Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Engineering Education Research and Pedagogy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lynita Newswander, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods

toprepare engineering graduate students for academic and professional life, particularly ininterdisciplinary settings. A journal club is a group of graduate students and faculty memberswhich meets regularly to discuss recent journal articles in a specified area of research. Memberstake turns selecting articles and leading critical discussion of the work. Journal clubs are onemethod for preparing graduate students for professional life on a number of levels: (1) theyfamiliarize the student to the latest research, methods, and publication trends, (2) they facilitatedialogue and critique among students and professors at all levels of experience, and (3) theyallow a space for consideration of interdisciplinary concepts that might not be satisfied

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

energy. The audience for the current work includes students enrolled in thermodynamicsand fluid mechanics courses. This paper will elaborate on the objectives of the project, describemodel details, present student exercises classified according to level and course, and provide anassessment of how effective the simulation tool and associated assignments were in improvingstudent learning.Project objectives and outcomesThe project entails the development of learning materials to achieve the following objectives: 1) demonstrate how hydraulic hybrids can improve fuel economy 2) promote understanding of the thermodynamic principles behind accumulator design and IC engine performance 3) highlight the fundamental relationships

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Rachel McCord, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; J. Elaine Seat, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Thomas Scott, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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First-Year Programs

sensitivity to applying collaborative learning techniques. This curriculum waspiloted for two years (1997-8) and then fully implemented with all first year engineeringstudents beginning in 1999. This curriculum accommodated students who were notcalculus ready, although to begin the first course, students had to qualify for pre-calculus,one semester behind the “showcase” starting point. Page 13.314.4Basic demographic data, entering high school grade point averages, math component ofACT, and number of males and females, for our two student groups are shown in Table 1.Other than this change in approach to first year engineering education, there were nochanges

Conference Session

Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods

group 1-2. Their five-year study on undergraduate research in STEMdisciplines focused on four liberal arts colleges with a long history of undergraduate researchprograms. The work presented a comparative analysis of faculty and administrator interviews(N=80) with student interviews (N=76) and provides findings of the role of undergraduateresearch in encouraging intellectual, personal and professional development of undergraduatestudent researchers. Although the work of Seymour et al. revealed findings pertaining to attitudes Page 13.231.2toward graduate school and research, as well as confidence levels and other gains in skills, thenumber of

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Alexander, IAESTE United States; Cheryl Matherly, University of Tulsa; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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International

” programs. Currently over 100 students participate in the program each summer. This spring they will spend two weeks inBrazil, Chile, China (see Figure 1), or Germany; a fifth site will be added for 200911. The Plus3Program received the Institute for International Education’s Heiskell Award for innovation instudy abroad in 2005.INNOVATE: A Conference on Globalization, Technology, and LeadershipOne of the initial programs adopted by the IAESTE United States consortium has been theannual INNOVATE conference for undergraduate and graduate technical students that examinesthe relationship between technology, globalization, and leadership in

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

(1b) cwhere n is the index of refraction, ω is the frequency of light and c is the speed of light invacuum. These are in general vector equations in three dimensional (3-D) space, but mosttextbooks use the linear polarization assumption to simplify them into scalar wave equations.For planar waveguides, usually a one-dimensional (1-D) model is used as illustrated in Figure 1. y E ∂/∂y=0 y H ∂/∂y=0 n2 n2 n1 H n1 E -a a x -a a x TE

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Green, University of Maryland; Georgina Johnston, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

CEOs Program is based on measuring short-and long-term outcomes with program activities and the theoretical principles of the program.The funding and assets of the Hinman CEOs Program support experiential education to includethe living, learning, and launching activities. These activities align with the teaching outcomessuggested by the National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education14.As illustrated in Figure 1, our performance measurement system is based on a four-dimensionalevaluation model. Assessment of all four areas ensures that the Program employs a holisticapproach to entrepreneurial education progress through both short-term measures(entrepreneurial mindset and functional skill sets) as well as long-term measures of new

Conference Session

Investigating Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels in the Classroom and Lab

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Faruk Yildiz; Kenan Baltaci, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

is capable of holding enough fuel to operate for four hours, and to travel 100 miles inan urban area. The maximum speed of the motorcycle is declared as 50 miles per hour 8. TheHonda is also going to offer motorcycles using fuel cells as a fuel source9-10. Similarly Hondapress release included the company’s next generation hydrogen vehicle in 200811.Measurement ChallengesFuel cell test systems make a variety of measurements that require signal conditioning before theraw signal can be digitized by the data acquisition system. An important feature for the testing offuel cell stacks is isolation. Each individual cell may generate about 1 V, and a group of cellsmay reach up to 10 V because in a PEM the membranes are stacked together to yield

