Conference Session

Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qaiser Malik, Michigan State University; Punya Mishra, MSU; Michael Shanblatt, MSU

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Educational Research and Methods

: assessment and the quest for best practices at the Cooper Union., 2005.16. D. P. Ausubel, Novak, J. D. and Hanesian, H., Educational psychology: a cognitive view. New York, Holt: Rinehart and Winston, 1978.17. J. D. Novak, and Gowin, D. B., Learning how to learn: Cambridge University Press, 1984.18. J. D. Novak, Gowin, D. B., and Johansen, "Using concept mapping as an assessment method," in North central regional educational laboratory, 1983.19. A. Arruarte, Elorriaga, J. A., and Rueda, U. , "A template-based concept mapping tool for computer-aided learning," in Second IEEE international conference on advanced learning technologies (ICALT'01), 2001.20. Q. H. Malik, Mishra, Punya, Shanblatt, Michael "Identifying Learning

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Joseph Stanislow, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1808: STEPWISE METHOD FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARINGSTEM STUDENTS IN SOLVING WORD PROBLEMSGary Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology Gary Behm is a Senior Project Associate and Director of the NTID Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory and a Visiting Lecturer at NTID. He is a deaf engineer at IBM who received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. He currently serves as a loaned executive at NTID/RIT working in the Center on Access Technology and the department of Engineering Studies. At IBM, he is a delivery project manager in the Rapid Application Development Engineering System. Behm has six patents and has presented over 20 scientific and technical papers

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Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Gary Pawlas, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education

investigating teenage girls’ participation in engineering and technology activities from multiple disciplinary frames, the impact of four-year hands-on design curriculum, and the effects of service learning in engineering education.Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL) and Program. He holds a BA in psychology from Louisiana State University, and an MS degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a PhD degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rod Paton, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

of Physics Department at anotherlarge and well-regarded high school. This academic, perhaps unsurprisingly, has a specialresearch interest in the transition from high school to first-year engineering.This paper reports on the observations of and the conclusions reached by the first author as hespent a full academic year immersed in the University of Auckland’s first-year engineeringprogramme. Few formal requirements were imposed; by choice the teacher sat in on thelectures, tutorials and laboratory sessions of several engineering courses. He also chose toenrol in two university courses in order to learn social-sciences research methods that heapplied during his year at the university. While the teacher did involve himself in several

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

oral communication to describe the data, calculations, analysis, and experimental results used to substantiate design decisions. (b, g, k) Course Outcome 5 – An ability to recognize ethical dilemmas and make appropriate decisions. (f)Several methods have been used to assess student work in Capstone Design to assign grades andimplement the outcomes assessment process. For week-to-week evaluation, students haveprovided self progress reports and maintained a laboratory-style engineering notebook wherethey have recorded all design work and meeting notes. The course instructor grades these selfreports and notebooks weekly. Students have written individual learning goals based upon the

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Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

incorporate best practices from the National Science Foundation’s Engineering EducationCoalitions.1 Among these best practices was the “Implementation of ‘engineering up front’: theexposure of freshmen to hands-on, real world engineering practice early in their undergraduateeducation, ranging from ‘professional level’ laboratory facilities to realistic design projects.”2Two freshman courses designed to provide students early exposure to engineering concepts werecreated. Both were six-credit courses. The first, ICEE 1010 (ICEE stands for IntegratedCollaborative Engineering Environment), was taught in three one-hour lectures and three two-hour lab sessions per week. Topics included graphics, introductions to mechanical and electricalengineering

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Programs Using New Instrumentation Concepts

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Thomas Adams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

AC 2010-1626: ON TEACHING THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES OFPIEZORESISTIVE SENSORSRichard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard A. Layton is the Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education (CPSE) and an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He earned a B.S. in Engineering from California State University, Northridge, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Washington, Seattle. His areas of scholarship include student team management, assessment, education, and remediation, undergraduate engineering laboratory reform focused on student learning, data analysis

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Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida

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First-Year Programs

, communications, medical field, manufacturing, transportation engineering, amongst others. Dr. Georgiopoulos is a Director of the Machine Learning Laboratory at UCF.Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida Cynthia Young is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the UCF College of Sciences and a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Young's research interests are in the mathematical modeling of atmospheric effects on laser beams. She currently has projects with the Office of Naval Research

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Student Learning and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josh Coffman, University of Arkansas; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Christina White, Columbia University; Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Kristen Kaufman, University of Texas, Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

