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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters; Lauren Miller, NASA Headquarters

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Aerospace

AC 2010-1995: UNIQUE EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORNASA ENGINEERSRoger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters Roger C. Forsgren, Deputy Director, NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL), Office of the Chief Engineer, NASA Headquarters, National Aeronautics & Space Administration Roger C. Forsgren is the deputy director of the NASA Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL). NASA APPEL, managed through the Office of the Chief Engineer at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, provides the Agency’s engineers and project managers with educational resources encouraging foundational learning, professional development, and

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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

AC 2010-2009: DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED SELF-TEACHING ANDASSESSMENT MODULE FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING MICROCHEMICALSYSTEMSPatrick Mills, Texas A&M-Kingsville Dr. Patrick Mills is the Frank H. Dotterweich Chair and Professor in the Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Before being appointed to this position in January 2006, he was a Senior Research Associate in the DuPont Company's Central Research and Development Department in Wilmington, Delaware with more than 25 years of experience in chemical sciences and engineering. His research interests include multiphase reaction engineering, transport phenomena, and reaction system modeling

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-2389: COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION,RESEARCH AND TRAINING AT A HBCU - EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMESRam Mohan, North Carolina A & T State UniversityAjit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State UniversityNarayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University Page 15.301.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Computational Science and Engineering Education, Research and Training at a HBCU – Experiences and OutcomesAbstractComputational science and engineering (CSE) and high performance computing (HPC) havenow become an integral part of several engineering and science disciplines. Still the number ofstudents from

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Graduate Student Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lydia Soleil, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

AC 2010-1963: DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONALDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AT ARESEARCH EXTENSIVE UNIVERSITYSunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology Sunni H. Newton is currently in her 4th year of Georgia Tech's PhD program in industrial organizational psychology, with a minor in quantitative psychology. She attended Georgia Tech as an undergraduate, double-majoring in psychology and management. She worked for several years as a graduate research assistant in a psychology lab where she helped conduct studies on adult learning. She currently works as a graduate research assistant in Georgia Tech's Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) where

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Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2010-1888: A SOPHOMORE LEVEL DATA ANALYSIS COURSE BASED ONBEST PRACTICES FROM THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION LITERATUREMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels

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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-2149: MAXIMIZING BENEFITS OF SERVICE-LEARNING INENGINEERINGLinda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, LowellJohn Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell Page 15.858.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Maximizing Benefits of Service-Learning in Engineering  AbstractAre engineering educators maximizing the benefits of service-learning to students, community,faculty, and institutions? Are we collectively converging on desired goals of service-learning asa pedagogy/philosophy that take full advantage of the benefits elucidated by research?A commonly utilized definition of service-learning is “a credit-bearing, educational experiencein which

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glen Dudevoir, United States Air Force Academy; Andrew Laffely, United States Air Force Academy; Alan J. Mundy, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-1013: "SURVIVOR" MEETS SENIOR PROJECTGlen Dudevoir, United States Air Force AcademyAndrew Laffely, United States Air Force AcademyAlan J. Mundy, United States Air Force Academy Page 15.3.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 “Survivor” Meets Senior ProjectAbstractWe have all seen the formation of tribes and cliques on the latest edition of the television hitSurvivor. Has Survivor mentality invaded your senior projects as well? For the last ten years orso, engineering programs nationwide have, with varying degrees of success, tried to incorporatethe ABET-required outcome of “ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.”1 Whilerecognizing

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Faculty Development for Distance Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Donohue, The College of New Jersey; Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2010-1016: THE CONSTRUCTIVIST-BASED WORKSHOP: AN EFFECTIVEMODEL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACTIVITIESSusan Donohue, The College of New Jersey Susan Donohue is an assistant professor of Technological Studies in the School of Engineering at the College of New Jersey.Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky Christine Schnittka is an assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at the University of Kentucky.Larry Richards, University of Virginia Larry Richards is a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia

