Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University; Mark Doorley, Villanova University

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Engineering Ethics

that you think undergraduates should be prepared for at the outset of their professional careers.Over ninety CoE alumni or alumnae responded to the email. The survey was not intended to be ascientific instrument. The organizers could determine the age, gender and engineering majorthrough alumni records, but elected not to do so. However, approximately one-half of therespondents did list their majors and years of graduation. All engineering majors wererepresented: chemical (7%), civil (32%) electrical/computer (27%) and mechanical (34%). Theyears of graduation ranged from the 1940’s to the 2000’s. The 1950’s, 1960’s, 1980’s and1990’s were the most prevalent years.Most of the respondents did not address the two questions directly

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Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Glasgow, Kansas State University; David Soldan, Kansas State University

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Chemical Engineering

consists of a question and actual student response from a recentTransport Phenomena 1 final exam (the student was a junior):Gasoline is being pumped 17 miles through nominal 3-inch, schedule-40 steel pipe at arate of 9500 gal/hr. What horsepower will be required if the pump’s efficiency is about75%? ≠ M/ τ The average velocity in the pipe: > V ≅? ρR 2 4571856 therefore, > V ≅? 2 ? 8.9 x107 ft/s. ρ (0.1278) d >V ≅ τ

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Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Lawrence Carter, University of Auckland; Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Technology Sydney; Bernard Guillemin, The University of Auckland; Mark Andrews, University of Auckland; Waleed Abdulla, University of Auckland

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Electrical and Computer

( N1 / 1)σ 12 − ( N 2 / 1)σ 22the categories is then given by d ? where s ? s N1 − N 2Note that the parameter s 2 is a weighted combination of the category sample variances, withrelatively more emphasis given to the category with more samples. For an effect well-separated from the control category, s will be small for a given µ1 / µ2 (since the categoryvariances σ12 and σ 22 will be small), thus d will be “large.” For cases where either category isdispersed (and therefore has a larger category variance) the increased value of s serves toreduce the distance between categories and d will be “small.”For the at-risk students in Circuits & Systems, Cohen’s effect size was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; Christina White, Columbia University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy

“evaluation” step. See Linsey, et al.,3 for a more detailed explanation of the method.A “PHLiP” book (Figure 2) was also presented as a tool to guide professor in development ofALPs. Understand the Educational Goals and Objectives • Define Stakeholders and Collect Stakeholders’ Input • Define Educational Goals and Objectives Based on Stakeholders Input • Prioritize Goals and Determine Metrics • Define Topics • Select Topic(s) for Developing ALPs Based on Goals and Metrics Generate Possible Active Learning Product (ALPs) Educational

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ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

(AWAKEN)" to theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison. Page 15.274.13Bibliography1 NRC. 2007. Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology, Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, National Academy Press.2 www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop3 Fink, L. D., Ambrose, S. & Wheeler, D. (2005). Becoming a professional engineering educator: A new role for a new era. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 185-194.4

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technology corporations.Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology LINDA S. HIRSCH is the Program Evaluator in the Center for Pre-College programs. She has a doctoral degree in educational psychology with a specialty in psychometrics and a Masters degree in statistics. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for 15 years. Dr. Hirsch has extensive experience conducting longitudinal research studies and is proficient in database management, experimental design, instrument development, psychometrics and statistical programming.Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology LEVELLE BURR-ALEXANDER is Director for TRIO programs and project

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Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

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Two Year College Division

provided with learning experiences that captivate and motivate them throughengagement with authentic real-world problems that appeal to their natural creativity,imagination, and passion, while at the same time develop their problem solving and criticalthinking skills 5,6,7,8,9,10. One instructional method capable of providing this type of learningexperience is PBL.Problem Based LearningPBL is an instructional approach that challenges students to “learn how to learn” throughcollaborative real world problem solving. Used extensively in medical education since the1970’s, PBL has emerged as an exciting and effective alternative to traditional lecture-basedinstruction in STEM education. Unlike project-based learning in which students complete aproject

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Strutz, Purdue University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Erin Bowen, Purdue University; Eric Mann, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

http://careerplanning.about.com/od/selfassessment/Self_Assessment.htm10 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. (2006). Pub. L. No. 109-270. Retrieved March 1, 2009, from http://www.ed.gov/policy/sectech/leg/perkins/index.html11 Davis, D. C., Beyerlein, S. W. & Davis, I. T. (2005). Development and use of an engineer profile. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, OR.12 Flynn, P. M. (2007). Red flags in high-tech. The New England Journal of Higher Education, XXII(1), 23-24.13 Gibbons, S. J., Hirsch, L. S., Kimmel, H., Rockland, R., & Bloom, J. (2004). Middle school students' attitudes to and knowledge about engineering. Paper presented

