Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Rathbun, Cornell University

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Educational Research and Methods

partnership of 13 university-based laboratories supported by the NSF. The NNIN alsohas extensive education outreach programs for the K-gray population. One such program is ourNNIN Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). NNIN has a strong commitment to thebroader mission of nanotechnology education, knowledge transfer, and outreach for the nation.Since 1997, NNIN (and its predecessor NNUN) has conducted a network wide, multi-site REUprogram. Between 40 and 80 students participate annually in the NNIN REU and over 500undergraduates having completed this summer research program. We have several years’ worthof evaluation results from annual surveys which we use to modify the program and to measurethe impact of our program on career choices. The

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

than in high school? How do you feel about the quality of instruction in the program? Do you feel comfortable with your instructors? Do you feel comfortable interacting with them in small groups, or in a one-on-one situation? Where do you learn the most? In class? In laboratory? When working individually? When working on your own? In tutorials? What do you find particularly challenging about learning from a lecture? Do you find that learning is more independently-driven than when you were in high school? How do you feel about assessment in university? Is there anything else you’d like to add about the challenges in transitioning from high school to university?After

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chandler, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Vallino, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

user interfaces (C-based text, Visual Basic GUI), and two data acquisitiondevices (USB data acquisition, simulated multi-channel IO device).IntroductionThe popularity and importance of automated controllers has grown rapidly over the past fewdecades1. The subject of Control systems has grown in importance in education as well. Thereare numerous challenges educators must face when teaching a control systems course. Studentslearn far more from their studies when they have an actual laboratory experiment to help relatethe abstract concepts of engineering to real life design problems2. While simplified physicalsystems such as the inverted pendulum or the digital servo are common in academicenvironments, design for more practical systems is

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John Ritz, Old Dominion University; James Eiland, Blue Ridge Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

system with supporting instructional materials to assist the teaching of these concepts.Individual laboratory activities are being developed to reinforce student learning and skilldevelopment in programming concepts. This basic system format eventually will support anarray of technology courses. This project involves two community colleges, Blue RidgeCommunity College (BRCC), VA and Olympic College (OC), WA, and a four-year university,Old Dominion University (ODU), VA, in a collaborative research team to design and develop aspecific PIC microcontroller training system with customized designed software and curriculummaterials to support related engineering technology courses. The functions of the hardware andsoftware cover different areas of

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

achievement of the programeducational outcomes. These outcomes are further connected to standardized assessment criteria Page 13.326.2provided by accreditation boards. A case study will be presented for the B.S. in ComputerEngineering Technology (CET) at Eastern Washington University (EWU). Expected benefits ofthe application of the proposed method are threefold: 1. Increased student ownership of learning objectives. 2. More cohesive and relevant set of class activities (i.e. tests, homework, laboratory experiments, projects, etc.). 3. A uniform program-wide way of assessing program outcomes against a set of accreditation criteria

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Digendra Das, SUNYIT

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

): 3 Cr. iv) Carbon Nanotube Technology: 3 Cr. v) Molecular Biology of the Cell: 3 Cr. vi) DNA Computing: 3 Cr. vii) Membrane Computing: 3 Cr. viii) DNA Laboratory: 3 Cr.Several faculty members from the participating institutions with five to twenty years ofteaching and research experience in these fields were actively involved in thedevelopment of these under-graduate level courses.Two labs were developed to support the courses mentioned above. These labs are locatedat the SUNY Oneonta Campus. The names of

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Materials

course dealing with Portland cement included both traditional classroominstruction as well as the laboratory experiences presented in this paper. The subset of theCourse Learning Outcomes regarding Portland cement is rather well developed and dealsparticularly with understanding the nature and application of Portland cement; it includes thefollowing: 1. Appreciate the historical development of concrete and its current physical composition. 2. Understand the basic steps in producing Portland cement. (Refer to www.cement.org/basics/images/flashtour.html for audio-visual presentation.) 3. Understand the process of hydration and its critical role in achieving compressive strength. 4