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Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University; David Barnett, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

AC 2010-1038: EARLY CAREER BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCEFOR UNDERGRADUATESRebecca Willits, Saint Louis University Rebecca Kuntz Willits is an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University and has developed courses in Transport Phenomena, Biotransport, Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering, and Design of Laboratory Experiments. She was the 2009 Director of BE@SLU, an NSF-sponsored REU in Bioengineering.David Barnett, Saint Louis University David Barnett is the Chairperson of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University, as well as the Director of the 2010 BE@SLU program

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Teaching Dynamics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanics

AC 2010-1069: FOUR FREE-VIBRATION LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS USINGTWO LUMPED MASS APPARATUSES WITH RESEARCH CALIBERACCELEROMETERS AND ANALYZERRichard Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has 3 years industrial experience at General Motors and 3 years at Lucent Technologies. He was an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Southern Indiana before joining the faculty at Southern Polytechnic State University in 2010 as an Associate Professor, where he also serves as director for their new mechanical engineering program. He has

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Instrumentation in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seema Khan, Sonoma State University; Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

AC 2010-1159: A LABVIEW-BASED INTEGRATED VIRTUAL LEARNINGPLATFORMSeema Khan, Sonoma State UniversityFarid Farahmand, Sonoma State UniversitySaeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford Page 15.45.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A LabVIEW-based Integrated Virtual Learning Platform1. IntroductionWith the current economic downturns where educators are constantly confronted with furtherbudget cuts, fewer resources, and larger class sizes, online (or web-based) learning is receivingmore attention than ever before. One key advantage of online learning is that it can providedirect delivery of education at anytime from anywhere to anyone, and thus

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Construction Classroom Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Whitney Lutey, Montana State University; Penny Knoll, Montana State University

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Construction

AC 2010-1167: AN OVERVIEW OF TEACHING CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TOCET/CM STUDENTSWhitney Lutey, Montana State University Whitney Lutey worked for a large international commercial contractor in Northern California for over six years before returning to Montana to take over the family general contracting business. She began teaching as an Assistant Professor at Montana State University in the Construction Engineering Technology program in Fall of 2005. She teaches CE 308, Construction Practices, CE 307, Construction Estimating and Bidding, and CE 405, Scheduling. Mrs. Lutey earned her Master of Construction Engineering Managment and B.S. of Construction Engineering Technology with Minor in

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DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Steve Patterson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1203: SUCCESSES OF AN EARLY CONCEPTUAL DESIGNPRESENTATION FOR SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSNabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Nabila (Nan) BouSaba is a faculty associate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Nan earned her BS in Electrical Engineering (1982), and a Master degree in Electrical Engineering (1986) from North Carolina A&T State University. Prior to her current position at UNC-Charlotte, Nan worked for IBM (15 years) and Solectron (8 years) in the area of test development and management. She teaches the senior design course and manages the standalone computers in the Electrical

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DEED Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1258: ENGINEERING DESIGN CASE STUDIES: EFFECTIVE ANDSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT METHODSOscar Nespoli, University of WaterlooSteve Lambert, University of Waterloo Page 15.480.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Design Case Studies: Effective and Sustainable Development MethodsAbstractCase studies and the case method of teaching and learning have demonstrated pedagogicalbenefits. Sustaining the effective and efficient development of cases requires strategies andmethods that are proven and systematic.Waterloo Cases in Design Engineering (WCDE) is a unique program to enhance designengineering education by

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Thomas Gavigan, Penn State Berks; Brittany Farrell, Penn State Berks

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-1293: ENERGY HARVESTING INVESTIGATIONS BYUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSDale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer.Thomas Gavigan, Penn State Berks Thomas H. Gavigan is an Assistant Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He

