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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

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Jean Fullerton, Elizabethtown College; Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College

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Industrial Engineering

specific tactics, which fit naturally as subtopics withinexisting courses, students often encounter lean tactics in a piecemeal fashion, making it difficultfor students develop an integrated understanding of the underlying philosophies. Courses Page 13.1340.2dedicated to lean are generally aimed at senior-level students. Opportunities to practice processdesign are often the domain of senior-level capstone projects as well.To improve the teaching of lean concepts, as well as to develop students’ ability to designeffective processes, several IE faculty at one university (referred to as Site 1 here) developed alean laboratory to support an

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Jenna Ross, Utica Center for Mathematics Science and Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, persuasivespeaking, and physics. Our unique program targets incoming high school freshmen from adiverse urban population. For several years the physics course was based on a traditionalintroductory college mechanics laboratory curriculum. This curriculum was not inquiry-basedand provided only limited opportunities for students to construct their own knowledge byperforming open-ended activities.Scholarly research into the teaching and, more importantly, the learning of physics has providedvaluable guidance for the design of innovative curricula and pedagogy 1 . The pedagogicalstrategies that are able to demonstrate high rates of student achievement, as measured bystandardized examinations, involve some form of what is commonly called interactiveengagement

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1625: A NON-TRADITIONAL AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACHTO TEACHING MECHANISMS AND MOREArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University Arif Sirinterlikci is an Associate Professor of Engineering and the Director of Engineering Laboratories at Robert Morris University. He has been teaching and conducting research in mechanical, manufacturing, and industrial and systems engineering fields. He has also been actively involved in engineering education entities serving as an officer of the ASEE Manufacturing Division and an advisor to SME's Manufacturing Education and Research Tech Community

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

Engineering The following is a list of innovative ideas that are in-tune with the contemporary teaching –learning environment and that add value to materials education3). These ideas include thefollowing: • Using multi-media resources such as educational videos and recorded interviews to give an overview of the materials world. For example, a compact disk made by Struers (Struers is a major manufacturer of metallurgical laboratory products, see www.struers.com for more information) presents the history of materials evolution right from the pre-historic times to the present age. In addition, computer simulations on various topics such as solid solubility of carbon in steel, diffusion, and dislocation motion

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Embedded System Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Doboli, State University of New York-Stony Brook; Eddie Currie, Resonance Publications, Inc.; Patrick Kane, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation; Dave Van Ess, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

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Electrical and Computer

embedded systems. The teaching materialpresents the concepts by stressing: (i) embedded design based on high-level specifications(including for the analog and mixed-signal interfaces), (ii) system performance and costoptimization by employing design trade-off analysis, and (iii) implementing embedded systemson reconfigurable platforms by following a module-based design paradigm. The four creditcourse includes both lectures and laboratory activities.The presented high-level specifications express the abstract data flow in a system, includingsignal acquisition and conversion, control procedures, and actuation7. Examples use the Clanguage, but the concepts are also valid for other specification formalisms3. The materialprovides a comprehensive

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Sarah Root, University of Arkansas; Emine Cagin, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2003, and her master of science degree from the University of Michigan in 2007. Both of her degrees are in electrical engineering. She is currently pursuing a PhD in electrical engineering at the University of Michigan’s Solid State Electronics Laboratory. Emine is currently serving as a mentor in the EGSM program. Page 13.998.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Preparing Graduate Students to be Successful as Teaching Mentors and as Future ProfessionalsAbstractGraduate student instructors (GSIs) – or teaching assistants – are a

