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Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wells, North Dakota State University; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas; Casey Radtke, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-100: ON THE STRUCTURE AND CHARACTER OF GRADUATEEDUCATION IN MANUFACTURINGDavid Wells, North Dakota State University David L. Wells has been Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at North Dakota State University since January 2000. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in process engineering and production engineering systems design for conventional manufacturing, electronics assembly and micro-manufacturing. His active research lies in micro-assembly, micro-machining, PCB process engineering, printed electronics, applications of RFID technologies, quantitative manufacturing management and manufacturing engineering pedagogy. He is active in SME, ASEE, SMTA

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Carolyn Parker, George Washington University; bruce jarrell, University of Maryland-School of Medicine; John Raczek, University of Maryland; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Biomedical

understanding of what engineers do. This often results in alack of awareness of the opportunities available to students who study engineering. Therefore,one important focus of the INSPIRES Curriculum is to increase student awareness ofengineering careers. The “Engineering in Health Care” module highlights biomedicalengineering, an area with significant appeal to female students (biomedical engineering leads allengineering disciplines in the percentage of degrees awarded to women) yet very limitedexposure in high school.The INSPIRES Curriculum uses engineering design challenges and problem-based learningstrategies to increase technology literacy as defined by the International Technology EducationAssociation. The curriculum targets national standards

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Liberal Education

that builds transferable skills, 2) build a curriculum that effectivelycrosses disciplinary boundaries, 3) help students see how non-engineering disciplines can helpthem be better engineers, and 4) initiate and test a pedagogical approach explicitly intended toadopt both humanities and technology perspectives on a range of issues. This paper describes thebasis for our approach and presents preliminary findings from the pilot study.Learning to Communicate in the Engineering CurriculumThe initial focus of our partnership is on “the ability to communicate effectively.” While manyuniversities still include stand-alone technical writing courses in their curricula, numerousreports at the annual ASEE and FIE conferences and elsewhere describe

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Two Year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge; Robert Alldredge, Allan Hancock College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2007-651: CONDUCTING SKILLS ANALYSIS BETWEEN INDUSTRY,COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES FOR CURRICULAR REVISIONAND GAP ANALYSISKathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons Kathleen Alfano is the principal investigator of CREATE’s NSF ATE Regional Center for Information and Manufacturing Technologies and has led CREATE (California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technical Education) since its development in 1996-1997. She previously served as Dean of Academic Computing and Professional Programs and is currently also a faculty member at College of the Canyons. She has over twenty years of successful faculty leadership, administration of technical departments, and leadership of

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Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Jungwoo Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; David Barnes, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

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Information Systems

AC 2007-1394: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO INFORMATIONSYSTEMS SECURITY EDUCATION: A CASE STUDYSohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College Dr. Sohail Anwar is currently serving as an associate professor of engineering and the Program Coordinator of Electrical Engineering Technology at Penn State University. Altoona College. Since 1996, he has also served as an invited professor of Electrical Engineering at IUT Bethune, France. Dr. Anwar is serving as the Production Editor of the Journal of Engineering Technology and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Pennsylvania Academy of Science.Jungwoo Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College Jungwoo Ryoo is an Assistant

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FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ronald Caffey, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Bruce Chrisman, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Chris Pearson, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ernest Lewis, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

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First-Year Programs

exchangers, energy utilization, and energy processes. He teaches courses in thermodynamics and heat transfer.Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Lalit Gupta received the B.E. (Hons) degree in electrical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India (1976), the M.S. degree in digital systems from Brunel University, Middlesex, England (1981), and the Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (1986). He is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. He has been awarded contracts from the Army Research office to conduct research in

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-692: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT ACADEMICPERFORMANCE AND ATTITUDESIsmail Orabi, University of New Haven Ismail I. Orabi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He received his Ph.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New York and B.S. from Cairo Institute of Technology (now Helwan University), all in Mechanical Engineering. He has published over 25 technical articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. His research interests include theoretical and computational investigation in the area of mechanical vibrations and dynamic systems and control. Professor Orabi has taught courses in both undergraduate

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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

