Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daren Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State University; Steve Wilson, Southern Polytechnic State University; Gerd Wöstenkühler

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Electrical and Computer

Embedded Design in a Sophomore CourseAbstractRecently in academia, a push has emerged to include engineering design early in a student’s coursesequence. The desired result is to captivate the student’s interest in engineering before the student hashad a chance to change majors. Otherwise, the student would not experience the design process until thecapstone courses in the senior year. In this paper, an embedded design project in a sophomore course ispresented. The design project is based on the USB Toolstick from Silicon Laboratories. The USBToolstick is an 8051 series microcontroller that is self contained, economical, and very student friendly.What follows is a discussion of the sophomore course, an overview of the USB Toolstick, and examplesof

Conference Session

Anything New in Dynamics?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

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Mechanics

Investigating Impulse Loading using Model Rocketr yAbstractA project is presented that uses experimentally determined thrust data for a commercial modelrocket engine to investigate impulse loading relations. Certain model rocket engines approachimpulse loading; completely burning in a fraction of a second. Using a fixture instrumented withstrain gages and a high-speed National Instruments data acquisition system, the studentsexperimentally collect the thrust verses time response of several Estes model rocket engines. Thestudents formulate two flight models for a rocket of known mass loaded with the specific enginebeing investigated. The first model uses the measured thrust data directly as input to the governingdifferential equation for the rocket. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P K Raju, Auburn University

Raju, Auburn University Dr. P.K. Raju, Mechanical Engineering and Director, AETAP. He is a PI on three current NSF projects and directs the LITEE and the Auburn Engineering Technical Assistance Program (AETAP). The mission of AETAP is to provide technical assistance and technology transfer to industries and community in the State of Alabama using the resources from Auburn University and other research labs in Alabama. In addition to consulting for the United Nations and several industries, he has developed an excellent team in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering that is successfully conducting research in acoustics, non-destructive evaluation, and vibration. He is the recipient

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robb Larson, Montana State University

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Design in Engineering Education

club-to-coursework relationship occurs inthe interdisciplinary (ME and MET) Capstone Design course. Club-sponsored automotivedesign and build projects are treated essentially as any other industry-sponsored project,with the twist that they are funded primarily by students who are primarily enrolled ineither the ME or MET curriculum. Many of the students fill dual roles: That is, they helpdefine the projects in their role as club members and are then enlisted by courseinstructors to design/build/test the components as members of the design teams working,resulting in a course grade. This scenario has resulted in a level of student involvement in– and enthusiasm for – the engineering education process that has rarely been seen beforeat this

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Dadds, USNA; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of Defense

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Instrumentation

AC 2008-1852: OBJECT CLASSIFICATION USING ROBOTIC MANIPULATORINSTRUMENTED WITH SENSORSNicholas Dadds, USNASvetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of Defense Page 13.938.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Object Classification through Tactile Sensing Nicholas A. Dadds and Dr. Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic United States Naval Academy Department of Weapons & Systems Engineering The goal of this project is to classify objects based on their individual characteristics.This project will span over two semesters in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denine Northrup, Western New England College; Steven Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 13.914.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Multidisciplinary Teamwork Assessment – A Generalizable InstrumentAbstractDuring a semester long course entailing a multidisciplinary team project, students in computerengineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering were required to work togetherto design, integrate, and test their project. Over the past four years, teamwork surveys for thisproject have been implemented and analyzed. Iterations of this survey have been revised todevelop a shorter and non-project specific survey instrument that measures the effectiveness ofteamwork. The purpose of a concise global teamwork survey is to allow assessment acrossprojects in a consistent manner with established

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Andrew Hak, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

for Engineering Education, 2008Medium Voltage Switchgear, Transformer and Interconnection Specification in an ECE ClinicI. AbstractWorking on real world engineering technology projects with industry is a key component ofRowan University’s engineering clinics. Our College of Engineering has Industrial affiliates whoregularly act as sponsors of the ECE curriculum by bringing important and diverse real worldengineering design challenges to ECE students. This paper discusses how undergraduate ECEstudents were called upon to first learn about the proposed renewable energy system (in this casea 3MW photovoltaic system – the largest of its kind east of Arizona in the U.S.) optimize thearray field and the DC wiring, and then

