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Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Richardson, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

professional certifications have beenestablished in ET alumni surveys during the last decade at RIT, the University of Dayton, OldDominion, Northeastern University, and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ).” 1Work completed by Mott,2 Stanley and Verma 3 in the early 1990’s provided an effective meansof gathering relevant information from an alumni pool and data by which other schools, like RIT,could benchmark to demonstrate success of those alumni.In 2004, the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of ABET required the use ofoutcomes assessment as the basis for accreditation assessment for engineering technologyprograms. The current TAC ABET Criteria for accrediting engineering technology programsrequire the following: Criterion 2

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Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadarajah Ravichandran, Clemson University; Brian Machmer, Clemson University

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Civil Engineering

Average Void Ratio 0.57 0.77 Average Relative Density (%) 76 12 Average Porosity 0.36 0.44The method used to prepare the soil specimen with the funnel required approximately 35 kg ofsand (Figure 3). The tank was filled by pouring sand slowly from the funnel at approximately25.4 mm (1 in.) above the base of the container. To ensure the sand was poured evenly in rows,the funnel was moved at a rate at approximately 15 cm/s (6 in/s). Once 25.4 mm of sand coveredthe entire base of the tank, the funnel was raised approximately 25.4 mm to allow for constantfalling distance. The funnel’s direction of motion was also positioned

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

thisgap between educational preparation and practice in the field. It seems clear, based on this workand associated work of others, that to become “more than just engineers,” in the field, ourengineering students require more authentic, situated, and socially complex preparation thanmuch of what the curriculum currently provides.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering (NAE). (2004) The Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education tothe New Century. Washington, D.C.2. ABET Criteria for Evaluating Engineering Programs, (2007). Page 15.1391.93. Crawley, E. F., Malmqvist, J., Östlund, S., & Brodeur, D. R. (2007). Rethinking

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Information and Network Security

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University; Ricardo Monterrosa, DeVry University; Rammy Badran, DeVry University

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Information Systems

airline database as well as the handheld device built around a 16-bit Motorolamicrocontroller (MC68HC12). RFID is a growing technology that could be used to reducenumber of mishandling luggage which was reported by the Department of Transportation to beover 1.1 million between January to June 20092 .Introduction:There are many Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) technologies that havebeen used throughout the years 1930s and 1940s. The most pervasive ones are barcode, magneticstripe, and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID). Many experiments have been conductedwhen the barcode was first introduced in the 1940’s. The first patent of the barcode was in 1949by Bernard Silver and Norman Joseph Woodland 8. The first major application

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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

AC 2010-695: CHANGING THE MINDSET: THE LECTURER’S RESPONSIBILITYWHEN PRESENTING A FIRST YEAR COURSE.George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand George Gibbon obtained a National Diploma in 1973 and was awarded an MSc(Eng) in 1990 and a PhD in 1995 by the University of the Witwatersrand. Before joining Wits in 1986 he worked at S A Philips (now Philips South Africa) from 1971 to 1974, and the Chamber of Mines Research Laboratories (1974-1986) where he was responsible for the design and development of instrumentation for seismic, rock mechanic and sequential blasting research. His research interests include measurement systems, marine electromagnetic radiation and its influence on sharks

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

of energy from the Sun, fundamentals of PV cell performance, design and operation of practical PV systems, active and passive solar heating systems. ≠ Wind Energy Systems: Alternate wind turbines, using wind data to evaluate a potential location, estimating, output from a specific turbine, and economics of wind power. ≠ Geothermal Energy systems: Introduction, resources, energy systems, ground-source heat pumps. ≠ Biomass Energy Systems: Introduction of biomass fuels, such as wood, corps, manure and some garbage, bio-refineries, application of biomass in the U. S. and the developing world. ≠ Transportation Energy Technologies: Biofuels and hydrogen fuel cell systems. ≠ Comparative Studies

