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Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Nina Truch, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-878: SPECIAL SESSION: ASSESSING MORALITY, IDENTITY, ANDMOTIVATION IN A FIRST-YEAR MATERIALS ENGINEERING SERVICELEARNING COURSETrevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University Trevor Harding, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, where he teaches courses in engineering design from a materials perspective. His research is focused on the educational outcomes associated with service learning and project-based learning with a particular focus on ethics education. He is also PI on several projects investigating the degradation of biomedical materials in physiological environments. Dr. Harding serves as Associate Editor of the

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Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Sabatini, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryle Maxson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darris White, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jack McKisson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; William Haupfear, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Mechanical Engineering

design the vehicle in a real-worldatmosphere. Sponsors of the competition provide teams with the engineering tools andequipment needed to create a realistic vehicle design project. Using these tools the ERAU team,the EcoEagles, have devised a Power-Split EREV propulsion system. The team will build aprototype vehicle that will be tested at GM’s Desert Proving Grounds in Yuma, Arizona andMilford Proving Grounds in Detroit, Michigan.Vehicle electrification is a major component of the vehicle design. The team designed around a25-mile electric range, which provides a significant benefit for most consumers. The averagecommuter (50%) drives less than 40 km per day. This means that a consumer using theEcoEagles vehicle almost never has to use the diesel

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Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Barbe, University of Maryland; James Green, University of Maryland; Dean Chang, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering and industry in the State of Maryland. Initialprograms included: • On-campus incubator opened in temporary buildings and moved to a permanent building in 1998 • Program to establish industrially oriented laboratories • Manufacturing extensionIn 1987, a new program was added to facilitate R&D projects for Maryland companies, carriedout on campus by faculty and graduate students – Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS).Since 1999, Mtech’s entrepreneurship programs have evolved significantly with the followingtimeline:1999 Hinman CEOs residential program for juniors and seniors2001 Technology Startup Boot Camp University of Maryland Business Plan Competition

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Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Jaurez, National University; Peilin Fu, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Shekar Viswanathan, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.E., received a Bachelor of Technology in chemical

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Computers in Education

new games) in order to enhance the learning ofwireless communication systems and technologies through experience with real worldrelationships, theoretical and physical, within the game systems and simulations.Marrying course methodologies from the Video Game Design curriculum in the School of Mediaand Communication with the content and subject matter of the School of Engineering andTechnology seemed both novel and challenging, and offered the promise of unique outcomesthat would significantly enhance learning by providing “virtual apprenticeships” to engineeringgraduate students. The overarching concept was influenced by Shaffer’s3 work on epistemicgames, but, this project went further by introducing the concept of video games designed by

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Mentoring First Year Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daina Briedis, Michigan State Univesity; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

, pro bono legal work, food safety, the electoral college, influences of cultural differences in cancer survival, the training of osteopathic physicians and others.Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University Colleen A. McDonough is a graduate assistant in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University. She is the coordinator of three component projects of a National Science Foundation grant focusing on retention issues and engaging early engineering students, and also serves as an academic advisor. Prior to coming to MSU, Colleen spent ten years as a development officer in the non-profit sector. She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from William Smith College and

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Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

the program ≠ Graduates do receive compensation commensurate with their teaching commitmentsThe program is described in detail below, as well as a dialog with a previous mentee/mentor pair.EF Mentoring StructureThe mentoring program within Engineering Fundamentals has two possible structures: 1)Masters students who typically teach for one or two semesters and 2) Doctoral students whoteach for multiple semesters throughout their course of study. Typically, the Masters students, asexpected, receive more guidance than the Doctoral students and have less responsibility.Prior to teaching in the department, the graduate students are paired with a mentor who has theprimary responsibility for the basic course material, class projects, exam

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

future “team-oriented” relationships in the real world. This courseis structured to be a multi-disciplined environment where third-year engineering technologystudents can explore a number of relevant topics pertinent to their success as a student as well asa future practicing engineer. The resulting diversity served well as a precursor to examiningthese outcomes from different engineering perspectives. The teaching strategy necessarilyrecognizes that an ability to understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilities extendsquite naturally into the other areas of emphasis included in the outcomes. Presentations and classwork include traditional instruction, guess speakers, group projects, extensive writing, andstudent presentations on

