Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; Laura Miller, George Mason University

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Electrical and Computer

resources to administer and sustain on a long term basis.1. IntroductionPrados, Peterson and Lattuca, in their article 15 tracing the history and evolution of engineeringeducation and accreditation criteria through the twentieth century, write: “By the late 1980s, . . .engineering practice was changing dramatically and irreversibly . . . [existing programs] producedgraduates with strong technical skills, but these graduates were not nearly so well prepared inother skills needed to develop and manage innovative technology . . . engineering accreditationhad become an impediment to reform . . . criteria were increasingly prescriptive . . . institutions thatattempted flexible and innovative programs were increasingly harassed in accreditation reviews

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Chen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Scott Hendershot, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Ma Oo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Adam Hilton, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Design in Engineering Education

Human MotionAbstractAssessing abnormal movement resulting from poor health is essential for monitoring patients’health status and quality of life. In this paper, we describe a capstone senior design project thatuses wearable wireless sensors to measure and collect signals with information about the motionof a person in need of medical care. A triaxial body-fixed accelerometer is used to record humanmotion. Sampled data are transmitted using an IEEE 802.15.4 wireless transceiver to a datalogger and passed to a PC. The analysis of the recorded data facilitates possible characterizationof human motion. The implemented system allows for inexpensive and unobtrusive monitoringduring normal daily activities at home or in a nursing home environment.1

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; william Monroe, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Chester Wilmot, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

. Fiveobjectives guide this collaborative effort: 1. Create an enhanced version of CPRTM (Version 5), which both allows for the input and review of visual and video components by students and also permits the expansion of this functionality to the 2500 assignments that have already been developed by the 100s of faculty in the 950 institutions who have current CPR accounts on the UCLA server. 2. Develop pedagogically driven assignments for seven core engineering courses. 3. Train engineering faculty in the development and use of CPR visually rich assignments. 4. Assess the impact of the integration of writing and visual communication on course development, student performance, and student confidence in communication skills. 5

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Critical issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) Criteria 4 for 2009-2010 for accrediting applied science programs, whichstipulates that each program must have a documented process to regularly assess its educationalobjectives and program outcomes, and to evaluate that these are being met.1 The process describein this paper allows the program to meet this requirement.Guidance in curriculum validation from professionals in industry is helpful because they knowwho they need to hire. As Gerald (ERIC) indicated, academic advisory members link theacademic community to the external community by sharing their experience after gainingpractical experiences.2 Although various literatures emphasize the essential part of academicadvisory members, they have

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Liberal Education

students at our institution are required to take a course in speech. Someof the student learning outcomes for the course relate to the learning outcomes identified incategory 3 of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditationrequirements (2001) [1]. Specifically, ABET expects that “Engineering programs mustdemonstrate that their students attain the following outcomes: Category 3(d) an ability tofunction on multi-disciplinary teams and… (g) an ability to communicate effectively”. In thisstudy, we examine the gains in communication and team skills in different sections of a requiredspeech course. The students enrolled in these sections are primarily freshmen. Most of them areengineering and aviation majors. The course is

Conference Session

International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Kirandeep Kaur, University of Florida; Sarah Jayasekaran, University of Florida

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International

transport oil and other hazardous substances mustcomply with these myriad requirements, many of which mandate the development ofcontingency plans. Oil spill contingency plans serve two broad purposes: demonstratingcompliance with applicable regulations and providing essential information that can be applied toany oil spill quickly during response activities. Oil spill contingency planning occurs in bothpublic and private sectors. A public contingency plan is developed by government agencies orministries, often with industry and public involvement. It may include the following:1 ≠ information of state-owned equipment stockpiles; ≠ local or regional logistical considerations; and ≠ Natural resource information including sensitive

Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Beth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Henry Harms, Stevens Insititue of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; David Janosz, NJTEA

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

means thatbetter understanding of potential “foreign” user communities and environments are needed.Students participating in the Introduction to the Core Concepts of Systems Engineering haveengaged in a first-hand experience integrating systems engineering and global collaboration aspart of an effort to increase the number of students who will go on to pursue engineeringeducation and careers and to provide them with workforce skills for the 21st century.Pilot Test DescriptionThe two major components addressed during the first year of the SAGE project were to 1)identify and develop the four systems and global engineering curriculum modules and 2) provideprofessional development on those modules to selected teachers who would then pilot test

