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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

is working with Dr. Mohammad Elahinia on a project to develop "Multipurpose Educational Modules to Teach Hybrid Vehicle Technologies". Specifically Christopher says I am "working with colleagues to make hydraulic hybrid vehicles more suitable for commercialization…. I am excited and thrilled to be part of a university and a project which have the potential to make big changes in the automotive industry."Walter Olson, University of Toledo Walter Olson is a professor of Mechanical Engineering specializing in dynamics in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo. His research on Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles is sponsored by the US EPA

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International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; Khaled El-Sawy, United Arab Emirates University; Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

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academic institutions. In Turkey,for example, the universities purse accreditation by either the English institutional accreditationsystem, FEANI or the American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)1. The choice inthe UAE was to pursue ABET accreditation as a vehicle to meet its standards and improve theengineering higher education in the country.However, the new ABET 2000 criteria for accreditation made the process more demanding byshifting the focus of accreditation from “teaching” to “learning.”2 In addition, achieving aneffective outcome assessment plan and meeting ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000 requiresflexibility from the faculty member to learn and apply the new process and adjust to continuesnature of the new criteria3. One factor

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Issues of Cooperative Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Raelin, Northeastern University; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2003, pp. 71-94.[9] Bandura, A., Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.[10] Fletcher, J., “Self Esteem and Cooperative Education: A Theoretical Framework,” Journal of Cooperative Education, 26(3), 1990, pp. 41-55.[11] Lent, R. W., Brown, S.D., & Hackett, G., “Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice, and Performance,” Journal of Vocational Behavior, 44, 1994, pp. 79-122.[12] Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc., Engineering and Technology Degrees 2005.[13] National Science Board, Science and Engineering

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Emerging Issues in Engineering Education Research and Pedagogy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-569: APPROACHING QUESTIONS OF RESEARCH QUALITY IN ANINTERPRETIVE INVESTIGATION OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS’COMPETENCE FORMATIONJoachim Walther, University of Queensland Joachim is a PhD scholar with the Catalyst Research Centre for Society and Technology at the University of Queensland. The objective of the Centre is to create innovative, sustainable solutions to complex social and technological challenges facing industry and the community, through the fusion of social science and engineering perspectives. Joachim’s PhD research is in the area of engineering competence and particularly looks at the formation of Accidental Competencies in undergraduate education. The research involves a

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ERM Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Lund, State University of New York at Buffalo

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Educational Research and Methods

Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathe- Page 13.126.10 matics. eds. 2002 [Available from: http://www.pkal.org/documents/ReportonReports.pdf].12. Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Report of a Workshop. R.A. McCray, R.L. DeHaan, and J.A. Schuck, eds. The National Academies Press, Washing- ton, DC 2003].13. Felder, R.M., It Goes Without Saying. Chem. Eng. Ed., 1991. 25(3): p. 132.14. Dixon, A.G., W.M. Clark, and D. DiBiasio, A project-based, spiral curriculum for introductory courses in ChE: Part 2. Implementation. Chem. Eng. Ed., 2000

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-843: A PROJECT-DRIVEN APPROACH TO TEACHING CONTROLS INA GENERAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMJason Yao, East Carolina University Dr. Jianchu (Jason) Yao joined the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University as an Assistant Professor in August, 2005. He received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Shaanxi university of Science and Technology, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 2005. His research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, control systems, and biosignal processing. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven

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Student Recruitment and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University; Joe Jien-Jou Lin, Purdue University; Alexander Malyscheff, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

accuracy would drop slightly to 70.5%.Results from training and testing the same model using student data from different cohortsindicate the ANN model’s predictive performance is generally stable across different cohortyears. Also, a model trained with earlier year (2004) freshman cohort’s data has maintained itspredictive power very well when tested with student data from later (2005 and 2006) cohorts.IntroductionAs Thomas Friedman described in his best selling book ‘The World is Flat’1, the world hasbecome flatter because of the numerous new technologies and developments in the past decades.Engineers in India, China or other parts of the world today are now able and eager to competedirectly with the engineers from the United States. An alarming

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington; Dennis Lund, University of Washington

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degrees are in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and his Ph.D. is in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. He has co-written eight books including Cooperative learning: Increasing college faculty instructional productivity; Strategies for energizing large classes: From small groups to learning communities; and Teamwork and project management, 3rd Ed.Reed Stevens, University of Washington REED STEVENS is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington. He specializes in ethnographic and comparative approaches to studying how people learn, especially in disciplines related to mathematics, science