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Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University; Soko Starobin, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

in the department of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University. Her research focuses on gender issues related to STEM.Mary Darrow, Iowa State University Mary Darrow is program coordinator for an NSF funded project focused on the pathway from community college to engineering and doctoral student in higher education at Iowa State University. Page 15.436.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Educating Future Engineers: Role of Community Colleges AbstractThis study is based on the efforts of a dissemination project to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

surveys, questionnaires before, in the middleand after the implementation of the project are conducted to assess the effectiveness and outcomes ofthis project. Samples of the warm-up questions, the implementation and assessment plan of thePETL are described in the paper. In the end, a summary concludes that the proposed method showseffective in the teaching and learning of digital electronics course at IPFW.Keywords: Active Learning, Multimedia Delivery, WebCT, JiTT.1. IntroductionIn a traditional classroom, students are passive listeners most of the time. They come to theclassroom unprepared and just listen to the instructor and take notes. This classroom environmentlacks interactions between faculty and students, and between students themselves

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Computer Education Innovations II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Siew Koay, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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Computers in Education

modifiers.In this project, faculty members developed new course modules and introduced them into thecorresponding computing classes. Preliminary results were obtained and obstacles werediscussed, and in the future, we are going to develop more new course modules and also involvemore computing courses to be enhanced.Background Teaching computer courses is challenging these days since this generation of studentswitnessed the fast development and wide spread of computer techniques. Most of them are Page 15.1039.2already enthusiasts in popular computer applications, such as video games. However, theteaching of college level computer classes does not

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Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2010-1545: A NEW APPROACH: USING ELECTRONICS LABORATORYMORE EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELYFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University Page 15.63.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A New Approach: Using the Electronics Laboratory More Efficiently and SafelyAbstractUse and administration of the electronics laboratories are very important due to safety concernsand variety of parts and equipment. There are a variety of components and devices which need tobe organized and monitored for different lab experiments. Electronics laboratories serve a varietyof students with different knowledge levels for their lab classes and various projects

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Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; Guangwei Zhu, Purdue; Cheng-Kok Koh, Purdue University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

it isNP-complete [8]. Many problems related to Tetris are also NP-complete, even for off-line games when thesequences are known in advance [8]. It is computationally expensive to find the minimum height or themaximum number of cleared rows. Some researchers consider Tetris as an optimization problem [9]. Someeducators use Tetris for teaching game development [10–15]. In the fall semester of 2009, we used Tetris as a semester-long project in a course of object-orientedprogramming. This course teaches both Java and C++; the Qt library is used to create graphical userinterfaces for C++ programs. The students had taken at least two programming courses (C Programming andAdvanced C Programming) as prerequisites. Many students had taken or were

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Robert C Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

andmanipulation of biological molecules 6,7,8,9. The imaging capability of AFM combined withmanipulation allows precise control of nanoscale components over which nanostrucures aremoved and characterized at each step of manipulation or assembly.Scanning probe microscopes have been expensive and were used mainly by the researchuniversities and high tech industry. However due to the increasing use of AFM for teachingpurposes, the leading providers of AFMs have developed low cost, high-value scanningprobe microscopes. The goal of our project is to set up an instructional lab using low costAFM and develop instructional material for visualization and manipulation of nanoscalecomponents for two and four year engineering technology programs. The paper will

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, State University of New York, Buffalo; Chilukuri Mohan, Syracuse University; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

competencies required of the Smart Grid implementation.This project proposes to achieve the following objectives: 1. Develop and deliver innovative smart grid enhanced curriculum beginning September 2010. 2. Develop and deliver a comprehensive, regional Distance Learning offering of associate, undergraduate, certificate, master and doctorate degrees beginning May 2012. 3. Expand Distance Learning curricula to meet national workforce needs by completion of project in April 2013. 4. Establish an innovative and experience-rich distance learning system incorporating best in class courses from all partner institutions and facilities. 5. Create a specialization in Smart Grid cyber-security. 6. Create a specialization in

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Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Instrumentation

energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. As mentionedearlier, sensor networks are an enabling technology for many applications that can increaseenergy efficiency. The Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability (OE) has $4.5 billiondollars for Smart Grid and efficient energy transmission projects. Sensor network technology isthe enabling technology for the Smart Grid. The DOE has already called for proposals from theelectrical power distribution industry to begin the long needed up-grade of the aging electricalgrid infrastructure in the United States. Recently, matching funds in the amount of $3.4 billiondollars were awarded to approximately 100 Smart Grid Investment Grant applicants by OE2.Some in this industry have termed

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ELD Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cameron Patterson, University of Alabama; Nicholas A. Kraft, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama

