Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Robert Hinks, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

permit them to exercise control overthe components of their skills test. For instance, if a skill is not taught in their class, theinstructor will be able to exclude that skill from their version of the assessment tool. The overalllength of the assessment tool will be controllable as the instructor will be able to select thenumber of skills probed (the current plan is to develop questions for the top 24 skills shown inTable 1). PROBLEM #9 Shown below are 3 free-body diagrams for (1) the upper handle/jaw, (2) lower jaw, and (3) the lower handle of these pliers. Take a moment to study these FBD’s. FBD (1) FBD (2) FBD (3) The force applied to the handles of these pliers is 150 N, as shown

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, the Industrial Engineering program at SDSM&T adopted atransformative approach that focuses on developmentally appropriate integrative threadsthroughout the undergraduate curriculum. Curricular elements of the threads includetechnology enabled learning, service learning, business plans, and enterprise teamprojects. Curricular elements are placed within the curriculum to provide both anintegrative thread between the major components as well as a developmental thread forimproving complex thinking skills. The primary role of the technology enabled supportmodules is to provide the foundational scaffolding necessary to develop more complexreasoning while simultaneously attempting to address alternative learning styles. Todevelop this more fully

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Newberry, Baylor University; William Lawson, Texas Tech University; Kathy Austin, Texas Tech University; Greta Gorsuch, Texas Tech University; Thomas Darwin, University of Texas at Austin

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Liberal Education

have encountered some form of professional ethics instruction at the undergraduate levelbecause of current ABET requirements. But for graduate students coming from undergraduateinstitutions in other countries, we can neither be sure that they have received any professionalethics instruction at the undergraduate level, nor that they are familiar with the particularconceptions of the engineering profession and of professional ethics in this country.This is not of great concern for those graduate students who return to their countries of origin topursue their careers. But 45% of the approximately 140,000 engineering graduate students in theU.S. are international students, and up to two thirds of those have plans to stay in the UnitedStates to

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Stetten, University of Pittsburgh; David Weiser, Respironics; Timothy Cooper, University of Pittsburgh; Samantha Horvath, University of Pittsburgh

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Biomedical

stored by any wordprocessor or spreadsheet under any operating system. Powered from the USB port, the BLIPprovides +/ – 5V, eliminating the need for bench-top power supplies, which are particularlyprone to failure in the teaching laboratory.Freed from laboratory equipment, students may complete some assignments in their dorm rooms,in addition to the laboratory. Currently in our fourth year and after use by more than 200students, we can report excellent results, with many students stating satisfaction in constructingand owning their own mini-laboratory. After the current semester (Spring 2008), we plan tomake PittKits and the accompanying on-line resources available to other schools, and we hope toenlist the broader community into its further

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

International

provide valuable perspectives in a properly Page 13.249.5facilitated discussion. U.S. students attending this program would also have theopportunity to ask questions to further enhance their understanding.Facilitated Discussions: In a case study taken from a paper 17, students are asked tocompare two distinct types of the innovative processes: the development of the Apple’siPod, and Intel’s plan to provide inexpensive computers to rural India. Obviously,Apple’s iPod targeted an entirely different market from the one Intel was seeking toattract. Both cases were discussed in light of people, place, product, price, promotion andprocess

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

leading the discussion. The goal is to providecontinuity between lectures and to provide anecdotal comments that reinforce what the primaryinstructor is discussing. These types of teaching collaborations require not only continualattendance in class, but regular coordination meetings outside of class. In most instances, lecturepreparation requires more effort, because one is preparing not only the lecture, but solicitinginput from the other teammate. For example, when leading a lecture the topic is prepared one totwo days early so the other instructor knows the content and a short meeting is planned to discusspoints they feel relevant to the topic and ways in which the supporting instructor can contribute.In this way the students realize the

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Akiko Kato, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

mathematics for mathematicians, engineers and natural scientists - at the TU Berlin in 2001, as a research assistant at SFB609 in Dresden from 2002-2004, and is now part of the Team of the MuLF (Center for Multimedia in Education and Research) at the TU Berlin). In the past three years, Olivier Pfeiffer focused on the organization and coordination of the involved teams and contributed to several other eLTR related projects. He is also involved in the planning and application of future eLTR projects at the Berlin University of Technology and the local coordinator at the TU Berlin of the EMECW3 project. His research interest focuses on the development of interactive mathematical objects

