Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-2163: SIMULATION-BASED VIRTUAL AND HYBRID LABORATORIESFOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EDUCATIONYakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC YAKOV E. CHERNER, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of ATEL, LLC. He combines over 25 years of teaching experience with extensive experience in writing curricula and developing educational software and efficient instructional strategies. Dr. Cherner develops new concepts and simulation-based e-learning tools for STEM education that use real-world objects, processes and learning situations as the context for science, engineering and technology investigations. He also proposed and implemented the pioneering concept of integrated adjustable virtual laboratories and designed

Conference Session

Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

AC 2009-428: ASSESSING CREATIVITY IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN:EVIDENCE FOR USING STUDENT PEER REVIEW IN THE STUDIO AS ALEARNING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLJoseph Betz, State University of New York Joseph A. Betz is an architect and Professor in the Department of Architecture & Construction Management at the State University of New York College of Technology at Farmingdale. He received his undergraduate and professional degrees in architecture from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his post-professional degree in architecture from Columbia University. A recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, he has served as both national Program Chair and Division Chair of the

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marvi Matos, University of Washington; Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington

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Chemical Engineering

valued by engineering departments that have embraced this form of instruction.[5-7] This teaching approach has been found to reinforce creative thinking,[8] to improve designquality[9] and to develop confidence and innovation skills.[10] Students are also more passionatewhen they are provided with challenging problems that do not have an obvious linear solution or [10-12]a tightly constrained parameter space. Offering project-based learning experiences enablethe students to integrate technical design with real world constrains resulting in an increased and [6, 13-16]deeper understanding of their field. There is vast evidence in the arena

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-1953: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AT UNDERGRADUATE SITES FORTOMORROW’S ENGINEERSAnant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati ANANT R. KUKRETI, Ph.D., is an Associate Dean for Engineering Education Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He joined UC on 8/15/00 and before that worked 22 years at University of Oklahoma. He teaches structural engineering, with research in experimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has won five major university teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research field

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Murphy, University of Texas, Austin; David Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Cliff Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University; H Scott Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Braden Allenby, Arizona State University; Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University; John Crittenden, Arizona State University

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Environmental Engineering

the balance between environmental, economic, andsocial considerations. The Brundtland Commission report describes this as “meeting the needsof the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirneeds” 1. Engineering, with its basis in scientific objectivity and focus on problem solving,would appear to be an appropriate home for the study of and development of solutions to issuesof sustainability (or lack thereof). A recent study performed by the Center for SustainableEngineering (CSE), a consortium of the Univ. of Texas at Austin, Arizona State Univ., andCarnegie Mellon Univ. has found that sustainability is an area that many engineering educatorsare embracing. Indeed, with the caveat that the results

Conference Session

Micromachining in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; John Graham, Western Carolina University

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-2149: A LASER MICROMACHINING D.O.E. TO INVESTIGATEMATERIAL REMOVAL VOLUMESWesley Stone, Western Carolina University Dr. Wes Stone is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Technology Department at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas, Penn State, and Georgia Institute of Technology, respectively. His interests include Six Sigma quality, manufacturing, coordinate measuring machines, and laser micro-machining.John Graham, Western Carolina University John D. Graham is an applications engineer in the Kimmel School at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-1793: ENHANCING MACHINE-SAFETY EDUCATION THROUGH THEUSE OF VIRTUAL MACHINERYDarrell Wallace, Youngstown State University Darrell Wallace received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Ohio State in 2006. Dr. Wallace has worked actively in a variety of manufacturing industries since 1991 and is currently an Assistant Professor at Youngstown State University in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Darrell R. Wallace, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Youngstown State University One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio 44555 Email

Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

work (p. 5).While the relation of math and science to engineering in this report is generally presented asunidirectional, we need to keep in mind their mutual relationship. For engineering design anddevelopment can drive scientific and mathematical advancement as well6,7. For example,advances in areas like xerography for photocopying preceded scientific understandingelectrophotography. Thus, the bidirectional influences of science and math with engineering, socentral to technological innovation, must be recognized as vital to a rigorous, high qualityengineering educational program.Conjointly, the push for an integrative curriculum for vocational and technical education comesfrom laws and policies for K12 education. The reauthorization of the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

been to provide a qualityprogram that meets accreditation standards while providing the students with a skill set thatallows them to succeed in computing careers. The curriculum content for the Computer Sciencedegree is based on the 2001 ACM Curriculum Report. The Computer Science degree at UVUwas accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in 2002 andcurrently has more than 600 students. Students in this program take core courses until the firstsemester of their junior year, when they begin choosing their electives from differentspecialization areas.Capstone Design CoursesAccording to Computing Curriculum – Computer Engineering (CE2004)3, the culminatingdesign experience must be an integral part of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Benjamin Choo, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia

