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Construction Classroom Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Lower, Purdue.edu; Mark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University

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Construction

instructor for the Building Construction Management Department at Purdue University while completing her Masters in May 2008 and currently working on her PhD to be completed in December of 2010.Mark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University Mark Shaurette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette BBCN, Building Construction, University of Florida, 1975 MS, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980 Ph.D., College of Technology, Purdue University, 2007 Mark’s 30+ years of construction industry experience includes owning and operating a custom homebuilding company in addition to senior management positions with one of the largest

Conference Session

Programs Using New Instrumentation Concepts

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Instrumentation

AC 2010-984: INSTRUMENTATION EMPHASIS IN UNDERGRADUATEMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMSJerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette Page 15.755.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Session XXX Instrumentation Emphasis in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Programs. Jerry K. Keska Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, LA 70506

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

sustainableProgram at Rowan University will produce participate in activities y material and new 4graduates who recognize the need for and the that enhance their emergingability to engage in lifelong learning. (ABET I). ability to remain technology current in their field. Outcome 1: StudentsGoal 1 - Objective 3: The Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

process or system with multiple design and research elements, such as wirelesscommunication, control system design, statistical analysis, structural dynamics, and design formanufacturability. Through working on projects based on this platform, students will be able tostudy a complex engineering and technology system that: (1) exposes them to applied andcutting-edge technologies; (2) encourages them to participate in an integrated, interdisciplinarycurriculum; and (3) involves them in methods of applied technology and skills necessary totransition from academic to professional environments.1. Introduction The rapid advancement in technology has laid a path for the design and manufacture of manyinterdisciplinary integrated technologies. These

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Cressler, Georgia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, 2010 A New Approach to Microelectronics and Nanotechnology Education for Undergraduates of All DisciplinesAbstractA new undergraduate course in microelectronics and nanotechnology is described. Importantly,this course does not assume any electrical and computer engineering background or substantivecollege pre-requisites, and is designed to be accessible for all undergraduate majors at alleducational levels. The course focuses on developing the general scientific and engineeringunderpinnings of microelectronics and nanotechnology, but importantly, also examines how thisnew technological revolution is influencing a broad array of diverse fields and civilization as awhole.IntroductionCollege undergraduate students are

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological literacy, and real-time embedded systems. Page 15.492.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Management Actions Taken and Changes Made by Manufacturers to Become More CompetitiveAbstractRemaining competitive in today's economic climate is a formidable task for all organizations. Itis especially so for smaller organizations classified as job shops. For them the problem is evenmore complex due to limited resources including capital, equipment, and personnel. Manyengineering management actions and changes have proven

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna Riley, Smith College

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Engineering Ethics

level of awareness of the societaland ethical implications of nanotechnology among first-year engineering students. This projectalso proposes an educational approach for including the education of the societal and ethicalimplications of nanotechnology in engineering courses. Engineering students that encounternanotechnology education across science, technology, social sciences and humanities may bebetter equipped to participate in debates about how societies ought to be transformed.IntroductionNanotechnology has established itself as an important new scientific discipline with anextraordinary number of potential applications. Consequently, researchers and policy makershave identified a need for well-trained scientists, engineers, and

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Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Culver, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

of steps to achieve this objective. This paper has two main objectives: (i) reviewthe status of ethics instruction at Virginia Tech’s large engineering program and suggest aframework to cover ethics instruction throughout the curriculum, and (ii) discuss resultsof a college-wide survey administered to gauge the perceptions of undergraduate andgraduate engineering students regarding their current ethics instruction.The Need for Ethics Instruction in EngineeringThere have been numerous calls for improved instruction in ethics in engineering overthe last several years, especially given the pace of technological advances andaccompanying consequences. Typically these calls focus on more broad training inethics, rather than micro-ethical problem

