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ECET Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omar Zia, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

-19 December 2000. 3. Sigurd Skogestad, Multivariable feedback controls. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York 1966. 4. Francis J. Doyle III, E. Scott Meadows, An Interdisciplinary Control Engineering Laboratory Course. IFAC/IEEE Symposium on Advances in Control Education. 17-19 December 2000. 5. Vojslav Kecman, Affordable Lab and Project Based Teaching of Control. IFAC/IEEE Symposium on Advances in Control Education. 17-19 December 2000. 6. Blondel, V., M. Gevers and A. Lidquist (1995) Survey on the State of Systems and Control. European Journal of Control Vol. 1, No. 1, pp 5-23 September 7. Kheir, NA.; K. J. Astrom, D. Auslander (1966), Control Systems Engineering Education. Automatica. Vol.2

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Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphne Rainey, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Bruce Mutter, Bluefield State College; Lionel Craddock, Bluefield State College; Susan Faulkner, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Frank Hart, Bluefield State College; Martha Eborall, Bluefield State College; Lewis Foster, Bluefield State College; Stephen Cammer, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Betsy Tretola, Virginia Tech; Bruno Sobral, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute; Oswald Crasta, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute

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Biomedical

aproject-centric teaching paradigm to engage students. In this project, the faculty and theirstudents at Bluefield State College (BSC) were introduced to the concepts of CI. The coursemodules were further modified by BSC to fit the students’ and training objectives. We reporthere the first implementation and assessment of the CI course using BSC’s Center for AppliedResearch and Technology (CART) Course Management Service (CMS). The second project wascarried out to involve current scientists through similar project-centric approach using theconcepts of CI. The Bioinformatics and Genomics Research Core (BGRC) at VBI, as part of theMid-Atalantic Regional Center of Excellence (MARCE) provided training and support to overhundred researchers working in

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Kim, Bradley University

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New Engineering Educators

principles which form the basis of the author’s methods for effective teaching arediscussed. Additional topics covered in this paper include using lecture time effectively,conducting a laboratory course, administering assignments and exams, and grading consistentlyand fairly. The effective use of helpers such as homework graders and laboratory teachingassistants is discussed. The author also addresses the use of technology for teaching, specificallywarning about becoming overly reliant on such technology.IntroductionIn today’s university environment, much is expected from professors regarding the education ofstudents. One primary duty and responsibility of the university professor is to teach effectively.Specifically, the engineering professor is to

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rupa Iyer, University of Houston (CoE)

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Biological & Agricultural

curriculum offered is a group of independent and unrelated laboratoryactivities that provide information on classical biochemical and molecular techniques. Thisproject will develop lab activities from data collection, molecular techniques of isolation,transformation, gene cloning to bioprocessing of the gene product and applications and is basedon research conducted by Dr. James Wild and Dr. Melinda Wales at Texas A & M University3.These lab exercises will then be the foundation of two proposed laboratory courses for theundergraduate biotechnology program. The first lab will teach basic molecular techniques andits applications and the second lab will concentrate on bioprocessing of recombinant productincluding upstream and downstream processing

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Victor Yu, United States Military Academy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

objectives of themechanical engineering program conformed to the ABET Accreditation standards of “keepingabreast with current technology.” As a result of this slow loop assessment, the Dean of theAcademic Board approved a comprehensive change to the mechanical engineering program,incorporating additional disciplines in the biological sciences, mechatronics, energy systems, andsystems engineering. Furthermore, in order to continually teach the recent technologicaladvances in society, a slow loop assessment was also conducted in each of the courses taught inthe mechanical engineering program. As a result, the Engineering Materials course at WestPoint incorporated the study of newer classes of materials such as biomaterials, nanotechnology

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Biomedical

difference solutions. Educationally, distance learning classes offer unique challenges to teaching of numericalanalysis for engineers. While it is very common to use programs such as MATLAB for teachingnumerical analysis, licensing this type of program is expensive and therefore not alwaysavailable at the distance learning site. Using more conventional programming languages such asC or FORTRAN are also not as useful for distance learning for the same reason that compliersare expensive and not generally accessible to industrial distance learning sites and freewarecompilers are not always robust enough for class work where time is limited. The need for arobust programming platform for industrial partners at distance learning sites is critical

