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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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, and advocates.5.0 AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantsNos. 1025207 and 1025220. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.6.0 References 1. ABET (2008). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs Effective for Evaluations During the 2009- 2010 Accreditation Cycle, 21 pp., ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. www.abet.org 2. Aidoo, J., J. Hanson, K. Sutterer, R. Joughtalen, and S. Ahiamadi (2007). International senior design projects – more lessons learned, National Capstone Design Course Conference

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State of Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

have been separated intothree groups aligned with the previous tables. As expected the industrial comments emphasizethe need for competency in a manufacturing environment and help facing the current businesschallenges. Academics, and to the most part other respondents mentioned the many problemsfacing the academic institutions. This is understandable given that manufacturing education isvery much a publicly funded process that serves private industries. Recommendation: The comments should be read to gain further insight to the quantitative survey responses and better understanding of other perspectives.References1. Jack, H., “The State of Manufacturing Engineering Education”, An SME Technical Paper, November 20052. Danielson, S

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The Best of Design in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Bridget N. Bero, Northern Arizona University

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Design in Engineering Education

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Assessing Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

ability tocreate code in a specific language. In the following sections, a brief introduction tophenomenography, a description of the study exploring student understanding of conditional andrepetition structures, and the results of the study are presented. The final section discusses howthese results can be utilized in the development of an assessment instrument as well as what stillneeds to be done in order to reach the final destination.Phenomenography as a Research MethodologyPhenomenography is an educational research method developed in the early 1980’s by a researchgroup in the Department of Education at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden18. It arose outof work exploring the ways that students experienced learning, approached their

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Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josue Orellana, Washington State University; Fabiola Quiroa, Washington State University; Ala' Ibrahim Abu-Lail; Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University

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Biological & Agricultural

laboratories for physiology research by undergraduate students in biosciences and biomedical engineering. Adv Physiol Educ 2008. 32: p. 256- 260.4. Moraes, C., K. Wyss, E. Brisson, B. Keith, Y. Sun, and C.A. Simmons, An undergraduate lab (on-a-chip): Probing single cell mechanics on a microfluidic platform. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2010. 3(3): p. 319-330.5. Carson, S., J.R. Chisnell, and R.M. Kelly, Integrating modern biology into the ChE biomolecular engineering concentration through a campus wide core laboratory education program Chemical Engineering Education, 2009. 43(4): p. 257-264.6. Dymond, J.S., L.Z. Scheifele, S. Richardson, P. Lee, S. Chandrasegaran, J.S. Bader, and J.D. Boeke

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark G. Thompson, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; James Gover, Kettering University; Allan R. Taylor, Kettering University; Michelle R. Pomeroy, Kettering University; Kevin (Hua) Bai, Kettering Univ

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Electrical and Computer

and Computer Engineering from Kettering University. She worked for Delphi from 1997 to 2009 in various positions, most recently focusing in applications engineering and project management. Michelle is doing project management support activities and assisting with software development for the Green Mobility Laboratory.Kevin (Hua) Bai, Kettering Univ Kevin Bai received B S and PHD degree in Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University., Beijing, China in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He was a post-doc fellow and research scientist in Univ of Michigan-Dearborn, USA, in 2007 and 2009, respectively. Now he is an assistant professor in Department of Electrical and Compurter Engineering, Kettering University

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed A. Seif, Alabama A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

the launcher will be used. A blast deflector to prevent the motor's exhaust from hitting the ground will be used and ensure that dry grass is cleared around each launch pad in accordance with the Minimum Distance table, and increase the distance by a factor of 1.5 if the rocket motor being launched uses titanium sponge in the propellant. • Size: The rocket will not contain any combination of motors that total more than 40,960 N-sec (9208 lb-sec) of total impulse. The rocket will not weigh more at liftoff than one-third of the certified average thrust of the high power rocket motor(s) intended to be ignited at launch. • Flight Safety: The rocket will not be launched at targets, into clouds

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

Page 22.847.3emphasis on mathematics and science, as well as other traditional EE courses. However, itindeed has a heavy hands-on learning component comprising the core PBL courses. Table 1: Eight-semester course plan for B.S.E.E degree Electrical Engineering ‐ B. S. Degree – Western Carolina University  Suggested Course Plan Fall Semester  Hours      Spring Semester  Hours ENGL 101 Composition I   3      ENGL 102 Composition II   3 MATH 153 Calculus I

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Teaching Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Hartley T. Grandin Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanics

a introductory mechanics of materials course is to show the student that forceand elastic deformation analysis of single or multiple connected bodies is based on theapplication of only three fundamental sets of equations:  rigid body equilibrium equations,  material load-deformation equations derived from Hooke’s Law, and  equations defining the known or assumed geometry of deformation.The commonality of a general approach to all problems is emphasized, an approach that isidentical for determinate and indeterminate structures containing axial, torsional and/or bendingloads. This general approach is formulated to emphasize:  identification of applicable fundamental independent equation set(s) being written