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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Graduate Studies

industry. The professional curricula is being designed asa matrix of studies integrative with engineering practice that match, support, and correlate with themodern paradigm of engineering practice and progression of professional abilities required forresponsible leadership in engineering innovation from entry level engineer through chief engineer levelresponsibilities. The evolving model is centered around five major components: a) Relevant advancedstudies; b) Self-directed learning; c) Experiential-learning; d) Project-based learning [advancedtechnology development project directly relevant to industry / socio need]; and e) On-going engagementin engineering practice for innovation and creative works. The process is centered around the

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Digendra Das, SUNYIT

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Engineering Technology

. Page 13.931.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 New York Nano-Bio-Molecular Information Technology (NYNBIT) IncubatorAbstractThis paper presents the outcome of an effort made by a consortium of six universities inthe State of New York to develop a Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) in theemerging field of Nano Bio-Molecular Information Technology. The effort consists ofactivities such as organization of the NYNBIT incubator, collaborative research projects,development of courses, an educational program for high schools, and commercial start-up programs.IntroductionSix New York Universities met in the Fall of 2004 at a workshop held at the SUNYInstitute of Technology (SUNYIT), Utica, NY, and explored

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew O'Fallon, Washington State University; Jack R Hagemeister, Washington State University; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph Harris, Digilent Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

free developmenttools now allow each student to have access to state of the art development tools and hardware.Students must be provided access to these industry leading tools to be competent and competitivein the marketplace.A study to be conducted at Washington State University will measure changes in studentperformance and retention when first year engineering students have exposure and unlimitedaccess to state of the art development tools and hardware. Data will be collected from surveys,exams, project reports, laboratory assignments, and homework.Quantitative data will be analyzed by comparison to historical data gathered from studentgroups that did not have exposure to and unlimited access to development tools.Qualitative data will be

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriel Alungbe, Morehead State University; Xiaolong Li, Morehead State University; Jason Stepp, Morehead State University; Ahmad Zargari, Morehead State University

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Construction

Association for Project Managers (APM) formed a standing committee on certification in1998. Members were surveyed during the summer of 1998 to establish the range of members’attitudes toward project manager certification and attain the members’ opinions on the possiblestructure of a certification program as well as the cost and format. This survey was also used tosolicit comments on certification on a broad-spectrum. These efforts resulted in theestablishment of the APM Project Manager Certification Program.5CertificationsThe American Institute of Constructors (AIC) offers two levels of certification for constructionprofessionals. The first level that must be attained is the Associate Constructor (AC)designation. Candidates for this certification

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Dennis George, Western Kentucky University; john bruni, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

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Educational Research and Methods

Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He is a registered engineer in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. His current research interest include: engineering education, bio-sensing devices, machine vision, robotics, learning systems, neural networks, and controls. Page 13.165.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Algorithm for Defining Student EngagementAbstractThe mission of the Western Kentucky University Electrical Engineering Program is to producegraduates who have been engaged in a variety of project experiences throughout the curriculum.Several assessment measures have been employed to determine

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

13.310.2Student group exercise and project examples are given that use the various logic control units.IntroductionWhile both educational and industrial software are used in various courses, the focus of thispaper is on a prime example, the EET-3334 Electrical Power Systems course.The goal of the EET-3334 Electrical Power Systems course is to impart knowledge of boththeory and application. After the basic electrical power systems circuit theory is completed, theapproach used is to impart knowledge of both electrical power system theory and applicationconcurrently. This is accomplished by having the students learn and use the educational softwareand industrial software together. While this may lead to a few students not learning the softwaregreatly in

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Roller, Purdue University Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

8 weeks Introduction to rapid 1 week prototyping Introduction to finite 2 weeks element analysis Introduction to CAM 2 weeks Design project 2 weeks Table II - Topics in CGT 351 Topic Allotted Time History of Multimedia 1 week Complex Multimedia 4 weeks Project Design Interface Design