___A___ and report on the first stage of its implementation. The TLP is aimed at preparingengineers and technicians to lead geographically-distributed teams in the designing and buildingof multiscale agile systems. It is a multi-faceted program consisting of an interdisciplinary,design-centered curriculum spanning both a 4-year and 2-year institution, a wide-area distributedphysical lab, a learning community, integrated internships for students, and faculty developmentworkshops. In this paper, we will establish the motivation for such a program, define the TLP’sobjectives, outline the overall structure of the TLP, and then focus on three major milestones ofthe first stage of implementing and evaluating the TLP. These three milestones are 1

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tyler Lark, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Andrew Watchorn, National Instruments; John Webster, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Instrumentation

. He is based out of Chicago, IL and is focused on curriculum development at large research-focused institutions. These Universities include: University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Kettering University The Ohio State University Michigan Technological University Purdue University University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign Northwestern University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin—Madison University of Minnesota—Minneapolis Iowa State University Andrew joined NI in 2000 as an applications engineer moved quickly through jobs as team lead and team manager. In 2002 he left Austin and served as a field engineer in Richmond, Virginia covering various

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University; James Minogue, North Carolina State University; Mike Carter, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

(EiE), an NSF funded engineeringcurriculum project focused on integrating engineering, reading literacy and elementary sciencetopics2,3. Another engineering education initiative is Project Lead The Way (PLTW), whichpromotes technology education in the classroom for middle and high school students4. As well,the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has provided guidelines for hands-on,standards-based, interdisciplinary engineering activities5, and the National Academy ofEngineering with their publication Technically Speaking encourages technological literacy6.These curriculum initiatives and publications promote engineering as a career choice. But thereare opportunities in elementary science education where engineering design and

Conference Session

Solar, Wind, and Novel Energy-System Initiatives

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Jill Humston, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

received her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Northern Iowa. Page 14.889.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 MSETI-AREA: Math-Science-Engineering Technology in Iowa on Applied Renewable Energy AreasAbstractThe Math-Science-Engineering Technology in Iowa on Applied Renewable Energy Areas(MSETI - AREA) project aimed to provide area middle school teachers with an appliedmathematics and science curriculum package based on Photo-Voltaic (PV), wind power, andhydrogen fuel-cell fundamentals. The

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marlin Thomas, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Industrial Engineering

is presented as atopic in selected courses but it is not treated as an integral part of the curriculum. Courses inquality control, statistical process control, and reliability are generally offered as a programoption or elective courses, thus leaving some students completely void of the background. The purpose of this paper is to propose a core industrial engineering course that willintegrate quality, reliability, and warranty (QRW) concepts and methods. The objective is toprovide a modern broader view of quality that is multidimensional with elements that relate tohow products are developed, produced and accepted by customers, and to improve theintegration of relevant IE courses. The approach is to construct a quality, reliability

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gary Pollice, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

sufficient foundation in three different engineering andscience disciplines. Further, attempts to do so would virtually ensure that we would not engagestudents quickly in their chosen area of robotics engineering. This paper describes the approachtaken to balance conflicting goals and show how future generations of robotics engineers mightbe educated.IntroductionThe Robotics Engineering (RBE) program at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is anattempt to integrate electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer scienceconcepts into a series of unified courses in robotics at the undergraduate level. Two Sophomore-level courses, RBE 2001 and RBE 2002, introduce students to many of the basic concepts ofrobotics at an introductory

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Nadelson, College of Education; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Anne Hay, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teaching STEM curriculum. This begged the question,how can we assess the influence of a short term intervention (three-day SySTEMic Solutionworkshop) on the participating teachers’ perceptions, understanding, and willingness to teachSTEM?Variables Contributing to Teacher EffectivenessTo address this question we conducted a search of the literature to determine what factors havebeen found to be related to elementary teachers’ effectiveness in teaching STEM content. Oursearch revealed a report by Parker and Heywood17 espousing a relationship between the increasein understanding of science content and an increased knowledge of how to teach science. Thissuggests that an assessment of changes in STEM knowledge may be an effective indicator ofteacher