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Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Richadr Lee Clark, Virginia Western Community College

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Electrical and Computer

hands-on tutorial on the LiaB experiments and the learning materials toengineering faculty at Virginia Community College System‟s New Horizons Conference inSpring 2011 to initiate the transfer of the pedagogical approach and learning materials to supportthe instruction at these institutions and to receive feedback and suggestions. A similar workshopwas held the Virginia Tech Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy on Feb. 19, 2010, whichwas well received.An explanation of our pedagogical approach to the development of the LiaB courses and theassociated learning materials, a review of the initial evaluation and assessment results, and adiscussion about the methods we have employed to disseminate the results of this project within

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Juliet J. Trail, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

overall experience for participants. Also, asmentioned, a second survey will be distributed in May 2011 to all RET participants, discussedbelow.Conclusions and Broader ImpactsThe 2010 summer RET program yielded a successful array of teaching kits and modules linkedto related Standards of Learning for the cohort of fifteen teachers. The post-program surveyconfirmed that participant exposure to research, ability to develop relevant teaching modules,and overall experience of the program was positive and successful. The RET participants willconduct their new teaching lesson(s) across the 2010-11 academic year. In order to achievebroader impacts beyond individual classrooms, the teachers are also encouraged to present totheir fellow teachers at a

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University, Engineering Technology; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

Integrated Web-enabled Computer Vision and Robotics,” The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Volume 43, Numbers 7-8, pp. 720-730, August, 2009.5. Felix T. S. Chan . Rahul Swarnkar. Manoj K. Tiwari, “Infrastructure for co-ordination of multi-agents in a network–based manufacturing system,” Int J Adv Manuf Technol, Vol. 31, pp. 1028–1033, 2007.6. Fei Qiao . Heiko Schlange . Horst Meier . Wolfgang Massberg, “Internet-based Remote Access for a Manufacturing-oriented Teleservice,” Int J Adv Manuf Technol, Vol. 31, pp. 825–832, 2007.7. Ismail Fidan, Edward Roush, Serdar Tumkor, and Russell P. Kraft, “Internet-based electronics manufacturing troubleshooting tool for surface mount PCB assembly,” Int J Adv

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Software Engineering Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Reichlmayr, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

common terminologyand practices. A description of the Agile Software Development course project using Scrum asthe development methodology for Android phone application development follows. The reportconcludes with the challenges and opportunities when using Scrum for student teams in softwareengineering courses and capstone projects.Scrum BackgroundScrum is an incremental and iterative process framework that, while typically associated withsoftware development, can be used for managing projects in a variety of domains. Scrum as asoftware development framework was jointly developed and introduced by Jeff Sutherland andKen Schwaber [11] in the early 1990’s. It was inspired by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonakain a 1986 publication [12] that

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Hasker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mike Rowe, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Fowler. UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language. Addison-Wesley, 3rd edition, 2004. [7] R. France. A problem-oriented analysis of basic UML static requirements modeling concepts. In Proceedings of the 14th ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Object-oriented Programming, Systems, Languages, and Applications, pages 57–69. ACM Press, 1999. [8] P. Gagnon, F. Mokhati, and M. Badri. Applying model checking to concurrent UML models. Journal of Object Technology, 7(1):59–84, Jan. 2008. [9] M. Genero, M. Piattini, and C. Calero. A survey of metrics for UML class diagrams. Journal of Object Technology, 4(9):61–92, 2005.[10] S. Johnson. Lint, a C program checker. Technical Report 65, Bell Laboratories, Dec. 1977.[11

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William David Schlecht, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Jennifer C. Adam, Washington State University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Edwin Maurer P.E., Santa Clara University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph D. Law, University of Idaho, Moscow; Gary Robert Brown, AAC&U; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees

from: http://www.pogil.org/.2. Arce, P. and L. Schreiber, High Performance Learning Environments, Hi-PeLE. ChemicalEngineering Education, 2004 (Fall Issue): p. 286-291.3. Dale, E., Audiovisual methods in teaching. 3 ed. Vol. 1. 1969, New York: Dryden Press.4. Crouch, C.H., A.P. Fagen, J.P. Callan, and E. Mazur, Classroom demonstrations: Learning tools orentertainment? American Journal of Physics, 2004. 72(6): p. 835-838.5. Felder, R., How About a Quick One? Chem. Engr. Education 26(1), 18-19 winter 1992.6. Hesketh, R., Farrell, S., and Slater, C., An Inductive Approach To Teaching Courses In Engineering,Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.7. Wankat, P., Oreovicz

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stella A Quinones, University of Texas, El Paso; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas, El Paso; B. Lush, University of Texas, El Paso; Gabriel Della-Piana, Evaluation Consultant ; Denise Carrejo, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning