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Richard Clark, Virginia Western Community College; Carl Shek, Virginia Tech

computerliteracy and tend to find ‘short-cuts’ and ‘game the system’ in the computer-based exercises and thusreduce the opportunities for learning.1 There are also concerns that the switch to computer-basedlaboratories might lead to a variant of the digital divide within our student population where affluent maleundergraduate students may display greater competence short-term on the computer-based laboratoryexercises, yet not gain significant understanding of the course materials from their participation.2 Thus,after considerable thought, we rejected this course of action.Instead, we developed an alternative approach—the Lab-in-a-Box concept—to teaching the introductorycircuits courses involved hands-on experiments that were developed to reinforce

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Freddie Davis, West Texas A&M University; Emily Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Kendra Campbell, West Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

theacademic experience of these students because of their involvement in the learning communities.However, the numbers show that the opposite is true.IntroductionA learning community is defined as “a variety of curricular approaches that intentionally link orcluster two or more courses, often around an interdisciplinary theme or problem, and enroll acommon cohort of students.”1 Historical benefits of learning communities are both qualitativeand quantitative and include: increasing study skills, promoting connections with faculty,creating a sense of belonging to the university, increasing grade point averages, and improvingretention.2-11A study conducted by Swing12 utilizing the First-Year Initiative Benchmarking Survey foundthat many qualitative

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Holt, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.; Hongchi Shi, Texas State University, San Marcos; Harold Stern, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Electrical and Computer

processor core alongside a digital signal processorcore.A brief examination of the product portfolios of major semiconductor companies will show thatmulticore chips are becoming part of the mainstream offerings in many embedded applicationdomains including consumer, industrial, networking, medical, military, gaming, and automotive.This change is happening very rapidly, and has caused consternation within the embedded Page 14.513.2programming community. Many in the industry believe that the concerns stem from two mainissues: (1) lack of tools and infrastructure to enable effective programming, debugging, andoptimization of multicore systems, and (2

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Qunfang Liao, Panasonic Automotive Systems

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. It also means that multiple nodes can act upon the samemessage, allowing multicasting capabilities. As shown in Fig. 1, a number of electronic controlunits used to control engine, transmission, drive information, antilock brake system, door mainand other controllers are typically connected together to form a CAN bus. Page 14.831.3 Figure 1. An example of CAN connection diagram in the vehicleThis paper presents a laboratory development of a real-time controller for a small PM BLDCmotor through a network system. The network system uses a CAN communication bus totransmit/receive information between modules to control the speed

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Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University; Reniz Moosa, Texas A&M University

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Architectural

the achievement of aspecific group of learning objectives”.1 Page 14.1351.2Recent developments in the field of graphic processing units and the availability of breath takingrendering capabilities on computers systems form gaming companies provides a ready madesolution and keeps us from reinventing the wheel.2Fritsch and Kada 3 are of the view that the increased interest in the consumer market has led tothe remarkable progress in game-engine industry. These powerful software packages areefficiently run through rendering pipelines, special data-structures and speed-up techniqueswhich in turn assist in visualizing texture mapped 3D objects

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

writing. Peer review can be a helpful tool to improve students’writing. Through peer review, students can understand how to improve their writing and benefitfrom seeing how other writers have handled the same project.Background and RationaleThe technical communication course (ES 210w) for engineering majors at Vanderbilt Universityprovides instruction in both written and oral communication. The course has two main goals forstudents: 1. Communicate effectively in both written and oral reports 2. Communicate effectively in job search communication tasksAlthough students conduct peer reviews of both written and oral assignments, this paper focuseson peer review of written assignments. Peer review of first drafts is an important part of

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Creese, West Virginia University; M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology

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International

RecognitionAbstract Vellore Institute of Technology, known as VIT University, was established in 1984 atVellore, Tamil Nadu, India and is observing its Silver Jubilee Year in 2009. In 2008, VITUniversity attained a ranking of 10th overall in Engineering conducted in a survey by AC Nielsenfor the Magazine “India Today”. The rise to this level of academic excellence has been achievedas a result of many factors, of which two primary factors are: (1) A commitment to academicexcellence and achievement; and (2) A visionary, dedicated and charismatic leader.University History and Achievements VIT University was established1 in September 1984, as Vellore Engineering College nearthe town of Vellore and in October 1984 the College started with three

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida; Maria Herrera, University of South Florida

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Manufacturing

skills in design and manufacturing, problemsolving, teamwork, and communication for successful careers in industry. This will benefit thegrowing medical device industry by bringing qualified engineers with the technical knowledgeand experience in working with medical doctors in the development of innovative medicaldevice products.1. IntroductionResults from several industry surveys and academic studies show that graduating engineers areinadequately prepared for careers in industry 1-3. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers(SME) conducted a survey in the advanced manufacturing sector that identified the competencygaps as project management, specific manufacturing processes, product/process design, problemsolving, communication, and teamwork

