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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carl A. Erikson

’, hands-on experiences. For the Energy Group of IPC,alternative energy systems are explored over the 2 ½ years of the curriculum. Students areinvolved in every aspect of a project; from initial concepts, to designing and specifyingcomponents and systems, to building prototypes, to testing and re-testing, to documenting forclient’s and future IPC students, and to actually implementing the results of the project for theclient, be it here in the USA or overseas.The Integrated Projects Curriculum is “an approach that integrates knowledge, skill, and purposethrough a consistent focus on preparation for professional practice [and] is better aligned with thedemands of more complex, interactive, and environmentally and socially responsible forms

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm; Thomas Merrill; William Riddell

program for Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic has existed for 10 years. Thispaper presents efforts to integrate entrepreneurship into the Sophomore Engineering Clinic, withthe intent of presenting projects that support the design and communication goals of SophomoreEngineering Clinics, and increasing the interest in the existing entrepreneurial program. Itdetails two specific assignments that challenge students to generate ideas for new products andresearch their feasibility: a semester-long entrepreneurial design project and a white paper. Thepaper discusses how these entrepreneurial activities lay the groundwork for more students topursue entrepreneurial Jr/Sr Clinic projects, while also providing an excellent mechanism forachieving the primary

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jeanne Radigan

implementing an effective program will be addressed as well as the importance of evaluating internship programs on an ongoing basis. Findings in this paper conclude that internships have fast become an integral component of many academic programs, offering benefits to all participating parties: students, schools and employers. However, care must be taken in the design and implementation of such programs and evaluations should be conducted on a regular basis to ensure that the internship program and academic curricula are meeting industry demands. Key words: internships, experiential education, work-based learning Introduction: History of Internships

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wm. Hugh Blanton

Convolution for Engineers, Technologists, Scientists, and Other on-PhDs Wm. Hugh Blanton, East Tennessee State University ABSTRACT One of the more important and one of the least understood principles in electronic engineering technology is convolution. The convolution integral provides a convenient mathematical equation that expresses the output of an linear time invariant system based on an arbitrary signal, x(t), and the system's impulse response, h(t). Because the interpretation takes some effort, most instructors take advantage of the linear transformation into the frequency domain where convolution becomes simply multiplication, eg. Laplace and Fourier transforms

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sofia M. Vidalis; Joseph J. Cecere

major.IntroductionPartnership between an Educational Institution and Secondary Schools is not a new concept infostering learning among students. There are many universities that work closely with highschools to develop a relationship to help fit students’ needs. Universities and high schoolstraditionally maintained collaborations by including student job shadowing, outreach activities,faculty exchanges, and recruiting. The purpose of these partnerships is to expose high schoolstudents to the major so they can plan ahead to meet the needs of industries, governments,national laboratories, and the training need. The goal of any university engineering technology curriculum is to provide theinformation and skills so each student so they can be successful in their

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Harvey I. Lyons

experience that closely matches that encountered by professional design engineers. And we can seek to develop those communication skills that are an inherent and vital part of engineering activity. Let us begin by examining the professional functions of an engineering technologist upon being given an open-ended design project. The ET will invariably work in a design group; will initially research the project fully; will create and consider several possible design paths; will prepare a Design Proposal and Cost Estimate that is subject to (client) approval; will carefully schedule the project work which may include prototyping; will prepare formal Progress Reports; may develop a

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neil J. Hutzler; Joanne S. Chadde; David Heil; William E. Kelly

FAMILY EGIEERIG: ITRODUCIG EGIEERIG TO PARETS & CHILDRE Neil J. Hutzler1, Joanne S. Chadde1, David Heil2, and William E. Kelly3 1 Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI 2Family Science Foundation, Portland, OR 3ASEE, Washington, DC Abstract: The goal of Family Engineering is to engage, inspire, and encourage elementary and middle school students to consider careers in engineering and science through hands-on activities with their parents at Family Engineering Nights. This program is designed to address the United States’ need for an increased number, and greater diversity, of students skilled in math, science, technology and