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Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

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Continuing Professional Development

costs, which arenot covered by the fees. Therefore, the industrial partner must be willing to put forward a largesum of money up-front, which requires selling the program. This should be the easiest of allchallenges assuming that the partner already understands the value of the educational experience.Curricular flexibility is addressed by morning and afternoon sections, which enables the students Page 13.142.6to select courses that suit their interest. Laboratory instruction can be a challenge and requires alittle imagination to create equivalent experiences. We have found that some lab exercisesinvolving software packages, such as MATLAB or

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

tostart from any location on campus say “market place”. Then the wheelchair wouldessentially navigate straight to the door step of the campus market place.Usually, implementing GPS guidance on many robotic devices takes a considerable Page 13.1144.5amount of time because there is a significant amount of trial and error involved. Thetrials must also be conducted outside of the laboratory and therefore, takes up even moretime than usual. The reason is due to the fact that GPS signals can not travel throughbuildings and walls. They are only best with a clear view of the sky.GPS NavigationThe purpose of GPS navigation is to allow motion after giving a single

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Crain, University of Oklahoma; James Sluss, University of Oklahoma; Monte Tull, University of Oklahoma; Samuel Lee, University of Oklahoma

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Graduate Studies

, University of Oklahoma Sam C. LEE joined the University of Oklahoma in 1975 and is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His prior experience includes eight years at Bell Laboratories and adjunct associations with NYU and the University of Houston. Dr. Lee has authored four books and over 130 technical papers. He holds three patents including the Talking Typewriter. BS National Taiwan University, MS University of California, Berkeley and PhD University of Illinois, Urbana. Page 13.1007.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 PROGRESS IN ASSESSMENT OF GRADUATE ELECTRICAL AND

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Embedded Computing

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Wiegley, California State University-Northridge

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Computers in Education

department. Assessment feedback indicated stu-dent interest in a larger number of hands-on, laboratory based electives. The trendwas reinforced by further survey feedback that suggested possible improvement ty-ing in more electrical engineering fundamentals in its computer science offerings.Finally, industrial evolution is geared towards increasing the amount and intelli-gence of features in their products while reducing size and extending portability.Several of the industrial partners that serve on the Industrial Advisor Board forthe College of Engineering and Computer Science have demonstrated a move to-wards providing those features through software modifications rather than hardwaremodification. A growing need for capable software engineers in

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Engineering Education, 2008 TECHNOLOGY LITERACY AS A PATH TO “ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS IN A GLOBAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXTIntroduction A “device dissection” laboratory has been used by the author for more than adecade to instruct first year engineering students in “How Things Work.” More recently,this lab has been combined with weekly lectures to create a course in technologicalliteracy for non-engineering students. While this pair of courses neatly partitions theofferings into one for engineers and another for non-engineers, the argument hasfrequently been made that engineering students themselves need to have “Tech Lit” aswell, so that they understand not only device construction and operation, butcircumstances and forces which drive

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; Brandon Green, Prairie View A&M University; John Attia, Prairie View A&M University; Teasa Northern, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

for sophomore, junior and senior high schoolstudents. The two-week program highlighted key areas of study necessary for academicsuccess in the areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering, including math, physics,and English. The program also included opportunities for the development of pre- Page 13.1028.2professional skills with the incorporation of LEGO laboratory exercises, company visits,engineering ethics and history sessions.The ExCEL Program recruited most of the participating high school students from schooldistricts within the state of Texas. Efforts were made to expand the recruitment to anational level; however, the results of the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Arthur Pallone

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New Engineering Educators

Professional Engineer of Ontario. He taught at the University of Western Ontario and is currently Assistant Professor at McMaster University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.Art Pallone, Murray State University Art Pallone holds a Ph.D in Applied Physics from the Colorado School of Mines (2000) in Golden, CO USA. He also holds an M.S. in Applied Physics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1995) and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan (1991). From 2000 to 2003, he held a Davies Fellows Postdoctoral Teaching and Research appointment cosponsored by the United States Military Academy and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. He is now an Assistant

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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Minorities in Engineering

roles include being teachers’ aids during classes, projectleaders for each of the group projects, and resident assistants in the dormitories. Parents visit SECOP on two occasions for Family Night Events. The eventsinclude dinner and discussions on important topics including financial aid andscholarships for college and future jobs in science, technology and engineering. Guestspeakers from Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Boeing, Southland Industries and theMetropolitan Water District of Southern California discuss engineering with the studentson Career Day. Different science and engineering-based field trips to the PetersenAutomotive Museum, Disney’s Imagineering, Ballona Wetlands and Northrop Grummangive students a first-hand look at