Conference Session

New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Adam Morris, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

field of “precisionagriculture”. Based on the analyses of several years of yield data, a simplified “managementzone” framework for the field has been obtained. This framework will be refined and utilized for“variable rate seeding” effort in the future for improving the profitability of the field.1.0 IntroductionThe benefits of implementing undergraduate research for faculty, students, institution, and the Page 14.1059.2nation as a whole particularly in the STEM disciplines are well documented [1]. The involvementin experiential learning and research by students not only improves content knowledge, andmotivation to pursue graduate studies, but also

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury; Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

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International

, waste and land engineering and management,such as river engineering, irrigation design, erosion control, ecological stormwater management,contaminated site remediation and wastewater treatment. Therefore, the focus of the degree isconducive to partnering with environmental protection agencies and local industry in solvingcomplex and real-world engineering challenges.Development and Structure of the Final Year Research ProjectOur involvement in leading the Natural Resources Engineering programme commenced in 2004and so we report mainly on relevant outcomes achieved since then. Each student was expected tospend approximately ten hours a week on their project (Table 1). Up until 2006, two termindividual research projects (equivalent to 3-5 credit

Conference Session

Design Cognition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Evans, MIT; Konstantinos Katsikopoulos, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Chad Foster, MIT

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Design in Engineering Education

rules for the contest can be found on the coursewebsite . Page 14.332.3Student SurveyFor this research, the students participating in the class were given a chance to fill out a surveyon the day of the contest. This survey asked them to compare several robots built by the otherstudents. Ten students volunteered to have their robots evaluated. These robots were displayedon a table to allow the evaluators to examine them. The students were asked to makecomparisons in a pair-wise manner, making four sets of comparisons in total. (i.e. Student Amight have been asked to compare robots 1 and 2, robots 5 and 6, robots 7 and 6, and robots 9and 10

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Design in Engineering Education

University of Cincinnati performed their capstone project as part ofthe NSF STEP Fellows program [1]. At Western Michigan University, the Engineering DesignCenter for Service-Learning addresses equipment needs for K-12 schools with combined teamsof both engineering and educations students [2]. However, a long term relationship with a fifthgrade class as reported in this paper is unique.This paper shares the development of this partnership, including the initial contacts, thesolicitation of funding, and the identification of projects. Descriptions of the projects areprovided. Finally, feedback from all participants is provided. The paper should serve as a guideto other programs that wish to pursue these sorts of partnerships.The PartnersWoodcreek

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Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Engineering Technology

(FTE) student count. The figures for the most recent yearavailable (2005) indicate an almost 50% drop in the number of Engineering Technology degreesawarded during a twenty year period. Coincidently, one might note that during the same timeperiod there has been an over 200% increase in the number of AS degrees awarded in the Page 14.1236.2computer sciences[1]. Enrollment problems in electronics technology programs have not occurredovernight but after approximately four decades of the self-fulfilling prophecy of what hasbecome known as Moore’s Law, continued semiconductor microminiaturization and theattendant, relatively recent, evolution to

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Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

boundaries set by groups.1 The net resultmay be that many creative ideas generated by groups are never expressed or acted upon(Goncalo & Staw 2006). The research seems counterintuitive at first since more ideas shouldlead to more creativity but historical evidence supports this hypothesis in that nearly all greatcreative works of literature, art and architecture usually bear the name of a single author. Onecould conclude that groups are better arbiters in defining creative boundaries, especially at thelimits of where creativity becomes inappropriate for the solution or context, but not in generatingcreativity. Another hypothesis that was considered had to do with experience and creativity.Some research in cognitive psychology indicates that

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy; James Baughn, UC Davis

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Mechanical Engineering

of steady state heat transfer from extended surfaces is well known , and its derivation will not berepeated here. Analytical equations for the analysis of fins operating under a variety of boundary conditions atsteady state may be found in almost any basic text which covers conduction and convection heat transfer, and areshown in Table 1.Table 1: Table 16.4 from Reference10. Used with permission.The four steady state boundary conditions considered included an infinite fin, adiabatic tip, active(convective) tip, and a tip whose temperature is prescribed; for each of these conditions, courseobjectives at USAFA require that students be able to calculate the fin temperature distribution, heattransfer rate, efficiency, and effectiveness.USAFA

