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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Solarek, University of Toledo; Hong Wang, The University of Toledo; Allen Rioux, The University of Toledo; William Evans, The University of Toledo; weiqing sun, The University of Toledo

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Computers in Education

withrecruitment and retention by providing students with options based on their interests, learningstyles and academic preparation.As the CSET program grew and established an identity in the region our graduates foundemployment in the discipline and/or went on to graduate school in computer science or closelyrelated areas. In some cases, computer science background of our graduates allow them pursueprofessional careers and graduate education in computer science. We believe that the computerscience component leads to increased opportunities for our graduates. CSET graduates fill aniche positioned between the purely technical and the purely theoretical.As we prepared for our general review in the fall of 2006, we were contacted by ABETheadquarters and

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Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Sandi Hyde, Middle Tennessee State University

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International

now occur creates new challenges. The growth of global economies reinforcesthe need for cultural sensitivity and cultural awareness about the countries in which products andservices are to be designed, produced. Ideally, these concepts and their importance areintroduced to students early in their academic careers through international travel or internationalstudies. However, many engineering programs are rigidly structured in a way that makes takinga semester to study abroad, or taking additional classes in international business, prohibitive.Therefore , it becomes necessary to expose students to culturally-diverse concepts outside of theideal.Student involvement in campus activities enhances the students’ communication and networkingskills

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terry Brumback, University of Alabama; Randal Schumacker, The University of Alabama; Daniel Fonseca, The University of Alabama

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Educational Research and Methods

of empirical evidence in this area of study. Both Group I and Group II studies indicated that there is a positive relationship between cognition and undergraduate engineering student outcomes. There was not enough evidence to suggest a trend between procedural characteristics and cognitive characteristics to student outcomes in undergraduate student outcomes.IntroductionEngineering education has, in the past, typically referred to those educational programs leadingto a professional degree in engineering. A number of degrees are offered in this career fieldincluding Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy. Lately a number ofdegree programs have been developed at the Associate of Science

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Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Katharine Golding, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, staffing, and funding).Based on the work to date we conclude with thoughts on directions for future researchand practice in this area.IntroductionBackground/Context. Motivated by the key role that engineers play in bringing newdiscoveries and technologies to the market, universities have begun in the last twodecades to offer entrepreneurship as part of engineering education in the U.S. This hasproduced a rich and diverse landscape of programs, courses and extracurricularopportunities for engineering and science students. Entrepreneurship is increasinglyviewed as a necessary area of competency and a career path for engineering graduateswho need to be equipped with an appropriate knowledge base, skill set and an

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Instructional Strategies in AE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

architectural and engineering students differ from general studies or liberalarts majors in that they have a more narrow focus for their career goals and associated learningobjectives. When we were students, we typically focused more on courses in the major becausewe knew that it would someday lead to a job, and so on. Assuming our instructors created awarm and inviting learning environment, how much more could they have done to motivate us inthe discipline?This paper takes Victory Vroom’s Expectancy Theory1 on motivation and applies it to a group ofundergraduate architectural engineering technology (AET) students to see what factors motivatethem to learn more and perform better today. This paper is not meant to be an in-depth scientificstudy in

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Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Wathen, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Hunt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, she changed career paths to lead CETL where she works with faculty, instructors, and graduate students to help them teach effectively so that our students can learn.Peter Ludovice, Georgia Institute of Technology Pete Ludovice is an Associate Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Page 15.96.1 Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. After completing his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and M.I.T. respectively he did post-doctoral work and IBM, NASA and the ETH-Zurich. He then managed the polymer products group at Molecular Simulations Inc

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Innovations in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand; Ian Jandrell, University of the Witwatersrand

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Electrical and Computer

excluded and leaving the university, after up to five yearsof study, with nothing more than their School Leaving Certificate.In the second and third year the engineering courses require conceptual thinking and learningwhich was clearly not developed in the previous years of study. In the first year we can blamethe poor secondary school system for not providing us with the correct “raw material” for oureducation process, but by third year we should have provided the required processes to changethe “raw material” into what our system requires. This is the responsibility of the first yearcourses and lecturers. An added responsibility, with our diverse intake, is to “persuade” studentswith no interest in engineering to pursue other careers at an early

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen McNally, Purdue University