Conference Session

The Use of Computers in Teaching Mathematics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Leslie Sena, Bethune Cookman College; Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; David Bethelmy, Bethune Cookman College

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Mathematics

gradually from concrete thinking with the use of visual aids and hands-onexperiments to mathematical modeling and abstract thinking through its sequence of questions.Beginning modules at the lower level may be more concrete than beginning modules at a higherlevel that may start at a higher level of abstraction. Authors will contribute computationalexpertise to introduce applications through textual-graphic representations. The authors believethat the combination of mathematical rigor and visual intuitiveness will facilitate students’comprehension of complicated problems and retention of the underlying mathematical concepts.Sample module lesson planModule 1: Given below is a teacher’s lesson plan for a sample module at the algebra levelfollowing an

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

classroom at Northeastern. Reginald also served as President of the ASEE student chapter at the University of Michigan from 2005-2007. His current research is focused on the self-assembly of colloidal crystal structures for various applications. Upon finishing his degree, Reginald plans to return to industry before pursuing a position at the university level. Page 13.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Communicating in an Electronic Environment: Effective Teaching using Electronic Applications for Office HoursAs technologically-competent students enter college, the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex Kanu, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 13.804.10 Figure 6. Flame resistance test of the neat Nylon 66 Figure 7. Flame resistance test of the Nylon 66 – Clay Nanocomposite (PCN)ConclusionThe approach used to introduce polymer-clay nanocomposites to students of the manufacturingengineering technology program at Ball State Univeristy seems to be effective because itencouraged the students to combine classroom information with materials from refereed journalsin an attempt to have a good understanding of novel materials such as PCNs. The appreciationof the nature these materials were further reinforced by the experiments done to elucidate theirunique properties. Another outcome of these research projects was the skills gained in planning,organizing

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Okechi Egekwu, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

event-driven applications thatreact intelligently to accurate real-time information.4Most enterprise management systems (Enterprise Resource Planning, Inventory Systems, andSupply-Chain Management Modules) are all process-driven. They are not agile and always reactlate after an event has occurred. A shift to an event-driven enterprise management system wouldmean that business applications would only run when an event triggers it instead of eitherrunning all the time or at specified intervals. It will be challenging and cost prohibitive for theindividual user (company) of RFID systems to develop the robust RFID network components ofthe type that have been described above. The encouraging development is that individual systemsdevelopers and

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

achieves this goal by creating exceptional and memorable interactive events throughout the Chicago land area ranging from Interactive Summer Outings and Amazing Races to Deep Skills Team Building Events. No matter what the occasion, WCF accommodates your every need by matching and customizing its programs to fit your unique mission and objectives while providing you with a hassle-free planning experience. Windy City Fieldhouse creates, organizes and leads your group on an exciting and creative “ Mission Impossible” Scavenger Hunt and/or Amazing Race taking place at locations such as downtown Chicago, Lincoln Park, Navy Pier, suburban resorts, museums or amusement parks. Groups first

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Thefinite elements are actually complete rings in the circumferential direction, and the nodal pointsat which they are connected are circular lines in plan view. Because of axisymmetry, the three-dimensional problem reduces to a two-dimensional case similar to a plane strain problem.Tensile stresses and strains were taken to be positive, and compressive stresses and strainsnegative. For each element the four nodal points were numbered in the clockwise direction. Eachnode has two degrees of freedom.Displacement FunctionsThe two displacement components in a solid continuum varied as complicated functions ofposition. A number of approaches, including power series and Fourier series expansions, have

Conference Session

New Tools and Techniques for Information Literacy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

recorded directlyinto the grade book.At first, the author planned to incorporate a quiz into the video itself. Camtasia software allowsquestions to be inserted into a video which can even be reported directly into a BlackBoardcourse’s grade book. However, four videos would mean four tests, each of which would have tobe connected to each BlackBoard course’s grade book. It was determined to separate the testfrom the videos. The solution was simply to create a test directly in BlackBoard’s test manager.The test was then exported and sent to each faculty member. While some professors are usingthe test as part of their grade for the class, others are using it simply as a tool to see if thestudents have watched the video.Measuring the EffectivenessIn

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Patricia Hogan, Suffolk University; Walter H. Johnson, Suffolk University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

thing at a time. Design challenges help studentsdevelop skills in planning, construction, and testing”. As research indicates, the practice ofdesign projects generated engagement and excitement among students which is not alwayspresent in science classrooms. Several research initiatives showed the positive impact of designbased learning on student’s enthusiasm about the science content. 15, 9, 24Based on the research about learning science concepts through engineering design approaches,we think that engaging students in engineering projects that present them with real life problemsshould provide students with a rich learning environment for application of textbook scienceknowledge.MethodsTo determine how the work on this wireless sensor