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Biomedical

Best Practices of the ExCEEd Teaching Methodology in a Bioengineering CurriculumAbstractThe ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) teaching workshops are an annualweek long workshop sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to helpprofessors throughout civil engineering down the path to becoming “Complete Exemplars” inJoseph Lowman’s 2-D model of exemplary teaching [Joseph Lowman, 1995, Mastering theTechniques of Teaching, 2nd Edition, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass]; in other words developingteachers who develop high intellectual excitement in their classrooms while maintainingexcellent interpersonal rapport with the students. The workshop focuses on developing skills andtechniques that the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Zecher, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1050: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL TUTORIAL FORTEACHING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS USING ANSYS WORKBENCHJohn Zecher, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Page 13.419.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Development of an Instructional Tutorial for teaching Finite Element Analysis using ANSYS® Workbench™ AbstractDuring the past several years, use of finite element analysis (FEA) in industry has transitionedfrom a specialized tool, used primarily by full-time analysts, to one that is used by productengineers as an integral part of the design process. A major reason for

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

MS in civil engineering from CU-Boulder.Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder JACQUELYN F. SULLIVAN is founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory. She co-created and co-teaches a First-Year Engineering Projects course, an Innovation and Invention course, and a service-learning Engineering Outreach Corps elective. Dr. Sullivan initiated the ITL's extensive K-12 engineering program and leads a multi-institutional NSF-supported initiative that created TeachEngineering, an online collection of K-12 engineering curricula. Dr. Sullivan has 14 years of industrial engineering experience and directed an interdisciplinary water resources

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Bobby Crawford, United States Military Academy; Erica Young, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

is a licensed Professional Engineer.Erica Young, United States Military Academy Erica Slate Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and her Master of Arts in Mathematics Education both from Appalachian State University and her doctoral degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Page 13.874.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 ME350 Remote Education: Experiences Teaching Engineering to

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University

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Engineering Ethics

LeTourneau University, where he taught since 1975. He received his B.S., M.S., and PH.D. from Purdue University in electrical engineering. Prior to joining LeTourneau University, he was assistant professor of electrical engineering at Drexel University for six years, and at Wilkes College for two years. His professional interests include antennas, microwaves, plasma, and ethics. Email: billgraff@letu.edu Page 13.1013.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Psychological Considerations in Engineering Teaching: An Ethical Mandate to Produce Responsible

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Seth Sivak, Carnegie Mellon University; Mark Sivak, Northeastern University

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Manufacturing

AC 2008-1446: GREENING THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DEVELOPMENT OF ACOMPUTER GAME TO TEACH ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGNMANUFACTURINGJacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University JACQUELINE A. ISAACS is an Associate Director of the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing and an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Her research focuses on economic and environmental assessment of manufacturing. Initial development of Shortfall resulted from her CAREER grant funded by the National Science Foundation (DMI-9734054), and subsequent NSF funding (DMI-0537056) to continue its development.Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios JAY LAIRD is

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Lisa Brooks, Texas A&M University; Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-970: RESEARCH ON THE EVOLUTION OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS'PERSPECTIVES OF TEACHING AND LEARNINGBugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University Bugrahan Yalvac is an assistant professor of Science Education at Texas A&M University. He worked as a post-doctorate research fellow at VaNTH Engineering Research Center in Northwestern University. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Science Education from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.S. degree from the Middle East Technical University. He specializes in design and assessment of learning environments pertaining to science and engineering subjects in K-12 and postsecondary levels. Address: Texas A&M University; Teaching, Learning, and

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Arthur Pallone

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Engineering Physics & Physics

member and a registered Professional Engineer of Ontario. He taught at the University of Western Ontario and is now Assistant Professor at Murray State University, Department of Engineering and Physics.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

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Rose Stiffin, Flroida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Michael elliott, Flroida Memorial University; Ayivi Huisso, Florida Memorial Univeristy

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Nuclear and Radiological

Engineering Science in 1960 and in Mechanical Engineering in1970, where it is currently administered. In August 1963, the TRIGA nuclear reactor wentcritical at 10kW using fuel loaned from the U.S. Government. In 1968, the power was upgradedto 250 kW and then upgraded again in 1992 to 1,100 kW at a different site; the NuclearEngineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL). Throughout its long history, the nuclear program hashad a commitment to educating the brightest students in the United States and abroad. Thisdedication which continually grows stronger now as the program has expanded to encompasshealth physics, radiation engineering, research reactor beam port experiments, radioactive wastemanagement and reactor and computational nuclear engineering