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

October 1998. This initial version ofthe policy stated that the Society “supports the concept of the master’s degree as the FirstProfessional Degree for the practice of civil engineering at the professional level.”1 Chargedwith implementing Policy Statement 465, the ASCE Committee on Academic Prerequisites forProfessional Practice (CAP3) began by analyzing the three fundamental characteristics of aprofession—an ethic of service, a professional organization, and a specialized body ofknowledge.2 The committee’s analysis of the civil engineering profession suggested that onlythe first two of these three characteristics had been adequately defined. Thus began a broad-based effort to define the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge.In January 2004 this

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Business Meeting

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olutola Jonah; Olusoji Ilori, Obafemi Awolowo University; E.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Oladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Instrumentation

architecturesthat are suited to such low-bandwidth scenarios is the Batched version of the MIT iLabArchitecture 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The iLab Batched architecture is referred to as “iLab-B” in this paper todistinguish it from the iLab Interactive architecture. The iLab-B architecture separates thevarious parts of a VL in such a way that only a very small amount of data needed to configurethe remote system under test needs to go through the low-bandwidth uplink, while all other datalab-related activities are done locally. As a result, the MIT iLab-B architecture was an idealplatform upon which to base the development of a new Operational Amplifier virtual laboratory(“OpAmp Lab”) hosted at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.II. Architecture OverviewOpAmp Lab

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

NMAA is geared to producing a national army free of regional and ethnic biases. Even the living quarters take ethnic and regional balance into account. In one random dormitory room I visited, the 12 cadets came from all over the country. In fact, these young men have been so well drilled that random questions about unrelated issues are apt to include a reference to the fact that "we are one Army for all of Afghanistan."6The four-year NMAA curriculum, as jointly developed by the Afghan academy leadership andtheir U.S. mentors, is illustrated in Figure 1 below. The eight academic semesters are indicatedin the first column, and the courses offered in each semester are listed across each correspondingrow. The

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; David Lalush, North Carolina State University

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Biomedical

development of a reaction time test. It was introduced by a BMEgraduate student who described the physiology behind reaction time, and how thosemeasurements are used in his research area. Subsequently, students determined what tools theyneeded to use in order to develop their own testing device, and these materials were covered inclass during the next 4 weeks. Students had weekly homework assignments so that they gainedexperience in implementing the different features covered in class. These assignments involvedassembly language programming and circuit development. They started out with simple tasks,such as turning on LEDs for 1 second, in response to a button press. Over the next few weeks,the assignments became more complex, incorporating LCD

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven Bilen; Lisa Brown; Mieke Schuurman; Timothy Wheeler; Julio Urbina

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Aerospace

Conference Session

The Academic Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Constant, Iowa State University; Sharon Bird, Iowa State University; Florence Hamrick, Iowa State University

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Women in Engineering

participation of individuals at all levels of the university. Atthe department level, faculty in nine focal departments, three from the college of engineering,form the core department-level working groups. A three-step process for departmentaltransformation includes (1) focus groups to discuss department culture, practice and structure, (2)needs assessment meetings and training sessions tailored to meet the unique needs of individualdepartments, and (3) collaborative problem solving sessions involving department faculty andADVANCE program leaders. Key partners are a college “Equity Advisor”, a department-embedded “ADVANCE Professor” and the department chair. The first ADVANCE departmentin the College of Engineering at ISU is Materials Science and

Conference Session

Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Farid Momand, Kabul University; Qaium Fekrat, Kabul University; Aziz Gulistani, Kabul University

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Civil Engineering

therewere no military officers in the Afghan National Army with adequate background to teachcollege-level engineering.Working in collaboration with the Dean of Engineering Faculty at Kabul University, Conley,Ressler, Fekrat, and Momand developed the 16-course civil engineering curriculum shown inFigure 1 below. In this graphic, the first column shows the eight academic semestersconstituting the four-year NMAA curriculum. The courses offered in each semester are listedacross each corresponding row. The dark horizontal bands preceding each pair of semestersrepresent military training periods. These periods would correspond to summers at a U.S.institution; however, at the NMAA they actually occur in the February-March timeframe, asAfghan educational

Conference Session

Mentoring & Development:Creating Successful NEEs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