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

supported by a National Science Foundation grant no. 0837634. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Online resource available at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/atp/2006/12/atpctry/atpg06.html (last accessed on March 27, 2010)2. Online resource available at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/atp/2008/03/atpctry/atpg06.html (last accessed on March 27, 2010)3. Hsi, S. and Agogino, A.M. “The impact and instructional benefit of using multimedia case studies to teach engineering design,” Journal of Educational Multimedia and

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

instructor:1 S: ((At the same time)) Different, different angles. 162 S: A protractor sitting here. With a string with a weight on it. So as you tip it it'll that'll tell you3 what degree you're tipping it.4 T: I like that. That's nice.5 S: So that tells you what degree so we can figure that out. In this example, the students chose a catapult as their ballistic device, and are explaining how they will measure the angle of trajectory. The mathematics concept central to this discussion is how to measure angles from the vertical. The explicit integration of this concept is how the students hang a weighted string off of

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Liberal Education

necessary to make onefurther point about the practice of change that is often overlooked and that is the role ofthose in power. Very often those with the power authorise an individual(s) to makechanges but do not subsequently give them the support they need. The respondents tochange need to see that those with power support the change wholeheartedly and providethe resources for it to be brought about.20Toward curriculum changeIn general, therefore, curriculum change is more likely to be internalised when it is seen Page 15.1.6to be plausible, and planned to take place in small steps that are seen to be naturaldevelopments, one following from the other

Conference Session

Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Noemi Mendoza Diaz, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

society.Results compared to the Arizona sampleAn independent samples t-test at a significance level of 0.05 was conducted to compare theINSPIRE sample to the Arizona sample previously reported in Yasar et al.’s paper 5. Therewas a significant difference in how the participants in the two studies rated the stereotypicalcharacteristics of engineers, t(165)= 3.58, p<0.01, d=0.70. The INSPIRE participants weremore likely to agree that typical engineers had people, writing and verbal skills. While theirresponses on the stereotypical characteristics of engineers showed significant differences,there were no significant differences in how the teachers in the two studies viewed theimportance and characteristics of engineering. In both studies, teachers’ rating

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jessica Falcone, Georgia Institute of Technology; James McClellan, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

was a member of the research staff at M.I.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory. He then became a professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at M.I.T. In 1982, he joined Schlumberger Well Services where he worked on the application of 2-D spectral estimation to the processing of dispersive sonic waves, and the implementation of signal processing algorithms for dedicated high-speed array processors. He has been at Georgia Tech since 1987. Prof. McClellan is a Fellow of the IEEE and he received the ASSP Technical Achievement Award in 1987, and then the Signal Processing Society Award in 1996. Prof. McClellan is active in curriculum development for undergraduate education

Conference Session

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

Authors

Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio da Rocha Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

butfundamentally to look for new more appropriate and captivating contents to present to the newplugged students. Besides all of the technical and pedagogic aspects it is necessary to think aboutthe psychological aspects of this great and passionate process of teaching. For the good or for theevil, there it is this new socioeconomic and political world of contrasts in which only theeducation can really change for better [05].Speaking about education for best, the professionals who leave the universities today leavealready with a stock of knowledge that is partly obsolete and s/he has to run fast to adapt to thenew job market. Is this the fault of the University? The answer is no, the University has beenserving the society for centuries and without

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

prototyping purposes. To ensure the structuralintegrity of the model as a whole, given the large weight of the ductwork, it was determined thatthe chimney would be supported with a wooden sub-frame. To support the chimney from lateralloads, guide wires were also used. Calculations were established to find the size of cablingneeded to support the structure based on estimated weight and average wind. Safetyconsiderations were double checked with the campus Safety Office prior to and duringconstruction.Turbine Design:The only moving parts of the Solar Chimney are the turbine assembly and power generationunit. In the prototype chimney an average air velocity of approximately 2 m/s was created in thechimney. The low wind velocity complicated the turbine

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

. S Magnet dropped from this position ∆t N Magnet position at S voltage maximum N To digital R oscilloscope ∆y S Magnet position at N voltage minimum 10ms/div Figure 4. Shaker flashlight generator test setup and resulting waveformThe students studied the voltage waveform and, with a little help, concluded that the peak andvalley must occur when the magnet is at specific locations within the coil. If these locationscould be

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

is a relatively new approach inAmerican universities, generally observed since the late 1980’s, though in other parts of theworld such as Europe, the first engineering degree has always required a minimum of five yearsof study and been considered equivalent to the MS degree.These BS/MS programs vary in their details at different academic institutions. For the most part,they offer the qualified student: 1) the possibility to earn their BS and MS degrees in less time than it would take to pursue both degrees separately, and 2) the opportunity to deepen and diversify their technical and professional skills, which will help make them more competitive and marketable in the global marketplace.As BS/MS programs grew more popular

