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Kevin R. Lewelling

How a Sabbatical can be used to Improve Course(s) Instruction Kevin R. Lewelling University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 5210 Grand Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72913-3649AbstractMost universities offer sabbatical leave to faculty for various purposes that range frompursuing in-depth research projects to updating professional knowledge. This paper willinvestigate the “who, why, and when” a sabbatical is applicable. Suggestions will also begiven on selecting an appropriate sabbatical topic that will improve course instruction. Anexample of this author’s sabbatical content used to improve student instruction is included.IntroductionThe University of Arkansas

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Jeffery S. Thomas

A Reverse Case Study of Mechanical Failures Jeffery S. Thomas Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstractUnlike a conventional case study, where a single scenario is developed by an instructor andstudents then analyze that scenario, a reverse case study involves the students in the developmentof multiple scenarios. This paper describes how approximately fifty student teams in asophomore-level engineering course were presented with fifty physical components that hadexperienced mechanical failures. Each team was asked to select three components, classify thefailure mode and develop a unique case study involving all three components. The students

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Darrin S. Muggli; Brian M. Tande

Distance Education allows Small Liberal Arts Colleges to Offer ABET-Accredited Degrees in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Darrin S. Mugglia and Brian M. Tandeb a Engineering Department, Benedictine College, Atchison, KS 66002, b Department Of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-7101AbstractThe Benedictine College (BC) Engineering Model uses distance education as a means toestablish rapidly and economically engineering degree programs at four-year institutions that donot currently have the resources to offer an engineering degree or are

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BOUFARES Tahar; RAHMOUNI Mostapha; Mir-KASMI Souad; DJILLALI Karim

the manufacture of DSSCs and [7] are obtained with a high conversion efficiency compared to other.[8] We were interested in the synthesis of new chromophores containing the pattern rhodanine, a molecule from the leader aminothiazoline thione as a synthetic strategy developed previously in our laboratory. N R1 R3 S S S S Me N S N N , X Me , O

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Robert I. Egbert; Douglas R. Carroll

A Look Back – The First Four Years of the MST/MSU Cooperative Engineering Program Robert I. Egbert Cooperative Engineering Program Missouri State University Douglas R. Carroll Cooperative Engineering Program Missouri University of Science & Technology AbstractOn August 21, 2006, the Governor of the state of Missouri, along with the Curators of theUniversity of Missouri, the Chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology(Missouri S&T), and the President of

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Charles Wright; Reza Ahmadi; Amshumaan Raghunatha Kashyap; Anagha Rayachoti; Alberto Berrueta Irigoyen; Jonathan W. Kimball

Selective Source AC/DC Power Supply Authors: Charles Wright, Reza Ahmadi, Amshumaan Raghunatha Kashyap, Anagha Rayachoti, Alberto Berrueta Irigoyen, and Jonathan W. Kimball - faculty author/advisor Missouri University of Science and TechnologyIn an effort to improve efficiency, the Missouri S&T Solar House Team is exploring the idea ofusing a household DC electrical circuit which uses power directly from the solar panels. Thiswould bypass conversion losses both at the inverter and in household components that rectify ACto DC current internally, therefore saving energy and money. The approach taken was to developa power converter that will allow power

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David C. Macke; Steve E. Watkins

Missouri S&T UAV Team David C. Macke Jr. and Steve E. Watkins Missouri University of Science and TechnologyUnmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies is a main focus for the IEEE AESS StudentChapter at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). The design teamis building a UAV for use in student competitions, such as the Outback Challenge, and forCollege and Pre-College demonstrations. The team has collaborated with the AerospaceEngineering Senior Design class to create a custom fixed-wing airframe to meet requirements for1) a flight time of approximately one-hour, 2) a load capacity sufficient for needed on-boardelectronics and

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Harvest Collier; Diane Hagni

in theUniversity of Missouri system, close to 90 percent of the 7,000-plus students enrolled areseeking degrees in engineering or hard sciences. There are approximately 440 full- and part-timefaculty members, the majority of which are tenured or tenure-track. Eighty-three percent are inSTEM disciplines.Many of these professors were teaching several years ago when it was common for freshmen inpacked lecture halls to hear, “Look to your right; look to your left. One of you won’t be here thistime next year.” Although that is no longer the accepted slogan at Missouri S&T, and studentsgenerally hear more empathetic messages from faculty on campus dedicated to their success,teaching strategies have not evolved all that much over the years

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David C. Macke; Adam Reab; Tyler Allen; Jeffery Keener; Steve E. Watkins