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New Engineering Educators

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

of the FPGA and HDL [1] has allowed studentsto create larger designs, test them, and make modifications very easily and quickly than using atraditional approach.In implementing the embedded systems design course, we wanted to ensure that our studentsworked with the state of the art (i.e. current Field Programmable Gate Array devices, standardinterfaces, current technology I/O devices, real applications, software tools, and hardwaredescription languages) and that they still did actual hardware design and fabrication. We wantedstudents to have independence in the selection of projects, but had to ensure a uniform level ofsupport. Finally, we had to ensure that this presented our students with a reasonably achievabledesign effort, and that they

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University; Opal McFarlane, Hadady Corporation

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Environmental Engineering

interesting aspects of new ideas.The following procedure can help to recognize opportunities and overcome the habitual negativereactions to a new idea: (1) First, identify at least 5 current positive aspects about the idea. Establishing a minimum quota of positive aspects about an idea tends to promote innovation. (2) Next, identify at least 5 potential future benefits of the ideas if the idea was to be implemented. (3) The third step involves identifying concerns about the idea that need to be overcome in order to implement the idea. (4) Finally, the problem solver needs to brainstorm ideas to overcome the identified concerns.Play and Fun: Stress tends to interfere with the creative process. On the other hand

Conference Session

Innovative Programs - Structure, Delivery, Evaluation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Robertson, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Ronald Thomas, Raytheon; William Charlton, Boeing

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Continuing Professional Development

design and sustain themis a familiar feature of engineering today. There have also been substantial changes inthe way that high-tech business is carried out. Globalization and outsourcing are familiarterms in their economic context but they have also changed the way in which engineeringjobs are structured. We can view current business operations in two categories – steadystate and dynamic as shown in figure 1. Steady state Dynamic PRODUCTS Production & support Predictable outcomes Six sigma quality Requirement for change PROJECT Potentially outsourced

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Karen Alfrey; Steve Owens, Indiana University - Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

ethical responsibility; andunderstanding the impact of engineering solutions within a contemporary and societalcontext. Furthermore, IUPUI, like many universities, explicitly recognizes theimportance of critical thinking as a component of undergraduate education by identifyingit among the university’s Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs). However, theability to think critically and independently is cited by employers as one of the greatestdeficiencies in recent engineering graduates [1, 2]. We may believe we are fosteringcritical thinking skills in our engineering and technology curricula – but are ourundergraduates developing those skills as we intend?Background and Motivation“Critical thinking” is the ability to analyze carefully and

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

spatial skills and invite them to take an optional 1-credit course to helpdevelop these skills. This class meets for 1.5 hours once a week for 14 weeks. Thetopics covered in this class include: isometric drawing, orthographic projections, flatpatterns, 3-D rotations, object reflections and planes of symmetry, cutting planes,surfaces and solids of revolution, and combining solids. Topics are listed in the orderthat was thought to develop 3-D spatial skills and in the order they have beentraditionally covered in this class.In the past we have noticed that 1) some students have a difficult time jumping right intoisometric sketching and 2) that by the end of the semester students seem bored, especiallywhen coving the topics of surfaces and solids of

Conference Session

Writing and Portfolios

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Nichols, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

process of a CPR assignment begins with the writing of an essay based on guidingquestions and selected resources. For this course, the essays were submitted and evaluated withTurnitin prior to submission to the CPR web site. Turnitin is a web-based tool for plagiarismprevention and is licensed for use at Texas A&M. Turnitin allows the instructor to see theoriginality reports on the writing for each student, and the instructor has the option of allowingthe students to view their report in order to correct and revise. The report identifies matchingtext and phrases to specific sources with a web link, and shows the percentage of the report thatmatches each source, as in Figure 1, for example. A high match rate suggests copied work andthat the

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Valerie Fuchs, Michigan Technological University

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International

positiveimpact in the lives of the world's most under-served, while becoming leaders in their chosen fields.D80 ProgramsD80 encourages grass-roots development of companion programs by faculty, staff, and students.There are currently six programs affiliated in the Center: 1. Engineers Without Borders 2. Aqua Terra Tech Enterprise 3. International Sustainable Development Engineering Certificate 4. International Senior Design 5. International Sustainable Development Engineering Research Experiences 6. Peace Corps Master’s InternationalEngineers Without Borders (EWB) at University X is one of 160 university chapters in the States. Ourchapter started in early 2005 and has rapidly grown, much like EWB-USA. EWB-University X’sstudent

