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Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Professor of Educational Research at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte. Dr. Wang teaches educational research and statistics courses. Dr. Wang received a master of applied statistics degree and a PhD degree in educational research from The Ohio State University. Page 12.1083.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MULTI-CAMPUS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM-BASED-LEARNING COURSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNINGIntroductionThe project described here began with a civil engineering and biology laboratory

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Mechanical Engineering

Cincinnati, with specialization in human factors engineering. Dr. Pennathur's interests are in the science of learning in engineering education. Dr. Pennathur has considerable expertise in human behavioral research methods. He has developed human behavior and performance models in personnel skills and training for advanced electromechanical troubleshooting and fault-finding tasks, disability models in older adults (work funded by NIH), and modeling physical and mental workload for soldier safety and performance (work funded by the US Army Research Laboratory jointly with Fort Bliss and William Beaumont Army Medical Center). These projects have all included extensive instrumentation, calibration, and

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-245: SIX YEARS AND THOUSANDS OF ASSIGNMENTS LATER: WHATHAVE THEY LEARNED, AND WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute J. Shawn Addington is the Jamison-Payne Institute Professor and Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Virginia Military Institute. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He teaches courses, laboratories, and undergraduate research projects in the microelectronics and semiconductor fabrication areas; and, he remains active in curriculum development and engineering assessment. He is a registered professional engineer in the

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Recep Goktas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ulas Tezel, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

Programs” 2 for the 2007-08accreditation cycle stipulating that an engineering master’s degree graduate should satisfybaccalaureate curriculum criteria and demonstrate mastery of a particular subject and a high levelof communication through completion of an engineering project or a research activity.(Common ABET baccalaureate curriculum criteria include proficiencies in performing statistics,conducting experiments, and critically analyzing data.) It is implied that an engineering doctoraldegree graduate should satisfy the master’s-level criteria and demonstrate expertise in a subjectthrough an advanced research activity. Considering the growing necessity of graduate-levelengineering education and, subsequently, the research aspect of graduate

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BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

TOTAL 30 20 10 Page 12.1210.2 0 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2006 2000-2009 Projected Table 1: Recently Accredited Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs2 Next General Year Review (NGR) Accredited University

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Said Abubakr, Western Michigan University; Dewei Qi, Western Michigan University

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International

, engineering Page 12.534.3seminars, engineering field trips, student presentation and final written report and exam.All lectures, seminar, field trips, presentations and exam should be carried out at thehosting universities. A course Pack focused on the culture and language was developedand required reading by participants during pre-visit orientation.20 students participated in the program last year and we are planning to attract 20 WMU studentsto participate in this program in 2007.The program itinerary is given below.ImpactThis project will certainly enhance the international reputation of WMU in engineering teaching,learning and research. WMU

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Darveaux, and Govindasamy Tamizhmani, “Graduate Education with Industry Relevance”, Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 22, number 2, p 34-9, Fall 2005. 2. United Nations, “Long-range world population projections” – based on the 1998 revision; Energy Projections: “Global energy perspectives” ITASA/WEC 3. European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), “Energy Revolution: A Sustainable World Energy Outlook”, January 2007. Page 12.715.9

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University; Robert Matthews, University of Louisville

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Engineering Technology

designed,implemented and supported properly. Although this article cannot go into depthregarding all the issues that need to be taken into account, the following list highlights themajor issues that need to be addressed. 1) Establish a team of individuals to create a strategic plan for the design, implementation and evaluation of the e-Health network. This team will oversee and managing the initial rollout of the project (includes everything listed below, plus manage the budget). 2) Review the previous e-Health activities that have occurred in your region, country and other similar locations. Learn from their successes and mistakes. 3) Conduct a resource inventory. This includes an inventory of any current e-Health

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Miller, Saint Cloud State University

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Mechanical Engineering

using tables or software. The decision on how toteach vapor properties is up to the individual instructor in most cases. Furthermore, it was foundthat there is rarely a consensus within the department. Opinions ranged from making students usetables only to using software and covering tables just enough so students can pass the FEexamination.Of the twenty-five mechanical engineering departments surveyed, only six have an explicitpolicy. In four cases, students use tables only during their first thermodynamics course and areintroduced to software tools in subsequent courses. In the other cases, the course syllabussuggests the use of software to check homework and work projects. Of the remaining schools,professors in six make no explicit mention