Guide to Criterion-referenced Test Development, Page 15.1110.16 Validation, and Test Score Usage, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research Report No. 70, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1978, pp. 61-66.13. Osterlind, S.J., Constructing Test Items: Multiple Choice, Constructed Response, Performance, and Other Formats, Second Edition, Kluwer Academic, Norwell, MA, 1998, pp. 59-66, 83-88, 107-159, 163-202.14. McDonald, M.E., Systematic Assessment of Learning Outcomes: Developing Multiple-Choice Exams, Jones and Bartlett, Sudbury, MA, 2002, pp. 83-116, 119.15. Miller, P.W

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Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Masud Mahmud, Wayne State University; Cheng-Zhong Xu, Wayne State University

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Electrical and Computer

research can promote retention for a variety of reasons. V. Tinto et. al.1 reportedthat students often fail to graduate due to a lack of persistence, rather than due to lack ofintelligence or ability. Being familiar with “hands-on” technology in a laboratory where theybecome familiar with current equipment boosts self-confidence2. Participation in research groupscan promote persistence in a variety of ways, in part by increasing personal attachment to theresearch group and the research objectives. Secondly, the mentoring process inherent in therelationship between the research supervisor and the student researchers permits identification ofproblems at critical junctures. Finally, the student researchers can learn important skills that willpromote

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Benson, Kettering University; Ada Cheng, Kettering University; Odesma Dalrymple, ASU Polytechnic

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Mechanical Engineering

Failure AnalysisThe research being conducted under the NSF’s Course, Curriculum and Laboratory ImprovementProgram (CCLI) consists of pre-instruction and post-instruction assessment of student capabilitywith support topics and skills (integration, differentiation, dot product, equilibrium conditions,etc.) across the curriculum. Student responses to these assessment questions are analyzed todetermine the approach which each student took in addressing the problem and to identifyaspects of their thinking process: this is especially important in those problems where thestudents answered the assessment questions incorrectly. The different methods by whichstudents approach these problems are then be categorized and a catalog of the most common“modes of

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; James Young, Rice University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-1055: DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING-RELATED MINORS FORNON-ENGINEERING STUDENTSJohn Krupczak, Hope College Professor of Engineering, Hope College. CASEE Senior Fellow, National Academy of EngineeringMani Mina, Iowa State University High Speed Systems Engineering Laboratory, Director of Minor in Engineering Studies (MES) Program at Iowa State UniversityRobert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University Honda Professor for Engineering Education and Professor, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Director, Engineering Education Innovation CenterJames Young, Rice University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junqiu Wang, Purdue University; Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

Japan and Western powers. PeiyangUniversity acted as a model for the founding of many of other early Western style universities inChina.At its founding, Peiyang University hired many foreign professors who drew up the overalleducation plan of the university, designed the courses that were to be taught, and selected thetextbooks to be used. Furthermore, the university purchased scientific equipment directly fromthe United States to stock its laboratories. The university also subscribed to more than 100Western scientific and engineering journals in an effort to keep faculty and students up-to-datewith the latest knowledge in their academic fields15.Peiyang University had two programs of study: a college-preparatory program and anundergraduate

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, “Nanotechnology: Understanding Small Systems,” CRC Press, 2007.5. P. G. Kosky, M. E. Hagerman and S. Maleki, “Frontiers of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2004, Salt Lake City, UT.6. Wendy C. Crone, Arthur B. Ellis, Amy C. Payne, Kenneth W. Lux, Anne K. Bentley, Robert W. Carpick, Donald Stone, George C. Lisensky, S. Michael Condren, “Incorporating Concepts of Nanotechnology into the Materials Science and Engineering Classroom and Laboratory,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2003, Nashville, TN.7. Aura Gimm, “Introducing Bionanotechnology into Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University; Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University

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Mechanical Engineering

the pressure from the framework andpeers. This trend is good for students in the view of their career placement or graduate schoolapplications.After the initial period, features of best projects start to emerge and can be divided into threeareas. The first is the industry related projects, especially with co-funding or sponsorship. With awell-defined and well-scheduled proposal from industry as well as strong financial and othersupports, this kind of project usually excels. Similarly, the research-oriented projects initiatedfrom an established research laboratories also usually succeed. Lastly, many projects areinvolved in major, and in many cases, international competitions. Faced with major challenges,many of these projects are successful

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane Grayson, University of Pretoria