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristyn Jackson, Stanford University; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

Bailey is a Ph.D. student at the Center for Design Research in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stanford University. Her research interests include academic and professional identity development of engineering students, academic advising of engineering students, history of engineering education in the U.S., and the organization of engineering education programs. Ms. Bailey received a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Spelman College and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology where she was a NASA Women in Science and Engineering Scholar. She also holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.Sheri

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Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter Schilling

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. If a practicing engineer is unsuccessful at obtainingacademic job placement, the opportunities in industry are limited as well. Because theengineer has been in academics for 4 to 5 years, technology has changed. Returning evento the same caliber position that an engineer left may be impossible, for few companiesare likely to hire an engineer with a Ph.D. for non-research or supervisory positions.When corporations face rough times, the advanced research organizations which employPhDs are often the first areas to be cut, resulting in unemployment. Thus, manygraduating Ph.D.s face the prospect of underemployment12.8. ConclusionsThe issues effecting professionals returning to graduate school are numerous andcomplex, and in many cases, unique to

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Abbott, University of Missouri; Katie Lough, University of Missouri

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Design in Engineering Education

Background2.1 Approach in Design CurriculumThe functional modeling method has been or is currently used in several design relatedcourses at the Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T and formerlyknown as the University of Missouri-Rolla) such as IDE 20 Introduction to EngineeringDesign with Computer Applications, IDE 105 Design Representations, IDE 106 DesignPerceptions, IDE 220 Engineering Design Methodology, IDE 315 InterdisciplinaryDesign Project, IDE 420 Modern Product Design, IDE 427 Function-Based RiskAnalysis, and ME 161 Introduction to Design. Other universities also apply functionalmodeling techniques such as Penn State, Carnegie Melon University, University of Texasat Austin, Virginia Tech, and Bucknell University

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Tenille Medley, Purdue University; Jeremi Hayes, Purdue University

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, ordecisions based on their own experience as students” resulting in teaching practices which are“often disconnected from the literature base in education.”1 The National Science Foundationfunded project described in this paper seeks to develop theoretically-grounded instruments thatprovide pedagogical feedback to graduate teaching assistants about the quality of theirinstruction. This project began with the testing of a modified portion of the VaNTH ObservationSystem (VOS)5-11. The VaNTH Engineering Research Center (an acronym based on the names ofthe member institutions: Vanderbilt University, Northwestern University, University of Texas atAustin, and the Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Science andTechnology

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FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claribel Bonilla, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

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First-Year Programs

positions at John Deere and Amkor Technology. Her research interests are in the area of quality, productivity improvement, supply chain, lean manufacturing and engineering education. Dr. Bonilla consults, instructs, and collaborates on quality improvement projects with representatives from healthcare, as well as traditional manufacturing operations. She is an ASQ certified Six-Sigma Black-Belt.Leonard Perry, University of San Diego Leonard Perry is an Associate Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of San Diego. He has research interests in the area of system improvement via quality improvement methods especially in the area of applied statistics, statistical

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Novel Energy Applications in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Brian Weninger, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Corey Thibeault, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

been designed and built as part of an ASHRAEfunded senior design project. The final cost of the entire system was $4593, excluding theattached computer and LabVIEW software which was already available.The unit has undergone preliminary testing with all experiments performed by undergraduate andgraduate students. It is expected that experimental work with students will continue in thefuture. This gives them valuable hands-on experience with both the applied technology and thebasic experimentation concepts.Several potential applications currently exist within the mechanical engineering curriculum forthis demonstration unit. In the future it will be integrated into the undergraduate thermo-fluidsexperimentation course. Students will be expected

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The Use of Computers in Teaching Mathematics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

purpose of the modules is to introducemathematical concepts through modeling real-world applications and is intended to develop thestudents’ ability to generalize a concept and to work with models of varying abstraction. Theauthors represent an interdisciplinary team contributing expertise from the fields of mathematics,computational science, and teacher education.IntroductionPostmodern technology is characterized by great complexity and demands tremendous modelingand abstraction capabilities. For students to be successful in most engineering program, theyshould be able to apply the mathematics to model this complexity1,2. Problem-solvingexperiences have been advocated for decades in numerous textbooks, reference articles, andteaching

