nightbefore to warn all members of the change can

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University

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Computers in Education

spite of effective projects funded byNSF, its partner agencies, industry and postsecondary institutions, challenges remain in creatingand institutionalizing reform initiatives to enhance learning outcomes in science, technology, Page 12.1587.6engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.There are several reasons for this apparent lack of adaptation. An experience to attempt change atMIT is instructive. The MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics incorporated activelearning strategies and assessment tools into their Unified Engineering course after a two-yearstrategic planning process that involved all faculty in the department.7 As they