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The Role Of Adjunct Faculty In Future Engineering Education

Conference Session: Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown; Norman Voigt, Penn State, New Kensington
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

engineering technology. He teaches six credits per term, and because of his industrial experience, is actively involved in advising senior capstone design projects. A good working relationship between a full-time tenured faculty member and the engineers at the state transportation agency has resulted in retired engineers from the agency serving as adjunct faculty for specialized technical courses such as Transportation, Highway Surveying and Design, and Pavement Design and Management, while the full time faculty member was on a family medical leave absence.3. Provide office and administrative support for adjunct faculty For adjunct faculty to be successful, they need the support of the department.15 This

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A Practice Integrated Undergraduate Curriculum In Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session: Approaches to Active Learning
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Mark Yim, University of Pennsylvania; Katherine Kuchenbecker, University of Pennsylvania; Paulo Arratia, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania; John Bassani, University of Pennsylvania; Jonathan Fiene, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Lukes, University of Pennsylvania
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering

to interactive games and the Internet. They are accustomed tochoosing what they want to see, and they “pull” whatever content they desire. Teachers can bemore effective for a broader set of students by employing a modality with which students arealready very familiar.In addition to the rapid pace of technological change, engineering is also becoming increasinglyinterdisciplinary. While exercises and problem sets work well to test a student’s grasp ofindividual ideas, we believe that the integration and application of multiple concepts is bestapplied in larger project or lab settings. Traditionally, undergraduate curricula in mechanicalengineering include a capstone design project that occurs during the senior year. Students inengineering at

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Building An Entrepreneurial Engineering Ecosystem For Future Generations: The Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network

Conference Session: Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kristen Mekemson, Kern Family Foundation; David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

pitches just-in-time for theircompetitions. One of the realizations coming from the capstone design experience inentrepreneurship is that students need to be exposed to entrepreneurship principles earlier in theirstudies in order to allow them the opportunity to select an appropriate capstone project and learnthe principles of entrepreneurship in time for the competition.Another popular approach used by the KEEN schools to work entrepreneurship into existingcourses was to use educational modules to introduce appropriate topics. A module typicallycovers one aspect of entrepreneurship (such as intellectual property or idea generation) that ispresented in one or more class periods. Ideally, a module contains a lesson plan and some typeof assessment

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Leveraging A Flexible Intellectual Property Policy To Bring Student Innovation To Market

Conference Session: Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University
Tagged Divisions: Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

patent and use their contacts to help the student form the company and refine the design of theproduct. The company, Magnum Engineering, has been formed and is now working to bring the product tomarket with the help of an undergraduate senior capstone project team. The product should be ready formarket in the Fall of 2008. Figure 2. Static testing of the torque sensing crank arm.The Lean Wheel ChairIn the summer of 2007 the founder of MOVE International, a non-profit organization dedicated to helpingspecial needs children achieve dignity, approached the engineering school in search of a device to transforma powered wheel chair into a training aid. She wanted a device that would allow a child to control themovement of a

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Undergraduate Engineers For Curriculum And Laboratory Equipment Development: A Freescale S12 Microcontroller Laboratory Trainer

Conference Session: Mobile Robots in Education
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Chad Hager, University of Wyoming; Mike Yurkoski, University of Wyoming; Robert Lewis, University of Wyoming; Matthew Jespersen, University of Wyoming; Zachary Ruble, University of Wyoming
Tagged Divisions: Computers in Education

years we have used student designed and developed laboratory equipmentwith great success. Typically a student team will design and fabricate a prototype of anext –generation piece of laboratory equipment. Other students are then hired tofabricate multiple production run pieces of the equipment. Student developed laboratoryequipment solves two challenging problems confronting most engineering programs: 1)the need to update laboratory exercises and equipment without adequate funds and 2)satisfying Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requirements fora major design experience within the curriculum. In this paper we will briefly reviewprevious projects completed such as a Motorola HC12 microcontroller based teachingplatform, a

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Context Based Problems And Exercises For Teaching Engineering Economy

Conference Session: Engineering Economy -- The Introductory Course
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rajkamal Kesharwani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaomeng Chang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; william sullivan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Economy

expect that they will remember, integrate, synthesize andassimilate topics that have been ‘poured into their heads’ over the prior 3-4 years as they take ona capstone design project. Faculty teaching capstone design may introduce or reinforce a varietyof topics, such as engineering economy, that will support the design process and other learningobjectives that have not been covered earlier in the curriculum. The review of topics inpreparation for the FE exam may also be a priority in the senior year.While there are a number of excellent textbooks1-5 on engineering economy, and authors makeevery effort to improve these textbooks over time with added examples and exercises and newways of conveying concepts, these updates come every few years and