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Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Instrumentation

AC 2007-598: PROJECT GUISE: CURRICULAR INTRODUCTION ANDRESOURCES FOR TEACHING INSTRUMENTATIONDavid Beams, University of Texas-Tyler Page 12.1201.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Project GUISE: Curricular Introduction and Resources for Teaching InstrumentationAbstractProject GUISE (General-purpose, Universal Instrumentation System for Education) is acomputer-based laboratory instrument combining LabVIEW virtual-instrumentationsoftware and custom external hardware developed with support of the National ScienceFoundation under grant DUE 9952292. Descriptions of its development have beenpreviously published. However, an opportunity to

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1170: A PROJECT-DRIVEN APPROACH TO BIOMEDICAL SIGNALSAND SYSTEMSJoseph Tranquillo, Bucknell UniversityDaniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University JOSEPH V TRANQUILLO is an assistant professor of biomedical and electrical engineering at Bucknell University. Dr. Tranquillo teaches courses primarily in bioinstrumentation. His research focuses on theoretical and computational models of electrical activity in the heart. Page 12.101.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Biomedical Signals and Systems Design Course 1 A Project-Driven Approach to Biomedical

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Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kala Meah, University of Wyoming; Steven Fletcher, University of Wyoming; Sadrul Ula, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

field of interests includes Digital and Image Processing, Medical Applications of Lasers, Embedded Controllers. Dr. Barrett received Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wyoming Professor of the Year, 2004 and John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award, University of Wyoming, 2004 awards. Dr. Barrett published several books on embedded systems design and applications. Page 12.932.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Integrating Wind and Solar Electric Energy

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Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alvin Post, Arizona State University; Qiang Hu, Arizona State University; Milton Sommerfeld, Arizona State University

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Biological & Agricultural

an opportunity to practice projectmanagement skills, and the cost of building a small demonstration bioreactor module is veryreasonable.Two different closed bioreactor systems are described, a ‘stepped’ reactor that was studentdesigned and built, and a 700 liter in-line unit developed by the authors with student assistanceduring construction. Detailed cost and schedule estimates for the 700 liter reactor are presented,along with actual funding and time expended on the project, as an example of these aspects ofproject management. The results provide an illuminating example useful when teaching costingand scheduling as part of a project management module.Typical Algal Bioreactor RequirementsAlgae must be well aerated, with an air flow rate of

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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

AC 2007-2819: DEVELOPING BASIC CRYPTOGRAPHY LAB MODULES WITHOPEN SSLEd Crowley, University of Houston Page 12.490.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Developing Basic Cryptography Lab Modules with OpenSSLPerceived topic: Innovative TeachingKeywords: Security, Cryptography, Open Source, Lab Development, NetworkingWhile there has been a recent proliferation of quality cryptography texts, there remains ashortage of quality applied laboratory exercises and related support materials. In part, thisis due to the cost and availability of commercial cryptographic software. In part, this isdue to the time and resource commitment required to develop laboratory

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1114: IMPROVING TEACHING TECHNIQUE FOR OUTCOME BASEDFLUID MECHANICS COURSE AT AAMUZhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University Dr. Z.T. Deng is an Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Deng has an extensive background and research experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics numerical simulation in particular high-speed aerodynamics/flows with heat transfer phenomena. He earned his Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1991. He is currently teaching fluid Mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, gas dynamics and senior design classes.Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University Dr. Xiaoqing (Cathy

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

feedback is extremely positive with requests for similarmaterial to be developed for other courses. Although this approach is by no means universallyemployed within engineering disciplines at RMIT, the author has worked with other lecturerswithin the School of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the request of the Head ofSchool, to assist them in developing similar material. In addition, building on the success ofthis approach for first year lecture classes and in an effort to overcome many of the problemsassociated with laboratory instruction, the author set out last year to undertake a pilot projectto see if quasi interactive video could also be introduced to aid student learning in thetraditionally challenging area of laboratory teaching

