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Carl A. Erikson

I TEGRATED PROJECTS CURRICULUM: OPPORTU ITIES FOR HA DS-O ALTER ATIVE E ERGY PROJECTS Carl A. Erikson, Jr. mailto: erikson@messiah.edu Messiah College Department of Engineering Box 3034 One College Avenue Grantham, PA 17027 The Department of Engineering started a new curriculum called the Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) in 2007. It is a seven course sequence starting in the sophomore year of

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Ossama Elhadary

ROOT CAUSES OF CHAGE I IT PROJECTS Ossama Elhadary OELHADARY@CITYTECH.CUY.EDU 300 Jay St, Brooklyn, Y ABSTRACT In this paper the author studied 58 IT projects implemented during the period 2006 - 2007 and attempted to categorize the root causes of changes in those projects as well as identify the frequency of occurrence changes driven by each of those categories. The author also tried to discover relationships between the number of changes occurring and various project variables like project size, duration, etc. The research concluded that 22% of the projects implemented experienced at least one change and that the 2 most

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J. Ledlie Klosky; Gunnar Tamm

Wind Power for Developing Nations; Sustainability Meets Junkyard WarsJ. Ledlie Klosky and Gunnar Tamm, West Point, The United States Military Academy Inspiring students to truly take charge and execute ill-defined, real-world capstone projects is a significant challenge. To meet this challenge, it is imperative that the project topic be carefully chosen, as the topic is the genesis of the student’s efforts. This paper asserts that successful project topics should contain three key components: the project must be rigorous but within the student team’s capabilities, the students must feel that the project matters, and the topic must engage the interest of the project mentors

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Kevin Dahm; Thomas Merrill; William Riddell

PROMOTI G E TREPRE EURSHIP I A SOPHOMORE I TRODUCTORY DESIG COURSE Kevin Dahm, Thomas Merrill and William Riddell, Rowan University Abstract Rowan University has a unique 8-semester Engineering Clinic sequence. This sequence helps develop professional skills identified in the ABET A-K criteria though project- based-learning. The Freshman Engineering Clinics are an introduction to the profession, teamwork, and measurements. The Sophomore Engineering Clinics provide an introduction to technical communication and engineering design principles, and in the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinics, students work in multidisciplinary teams

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Kunhee Choi

A STATE-OF-THE-ART TOOL FOR SUSTAI ABLE REBUILDI G OF AGI G I FRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS Kunhee Choi kchoi@udc.edu University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, Bldg 42, Suite 213-E Washington, DC 20008 Abstract Agency efforts to deliver projects in a timely manner have been furthered by use of innovative software analysis programs and scheduling techniques like CPM (Critical Path Method) or PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique). A more recent tool arising from these efforts is a

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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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R. Radharamanan; Jeng-Nan Juang

DETERMINING SIGNIFICANT FACTORS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESS QUALITY R. Radharamanan Jeng-Nan Juang Mail to: radharaman_r@mercer.edu juang_jn@mercer.edu School of Engineering, Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 USA Abstract This paper analyzes the quality of an ongoing software maintenance project by using defect density data from prior and current release changes. The objective is to test the significance of factors such as developer experience, the complexity of the change, the size of the change (measured in lines of

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

in 2000.13 The 20 standards for technology education are grouped in thefollowing topical areas: 1) Nature of Technology, 2) Technology and Society, 3)Design, 4) Abilities for a Technological World, and 5) The Designed World. Each of thetechnology literacy standards has benchmarks for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. It iswidely understood that achieving the goal of technological literacy for K-12 children willrequire input from all stakeholders—parents, teachers, students, and university faculty.Family EngineeringThe Family Engineering Program will engage public audiences in self-directed learning ininformal settings. The primary target audience for this project are: (1) children, ages 5-12 years, and (2) their parents/care-givers, from urban

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Muhammad M. Baig; Rafiqul Islam

necessary to develop hardware (both schematic circuits and physical circuits) and software programming and development for several types of microcontroller- based applications.In doing so we kept in view the main objectives to be that after having successfully completedthe course our EET students would be able:- a) To confidently & effectively select and use microcontrollers’ hardware in any of its stipulated roles and applications; b) To write source codes for the microcontroller-based projects / applications using both assembly language and high-level languages; c) To know how to use an assembler software to assemble (convert) an assembly code to an object code; d) To know how to use a compiler software