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Engineering Libraries

, and a senior member of IEEE. Page 15.224.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 AVS: Science and Technology Virtual MuseumAbstractThe American Vacuum Society (AVS) has a desire to create a “virtual museum” as a way toarchive historical items. The items were used by vacuum technologists in the past for themanufacture of integrated circuits (ICs). The vacuum related equipment (e.g., pumps, gauges,and meters) represents important information regarding the history of the AVS. The AVSHistory Committee provided this project as a learning opportunity for a student in the Computer-Based Honors Program at The University

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Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and (3)manufacturing of plastic pellets using the creation of pixel cookies as a hands-on classroom activity.The undergraduate mentors leverage their industrial and academic experiences to create the lessons andact as role models for college and professional success. Evaluation of the activities includes a mappingto academic content standards, student interest surveys, and mentors’ reflections on their experiences.1. IntroductionThe Computer Science Investigations (CSI: Cincinnati) project brings undergraduates in engineeringand computing-related fields into urban STEM classrooms to interact with and teach high schoolstudents. CSI: Cincinnati is funded under the National Science Foundation’s Broadening Participation inComputing program and

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Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

• Resource • Environmental Analyst Manager Consultant • Operations • Sustainability Manager Consultant • Project ManagerBased on these job descriptions, a draft of program learning outcomes (PLOs) wasdeveloped. These PLOs were circulated among a group of professionals involved in localsustainability initiatives (http://sustainsd.wordpress.com/) to ensure that the learningoutcomes are consistent with the employer requirements. With their help, the programlearning outcomes were finalized.Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):Upon completion of the MS program, graduates from sustainability management will beable to:• PLO # 1

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Michael Mauk, Drexel University; Yueh-Ting Yang, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Ajou University

AC 2010-1936: ON-LINE SURFACE ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT USINGLABVIEW AND VISION METHOD FOR E-QUALITY CONTROLRichard Chiou, Drexel UniversityMichael Mauk, Drexel UniversityYueh-Ting Yang , Drexel UniversityRobin Kizirian , Drexel UniversityYongjin Kwon, Ajou University Page 15.920.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 On-line Surface Roughness Measurement using LabVIEW and Vision Method for E-Quality ControlAbstractThe annual results of laboratory development under an NSF, CCLI sponsored project,“CCLI Phase II: E-Quality for Manufacturing (EQM) Integrated with Web-enabledProduction Systems for Engineering Technology Education” (NSF Award # 0618665

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Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Ronald Rosenberg, Michigan State University

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Engineering Management

research focused on early engineering; his current research is supported by NSF/DUE and NSF/CISE.Ronald Rosenberg, Michigan State University Ron Rosenberg is Chairperson Emeritus of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Michigan State University, and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Emeritus of the College of Engineering, MSU. Prof. Rosenberg currently serves as Associate Dean for Special Projects, College of Engineering, MSU. His recent focus is on strengthening engineering undergraduate education and engineering education research. He is a mainstay in the development of a new curriculum for the Applied Engineering Sciences major at MSU. Prof. Rosenberg is a systems level

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright; Peter Rich, Brigham Young University; Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University

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Mathematics

mathematical self-efficacy and problem solving skills). The research project is in its second year of implementation. Last year 120 students were introduced into the course, and this year 80 more students are involved in the project. Thus far, the results of the project have shown a strong correlation between student engineering interest, aptitude, programming understanding, and an increased understanding of mathematics.IntroductionMathematics has long been regarded as an essential skill, as noted by the American Society forEngineering Education’s mathematics division (Selingo, 2008). The Cold-War era “space race”pushed engineering awareness, mathematical, and scientific ability to the fore of our educationalsystem. And

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; Lea Campbell, University of Houston, Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Technology

evaluating the student learning outcome,(4) collect the exam or assignment,(4) Using the rubric, score the artifact and review the results, Page 15.326.5(5) Use the results for program improvement. The advantages of course-embedded assessment are multiple and diverse: (1) it is a process ofusing student activities, rather than nationally normed tests or surveys to assess skills andknowledge, (2) it builds on the daily work (assignments, tests, projects) of students and faculty,(3) it gets students to participate more fully as this is not a voluntary activity but part of theircourse work, (4) it is not "added on" to faculty work but is a part of their