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maren Henry, University of West Georgia; Eric Granlund, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

purpose of the workshop (module) is to bring students up to a minimum standard ofaccepted grammar structure in short order through specific targeted subject areasincluding person, active/ passive voice and documentation. It was hoped that increasedstudent skill in these areas will dramatically improve student effectiveness in creatingreadable and grammatically correct technical reports, laboratory reports and dailyengineering communication appropriate for the field. Pre and post assessmentinstruments were employed with the workshop to measure the impact on the studentlearning of subject areas. Results of the assessment findings will be discussed. Lastly, theworkshop has been taught both on site and from remote location by use of distancelearning

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ejiwale, Jackson State University; Della Posey, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

mediums by which students’ leadership skills could be assessed. Some areasare through co-operative education, internship, job shadowing, and many more. Given the factthat most students in the industrial technology program would have not been able to put intopractice their leadership skills before graduation, the integration of service learning and learningcommunities would be of immense benefit. While service learning would provide the avenue forstudents to put into practice the knowledge gained in the classroom and laboratory, the learningcommunities would function in the capacity of facilitators and mentors by giving constantfeedback on students’ performance while engaged in service learning to enhance their leadershipskills.The integration of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Karen Lozano, University of Texas-Pan American; Karl Kiefer, Invocon, Inc., Houston, Taxes; Xinqing Ma, Inframat Corp, Farmington, Connecticut.

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Civil Engineering

testingprocedures, measurement and data acquisition, and includes both lecture and laboratory sessions.It is an ideal venue for adopting the new developments of nanotechnology in civil engineering.The key element in instructional strategies is to fully utilize the excitement and innovationbrought forward by nanotechnology to create diverse learning opportunities for stimulatinginterest and broadening vision of students in engineering and research, fostering active learningand life-long learning, and inspiring innovation and creativity. The proposed diverse learningactivities and expected outcomes are essentially aligned with these ABET-specified engineeringeducational outcomes and shown below in the conceptual model of the new course modules (seeFig.1).New

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Sherry Reid, Western Kentucky University; Alan Cranford, Murfreesboro Water & Sewer Department

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Water Resource Studies and Operations Director of the WATERS Laboratory at Western Kentucky University. Ms. Fattic’s role as Associate Director of the Center includes budget development and project coordination of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. Ms. Fattic’s responsibilities include day-to day administration, budget and personnel management, quality assurance and quality control, and maintenance of certifications. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky University, and has worked in both the public sector as a regulator and private sector as an environmental consultant prior to being employed by the Center.Sherry Reid, Western

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diala Gammoh, University of Central FLorida; Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

in different engineering fields is shownin Table.1 6.As shown in the table, it is obvious that the percentage of women engineers alternates from oneengineering track to another, and this is due to the idea that engineering have relatively lowstatus, and there is considerable misunderstanding about what they actually do. There is alsosome confusion between the jobs of professional engineers and other technical personnel such as,for instance, car mechanics and electricians. This is likely to make the profession less attractiveto women 7. It is noticeable that the engineering tracks that involves lot of indoors work (officeor laboratory work) such as the architecture and chemical engineering attracts more women to itrather than other tracks

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Saginaw Valley State University(SVSU) using MATLAB), the second one is a Computational course (“Course 2”, taught atBaker College (BC)), and the third course is Machine Design (“Course 3”, taught at KetteringUniversity (KU) using Excel and other CAE/FEA tools). The first and the third courses are 4-credit and junior level subjects that include workshop sessions and laboratory assignments, whilethe second one is a 4-credit, senior level theoretical course. These example courses have bothindividual and collaborative assignments, which include conduction of experiments in order togenerate data. Experience from all these courses taught at these universities shows that whenstudents generate data on their own using good engineering judgment, they can

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University of Arkansas. He manages the college-wide recruitment operation and directs the engineering summer programs.Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas Dr. Carol Gattis is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Recruitment, Retention, Honors and Diversity for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. In this latter role, she directs and develops new programs for the college-wide efforts in recruitment, retention and diversity.Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University Dr. Brad Dearing is a faculty associate at Illinois State University and teaches Engineering and Technology at the University’s laboratory high school, and has a B.S. and M.S. from

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; John Mclaughlin, Clarkson University; Cetin Cetinkaya, Clarkson University; Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University; Fa-Gung Fan, Xerox Corp.