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International

be expected to spend 160hours on a one-semester, 16-credit course, including lectures, laboratories, tests and studying on their own. Page 15.465.8Engineering students typically take between 72 and 80 credits per semester, comprising 14 teaching weeks plus a 3-week examination period.developmental modules help students adjust to a higher workload (time students spend working),without having to cope with the large volume of work required of mainstream students.In Year 2 students take level 100 engineering modules, together with accompanying additionalmodules. They also take half of the required modules of level 200 mathematics

Conference Session

Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alongkorn Pimpin, Chulalongkorn University; Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University

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International

further customized for specific disciplines [13].As a result of the described standard and accreditation requirement, the minimum requirementson the course contents and credits for the present program are clearly specified and based on 3-credit courses as followings.1. General education (30 credits) – English, social science, humanity, science & technology, multidisciplinary, etc.2. Basic science (18 credits) – mathematics, physics and chemistry with additional laboratory.3. Basic engineering (18 credits) – 4 compulsory courses in drawing, mechanics, materials and computer programming and at least 2 courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, mechanics of materials or manufacturing processes.4. Core engineering (12 credits) – at

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Gareth O'Donnell, Dublin Institute of Technology; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; Nuria Castell, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Miquel Barcelo, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Didac Balas, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Maria Ribera Sancho, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Jordi Garcia, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

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Graduate Studies

courses from a wide range of modules4. Undergo language assessment in either English or Spanish to determine appropriate placement in the institutions sequence of language courses5. Participate in intensive language training and language support system activity, e.g., the Page 15.308.13 Purdue University on-line writing laboratory (available to all students in the project regardless of which institution they are currently studying)6. Participate in a series of pre-departure orientation activities to properly prepare trans Atlantic student for effective success overseas7. Participate in a series of welcome and entry orientation activities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Godoy, University of Puerto Rico; Pedro Covassi, National University of Cordoba (Argentina)

, structural stability, granular flow, computational mechanics, and plates and shells, and results of his research have been published in more than 150 peer-reviewed journal papers. At present, he has been awarded an NSF-CCLI research grant.Pedro Covassi, National University of Cordoba (Argentina) Pedro A. Covassi graduated as a Civil Engineer at the National University of Cordoba (Argentina) and is currently a doctoral student at the National University of Cordoba in Argentina working in the Geotechnical Laboratory. He has been awarded a scholarship from the National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology (FONCYT) in Argentina

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janus Liang, Yung-Ta Institute of Technology and Commerce

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Manufacturing

Gartner, Inc., Global e-Learning market trend, Available online http://www4.gartner.com, Visited Dec. 5, 2008.[3] S. Jose, eLearning: A Global Strategic Business Report, Global Industry Analysts, Inc., USA, May, 2008.[4] J. S. Liang, Development for a web-based EDM laboratory in manufacturing engineering, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 83-99, 2009.[5] R. Phipps and J. Merisotis, What’s the difference? a review of contemporary research on the effectiveness of distance learning in higher education, Washington, DC: The Institute for Higher Education Policy, Available online http://www.ihep.com/difference.pdf, Visited Dec. 5, 2008.[6] M. Dirscoll, Blended learning: let’s get beyond

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech; Peggy Meszaros, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

individual factorsamong female students in order to improve retention should consider diversifying theirapproach so that environmental factors such as the practices and policies that applydirectly to the classroom experience are attended to as well. Laboratory and groupassignments may be a particularly critical nexus in shaping interest in engineering, bothin communicating the social and economic significance of the subject matter andacceptable ways for individuals to work together that communicate respect and care ofindividual’s commitment and ability to be successful as an engineer. These are examplesof practices raised in the context of accelerating the presence of women in engineering,but whose effects contribute positively to men’s interest in

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

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Computers in Education

remainder of this paper will describe this course. The next two sections will highlight theteaching strategies adopted. These will be followed by sections that provide examples ofassignments and projects used to develop a student’s skill at developing automation applications.Finally summaries of challenges and potential future improvements to this course will beprovided.Course OverviewSince WWU operates on the quarter system, courses are scheduled over a 10 week period. As afour credit offering the CAD Automation class meets for two 3 hour periods in the department’sCAD laboratory. The size of the lab caps enrollment at 25 students. This adequately meets thedemand for the CAD/CAM program while providing space for students in other programswishing

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Camille George, University of St. Thomas