Conference Session

Solar Power, Wind Power, and Energy System Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Andrew Hak, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2008-2241: LARGE-SCALE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM DESIGN: LEARNINGSUSTAINABILITY THROUGH ENGINEERING CLINICSPeter Mark Jansson, Rowan UniversityUlrich Schwabe, Rowan University Ulrich Schwabe is a graduate student at Rowan UniveristyAndrew Hak, Rowan University Andrew Hak is a senior in electrical and computer engineering at Rowan University Page 13.837.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Large-Scale Photovoltaic System Design: Learning Sustainability through Engineering ClinicsI. AbstractWorking on cutting edge technology projects with industry is a key component of RowanUniversity’s engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1253: A DECADE OF UNIVERSITY SPORTS FACILITY DESIGNCOURSESMichael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase Michael G. Collins is a first-year analyst in J.P. Morgan Chase’s Management Services Program where he will rotate between 4 different branches of the bank. He is a January 2008 graduate of Lehigh University earning both a B.S. in the Integrated Business and Engineering Honors program as well as a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. Michael has participated in 3 different courses at Lehigh which utilized a project-based curriculum to partner students with outside clients. In the Integrated Business and Engineering Capstone Project he worked with Online Staffing Solutions of Allentown, PA

Conference Session

FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

focuseson content but also emphasizes the importance of developing communication and collaborativeskills24. Engineering organizations focus on teamwork because of its ability to help spark Page 13.1289.2innovative ideas and allow participants to produce higher quality projects 18, 23. As a result,interdisciplinary or cross-functional teams are a required part of an accredited undergraduateengineering curriculum. The teams are typically involved in a range of functions that includedesign, development and manufacturing. This move to a curriculum that includes teamworkskills is in response to the engineering industry need for engineers who are

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; MS (2000) and PhD (2004) degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Angie Price, Texas A&M University Dr. Angie Price is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. She teaches courses in the areas of welding, project management, and design. Dr. Price's research interests are in welding processes and troubleshooting, welding metallurgy, thermal damage from grinding of precision gears, weld overlay systems. She received her BS degree in engineering technology (1987), MS in industrial engineering (1990), and PhD (1999) degree in

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Baker, Texas Tech University; Brian Nutter, Texas Tech University; Mohammed Saed, Texas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

(ECE) projects. Teams of 4 to 5 students were formed, with atleast one ECE freshman, a high school student (or recent graduate), a junior or seniorlevel ECE student, and a community college student. Students were paid as interns for asix-week summer session. An industry or community mentor and an ECE facultymember were assigned to each team. Projects included: re-engineering an adaptivebicycle to enable use by a physically disabled child; designing a fall detector toautomatically detect a fall in an elderly person; and, implementing smart sensors tomeasure energy and water use in a residential environment. Students were required togive weekly presentations to the faculty members and other teams in a formal setting. Inassessing the success of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Omar Elkeelany, Tennessee Tech University; Larry Goolsby, Tennessee Tech University; Sandra Serkownek, Columbia State Community College; Tim Dean, Nashville State Community College

prototypinglaboratory. As part of the project deliverables, the project team has been conducting P16STEM teacher workshops for the last two years. This paper will report on the structure ofthe workshops, survey data collected from the teachers, and practices that have beenimplemented by instructors and teachers at their host institutions.IntroductionProject principal investigators have attended various Rapid Prototyping workshops beforeand reported on the best practices in various publications1. As part of NSF CCLI award,two workshops have been organized thus far. In each workshop, ten teachers have beenrecruited and trained in the use of rapid prototyping technology with emphasis on its usein STEM related disciplines.In 2006, ten K-12 teachers attended

Conference Session

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

). Page 13.437.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Digital Manufacturing and Simulation CurriculumIntroductionOhio Northern University is in the tenth year of a curriculum utilizing advanced industrialcomputer simulation software. The virtual simulation classes are offered in a sequence of threequarters, earning four credits per quarter. Students learn specific simulation applications fromtutorials and online course materials. Teams of students then work with local companies to createsimulation models of actual manufacturing operations. Each student team prepares PowerPointmaterials which are presented to representatives of the company. Recent projects included workwith major automotive original equipment

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

AC 2008-2281: LIVING WITH THE LAB: A CURRICULUM TO PREPAREFRESHMAN STUDENTS TO MEET THE ATTRIBUTES OF "THE ENGINEER OF2020"David Hall, Louisiana Tech UniversityStan Cronk, Louisiana Tech UniversityPatricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyMark Barker, Louisiana Tech UniversityKelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University Page 13.855.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Living with the Lab: A Curriculum to Prepare Freshman Students to Meet the Attributes of “The Engineer of 2020”AbstractA project-based, freshman engineering course sequence has been developed and implemented forall new freshman engineering students with support from