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Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-3105: A PROJECT-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING THE NUCLEARFUEL CYCLEErich Schneider, Dr. Schneider received his PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University in 2002. During the final two years of his graduate study at Cornell, he held the position of Lecturer. From 2002-2006, he was a Technical Staff Member in the Nuclear Systems Design Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In January, 2006, Dr. Schneider joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Texas at Austin. He is affiliated with the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Graduate Program at that institution

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Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Thompson, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Biomedical

AC 2007-2420: A SMALL, HIGH-FIDELITY REFLECTANCE PULSE OXIMETERDavid Thompson, Kansas State University David Thompson is a Fulbright Fellow currently studying in Japan. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University University in May, 2006. His areas of research interest include biomedical sensors, neural prosthetics, embedded systems design, and analog & digital circuitry.Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren is an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. He teaches courses in linear systems, computer graphics, biomedical instrumentation, and scientific computing. Dr. Warren manages the KSU Medical

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

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

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jens Thiedke, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

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International

University in 1985 and is a registered PE in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in circuits and communications.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering.Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences Dr. Dahms is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences since 1991. He

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Sterk, Virginia Tech; Tim Thacker, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth Tranter, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

lecture sections allowed information to be rapidly delivered to the REU students allat the same time rather than have each mentor teach each pair of students in parallel. This, inturn, freed up time for the mentors to prepare the laboratory sections of the program. There wasa response from a student that had previously taken an introductory power electronics courseprior to the REU program and they stated that the lectures help clarify the lessons learned in theirprevious power electronics course.In the survey there were also several questions that pertained to the mentoring portion of theREU program. In summary, the students expressed the notion that the hands on laboratoryexperience of the REU program far exceeded any other traditional

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Michael Todd, University of California-San Diego; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

a dedicated facility with the requisite teaching,office, and laboratory space required to support the educational and research programs andpersonnel.ConclusionsLANL’s investment in the EI is building a firm foundation for coupled education/researchprograms that are defining innovative approaches to workforce development. These sameprograms will directly address economic competitiveness issues through the new educationprograms and exploratory research being developed with the partner universities. With furtherinvestments, these Institutes can expand their education/research portfolio, establishcollaborative efforts with additional university partners and government laboratories, increasethe technology focus areas, and address a variety of

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chia-Jeng Tseng, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

. IntroductionTwo digital design courses are offered at Bucknell University: one is entitled “DigitalSystem Design” and the other is called “Advanced Digital Design.” Both courses consistof three hours of lectures and laboratories weekly. Digital System Design, offered to thejunior class, focuses on logic synthesis; schematic capture is used for design entry.“Advanced Digital Design,” offered to senior and graduate students, addresses system-level design methodologies; the detailed breakdown consists of VHDL, register-transfer-level design methodologies, advanced topics in logic synthesis, and technology mapping.This paper addresses the pedagogic considerations of teaching “Advanced DigitalDesign” using VHDL.The design description of a digital system may

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Dennis Giever, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Mary Lynn Garcia, Sandia National Laboratories

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Liberal Education

cooperation between the fields on engineering and criminology – two fieldsthat have traditionally been almost completely independent.Students enrolled in the program at IUP have science and math backgrounds appropriate forstudents in analytical social sciences, including algebra and statistics, as well as basic courses inthe natural sciences. The challenge is not to teach traditional engineering courses to thesestudents, but rather to develop and deliver these materials in a manner consistent with theirbackgrounds. The educational model that will be followed is closely aligned with the problembased learning approach utilized by Sandia National Laboratories for delivery of physicalsecurity courses to a range of audiences, both within the federal

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Rhoads, Michigan State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University; Brian Olson, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Terry Ballinger, Lansing Catholic High School

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-134: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLSTUDENTS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PORTIONOF MST AT MSUJeffrey Rhoads, Michigan State University Jeffrey F. Rhoads is a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. To date, he has taught in the areas of mechanical engineering analysis and mechanical design. Mr. Rhoads’ research interests include the nonlinear behavior of dynamical systems and the predictive design and analysis of resonant microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). He received his B.S. in 2002 and his M.S. in 2004, both in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University. He is presently