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Kessler, Iowa State University; Emily Merrick, Iowa State University; Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University

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Materials

ISU College of Engineering Scholar’s Day inthe spring semester (also a recruiting visit for high school seniors who have been offeredscholarships from the College of Engineering). During Family Weekend in September, MaterialAdvantage members provide tours of the MSE facilities to alumni, families, and prospectivestudents, with a focus on undergraduate laboratories and classrooms.Service opportunities for the community have included assisting the Society of WomenEngineers organize and host a Halloween Haunted House for children from the ages of five to Page 13.867.4ten, participating in the ISU Dance Marathon fundraiser for Children’s Miracle

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Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik Wilhelm, Paul Scherrer Institut; Irene Berry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mathew Stevens, University of Waterloo; Warren Schenler, Paul Scherrer Institut

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Mechanical Engineering

research projects: Page 13.279.17Page 13.279.18Page 13.279.19Refer ences 1. Cheah, Lynette, Christopher Evans, Anup Bandivadekar, and John Heywood. ÐFactor of Two: Halving the Fuel Consumption of New U.S. Automobiles by 2035Ñ. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, October 2007. 2. An, Feng and John M. FgEkeeq0"ÐVtgpfu"kp"Vgejpkecn"Ghhkekgpe{"Vrade-Offs for the U.S. Light Vehicle Hnggv0Ñ"UCG"4229-01-1325. 3. Vwttgpvkpg."Vjqocu"U0."cpf"Mgppgvj"U0"Mwtcpk0"ÐEct"dw{gtu"cpf"hwgn"geqpqo{AÑ"Gpgti{"Rqnke{"57."pq0"4" (February 2007): 1213 - 1223. 4. Rgnmocpu."Nwe."cpf"Rcvtkem

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Jiaxin Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

system, light stimulationsystem, digital RF remote control unit, and motor driving unit. The whole circuit including themotors is supplied by eight rechargeable Ni-MH batteries. The layout of a printed circuit board(PCB) was designed and the PCB was fabricated in the laboratory of Electrical and ComputerEngineering Technology Department at IPFW. Figure 5 shows an image of the actual PCB. ThePCB was mounted to the underside of the mounting tray shown in Figure 4 that has beendescribed in the previous paragraph.The operation of the ISPU is controlled by a microcontroller. The microcontroller senses soundvia a microphone, and the units’ motion via two accelerometers. Based on those inputs and pre-programmed algorithms the units’ motors will be

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

learning. In the past, such opportunities were generallyrestricted to laboratory courses and to capstone design, but much more will be expected Page 13.1189.2in the future. The engineering classroom of the future will almost certainly requireactive/collaborative learning components in most engineering courses. Thesecomponents will include team based projects, service learning components, technologyenabled support components, inverted classrooms, and a better integration of curricularand co-curricular components. Herein lies the challenge. To do this effectively is goingto require resources and faculty time. System constraints work against this. At a

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy; Vincent Wilczynski, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

previously served as a national officer of the American Society for Engineering Education, as an evaluator for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and as a member of the State of Connecticut Department of Higher Education Board of Governor’s Advisory Committee on Accreditation. CAPT Wilczynski has had fellowships at MIT’s Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and the Harvard School of Public Health, and served as the National Director of the FIRST Robotics Competition. Before beginning his teaching career, he served as a shipboard engineer, and as a Staff Engineer and Staff Naval Architect at the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center. CAPT Wilczynski was named the 2001 Baccalaureate

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Black, American University

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Computers in Education

were provided with a sample RiSC instruction setthat is Turing Complete. In their subproject 1 report, they were required to use that giveninstruction set to prove that their instruction set was also Turing Complete.The second subproject was generally easier for the electrical engineering students than thecomputer science students, as the electrical engineering students had previously taken a digitalcircuit laboratory course and had better understanding of how registers and multiplexors work.To compensate for this, the second subproject assigned to the computer science students includeda sample datapath and control to handle two of the instructions from the RiSC instruction set;this was unnecessary for the electrical engineering students.As

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Andrews, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; Joy Oguntebi, University of Michigan

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering. Until recently, she served as a research faculty member of the department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME). Through her tenure in the NAME department, she became an integral and managing member of the department’s Ocean Engineering Laboratory, and more recently the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories. Her main research experience and interests lie in the development of understanding of the influence of physical processes on the nearshore zone. Most of this work has focused on the Great Lakes and associated larger inland water bodies, with some work on ocean coastal regions as well. Many of the research projects in which she has been involved host an

Conference Session

Information Technologies Classroom Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University