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Footballs, Rockets, And Legos: A Hands On Approach To Enhancing The Quality Of Engineering Design Education

Conference Session: LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

in its third andfinal course of the sequence, ME450. The effectiveness of this capstone course atinspiring a somewhat reluctant student population to get excited about applyingengineering principles and problem-solving techniques is primarily due to a syllabus thatis structured around three engineering design projects, or EDPs. Page 13.618.5Engineering Design Projects (EDPs)ME450 teaches mechanical engineering design by incorporating unique teaching stylesand course material to include three Engineering Design Problems (EDPs) that are gearedtowards generating student interest and excitement. These projects, which becomeprogressively more complex

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Comparison Between Grade Earned In A Course And Performance In A Simulated Fe Exam For Mechanics Related Courses

Conference Session: Accreditation and Assessment Concerns in Civil Engineering Education
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University; Katie Kuder, Seattle University; Dragovich Jefferey, Seattle University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

in the spring quarter oftheir junior year. The winter quarter examination is announced in the fall quarterof the senior year. Dates for both the examinations are selected so that it causesminimum disruption to the implementation of the capstone projects. Page 13.311.5 Table 1. Distribution of Topics in the Fall and Winter Quarter Comprehensive Examinationsa Fall Quarter Topic Winter Quarter Topic (no. of questions) (number of questions)Chemistry (7) Computers & Numerical Methods (3)Computers (4) Environmental Engineering (5)Dynamics (6

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Using An Innovation Team In Manufacturing Education

Conference Session: Innovations in Manufacturing Education
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David Wells, North Dakota State University; Daniel Ewert, North Dakota State University
Tagged Divisions: Manufacturing

prompted a conscious migration of the ‘scholar’ focus towards an ‘innovation’orientation, with explicit acknowledgement that useful invention is a purposeful goal and that thelaunching of new enterprises from the platform of scholar/innovation teams would be cause forcelebration. During the Autumn of 2006, the notion of a campus-wide Bison Ventures programemerged. [2] Bison Ventures is a collaborative between the College of Engineering and Architecture, theCollege of Business Administration and the Research and Technology Park. It is a multi-disciplinary, academic, economic development plan. At the core is the long-established practiceof the senior design or capstone project. Every academic year, approximately one hundred teamsof engineering

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The New Robotics Engineering Bs Program At Wpi

Conference Session: Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Fred Looft; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schachterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Divisions: Multidisciplinary Engineering

, feasibility analysis, evaluation forappropriateness, and business plan development. Industry has reacted with great enthusiasm tothe entrepreneurship component.In addition to taking courses, WPI requires all students to complete a senior-level project in theirmajor field of study. For RBE students, this constitutes a capstone design experience in RoboticsEngineering. Students typically work in teams of two to four students, although single-personprojects and larger teams are also possible. A faculty member in the major advises the work.Students are expected to take relevant coursework before the project begins. The project workitself typically starts with a formal project proposal, including literature review, clearly definedapproach, and schedule

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Introduction Of Gis Into Civil Engineering Curricula

Conference Session: NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Michael Hilgers, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard Elgin, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Charles Morris, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Glenn Morrison, Missouri University of Science & Technology

. Page 13.808.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Introduction of GIS into Civil Engineering CurriculaAbstractThis research project developed a web-based learning system to teach students the use ofGeographic Information Systems (GIS) within the foundational courses of a typical civilengineering program. As opposed to generating a series of GIS courses, the GIS know-how isintroduced within existing courses as a module that will reinforce basic concepts taughtthroughout the curriculum in a comprehensive manner. Evaluation research of a proof-of-concept prototype for geotechnical course supported the efficacy of such an approach. With thisprototype as a guide, modules are developed in the following five areas

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Weaving A Microwaves Thread Through The Curriculum

Conference Session: NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: James Becker, Montana State University

increases, the need for proper accounting of high-frequency effects is nowcommonplace. Such “advanced” considerations are typically left to upper division electivecourses and thus are often missed by undergraduates completely. By introducing the basics ofelectrical length in EE 101 and non-ideal lumped elements in EE 206, students should be able todevelop an appreciation for practical considerations in circuit design relevant to activities theymay face in their capstone projects and beyond. Page 13.1393.9In the laboratory experiment of EE 206, entitled “Frequency Response,” students use a functiongenerator and oscilloscope to study the frequency

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Measuring Student Ability To Work On Multi Disciplinary Teams: A Method For Determining Validity And Reliability Of A Rubric

