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DEED Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Design in Engineering Education

) platform. The primary design requirement of the projectwas the need for the parachute system to be able to deploy in the event ofcommunications malfunction, loss of control or any other critical failure that couldimpact the safety of persons or property on the ground. Project requirements stipulatedthat the design focused primarily on safe, successful recovery of the given airframe.Team members were given the opportunity to suggest alternative materials or changes indesign that may yield increased performance benefits for future prototypes.Students utilized a model Piper Cub and were able to meet the minimum designspecifications articulated by the customers. The aircraft would fly with a suitable centerof gravity (CG) and could manually deploy the

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Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradly McNair, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-2401: GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF HIGHWAY VERTICAL ANDHORIZONTAL CURVES USING EXCELBradly McNair, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort WayneSuleiman Ashur, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Page 14.647.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Geometric Design of Highway Vertical and Horizontal Curves Using ExcelAbstractThis paper presents the work that was developed as a project in the first offering of thetransportation engineering class at the new civil engineering program at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. The project statement required the use of Excel in developing aprogram for

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

engineerAbstractIn the fall of 2004 a college with five undergraduate academic programs decided to integrateservice-learning (S-L) projects into required engineering courses throughout the curriculum sothat students would be exposed to S-L in at least one course in each of eight semesters. Theultimate goal is to graduate better engineers and better citizens. Four of the degree programshave achieved on average one course each semester, with an actual coverage of 103 out of 128semester courses, or 80% coverage over the four years. Of the 32 required courses in theacademic year that had an average of 753 students each semester doing S-L projects related tothe subject matter of the course, 19 of the courses (60%) were considered engineering science,that is, not

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Design Communications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education

undergraduate students. In order to effectively enhance creativity, tools have to bedeveloped to map it. Here an attempt will be made to differentiate team creativity fromindividual creativity. Individual creativity here will relate to the process of generating ideas onthe basis of learning types and brainstorming techniques. Team creativity will relate to theadditional creativity, which is generated through synergy and team dynamics. In this study, theauthors extended the use of design notebook used in design project to research notebook used ina research project on the selection of freshman design projects. For the research notebooks, acoding rubric will be constructed that is used describe and quantify the creativity instances thatoccur in the

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Gilbert, Iowa State University; Pam Shill, Iowa State University; Kevin Saunders, Iowa State University

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Information Systems

, interface design, human computer interaction, ethics, and graduate life. For theremaining time, students conduct interdisciplinary research projects in groups of three. Eachgroup is mentored by graduate students in the Human Computer Interaction Graduate Programunder the supervision of HCI faculty. The five research projects are presented at an end-of-thesummer campus-wide research symposium in the form of posters, demos, and a five-pageresearch paper. This REU Site benefits from strong institutional support and mechanisms forrecruitment, mentoring and long-term retention that are particularly effective at targetingunderrepresented groups in science and engineering.This analysis offers the reader key insights into building an REU experience that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

Full Implementation for Over 400 First-Year Engineering StudentsAbstractTwo years ago a robotics-centered sequence of three first-year engineering courses wasexpanded to include all beginning engineering students as part of an NSF CCLI grant. Theobjective of this course sequence is to immerse students in a skill-based, project-drivencurriculum that builds creativity and a can-do spirit. Students purchase a Parallax BASIC Stampcontroller, sensors, servos, and software to provide the basis for a mobile laboratory and designplatform; this mobile platform, which is owned and maintained by the students, provides amechanism for boosting experiential learning to a level that would be difficult to achieve usinguniversity

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

leadershipskills. The younger students are integrated into real engineering projects earlier in their careersgiving them a genuine engineering experience that serves to address retention challenges facingmany engineering programs. A challenge, however, is creating projects that both challenge theolder students and allow the younger students to participate. At Purdue University, verticallyintegrated teams are brought together to address the needs identified in the local community.LabVIEW tools are utilized to allow the younger students to get up to speed on the projects andparticipate in areas such as data acquisition, data analysis, and microcontroller programming.This paper describes how the vertically integrated teams are formed, provides an overview of

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

ongoing CCLI-Phase I Project funded by NSF. He has led the new course module development for CCLI-Phase I project and integrated its pilot implementation in his course at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at JSU.Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University Dr. Gordon W. Skelton is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Jackson State University (JSU). He is the founder and director of Center for Defense Integrated Data at JSU. He is involved in research on wireless sensor networks and intelligent decision systems. His current research includes Disaster Response Intelligent System. He serves as the freshmen advisor and the instructor for the freshmen entry-level