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Sarai Hedges

June of 2008 and decided the scope of the project would focus on improving the assessment of ABET Criteria 3h (lifelong learning) and continuous improvement in accordance with the documented process. In Six Sigma process improvement, a process that works at a “Six Sigma Level” only has approximately 3.4 defects per million opportunities. This represents near perfection and is often not physically possible or financially desirable. The college’s process of assessing graduates’ abilities to recognize the need for and to engage in lifelong learning had a baseline defects per million opportunities (DPMO) of 625,000, which corresponds to a Sigma Level of 1.2. Using the evaluators’ ratings and Six Sigma tools, the team determined to improve the

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B. Samanta; Chiraag Nataraj; Sanjeev Reddy; Mark Woods; C. Nataraj

SWARM ROBOTICS: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS B. Samanta1*, Chiraag Nataraj2, Sanjeev Reddy3, Mark Woods4, C. Nataraj5 Abstract: The paper reports an exploratory project to provide research experiences on swarm robotics to high school students. A group of three simple mobile robots (Lego NXT) was used to study ‘search and rescue’ operation. A bio-inspired global optimization technique called particle swarm optimization (PSO) was used as the main algorithm. Each robot was placed in pre-defined positions with a target position corresponding to a single target. The robots would search in spirals till the target was found by any one of the

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Josh DeRosa

will be discussed in this paper. Instrument strings made of carbon fiber are commercially available, but limited. Thesound produced by a music string is a function of their elastic constants, densities, and compositestructures [1]. Modification of these properties, using epoxy additives, can produce strings with awider range of sounds and applications. The work discussed in this paper was a continuation of coursework in composites lab atthe Rochester Institute of Technology. The course was project based; the project chosen was theconstruction of a carbon fiber 5-string banjo. The project was large, even for the two person teamwhich was formed. It was completed after the course had ended, which was well into the nextterm

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Sofia M. Vidalis; Joseph J. Cecere

qualifying tests, followed by the February regionalevent on Penn State Harrisburg’s campus. Each year, more than 500,000 students nationwide areexposed to MATHCOUNTS at the local school level. Penn State Harrisburg also co-sponsors, along with other area colleges and universities,the International Science and Engineering Fair, which is a part of the Capital Science andEngineering Fair. This fair encourages junior high and high school students to creatively exploreand investigate through hands-on scientific research. This event takes place during the month ofFebruary, once a year. Each year, more than 300 aspiring local scientists, mathematicians andengineers, grades seven through 12, exhibit their projects in one of 15 categories. After a

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Anthony Manno; Kamal Shahrabi

customers of what products and new technologies are coming up. 3WikisWikis allow people from far away areas to collaborate on a project, called community editing.Wikipedia is a very well known example where anybody can change an entry. But, corporationsare now using it to bring together employees that normally wouldn’t talk or share informationwith each other. Colleges are using it to encourage students to work together on projects andlabs. It is also useful in tracking the progress of a project. Each person who is responsible for apiece of the project can update the progress of their milestone in the project’s Gantt chart. Nowall project participants will know the latest status as quickly as possible

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Elimchili Lyaro; Jennifer Biddle; Jaclyn Stanfield

speculated as one way to reduce and possibly eliminate driverfunctions during commuting.The purpose of this design project was to develop a Smart Car (SC) vehicle system whichwould be integrated into a 2009 Honda Civic and shall enable the vehicle to be operatedin a preexisting Modified HOV Lane System with little to no user intervention.Smart car project was divided into three major parts namely conceptual design, detaildesign and system integration or final production.The presentation will focus on the conceptual design which explores different optionsavailable to implement driverless car. The conceptual design is expected to find bestways to enable the vehicle to attain a maximum speed of 85 miles per hour safely andefficiently.The team that was

