Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Timothy VanEpps, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, Beer Sheva, Israel E-mail: mbarak@bgu.ac.il Timothy J. VanEpps College of Engineering Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 E-mail: tvanepps@fau.edu Abstract This paper focuses on enhancing innovative thinking skills of undergraduate engineering students.We present a “big picture” view on this subject and suggest specific ways for implementing it. The paper addresses the following three major questions: 1. What are the most relevant skills to become more innovative? 2. What kind of environment, curricula, and activities are essential to enhance these

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Machotka, University of South Australia; Zorica Nedic, University of South Australia; Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia; Ozdemir Gol, University of South Australia

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Electrical and Computer

generator and a digitalmultimeter. The current set-up of the RL is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. RL set-up in January 2009All these instruments are also connected to a 16x16 programmable matrix relay switch which provides theuser with an option to wire and configure various electrical circuits from available components andinstruments. A special software, dubbed the Circuit Builder, has been developed for this purpose. The RLGraphical User Interface (GUI) is written in Java, therefore the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) must be Page 14.98.5installed to allow the RL application to run. The user can control the

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Jackson Sherion, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 14.519.2 1 The following are fast facts and key numbers at ECU: Total enrollment: 23,164 Undergraduate: 17,728 Graduate: 5,150 Doctoral (EdD and PhD): 334 Medical (MD): 286 • 14.9 percent of students enrolled are African Americans; 4.7 percent are other minorities. • 12.6 percent of students are from out-of-state, coming from forty-seven states and the District of Columbia. • 19.7 percent of first-time freshmen are from out-of- state. • 189 students are from fifty-six foreign countries.College of Technology and Computer ScienceThe College of Technology and Computer Sciences2 unique slate of programs provides atechnology

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

other applications in robotics engineering. Page 14.86.3The completed workcell is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Portable robotic workcell integrating a robot manipulator with vision and conveyor systems.An engineering senior project design team composed of one computer engineer, two electricalengineers and two manufacturing engineering technologists at Lake Superior State University(LSSU) has worked on this project during the academic year 2007-2008. Y University located inMichigan, offers ABET accredited programs in computer, electrical and mechanical engineeringas well as in manufacturing engineering

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alister McLeod, Purdue University; April Savoy, Purdue University

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Industrial Engineering

skilled workforce is necessary for the continued prosperityand viability of these manufacturers. According to the council on competitiveness, the nextgeneration of innovators needs to have skills that make them: 1) better at using scientific inquirytechniques, 2) better at the use and development of technical designs and 3) equipped forchanges in the nature of their jobs (Council on Competitiveness, 2004)5. The problems thatfuture engineers and technologists face render obsolete the sole use of traditional teachingmethods. Traditional teaching methods can be defined as a formal way of presenting content byan instructor (Vella, 1992)23. Utilizing this method of teaching is oftentimes a one-way processin which learners are not stimulated to

Conference Session

LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; A. M. Jubril, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Olutola. P. Jonah, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Soji Ilori, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

’ environment. This research work aims to set up an onlinecontrol engineering experimentation platform in the field of robotics. The aim was and is toexpand the set of online experiments in the Control Engineering field while introducingnewbies to robotics. The set of online experiments which this research work would put up arebased on a robotic arm.Three experiments have been set up at the Obafemi Awolowo University by this researcheffort. The experiments are: 1. A simple slider control experiment 2. An effect of gravity experiment Page 14.39.2 3. A trajectory planning experimentII. ReviewA lot of work has been done in the development of online

Conference Session

Issues of Persistence in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Long, Purdue University; Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Mara Wasburn, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

cohorts andmore recent cohorts, so there is clear benefit to the practice. In earlier work using the MIDFIELDdatabase, it was anticipated that differences in persistence could accrue by race and gender asstudents attempted to graduate within six years after persisting in engineering for eightsemesters,3 and we begin our investigation by comparing eight-semester persistence to the six-year time window for graduation established as a standard of reporting by the IntegratedPostsecondary Education Data System.11 Our preliminary exploration of the suitability of the useof eight-semester persistence in our dataset is shown in Figure 1. Each datapoint in this figurerepresents all the students of a particular gender matriculating in engineering at a

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thad Welch, Boise State University; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Travis Kent, Boise State University