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

Laboratory Improvement grant allowed us to extend the curriculum to all 280 freshman engineering students taking ENGR 120 in the fall of 2007. Approximately 400 freshman students have enrolled in the course sequences based on the Living with the Lab curriculum during the current 2007-2008 academic year. During efforts to develop a formal assessment plan to determine the effectiveness of the new courses, we realized that we needed a set of guideposts to help us determine if our strategies were effective not only in teaching students, but also in preparing them for their engineering careers. We realized that the work sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering to identify attributes of “The Engineer of 2020”17 aligned closely with our efforts

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Elmira Popova, University of Texas; Kendra Foltz-Biegalski, University of Texas; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas at Austin; Michael Krause, University of Texas

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Nuclear and Radiological

earliest known coursewas Nuclear Reactor Operation and Maintenance and was first offered in 1957. NuclearEngineering became an option in Engineering Science in 1960 and in Mechanical Engineering in1970, where it is currently administered. In August 1963, the TRIGA nuclear reactor wentcritical at 10kW using fuel loaned from the U.S. Government. In 1968, the power was upgradedto 250 kW and then upgraded again in 1992 to 1,100 kW at a different site; the NuclearEngineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL). Throughout its long history, the nuclear program hashad a commitment to educating the brightest students in the United States and abroad. Thisdedication which continually grows stronger now as the program has expanded to encompasshealth physics

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Kohlmyer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Schatz, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marcus Marr, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

different from what is discussed in lecture that week.) Because ofthis, laboratory teaching assistants (TAs) need to be familiar with the content of the course. TheM&I labs are taught in an interactive studio style, where students engage in hands-onexperiments, computer modeling activities, and group problem solving. Because of this, labsideally require more than one TA per 20-student section, and special TA training is required.In Spring 2006, a small number of graduate TAs were trained in the labs for both semester ofM&I. These TAs served as experienced TAs in future semesters, and were supplemented withnew TAs who were trained “just-in-time” during weekly course meetings. To make up for TAslost from the pool each semester, a larger

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; John Clements, California Polytechnic State University; David Janzen, California Polytechnic State University

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First-Year Programs

computer science at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, and president of Simex, a software consulting and training company. Previously he worked on telecommunications fraud detection systems at Sprint, and taught at Bethel College in Kansas. His teaching and research interests focus on software engineering with an emphasis on agile methodologies and practices, empirical software engineering, software architecture, and software metrics. He holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Kansas. Page 13.715.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

Laurie K. Laird is the Director of Corporate and Alumni Relations and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU. She received a masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. At ONU, she teaches primarily freshman engineering courses. In addition to freshman programs, one of her areas of interest includes outreach to K-12 students. Prior to teaching, she served as a design engineer for GE Aviation.John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University John-David Yoder is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU, and serves as Chair. His Doctorate is from the University of Notre Dame. Research interests include education, controls, robotics, and

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gene Gloeckner, Colorado State University; George Morgan, Colorado State University

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Engineering Technology

associations between students’ perception of the importance of the faculty teaching techniques [in terms of lectures, use of a variety of technological teaching tools, use of PowerPoint, use of a variety of teaching strategies, coordinating laboratory work with lecture, organization and preparation of class/laboratory activities, use of group presentations, use of individual laboratory projects, and providing timely feedback on class/laboratory projects] and student’s self-reported success/learning (expressed in terms of self-reported technical competency and GPA), as perceived by seniors in the EET program? 4. Are there associations between students’ perception of the

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Golanbari, University of the Pacific; Rick Garlikov, Garlikov.Com