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

MultiphaseFlow Laboratory at Clarkson University. The laser used was a 120mJ Nd:YaG laserwith a 20fl adjustable width sheet generator. In this experiment, the sheet width was 0.5mm. The digital camera that was used was a Kodak ES1.0 MegaPlus camera. Thecamera had a pixel range of 1008x1008. The pixel size was 25 micrometers and theinterframe delay between pictures was 12 microseconds. A picture of the experimentalsetup is show in Figure 4. A sample PIV measurement of the velocity field behind a stepis shown in Figure 5. Page 13.961.5 4 Figure 4. A picture of the aerosol wind tunnel.Figure 5. Sample PIV

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Delton Martin, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1330: AN INVESTIGATION OF ACCELERATION AND JERK PROFILESOF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLESDelton Martin, Pennsylvania State University-Berks Delton L. Martin is an Electromechanical Engineering Technology student at Penn State Berks in Reading, PA. He received his associate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Penn State (2005). He has served as vice president and president of the Berks student chapter of SAE and is also a research assistant for the EET program and a laboratory assistant for the MET program.Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Assistant Professor at Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College in Reading, PA. He received

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to student centered learning. The pedagogy has changed but nothinghas been eliminated from the menu of teaching methods. A short list of pedagogical methodsincludes: lecture, collaborative learning, cooperative learning, laboratory reinforcement,technology in teaching and learning, practical applications, student centered exercises, ongoingassessment, and student capstones. The use of any or all of these constitutes an environment that Page 13.838.4touches the learning style of students and the teaching styles of faculty. All cannot be utilized atonce, nor should one be utilized exclusively – thus, it will take some time to learn these and

Conference Session

Investigating Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels in the Classroom and Lab

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cortney Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brandy Bratton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Dillard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maggie Bump, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

foreign oil. Two videos were shown, Earth’s Clean EnergyDestiny (2000) and The Hydrogen Age (2005). The history of the fuel cell was explored to leadinto the next activity. A hands-on fuel cell laboratory experience enabled the students to morefully engage with and appreciate the processes as they used solar energy to hydrolyze waterwhich then powered small circuits (Figure 1). Figure 1. Hands-on learning with fuel cells.Six fuel cell seminar/discussion programs were offered featuring speakers from outside industryas well as from within the university. The seminars included entrepreneurial, scientific, andglobal energy perspectives to broaden their understanding of contemporary fuel cell and energyresearch needs.Three

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Construction

and its partners in the construction industry.IntroductionPartnership between Educational Institution and Industry is not a new concept in fosteringlearning among students. There are many universities that work closely with business,government, and industry partners to develop programs to fit their needs. Universities andindustries traditionally maintained collaborations by including student internships, facultyexchanges, and industry design projects to complete a degree program. The purpose of thesepartnerships is to meet the needs of industries, governments, national laboratories, and thetraining needs of the university students.The goal of any university engineering technology curriculum is to provide the information andskills so each

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Materials

pursueresearch projects with faculty members, these programs also offer workshops,2,3,4 courses,5,6 andeven “boot-camp”-style summer research experiences7 that focus on topics such as performingscientific literature searches, the role of the engineer in society, research and engineering ethics,communicating research findings, careers in research and even applying to graduate school.The topics covered by these programs and the ones we describe below are among the issues thatthe Council on Undergraduate Research points to as critical for a successful undergraduateresearch experience associated with "socializ[ing] students in the research laboratory culture."8This ranges from topics as diverse as the values and ethics of research, safety, group dynamics

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University; Yaw Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

EGEE 304 Heat and Mass Transfer 3 LecturesMATSE 201 Intro. to Material 3 EGEE 430 Intro. to Combustion 3 ScienceEGEE 301 Thermodynamics and 6 FSC 431 Chemistry of Fuels- coal, 3 Fluid Mechanics of Energy Systems petroleum, gas, biomassEGEE 302 Principles of Energy 3 EGEE 411 Energy Laboratory 3 EngineeringProfessional Elective 1 3 EGEE 438 Sustainable Energy Options 3 16 15 7th Semester

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Lim, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, technical equipment and laboratories • Build self-esteem and confidence in students • Encourage and motivate students to excel • Recognize student academic achievementMESA Day competitions include: Mathematics, Trebuchet, Mousetrap powered car, Egg Drop,Model Bridge Building, Soils Science, Web-page design, Crystal Growing, Speech, BalsawoodGlider.We also host or are affiliated with national engineering competitions for all schools and students,including JETS-TEAMS and FIRST Robotics.JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) offers the TEAMS (Test of Engineering Aptitude,Mathematics, and Science) Competition each year. This unique and challenging national paperand pencil competition for high school students helps them learn how