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Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-33: A STRATEGY FOR INCORPORATING ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES INTO UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONDavid Wells, North Dakota State University David L. Wells has been Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at North Dakota State University since January 2000. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in process engineering and production engineering systems design and in product innovation and entrepreneurialism. His instruction is characterized by heavy reliance upon project-based, design-centric learning. Course projects are drawn from real industrial applications with real industrial constraints, often interactive with a corporate sponsor. Students are challenged to

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Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University; Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University

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Computers in Education

(see Appendix A for problems). This was doneto determine if students would be more likely to use a simulation tool on additional problems ifthey were previously required to use the tool. Additionally the students were then asked if they feltthey benefited from the use of the tool or if it made a difference. Finally the students were assigneda design project where it was their goal to design a heat exchanger based on a specific problem(see Appendix A). The students were not required to use the tool, but they were reminded that thistool could be extremely useful in the design process.To collect data for this study two optional surveys were distributed to the class of 58 students toobtain their opinions of the tools being incorporated in the

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

mathematics, science, and engineering in the solution of civil engineering problems (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze data and interpret results (c) an ability to design a civil engineering system, component, or process to meet desired project needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams including participation in a senior-level design project sequence (e) an ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve engineering problems Page 15.128.3 (f) an understanding and appreciation of all aspects of professionalism including

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Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim Miller, University of Maryland; Bob Kackley, University of Maryland, College Park; Nevenka Zdravkovska, University of Maryland

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Engineering Libraries

as the University of Maryland Libraries have incommon with recruitment efforts similar to these? Maybe more than those affiliated with theinformation services field realize (in the Conclusion the identities for those nicknames will berevealed).In the summer of 2008, librarians Jim Miller, Bob Kackley, and Nevenka Zdravkovska of theEngineering & Physical Sciences Library (EPSL) at the University of Maryland gave twobibliographic instruction sessions to Summer Program students on campus. Students were fromtwo local magnet schools, Oxon Hill High School and Charles H. Flowers High School for anInventor’s Camp for the program, Project Lead the Way. After talking to Alex Prasertchoung,the coordinator for the two classes, we realized that

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University

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International

such as these, engineers will increasingly work on globallydispersed teams, where engineers in the United States may be working virtually with otherindividuals around the world. Graduates of engineering programs need to be prepared to workon projects that may be physically located in another country. They must also be able to work ondiverse teams with other engineers who may be from a different culture or country. As NAEnotes, “Many advanced engineering designs are accomplished using virtual global teams –highly integrated engineering teams comprised of researchers located around the world. Theseteams often function across multiple time zones, multiple cultures, and sometimes multiplelanguages.”2Employers of engineers have expressed the need

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yogesh Velankar, Purdue University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

for Engineering Education, 2010 Team Based Negotiation of Ideas on Design Decision Making PerformanceIntroductionEngineering in the 21st century is becoming a more social process with multiple stakeholders.Nowadays, many engineering design projects are undertaken by project teams consisting ofvarious disciplinary content experts. This type of engineering work requires domain knowledgecoupled with many professional skills such as teamwork, collaboration, communication of ideas,decision making, etc. Recent reports such as the Engineer of 20201 have recognized that suchskills are essential in the education of the next generation of engineers. The challenge is findingeffective instructional methods that develop these skills without large amounts

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Software and Hardware for Educators I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Hager, United States Air Force Academy; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

Page 15.639.2organization of these homework assignments attempts to show students the link betweensoftware and hardware and to illuminate some of the more difficult architecture conceptsdiscussed in class. The assignments are arranged to give students a gentle introduction into HDL,followed by the construction of memory. Later design exercises directs attention to arithmeticlogic units (ALUs), single cycle computers, and pipelined processors. These assignments weredeveloped for a senior/graduate level course in computer architecture for which the text by Manoand Kime is used [2]. The specific design assignments will be discussed and student reaction tothe exercises is provided. This project was planned and conducted by a graduate

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Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

electricity.16 Ford anticipates that future plug-in hybrids will “talk” to a Smart Grid.Ford is investing $14 billion in the project, and has worked with 10 different utilities.Significant development efforts are focused on vehicle batteries in an ongoing effort to improvecost and weight. The battery for the Chevrolet Volt is a 16 KWh T-shaped Lithium-ion batterythat is roughly 6 feet long and weighs nearly 400 pounds1 or twice the weight of an averageperson. Current batteries represent about one third of the vehicle weight, and that weight is threeto five times what would be desired. Lithium-iron-sulfide batteries are now being studied undera partly government funded Reduced Cost Li-ion (Red Lion) project.17