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

second annual Biomimicry Symposium, Biomimicry Institute / San Diego Zoo, Oct 1 - 2.8. Eggermont, M., Khurshid,M., Lockwood, S., Caswell, D. " A First Year Engineering Affordable Housing Design Project", submitted to Canadian Journal of Urban Research9. Eggermont, M,. & Lockwood, S. (2009) “ Communicating Design: 750 First Year Engineering Students,A Writer-in-Residence and An Artist-in-Residence” Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, 3:4, p1833-1874.10. Welliver, D., Khurshid,M., Eggermont, M. "Affordable Housing Design: A hands-on workshop for change-makers" Engage Youth, Oct 1, 2009, workshop.11. Eggermont, M., Zegarac, D. (U of C), Yen J., Helms, M. (Georgia Tech), Gould, C., Wong, C., Hastrich, C., Hinds

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, U of Texas at Brownsville; Katherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Authentic, Student-Centered Engineering Project on Student Motivation. 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000.6. Rosentrater, K.A. Integrating Ethics, Design, and Service Learning in the Engineering Classroom, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE IL/IN Sectional Conference, Peoria , Illinois, 2004.7. Madler, L., Genesis of an undergraduate research experience, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998.8. Gunn, Alastair S. and P. Aarne Vesilind. Hold Paramount: The Engineer's Responsibility to Society. Pacific Grove, CA : Thomson-Brooks/Cole, 2003. Page 15.1379.109. Betz, N.E. (1992). The

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport

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Graduate Studies

cases, and these provide theoretical and practical background in conducting experiments.References1. I. M. Abdel-Qader, B. J. Bazuin, Real-Time Digital Signal Processing in the Undergraduate Curriculum, IEEETransactions on Education, vol.46, no.1, February, 20032. D. Jacoby and R. Saint-Nom, Nice experiences teaching SP in Argentina, Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing,IEEE International Conference on acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 2689-2692 vol.5, 20013. J. P. Frantz, H. Choi, R. Baraniuk, DSP Education at Rice University,4. S. Gallardo, F. Barrero, S. L. Toral, M. J. Durán, eDSPlab: A remote-accessed instrumentation laboratory for digitalsignal processors training based on the Internet, IEEE Industrial Electronics, IECON 2006

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Lower, Purdue.edu; Mark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University

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Construction

meta-analysis to test a causal model. Communication Education, 55(1), 21-31.2. Cleveland-Innes, M. F. & Emes, C. (2005). Social and academic interaction in higher education contexts and the effect on deep learning. NASPA Journal, 42(2), 241-262.3. Cotten, S. R. & Wilson, B. (2006). Student-faculty interactions: Dynamics and determinants. Higher Education, 51, 487-519.4. Etten, S. V., Pressley, M, McInerney, D. M., & Liem, A. D. (2008). College seniors’ theory of their academic motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 100(4), 812-828.5. Furlich, S. A. & Dwyer, J. F. (2007). Student motivation and instructor immediacy in community college mathematics classes. The Mathematics Educator, 10(2), 55-70.6. Halawah, I

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Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Matthew Mounce, US Navy; Jamie Weber, Parsons; Sudarshan Rai, Unknown; Willy Duffle, University of Central Oklahoma; Jesse Haubrich, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

significant studies1,2 concerning senior engineering capstone experiences have beenconducted in North America since the 1990's. The study by Todd et al.1 was conducted in 1995and included a array of 360 responses from engineering departments. There are many interestingfindings in the report, including the small number of programs with interdepartmental seniordesign courses and that a significant number of capstone experiences were individual rather thanteam projects. The authors suggested two “areas of improvement in engineering education,”including and increased practice of teamwork and involving industry in order to give studentspreparation for “real-world engineering practice.” There is little doubt that this study impactedengineering programs to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

described in more detail elsewhere.14AcknowledgementsThe authors are grateful for support provided by the Intel Faculty Fellowship Program and theNational Science Foundation’s Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program,under Proof-of-Concept grant DUE-0442832 and Phase 2 grant DUE-0717905. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Dutson, A., Todd, R., Magleby, S. & Sorensen, C. (1997). A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses. J. Eng. Ed., 86, 17-28.2. Koretsky, M.D., Amatore, D., Barnes, C., & Kimura, S

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Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Joseph, Pace University; Mabel Payne, Consultant