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S. Ranglin; D. Das; A. Mingo; O. Ukinamemen; G. Gailani; S. Cowin; L. Cardoso

which plays a role in bone mechanotransduction. The boundary that surrounds the osteon from outside is called the cement line. In a summer research project supported by CUNY-LSAMP a group of four students and three professors worked full summer to develop a system that can isolate the osteons thus a mechanical testing could be performed (stress relaxation test) to determine their poroelastic properties. Two sets of osteons are isolated; one contains the cement line and another one without the cement line (diameter less than 250 micrometers). The vision for the device is to be integrated into a microscopic system thus the osteons can be isolated while looking at them

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Suzanne Keilson

developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C-WAI) [10]. Automating thatprocess is an ongoing and interesting challenge in software engineering. Other tools might assistin the analysis and critique of the overall structure of the website, a kind of “cognitivewalkthrough” of its organization. No comparable push has really entered the more generalconsumer electronics market yet.Project OutlineThe project being developed at _____________ consists of the following elements: 1. Engineering Education and Design Education. How can our undergraduates be best educated in considering issues of accessibility as they are learning the elements of engineering design? 2. Partnership with Manufacturers. How can manufacturers be best educated in

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David Hergert

he presses a button on the screen. The applet will then process the barcode according to the six machine vision principles defined by Fu, Gonzalez, and Lee. [2]Code 39 Bar CodesThe code 39 bar codes used in this project are often found in manufacturing and processindustries. Groover [3] provides a description of the associated letters, numbers, and symbols forstandard code 39. Some of the basic rules for code 39 barcodes are: • All code 39 barcodes start and end with a * character. • All code 39 barcodes start and end with a black line. • Black and white lines alternate. A wide line (white or black) represents a 1. A thin line represents a 0. • A collection of 9 binary numbers form a character. • There

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Daryl Gruar

mechanicalstay rod. The door is closed by the removal of the safety rod and pulling the cargo door down and into the aircraftfuselage, against the resistance of the two gas struts.The operation of this large and heavy door can place the operator in is an unsafe positions and requires a level ofphysical fitness and effort to, especially close the door. For this reason the operation of the door is generallyavoided by operators unless absolutely needed and it has also created a number of workplace injuries such as strains,falls and slips. The operation of the air-stair door within the cargo door is also mechanical, but due to the air-stairdoor size and weight - its operation does not pose the same safety hazards.The engineering degree project developed an

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Chien-tsung Lu; Mark Sherman

bill HR 3371 Airline Safety andPilot Training Improvement Act 2009 on July 29, 2009. In other words, this project willbenefit the airports willing to incorporate SMS to their safety operation. We hope toreduce both risk probability and severity associated within their daily operation.Ultimately, a positive safety culture can be formed to eliminate or reduce unwantedevents, unforeseen accidents, and un-needed financial waste.A Computerized SMS ModelAs showed in Figure 1, the research team had proposed a SMS model in 2007, which is acomprehensive management mechanism. However, the model is still manual in nature.The SMS software or an online management system will play a significant role for SMSusers to receive needed assistance in the following

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Laura Borowski; Mary Lowe; Robert Bailey

variations, but all include a moving film made of soap andwater that flows between guide wires. Objects can be placed within the film, andinterference fringes that appear when the film is properly illuminated (e.g., with a sodiumlamp) enable the resultant flow patterns to be visualized.In this undergraduate research project, stable soap films were created using a gravity-drivensoap film apparatus with a nearly horizontal test section. The hydrodynamic phenomenainvestigated were the wakes behind solid obstructions. The apparatus, which has beenunder development for about one year, was first enhanced to produce continuous films withlow flow rates. Tests were then run using single cylindrical obstructions. Other investigatorshave extensively studied

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Brian Linhares; Sharifa Happy; Hossein Rahemi

illustrate the various benefits that the components of the robot, such as sensorsand moving mechanisms, power sources, and the composition of green elements can benefit afield of crops (Figure 2). With the use of laser sensors, we will accurately measure the height ofthe crops by scanning the crops in an angled projection. This then allows for the robot to selfadjust its height to the height of the crop.The ultrasound sensor will be detecting if there is something in front before mechanisms areactivated. Controls will be using GPS guidance systems. Pullers, blades, and a conveyor belt willbe the rotating systems, grabbing, cutting, and extracting the crops inside the robot. The soilsensor will be a panel collecting and analyzing the soil components