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Electrical and Computer

communications,and senior capstone design project courses, teaching laboratories and projects helpedimprove student participation, got the students actively involved and excited about theprojects and the material being taught, motivated the students to better master coursecontent and taught the students to learn to think and reason more clearly, accurately,relevantly, logically, rationally, ethically and responsibly.This paper discusses how the judicious, sensible and affable use of the Socratic Methodin the aforementioned educational settings facilitated the development of students whoare learning to possess the basic skills of thought and reasoning such as the ability to:identify, formulate and clarify questions; gather relevant data; identify key

Conference Session

Innovative Programs - Structure, Delivery, Evaluation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Continuing Professional Development

teachers who are: ‚ engineers according to IGIP principles and have studied according to the ‚ IGIP curriculum studies at accredited institutes ‚ plus have one year of teaching experience.2.2.2 Curriculum overview and recognitionIGIP has established a curriculum for engineering pedagogy which is used in several countries.This curriculum is a modular system which consists of core modules (8 Credit Points), theorymodules (4 Credit Points) and practice modules (8 Credit Points). The core modules includetheoretical and practical engineering pedagogy as well as laboratory methodology. The theorymodules include psychology, sociology, ethics, and intercultural competencies. The practicemodules consists of oral communication skills, scientific

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe Arango, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gonca Altuger, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

, SecondReiff Implementation: http://www.manuelglasl.de/index.php?article_id=1/.[8] Virtual Chemistry at the Brigham Young University: http://chemlab.byu.edu/Tour.php.[9] Freitas, S. D., (2006), “Learning in immersive worlds: a review of game-based learning”, Prepared for the JISC e-Learning Program.[10] Wang, G. G., “Bringing games into the classroom in teaching quality control”, Online document at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/engineering/mech_and_ind/prof/wang/index_files/Game-8-25-03.pdf.[11] “Source” game engine: http://www.valvesoftware.com/.[12] Arango, F., Chang, C., Esche, S. K. & Chassapis, C., (2007), “A scenario for collaborative learning in virtual engineering laboratories”, Proceedings of the 37th ASEE/IEEE

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Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. She has received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2005. In addition, she has worked for over 6 years as a hardware designer and communications analyst at IBM and Compaq Computer respectively. Her research has been on communication networks and protocols, including wireless networks and Internet telephony. Page 13.854.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Life-long Learning Starts In ClassroomsAbstract This paper presents the result of our experiment in a sophomore Circuit Analysiscourse using the learning-through-teaching method. The main goals of

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

Mississippi State University and his MS and PhD degrees from the California Institute of Technology. Prof. Koenig teaches introductory courses in aerospace engineering and flight mechanics, and upper division courses in aerodynamics and propulsion. His research areas include rocket and scramjet propulsion and sports equipment engineering.Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University Chris Hamm is a first year graduate teaching assistant in the aerospace engineering laboratories. He obtained his BS degree in aerospace engineering from Mississippi State University, and is currently enrolled as a candidate for a master of science degree. He assists in teaching upper division laboratory classes and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

technology program graduates. This paper studies industry need for graduate knowledge and skill in fluid mechanics area and presents an ongoing curriculum reform process to transform an existing fluid mechanics course to a fluid power course. A multi-mode student learning process is developed and course is reformed to support an interactive pedagogical methodology. Beyond current teaching methods, tools are developed to foster a flexible inductive learning through hands-on applications. A multipurpose laboratory equipped with fluid power process, sensors, data acquisition system, and application programs is being developed. A series of laboratory practices based on use of fluid mechanics principles in industrial applications would

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Dominic Dalbello, Allan Hancock College; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Program from 1993-97, and starting in January 2008, he is serving as Director of the Computer Engineering Program. From 1990-92, he was a Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. He worked for TRW in Redondo Beach, CA for 11 years, primarily on signal processing projects. He is a member of IEEE, ASEE, ACM, AAAS, and SHOT.Dominic Dalbello, Allan Hancock College Dominic J. Dal Bello received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara. He is currently Assistant Professor of Engineering at Allan Hancock College, a California community college in Santa Maria, where he teaches Statics