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Design Projects across the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1327: WATER TURBINE: IMPROVING A PROJECT FORREINFORCING MACHINE COMPONENT DESIGNHarold Henderson, United States Miliary Academy MAJ Harold Henderson graduated as an Armor officer from the United States Military Academy in 1998. He has served in the U.S. Army in the United States and Iraq. He holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University. His research interests include unmanned ground vehicles, energy harvesting, instructional technology and distance education. He is currently serving as an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point.Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1328: FFCEP: AN INNOVATIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY TO FUELTHE PIPELINE AND DIVERSIFY THE PROFESSORIATERenee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 15.581.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 RIT’s FFCEP: An Innovative Recruitment Strategy to Fuel the Pipeline and Diversify the ProfessoriateAbstractDespite recruitment strategies and efforts to attract and retain ethnic minorities and women inprivate and public universities across this nation the challenge for parity still exists. Thoughpresidents, provosts, deans, department chairs, and faculty search committees have come torealize

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Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Garcia, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-1348: FIPY AND OOF: COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATIONS FORMODELING AND SIMULATION OF COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALSAlejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette ALEJANDRA J. MAGANA is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Network for Computational Nanotechnology and the School of Engineering Education, at Purdue University West Lafayette. Alejandra's research interests center on how scientists and engineers reason with computing and computational thinking to understand complex phenomena. She is also interested in investigating how scientists and engineers perceive and experience the societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology. Based on her findings her goal is to identify and develop

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Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2010-1352: WHAT DO EMPLOYERS WANT IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEEKNOWLEDGE OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND THE PROCESS OFSTANDARDIZATION?Bruce Harding, Purdue UniversityPaul McPherson, Purdue University Page 15.1364.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 WHAT DO EMPLOYERS WANT IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEE KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND THE PROCESS OF STANDARDIZATION?AbstractProducts and processes considered everyday conveniences would not be possible withoutstandardization. That standardization making today’s technology possible was developed overthe last few decades by practitioners, many of whom are on the brink of retirement.Consequently, a growing concern

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Mathematics

AC 2010-1363: AN INNOVATIVE UNDERGRADUATE COMPUTATIONALMATHEMATICS CURRICULUM FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS SEEKINGDUAL MAJORJayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona BeachHong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Page 15.160.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Innovative Undergraduate Computational Mathematics Curriculum for Engineering Students Seeking Dual MajorsAbstractIn this paper, we discuss the design of a unique undergraduate curriculum in ComputationalMathematics for students in the engineering fields who wish to pursue a dual major. At theinstitution that the authors teach, an

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Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Okhtay Azarmanesh, Pennsylvania State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-1377: EXPERIENCES WITH STUDENT-DEVELOPEDSOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIOS IN THE SMART RADIO CHALLENGESven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University SVEN G. BILÉN is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering at Penn State and Interim Head of the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs. His research interests include software-defined radio and cognitive radio.Okhtay Azarmanesh, Pennsylvania State University OKHTAY AZARMANESH is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering at Penn State. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and his M.Sc. from Télécom Paris and SUPAERO

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Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlos Bertha, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2010-1395: HOW TO TEACH AN ENGINEERING ETHICS COURSE WITHCASE STUDIESCarlos Bertha, U.S. Air Force Academy Page 15.657.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 How to Teach an Engineering Ethics Course with Case StudiesAbstractI believe it is fairly clear that case studies are useful for teaching engineering ethics. This isbecause case studies have a way to bring abstract concepts (philosophical ethics) into thepractical realm: actual or made-up cases that involve engineers. But there are good ways to usecase studies and then there are bad ways to use them. In this presentation, I hope to make somemodest recommendations regarding what goes into using case

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Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2010-4: IDEAS TO CONSIDER FOR NEW CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATORS: SENIOR DESIGNLisa Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa G. Bullard is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Co. from 1991-2000. A faculty member at NCSU since 2000, Dr. Bullard was named an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor at NCSU and was awarded the Outstanding New Teacher Award by the Southeastern Section of ASEE, the NCSU Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, the COE George H. Blessis