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Sandeep Dilwali

technology continues to be a national issue. It is projected that there will be shortfallof the people needed to fill positions in science, technology and engineering and math(STEM) related disciplines for the next several years. Unless some significant steps aretaken to address this issue, this shortage will continue to grow to undesirable levels. Students coming out of high schools have major decisions to make in terms ofchoice of careers, and many postpone that decision to while at college or later. A largenumber of students begin college with a choice of major as “Undecided”, and hope thatfew years of college education will place them in a better position to be able a make aninformed decision. Also many students are concerned that the

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Orla LoPiccolo

architect and a professor at the University of Illinois. She has reported that shecan heat her 1,200-square-foot house, called the ‘Smith House’ [21] with “10 100-watt lightbulbs.” [22] There are now four Passive Houses in Urbana IL, with a total peak heating load foreach house of about 6600 Btu/hour. Typical homes built to meet the 2006 International EnergyConservation Code would use about 38,000 Btu/hour, or six times as much. [23] At this timethere are less than a dozen documented passive houses built in the United States, the largestbeing a 4,500 square feet farmhouse on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. [24] Other locations of PassiveHouse projects in the United States are in climates as varied as Duluth, Minnesota; PortlandOregon and Taos, New Mexico

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Jeanne Radigan

intern and hold them accountable for projectdeadlines. Training should be provided and only projects that are accomplishable should beassigned to the intern. Successful internships involve the intern in the project planning stage andexplain the rationale behind each task assigned to the intern [29]. The university must have a contact point for the employer. Most often a faculty memberhas the primary management responsibility, but some schools have an internship director orplacement officer in charge of overseeing the program. Faculty are compensated in a variety ofways for managing interns, with 31% of them awarded teaching load credit for managing theprogram, 23% with extra pay and 13% with course load reduction. 28% of faculty

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Ali Daneshmandnia

which corrupted many accounts. According toAntonio Solano only user desktop and My Document folders needed to be copied. These typesof errors which are happened everyday can be avoided if research or consultation with thevendor is done prior to engagement of such projects. Periodic training for Network ministers areextremely important to keep up with new versions of network operating systems.Password Security Some times network administrator try to make the work environment very user friendlyby allowing the users (often mid to high level management) stay with a very easy password, suchas their name, for ever. In reality the network administrator is not following basic security policyof a network which requires users to use strong

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Mark N. Valesey; Teresa L. Noto

. These mayinclude such areas as the general precautions which should be taken in the eventof an accident or emergency, and what to do if the vehicle battery discharges.Consumers may be intimidated by media projections of high voltage dangers andlikely need reassurance of the many safeguards that are in place to preventelectrical shock.The initial cost of these vehicles may be a little higher than their conventionalcounterparts; however over time the fuel cost savings will justify the originalinvestment. Another noteworthy savings is in reduced maintenance costs. TheEV does not have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and therefore, NEVERneeds its oil changed. Although the HEV and PHEV’s have internal combustionengines, their engines do not run

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RAMAN LALL; TIMOTHY J. DONOHUE; JULIE C. MITCHELL

grant from the Department of Energy as partof the Genomics:GTL program (DE-FG02-04ER25627). The authors also thank Daniel Noguera andLaura Vanderploeg of the University of Wisconsin for support during the project.6. REFERE CES1. [Sjoberg et. al.] Sjoberg A, Persson I, Quednau M, Hahn-Hagerdal B The influence of limiting and non-limiting growth conditions on glucose and maltose metabolism in Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis strain. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 42:931-938 (1995)2. [Thomas et. al.] Thomas TD, Turner KW, Crow VL (1980) Galactose fermentation by Streptococcus lactis and Streptococcus cremoris: Pathways, products and regulation. J Bacteriol 144:672-682 (1980)3. Neves AR Metabolic Strategies to Reroute Carbon Fluxes in