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Winton, Mississippi State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

complementary MOS transistors (CMOS) in order toachieve high-density circuits with both high-speed and a reduced power budget. Thesefactors are also how we define much of our classroom dialogue in all forms of electrical andcomputer engineering.Driven by demands for smaller, faster, and more extensive circuits, MOS device dimensionshave been reduced to sub-micron levels [1]. At these sizes a few volts of potential producesextremely high electric fields, a factor that is both beneficial and problematic. The highfields are what enables the desired qualities of the MOS device. But the high fields also pushthe analyses well beyond most of the simple physics, which has its laws and roots in low-field laboratory benchwork. So classroom descriptions of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Kasprzak, Milliken Research Associates; Kevin Hulme, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Deborah Moore-Russo, Suny - Buffalo; Kenneth English, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo - SUNY

executionof motion-based simulation and are described bythe number of degrees-of-freedom (DOF) that canbe simulated by the hardware. Figure 1 shows aMoog 2000E 6-DOF motion platform currently inuse in NYSCEDII’s simulator facility. The motion Figure 1. Moog 2000E motion platform Page 13.592.4platform also has an on-board computer thatconverts incoming messages into commands for the actuators that result in the movement of thetop of the platform (i.e., creates the tilt seen in Figure 1). Such systems are commonly used formotion simulation and training activities in industry, and common applications include: flightand spacecraft simulation17-20

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Mark Redfern, University of Pittsburgh; Richard Debski, University of Pittsburgh; Alejandro Almarza, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Savio Woo, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical

undergraduate education is to provide students with an opportunity to receiveindividualized training in bioengineering while meeting the following objectives. Objective #1: Graduates will have a strong foundation in fundamentals of life sciences (biology and physiology), mathematics, engineering principles and the humanities. Objective #2: Graduates will have both a broad knowledge of the technical and social principles of bioengineering as well as a focused education in one concentration area within bioengineering. Objective #3: Graduates will be prepared for careers through educational experiences beyond the classroom, which will deepen an understanding of the technical and non- technical issues in bioengineering, process and design

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University; Cole McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

professionalengineer1,2. The BOK is presented in the form of 15 outcomes that prescribe the necessarybreadth and depth of knowledge required for a practicing civil engineer.A section of the BOK addresses who should teach this body of knowledge. It concludes thatcivil engineering faculty must be scholars, effective teachers, practitioners, and role models.While true, there are a number of complex issues that arise such as whether it is possible for oneperson to possess all of these attributes and whether such a model best serves the projected trendsin civil engineering education.Estes and Welch3 attempted to identify the most appropriate faculty of the future with respect toeach of the required outcomes in the BOK. Their approach is illustrated in Table 1 which

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

professors throughout civil engineering down the path to becoming “CompleteExemplars”1; that is becoming teachers who develop high intellectual excitement in theirclassrooms while maintaining excellent interpersonal rapport with their students. The workshopfocuses on developing skills and techniques that will enable participants to become moreeffective instructors; the participants are encouraged to practice these techniques during theworkshop, and then implement these newly learned skills in their own classes at their homeinstitutions. Funding for this program stems from the fact that a major concern in 86% ofengineering students is poor teaching in engineering classes2. ETW grew out of an NSF fundedproject in the late 1990s called T4E (Teaching

Conference Session

Problem Solving and Misconceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Verleger, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

Fall 2007 implementation of Model-Eliciting Activities(MEAs) to demonstrate the impact of the iterative process of feedback and revision on thequality of student products. They will also discuss some of the future research questionsresulting from the iterative process used with MEAs.IntroductionModel Eliciting Activities (MEAs) are realistic, open-ended, client driven problems designed tofoster students’ mathematical modeling abilities. Built around the models and modelingperspective established by Lesh and Doerr [1], MEAs are carefully developed around six guidingprinciples. The development process is described in greater detail by Moore and Diefes-Dux [2].The product students generate from an MEA is a memo directed to the client describing

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Randi Walters, Boise State University; Bill Clement, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

simulationsused in this project are illustrated in Figures 1 through 5. All of the simulations, with theexception of the Materials Science simulation, were interactive. The simulations were embeddedinto the engineering modules of Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Vectors, CivilEngineering, and Electrical Engineering. A sixth engineering module (Matrices) was included inthe course, but had no simulation. Student use of the simulations took place in a computer lab inthe constant presence of a professor. The professor interacted with each student, providingguided feedback on their use of the computer simulations and their overall progress in meetingthe objectives of each engineering module