AC 2007-688: A SHORT COURSE IN UNDERSTANDING PRINTS FOR AUTOMANUFACTURING PLANTSMulchand Rathod, Wayne State University Mulchand S Rathod, PhD, PE, professor of Division of Engineering Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan is recognized for a career of dedicated, unselfish service to engineering and technology education, as a leader in education, faculty member, and as a contributor to professional societies. Dr Rathod lead the Division of Engineering Technology as director and chair during 1987-2003. Prior to joining WSU, he worked at State University of New York at Binghamton as coordinator of mechanical engineering technology program holding the ranks of assistant and

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis

in the 2005-2006 academic year.IntroductionAs engineering educators attempt to respond to the ever-changing technological and globalissues associated with 21st century advances, statistical data relating to retention levels forstudents majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields continues to bealarming, with high-ranking administrators and researchers describing these trends as a “leak inthe engineering pipeline.” 1,2,3,4 Multiple confirmations of these trends are verified by veritablesources including “The Neal Report,” sponsored by The National Science Foundation (NSF) in1986, “The Report of Disciplinary Workshops on Undergraduate Education,” also sponsored byNSF in 1988, and the Sigma Xi National Advisory Group’s

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

to work on St. Jude Medical projects.Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Robert Crockett received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Crockett is a specialist in technology development and commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he was founder and President of Xeragen, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based biotechnology startup company

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wing Chan, Alabama A&M University; Peter Romine, Alabama A&M University

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-2921: INTRODUCING BIOTECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURINGTHROUGH ELECTIVESWing Chan, Alabama A&M University Dr. Wing Chan is currently an assistant professor at the School of Engineering Technology at Alabama A&M University. Prior to joining Alabama A&M University in the fall of 2004, he was a robotic engineer at Research Genetics, Inc. Dr. Chan received his Ph. D. from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1995 in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Peter Romine, Alabama A&M University Dr. Peter L. Romine is currently the Chairman of the Department of Technology at Alabama A&M University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Academia?The number of students entering engineering and technology fields is declining5. Most two-yearassociate programs are seeing a decline in enrollment across the country because parents andhigh school guidance instructors push high school students into four-year schools to major ineither non-technical areas or innovative technology disciplines such as bioinformatics andnanotechnology.In response to declining enrollment, most schools are not supporting their electric powerprograms. Four-year programs are diminishing; most power professors are at or near retirementage and few are being replaced. The number of course offerings are declining and obtaining agood foundation in the electric power field is becoming increasingly difficult. Graduate

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Peschel, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; Anthony Cahill, Texas A&M University; James Morgan, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-1653: AN ONLINE REAL-TIME QUIZ SYSTEM FOR READINESSASSESSMENT TESTINGJoshua Peschel, Texas A&M University JOSHUA M. PESCHEL is a PhD student in Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received the BS in Biological Systems Engineering and the MS in Biological & Agricultural Engineering, also from Texas A&M. His current research interests include unsaturated soil water transport, spatially-distributed hydrologic modeling, and emerging technologies in engineering education.Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University LUCIANA R. BARROSO is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University. She is a graduate of Rice University and received

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Meyer, Clarkson University; Dick Pratt, Clarkson University

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Liberal Education

set of course distributionrequirements. We initiated the discussion of what these outcomes should be by proposing a setof goals for all graduates.Development of OutcomesOur initial proposal originated from within the School of Engineering. With the ABET EC20001criteria and the University's mission statement as starting points, we proposed a set of six goalsfor all graduates, not just engineering students. These goals were in addition to those required bya student's major department and are stated here: Communication: Graduates should have the ability to communicate their ideas effectively using traditional written and oral presentations as well as using modern information technology. Cultural Diversity: Graduates should have an

Conference Session

Design in BME Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College; Eric Haffner, Western New England College; Anne Kaboray, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.; Carol Hasenjager, Goodwill Industries of the Springfield/Hartford Area, Inc.