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NSF Grantees

(2009). Development of Quantum Perspectives in Modern Physics. Physical Review Special Topics – Physics Education Research, 5, p 010106-1.4. E. Cataloglu, R.W. Robinett (2002). Testing the Development of Student Conceptual and Visualization Understanding in Quantum Mechanics through the Undergraduate Career. Am J Phys., 70(3), 238-251.5. L. Bao (2002). Understanding Probabilistic Interpretations of Physical Systems: A Prerequisite to Learning Quantum Physics. Am J Phys, 70(3), 210-217.6. R.J. Roedel, S. El-Ghazaly, J.T. Aberle (1998). An Integrated Upper Division Course in Electronic Materials and Electromagnetic Engineering – Wave Phenomena for Electrical Engineers in Proceedings of FIE Conference, 921-926.7

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Tech; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jennifer E. Michaels, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas B. Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees

Controls Laboratories,” Proceedings of theAmerican Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.[7] R.W. Hendricks, K.M. Lai, and J.B. Webb, 2005, ”Lab-in-a-Box: Experiments in Electronic Circuits ThatSupport Introductory Courses for Electrical and Computer Engineers,” Proceedings of the American Society ofEngineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.[8] B. Ferri, S. Ahmed, J. Michaels, E.Dean, C. Garvet, S. Shearman, , “Signal Processing Experiments Wit LEGOMINSTORMS NXT Kit for Use in Signals and Systems Courses,” Proceedings of the American ControlConference, St. Louis, pp. 3787-3792., June 2009.[9] B. Ferri, J. Auerbach, H. Qu, “Distributed Laboratories: A Finite State Machine

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Assessing Students and Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Scozzari, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Jennifer Astwood, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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New Engineering Educators

airports andtrain connections, upon arrival and departure from major travel points. Thus far, thiscollaboration has proven significantly more advantageous.Presently, a longitudinal study is being conducted to track students’ perceptions of theirexperiences. We encourage others to continue researching and applying interdisciplinarylearning within a multidisciplinary student environment. We are confident new experiences willbroaden and enrich this model, and seek to learn how to incorporate new learning into our ownexperiences. Page 22.945.13References1. Allen-Gil, S., Walker, L., Thomas, G., Shevory, T. & Elan, S. (2005). Forming a

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

degree programs, connecting with masters-level programs,reach for more students, and incorporating more disciplines in our programming.introductionShephard et al.’s work [4] emphasized “The central lesson that emerged from the study is theimperative of teaching for professional practice — with practice understood as the complex,creative, responsible, contextually grounded activities that define the work of engineers at its best;and professional understood to describe those who can be entrusted with responsible judgment inthe application of their expertise for the good of those they serve.” Additional reports emphasizethe need for professional practice; Duderstadt [1] claimed “… it is long past time that we rippedengineering education out of the

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Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheri Shakiban, University of St. Thomas; Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

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Mathematics

. Page 22.1046.5Fig. 3 Step by step illustration of how the yupana is used to perform the arithmetic operation of addition, e.g. 409 + 107 (= 516), with the 4th column used as temporary memory.Nazca Lines:9-13 The Nazca lines (and geoglyphs) are giant etchings in the desert, created byremoving rocks from the sand and piling them up to create vast shapes when viewed from thesky. They were “discovered” back in the 1930’s when viewed from an airplane and researched /preserved by Dr. Paul Kosok and his assistant, German mathematician Maria Reiche, who,because of her research over subsequent decades, has become singularly famous as the Nazcaline researcher. Many theories abound as to how and why they were constructed. Some dealwith ancient

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Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Architectural

: The most common system used in the late 1800s and early 1900s consisted of a roof tank(s) combined with constant-speed pumps that operated by a level switch in the tank. When the level in the tank would approach a pre-determined height, the pumps would either turn on to fill the tank(s) or turn off when the tank is full (Larson, 2007). Water storage was also required for fire protection, and tanks provided for both needs. The water is distributed using gravity downfeed arrangement. b. Multiple zones: High zone tank and low zone tank: If multiple zones were required, multiple tanks were used. An air gap creates a pressure break between the upper and lower zones. The tanks must be

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Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Melvin Andrew McElrath, Marquette University; Wendy Murray, Northwestern University; Laura M. Haugh-Scheidt, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

who are accepting of the electronic format tend to find themodules useful. This suggests that enhancement of the electronic experience itself could allowmore students to recognize the learning benefits of this technology.References1. Howard L. Adaptive Learning Technologies for Biomedical Education. IEEE Engineering in Medicine andBiology Magazine 2003; 22:58-65.2. Howard L, Remenyi Z, Pap G. Adaptive Blended Learning Environments. 9th International Conference onEngineering Education. San Juan, PR; 2006:T3K11-T13K16.3. Bransford J, Brown A, Cocking R (eds). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School Washington,DC: National Academy Press; 1999.4. Roselli RJ, Howard L, Brophy S. A computer-based Free Body Diagram Assistant. Computer