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International

implementing research collaborations and educational programs are reviewed. Feedback onthis question solicited from other faculty and deans is provided. Through this paper, the author hopes tobegin a dialogue concerning the benefits and pitfalls of international activities for new faculty.Introduction: Globalization is a process in which regional societies, their economies and cultures arebecoming integrated through worldwide communications. Most universities, cities, states and countriesare spending a great deal of resources to insure their organization is involved in this process. Phrasessuch as “Meeting Global Challenges” and “enhancing student success with careers in a dynamic globalsociety” are used in two of the three major goals in our

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Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jeff Naber, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Meng, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; John Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Barry Solomon, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

literature hasproven that students learn by doing, through team-based interactive projects3-8.It is noted that the Alternative Fuels Group Enterprise is one of over twenty enterprises oncampus. The Enterprise program is an opportunity for teams of students from various disciplines(such as chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering, as well as business) and differentlevels of their academic careers (sophomore, junior, and senior) to work in a business-like settingto solve real-world problems. Each Enterprise is intended to operate like a real company in theprivate sector and is run by the students with faculty supervision.The Alternative Fuels Group has been in existence since fall 2002. Students can enroll inenterprise project work courses in

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

indispensible ingredients of a successful career in engineering, thusfulfilling some of the program educational objectives.Bibliography 1. Schuster, P., Davol, A. and J. Mello, “Student Competitions - The Benefits and Challenges,” Proceedings, 2006 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 2006). 2. Pierrakos, O., Borrego, M. and J. Lo, “Assessing Learning Outcomes of Senior Mechanical Engineers in a Capstone Design Experience,” Proceedings, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 2007). 3. Davis, D. C., Crain Jr., R. W., Calkins, D. E., Gentili, K. L., and M. S. Trevisan, “Competency-Based Engineering Design Projects

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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Marc Williams, Purdue University; Joseph Kmec, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 15.855.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Mass Unbalance in an MET CourseAbstractMass unbalance, the condition where the centers of mass and rotation differ, is one of the mostcommon sources of vibration in rotating machinery. Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET)students are likely to encounter vibration throughout their careers and need to understand itsgeneration, transmission, and testing. Conveying vibration concepts effectively to students whotypically have only limited exposure to differential equations presents a challenge forengineering technology faculty. Mass unbalance and related corrective procedures offer apractical venue for communicating fundamental vibration concepts, design

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Leonid Revzin, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

which did not provide coordination between laboratory sessions and relatedtheoretical studies.The questions in the second part of the survey tested students' degree of consent with theassertions related to using the automation devices. The following eight assertions were extractedfrom interviews with the students participated in our study in 2006-2007:- The experiment aided by the automation devices is more rapid.- The use of automation devices yields more accurate results.- The experiment with application of the automation devices is similar to an industry laboratory test.- Practice with the automation devices allows the students to acquire skills important for their future careers.- The experiment by means of the automation devices is

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

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Design in Engineering Education

findingsStudents experience in the senior design industry-sponsored projects has been very positive.Students enjoyed the experience of working on a "real-world" problem, mentoring and feedbackfrom professional engineers and access to company resources where appropriate. Theexperience has enabled students to be a part of the intellectual process of real-world applications,instill a sense of fulfillment and confidence, and impart life-long benefits. It has aided inpreparing students for advanced degrees. Also, of particular importance is how theseexperiences help to make better engineers and lead to a broad range of successful career paths inacademia and industry.Examples of the projects 1. Air Bearing Tester: The goal of this Capstone Project is to

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

a richer understanding of the kinds ofteaching and learning that happen in capstone courses, which suggests key areas for facultydevelopment efforts. Capstone faculty view the course as a means to provide students with anopportunity to apply what they have learned throughout their undergraduate career through anopen-ended design project in an environment that simulates the real world. Such an emphasissuggests a strong need for faculty themselves to have such experience or to integrate partnersfrom industry or elsewhere who can provide perspective. In terms of faculty roles, guidance andmentoring are critical skills. Capstone faculty view their role in this process as a guide to thestudents, helping them define the project scope and find

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalind Wynne, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

this point of their academic career, the students have not been exposed to concepts that arecontradictory to engineering tenants such as Ohm’s Law. The dynamic systems that are exploredare also very abstract and are not readily observed in the physical realm. For example, theconcept of an electron is familiar, yet the concept of a hole is very unclear to the student. Most ofthe mental hurdles that the students encounter are related to reconciling such contradictoryconcepts. However, initially, it is unclear to the student how to achieve this understanding.Unlike the previous course experiences where the electro-dynamic equations where limited toconditions such that only linear equations were required to analyze a system, the course inquestion