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FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

has served as an educational consultant for centers in Texas and Louisiana, and he is an active member of the Leadership Team for Undergraduate Programs at Louisiana Tech University. Page 13.739.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Increasing Student Success in Engineering and Science through a Freshman Enrichment ProgramAbstractOur College of Engineering and Science (COES) has implemented a Freshman EnrichmentProgram (FrEP) to help meet our overall goal of increasing the number of STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) graduates prepared to successfully

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Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

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Computers in Education

controllers that allow fireprotection systems to be designed from scratch. This is in contrast to the mostly preprogrammedcommercial fire alarm signaling systems control panels that are also used in the ENGR-1403 lab.The use of the ENGR-1403 lab programmable logic controllers also acquaints students withprogrammable logic control which is an important tool that is used in industry. The students firstlearn to program logic by using functional blocks and logic diagrams in LabVIEW. The studentsthen use the lab logic controllers to program mnemonics and logic diagrams for fire alarmsystems.BackgroundThe ENGR-1403 course of the Engineering Technology department contains the design,installation, maintenance, and utilization of fire appliance and pre

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SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Korte, The University of Texas-Tyler; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; William Jordan, CRL-Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

assigned many ofthe newly hired engineers to work groups that were developing, validating, and bringing toproduction new technologies to meet the highly competitive demands of the market. Most of thenewly hired engineers were mechanical and electrical engineers.Following the logic of theoretical or purposeful sampling37, 41, managers in the organizationidentified individuals to interview for the purpose of collecting rich, in-depth informationaddressing the research questions. All participants had less than two years experience with thisorganization; and included male and female participants, as well as different ethnic groups. Also,participants came from various work groups in the organization. Work groups were organizedaround specific processes

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Kenneth Leitch, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University

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First-Year Programs

. Moore, “First-Year Engineering Themed Seminar: A Mechanism for Conveying the Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2005).19. T. Rutaw and G. Mason, “A Learning Community of University Freshman Design, Freshman Graphics, and High School Technology Students: Description, Projects, and Assessment,” Journal of Engineering Education, 94, pp. 245-254 (2005).20. J. E. Froyd and M.W. Ohland, “Integrated Engineering Curricula,” Journal of Engineering Education, 94, pp. 147-164 (2005).21. D. Pines, M. Nowak, H. Alnajjar, L. I. Gould, and D. Bernardete, “Integrating Science and Math into the Freshman Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Brian Randolph, University of Toledo

& Students in Transition, Addison, TX, February 2007.17. Klingbeil, N.W., Mercer, R.E., Rattan, K.S., Raymer M.L. and Reynolds, D.B., “Redefining Engineering Mathematics Education at Wright State University,” A Dialogue on Engineering Education: The Role of the First Year, ASEE First Year Engineering Workshop, Notre Dame, IN, July 2006.18. Klingbeil, N.W., Mercer, R.E., Rattan, K.S., Raymer M.L. and Reynolds, D.B., “Redefining Engineering Mathematics Education at Wright State University,” Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Dayton, OH, October 2005.19. Kerr, A.D., and Pipes, R.B., 1987. “Why We Need Hands-On Engineering Education.” The Journal of Technology Review, Vol. 90, No. 7, p. 38.20. Sarasin, L

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Educational Software

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mark Allie, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thad Welch, Boise State University

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Computers in Education

form small groups and to create a list of all of the things that “dig-ital” means to them. The answers would surprise most engineers: while they identify the moreutilitarian aspects of digital technology (faster, better picture, smaller), they also use words like“sleek,” “precise,” and “sophisticated.” We then introduce them to the basic concepts of digitalsignals, especially the idea that a digital signal is sampled, and because of that we need to worryabout quantization and aliasing. Both effects are demonstrated using winSK6 in the classroom.For quantization, the students are asked to guess how many bits of resolution we need in a musicsignal before they won’t be able to recognize it; no one yet has offered up the correct answer of onebit

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ida Ngambeki, Purdue University; Odesma Dalrymple, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

“I am a pilot and have great interest in aviation” “I enjoy flying, and I have build model planes before. Doing that on a life-size scale would be fun.” “I have been interested in flying since I can remember and have figured an aeronautical engineering degree would fit nicely with a pilot's license in the job world. I would then have the practical background to not only fly and airplane but still be able to design them also. This is really just the job description of a test pilot or astronaut.”Interested in space “I have always been interested in space and space technology.” “I