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rashpal Ahluwalia, West Virginia University; Atul Phadke, West Virginia University; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2010-1233: USE OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS TOMOTIVATE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PURSUE ENGINEERINGRashpal Ahluwalia, West Virginia UniversityAtul Phadke, West Virginia UniversityGary Winn, West Virginia UniversityReagan Curtis, West Virginia University Page 15.1308.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Use of programmable logic controllers to motivate high school students to pursue engineeringAbstractThe paper describes the use of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to motivate Appalachianhigh school students to pursue higher education in the areas of Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math (STEM). Nationally, college

Conference Session

New Collaborations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Strife, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2010-1939: LEARNING WITH THE STUDENTS: CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS HELP DESIGN AND SHAPE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTIONALINFORMATION FOR THEIR DISCIPLINE.Mary Strife, West Virginia University Mary Strife has been the director of the Evansdale Library at West Virginia University since 2002. She began at WVU in 1995 as Coordinator and Head of the Physical Sciences and Mathematics Libraries. Her career has included science and/or engineering librarian positions at Cornell University, Syracuse University, the University of Rochester, and SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome. Page 15.839.1

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-239: ACHIEVING CIVIL ENGINEERING BOK2 OUTCOMES OFGLOBALIZATION, LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICALRESPONSIBILITY AND TEAM WORK IN A GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSSteven Benzley, Brigham Young University Steven E. Benzley obtained BES and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis. He was a member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. Since 1980 he has been on the faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University. He has also served as Associate Dean of the BYU College of Engineering and Technology, Associate Dean of BYU Honors and General Education, and is

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Virginia’sDepartment of Science, Technology and Society (STS) which is housed in the School ofEngineering and Applied Science. The multidisciplinary STS department “advancesunderstanding of the social and ethical dimensions of science and technology2”. This paper willdescribe the development of course and its goals, expand on the course syllabus and choice oftexts, discuss the in-port field experiences, and summarize the assessment of both the studentsand the course. Page 15.481.2Course development and details The home institution of the course faculty member is the Colorado School of Mines(CSM). A Humanitarian Engineering Program3 has been developed at

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huanmei Wu, IUPUI

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-2151: PROJECT BASED MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION FORUNDERGRADUATESHuanmei Wu, IUPUI Dr. Huanmei Wu is an assistant professor at the Department of Computer and Information Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI, joint with Indiana University School of Informatics. Her research is focusing on database, data mining, and tumor motion management in image guided radiation treatment. Page 15.997.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Project Based Multidisciplinary Education for UndergraduatesAbstractMotivation: Integrating the multidisciplinary technologies

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

criticisms are voiced in meetings of collegeindustrial advisory boards, industry partners and alumni established in their discipline. In aneffort to address this, the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Department ofYoungstown State University initiated a joint pedagogical experiment with the Department ofFine and Performing Arts (F&PA) at Youngstown State University. The goal of the experimentwas two-fold – to expose the engineer to an ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking environment and toestablish a means where effective communication with non-technical personnel was required.The experiment was jointly developed between the departments so that the students from bothdepartments would work towards their own pedagogical objectives. The goal of this

Conference Session

Engaging Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Hadaway, Norwood High School; Megan Urbaitis, Norwood High School; Regina Lamendella, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati

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Environmental Engineering

since 2006 focus on secondary STEM content. Theresults obtained by reviewing these lessons indicate that 59, 62, 66, and 78% of STEP lessonsanalyzed contain components of mathematics, engineering, technology, and science, respectively(see Table 1). Interestingly, 97% of lessons at least partially contain components from at leastthree of these disciplines. When evaluating lessons that definitely contain elements from,science, technology, engineering, and/or math, 82% contain content from at least two of thesefour STEM areas, suggesting a trend that STEP lessons are interdisciplinary.More than 97% of lessons address or partially address the use of multiple learning styles, andmore than 93% of STEP lessons contain a real-world application. While

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological literacy, and real-time embedded systems. Page 15.493.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Management Improvement Programs Implemented by Manufacturers to Become More CompetitiveAbstractIn today's competitive global economy, organizations of all sizes from job shops to hugecorporations are searching for ways to improve their ability to compete. Actions taken andchanges made in the way they do business have made a positive difference. However, that alonemay not be enough. Further efforts are needed to enhance