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart Wentworth, Auburn University; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Wei PAN, Idaho State University

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Electrical and Computer

conferences. He is an ABET Program Evaluator (PEV) for Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. He is the Founding General Chair of the IEEE International Electro Information Technology Conferences (www.eit-conference.org), and past ASEE ECE Division Chair. He is IEEE Education Society Membership Development Chair and Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award Chair. He was the ECE Program Chair of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 16-19. Professor Mousavinezhad is recipient of Michigan State University’s 2009 John D. Ryder Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni Award, received ASEE ECE Division’s 2007 Meritorious Service Award, ASEE/NCS Distinguished

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mazen Hasna, Qatar University; Abdelmagid Hamouda, Qatar University; Boualem Boashash, Qatar University

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International

groups and targeted workshops to get feedback on their future plans for expansions and their views on the evolving roles of engineers and the different set of skills and technical competencies that are expected in the future. Most of the major industrial players in Qatar are currently sponsoring research centers and chair positions in the QU college of engineering and hence an open channel with them exists already. 3- Society of Qatari Engineers: It was established in 2006 with a role to advance and support the profession of engineering. Even though the society is in its infancy stage, they will help in playing a role with engineers after graduation in terms of career advancement and

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Wojciechowski, Grand Valley State University; Charles Standridge, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

provide a limited simulation to real lifework setting of an engineer.” She goes on to say, “To provide the educationalexperiences for producing the full desired set of outcomes and to close the gapbetween a graduating engineer and a real practitioner co-op education orinternships are the key.” The student agrees that without co-op experience, thefirst job experience after graduation would result in a rude awakening.An internship or co-op lets the student know what the practice of engineering islike and verifies that it is the right fit for his or her career. Also, co-op is going toexpand the student’s view of the engineering world. Craig Gunn7 focuses onthese advantages saying, “With this real world experience, students havediscovered that they

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Jane LeClair, Excelsior College; Arnie Peskin, Excelsior College

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Engineering Technology

, Excelsior College DR. JANE LECLAIR is currently the Dean of the school of Business and Technology at Excelsior College in Albany, New York. Following a 20 year career in the nuclear industry in various management positions with Constellation Energy, in addition to her position at Excelsior College, she continues to consult in the nuclear industry.Arnie Peskin, Excelsior College Arnold Peskin is retired from Brookhaven National Laboratory where he was a Senior Scientist and Head of the Information Technology Division. He also served on the Faculty of Columbia University and Stony Brook University and is currently on the Engineering Technology Faculty of Excelsior College. He is a Fellow of

Conference Session

Communication in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Eichhorn, SUNY Oswego; Cara Thompson, SUNY Oswego; David Vampola, SUNY Oswego; Fritz Messere, SUNY Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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Design in Engineering Education

and disciplines. Consequently, this work should be useful to a large audience and Page 15.736.8may provide methods for various adaptations and implementations.AknowledgmentThis work was funded by a generous grant from the Engineering Information Foundation.http://www.eifgrants.org/.Bibliography1. Anderson, Arvid, Preparing Engineering Students to work in a Global Environment to co- operate, to communicate and to compete. SEFI Conference 20032. Burke, J. D. (1991). The emergence of career wellness programs. Chemical and Engineering News, 76, 77–783. Sageev, P. & Romanowski, C. J. (2001). A message from recent engineering graduates in

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anouk Desjardins, École Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, École Polytechnique de Montréal; Erik Bélanger, École Polytechnique de Montréal

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

,teamwork and crisis management. The purpose of this reflection is to show students that theyhave not just gained technical knowledge but also learned skills in adjacent fields, such asteamwork, multidisciplinary work, team dynamics and crisis management, which are allimportant for their future careers as practicing engineers. Page 15.1211.7Several interesting results emerged from this exercise. The students found that it was better towork as a team than individually and that team management was easier if they closely followedthe project schedule from the beginning. The teachers made these suggestions throughout theentire term, but the students

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Udaya Bhanu Prakash Sunku, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

become indispensable for most engineeringprofessionals. In an increasingly competitive global economy, there is expanding product varietyand decreasing product lifetimes.1 Today’s engineering and engineering technology studentswill enter a workplace where CAD is used throughout the development process 2. CAD hasbecome a valuable tool that allows engineers to quickly create and update designs andcommunicate them to others. The ability to use CAD is essential for most engineers today.Most engineers will likely use several versions of CAD programs over their career. This may bedue to the changes in their job, software changes at their company, or general softwareversioning (Pro/Engineer has had eight major versions in the past ten years). For their

