Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Josh Coffman; Sachin S. Terdalkar; Joseph J. Rencis; Jiancheng Liu; Ashland O. Brown

ofConcrete Experience and Abstract Hypothesis and Conceptualization learning takes placethrough the presentation of new factual or new theoretical information. These two verticalstages, as shown in Figure 1, are where an individual will “Take-In Information.” The verticaldimension within the Kolb Cycle describes how an individual will perceive this newinformation.6 In the stages of Active Experimentation and Reflective Observation knowledge is gainedthrough the activities found in these stages of the Kolb Cycle.6 The horizontal dimension of theKolb Cycle describes the way an individual tries to “Process Information” previously perceivedin the vertical dimension.6 The activities found in the stage Active Experimentation are used toinvestigate the

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raluca I. Rosca

faculty population is even less representative of thegeneral population, with women faculty constituting 11.8% and African-American and Hispanicfaculty 5.9% of the engineering faculty nationwide2.While the pressure to meet future demands for an engineering workforce representative of thesociety at large is increasing, present and future engineering faculty have very few opportunitiesto reflect on or discuss diversity before taking decisions (about admission policies, teachingmethods, hiring or promotion criteria) which affect the under-represented campus groups. Aneven larger problem is that first time engineering faculty have less practice in teaching andreflecting about how their teaching influences students’ learning then their counterparts

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Deborah Ihezie; S. Keith Hargrove

systemmaintenance procedures, equipment downtime and uptime and the severity of preventivemaintenance in the organization. In Lean Manufacturing, preventive maintenance is highlyemphasized upon, since losing any equipment due to unexpected downtime in a cell would resultto stopping the operation in that cell which is a cost. [9]Layout & Material Handling: The questions in this section evaluate the space allocated toinventory, type of plant layout, and material movement around the facility. A poor factory layoutand the resultant material handling can create difficulty and significant waste in a productionprocess. Layout also reflects the effectiveness of other factors such as purchasing and thecompany’s scheduling policy [8].Suppliers: In a Lean

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

W. Riddell; S. Bakrania; K. Bhatia; J. Courtney; K. Dahm; R. Harvey; L. Weiss

course that allowed the students a moregradual introduction to parametric design8. In addition to being shortened, the Hoistinatorproject was modified9. An additional constraint that the crane be constructed as a truss wasadded. This change meant that the sophomores could completely analyze their design. Writingassignments and grading rubrics were adjusted to directly reflect the objectives listed in Table 2.The design process involved students brainstorming potential ideas for trusses. Each initial ideawas then used to define a family of truss shapes. A family would have the same number ofnodes, joints and member connectivity, but different members of the same family would havedifferent locations of specific joints. Student teams used MatLab

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Scott C. Pender; Andrew J. Foote

AIG’s revenues for 2008 after a steady growth patternduring preceding years. This drop reflects the decline present among all of the top companies inthe financial sector. While this is probably the most devastating loss in any industry in recentyears, it is important to note that performance in the finance sector is dependent uponperformance throughout all US industries. In reality, performance is not the true issue as muchas perceived performance. To illustrate, we can begin considering manufacturing industries bynoting GM’s performance since 2006. GM has faced large setbacks due to rising oil prices,increased cost of labor, and a lack of innovation relative to consumer needs. As a result of initiallosses, investors lose faith and the company

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla LoPiccolo; Amit Bandyopadhyay

.  Reduce heat island effects (roof and non-roof) 6,7  Shared driveways and minimum required parking spaces 7 • “The Urban heat island effect, due in large part to the widespread use of low-reflectivity materials in urban areas, results in average air temperatures 3.6º F than rural areas.” 8 • “Placing trees and plants strategically can combat urban heat island effects and reduce energy consumption by lowering air temperatures by 5º F or more.” 8Week 7& 86. Sanitary Sewers and Storm Drainage: • Recycle: Septic and sewer systems, and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and minor and major storm water systems • Add: 6  Management of run-off from

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

addition to the motivation brought by the practicing community,dictate a re-examination of the core computational skill set reflected in the civil engineeringcurriculum. The sections that follow dictate our experience in updating our computing and ITcurricula to reflect the expectations for accreditation, professional practice, and student attitudes. 3Developing a modern Engineering IT courseSince the inception of the BS in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering program at George MasonUniversity, the need for an introductory computing experience for freshmen has been met by theintroductory programming course offered by our Computer Science Department, CS112 –Introduction to Computer Programming. CS112

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Harold R. Underwood

develop professionalcompetencies. The IPC helps students learn how to use special knowledge to tackle realproblems. Seminar discussions run parallel to project engagement, both informing thework of project teams and drawing on them for reflection. This curriculum builds onservice-learning pedagogy, and it embodies the three modes of learning required forservice-learning: content, engagement, and reflection.”4 All IPC project courses meetonce a week for a three hour time period, like a traditional lab. Project I and II periodscoincide with Project III and IV periods, during the fall and spring semestersrespectively, to facilitate teamwork between junior and senior students. 




To evaluate student work throughout the Project I-IV sequence, a

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

MARC2 allows students to synthesize theirdesigns and run assembly programs in hardware, improving student confidence and learning.The views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position ofthe University of _____, the U.S. Department of the Army, the U.S. Department of Defense orthe United States Government.Bibliography1. iRobot Create and Altera DE2 Board Laboratory Exercise developed by LTC Bob McTasney, United States Military Academy, 2008.2. Christopher Korpela and Robert McTasney, “An FPGA Multiprocessor System for Undergraduate Study”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference in Austin, Texas, 14 June 2009, pending.3. Creating Multiprocessor Nios II Systems, PDF File

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ricardo A. Camilo; S. Keith Hargrove

transponder was inventedby the British in 1939 and the first application goes back to World War II, when Britainpioneered the use of radio-wave navigation and identification of friend or foe aircraft for nightoperations5.A very early demonstration of reflected power (modulated backscatter) RFID tags, both passiveand active, was done by Steven Depp, Alfred Koelle and Robert Freyman at the Los AlamosScientific Laboratory in 1973. The portable system operated at 915 MHz and used 12 bit tags.This technique is used by the majority of today's UHF and microwave RFID tags. The firstpatent to be associated with the abbreviation RFID was granted to Charles Walton in 1983 (U.S.Patent 4,384,288)8.RFID technology operation starts when tags awakened by low cost

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

D. Weber; G. Reluzco; D. Kaminski; B.W. Bequette

a multi-billion dollar energy company that is headquartered in Spain. It has been on a team of companies that are designing new forms of solar and other renewable energies. One development that they made was Concentrated Solar power. In solar energy, panels are typically placed at certain angles to obtain the best sunlight. However, in concentrated solar, solar panels are strategically placed to obtain the most amount of sunlight while still reflecting the light to a single tower that gathers all the light in. This single tower then transmits the energy to a water depot and the heat vaporizes the water, creating high-pressure steam. This high-pressure steam then enters a turbine, which

Collection

2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alfred A. Scalza

millennium generation’s propensity for believing in “the world according to the media”, they do understand that hard work is a precursor to success. The Contemporary Theories that came later tried to address some of the questions left partially answered by the Early Theories. For example, how do we awaken the Satisfier drives in our students? How do we connect students to their needs and get them to invest by seeing themselves as capable and believing in attainable satisfaction. We must convince students that positive behaviors are worth the effort, time and self-discipline.Contemporary TheoriesAlthough there are numerous contemporary theories only one directly reflects back to the earlytheories and has a