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Information Systems

. Page 13.925.7Bibliography1. DeHart, J., Kuhns, F., Parwatikar, J., Turner, J., Wiseman, C., and Wong, K., "The Open Network Laboratory," Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2006 (pp 107-111).2. Elsharnouby, T., Udaya Shankar, A., "Using SeSFJava in Teaching Introductory Network Courses," Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2005 (pp 67-71).3. Halsall, F., "Computer Networking and the Internet," (Fifth Edition), Addison-Wesley, 2005.4. Kurose, J., and Ross, K., "Computer Networking," (Third Edition), Addison-Wesley, 2005.5. Shay W., "Understanding Data Communications and Networks," (Third Edition), Brooks/Cole, 2004.6

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Crismond, The City College of New York

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the product’s behavior during testing cannot shapeiterative design efforts if they go unnoticed. What students learn as they iteratively plan, buildand test their designs depends in part on whether their attention is focused or diffused. Helpingteachers to get students to notice critical and problematic features in their designs is a challengethat may be helped with the simple application of the 4-item diagnostic reasoning protocol usedin this study, though the efficacy of such actions will require future testing in laboratory andclassroom settings. Page 13.1259.9REFERENCESAxton, T. R., Doverspike, D., Park, S. R., & Barrett, G. V. (1997

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Brooks, Temple University; Asher Madjar, Temple University; William Miller; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli, Temple University

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Computers in Education

Record No. 1307, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1991.(7) Robert Brooks (a/k/a: James Matthews) and Carl Monismith, Direct Tension and Simple Stiffness Tests---Tools for the Fatigue Design of Asphalt Concrete Layers, Transportation Research Record No. 1388, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1993.(8) Robert Brooks (a/k/a: James Matthews), Investigation of Laboratory Fatigue testing Procedures for Asphalt Aggregate Mixtures, Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 119, No.4, 1993.(9) Robert Brooks (a/k/a: James Matthews), The Effect of Aggregate Gradation on the Creep Response of Asphalt Mixture and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Previous work by the authors has focused onimproving the integration of CAE1,2 into mechanical engineering programs. Noble3 writes thatthere is “a need for a broad based individual that is capable of working in an integrated fashion ina team environment.” According to King and Lin4, “Industries need engineers who are versed instreamlining processes from design to planning to manufacturing.” Tsang and Wilhelm5developed a one-credit laboratory to “integrate the disciplines of materials science andengineering, manufacturing and design.” Noble3 also notes that “little is done to provide anysynthesis between the courses.”The goal of this paper is to document efforts to improve the experiences of students working inintegrated design project teams and

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

more likely to produce Super Technologists given the balance between theory and real world skills that is developed through the course of such a program. Management, Leadership and other Personal and Interpersonal Soft skills Technical Design Experience Practical Technical Background Theoretical Technical Background Figure 2. 4-Tier model for the “Super Technologist”4. Become a program that works toward actively encouraging women and minorities. Women and minorities are keys to improving the number of ECET recruits each year. Studies show, unfortunately, that women have been made to feel uncomfortable in laboratory settings. We hope

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

- F INBIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION1. Gallow, De, “What is Problem Based Learning?” Instructional Resource Center, The William and Flora HewlettGrant.” http://www.pbl.uci.edu/whatispbl.html, 2006.2. Scardamalia, M., and Bereiter C. “Student communities for the advancement of knowledge,” Communicationsof the ACM Volume 39 No. 4 pp. 36 – 37, 19963. Mehta, Y. and Najafi, F “Teaching Methodology of Flexible Pavement Materials and Pavement Systems,”Journal of SMET Education, 2003a.4. Mehta, Y. A, Orlins, J. and Lubelski, D. “Innovative Teaching Methods for Surveying and EngineeringGraphics,” Proceedings of Mi-Atlantic Conference, Kean University, NJ 2003b.5. Mehta, Y. A. “Innovative Techniques To Teach Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Hayne, The Citadel

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-346: BEYOND VHDL SIMULATION TO ON-CHIP TESTINGRonald Hayne, The Citadel Ronald J. Hayne, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Citadel. His professional areas of interest are digital systems and hardware description languages. He is a retired Army Colonel with experience in academics and Defense laboratories. Page 13.251.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Beyond VHDL Simulation to On-Chip TestingAbstractDigital systems design relies heavily on hardware description languages and their associatedsoftware tools

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Patrick kinnicutt, Central Michigan University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

teams of students work on structured tasks (e.g., homeworkassignments, laboratory experiments, or design projects) under conditions that meet five criteria:positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-face interaction, appropriate use ofcollaborative skills, and regular self-assessment of team functioning. Many studies have shownthat when correctly implemented, cooperative learning improves information acquisition andretention, higher-level thinking skills, interpersonal and communication skills, and self-confidence.” [6].Regardless of the subject matter, research has shown that active/cooperative learning is aneffective teaching technique compared to using traditional instruction alone such as lectures. Byusing Active