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SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College

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Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

guidance during formal class time 3, 4. It may be versions of PBL at theminimal-guidance extreme that led Kirschner et. al. 1 to name PBL as an example of an“instructional procedure that ignores the structures that constitute human cognitivearchitecture,” or more specifically, an instruction method that “proceed[s] with noreference to the characteristics of working memory, long-term memory, or the intricaterelations between them.” The tax on working memory during minimally guidedinstruction, Kirschner et al. argue, is great enough that students use all working memoryin their attempts to search for problem solutions, blocking their ability to truly learn thematerial via the accumulation of knowledge in long-term memory.However, as noted in Hmelo

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SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Education. 2000. Budapest.17. Corkins, J. (2009). The Psychometric Refinement of the Materials Concept Inventory (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Arizona State University, Tempe.18. Chi, M. T. H. (2009). Active-constructive-interactive: A conceptual framework for differentiating learning activities. Topics in Cognitive Science, 1(1), 73-105.19. Efaw, J., Hampton, S., Martinez, S., and Smith, S. (2004). Miracle or menace: Teaching and learning with laptop computers in the classroom. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 3, 10.20. Koile, K. and Singer, D. (2006). Development of a Tablet-PC-Based System to Increase Instructor-Student Classroom Interactions and Student Learning. In D. Berque, J. Prey, & R. Reed, The Impact of Tablet PCs and

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JUDITH VIRGINIA GUTIERREZ, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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Computers in Education

. Vanides (Eds.) International Society for Technology and Education. Washington DC (2011, in press).4. L. Gazca, E. Palou, A. López-Malo, and J. M. Garibay. Capturing Differences of Engineering Design Learning Environments by Means of VaNTH Observation System. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Austin, TX (2009).5. F. Kowalski, S. Kowalski, and E. Hoover. Using InkSurvey: A Free Web-Based Tool for Open-Ended Questioning to Promote Active Learning and Real-Time Formative Assessment of Tablet PC-Equipped Engineering Students. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference. Honolulu, HI (2007).6. R. Anderson, R. Anderson, L. McDowell, and B. Simon. Use of Classroom Presenter in Engineering Courses. Proceedings of the 35th ASEE

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chen Jia, Kansas State University; Andrew G. Bennett, Kansas State University; Dong-Hai Nguyen, Kansas State University; N. Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Electrical and Computer

Page 22.1409.8   Figure 4. Signals for interview problem #3.Problem #4: The parameters for fCTFS(t) (C0, Cn, and θn) are known for the three original signalsin Figure 5. If we wish to use these signals as building blocks to construct the signals in Figure 6,which signal(s) should we use? What changes in the respective fCTFS(t) parameters would beneeded to make that happen?One Acceptable Answer for Figure 6a. We choose the signal in Figure 5b to generate thesignal in Figure 6a. In this case, the signal in Figure 5b will be used twice. First, an instance ofthe signal, , can be flipped about the t axis

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Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

“conceptresilience” (faith backed by depth of knowledge) to pick the right ideas from what such aninstructor would explain, the student usually comes back with the sage advice that “s(he) said itwon’t work”. A simple example might be illustrative. It came from sending students to ask theseemingly straightforward question: “What value of efficiency should I use as being possible, forconversion between AC line power and beamed microwave power?” To the unwary aerospaceengineer, the answer to this seems to be what one might describe as “antenna efficiency”.However, reality is far more complicated.It quickly becomes evident that beaming large amounts of power is not a popular subject inmodern textbooks. Antenna design issues generally drive quickly towards the

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Teaching Strategies for Solid Modeling

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

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Engineering Design Graphics

type exercises for instructional manuals that will use LEGO® blocks to teach modelingof basic to advanced features. Student feedback supports this effort and particularly values theability to fabricate a prototype as part of the design process.Bibliography1. Lai-Yuen, S., “Using Lego To Teach and Learn Micromanufacturing and Industrial Automation,” Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Conference and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008, http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=67822. Jaksic, N., and Spencer, D., “An Introduction to Mechatronics Experiment: LEGO Mindstorms NXT Urban Challenge,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, June 2007

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Tools of the Trade

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West

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Engineering Management

activities from various sources including NASA, The National Science Foundation, The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Advanced Research Program, U. S. Department of Commerce, The Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, The U. S. Department of Education, and The U. S. Department of Labor. One of his current interests is in the area of manufacturing systems for rapid response Manufacturing. An extension of this work is the current effort that established the UTPA Rapid Response Manufacturing Center in a consortium of aca- demic institutions, economic development corporations, industry, local, state, and federal governments. This initiative is an integral component of the North American Advanced Manufacturing and