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ed Crowley, University of Houston

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Information Systems

create their own projects. Several students have extendedthe class activities to demonstrate other software such as TrueCrypt. As the class evolves,our anticipation is that it the utilization of Open Source Software will contribute to theclass becoming more project orientated.Bibliographic Information1. Dark, M, Morales, L, Justice, C, A Methodology for Developing and Disseminating Curriculum Resource material in Information Security, CISSE 2005.2. FIPS PUB 140-2: Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, National Institute of Standards and Technology, May 25 20013. Kar, D, Teaching Cryptography in an Applied Computing Program, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 2006.4. Mel, H, Baker, D, Cryptography, Decrypted

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Engineering Economy: Beyond the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeannette Russ, Union University; Doanh Van, Union University

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Engineering Economy

aspects of a project. • Occasionally, the content of the article is restricted to a certain area related to some aspect of class, most commonly the class project. It is helpful for students to see how much diversity exists even within a restricted content area, and it is easier for the professor to manage the discussion in a way that promotes understanding of specific course material or assignments. However, student enthusiasm noticeably diminishes as content restrictions increase. • Occasionally, students are instructed to find an article in a technical journal (in print) rather than on the internet. Along with many other institutions,3,4 we have found that students automatically go to the internet

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International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

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International

scholarship: Any creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge transfer, or to develop new materials useful for teaching and learning, or to add to the stock of creative works and includes applied, oriented and basic research, consultancy and experimental development.This definition is used because it is broad and inclusive. It covers thecategories of research (including basic or applied); professional andcreative practice (including architecture, design, consultancy, etc.) andknowledge and technology transfer (including development projects andother forms of innovation).There are other relevant definitions of research and scholarly activity, forexample that

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cuneyt Sert, Middle East Technical University; Gunes Nakiboglu, ROKETSAN Missiles Industries Inc.

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Mechanical Engineering

Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey. He is currently involved with the Virtual Flow Lab project as a masters student in the same department. He is also working full time as a member of the Propulsion System Design Department of ROKETSAN Missiles Industries Inc., Ankara, Turkey. Page 12.1527.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Teaching Fluid MechanicsAbstractComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a tool that allows the solution of fluid flow problemsnumerically by the use of computers. Its

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University; William Moss, Clemson University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue Engineering Education; Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Scott Schiff, Clemson University

Education, 2007 Adapting and Implementing the SCALE-UP Approach in Statics, Dynamics, and Multivariable CalculusAbstractThis study seeks to deliver and document more effective Statics and Dynamics instruction byimplementing the Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Programs(SCALE-UP) model, in which large studio classes are taught with an emphasis on learning byguided inquiry instead of on listening. The project is also examining the benefit of integrating thecontent of the two traditional sequential courses and the parallel content in multivariablecalculus. By tracking multiple sections taught using different approaches in differentdepartments, the project’s experimental design plans to

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus; Henry Kraebber, Purdue University; Timothy Cooley, Purdue University-New Albany; Joseph Dues, Purdue University-New Albany

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Engineering Technology

, but the relatively smallnumbers involved makes this a manageable task. Surveys regarding ethics, lifelonglearning and other topics of current students will also continue on an annual basis.At the New Albany campus, three levels of assessment were defined for feedback on fiveprogram outcomes. Level 1 assessment is done within individual classes and use variousmeasures of student work related to Program Outcomes, including written reports, oralpresentations, homework and project assignments, and test questions. The instructordetermines the metric and compliance standard and is responsible for implementing allpotential improvements. Level 2 assessments evaluate student growth and overallcompliance with program outcomes using Core Learning

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger; Kristine Csavina, The CORE Institute; Cindy Orndoff

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Civil Engineering

Lieutenant Colonel. Dr. O'Neill has been active as a Senior Mentor and instructor in Project ExCEEd for the American Society for Civil Engineering.R. Christopher Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University R. Christopher Geiger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering in the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999 and 2003, respectively, and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1996.Kristine Csavina, The CORE Institute Kristine R. Csavina will join the Department of Bioengineering in the U.A. Whitaker School of