Solar-Powered Game Camera Support Systems David C. Macke Jr, Adam Reab, Tyler Allen, Jeffery Keener, and Dr. Steve E. Watkins Electrical and Computer Engineering Missouri S&T Game cameras provide an automated capability for monitoring wild animals, remoteproperty, etc. Ideally, the camera can operate in all outdoor weather conditions and can operatefor many seasons independent of user input. The current market for game cameras is based onsimple motion sensors that take photographs whenever triggered. This method leads to a largepercentage of images being completely unrelated to what the camera operator wants tophotograph. These cameras are powered by batteries that limit operational

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Justin Roark; Scott C. Smith

. frequencies. Their main disadvantage is increased area, which The basic concept of the experiment is to compare the is approximately 1.5 – 2 times as much as an equivalentability of two microprocessors, one asynchronous and one synchronous design when using static CMOS gates, but lesssynchronous, to play a song while put under stresses. The song for semi-static CMOS gates. However, for large designs, suchallows observers to detect the speed of the program execution as SoCs, the processor core(s) normally require(s) less than ½and note when the microprocessor fails. This method provides of the chip’s total area, while the rest of the chip area consistsan easily observed, direct response from the

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Rodney M. Clayton

testingwould also achieve a more confident value of electron beam coupling efficiency in Al 2219.Conclusion EBF3’s ability to produce near net shaped parts could reduce launch mass by replacingpotentially unused spare parts with a lower mass of wire. Without being able run simulations ofthe EBF3 process many experiments must be run to determine what is happening during theprocess. This becomes very time and economically inefficient. Simulation however, is anefficient alternative to experiment if it produce accurate results. One of the most importantProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Ludovic V. Grivault; Matthew J. Gualdoni; Daryl G. Beetner

that will allow hardware testing of the design.The TeamThe investigating team was comprised of a diverse group of students, which includedundergraduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology and visitingundergraduates from ESIGELEC in Rouen, France. These students worked together with S&Tgraduate students to generate a working solution. This created a diverse work environment, andgave students experience collaborating as a member of a very heterogeneous group. Thediversity at times created some communication issues, but overall the team greatly benefitedfrom the different perspectives provided by the different educational backgrounds of the teammembers.Accomplishments and Lessons LearnedThe comparisons between the signal

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Alexey Yamilov

guidelines, the content delivery and assessment of student progress at differentinstitutions presented a particular challenge.Content Delivery OptionsAs of fall 2011 semester, two online content delivery options were available at Missouri S&T.1. WebEx3 through Missouri S&T’s Video Communication Center: • High definition video of presenter with Microsoft PowerPoint slides in the background (as in a weather broadcast) • A technician is always present and controls the camera and is available to assist with technical issues • A write-on monitor for comments and annotations in the Microsoft PowerPoint slides or separately • Lectures are broadcast live and their recording are

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Michael Bouchard; Kristen M. Donnell

accomplishment of the MRDT, a Prototype Project, is also discussed. Introduction One advantage of establishing any organization is the opportunity to rethink the accepted structures and implement innovative programs. The Student Design Teams of Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) strive to create an analog for real world design and construction problems by creating an experiential learning environment. In early 2012, the Mars Rover Design Team (MRDT) became the newest addition to their number. The MRDT structure is organized like an engineering firm and operates like a small business with principle technical and administrative branches. The technical branch is run by a Chief Technical Officer who is

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Jianming Liu; Steven L. Grant

PhD candidate of Missouri S&T, and he received his BS from Shandong University, China in2005 and MS degree from Tsinghua University, China in 2009. He was an audio design engineer of Nokia inBeijing, China, and currently his research in Missouri S&T mainly focuses on speech signal processing,especially adaptive signal processing and doubletalk in echo cancellation.Steven L. Grant is currently the Wilkens Missouri Telecommunications Professor at Missouri S&T, and hereceived his B.S.E.E from Missouri S&T in 1979, M.S.E.E from Caltech in 1981, and Ph.D. from Rutgers in1994. In 1980, he was with Bell Laboratories. He was with International Telephone and TelegraphCorporation--Defense Communications Division from 1982 to 1984 and

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M. Ryan Bales; Steve E. Watkins

packages. The software can also be run on a Windows platform with minimalmodification.Bibliography1. M. Piccardi. “Background subtraction techniques: A review,” Proc. IEEE Int’l Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Vol. 4, pp. 3099 – 3104, 2004.2. R.J. Radke, S. Andra, O. Al-Kofahi, and B. Roysam. “Image change detection algorithms: A systematic survey,” IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 294–307, 2005.3. S. Cheung and C. Kamath. “Robust techniques for background subtraction in urban traffic video,” Proc. SPIE, Vol. 5308, 881 (12 pages), 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.5268864. O. Masoud and N.P. Papanikolopoulos. “A novel method for tracking and counting pedestrians in real