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Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zesheng Chen, Florida International University; Erik Pazos, Florida International University; Darian Garcia, Florida International University; Dayron Garcia, Florida International University; Julio Duharte, Florida International University

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Design in Engineering Education

Harvesting Control PanelAbstractReducing high energy consumption and costs is imperative and significant to our daily life. Inthis paper, we describe a capstone senior design project that develops an efficient energy-savingsolution. The solution is called the GreenLite system and consists of two components: a self-adjustable solar tracker panel and a light harvesting control panel.The solar tracker panel tends to maximize the absorption of solar power. Specifically, the solartracker panel can adjust itself automatically to the direction where the panel is directly facing theSun. To achieve this, the component employs photo-sensors to measure the irradiance of the Sunand to provide the feedback signal on the current position of the panel. The

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Shlomo Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

’ – BASED MANUFACTURING EDUCATION1. IntroductionThe Learning Factory (LF) model was first developed as part of the TRP/NSF fundedManufacturing Engineering Education Partnership with the goal of developing a practice-basedengineering curriculum that balances analytical and theoretical knowledge with integratedphysical facilities for product realization in an industrial-like setting1-2. The model has beensuccessfully implemented in several other institutions3. However, full implementation of the LFmodel can be expensive. In 2002, Wayne State University was awarded an NSF grant to developan adaptation of the LF model that would be less costly to implement. This goal was achieved byintroducing the use of coordinated hands-on projects

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Automation and Robotics Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Sample, Oregon Institute of Technology; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

adapted from common appliances such as hand drillsand hot melt glue guns to emulate common industrial processes. The work cell can be easilyduplicated at low initial cost and ongoing maintenance. Undergraduate student teams wereintegrated with graduate students to design and build the system.IntroductionThis work was sponsored through the Graduate Fellowship Program of the Oregon NASA SpaceGrant Consortium. At the onset of this project the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering(MMET) department at the Oregon Institute of Technology had just a handful of functioningrobots, even fewer robotic work cells, and none which were fully capable of simulatingmanufacturing assembly processes. This scenario left the MMET department with few real-worldtools

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Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Leland, Oral Roberts University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Page 14.938.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Pair Programming in a CAD Based Engineering Graphics CourseAbstractPair programming was introduced into a course in engineering graphics that emphasizes solidmodeling using SolidWorks. In pair programming, two students work at a single computer, andperiodically trade off roles as driver (hands on the keyboard and mouse) and navigator (discussstrategy and design issues). Pair programming was used in a design project, and in a subsequentyear in a design project and several smaller special projects. Student outcomes for two yearswere compared with a previous year in which pair programming was not used. Improvementswere seen in design

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Emerging Issues in Materials Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane Folz, Virginia Tech; Christine Burgoyne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Materials

is built on a prerequisite laboratory in which characterization methods wereintroduced through the evaluation of metals in a semester-long evaluation project. In the courseunder discussion, various processing methods were taught in the first few weeks, after which aseven-week design project based on one or more of these techniques was developed by teamsconsisting of three to five students. The problem presented to the students was to develop aproject that illustrated the impact of processing on the properties of the materials. Teams wererequired to design both the technical and managerial aspects of the project. The teams wereevaluated through the use of two written reports, periodic class presentations (evaluated by boththe students and the

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Amy Kitts, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

year, students in construction educational fields across this nation are given areal-world, first-hand glimpse of their future. This proverbial “preview of coming attractions”presents itself in the form of regional competitions jointly sponsored by the Associated Schoolsof Construction (ASC) and the Associated General Contractors (AGC). The competitionchallenges student teams to assume roles consistent with industry project management teamsprepared to develop a comprehensive plan for a constructive endeavor. Each team may competein one of three tracks aligned with major construction categories: 1. Heavy Highway Construction 2. Design Build Construction 3. Commercial ConstructionTo create a distinctive feeling of

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Edward Bigos, Springfield Technical Community College; Ted Sussmann, Springfield Technical Community College

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Instrumentation

14.77.3health and safety. Applications are limitless!On a global level, the NSF has been calling this “grand convergence,” cyberinfrastructure. Onemay find many references to this concept, forecasts of potential future applications, reports on in-progress test projects such as HPWREN, NIMS, and ROADnet, and potential research fundingopportunities on the NSF’s Web site[1] . However, most of this current, enthusiastic attention andpromotion of cyberinfrastructure by the NSF is aimed at senior, graduate-level researchinstitutions. Not surprisingly, most of the NSF’s recent Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in thisarea have been targeted at basic research about wireless sensor networks and systems andapplications of these systems to infrastructure and