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

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International

AC 2010-43: THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ANDINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY (ICT) COURSES ATHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN AFGHANISTANBahawodin Baha, University of Brighton Dr Baha is a Principal Lecturer at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Brighton, England. Following his graduation from Kabul University (KU) in 1980, he was an assistant lecturer at KU for a while. Then he was able to obtain a British Council Scholarship and has completed his MSc and PhD degrees at the Universities of Salford and Brighton respectively. He has been teaching at the University of Brighton since 1989, where he has been teaching and conducting research in electronics. He has

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Israel Urieli, Ohio University-Athens

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-47: ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS - A GRAPHICAL APPROACHIsrael Urieli, Ohio University-Athens Joined the Mechanical Engineering Dept. at Ohio University in 1984, following 22 years of experience in research and development in Israel and the US. Has been teaching Thermodynamics continuously since 1990. Page 15.498.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Thermodynamics – a Graphical ApproachAbstractThis paper presents the first open-source web-based thermodynamic learning resource. Thecompletely self-contained project is found at http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/~thermo. This

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamila Cola, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School; Margaret Tarver, Tri-Cities High School; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1434: INSPIRING MINORITIES TO ENTER THE STEM PIPELINETHROUGH NSBE JR.Jamila Cola, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jamila Cola is a program director at the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She recieved her Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Purdue University. Her current interests are minority student achievment in K-12 STEM subjects.Douglas Edwards, Westlake High School Mr. Douglas Edwards is the Math/Science Magnet Coordinator at Westlake High School. He received his bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Dayton and has a master’s degree from Georgia State

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Advances in Engineering Economy Pedagogy

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Evans, University of Arkansas; Heather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas; Kim Needy, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Economy

AC 2010-1469: A LOOK INTO THE ENGINEERING ECONOMY EDUCATIONLITERATUREEmily Evans, University of Arkansas Emily Evans is currently pursuing her Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas. Her research includes engineering economy education.Heather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas Heather Nachtmann, Ph.D. received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (IE) from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000. She is currently an Associate Professor of IE at the University of Arkansas and serves as the Director of the Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Center. Her research includes cost estimation modeling, economic and efficiency analysis of transportation and

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Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Birmingham, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-1504: MOBILE GAMING AND THE ZUNEWilliam Birmingham, Grove City College Page 15.876.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Mobile Gaming and the ZuneAbstractClasses in mobile gaming are very popular with students and provide them with knowledge andprogramming skills that are in great demand in both industry and graduate research programs. Theseclasses can provide experience in the following areas: software engineering, advanced programming inmodern object-oriented environments, user-interface design, networking, real-time programming, aswell as principles of game design and programming. Until recently, mobile gaming required machinesthat were

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College

AC 2010-1548: ATTITUDES AND INTERESTS OF STUDENTS ININTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSES WITH EXPERIMENTS RELATEDTO SPORTSJennifer Kadlowec, Rowan UniversityAli Navvab, Gloucester County College Page 15.220.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student Interest in Introductory Engineering Courses with Experiments Related to SportsAbstractIn an effort to introduce engineering students to mechanical aerospace and chemical engineeringprinciples through a familiar context of sports and sports performance, a multidisciplinary teamof faculty and students from two universities and a county college have developed a set of hands-on modules

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Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Sarah Lockwood, University of Calgary; Jane Leung, University of Calgary

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2010-1556: BRINGING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS INTO THEFIRST YEAR DESIGN EXPERIENCEDaryl Caswell, University of CalgarySarah Lockwood, University of CalgaryJane Leung, University of Calgary Page 15.244.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing Social and Cultural Awareness into the First Year Design Experience Caswell, Lockwood and LeungAbstractAt the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 730 first year students arerequired to take two half courses in Design and Communications. These courses (ENGG251 and ENGG 253) are project-based, with students participating in 5 real-world