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Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Sukwon Kim, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Bob Wilkins, Texas A&M University, Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

mathematics (STEM) workforce remains strong. Continued growth in nationalproductivity requires a continuous supply of professionals who are highly competent in theSTEM disciplines and who are adaptable to the needs of a rapidly changing profession.1 From2000-2010, employment opportunities in the United States requiring STEM expertise areexpected to increase about three times faster than the rate for all other occupations. However,the available domestic STEM labor supply has not and will not be able to satisfy this growthbecause of the long-term trend of fewer students entering STEM programs in college, thusthreatening the ability of U.S. businesses to compete in the global marketplace. The situation isso dire that the National Science Board has

Conference Session

Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ristroph, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Engineering Economy

improvement.FactorsA hundred years ago, tables were used to provide the values of interest formulas that were diffi-cult to evaluate using slide rules. The slide rules have disappeared, but not the tables. At first,tables seem to be a convenience, but they require spending valuable classroom time to teach themechanics of factors. For example, consider the problem shown in Figure 1. Given deposits of$3,000 at times 2, 3, …, 30, what equal amounts can be withdrawn at times 39, 40, …, 63? Thisis a three-step problem using factors. 1. Determine the equivalent (i.e., the account E30 E38 balance) at time 30: 3,000 E30 = 3,000(F|A, i, 30-1) (1

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Tim Katz, University of Brighton

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International

USSR era Curriculum for Electrical Engineering at Kabul Polytechnic UniversityAbstractThis paper discusses the challenges of modernizing the USSR-era curriculum for thedepartment of electrical engineering (EE) at Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU), whichwas put in place several decades ago. A new curriculum has been proposed to address theshort coming of the old curriculum and to integrate experimental work at its core becauseof the lack of suitable industrial base in the country. The paper outlines the presentsituation, considers important challenges, and discusses the routes to progress. Thediscussions and conclusions outline promising directions for this work and consider thelessons learned.1. IntroductionKabul

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imre Rudas, Budapest Polytechnical Institution; Peter Toth, Budapest Tech.

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International

trainers- Organizations and networks, community-links, the role of teamwork.6Table 1 shows the learning outcomes of would-be-teachers at the end of the module. Table 1 Learning Outcomes of Would-be-teachers Learning Outcomes Knowledge and Understanding: 1 Critically understands the possible transformations to teaching and learning brought about by the use of ICT 2 Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of techniques and strategies for researching the use of multimedia in teaching and learning Abilities: 1 Applies multimedia and interactive content for use within teaching and learning with originality 2 Selects

Conference Session

International Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of Technology; Chi-Cheng Chang, National Taipei University of Technology

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International

AC 2009-2534: STUDENTS’ LEARNING SATISFACTION AND PROGRESSTOWARD A NANOMETER COURSE, EMPLOYING A CONCEPT MAPPINGLEARNING WEB PLATFORMKuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of TechnologyChi-Cheng Chang, National Taipei University of Technology Page 14.1091.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Students’ Learning Satisfaction and Progress toward Nanometer Course Employing Concept Mapping Learning Web Platform (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Kuo-Hung Tseng , Chi-Cheng Chang , Mei-Wen Chao , Wen-Shung Tai & Yueh-Min Huang(1) (3) Graduate Institute

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Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

AC 2009-2535: A STUDY ON THE CHANGES OF ATTITUDE TOWARD STEMAMONG SENIOR-HIGH-SCHOOL GIRLS IN TAIWANShi-Jer Lou, National Pingtung University of Science and TechnologyC. Ray Diez, University of North DakotaHsi-Chi Hsiao, Cheng Shiu UniversityWen-Hsiung Wu, National Kaohsiung University of Applied SciencesShu-Hsuan Chang, National Changhua University of Education Page 14.120.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Study on the Changes of Attitude toward STEM Among Senior High School Girl Students in Taiwan Shi-Jer Lou1, C. Ray Diez 2, Hsi-Chi Hsiao3,Wen-Hsiung Wu4& Shu-Hsuan Chang5 1.Graduate Institute of

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Technology Integration in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min Jou, National Taiwan Normal University; Yu-Shiang Wu, China Institute of Technology; Han-Wei Zhang, National Taiwan University; Ming-Jenn Wu, National Taiwan Normal University

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-2537: DEVELOPMENT OF WEB-BASED ENVIRONMENTS TOSUPPORT SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY: ANEXAMPLE FROM MICROTECHNOLOGYMin Jou, National Taiwan Normal University Min Jou received M.S. from University of Missouri in 1992 and Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1994. Since 2001, he has been with National Taiwan Normal University where he is currently a professor in the Department of Industrial Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechatronic Technology. Professor Jou has authored 1 technical book in design, and over 30 papers in diverse areas of computer technology, e-learning technology, engineering education, automation, and material