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

promoting racial understanding),self-efficacy, leadership, choice of a service career, and plans to participate in serviceafter college 2.In the past few years service-learning has become increasingly common pedagogy inengineering programs around the globe. One reason for its popularity is the industry’sdesire for individuals with the communication and collaboration skills who are betterequipped for working in a global context 3,4.In the United States, many different universities have also incorporated service-learninginto their curricula5. Perhaps the best well-known example is the Engineering Projects inCommunity Service (EPICS) program8 created by Purdue University in 1995 and now itincludes 18 universities. Under this program freshman to senior

Conference Session

Simple Classroom Demonstrations for Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Kiefer, Michigan State University

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Mechanics

AC 2010-322: REAL LIFE EXAMPLES IN A SOLID MECHANICS COURSEScott Kiefer, Michigan State University Scott Kiefer has spent the past ten years teaching mostly undergraduate courses in mechanics and mechatronics. He started his career at the University of Puerto Rico--Mayaguez, moved to Tri-State University, and is currently at Michigan State University. His BS is in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin--Platteville, and his MS and PhD are also in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. Page 15.1015.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiang Guo, California State University Los Angeles; Jose Macias, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Jimmy Hoo, California State University Los Angeles; Rony Velasquez, California State University Los Angeles; Maxim Fastovsky, California State University Los Angeles; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; SaeRom Hong, California State University Los Angeles

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Design in Engineering Education

phase, students divide the system into subsystems, and design andimplement subsystem modules and components. At this phase, students conduct unit testing andinterface verification. Then, at system assembly and integration phase, students assemble andintegrate individual modules and components to achieve specified system requirements. Next, inthe validation and test phase, students need to complete system testing and validation testing anddemo system functions to NASA technical experts. In addition to that, students are required todocument the full project in a high-quality final report and make a final presentation anddemonstration to NASA technical experts.This project helps our students to pursue their careers in aeronautics, space and

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

reported by seniors at similar universities. Fortunately, seniors have reported consistently strongly positive responses in almost all areas of the EBI survey. • CDC Report: The Career Development Center provides an annual report summarizing internships, post-graduation employment, and attendance at graduate school.Other forms of feedback are internal to the program. • Advisory Board Report: Bi-annual RBE Advisory Board meetings provide feedback to the program director, and offer suggestions about improvements and future directions. • Faculty Retreats: The program conducts a yearly faculty retreat with the goals of reviewing recent self-assessment data, evaluating current strengths and weaknesses, and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

y 4continuing education; and/or other professional EIT exam impact of professionalpractice issues (ABET P). licensure on their career. students wrote Outcome 1: GraduatesGoal 4 - Objective 1: The Civil Engineering y lab reports and 4 will write effectively.Program at Rowan University will produce

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Olshefsky, ASTM International

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Materials

business logistics from The Pennsylvania State University. He had a 13-year career in the transportation field before joining ASTM in September of 1998, when he began as a manager in the Technical Committee Operations Division. Page 15.1087.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Standards Education: Bridging the Gap Between Classroom Learning and Real World ApplicationsThis paper introduces the role of standards education in materials science and engineeringcurricula. Technical standards provide a common language for engineers to specify materials foruse in design and for discussing

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sami Khorbotly, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

interdisciplinary teams, students had to split up the tasksin the project and team members were required to have effective intra-team communication. Teams weretasked to develop and submit a team charter to the instructor.Project AssignmentFrom the instructor’s point of view, the biggest challenge of an interdisciplinary capstone course isidentifying a project to be assigned. The project must be selected while keeping in mind that the assigneesare only freshman-level students without any significant engineering background since at this point intheir careers, they are not yet exposed to circuits, electronics, statics, or materials classes. In the sametime, the class must be involved enough to keep students busy for most of the quarter and to satisfy

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Jing Chen, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

Page 15.1170.3explicitly discussed in practice or in engineering textbooks. Engineering decision-makingis taught implicitly using learning by “doing” approach, as part of introducing design andproblem solving early in students academic career in college. Blandford, Cross, andScanlon1 argue that the model of learning decision-making skills by “doing design” islimited and that students should be taught how to use the most appropriate decisionstrategies. Other researchers also argue for the use of explicit decision support methodssuch as Quality Function Deployment (an application of multi-attribute utility theory forchoosing among designs) or similar decision strategies, such as Pugh’s chart8 and 18.Despite the importance of decision-making in