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Benson, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

questionscould anticipate student troubles, align the content with student interests and connect the studentswith the material. The development of the progressive reading log still faces several challenges and thereare a number of areas for improvement. The first being a direct assessment of both the local andlong-term influence of the reading log on student learning. To address this, a coordinated effortwith other sections, taught by different faculty, is planned so that pre- and post-assignmentquestionnaires can be distributed to probe student understanding of concepts and evaluate studenttextbook use. Another focus area for the development of the reading log is the transition to theself-constructed reading logs. Within the reading log format

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Seybert, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

general program questions require the studentsto understand general education courses versus major requirement courses, number of drop-credits allowed, specific program graduation requirements, the appropriate sequence of coursesin mathematics and physics, and other program related issues. The students become familiar withthe university web sites that provide information to help them plan and complete their educationaccording to university requirements. After some teamwork, a class discussion is used toclarifying why certain courses should be scheduled over others, or why one student’s schedulewill differ from another even when enrolled in the same major with the same semester standing.In the individual exercise, each team member is required to

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Janowski, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Melinda Lalor, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Hassan Moore, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2008-2167: A NEW LOOK AT UPPER-LEVEL MATHEMATICS NEEDS INENGINEERING COURSES AT UABGregg Janowski, University of Alabama at BirminghamMelinda Lalor, University of Alabama at BirminghamHassan Moore, University of Alabama at Birmingham Page 13.72.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 NEW LOOK AT UPPER-LEVEL MATHEMATICS NEEDS IN ENGINEERING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMAbstractA four semester-hour course is being designed to follow Calculus II, with the intention ofreplacing Calculus III and Differential Equations in the engineering curricula at the University ofAlabama at Birmingham. As part of the planning

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Raman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Da Silva Luiz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Masoud Agah, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Allen MacKenzie, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christopher Maxey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

practices in later core circuits/electronics and computerengineering lab courses; the main focus here is to give the students an introductory hands-onexperience with sensors, circuits and electronics.Once the groups have built up their circuit and established data communications with theirlaptop, they perform a simple experiment measuring the digital output from the on-boardADC for a range of light and dark conditions presented to the photosensor. In their post-labanalysis, the groups are required to convert this digital information back to an analogresistance value for each of the recorded data points. Accurate sensor calibration was notintroduced in the current version of this lab, but is planned to be introduced in future iterationof the course

Conference Session

FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University; John Merrill, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

friction, the energy losses invertical loops, and the approximate angle at which the ball will start sliding as well as rolling.This last is important because sliding friction is much higher than rolling friction. They then usethese results plus an estimate of air resistance to estimate the speed of the ball at key points intheir initial coaster design using an Excel spreadsheet. This initial model is used to look fordesign problems, such as not having enough speed to reach the top of a vertical loop, flying offthe track at a bump, or having excessively high speeds in a horizontal turn. Students must comeup with a plan to revise their coaster design to fix these issues before they are allowed to build.The design spreadsheet only includes estimates

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunnar Tamm, United States Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Seth Norberg, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

future leaders.Energy Use in the United StatesThe United States consumes 100 Quad (1 Quad = 1015 Btu) of energy annually, accounting forroughly one quarter of the world’s total consumption.[1] Figure 1 shows that 85% is derivedfrom fossil fuels. There is ongoing debate over how long fossil fuel reserves will last, a fewdecades to a few centuries, depending on the fuel. But this debate is trivial, because they are allfinite resources that will eventually be exhausted. The only debate is how quickly society mustreact to the inevitable end of unsustainable consumption.The public is reluctant to plan for decades or centuries ahead, because personal financial andsecurity concerns are more immediate. For successful development of energy alternatives

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Dudeck, Pennsylvania State Univ.-Hazleton Campus; Wieslaw Grebski, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

withtechnology backgrounds, recruitment still remains a struggle. Engineering programs onthe other hand recruit well, but suffer from lower retention.This paper presents a plan for a major curricular change that is being implemented acrossthe commonwealth at the Pennsylvania State University that will provide strongermatriculation pathways for both two-year technology and engineering transfer studentsinto baccalaureate engineering technology programs. One of the features of this newcurriculum is a common freshman year for the Electrical and Mechanical EngineeringTechnology programs. Another feature is the sophomore year where students elect tofollow an associate degree track that is streamlined towards matriculation into a BSETdegree or focus squarely