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Biomedical

University of Tennessee in Knoxville from 1991 to 2000. Her research interests are engineering education, rehabilitation engineering, physiological effects of vibration, and tissue engineering.Eric Haffner, Western New England College Eric Haffner is Professor and Chairman of the Industrial Engineering Department at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Haffner received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, his M.S. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology and his B.Ed. from Keene State College. His research interests include engineering education, product realization, design methodologies, facility layout, and production system design.Anne

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

also on aging processes in polymer insulation such as cables, insulators, and magnet wires. He has authored/co-authored three books in high voltage engineering and over 220 technical papers published in IEEE Transactions, journals and Proceedings of International and National Conferences.Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University Anurag K. Srivastava received his Ph.D. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, in 2005, M. Tech. from Institute of Technology, India in 1999 and B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, India in 1997. He is working as Assistant research professor at Mississippi State University since September

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FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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First-Year Programs

-CC since Fall 2005. Dr. Mehrubeoglu’s areas of research include machine vision and image processing applications, public health, engineering/technological solutions to problems, and effective teaching.Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Dr. Lifford McLauchlan completed his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University, College Station. After spending some time in industry, he returned to academia. He is an assistant professor at Texas A&M University - Kingsville. His main research interests include controls, education, adaptive systems, intelligent systems, signal and image processing, and watermarking

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Falkowski, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

look at process development as well as general equipment and toolingdesign. This would not be a course in general manufacturing processes. Rather the principles indesigning the process as well as the tooling and fixturing would be developed. This coursewould then be attractive to manufacturing engineering technology students as well as tomechanical engineering technology students interested in design.The textbook that was decided on for this course was the Machinery’s Handbook. This is adifferent strategy than is normally used for a course. Using a trade reference book will allow thestudents to solve problems as they would in a real situation. The thought was that it will teachthem not only how to solve problems in the classroom, but also that

Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Duane Akroyd, North Carolina State University

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Two Year College Division

AC 2007-481: COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHER PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTTheodore Branoff, North Carolina State University Ted Branoff is an associate professor of Graphic Communications in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education at North Carolina State University. A member of ASEE since 1987, Ted is currently the chair of the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE. His research interests include spatial visualization in undergraduate students and the effects of online instruction for preparing community college educators.Duane Akroyd, North Carolina State University Duane Akroyd is a professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at North Carolina State

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manar Shami, University of the Pacific; Ed Pejack, University of the Pacific; Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Cincinnati. He has been a Littauer Fellow at Harvard University and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge University. He has published thirteen books and over 100 scholarly papers and research reports. Page 12.524.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of an Innovative Structural Testing Laboratory to Enhance Experiential LearningAbstractAt the advent of the third millennium, more demand has been placed on the civil engineeringprofession to tackle the complex activities of renovating aging infrastructures. The

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-2357: GRADUATE/UNDERGRADUATE TEAMING OF ECET STUDENTSFOR APPLIED RESEARCH VIA SENIOR PROJECTSRobert Adams, Western Carolina University ROBERT ADAMS is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology in the Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. His research interests include mathematical modeling of electrocardiographic applications, 3D modeling, and digital signal processing. Dr. Adams is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ASEE.James Zhang, Western Carolina University JAMES Z. ZHANG is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Kimmel School of Construction Management

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Developing Programs for Adult Learners

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Robertson, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.

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Continuing Professional Development

still. Thequestion therefore arises whether we can keep developing ad hoc solutions or is there amore systematic approach that can be taken? In the latter case, there are implicationsthroughout all industry-based training and into the preparatory academic programs.Finding a solution for the shortage of chief engineers and technology executives onlyserved to demonstrate that it was a short-term fix and that we also had a long-term issueto manage. However, the outcomes from the executive training program were an idealstarting point for a top-down view that would identify the key characteristics of thesystems we seek to develop and exploit. The purpose of this paper is to present someearly outcomes of requirements for competency in creating

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arthur Haman, University of Detroit Mercy; Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy; Will Wittig, University of Detroit Mercy; David Chew, University of Detroit Mercy; Krysten Dzwigalski, University of Detroit Mercy; Chris Keimig; Meghann Mouyianis, University of Detroit Mercy; Tim Rourke, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-455: A STUDENT-CENTERED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICINSTALLATION PROJECTArthur Haman, University of Detroit Mercy In his fifty years at the University Arthur C. Haman has progressed through the academic ranks to his current position of Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean for Operations. His industrial experience was acquired as a Structures and Armaments engineer at Northrup Aviation and as an engineer in the Scientific Laboratory of the Ford Motor Company. He has also held visiting professorships at what was Carnegie Institute of Technology and Dartmouth College. His current interests are in thermodynamics and internal combustion engines.Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venkata Seshada Aluri, University of Arkansas; Javed Alam, Youngstown State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