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Lauren Cole; Lindsay R. Hoggatt; Jamie A. Sterrenberg; David R. Suttmiller; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

ListThe equipment and supplies used in the experiment were as follows: • 100 W, 115 V Sylvania Double Life Clear glass tungsten filament light bulbs, 2 • Omega Precision Fine Wire thermocouple (0.003 in (0.008 mm) diameter) • Omega HH12 thermocouple reader • Stopwatch • Porcelain ceramic light socket • EXTECH, Model DW-6060 wattmeter • Digital caliper • Laboratory ring stand • Mettler Toledo AB104-S analytical balance • STACO Energy Products, 120 V variable autotransformer • Transparent tapeExperimental ApparatusThe experimental apparatus (Figure 1) consisted of a light bulb, in its socket, attachedhorizontally to a standard laboratory ring stand. A thermocouple was taped to the bulb as shownin Figure 1. A variable voltage

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Marcos Chu; Ruth-Miriam Garnett

to evaluate possible alternatives to a solution andpresent it in a concise manner to a decision maker. In the engineering profession, trade studies are an activity that is part of the SystemsDevelopment Life Cycle (SDLC), in which it encompasses at a minimum the tasks of analysis,design, implementation, testing and evaluation. SDLC is a generic model that is often modifiedto suit the organization doing the product development. Depending on the product, each phasemight be shorter or longer in duration with products such as jet airplanes that were designed inthe 70’s and are still been redesigned and used today to transport cargo and people around theworld. Schools that have a strong career development component on their curriculum will

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Bijaya Shrestha

Learning by engagement and empowerment - a pragmatic approach to enhance student engagement in a service course and developing relevance of such a course to their own majorsBijaya Shrestha, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Missouri S&TAbstractNew pedagogical approaches are developed and implemented in a service course in orderto enhance the engagement of students in the learning process. Service courses are oftenperceived to be non-relevant and lame by majority of engineering students. The newapproaches bring a climate where students are provided with opportunities to take chargeand explore. The idea behind the new approach is built around a good mix of technologywith old tools of the trade so as to

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Eric D. Mead; Karen Reynolds; Lawrence Whitman

, Washington, DC. 2012. 2. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, “Engage to excel: Producing one million additional college graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics” The White House, Washington, DC. 2012. 3. National Research Council, “Transforming undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology”, National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 1999. 4. Papert, S., “MINDSTORMS – Children, computers, and powerful ideas”, Basic Books, New York, NY. 1993. 5. Martin, F.G., "The art of LEGO design," The Journal of Robot Builders, Vol. 1 No. 2, pg. 1-19. 1995. 6. Nagchaudhuri, A., Singh, G., Kaur, M., and George, S., "LEGO robotics products boost

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Ronny N. Galloway

able to showother students how to solve homework assignments, explain the concepts covered, orparticipate in meaningful discussion of the material during the class meeting. Please note thereference [1] discussed in the background section regarding current thinking about gainingengagement using course design.Bibliography1. Philip M. Turner and Ronald S. Carriveau, “Next Generation in Course Design”, Peter Lang (publisher), New York, New York, 2010.2. Brookstone, “Brookstone”, 2012, Available http://www.brookstone.com/boogie-board-rip.3. Ronny N Galloway, “Sketch of Network Diagram”, 2012, Available from Author.Biographical InformationRonny N Galloway is an Assistant Professor at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS

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Sarah Hatfield; Daniel Schultz; Kristen M. Donnell; Mohammad Tayeb Ghasr

involved in the Senior Design program in the ECE Department and also serves as a faculty advisor on the project for which the Antipodal Vivaldi Antenna design will be used. Her current research interests include modulated antennas/scatterers, materials characterization, and microwave/millimeter wave measurements. Dr. Mohammed Tayeb Ghasr is an Assistant Research Professor with the Applied Microwave Nondestructive Testing Laboratory (amntl), Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). His research interests include microwave and millimeter-wave instrumentation and measurement, RF circuits, antennas, and numerical electromagnetic analysis.Proceedings of the

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Andrew Matthews; Cagatay Mitil; Byron Okine; Derek Marzolf

Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4With c ≈ 3x108 m/s and L = 157.1m Figure 4: Harmonic Alignment3The resonance frequency was found experimentally to be about 675 ± 1 kHz. This gives apercent difference of about 34%. Just as before when the second trombone moved their slidefurther, the transmitter is adjusted by changing the input frequency from the AC generator. Byadjusting the frequency the resonance is changed until the voltage being received is at its peak.This is the frequency at which the transmitter is resonating. As the