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Houston, Texas; at Ericsson/Sony Ericsson in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; and at BPM Technology in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Conrad is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is also a member of ASEE, Eta Kappa Nu, the Project Management Institute, and the IEEE Computer Society. He is the author of numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers in the areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education. Page 13.371.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008DESIGN OF

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Materials

preparation, testing, and properties of Portland cement. Implementing a methodologygenerally consistent a project based learning approach, the students worked in teams toexplore real-world problems involving mixing, placing, curing, and testing of concrete. It iswidely held that project based learning contains two essential components: (1) a drivingquestion or problem that serves to organize and drive activities, which taken as a wholeamounts to a meaningful project; and (2) a culminating product(s) or multiple representationsas a series of artifacts, personal communications, or consequential tasks that meaningfullyaddresses the driving question.1 In this project, the students were challenged to examine aeqoogtekcnn{"cxckncdng"Ðtgcf{-to-wugÑ"eqpetgvg

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul

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International

associated maintenance.Unfortunately reliable sources of electrical power are typically unavailable in developingcountries. Consequently there are several significant obstacles, such as funding and power,which must be addressed in order to build and sustain a modern hospital in a developing country.A business model was developed which is expected to provide the means and the necessarycapital for powering and sustaining a modern hospital in some of the developing countriesbeyond their initial launch phase, which is typically supported through philanthropy and generalhumanitarian aid. The pilot hospital project, which is proceeding with the approval of theTanzanian government, is part of the Dodoma Christian Medical Center (DCMC; seewww.dthd.org) and

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Anderson, U.S. Naval Academy; Richard Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, and the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING. Page 13.200.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Undergraduate Research Experience: Wireless Propagation and Position Location in a Forest EnvironmentAbstractOver the past several years, the undergraduate curriculum at many universities has been evolvingto incorporate laboratory exercises and research projects to reinforce and support traditionalclassroom lectures. In particular, involving undergraduates in meaningful research projects is akey to providing them with the hands-on activities students are

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Paulik, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education, 2008 Development of an Integrated Spiral Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering1 AbstractThis paper discusses the development and assessment of an integrated curriculum in electricalengineering (EE). The underlying spiral curriculum philosophy seeks to reduce thecompartmentalizing of sub-disciplines within EE by creating courses that integrate material fromdifferent areas and that revisit concepts with deeper complexity in subsequent courses.The paper describes adaptation and implementation of this paradigm in an EE program, andpresents some preliminary results from the first two and one half years of effort. Multiple robotplatforms provide a thematic project continuity across

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

made by the students). Following thiscourse, students can also take either a high-performance-machining course and or a four- andfive-axis machining course.The paper briefly describes the CNC courses and the software and equipment used by thestudents. But, most importantly, the paper describes the benefits realized by the mechanical,aeronautical, and automotive engineering technology students from taking these courses. Thesophistication of the student’s design and build projects in their capstone class has seen adramatic increase since the students have begun to acquire the CNC machining experience.Thus, the paper builds a case for the value-added aspect of CNC machining within MechanicalEngineering Technology.IntroductionThe authors believe

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Isla Young, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2413: SERVICE LEARNING: COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL VALUESTHAT ENGAGE UNDER REPRESENTED GROUPS INTO THE STEM PIPELINELeslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development BoardIsla Young, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. ISLA YOUNG: Ms. Young joined the MEDB Women in Technology Project in December 2003. She serves as a Program Manager working with students, educators, industry leaders, and the community. She serves as the Hawaii statewide coordinator for Project EAST profiled in this paper. She holds a baccalaureate degree in Business and Information Systems form the University of Phoenix. Email: isla@medb.org

Conference Session

Topics at the intersection of Aero and Naval Eng.

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh McCue, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christina Pace, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Sea-based aviation to bridge the gap between aerospace and naval engineering students U.S. Navy photo by MCSN David A. BrandenburgAbstractThis case study focuses upon encouraging discussion and awareness of aerospace and navalengineering opportunities in a classroom comprised of both majors through a two-part(individual and group) project on sea-based aviation. In this paper, the result of the studentsinteractive thought process is summarized with input as to how to make similar exercises moreeffective in future course offerings. Additionally, student feedback as to the use of thisassignment for emphasizing to them the importance of a multi