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

International

are broad in scope to resolve issues that may be linked insome fashion. And it is helpful in reducing the cost of implementation in cases where therequired components for implementing the ideas can have multiple applications. This wasthe view taken in selecting the delivery system for the information, and the system thathas been decided on is the Broadband Powerline Communication (BPL). This specificapplication is new to Ghana hence it is necessary to consider capacity building. Thecooperation between Penn State Wilkes-Barre and KNUST is to assist in this endeavoramong others. For this purpose, laboratory work relating to BPL has been designed tosupport courses in Signals and Systems, and Electromagnetic Fields to enhance

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Vavreck, Ph.D. Andrew N. Vavreck is Associate Professor of Engineering and Head of the Division of Business and Engineering at Penn State Altoona. He has earned degrees in Engineering Science, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Science and Mechanics, all from Penn State. His work experience includes engineering research and management at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State. His research is in smart material design, application and control. Page 13.883.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Felicelli, Mississippi State University; John Berry, Mississippi State University; Rafael Cuesta, CIDAUT, Spain; Rogelio Luck, Mississippi State University; Ratessiea Lett, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

International

department and she has shown a keen interest in the area of castings and materialsprocessing. As preparation for her 3-month stay abroad, she has been performing severalactivities planned in the project training, including modeling with ANSYS and CATIA,laboratory techniques and Spanish language. She is currently taking our Casting & Joiningcourse and will shortly receive a 3-day training instruction in casting software MAGMASoft atthe company site in Schaumburg, IL. During the last semester, Tessa participated in a project onporosity defects in aluminum castings, where she received instruction on analyzing andcharacterizing the microstructure of cast samples. The resulting work will be presented at the112th Metalcasting Congress in Atlanta, GA

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hill, Weber State University

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Two Year College Division

component must include laboratory experiences which develop expertise in experimentation, observation, measurement, and documentation. d. Technical Content The technical content must develop the skills and knowledge appropriate to the goals of the program and must represent at least 1/3 of the total credit hours but no more than 2/3 the total credit hours for the program. (1).The technical content of the curriculum consists of a technical core and the increasingly complex technical specialties found later in the curriculum. The technical core must provide the prerequisite foundation of knowledge necessary for the technical specialties. (2). Laboratory activities must develop student

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Girls and Young Women

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington; Tracie L. Brockhoff, Penn State University - New Kensington

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

organizations and established foundations.The twelve selected participants explore “hands on” laboratory activities, tour a technical facilityin the region, and meet with women engineers and scientists in a special mentor session.This past summer, the program directors administered a survey to all past participants who couldconceivably be college graduates at this point in time. With just a few lost contacts, the surveymanaged to successfully reach nearly 100 individuals who were asked to identify their degreeearned, university attended and current employment situation. The response rate exceeded atleast 30%, with some respondents offering gratitude for their chance at this unique experience intheir life. Impressively, many of them not only attended

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christiaan Gribble, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, but largely uninteresting today. This perception may stem from thetraditional use of ray tracing as an offline or batch technique: until recently, generating a singleimage required either several minutes of computation on desktop systems or extremelyexpensive, highly parallel systems found only in large research laboratories. Others believe thatthe physical and mathematical underpinnings put the algorithm beyond the reach ofundergraduate students, relegating the study of the algorithm to graduate-level courses.However, we believe that ray tracing is an ideal vehicle through which to reinforce and applyfundamental concepts in computer science. To develop an understanding of the algorithm,students must integrate and extend knowledge in computer

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Finally, upon completion of the CNC business card holder labs, the students have to submit atechnical engineering report documenting the procedure used to create and inspect the part. Figure 5. MET 345 SurfCAM Screen Shot Page 13.298.7 Figure 6. Business Card Holder Part PrintThe final lab in MET 345 is a CNC lathe part project. In the lecture component of the class,students are taught to manually program a CNC lathe and, in the laboratory section, students useSurfCAM to program the Haas TL-1 CNC lathe. Over the course of this project, students make awidget that incorporates the following main CNC