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Computers in Education

combination with a digital down converter (DDC) based data recorder to capture and record real world radio signals. The resulting in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) data files are then imported into M ATLAB for processing. This batch processing of real world radio signals allows for a tremendous amount of classroom flexibility in the discussion of software defined radio topics.1 IntroductionThere is a great deal of interest in the DSP algorithms necessary to demodulate communicationssignals. While a number of existing courses cover these topics, the use of real world communi-cations signals to develop and test these algorithms can be problematic. For many universities,the largest challenge in working with real world signals is the

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad Welch, Boise State University; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education

challenging economic times, it is somewhat reassuring to know that some unstable financial accounts are actually a good thing!1 INTRODUCTIONIt is widely known that even in the classroom “first impressions” are long lasting. Given thisfact, we believe that the first impressions that our students develop related to either discrete-timesignals and systems (DTSS) or digital signal processing (DSP) should be both memorable andinspirational. Pedagogically, it also makes considerable sense during a topic’s introduction togive a complete overview of that material before continuing on into the details. This approach toteaching has wide ranging consequences. Specifically it can, • Create a framework upon which the course is based • Encourage

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

Conference Session

Laboratories in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University

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Engineering Technology

mechanics, heat transfer, applications of numerical analysis, and in improving undergraduate engineering education. Page 14.1058.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 1 Simple Experiments for the Thermal and Fluid SciencesAbstract:An NSF funded project called The Engineering of Everyday Things (EET) uses simple, everydaydevices to help teach core concepts in the thermal and fluid sciences. Exercises are beingdeveloped which can be used for laboratory classes, in-class demonstrations, or as supplementalinstruction

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research in ET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Page 14.227.2for the important role that research played in World War II, Bush was commissioned by 1President Roosevelt to submit a report recommending how research should be supported by theFederal government in peacetime. His subsequent report titled Science, the Endless Frontier, hasas its first canon that basic research is performed without thought of practical ends.2 Its secondcanon states that basic research is the pacemaker of technological improvement.1 The final pieceof the puzzle that led us to where we are today has its roots in the Grinter report released in thelate 1950’s that advocated a more science-based engineering curriculum which eventually led tothe creation of engineering

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Marlor, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Nathan Manser, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

mechanics. The table below summarizes the topics covered. Table 1: Major Topics in ENG 32001 Topic Duration Basic Thermo/Fluids Concepts/Definitions 1 week Property Diagrams and Tables 1 week Ideal Gases, Compressibility Factor, Specific Heat 2 days Internal Energy, Enthalpy, Work, Conservation of Mass 2 days Thermo 1st Law of Thermodynamics (Closed Systems, Open Systems (Steady & (7 weeks

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

. Currently the VTS simulationmodels available or under development include motor graders, excavators, off-highway trucks,and large wheel loaders.The large wheel loader model was used in this study. A Caterpillar 992G wheel loader operatingin a rock quarry is simulated. Various simulation modules are included and designed to allowthe operator to become familiar with the loader controls, maneuvering the loader and bucket,stockpiling operations, load and carry operations, and truck loading operations. The VTS largewheel loader model is shown in Figure 1 and the operator seat and controls are shown in Figure2. Page 14.719.3 Figure 1

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Michael Bosse, East Carolina University

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Mathematics

universities discussed below wereidentified based on two criteria. First we started with universities in the ASEE listings of topvolumes in total engineering graduates, female graduates, or minority graduates. Second,information on mathematics course sequences had to be available through search of their websites. In studying mathematics content in engineering programs, an obvious classificationscheme is to begin with the traditional calculus sequence. Using this as a starting point, based onthree or four credit sequences, a number of options are possible. Tables 1 and 2 providerepresentative examples of ten engineering programs which have three and four credit calculussequences respectively.In interpreting the columns in these tables, engineering

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

responses of somechildren were more elaborate than others. Interview data allude to the importance of concreteexamples of technology as students reconstruct definitions of technology and consider howtechnology may be beneficial or detrimental to people and the environment.IntroductionThis paper seeks to answer two questions about a group of 23 elementary-aged children beforeand after their participation in a summer engineering and science club (SEAS Club) that utilizedEngineering is Elementary (EiE) curricula: 1. How do these children define and describe technology? 2. How do they critically analyze technology, that is, conceive of ways that technology may be beneficial or detrimental to people or the environment?The background section of