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Student Engagement and Motivation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Senay Purzer

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Educational Research and Methods

nature of thetask undertaken.A number of researchers have looked at self-efficacy as it relates to careers and have found thatself-efficacy is strongly related to both the range of career options as well as careerpreferences2,3. For example, Hackett 4 and Hackett and Betz 5 have examined mathematical self-efficacy because of the importance of quantitative skills to science, technology, engineering andtechnology careers. Their research indicates that individuals avoid some careers because ofperceived mathematical ability rather than actual mathematical ability. Interest in specific aspectsof a career and self-efficacy go hand in hand. Individuals with an high self-efficacy in sciencehave a strong interest in theoretical abstract activities and

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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Illig, Clarkson University; John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-1337: FRESHMEN ENGINEERING: THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENTFEEDBACK AND INVOLVEMENT ON A COURSE TEACHING MATLAB ANDLABVIEWDavid Illig, Clarkson University David Illig is an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.John Hrynuk, Clarkson University John Hrynuk is an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in the Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department.Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University Matthew Pennington is an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in the Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department.John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University John P. Dempsey is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

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Tools for Teaching

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tobia Steyn, University of Pretoria; Alan Carr, University of Pretoria

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-474: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT USING LOGO – EXPERIENCES WITHFIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS ON AN EXTENDED STUDYPROGRAMMETobia Steyn, University of Pretoria Tobia Steyn has been involved in academic support programs at the University of Pretoria since 1991. Based on this experience she co-developed computer graphing software; co-authors and updates a mathematics workbook for use with the graphing software. She is co-author of a South African edition of a textbook on studying engineering. These educational aids as well as her research focus are aimed at developing first year students' mathematical and non-mathematical skills necessary for success in engineering study.Alan Carr, University of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Gerlick, Washington State University; Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University

AC 2008-1950: ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE AND METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGNPROCESSES AND PRODUCTS IN ENGINEERING CAPSTONE COURSESRobert Gerlick, Washington State UniversityDenny Davis, Washington State UniversitySteven Beyerlein, University of IdahoJay McCormack, University of IdahoPhillip Thompson, Seattle UniversityOlakunle Harrison, Tuskegee UniversityMichael Trevisan, Washington State University Page 13.240.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Assessment Structure and Methodology for Design Processes and Products in Engineering Capstone CoursesTo enhance learning as well as satisfy requirements mandated by ABET, engineering programsand faculty are

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DEED Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Dekker, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-426: IT TAKES TWO TO TEACH CAPSTONE DESIGNDon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching three of his favorite courses Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, Internal Combustion Engines, and Capstone Design. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic Institute

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Capstone Design III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Dekker, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-2013: CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSES: CONTENT RECOGNITIONDon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching three of his favorite courses Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, Internal Combustion Engines, and Capstone Design. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic

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Multinational and International Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Norton, LeTourneau University; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1426: NEED DEFINITION FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIANDESIGN PROJECTS: A CONTEXTUAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT CASE STUDYFOR REMOTE POWERRyan Norton, LeTourneau UniversityMatthew Green, LeTourneau UniversityPaul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University PAUL R. LEIFFER, PhD,PE Paul R. Leiffer is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1979. He is currently co-developer of the program in BioMedical Engineering. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at

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DEED Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments; Greg Crouch, National Instruments; Reid Lee, National Instruments; Brian Johnson, National Instruments

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 13.621.6 &ŝŐƵƌĞ ϲ͘ Ŷ džĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ >Ăďs/t &W' ĐŽĚĞLabVIEW FPGA driver for Xilinx SPARTAN 3E XUP BoardIn order to facilitate bringing real-world design to engineering especially to non-EE and CS disciplines,we have developed a plug-in for LabVIEW FPGA that lets educators and students target the XilinxSPARTAN-3E board from LabVIEW. Previously, only National Instruments hardware could be targetedwith LabVIEW FPGA making it hard for educators to take advantage of this technology. This plug-in isavailable as a download for educators worldwide[11]. Figure 7 shows how this plug-in shows up inLabVIEW FPGA after it is installed. Figure 7. Xilinx SPARTAN-3E Starter Board in LabVIEW