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Mechanical Engineering

couldhave been accounted for in a more thorough Bill of Materials.ConclusionAn open ended desalination design project was created for use in an introductorythermodynamics laboratory on psychrometrics. The project was built from an innovativeconcept that lent itself to thermodynamic analysis and exposed students to the connectionbetween classroom material and real-world applications. Results from the project showthat the process of producing freshwater by evaporating saltwater and condensing thevapor requires greater care than one might initially expect as only 85% of the salt wasremoved. A student survey and subject specific questions on the final showed the projectto be successful in many of its aims with the group aspect and design freedom having

Conference Session

Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

Page 15.781.5 Figure 2: Example of a LabVIEW Block DiagramThe computing concepts covered in LabVIEW were first introduced in the lecture period andreinforced through activities in the laboratory period. Overall, it took 6 lecture and lab periods tointroduce students to all of the fundamental concepts covered in the course.In order to tie the design and computing aspects of the course together, a service-learning projectwas presented in the middle of the semester. Students were required to develop a program inLabVIEW that would teach a concept from the Indiana State math or science curriculum for the7th grade. Students were provided with the Indiana State standards for math and science andwere allowed to choose the

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Simon, University of Nevada, Reno; Ted Batchman, University of Nevada-Reno; Christine Taylor, Lewis and Clark University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

presentations from industry leaders and policymakers—renewable energy is changing so quickly, that it is important for students to gain information from “top name” leaders in the renewable energy marketplace as well as from national and state policymakers who make rules that govern markets and create incentives.  Team-based problem solving. Students will work together to create optimal energy system designs for sustainable communities. The students will use a web-based free shareware program known as HOMER™, which is available for download from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)-- http://www.nrel.gov/homer/.  Class discussion. We will use the assigned texts, guest presentations and

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

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Manufacturing

that is the result of neuroscience research on how the human brain processes and retainsnew information”. 1Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas is like acknowledging that students at any givenage aren’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In adifferentiated classroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out variedapproaches to content, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differencesin readiness, interest, and learning needs. According to Tomlinson, our teaching style “caninfluence a students’ IQ by 20 points in either direction, that’s a 40 point IQ

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Soutas-Little, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

, Advanced Dynamics, Advanced Elasticity, Tissue Biomechanics and Biodynamics. He has won teaching excellence awards and the Distinguished Faculty Award. During his tenure at Michigan State University, he chaired the Department of Mechanical Engineering for 5 years and the Department of Biomechanics for 13 years. He directed the Biomechanics Evaluation Laboratory from 1990 until he retired in 2002. He served as Major Professor for 22 PhD students and over 100 MS students. He has received numerous research grants and consulted with engineering companies. He now is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Fouad El Khoury, University of Hartford

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Design in Engineering Education

manyof the items from the posted material, but they were not just copies of it. The students seemed tounderstand the difference between the wiki content format and that of a formal report.It was beneficial to the students to create web-based technical content. Many of them did nothave experience editing wikis before this course and their technical writing was most likely inthe form of traditional laboratory reports. Many companies are now using this type of toolinternally for project management, so it is helpful that the students be exposed to collaborativewriting and understand the differences between the different types of technical communication.The biggest highlight of using this technology was seeing the creativity of the students. The

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swenty, University of Evansville; Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Immanuel Selvaraj, University of Evansville

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Civil Engineering

CE Faculty Review and Modify Performance Measures CEAC and CE Faculty Figure 3. Civil Engineering PEO Assessment ProcessSeveral assessment driven changes have been made to the civil engineering program since thefirst web-based alumni survey in 2001. These changes include the following.• An advanced transportation engineering course and an environmental geology course were created and offered to civil engineering students• Additional laboratory space was obtained for civil engineering student teams to construct a concrete canoe and a steel bridge for the ASCE competitions.• The writing requirements for civil engineering students were increased in 2005. All civil

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Vargis, Vanderbilt University; Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical

highlighted. A Raman system will be brought into the class andsimilar readings as with the fluorescence system will be done.Eight students, about half of the class, were in the laboratory section associated with this class.They were able to use the fluorescence and Raman instrumentation through the lab. The rest ofthe class used the equipment in the classroom when topics three and five were discussed.Test your MettleIn-class activities were used to quickly get the students thinking and to serve as a refresher of theprevious topic. These activities were given as handouts at the beginning of class. Students wereallowed to complete the activities and were then asked to share their answer with a partner, theclass, or on the board (see appendix for