Conference Session: Multidisciplinary Teams
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Durward Sobek, Montana State University
Tagged Divisions: Multidisciplinary Engineering

even moredifficult to evaluate. Over the past year, we have introduced a new course at the junior-level, “Introduction to Engineering Design.” The course focuses on the skills necessaryto complete a project in a multi-disciplinary team, and it will eventually be required forall engineering students as a precursor to their department-specific capstone designcourses. In a previous paper, we described our approach of using the engineering designprocess to determine the best solution to the problem of providing students with a multi-disciplinary educational experience in engineering at Montana State University.1In order to determine if our new course improves student performance in this area, wedeveloped a rubric for evaluating an individual’s

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Building A New Kind Of Engineering Degree At James Madison University

Conference Session: Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ronald Kander, James Madison University
Tagged Divisions: Multidisciplinary Engineering

goal of preparing them for a lifetime of further learning…” (3)Indeed “reinventing undergraduate education” (not just in engineering) was the theme of theErnest L. Boyer Project of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. (4) (5) (6) (7)These reports were also considered by members of the task force as we considered “reinventing”undergraduate engineering education. The following recommendations were considered fromamong the broad conclusions in these reports: (6)• Make research-based learning the standard• Construct an inquiry-based freshman year• Build on the freshman experience• Remove barriers to interdisciplinary education• Link communication skills and course work• Culminate with a capstone experience

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A Model Partnership Between Penn State Harrisburg’s Construction Engineering Technology Program And The Construction Industry

Conference Session: Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Joseph Cecere, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg
Tagged Divisions: Construction

industrial relationships and partnerships that a program develops are criticalelements to its success. The programs that foster and strengthen relationships with constructionfirms and professional associations will not only benefit the program but also those firms andassociations.This paper will discuss the connection between Penn State Harrisburg's Structural Design andConstruction Engineering Technology program and the construction industry. Various activitiessuch as student organizations, career fairs, guest speakers, internships, capstone projects, fieldtrips to construction sites, and professional meetings have revealed excellent examples of a win-win relationship for both the Construction Engineering Technology program at Penn StateHarrisburg

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Asem Em Bok

Conference Session: Professional Engineering Management Initiatives
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Management

AC 2008-585: ASEM EM BOKDonald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology Donald N. Merino is a tenured full professor and the Alexander Crombie Humphreys Chaired Professor of Economics of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He teaches Engineering Economy, Decision Analysis, Total Quality Management, and Strategic Planning. He is Founder Emeritus of the undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management (BEEM) and the Executive Master in Technology Management (EMTM) Program at Stevens. He won the Morton Distinguished Teaching Award for full professors at Stevens. John Wiley published his book, “The Selection Process for Capital Projects”. Dr. Merino received two

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Enhancing Ethical Awareness Within Undergraduate Multidisciplinary Teams By Preparing Codes Of Ethics

Conference Session: Professional Skills and the Workplace
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; daniel ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Howard, Illinois Institute of Technology; June Ferrill, Rice University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University
Tagged Divisions: Educational Research and Methods

Consultant at McKinsey & Company; and was a training development specialist for KBR's Engineering Division. She has a Ph.D. in the Join Ph.D. Program in English and Education at the University of Michigan.Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University Lisa Getzler-Linn, Ph.D., is the Associate Director of the Integrated Product Development Program at Lehigh University. She oversees the IPD Capstone Projects and continues to institute new processes to encourage IPD student development of the higher order competencies required by industry. Her diverse background includes undergraduate studies in Theater Arts and Business, practical experience as a successful entrepreneur and graduate work in

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The Virtual Classroom Environment Of A Www Based Autonomous Robotics Laboratory: Factors Affecting Student Participation, Communication, And Performance

Conference Session: DELOS Best Paper Nominations
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Richard Drushel, Case Western Reserve University; John Gallagher, Wright State University
Tagged Divisions: Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

efforts and make appropriate use of available resources tocomplete their projects in a timely manner. They are also required to engage fellow students indiscussions about the techniques which they applied on a class discussion list. Studentsdocument their work in electronic project journals (in PDF format) that are submitted for reviewon a regular basis. In addition, students are required to answer a series of discussion questionsevery week, submit those answers, and participate in group discussion over the discussionquestions at regular intervals. There is no special open capstone project, but students are giventhe opportunity to demonstrate (through the virtual classroom environment) an example of aproblem solution which they feel is

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Preparing Effectively For Abet Accreditation: What Does It All Mean?