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Christi Patton Luks

of using other’swork. My grades have not been overturned lately.ConclusionI hope that my stories encourage you to approach breaches in academic honesty with moreserious intent. If we fail to stop the problem in the classroom, our students begin to believe thatsmall dishonesties will not be noticed and, in fact, are OK in the future. It is up to us to make thechanges so that honesty becomes the norm in later life.Bibliography1. Whitley, B. E. “Factors associated with cheating among college students: A review,” Research in Higher Education, 39, 235 – 274.2. Lambert, E. G., N. L. Hogan, and S. M. Barton, “Collegiate Academic Dishonesty Revisited: What Have They Done, How Often Have They done It, Who Does It, And Why Did They

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Lawrence G. Boyer

expected 1Volt. Butin ice water the expected reading of near zero was not realized. This puzzled the students andwas explained to them in the lecture portion as being caused by a mis-match of componentimpedances.Students are reminded that when dealing with 2-component systems, ideally, the system shouldhave an output (source) with low impedance and an input (load) with high impedance. In thepresent circuit, the output was from the AD594 thermocouple amplifier, and the input went to theUSB-6008 NIDAQ. In Figure 13 and Eq. 4, is the voltage and is the resistance(impedance). The subscript “L” refers to the load and “S” to the source. From the data sheetsand specifications of the two pieces of hardware, RL was found to be 145 kΩ and RS to be 50

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Takao Ichiko

& Education, Volume 37 (pp211-224) 2001. 7. T. Ichiko, “Possibilities for Extending Media with a Sense of Immediate Reality in their Applications,” International Conference on Global Issues and Solutions 2003. 8. T. Ichiko, “A Case Study on Highly Cooperative Learning in Distance Education,” Wikinomics 2007-2012. 9. A Program of the California State University http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htmProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 10. KEEP Social Learning Suite (SLS) by S. Curtis http://keep.curtiscomp.com/ 11

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W.S. Khan; M. Ceylan; E. Asmatulu; R. Asmatulu

Nanotechnology Workforce,” J. Nanoparticle Research, vol. 3, 2001, pp. 79–82.15. R. Asmatulu “Toxicity of Nanomaterials and Recent Developments in Lung Disease,” Chapter 6 in Bronchitis, InTec, ed. P. Zobic, 2011, pp. 95-108.16. R. Asmatulu, E. Asmatulu, and A. Yourdkhani “Toxicity of Nanomaterials and Recent Developments in the Protection Methods,” SAMPE Fall Technical Conference, Wichita, KS, October 19–22, 2009, 12 pages.17. http://www.dexigner.com/news/14585, accessed in August 2, 2012. Biographical Information WASEEM S KHAN Dr. Waseem S. Khan, a postdoctoral candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University, received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering

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. “Sustainability in Nanomanufacturing: Status and Vision for the Future,” 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Corvallis, OR, June 4–7, 2011, 6 pages.21. http://cqdjournal.com/Hot_Events/biofouling_7-22/7-22-InvSp/7-22-invsp.htm, accessed in August 2, 2012.22. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-125/pdfs/2009-125.pdf, accessed in August 2, 2012.Proceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering EducationBiographical InformationWASEEM S KHANDr. Waseem S Khan, a postdoctoral candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering atWichita State University, received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of MechanicalEngineering at Wichita State University. He has published three

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Shannon L. Servoss; Edgar C. Clausen

4. The ExperimentThe lab period of 1 ½ - 2 hours is available for the students to perform the experiment. The labis performed in the presence of graduate teaching assistants (TAs). Proceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 5Step 5. ReportingA draft written report is submitted to the instructor after performing the lab. These reports maybe individual reports or group reports, either a memo or short form, at the discretion of theinstructor. A final written report is then prepared and submitted after the graded draft is returnedby the instructor and revised by the student(s) as

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, 2010.2. C. A. Mack, “Fifty Years of Moore’s Law,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, 24(2), 202-207, (2011).3. R. K. Cavin, “Science and Engineering Beyond Moore’s Law,” Proceedings of the IEEE, 100(Special Centennial), 1720-1749, (2012).4. “Chip Design,”(2012) Available WWW: http://chipdesignmag.com/.5. “TSMC Facing EUV, Wafer Cost Challenges,” Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, (2012). Available WWW: http://english.ime.cas.cn/ns/es/201003/t20100302_51092.html.6. S. B. Barnes, “Alan Kay: Transforming the Computer into a Communication Medium,” IEEE Annuals of the History of Computing, 29(2), 18-30, (2007).7. “Squeak Smalltalk,” (2012). Available