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diane Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Environmental Engineering

to a level of competence appropriate to these challengesthen becomes a difficult task in light of universal constraints on teaching resources, availablecredits within our template (128 semester based credits at FGCU), and the need to deliver design Page 14.473.2experiences throughout. A two required course sequence of (1) Fluid Mechanics and (2)Hydraulics or Hydrology and Hydraulics are often the required courses in a CE curriculum, asshown in Table 1, below, showing an analysis of 20 well established programs in CivilEngineering at publicly supported Universities, yet some programs require only one course in thegeneral fluids area and very

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons; Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge

courses being taught at six community colleges that integrate academic and vocational subject matter with industry skill standards and/or competencies. • CREATE faculty continue to work with local industry to revise their curriculum to meet industry needs. • A new Mechatronics degree program was developed and implemented at Allan Hancock College. • The consortium collaborated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s and Internal Services Departments to find a creative solution to their high unmet demand for electronics technicians. • In 2008-2009, a series of technical focus meetings were held and included community college faculty from non-CREATE colleges and employers. New emerging technology areas

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Ted Lee, University of Southern California

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Chemical Engineering

2 2004 3 2005 4 2006 5their core ChE courses with five to six targetedcourses in a particular area; thus, each Figure 1. Percentage of students selecting eachemphasis acts as a “mini-minor”. emphasis in Chemical Engineering. The second approach uses laboratory research experiences as an integral part of theundergraduate education process. We have recently begun modernizing our curriculum byincluding emphasis-specific laboratory experiments associated with

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Rafael Hernandez; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Hossein Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Todd French, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

Polymeric and Multicomponent Materials courses. Her funding includes NSF and DOE and she received the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award in 2006. Central to her research in polymer and surface engineering is the design and synthesis of molecules with well-defined chemical functionality and molecular architecture with current projects on stimuli-responsive and biomass-based polymeric materials.Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University Bill Elmore, Ph.D., P.E., is Associate Professor and Hunter Henry Chair, Mississippi State University. His teaching areas include the integrated freshman engineering and courses throughout the chemical engineering curriculum including unit operations

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Construction

advantages of integration of AGC-Missouri’sand similar ePLAN rooms in construction engineering/management curriculums in the overalldelivery of construction engineering-related education. The paper is directed to the educationaland research interests of the community of students and faculty belonging to the disciplines ofcivil/construction and architectural engineering, construction science and constructionmanagement. The exposure of students to the database of several construction projects in arelatively short time allows them to view plans and specifications on-line, and do the quantitytake-offs on-screen. Full sets of plans and specifications can be printed in office or a constructiontrailer. Author’s recommendations on the adoption and use of

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of SPIRIT and to extend the SPIRIT learning community to a national scale inorder to accomplish the following goals 4: Page 14.1330.11 1. To develop a Grades 5 – 8 educational robotics curriculum to enhance student learning concepts using the flexible TekBot® (and new CEENBoT™) robotics platform. 2. To refine the instructional effectiveness of the curriculum in an extended development process, using peer editing, expert review, pilot testing, and field testing. 3. To integrate a series of interactive and focused assessments into the curriculum to help teachers determine what STEM concepts students are learning. 4. To

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) education and mentorship activities, in an effort to help students see therewards of careers in STEM and increase students’ interest in pursuing a career in these fields.Students who participate in the centers’ programs are better prepared to pursue and successfullygraduate in STEM majors, especially engineering. The Center also conducts training institutesthat provide teachers with pre-engineering curriculum to better prepare students to enterengineering degree programs. The curriculum focuses on pre-engineering skills and teachers aretrained to use instructional strategies that support connections between standards-based science,mathematics and real world engineering. The current paper describes 1) a new training programto introduce students and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

that the capstone design experience itself is not sufficient for students to develop athorough understanding of the engineering design process [1-3]. There have been numeroussuccessful efforts in exploring efficient methods to integrate engineering design education intothe first year curriculum in undergraduate programs [4-7]. According to Sheri Sheppard andRollie Jenison’s study [8], one of the most important reasons for an increase in design practice atthe freshman level is the “Recognition of Freshman Attrition.” A U.S. Department of Education(DOE) longitudinal study of undergraduate engineering programs pointed out that the retentionrate during the freshman and sophomore years in an engineering program is much lower thanthat during the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Burnham, University of Texas, Austin; Jules Campbell, University of Texas, Austin; Surya Santoso, University of Texas, Austin; Arturo Compean, University of Texas, Pan American; Jaime Ramos, University of Texas, Pan American