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Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

multiplication. A shift-add hardware multiplier would carry out the same multiplicationmuch faster. Moreover, a hardware multiplier following Booth’s algorithm would carry out theoperation faster when using 2’s complement number representation. As discussed in 12, 13, amultiplicand and a multiplier register hold the inputs while a pair of shift-registers hold the final Page 15.303.4results. Control inputs for these registers are generated from the counter-decoder combination. Non restoring divider: A software divider would normally use repeated subtraction method tocarry out division. A shift-subtract hardware divider would carry out the same division

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Beverly Davenport Sypher, Purdue University; Steven R. Abel, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Teri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University; Brenda Berkelaar, Purdue University

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Continuing Professional Development

Business Review, 68,(3), 103-111.Kotter, J. P. (1995). Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail. Harvard Business Review, 73(2), 59-67.Lee, J., & Clery, S. (2004). Key trends in higher education. American Academic, 1(1), 21-36. Available online at: http://www.aft.org/pubsreports/american_academic/issues/june04/Lee.qxp.pdfMiller, D. (2004). Building sustainable change capability. Industrial and Commercial Training, 36(1), 9-12.National Academy of Engineering (NAE). (2004). The engineer of 2020: Visions of engineering in the new century. Retrieved May 1, 2009, from http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10999. [Also available in print format]Scott, G., Coates, H., & Anderson, M. (2008

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Physics & Physics

workingphotovoltaic cell. The devices incorporate important aspects of nanotechnology such as longchain conjugated polymers and the fullerene, C60. The laboratory equipment is inexpensive andthe experiment can be readily replicated at other facilities. We believe that this experiment canbecome one of the foundational topics to be incorporated into a broader, more interdisciplinarycourse in nanotechnology.Bibliography1 See Conjugated Polymer-Based Organic Solar Cells, S. Gnes, H. Neugebauer, and N.S. Sariciftci, Chem. Rev., 107,1324-1338, (2007) and references therein.2 Conjugated Polymer Photovoltaic Cells, K.M. Coakley, and M.D. McGehee, Chem. Mater, 16, 4533-4552, (2004).3 Toward High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells: the Importance of

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Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Management

30 creditsConclusionA methodology to apply principles of Six Sigma and quality improvement to the field ofacademics was demonstrated in this paper. We intend to keep updating the curriculum as howimportant changes will need to be made with the development of future scenarios andtechnologies. However, it has been demonstrated that considerable streamlining of the process ofcurriculum development can be achieved by the application of six sigma principles to saidprocess.References1. Akao, Y(ed), Quality Function Deployment, Cambridge, MA: Productivity Press, 19902. Mizuno, S, Companywide Quality Control, Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization, 19883. Shingo, S, Zero Quality Control: Source Control and the Pokayoke system, Cambridge, MA

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Chia-Lin Tsai, University of Missouri; Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

impact of a well-established engineering peer mentoringprogram in a large eastern U.S. university.Peer mentoring programs for women, Hispanic and African American studentshad been in existence since the 1990’s. In fall 2005, the college increased thetypes of peer mentoring programs offered to include programs for male, transferstudent, and general undergraduate engineering program participants. Thisincrease in program offerings substantially increased overall mentor programparticipation and offered an opportunity for enhanced assessment and analysis.For this study, we analyzed both pre and post survey data from mentor programparticipants to look at the impact of program participation on intentions to persistand their feelings of belonging in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Krchnavek Robert, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Vladimir DeDelva, Rowan University; Michael Glasspool, Rowan University; Muhammad Iftikhar, Rowan University; Keith McIver, Rowan University; Katherine Ross, Rowan University; Kathryn Whitaker, Rowan University; Tatsiana Sokal, Rowan University