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Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. This can required in the concept andfunding stages of many projects where you need to show something but the details of the projectare not yet complete. Using your existing modeling and texturing skills, you can generate thistype of imagery in a 3D program.There are an extremely flexible and not overly difficult set of tools for generating NPRrenderings available in Maya. Using these tools and your existing 3D skills, you can generate arange of different looks and styles from your 3D program that can rival traditional artists’concept sketches. These are a very enjoyable set of tools to work with as they are fairly easy tolearn, open to lots of different styles and workflows, and fast to render. And in comparison toother rendering techniques

Conference Session

Communication and Professional Skills in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Schmedeman, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical

includes curricular andextracurricular approaches. In the curricular approach, modules that introduce key concepts ofentrepreneurship would be strategically incorporated into the biomedical engineering designsequence. The long-term goal of the KEEN project is to develop 10 to 12 lectures and laboratoryactivities that can be incorporated into a design program, thus capitalizing on the four-yeardesign curriculum.The first four “entrepreneurship” modules have been developed for the freshman design course.Topics include intellectual property, IP protection, market and customer needs, andentrepreneurship. Future modules are still under development. A pre- and post-course studentassessment survey developed by the NCIIA KEEN project team will be

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ye, Polytechnic University; Roshan Abraham, Polytechnic University; Gunter Georgi, Polytechnic University

. E. Degrees from Columbia University. He is a registered Professional Engineer. He worked many years in the aerospace industry in design, analysis and management functions, including the Thermal Mission Analysis of the Lunar Module from Project Apollo. Page 12.765.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Freshman Lab Experiment: Citrus Powered Car David Ye, Roshan Abraham, and Gunter W. Georgi Polytechnic UniversityAbstract Recently, a number of institutions have taught the fundamentals of electro-chemical cellsusing lemons and citrus

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University

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Manufacturing

1993.7. Project Impact: Disseminating Innovation in Under Graduate Education, Abstracts of Page 12.110.6Projects, National Science Foundation, 1994.8. Shuman, L.J., Besterfuekd-Sacre, M., McGourtly, J., “The ABET “Professional Skills” -Can They Be Taught? Can They Be Assessed? ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, v94, n 1, January 2005.9. Felder, R.M., Brent, R., “Understanding Student Differences,” ASEE Journal ofEngineering Education, v 94, n 1, January 2005.10. Smith, K.A., et al, “Pedagogies of Engagement: Classroom-Based Practices,” ASEEJournal of Engineering Education, v 94, n 1, January 2005.11. Bourne, J., Harris, D., Mayadas, F., “Online

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International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

graduates is considered as a major indigenoustechnological base upon which economic growth in the world can be achieved. As a result, abase of competent technical workforce will facilitate the investment of foreign capital throughthe multinational companies. The qualified engineers and technologists not only utilize theforeign aid funds effectively towards infrastructure projects but also start up small businesses1. Page 12.699.2Globalization dictates the graduate engineers and technologists to practice in venues other thanthe one in which they were educated and initially licensed. Employers are also concerned aboutthe need for understanding and

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

, updating andtechnical support.In 2001, an NSF-sponsored workshop was held to find ways to improve undergraduatemechanics across the curriculum11. One of the discussion topics was the use of multimediatechnology to enhance engineering education in general, and fluid mechanics education inparticular. The panel suggested initiating and developing a central web site for mechanics whereuniversities, colleges and industries can all share the resources.Realizing the need for a comprehensive text for solid mechanics in electronic form was, in part,the motivation for the current project to develop a web-based Multimedia Engineering SolidMechanics eBook (www.eCourses.ou.edu), which is both informative and interactive. The goalis to enhance the learning

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kausalai Wijekumar, The Pennsylvania State University Beaver; Brian Cameron, The Pennsylvania State University

Information Sciences and Technology, he works with a wide portfolio of companies on a variety of IT consulting engagements, ranging from systems integration projects to wireless research and development. Through his academic work, Cameron has consulted with organizations such as AT&T Wireless, Raytheon, Accenture, AccuWeather, Computer Aide, Inc., U.S. Marine Corps, The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and many others. Cameron has his PhD and MBA from Penn State. His primary research and consulting interests include enterprise systems integration, storage networking, emerging wireless technologies, and the use of simulations and gaming in education. He has designed and taught a