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Following a Brief Exposure,” Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, Vol. 36, pp.58-65.12. Eatkins, P. and Christopherson, G. (2000). “The Importance of Context in Work Placements: Cooperative Education and the Development of Graduate Attributes for a Global Work Force,” http://www.waceinc.org/pdf/Eakins_Christopherson_6_1.pdf. Retrieved June 11, 2007.13. Freestone, R., Williams, P., Thompson, S .and Trembath, K. (2007). “A Quantitative Approach to Assessment of Work-Based Learning Outcomes: An Urban Planning Application,” Higher Education Research and Development, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 347-361.14. Gardner, P. D. and Kozlowski, S. W. J (1993). Learning the Ropes! Co-ops Do It Faster, Collegiate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, UTEP; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso

15.504.7communication which can be made online). 6Written Test Performance by Both GroupsTo analyze and compare the performance of the two groups, a test was conducted afterthe class but during the course. The test consisted of ten questions in total related tocourse materials and documents from Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). Thetest scores from both groups were tabulated and shown below: Table 1: Test results for students in group 1 and 2 Group 2 (Digital Group 1 Image/video) S. No For 10 S. No For 10 1 7

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New Instrumentation Ideas

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Dayvon Green, Morgan State University

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Instrumentation

to such changes.The algal masses consume the dissolved oxygen for respiration leading to anoxic conditions inthe waters which in turn could result in massive fish kills and related organisms.4 The algalblooms are a strong indication of the overall health of a body of water in any region, and throughmonitoring the water quality of a specific ecosystem it becomes much easier to devise a waterquality management plan towards reversing or preventing the changes that are negativelyaffecting the region.5The monitoring of water quality using remote sensing was initiated in the 1970’s using earthresources technology satellite, later renamed Landsat1 (ERTS-1). Since then, the digitalevaluation of remotely sensed data has been widely used to estimate

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Willis, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

faculty mightconsider for instructional improvement.References[1] Canary, H., & Jennings, M. (2008). Principles and influence in Codes of Ethics: A centering resonance analysis comparing pre- and post-Sarbanes-Oxley codes of ethics. Journal of Business Ethics , 80, 263-278.[2] Carley, K. (1997). Extracting team mental models through textual analysis. Journal of Organizational Behavior , 533-558.[3] Corman, S., Kuhn, T., McPhee, R., & Dooley, K. (2002). Studying complex discursive systems: Centering resonance analysis of communication. Human Communication Research , 28, 157-206.[4] Crawdad Technologies, L. (2005). Crawdad Text Analysis System version 1.2. Chandler, AZ.[5] Grosz, B., Weinstein, S., & Joshi, A. (1995). Centering

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia; Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Lily Kemathe, University of the District of Columbia; Suresh Regmi, University of the District of Columbia; Kamden Patrice Kouam, The University of the District of Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

placementRequested equipment within the proposed experiment: This laboratory experiment projectfocuses on the optimal placement of the nodes. The optimal power setting of the transmitter issuch that the Receiver Signal Strength (RSS) at the receiver is greater than the sensitivity at thereceiver while the bit error rate (BER) is able to remain in a given range during the desiredlifetime of the network. This research laboratory project also deals with the optimal basestation(s) placement (with its unlimited power supply) situated centrally in such a way as toreduce the power consumed by nodes during communication of sensors data.Results: The software package for the optimal placement of the nodes that can be delivered withthe Received Signal Strength

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randolph, Randy Hutchison, Randy Hutchison, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Biomedical

Page 15.1309.5following work experiences and classes. The goal of the reflective discussion group was toassess students’ educational experiences to their overall professional formation9. This protocolfollowed a four step accidental competency discourse where students are asked to recall positiveor negative experiences which are then analyzed for learning outcomes10. The four step strategyconsists of the following four steps: Situation, Affect, Interpretation, and Decision (SAID). Thefirst step starts with providing prompts to the students to elicit the positive or negativeexperiences (Situation, S) and to get the students to elaborate on what actually happened. Thenext step was to ask the students how it affected (A) them personally. The

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill May, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

training” modules, whether they participated in aReflection exercise that emphasized ethics, etc. ) we can begin to identify the “best practices”that are linked to more positive outcomes.Bibliography 1. Ross, M., & Jones, E. (2002). Can team effectiveness be predicted? Team Performance Management, 14 (5), 248-268. 2. Bunderson, S., & Sutcliffe, K. M. (2002). Comparing alternative conceptualizations of functional diversity in management teams: process and performance effects. Academy of Management Journal, 45 (5), 875-893. 3. Gandara, D., May, J., & Gandhi, A. (2010). Cross-Functional Teamwork: Creating a measure for effectiveness. Paper presented at the 31st annual meeting of the Industrial