constituencygroups to implement certain projects that directly impact the Center’s goals. This work has beenexpanded during the second year and additional modules and course materials have beendeveloped.This paper describes the progress to date. Our long term goals are to:• train students who will be effective engineers and leaders in the manufacturing andresearch operations of the pharmaceutical and allied industries of the center.• train students for roles in education and in the agencies involved in regulating foodand drug manufacturing operations.• integrate the Center´s research discoveries in engineered organic composite systems toenrich the existing engineering curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels• develop educational programs for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting; Tom Weller, University of South Florida

project includes a CLIOexperiment with ready-to-run software.The software includes a flexible driver forthe MSP430’s analog-to-digital converter(ADC) so that students can easily integrateother transducers. We are currentlydeveloping a peripheral board called Figure 2. CLIO wireless sensor node development platform,CLIO-STL that provides a low-cost analog showing eZ430-RF2500 development tool (upper left),light transducer and a modern digital peripheral sensor board (lower right), and prototyping areatemperature sensor. CLIO-STL provides (upper right).both plug-and-play transducers for rapiddevelopment of a simple wireless sensor node as well as a design pattern for other CLIOperipheral boards that could sense other

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ECET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

Software functional. components. One or was sufficient to meet interface(s) were Component more project project specifications. well-designed and selection was specifications were user friendly. The excellent and the not met. project met all project met all required specifications. specifications. Code was well

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

engineering majors attended an SLS session.Bibliography1. Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Highlights from PISA 2006: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Science and Mathematics Literacy in an International Context, U.S. Department of Education NCES 2008- 016, December 2007.2. Fadali, M. S., Robinson, M., and McNichols, K., ‘‘Teaching Engineering to K–12 Students Using Role Playing Games,’’ Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.3. Abbitt, J. D., III, and Carroll, B. F., ‘‘Applied Aerodynamics Experience for Secondary Science Teachers and Students,’’ Journal of Engineering Education, 1993 v.82 (3), 185–188.4. Jeffers, A., Safferman, A., and Safferman, S., “Understanding K-12 Engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

same as a lecture-only course. The hybrid approach can also be adapted inother lecture-only courses.References 1. Berry, C, Boutell, M, Chenoweth, S. and Fisher, D., “MERI: Multidisciplinary educational robotics initiative,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009. 2. Edinbarough, I., Martinez, J., “Web-based control for mechatronics laboratory experiments,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009. 3. McGrath, E., Lowes, S., Lin, P. and Sayres, J., “Analysis of middle- and high-school students’ learning of science, mathematics and engineering concepts through Lego underwater robotics design challenge,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009. 4

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Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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New Engineering Educators

offensive. Keepingthis balance may ensure the coexistence of challenging tests with good SET scores (SET scores areobviously not exclusively the result of good grading).References[1] Ieta, A., R. Manseur, and T.E. Doyle. (June 14 – 17, 2009) “Effective criteria for teaching and learning.” The 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, 2009.[2] S. S. Stevens, “On the averaging of data,” Science, Vol. 121, Jan. 1955, pp. 113–116.[3] Wilbert J. McKeachie, and Marilla Svinicki. McKeachie’s Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College Page 15.629.8 and University Teachers, Boston, Houghton, 2006.[4] Lang, J. W. B

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Culture, Society, and Co-op

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

courses.References 1. Meisinger, S. (2008). Talent Shortage Challenge Must Be Met, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 52 (5), p. 8. 2. Deschenaux, J. (2008). EEOC: Train Managers on Harassment, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 53 (5), p. 26. 3. Mohsen, P., J. (2009). Professional Development Is Key, ASEE Prism Magazine, Vol. 19 (1), pp. 63-64. 4. Brenner, M. (2009). Group Dynamics Can Enhance Leadership Development, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 54 (12), p. 22. 5. Colvin, G. (2009). How to Build Great Leaders, Fortune Magazine, Vol. 160 (11), pp. 70-72. 6. Arnold, T., J. (2008). Kicking Up Cross-Training, Human Resource Magazine, Vol. 53 (8), pp. 96-100. 7. Bogue, B. and Marra, R. (2009