AC 2007-1707: MULTIMEDIA AIDED PROTOTYPE E-LEARNING (MAPEL)MODULES FOR TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE FINITE ELEMENTMETHODVenkata Seshada Aluri, University of Arkansas Venkata Aluri is currently working on his M.S. in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India in 2004.Javed Alam, Youngstown State University Javed Alam is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Youngstown State University. He obtained his M.S. degree from Asian Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University. His research interests are in the area of Structural

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin O'Connor, University of Rochester; Daniel Amos, University of Washington; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Marcus Jones, Howard University; Derek Seward, University of Rochester; Lisa Perhamus, University of Rochester; Reed Stevens, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

from Spelman College and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology where she was a NASA Women in Science and Engineering Scholar. She also holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.Lari Garrison, University of Washington Lari Garrison is a Ph.D. candidate in Cognitive Studies in Education at the University of Washington. Currently, she works as a Research Assistant for CAEE (Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education). She received a B.A. and a M.Ed. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and taught high school mathematics for ten years before beginning work on her Ph.D. at

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

significant design trend that has a marked influence on the product-development process, and international competition in manufacturing goods. Despite theimportance for industry of this interdisciplinary area, many of today’s engineering graduates areunprepared to function competently in environments that require them to integrate electrical andmechanical knowledge areas. The main objectives of the developed laboratory are:(a) To address, the need of industry to have engineers educated in the principles andapplications of feedback control for mechatronic systems. The Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) 2000 criteria have recognized that a well-developedlaboratory is a key for preparing a modern technological workforce. The

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College

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Electrical and Computer

=prints&sid=2097[2] http://www.ecmweb.com/mag/electric_businessminded_engineer/index.html[3] http://www.prism-magazine.org/jan04/global.cfm[4] http://www.ece.wpi.edu/News/mezak.html[5] www.tmworld.com[6] http://www.silicontaiga.org/home.asp?artId=3072[7] P. Bhattacharya, I Dabipi, H. Majlesein, “Effects of Principle Technological Thrust Areas inDeveloping Electrical Engineering Education”, ICEE`99, Paper No. 429, Czech Republic, 1999.[8] www-ee.stanford.edu/forms/eeplan.pdf “A Strategic Plan for Electrical Engineering at Stanford”[9] E. Ferguson “Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on CS/IS Curricula”, proceedings of CCSC CentralPlains Conference, pp. 68-77, April 2004.[10] Hira, R, “The Dependence of Developing Countries on U.S. IT Demand

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Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University; Joon Kim, Lockheed Aircraft Co

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Aerospace

AC 2007-2071: INTEGRATING GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT IN THEAEROSPACE CURRICULUMDaniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Biezad is currently a professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. In June, 2006, he received the Outstanding Scholar Award from the university with a cash prize of $1500. In his career at Cal Poly, he has also received all three of the teaching awards offered by the College of Engineering. He has related academic experience as the Associate Dean of the Air Force Institute of Technology (1988-1989) and as Deputy Head and Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at

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

Engineering Statics eBook fulfills majority of the evaluation criteria. The designphilosophy of Multimedia Engineering Solid Mechanics eBook is essentially the same as that ofMultimedia Engineering Statics eBook, hence it has most of the important pedagogical featuresthat St. Clair and Baker identified. The eBook was also tested with an actual online class wherethe only textbook was the Statics eBook15. Some of the key features of Multimedia EngineeringSolid Mechanics eBook include user-friendly navigation, attractive interface, theory related toreal world applications, visual appealing multimedia technology usage, and constructivesimulation. Detailed discussion of these features is given in the subsequent section

Conference Session

Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

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Educational Research and Methods

year – 36% above our current levels.At “the University” all STEM programs, with the exception of biology, are housed in the Collegeof Engineering and Science. This has fostered a truly collaborative environment that has led tosignificant innovations in the classroom and in curriculum development, including our Integrated Page 12.1004.2Engineering Curriculum and Integrated Science Curriculum. We have thirteen undergraduatedegree programs including seven engineering programs, two technology programs, computerscience, mathematics, chemistry, and physics. Having all of these programs under a