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Oakes, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

direct contact with people through educational programs for children or theelderly to projects that are delivered to the underserved populations to address a need,such as a solar power system for a remote rural village. It can also take the form ofresearch, data analysis and interpretation and presentation of results, such as addressingan important environmental issue. This service might address a short term need that isfilled during a course or it could be part of a larger, on-going project or set of projects inan area.Academic Connection - The service students perform must provide reinforcement of andconnection with the subject material of an academic course. When looking to see if acourse would benefit from service-learning, the question of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2009-1062: THE USE OF RAPID PROTOTYPE MODELS IN MECHANICALDESIGN COURSESHolly Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Holly K. Ault received her BS, MSME and Ph.D. degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1974, 1983 and 1988 respectively. She has worked as a Manufacturing Engineer for the Norton Company and Product Development Engineer for the Olin Corporation. She is currently Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, co-director of the Assistive Technology Resource Center, and director of the Melbourne Global Project Center. In the fall of 2001, she was invited as the Lise Meitner Visiting Professor, Department of Design Sciences, Lund

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

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Mechanical Engineering

. Also, prerequisitesknowledge test is very helpful to assess their concepts and to conduct any extra helpsessions.Conventional teaching methods (lectures, classwork and team-home work, mini- andterm-ending projects) are followed for this course. The final take-home project enhancesthe students’ understanding of the material covered in the entire course. Also itdemonstrates the type of study and research required for realistic design.Besides a review of the mechanics concepts, perhaps the only two new topics that areusually covered in depth in a typical Machine Design course are: Fatigue Design and(Static and Fatigue) Failure Theories as applied to the design of components (shafts,keys, couplings, fasteners, bearings, springs and gears

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Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Armageddon is upon us. Others hold that the recent risein energy prices is one of numerous transient oil price spikes2 driven by chance or evenmanipulation. Either way, the present situation is similar to the Sputnik launch in its potential toinspire concerted action towards the long-delayed dream of energy independence. Through mostof 2008 in US cities, the price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline3 exceeded the projected pumpprice of the energy equivalent in hydrogen.Coupled with growing fears of GlobalWarming4 and the reality of carbon penalties5and credits6, this poses an excellent opportunityto bring college students and faculty into aproject-based learning environment whereeveryone wants to participate in achieving realresults. The intellectual

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Adriana Perez, University of Texas, Brownsville; Gabriala Oropeza, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

information related to a pilot study on the effects of to Endocrine DisruptingChemicals (EDCs) exposure on pregnancy, which was conducted by the Health Center and theSchool of Public Health.Interdisciplinary in nature, the project brought together biostatisticians, medical doctors, andcomputer and information scientists (CIS). On the medical side, the team was trying to assesshuman health risks from exposures to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, measuring both theexposure level and its ramifications in pregnant women of the Rio Grande Valley. To aid in theprocess from a computational and engineering point of view, a professor and two computerscience and engineering majors were put in charge of taking the requirements and specificationsfrom the medical

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Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fredrick Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Ronald Krahe, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Education (ASEE). Fred Nitterright began his career as a machinist at Elliott Support Services in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1986. He was employed as a computer-aided draftsman at Powerex, Inc, a project engineering at Stanko Products, a process engineer at Ami-Doduco, Inc., and a project engineer and team leader at Classic Industries, Inc., in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Mr. Nitterright’s employment at Behrend commenced in 1999.Ronald Krahe, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Mr. Ronald Krahe is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1991 from Gannon University and the M.B.A. in

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Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

numeric control machinery that can replicate it.2. The coming together of dynamic form with a broader application of sustainable technologies. The adaptation of technologies from other industries, such as aerospace or shipbuilding to create a new framework for collaborative practice as well as efficient design, manufacturing and assembly processes.3. Using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to create a virtual model of the building that allows for the specification and performance testing of all the components of the building before it is built. BIM also increases the dynamic communication between the members project team allowing for fast and effective feedback from each discipline in the design development process.[1]The idea of