the self-excited wind turbine require asomewhat deeper understanding of induction machines including the per-phase electrical model inFigure 8 and, for the DFIG turbine, the dq model.14 These experiments may not be appropriate forentry level classes but could be integrated into later courses in electric machines and apparatus.All of the experiments could be considered for upper-level undergraduate classes in renewableenergy or wind power. UT Austin already offers an annual course in wind power and will takethis approach. UTPA will integrate the experiments into several courses in the electricalengineering curriculum.We intend to develop additional advanced experiments covering such topics as wind powervariability at the system level and

Conference Session

Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmond Saliklis, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Arens, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

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Architectural

Knowledge, and progress in their curriculum and courses to the higher levels ofSynthesis and Evaluation. Compare this to a studio environment in an undergraduateArchitecture curriculum, where the faculty often begin with the highest levels, such asEvaluation in applying value judgments about the adequacy of the design and Synthesis, byputting disparate pieces of information together, and Analysis in solving large complex problemsby reducing them to smaller pieces. Thus, the paper’s hypothesis is that Engineering facultytypically move up Bloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive domain, whereas Architecture facultytypically move down the taxonomy.The implications of this hypothesis are interesting from both a pedagogical and practical point ofview. Can we

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, wire-guided switches, motors and other equipment to design, construct, and controlrobots to maneuver in a 3-4 foot deep pool. This paper will explore the impact of the project onthe students, specifically, changes in understanding of the key science concepts embedded in thecurriculum and changes in knowledge about, and attitudes toward, engineering. It will alsoexplore gender differences in attitudes toward the engineering aspects of the curriculum and inthe pedagogical strategies embedded in the curriculum, including hands-on learning and groupwork.Theoretical FrameworkRobotics has been demonstrated as an effective vehicle to teach STEM concepts at many levels.The theoretical foundation for using robotics in education has been put forth by

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shi-Jer Lou, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; C. Ray Diez, University of North Dakota; Hsi-Chi Hsiao, Cheng Shiu University; Wen-Hsiung Wu, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences; Shu-Hsuan Chang, National Changhua University of Education

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International

was the enhancement of the sense of achievement; the disadvantage wasthe effect of the effectiveness of work; 3) the learning engineering could cultivate systematicthinking, problem-solving ability; 4) mathematics is an indispensable tool in daily life andteachers have played an important role in mathematics learning. Therefore, the researchproposed that school should create more successful learning opportunities as well as providethe models of successful women; schools and businesses should encourage women to grasplearning and working opportunities in STEM field; teachers should strengthen integratedprofessional knowledge about STEM through special topic production curriculum, strengthenstudents’ integrated knowledge about STEM.Keywords

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Butsch Michael, FH-Konstanz, Germany

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International

Page 14.257.3abroad in addition to the expectation among students that studying abroad is an integral andimportant part of their undergraduate education. Kettering University sends the majority of itsstudents to Western Europe (mostly to Germany). While Americans who study abroadtypically study in the humanities and social sciences, notable increases have been seen inbusiness and technical fields such as engineering and in hard science fields.Safety has been one of the main concerns for all study abroad programs in the years followingSeptember 11, 2001. This, in addition to the current world economy has been very challengingto maintain good number of study abroad student applicants. In the continuing debate over thefuture of International

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Amy Stuart, University of South Florida; Daniel Yeh, University of South Florida; Helen Muga, University of South Florida; Linda Phillips, University of South Florida; James Mihelcic, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

undergraduate and experienced graduate students who have a demonstrated interest in issues of sustainable development. 2) Integrating the research experience into education initiatives that are focused on sustainable development. 3) Ensuring the research experience focuses on appropriate technology (defined here as the use of materials and technology that are culturally, economically, and socially suitable to the area in which they are implemented). 4) Using an operational model for sustainable development that is a global partnership, so students understand how to integrate and transfer the best and most appropriate knowledge, methodologies, techniques, and practices between the developed and developing