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajesh Bachu, University of Bridgeport; Deepak S. Deepawale, University of Bridgeport; Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

student centre is an active department at UB which frequently organizes festivals, programs, and international festival where students from different parts of world perform with an active spirit and enthusiasm. (Second semester Student in E.E.)” “I like all cultural activities at UB like international festivals and Bollywood night. We have good equipment for sports in UB. But we do not have physical director to encourage us... (Second semester student in E.E.)” “UB provide good cultural activities like international festivals, Bollywood nights. I do not have any idea about sports activities. (Second year student in E.E.)”ConclusionResponses reveal that quality education and laboratories with

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Yazmin Muniz, The University of Texas at Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

productdevelopment. Entrepreneurial opportunities in this area of manufacturing are another huge plusfor the budding engineers/graduating students in the engineering technology programs. Hence,there is a need to include this emerging manufacturing technique in the mechanical andmanufacturing engineering technology curriculum. This technique can be included in one of theexisting advanced manufacturing technology courses such as product and process design or as asenior design project. The Applied Engineering Technology department at the University ofTexas at Brownsville is planning to include this rapid product manufacturing technique as one ofthe key laboratory component in the engineering technology curriculum.ConclusionsIn this paper, we have presented a

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Richard Scruggs, Texas A&M University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-576.9. Marchese, A.J., et al., A venture capital fund for undergraduate engineering students at rowan university. Journal of Engineering Education, 2001. 90(4): p. 589-596.10 Clark, W.A. and A.J. Czuchry. Technology-based business incubators: Living laboratories for entrepreneurial students. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT, United States: American Society for Engineering, Washington, DC 20036, United States.11. Wierman, J.C. and M. Camerer. Lessons from starting an entrepreneurship program. 2003. Nashville, TN, United States: American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC 20036, United States.12. McCorquodale, M.S. and R.B. Brown, Academic and professional resources for student-led

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; John Poston, Texas A&M University; Kenneth Peddicord, Texas A&M University; John Crenshaw, STP Nuclear Operating Company

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Engineering Technology

distributioncompanies, and creating new laboratory facilities in the areas of power, process control, andthermal systems.Bibliography1. William Resak,”Nuclear Power: Much Sweeter the Second Time Around,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE National Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 2007.2. http://gop.science.house.gov/hearings/energy05/july%2012/Chicago%20Nuclear%20Economics%20Summary. pdf3. http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/new-licensing-files/expected-new-rx-applications.pdf.4. Harry T. Roman, “Reengineering Education” IEEE Power & Energy magazine, vol. 2, pp. 85-88, May/June 2004. Page 13.986.85. Workforce Trends in the Electric Utility

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cauligi Raghavendra, University of Southern California

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International

. American students visitingIndia or China might also gain real-world work experience while engaged in industryrather than in the classroom laboratory. Increasingly, a number of companies are offeringsuch opportunities in countries like India and China. This type of summer program can bescaled up through widespread promotion at many U.S. and top Indian universities.Summer Programs at USC USC Viterbi School of Engineering (VSoE) administers successful summerresearch internship programs with visiting students from India, China, and from otherschools in the states. We send our students to partnering universities in India and China inturn. Financing for the program with IIT Kharagpur came from a donor who is analumnus of that IIT. Funding for the

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mina Hoorfar, University of British Columbia Okanagan; Homayoun Najjaran, University of British Columbia Okanagan; William Cleghorn, University of Toronto

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-533: A TEACHING TOOL FOR DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CAM ANDFOLLOWER MECHANISMSMina Hoorfar, University of British Columbia Okanagan Mina Hoorfar received her Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2005. In the course of her graduate studies at the Laboratory for Applied Surface Thermodynamics, University of Toronto, Dr. Hoorfar worked in the area of surface and interfacial engineering. Her research mainly focused on the development of methodologies for accurate measurement of interfacial tensions, contact angles, and line tension. After completing her Ph.D. research, Dr. Hoorfar joined the Case Advance Power Institute at the

Conference Session

Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

school, the faculty involved in theentrepreneurship minor and the product development major and the executive director of WMSTI were all inattendance. The issue of contention was does the university have a claim to some ownership of studentintellectual property generated to fulfill course requirements. Widely divergent opinions and arguments werepresented. The director of WMSTI argued that the university was entitled to part ownership of anyintellectual property generated in the classroom or laboratory. The faculty countered that the students couldnot be treated like employees of the university. The students had paid for access to the faculty andlaboratories as part of their tuition. The Deans did not express any opinions. In the end the