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Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Architectural

and PractitionersAbstract This paper presents an analysis result of collaborative studio course that engagesstudents, faculty and practitioners. The collaborative studio is one of the two sequential capstonecourses. As the capstone studio experience of students’ academic design career, these twocapstone courses encourage students’ initiative and independence in design. Students arerequired to choose a practitioner as a reviewer for their projects. Reviewers are expected to cometo the design presentation critique at least twice during the semester. Throughout the semester,students are expected to share their information and views and to engage peers and visitingprofessionals in meaningful dialogue. The

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

initial team building activity. Many of the designs were entered in a competition to raisemoney for Pennies for Peace (an organization that builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan).The students completed a basic statistical analysis on the funds collected and summarized theresults. In ENG1101, students were introduced to the engineering design process as theyprogressed through an eight-week, design/construct, team-based project that focused on greenengineering. Design constraints for the project imposed a 50% lower limit on post-consumermaterials used in construction, and the student teams were instructed to keep the environmentalimpact of their design very much in mind from the beginning of the design process and as theymoved through to

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Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

areas of science and engineering. Well known NSDL projects, such as Annals of Researchon Engineering Educations (AREE) or National Engineering Education Delivery System(NEEDS), whether fully or partially funded, are integrated within the NSDL EngineeringPathway (EP). An engineering education database would be a valuable supplement to the robustcollections and services provided by EP. The proposed database would be built utilizing thealready existing and highly-recognized technical infrastructure of the NSDL. This will be acollaborative project where professional organizations such as the Engineering Library Division(ELD) of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the Science and TechnologySection (STS) of the Association of

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharad Oberoi, Carnegie Mellon University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering design projects bring together knowledge from differentsources. They collaborate among themselves, share design knowledge, and negotiate with eachother, faculty members and the client, in order to create engineering artifacts. This process ofteninvolves reuse of previous knowledge and the creation of new knowledge within the context ofthe problem. Such knowledge building is a key process skill that engineers need to acquireduring their education.Ideally in team projects, students co-construct the knowledge necessary to realize their designsthrough the process of proposing, counter-proposing, questioning, arguing, agreeing, anddissenting. A major problem student teams face is learning how to organize and share ideas. Thisfrequently results

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Leigh Weiss, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 14.1375.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 WIND TURBINES TO TEACH PARAMETRIC DESIGNA project in which teams of students are asked to design and build horizontal axis wind turbinerotors is presented. The goal of each team was to develop the greatest electrical power outputgiven the constraints of wind velocity, swept area, a specified hub and mounting. In practice, thedesign of wind turbines is extremely complex. Therefore, to make the project tractable tosophomore level undergraduates, significant constraints were placed on the problem statement,which allowed calculations to inform teams’ decisions. To evaluate design instances withoutconstructing rotors, the students developed a computer program to predict

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Nathaniel Downes, Rowan University; Patrick Hoffman, Rowan University; Matthew Abdallah, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-2123: UNDERGRADUATE VALIDATION OF CUTTING-EDGECALORIMETRY OF AN INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATE’S NOVEL ENERGY SOURCEPeter Mark Jansson, Rowan UniversityUlrich Schwabe, Rowan UniversityNathaniel Downes, Rowan UniversityPatrick Hoffman, Rowan UniversityMatthew Abdallah, Rowan University Page 14.1291.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Undergraduate Validation of Calorimetry of an Industrial Affiliate’s Novel Energy SourceAbstractA major component of the Rowan University (RU) engineering program is the clinic course,which gives students the opportunity to work with industrial partners on real projects, while stillmaintaining a classroom environment. The

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan Lima, North Dakota State University

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International

classes in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Departments at Michigan Tech, North Dakota State University, and at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Dr. Oliveira current research interests include optical fiber communication systems, Monte Carlo simulations, digital signal processing, wireless communications, and engineering education. She has authored or co-authored 13 archival journal publications and 27 conference contributions. From 2007-2011 Dr. Oliveira is serving as the Michigan Tech project director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium on Renewable Energy that is funded by FIPSE from the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Oliveira is an ABET evaluator

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Carl Barratt, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

Introduction to Engineering – Project-Based is taken by all incoming engineeringfreshmen first semester at the University of New Haven as part of the Multi-DisciplinaryEngineering Foundation Spiral curriculum. Throughout the course, students are introduced tobasic engineering concepts through a series of hands-on projects. Student understanding isenhanced as these topics are revisited in subsequent courses taken during the second semesterfreshman year and through the sophomore year. This approach requires significant collaborationbetween faculty involved in the spiral curriculum courses in order to achieve the program’sintended results, namely, academic consistency across sections, and the need to adequatelyprepare students for the next tier of