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Turner, Westfield State College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

of uniformly accelerated motion see Table 1.Research has shown that experts differ from novices in how they solve physics problems. Forexample, experts tend to think more in terms of the big picture and they see equations in groups.Novices tend to focus more on the algebraic manipulation of equations6,7. No matter what theclassroom setting, this research has important implications for educators. In the study ofkinematics, it indicates the need to help students develop a more holistic understanding of motionequations that facilitates broad application. Part of a learning pathway to develop thisunderstanding is to help students formulate and explore key questions related to uniformlyaccelerated motion. For example: “How many quantities are

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene Koch, Purdue University

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Construction

assessment tool Compare outcomes ** Measure student learning to baseline related to content and outcomesFigure 1: MechBuild Lab Project ComponentsTo begin the development of the MechBuild lab, the major content areas required by the studentswill align with existing labs. As each section of the project is developed, a measurable outcomewill support the content. The findings of gaps in the content versus the lab experiences willbecome the basis for the creation of the new lab exercises. As the MechBuild Lab projectcomponents flow through the piping diagram (Figure 1), the assessment tool is created. Thisprocess will proceed through two years of development

Conference Session

Exemplary Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Macon Beck, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue Universtiy; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

between school counselors’ available time and students’ desirefor career advising creates the need for high quality and effective career advising materials andsupport for school counselors. Little research has been conducted around the issue of what isneeded to support school counselors in advising students about engineering careers. This pilotstudy was designed to answer the following questions, “What are school counselors’understanding of engineering” and “What is the self-reported need for and support desired byprofessional school counselors to aid their work with academic and career development relatedto students and engineering?” An online survey instrument was developed to collect informationfrom school counselors about (1) their

Conference Session

New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

1 shows a listing of engineering professional societies. The computer scienceand engineering technologies societies are included in this table because the computer scienceand engineering technology programs are often housed in the college of engineering. The tablealso includes architecture, because students may want to explore the differences between thisdiscipline and construction or civil engineering. Table 2 lists the engineering related honorsocieties. Table 3 lists other engineering-related societies, including science, mathematics,medical, and education societies. Table 4 lists engineering, technology, science and educationalsocieties that specifically target underrepresented minorities, and the list in Table 5 targetswomen in these

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gash, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

in 202510 (referred to hereafter as the Vision). This Vision foresees the demands ofglobalization requiring civil engineers to assume a greater role as leaders in society. Loomingissues such as population growth, competition over depleted resources, and ever-increasingurbanization will require engineers to BOK2 Outcomes CQ?develop innovative solutions. Right now we Foundationalare educating these engineers. In response 1. Mathematicsto the Vision, ASCE released in 2008 an 2. Natural sciencesupdated version of their Body of Knowledge 3. Humanities **(BOK2). The BOK2 outlined twenty-four 4. Social sciences

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; William Owen, University of Waterloo; Colin Campbell, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

, with most studentsreporting that the case study reinforced their learning and understanding of the design process.However, students reported that the case study involved more work than expected. This isparticularly reflected in ME380 due to the method of implementation.The response rate overall was 43 of 91 students available for the survey. This percentage, 47%,was lower than desired, but found to be acceptable for this type of survey. The response rate foreach course is summarized in Table 1. Surveys Received Students Available %ME380 17 50 34ME423 11 24 46ME729 15

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Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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First-Year Programs

understand where current engineering has developedfrom while getting a feel for the type of people who have made contributions to societyand who many times are just like them. Next toys were introduced – Lego, K’Nex, andstrobe lights - to spark creativity and capture their attention while having fun during datacollection. This paper will address the changes to the course and how it has improvedretention.IntroductionThe freshman engineering course (ENGR 1200 Engineering Methods1) at The Universityof Texas at Tyler received a major overhaul during the summer of 2006. The originalcourse outline is shown in Appendix 1. The new Chair of the Department of CivilEngineering who was to arrive in January 2007 was asked by the Dean to adjust thecourse to

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Frances Jallu, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

: Page 14.110.2 1. No AC power available at the bus shelter location. 2. Project life of one to two years. 3. Deliver approximately three minutes of audio content. 4. Simple user operation: Just one pushbutton. 5. Tamper-resistant housing and mounting. 6. No modifications of the bus shelter structure.Constraint 1 required that the system be self-powered. Battery power was the logical firstchoice. The second and third constraints dictated that the batteries would probably need to bereplaced or replenished during the useable life of the system. The bus shelter is located in anarea with sufficient sunshine therefore a rechargeable battery with a small solar panel