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hsi-Hsun Tsai, Ming-Chi University of Technology

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Engineering Technology

, major or the recent graduates. (3) the problem solving abilitieshave significant different between students with different score ranking, with part-time job,class cadre during the high school and college. Based on the findings of this study, somesuggestions were provided at the end of the study for the reference of the inventory users andthe future researchers. The feedbacks of the ability assessments of each student to the relatedteachers to improve the teaching modules are useful for the higher technical and vocationaleducation.AcknowledgementThis work is supported by the National Science Council of Taiwan under contract numberNSC97-2511-S-131-006-MY3

Conference Session

Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso

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First-Year Programs

levelfor most students is not enough to work later on many projects.The department of Computer Science offers an introductory course with the objective to assiststudents in developing the skills necessary to succeed in the STEM areas. CCS0’s activities aredesigned to provide analytical challenges typical of STEM professions and to motivate additionalinquiry. It exploits programmed systems’ lenience at manipulating computation to providestudents with a review of foundational mathematical concepts in the context of graphicalmanipulation such as such as the use of nested for-range statements to enumerate the coordinatesof pixels within geometric objects. For the new course we modified the context of the programsto associate them with electric circuit

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dmitriy Garmatyuk, Miami University

developed commercially, however, itreceived a significant boost in the late 1990’s when carbon aerogel (CA) – invented about adecade earlier – was proposed to be used as ion absorber in a CDI cell. In general, CDI isdeemed very efficient in many aspects – perhaps most important of which is its low energy use.In addition, a CDI system does not require high water pressure and it can be implementedwithout any membranes. These characteristics make CDI much more suitable for small-scalesystem implementation, which is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and maintain, facilitatingaccess to water purification in remote and/or poor areas. This is of increasing importance due toa number of factors: Earth’s population growth, which places unprecedented

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sumit Dutta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Shreya Prakash, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; David Estrada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eric Pop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Electrical and Computer

NDSEG Graduate Fel-lowships (D.E.), and the NASA Aeronautics Scholarship (S.D.).Bibliography1. J. Santos, et al., "Instrumentation remote control through Internet with PHP," in IEEE International Conference on VECIMS, Istanbul, Turkey, 2008, pp. 41-4.2. H. A. Basher and S. A. Isa, "On-campus and online virtual laboratory experiments with LabVIEW," in IEEE SoutheastCon, Memphis, TN, 2006, pp. 325-30.3. D. Grimaldi, et al., "Java-based distributed measurement systems," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 47, pp. 100-103, Feb 1998.4. W. Winiecki and M. Karkowski, "A new Java-based software environment for distributed measuring systems design," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and

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Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cox, Purdue University; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip Dunston, Purdue University; Audeen Fentiman, Purdue University; Pamella Shaw, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

obtained a B.S. in Physics from East China Normal University, a M.S. in Optics from Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a second M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University. Her primary research interests relate to the professional development and mentoring of engineering graduate students. She is a student member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Phillip Dunston, Purdue University Phillip S. Dunston, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. He obtained his degrees (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) in civil engineering from North Carolina State University and then joined the Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty at the

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Salehpour, University of Cincinnati; Sam Antoline, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

, B.F., Problem-based education (PROBE): learning for a lifetime of change. Proc. 1997ASEE Annual Conf. and Expo., Milwaukee, USA (1997).15. Jensen, D.J., Wood, J.J., Dennis, S., Wood, K.L., and Campbell, M., "Design implementation and assessment of a suite of multimedia and hands-on active learning enhancements for machine design," Proceedings of IMECE, Page 15.1013.9 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando FL, November 2005, CD-Rom, IMECE2005-81599.16. Shakerin, S. and Jensen, D.D., “Enhancement of Mechanics Education by Means of Photoelasticity and the Finite Element Method

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sinead MacNamara; Clare Olsen; Laura Steinberg, Syracuse University; Samuel Clemence, Syracuse University