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Lozano, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

-monetary aspects of ainterview process (If you have not had a job compensation package after a job offer hasinterview yet, put yourself in a situation been extended to you? (We refer to healthimagining one in the near future). benefits, retirement plans, 401(k)’s, etc…)3.- Describe the aspect(s) of the job interview 8.- Describe how comfortable you are inthat made you feel the most uncomfortable. understanding your fiscal liability (taxes you have to pay depending on your monetary compensation and various personal situations)?4.- After the job interview

Conference Session

FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

civil engineers. These presentations were spaced throughout thefirst half of the semester in ENG1100.It was during this module that the semester design project was introduced. The design projectconsisted of designing a safe snowball launcher. Students developed a management plan andtimeline for their project (using MS Visio and Word) and a general 3D concept model usingUGNX. As a class, they analyzed the elasticity of the launcher cords to determine how thespring force in the cord is related to how much the cord is stretched. This activity served toreview basic spreadsheet skills from ENG1001. At this point in ENG1100, students wereintroduced to functions using Visual Basic (VBA) Programming. To add to their spreadsheet

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Naoki Osawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Masakatsu Matsuishi, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Richard Stamper, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne Sanders, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Taketo Yamakawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Tetsuro Furukawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

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International

Page 13.790.7 in a non-native language and culture • students will be able to set up international meetings, conduct the meetings through webcams and software, and disseminate the notes to attendees and principals after the meetingUsing the measurable outcomes listed above, an assessment plan is being developed.The course primarily addresses ABET Criteria c, d, e, g, h and j. The criteria3 are summarized inTable 5. The table shows how the course specifically addresses the listed ABET criteria.Table 5. Summary of ABET criteria addressed by the International Collaboration courseABET criteria Description How the course addresses theletter ABET

Conference Session

Projects & Partnerships Result in Student Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Horton, University of Maine-Orono; Constance Holden, University of Maine at Augusta; Ken Wild, National Park Service

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of methods, with the most practical identified asPhotoModeler. One student participated in both of the special classes and worked as an intern onboth projects and thus experienced the technique development process first-hand.As a result of this project the principal investigators determined that undergraduate engineeringand engineering technology students are able to learn and apply necessary elements of thephotogrammetry techniques fairly quickly. The cost of hiring undergraduate student interns toperform the labor-intensive taking and processing of digital images is relatively low. Generalimprovements in project planning to make the process more efficient are now sought.Improvements in using the digital camera and digital image processing

Conference Session

FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; David Shonnard, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Inthe second semester course, ENG1102, students complete a semester-long design project withinan engineering team of 3-5 people. In the past, these design projects have included: anautonomous robot, a human-hybrid vehicle, a New Orleans flood management plan, amicrobrewery and a super mileage concept vehicle.Beginning in the spring semester of 2008 is the alternative fuels design project where studentswill examine the viability of a biomass-to-ethanol process using regional timber resources(logging residues or energy crops such as hybrid poplar). With increasing pressure to reduceforeign oil consumption and the U.S. Department of Energy looking to increase the biofuelsusage from 3% to 30% by 2025, this is a current problem graduating engineers

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Survivor: The First Few Years

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tonya Saddler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

effective strategies formanaging and supervising students. A second area was related to the time demands of recruiting Page 13.287.7quality students to the teams.During the third year interview, a male faculty in aerospace engineering captured the kinds ofactivities that are involved in shifting priorities from securing external funding to managingexternal funding: My first two years, I spent a lot of time writing proposals. Now it has shifted to an enormous amount of time trying to manage these projects. I am spending a lot of time in meetings and planning. I spend a lot of time recruiting student to fill the GRA slots that

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, the department has participated in severalmeetings with STPNOC over the past eight months, both on the campus and at their facilities.To this end, specific faculty members were targeted to participate and act as leaders within thedepartment; Dr. Wei Zhan to focus on electrical/power/instrumentation curriculum, Dr. JorgeAlvarado to focus on mechanical/thermal curriculum, Dr. Joseph Morgan to manage the capstonedesign sequence, and Dr. Jay Porter to manage the new program creation process and theincoming students. The primary goal of these meetings was to identify the customer’s needs anddevelop a short term plan for successfully creating a new program. Multiple meetings focusedon the educational topics relevant to a power plant engineer. It