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-326: TOWARDS MORE EFFICIENT PRACTICES AND METHODS FORABET ACCREDITATIONIvana Milanovic, University of Hartford Ivana Milanovic is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of NYU, NY and M.S. and B.S. from University of Belgrade, Serbia.Tom Eppes, University of Hartford Tom Eppes is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. He holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Engineering Management

of technical projects or teams. Thecurriculum gives students an appreciation of both the technical and managerial perspectives ofsolving projects. The degree candidate must have an appropriate undergraduate degree in anengineering, engineering technology, manufacturing, or science discipline.Generally speaking, there are four target audiences for a graduate degree in engineeringmanagement. They are enumerated as follows. Page 15.332.21. Non-traditional technical students working to update their credentials and advance in their careers to administrative positions. These students typical have at least 3 years working experience, oftentimes

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Pitts, Morgan State University; Ricardo Camilo, Morgan State University

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Industrial Engineering

originalideas and analytical skills for the solution of concrete problems in the areas of manufacturingsystems, programming, logistics and others. As an attractive educational tool, roboticscontributes to the increase in students’ interest for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(STEM) concepts.Through this Course, Curriculum and Lab Improvement (CCLI) grant project sponsored by theNational Science Foundation an updated Industrial Robotics and Automated Manufacturing(IRAM) Laboratory will be developed at Morgan State University. The IRAM Laboratory willprovide an improvement in the current facility and combine the integration of additional courseswith a hands-on laboratory approach into the Industrial engineering undergraduate curriculum.These

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Bouamor, University of Oklahoma; Chen Ling, University of Oklahoma; Binil Starly, University of Oklahoma; Randa Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2010-1731: MULTIMODAL LEARNING INTERFACES: ASSESSING THEEFFECTIVENESS OF HAPTIC AND VISUAL INTERFACES ON STUDENTLEARNING OF STATICSSarah Bouamor, University of OklahomaChen Ling, University of OklahomaBinil Starly, University of OklahomaRanda Shehab, University of Oklahoma Page 15.897.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Multimodal learning interfaces: Assessing the effectiveness of haptic and visual interfaces on student learning of staticsAbstractHaptic technology is becoming more widely used as an educational tool. Providing forcefeedback to the students may improve their interest and understanding of the engineeringsubjects. In this

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

about their program, program ranking (e.g. US News and World Report or other ranking surveys, etc.)The ABET criterion (h) reads that each student shall have “the broad education necessaryto understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context”. Thenext writing assignment asks each student to select an individual chapter from atechnology and society text concerning case histories where technology has gone awry in Page 15.987.7some way, following the usual sequence of detected serious side effect, newsdevelopment, public alarm, institutional responses, and short and long term resolutions.The carefully researched cases in

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-60: ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY: ANENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY?Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University ANDREW J. CZUCHRY received his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1969 with a concentration in guidance and control systems engineering. He has more than twenty years experience as a professional manager in technical innovation and the electronics manufacturing industry. Dr. Czuchry has been the holder of the AFG Industries Chair of Excellence in Business and Technology since joining East Tennessee State University in 1992. He has published extensively in refereed journals and proceedings of professional organizations related to his

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-31: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S HYBRID BUS - AMULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PROJECT BASED EDUCATIONSteven Fleishman, Western Washington University STEVEN FLEISHMAN is currently an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Western Washington University. He joined the Vehicle Research Institute at WWU in 2006 after spending twenty years in automotive drivetrain R&D. Steven.fleishman@wwu.edu Page 15.1362.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Western Washington University’s Hybrid Bus – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Project-BasedEducationAbstract Western