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Civil Engineering

evaluation plan over successiveyears to develop a model for trans-disciplinary design courses at SU and beyond.AcknowledgementsThis work was carried out with the support of NSF 08-610- Innovations in Page 15.746.10Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) Award EEC-0935168,and the support of the Syracuse University School of Architecture and the L. C. SmithCollege of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University.BibliographyAtman, C. J. Adams, R. S. Cardella, M. E. Turns, J. Mosborg, S. Saleem, J. 2007 Engineering DesignProcesses: A Comparison of Students and Expert Practitioners. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4)pg

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

Traditional Electrical Engineering Courses for Non-Traditional Students,” Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 20083. M. Plett, D. Peter, S. Parsons, and B. Gjerding, "The Virtual Synchronous Classroom: Real Time Off-Campus Classroom Participation with Adobe Connect," Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 2008.4. J. Crofton, J. Rogers, C. Pugh, K. Evans, "The Use of Elluminate Distance-Learning Software in Engineering Education," Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June, 2008.5. H. Salehfar, J. Watson, and A. Johnson, "Internet Based Class Presentations to Enhance Distance Engineering Degree," Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

participation of a student(s) who participated in the Afterschool Program?”one teacher responded: “Students enjoyed the aftershcool program and seemed to have abetter attitude towards math class”. This re-enforces the ideal that students participatingin afterschool programs have greater engagement in learning.Attitudes Towards MathStudents attitudes toward math were excessed over the 2-year period and are reported inFigure 7. The comments “I know I can learn math”, “Math is easy for me”, “I am sure ofmyself when I do math”, “Math has been my best subject”, “I think I could handle moredifficult math”, “I can get good grades in math”, “I am no good at math” were used toaccess the students condifence in math. The comment “Girls are as good as boys in math

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Herbert Detloff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

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Computers in Education

-circuit programmer, and a CEENBoT™ operation manual containing schematics andexample C code. The lab assignments were completed as individual student assignments duringthe last 6 weeks of the 15 week semester course.The labs began with an introduction to controlling the CEENBoT™‘s stepper motors to achievebasic movement, and built upon this by integrating and controlling active sensors. The labobjectives required using bit-level C programming techniques and communication betweenmicrocontrollers to achieve robot control objectives using the integrated sensors. The labsculminated with an assignment that required students to apply the skills and sensors controlled inprevious labs to achieve autonomous wall following with feedback control. The four

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa Clyne, Drexel University

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New Engineering Educators

University Press, 2000.12. Seymour, E., “The Loss of Women from Science, Mathematics and Engineering Undergraduate Majors,” Science Education, vol. 79, no. 4, 1995, pp. 437–473.13. National Research Council Board on Engineering Education, Report on Designing an Adaptive System, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1995.14. Ambrose, S., et al., Journeys of Women in Science & Engineering, Temple University Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1997.15. Committee on Women Faculty in the School of Science, A Study on the Status of Women in Science at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1999.16. Tierney, W., and E. Bensimon, Promotion and Tenure: Community and Socialization in Academe, State

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Inger Bergom, University of Michigan; Britton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Electrical and Computer

Woolfolk: The educational psychology of teacher efficacy. Educational Psychology Review, 16, 153–176. 4. Ashton, P. T. & Webb, R. B. (1986). Teachers' sense of efficacy, classroom behavior, and student achievement. In P. T. Ashton and R. B. Webb (Eds.), Teachers' sense of efficacy and student achievement. 125-144. 5. Coladarci, T. (1992). Teachers' sense of efficacy and commitment to teaching. Journal of Experimental Education, 60(4), 323-337. 6. Midgley, C., Feldlaufer, H. & Eccles, J. S. (1989). Change in teacher efficacy and student self- and task-related beliefs in mathematics during the transition to junior high school. Journal of Educational Psychology, 81(2), 247-258. 7. Ross, J. A. (1992). Teacher