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Michael Kerley, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jerome Paris, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Janet Bodner, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

course or its equivalent. ManyTeaching Assistants work in laboratories or do grading of papers; the course also discussesinterpersonal skills. For international students, ESL courses can be taken simultaneously withthis course. The course is continually updated by its instructor to keep pace with the improvinglanguage skills of new doctoral students and changes in technology. The course covers issues ofacademic integrity, professional behavior, e-mail protocol, meetings leadership and participationskills and others that all contribute to both professional and instructional effectiveness.EvaluationAll instructors, including Teaching Assistants are regularly evaluated at NJIT, through acarefully monitored and student-controlled process

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

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New Engineering Educators

college teaching not improve? From Plato’s academy ofthe fifth century B.C. to the research university of today, professors have taught much thesame way, with indifferent results. A few students learn very well, many learn a little,and a few nothing at all. Page 12.867.2What is a better idea? Try learning. Learning is something students do. It requirescompelling problems and well-designed laboratories, studios, workshops, and playingspaces. It demands strenuous efforts and experts to intercede with stories, admonitions,or principles when students fail, as they must, if they are to learn. Most of the learningthat results in the expertise of the practicing

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

onespecific example, this participant talked about choosing to teach classes that relate to hisresearch interest and background so that he can optimize both his teaching and researchinterests. “…the courses I tend to choose to teach are courses that are related to my background, related to my interest, either laboratory or hands-on. The senior-level course is a new course that I had developed, the one I teach in spring, and that was based on my interests -- started out as just materials, and gradually evolved toward the role of materials in construction and constructability, and so the senior course I teach is on reinforced concrete construction, and we talk about constructability issues, not just how

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

education in general, and those of the Middle East and the Arab Gulf States, in particular Page 12.92.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Practitioner - Faculty Collaboration in Teaching Civil Engineering DesignAbstractTeaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses, withindustry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend towardincreasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better preparegraduates for engineering practice. While some design projects are still of the “made up

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sibel Uysal, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. She earned her MA degree in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her BS degree is in Physics Education. Her principle research areas are inquiry-based learning and science and engineering education. She teaches an elementary science methods course for undergraduate students and is a research assistant on an NSF project.Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale R. Baker is a Professor of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University and was the Co-Editor of The Journal of Research in Science Teaching. She teaches courses in science curricula, teaching and learning, and assessment

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University

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Mechanics

-onexperiments and demonstrations. For many students, the concepts of vectors, particleequilibrium, and rigid body equilibrium can be difficult to comprehend. In order to improvecomprehension in these areas, we developed a single apparatus that provides for the operation ofat least five experiments relevant to the study of statics. These experiments are well-suited foreither laboratory studies or, due to the device’s portability, for in-class demonstrations.In this paper we present the complete design, including the bill of materials, assembly drawings,and assembly instructions for the apparatus. The apparatus is easily assembled from readilyavailable parts and materials, especially sturdy, easily expandable, and very affordable(approximate cost of

Conference Session

Teaching Topics in Aircraft Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University; Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University

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Aerospace

AC 2007-364: PRACTICAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT, ANALYSIS AND TESTINGARE USED TO TEACH THE TOPIC OF HEAT TREATMENT OF AEROSPACEALUMINUM ALLOYSSergey Dubikovsky, Purdue UniversityRonald Sterkenburg, Purdue University Page 12.1166.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Practical skill development, analysis and testing are used to teach the topic of heat treatment of aerospace aluminum alloysAbstractStudents learn best when they can see the results of their efforts. Students of the AviationTechnology Department at Purdue University enroll in AT308 Manufacturing Processes in theirjunior year. AT308 is the fourth materials course in a series of five courses

Conference Session

Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Wayne State University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Wayne State University; Lucian Cioca, University Lucian Blaga, Sibiu Romania

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-2669: A DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR THEDESIGN OF HYBRID SOLAR-WIND POWER SYSTEMS ? AS A TEACHING AIDRadian Belu, Wayne State UniversityAlexandru Catalin Belu, Wayne State University Alexandru Belu hold a MSc in Software Engineering and the other in Applied Mathematics. He is now a PhD graduate student in Statistics.Lucian Cioca, University Lucian Blaga, Sibiu Romania Page 12.31.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Decision Support Software Application for the Design of Hybrid Solar-Wind Power System – As a Teaching-AidAbstractThe limited reserves of fossil fuels and the