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

research by any means, or does it? This was an experiment withhigh stakes as to whether a program can be built, assessed, and changes made to meetcurrent ABET criteria and CE program criteria based on the ASCE Body of Knowledge(BOKI).1 This was the challenge facing the new department chair in spring 2007.PreparationProgram Educational Objectives (PEO), Program Outcomes (PO), and Changes to theCurriculumThe first step was the development of POs in 2005 that would guide the program todemonstrate accomplishment of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes outlined within thefirst edition of the BOKI.1 This document modified using Bloom’s Taxonomy to definethe level of student activity was gaining acceptance to be the basis for the next round ofupdates to

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

emanate from Outcomes 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the UTTyler CE Program Outcomes (PO) presented in Table 1 which are derived from ABETOutcomes (3.d), (3.f), (3.g), (3.h), (3.i), and (3.j) in Table 2 and the CE program criteria.PO 9 specifically incorporates the new undergraduate professional requirements locatedwithin the CE program criteria. The difficulty arises in how do students demonstrate orfully understand what these outcomes are asking when the demonstration is possibly leftto a single event within the senior year. These professional outcomes have been referredto as “soft” outcomes by many when they were first presented as part of ABET EC2000Criterion 3. Others have used the word “squishy” when considering how difficult it is toassess

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Sebastian Bawab, Old Dominion University; Timothy Coats, NSWCCD; Hesham Nassar, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

ispowered and controlled by an industrial amplifier. A Programmable Logical Controller (PLC) isapplied to activate these four actuators simultaneously and repeatedly. Accelerometers using anNational Instruments (NI) data acquisition system are used to measure the impact force duringthe tests. Students gain design and implementation experiences from the developing of thesystem.1. IntroductionA collision between two bodies which occur in a very small interval of time, and during whichthe two bodies exert on each other relatively large forces, is called an impact1. The followingimpact-force equation can be used to illustrate the physical situation. (1)Where F

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Barbara Lombardi, Universidad Simón Bolívar

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Instrumentation

acarbon monoxide gas sensor. The TGS 5042 is also a carbon monoxide gas sensor.TGS 4161The TGS 4161 is a solid electrolyte CO2 sensor. The TGS 4161 has a range of carbon dioxidedetection of 350~10,000ppm. The CO2 sensitive element consists of a solid electrolyte formedbetween two electrodes, together with a printed heater (RuO2) substrate. By monitoring thechange in electromotive force (EMF) generated between the two electrodes, it is possible tomeasure CO2 gas concentration.2 Figure 1 shows a photograph and cutaway diagram of the TGS4161 sensor.The TGS 4161 was powered from the LabJack data acquisition unit that also measured its outputvoltage after being amplified by a gain of three to help improve resolution.2 Figure 2 shows thesensor and

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Snyder, Taylor University; Elise Romines, Taylor University; Rachel Dodge, Taylor University; Jason Kruegar, Taylor University; Travis Booth, Taylor University; Josh Gates, Taylor University

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Educational Research and Methods

categories in the posttest. This difference also indicates the construct validity of our instrument. These differences arediscussed in depth later in the report.InstrumentsHARP Assessment Instrument The HARP Assessment Instrument is a 119 item survey using a Likert Scale rangingfrom 1 to 6, 6 being the highest. This instrument measures student development in the areas ofintrinsic motivation, valuing science, application knowledge, metacognitive processes, cognitiveskills, and content knowledge. Each area is broken down into several sub-scales (See Table 3).Interview Protocol An interview protocol has been made whose purpose is to provide qualitative data toenhance the quantitative data collected from the survey. The interview

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty and Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Mukolobwiez, Saint Ursula Academy; Michelle Beach, Midpark High School; Jaswinder Dhillon, Withrow High School; Raviteja Chalasani, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Physics/Chemistry Teacher in Cleveland Ohio. She earned her bachelors in Civil Environmental Engineering (2004) and her Masters in Secondary Education (2006) from the University of Cincinnati. Her experiences include 3 years as a National Science Foundation STEP Fellow were she taught in several Cincinnati Public Schools and 3 years as a high school science teacher in Cleveland.Jaswinder Dhillon, Withrow High School Jaswinder Dhillon teaches Mathematics at Withrow University High School in Cincinnati, OH. He has taught classes including Pre-Calculus, Algebra 2 and Algebra 1 to 9th-12th graders. This is his third year teaching at Withrow as well as his third year teaching overall. Jaswinder