Conference Session

Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alanna Storey, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2010-1867: KENTUCKY INSTITUTE FOR WATERSHED MANAGEMENTSUPPORTAlanna Storey, Western Kentucky UniversityAndrew Ernest, Western Kentucky UniversityJana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Page 15.824.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Kentucky Institute for Watershed Management SupportAbstractThis paper will demonstrate the effectiveness of the university-housed watershed capacitydevelopment approach of the Kentucky Institute for Watershed Management Support (KIWMS).KIWMS engages students in developing and implementing model holistic processes forrehabilitation/regionalization and management for communities with aging on-site wastewatermanagement

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

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Engineering Management

activities are widelyaccepted as an important field of engineering management. In today’s global and highlycompetitive business environment, high quality products and services are a necessity. Quality isone method in which organizations compete2. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)3,4has conducted competency surveys and has repeatedly identified quality as an importantcompetency gap in manufacturing.This paper will present a method to address the quality competency gap in the use of statisticalprocess control (SPC) to achieve process improvement. Montgomery5 states that SPC is “one ofthe greatest technological developments of the twenty century because it is based on soundunderlying principles, is easy to use, has significant impact, and

Conference Session

Technical Papers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Bradley Layton, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Engineering Libraries

investigate developing informationliteracy skills in first-year engineering technology students. It was found that ongoingcollaboration with faculty and increased student contact improved the effectiveness of librarian-led information literacy instruction. Allegorically, the authors have also found that their ownstudents, even when presented with the proper resources to search for and retrieve peer-reviewedarticles, handbooks and conference proceedings will frequently resort to web references.Examples of this may be found in three works authored with undergraduates. Admittedly, as ofthis writing, the co-author’s own work has fallen victim to the vagaries of online publishing, (e.g.Gadia et al., 2005a, Gadia et al., 2005b, Layton et al., 2007)4-6

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Mills, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Anuradha Nagaraj, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Srivenu Seelam, Texas A& M University-kingsville; Ali Pilehvari, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Chemical Engineering

chemical engineering subjects, and to broaden studentexposure to emerging technologies. The ICC’s can also be used to review existing concepts andapplications, to gain additional exposure to new technologies that may not be part of any formalcourse, and to develop a more fundamental understanding of the common threads and methodsthat represent the underpinning of their chemical engineering education. The ICC’s are alsoenvisioned as an integrating tool that will help students better recognize the collection of coursesin their program as a unified curriculum.The development, teaching experience, and assessment of an ICC that is focused onmicroprocess technology are described. The latter is a key emerging technology in chemicalengineering that has

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashok Kumar Manoharan, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

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Mechanical Engineering

thestudents involved obtained a thorough understanding of the engineering concepts and alsoimproved their soft skills, including team working, communication, and ethical and problemsolving skills. In-depth information about the evaluation results, course map and instructionalstrategy are provided in this paper.IntroductionEngineering curricula have experimented with multiple methodologies that expose students toreal-world problems. There are also deep concerns about American internationalcompetitiveness, amid indications that the U.S. is doing a relatively poor job at retaining andtraining students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines14.Too many talented students get the impression from introductory courses that

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Darryl G. Thelen, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Klingenberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

.” Specifically, EB2 encourages members of the CoE community to rethink theacademic culture to address important changes by going beyond boundaries of: • conventional engineering education and recasting our content and approaches for a rapidly changing world. • the classroom, with new technology and multi-media strategies that allow faculty to expand their educational approaches. • the college, with programs supporting greater connections across disciplines such as biology, medicine, business and the humanities. • the state and nation to prepare students to work and succeed in many different countries, cultures and languages.The call for change in engineering education has been studied and reported in a variety of

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering and Technology (ABET) now lists underthe program heading of “Engineering, Engineering Physics, and Engineering Science” plus a fewadditional programs with similar names or with other variations outside of ABET’s standard setof program titles that ABET has assigned to ASEE. This set of programs has been assigned toASEE for purposes of providing program evaluators (PEVs) for accreditation visits.Further, this paper provides a look ahead at the prospective accreditation review load for ASEEPEVs. This information is important in helping to estimate the number of ASEE PEVassignments that will be needed over the next several years. Perhaps surprisingly, that number isnot easily estimated ahead, as only the years for the next scheduled general