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University

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International

and Communications? 2. Fundamental definition of computer-based training (CBT – Computer Based Training) 3. The philosophy of the existence of distance education and its general definitions 4. The operational specifications of Distance Learning 5. The place of Web Base Distance Learning (WBDL) in the world 6. General specifications of web-based trainings 7. Electronic education and its place in the electronic government, opportunities, challenges and the future process 8. Defining the global standard of Web Based Distance Learning (distance education) SCORMCharacteristics: The remote education software system, implemented in Iran (for Ministry ofenergy PWUT)Project view: Web BaseHistory of the Subject of Project

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Multimedia and Distance Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

Macromedia Captivate – published in February ‘05 -that supports both SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2006 ).In this paper our attention is focused on the LO structure in order to permit packaging and Page 12.442.4exchanges from LMS to LMS. Therefore we concentrate on the Content Aggregation Model(CAM)8 and the related aspects of Content Model, Meta-data and Content Packaging.SCX 2004: SCORM 2004-Compliant X-PresenterSCX 2004 is based on X-Presenter9, an authoring tool for real-time creation of LOs startingfrom live lessons, lectures and conferences. X-Presenter has been developed by a joint effortof the University of Lecce and Alba Project s.r.l.. X-Presenter allows

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

process has evolved around interdependent overallpedagogical goals of each contributing unit (course instructor, librarian, and writingcenter staff). Student learning outcomes are assessed using the pre-writing inventionsheet, report draft and the revised report on the learning process. The collaborators haverefined the project process, the assignment guidelines, and the grading rubric based onreflective dialogues. For example, a librarian constructed a tailored chemistry sectionguide on the library web site to ensure students’ initial navigation stemmed from reliableresources. Base on collaborators’ reflective dialogues, the course instructor revised thestudent assignment guidelines and developed a pre-writing invention worksheet; a formatwhich

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Moustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Julie Moustafa, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Design Graphics

3 COMM 101R, Public Speaking 3 Gen Ed, Soc ial Sc ience Perspective (S) 3 Page 12.1538.3Figure 1Three course in the first two years are dedicated to drafting and design. Those coursesare:MET 100 – Engineering GraphicsCourse (Catalog) DescriptionLecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits. A modern treatment of the basic principlesof engineering drawing, including graphing, orthographic projection, sectional views,multiview drawings, pictorial

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Schreiner, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Diane Testa, Western New England College

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Biomedical

(GCR) Spring Semester BME 302 Engineering Physiology II (MR) BME 306 BME Laboratory II (MR) BME 340 Biomaterials (MR) BME 350 Biomedical Thermal Systems (MR) Sequence Elective (MR) College Wide Requirement (GCR) Senior Year Fall Semester BME 405 BME Senior Laboratory (MR) BME 437 BME Senior Design Project I (MR) BME 451 Biomechanics (MR) Sequence Elective (MR) BME Technical Elective (MR) College Wide Requirement (GCR) Spring Semester BME 440 BME Senior Design Project II (MR) Technical Elective (MR

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erol Ozan, East Carolina University; Mohammad Tabrizi, East Carolina University; Karl Wuensch, East Carolina University; Shahnaz Aziz, East Carolina University; Masao Kishore, East Carolina University

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Educational Research and Methods

SDEmail communication with instructor 4.25 1.04Online digital drop box (for submission of projects, 3.72 1.47homework, assignments)Online asynchronous discussion board 3.35 1.55Slide presentations (e.g. PowerPoint) 2.96 1.58Course-specific web page 2.93 1.60Online testing that is not proctored 2.80 1.66Archived online lecture/meeting (asynchronous) 2.60 1.61Online synchronous chat room 2.10 1.37Telephone communication with instructor 2.07 1.36Proctored online testing

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Business & Entrepreneurial Information for Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Drew, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Libraries

needs of the University.” This partnership, as you will learn,helped us realize our potential by pushing the boundaries of our “highly technologicalenvironment … staffed by skilled experts who assist and instruct users wherever they may be.”3We support more than 3800 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, and 325 full and parttime faculty. Two-thirds of our students complete one or more significant projects off campusand overseas.4As part of the library’s information literacy planning process we began outreach to variousinstitutes and centers on campus. This opened dialogue about the research needs of certain focusareas. One in particular resulted in collaboration between the library and the Collaborative for