Conference Session: Best Practices in Aerospace Education
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

as an exam question, project, or report, and correlate toa particular outcome. Courses that are more relevant to a particular outcome, such as shown inTable 2, are better choices for utilizing embedded indicators. It is important for the score of theactivity to directly correlate to a specific outcome. This may take a little time on the part of thefaculty member to directly associate test questions or weekly activities to a particular outcome.In addition, the management and statistical summary of results can be overwhelming for facultyand/or staff members but can be automated with a spreadsheet program to provide ease inobtaining results over time once developed.7,8 While embedded indicators can be found in anycourse, a senior capstone

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Using Hands On Simulation To Teach Lean Principles: A Comparison And Assessment Across Settings

Conference Session: Focus on IE Principles and Techniques
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Jean Fullerton, Elizabethtown College; Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College
Tagged Divisions: 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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Problem Solving Experience Through Light Dose Computational Mathematical Modules For Engineering Students

Conference Session: The Use of Computers in Teaching Mathematics
Collection: 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
Tagged Divisions: Mathematics

concepts through basic ideal examples typically found in textbooks. Eachsubsequent module in that level will slowly relax unrealistic assumptions, thus increasing thenumber of related variables and ultimately resulting in a problem close to real world application.Thus, within a given level, module sets contain modules that vary in complexity and abstractionfrom simple and concrete to complex and highly abstract. The final module at the expert levelwill be comparable to a capstone course project requiring complex modeling for solving a real-world application.One of the pedagogical requirements for module development is that the module be inquirybased and introduce problems, and sub problems, by posing questions. The module will thenguide students

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Developing A New Computer Engineering Technology Focus Area In Electrical Engineering Technology Program: Curriculum Enhancement

Conference Session: Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Alaa E. Abdel-Hakim, Michigan Technological University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Technology

) Page 13.387.4More courses need to be added to the curriculum to create Computer Engineering TechnologyFocus area. The CpET curriculum will enjoy the addition of five new technical courses to the coreof EET. The new focus area will be structured in 127 credit hour similar to the current EET degreerequirements. The CpET focus area will be allocated twenty-six (26) hours out of the sixty-eight(68) Electrical Engineering Technology major which represents the core of the EET and includesix hours of capstone senior project implemented in two semesters. Appendix A details thedescription of each individual new course.Table 2 shows the CpET required courses detailing the number of credit hours per each class, thenumber of weekly hours meeting for both

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Evaluating Development Boards For Laboratory Based Embedded Microcontroller Courses: A Formal Evaluation Matrix

Conference Session: Embedded Computing
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: Computers in Education

outside work at home, since they have thedevelopment board. This also allows the students to be able to utilize these boards forother course projects and can significantly aid in capstone project courses.Having the students buy their own development boards can significantly add cost to thesecourses. To ensure that the students are spending their money wisely, we have turnedtowards a decision matrix to help ensure that we are utilizing the best platform for thesecourses and the future courses that the students may take.Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP):Analytical Hierarchy is a well known process of evaluating and making decisions basedon requirements. The exact process to be under taken is beyond the scope of this article.However, the general

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Designing A Civil Engineering Program For The National Military Academy Of Afghanistan

Conference Session: Challenges of CE Education in a Global World
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering

are U.S. Military Academy faculty members who deployed to Afghanistanin the spring and summer of 2007 to establish the new program at NMAA. In this paper, wedescribe our processes, products, and lessons learned. Although the situation in Afghanistan isunique in many ways, the lessons we learned there are nonetheless applicable to engineeringcapacity-building projects elsewhere in the developing world as well.BackgroundEarly in 2003, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Army’s Office of MilitaryCooperation – Afghanistan (OMC-A) agreed to jointly establish a military academy that wouldprovide the newly created Afghan National Army with a capable, well-educated officer corps.1After considering a variety of different institutional

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The Development And Deployment Of An Engineering Technology Curriculum To Combat Engineering Globalization

Conference Session: Sustainable Design & Global Issues in ET
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Dibella, Northeastern University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Technology

-cells and DC machines, three-phase AC machines, Induction machines,Regenerative braking, Permanent Magnet Machines and Switched Reluctance Machines. Itstudies electric drive components, the EV transmission configuration and EV motor sizing.Students are required to complete a design project relative to EV and/or HEV design.Bio-technology and Bio-engineering PillarMeasurement and Analysis: Introduces students to mechanical measurements, instrumentationand experiment data. The principles developed in class are applied in the laboratory andtechnical report writing is required. Team based Laboratory experiments utilize statisticaltechniques in mechanical measurements of temperature pressure, force, deformation, strain, androtational

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Arch Building For Kids. What Did They Learn? What Did We Learn?

Conference Session: Engineering in the Elementary School
Collection: 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students thoroughly digest the material at hand and create newmeans of presenting the subject matter and then to act as teachers in a classroom setting withchildren. We also found motivation from the study of Elton et al.2 who sought to demonstrate“some interesting and mysterious, but explainable experiments” to a K-12 audience. The keymotivator here was the term “explainable,” we really did not want anything to come across asrandom or inexplicable. The overall structure of our research project, and its credence as asenior capstone project focused on research questions that were similar to Moskal et al.3, namely“how are children impacted by an outreach program”?, and “how are the college students andfaculty impacted by the outreach program”?. We