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Tie Duan; Ronnie Baroud; Daniel Amato; Albert LaRoe

Figure 1. System interaction flow diagram 1Figure 1 illustrates the end goal of the project and outlines the higher level interaction between entities.The computer is fitted with Enhanced Machine Controller 2 (EMC2) software specifically designed totake user input and manipulate any CNC machine in order to produce a desired part. The actions of themachine are also recorded and fed back into the computer to inform the user of its progress. The computerthen relays this information to the user via EMC2’s graphical interface. The user at anytime may wish toterminate/pause the program and can do so either through the software interface, or through

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Roger Chapman Burk

,”which meant that it had to include a laboratory component. All Princeton students are required to taketwo “S&T” courses. This was an additional incentive for liberal arts students to take the course. Therequired preparation for the class was limited to algebra, a little calculus, and good high-school science.It was open to all class years. Engineering students were welcome on the grounds that their knowledgewould enrich the class; they were expected to find the technical approach elementary but would get acomprehensive overview of the space flight problem. They were limited to no more than 25% of theavailable seats.2. Course DesignThe catalog description of the course was: This is an introductory aerospace engineering course for non

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Marie-Pierre Huguet; Tom Haley; Sehnaz Baltaci-Goktalay

and organized by unit(s) of instruction and finally a flowchart that capturevisually the relationships between the various components. 2 American Society for Engineering Education ASEE Zone I Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, March 28-29, 2008From electrons to neutronsMultiple time scalesThe traditional version of NPEA operated on two time scales: the semester – divided into three equal units,with an exam after each unit; and the unit – each typically divided into nine two-hour traditionallecture/discussion classes (typically two per week) with four homework assignments due roughly every otherclass.These time scales

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Sarosh Patel; Manan Joshi; Lawrence Hmurcik

also by 28.2 cm. Wefound d = 0.118 gm/cm. We also calculated the density s in units of mass per area, and s = d/w.We will use s later. For convenience, f and N were left in units of grams, though they can easilybe converted to dynes or Newtons by multiplying by g (the acceleration due to gravity).The second term in (4) is due to the weight of the paper alone. The factor n(2n+1) comes aboutby counting the effect of the weight of the paper at each paper/paper contact: at the first surface,the normal force is caused by a single sheet of paper sitting above it (and fixed to the first pad,which does not move), at the second surface, two sheets of paper constitute the normal force, atthe third surface, it is 3 sheets of paper, etc., and at the the

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Qing Li

measurementperspective, this study has suggested that more efforts need to be placed on developing a systematic model toexam the significance of all the characteristics on college success. In the globalization and internet era, cross-cultural studies on engineering students’ characteristics is also an important topic to be addressed in future.5. ReferencesAdelman, C. (1998). Women and men of engineering path: A model for analyses of undergraduate careers. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.Astin, A.W. & Astin, H. S. (1992). Final report: Undergraduate science education: The impact of different college environments on the educational pipeline in the sciences. Higher Education Research Institute, Graduate School of Education

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Matt Armstrong; Richard L. Comitz; Andrew Biaglow; Russ Lachance; Joseph Sloop

Engineering Design Process Environment: Technological Design & Economic Analysis Political Alternatives Social Generation Modeling & Analysi s Problem Decision Definition Making EngineeringCurrent Status: Needs Design Comparison of

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Manan Joshi; Sarosh Patel; Lawrence Hmurcik

wave is the wave of ventricular repolarization whereas the U wave is generally theresult of after potentials in the ventricular muscle. The P-Q interval represent the delayed time in thefibers neat the AV node.Some normal values for the amplitudes and durations of the parameters of the wave are as follows:Amplitude: P wave 0.25 mV R wave 1.60 mV Q wave 25% of R wave T wave 0.1 to 0.5 mVDuration: P-R interval 0.12 to 0.2 sec Q-T interval 0.35 to 0.44 sec S-T segment 0.05 to 0.15 sec P wave interval 0.11 sec QRS interval 0.09 sec Figure 2: ECG

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Padmini K. Ramalingam; Munther Abualkibash; Rajendra Tadvi; Jeongkyu Lee

, Pragya P Rajauria, Jeongkyu Lee, M. Emre Celebi “Classification of Bleeding Images in Wireless Capsule Endoscopy using HSI Color Domain and Region Segmentation”, URI- NE ASEE 2007 Conference. [5] M Mylonaki, A Fritscher-Ravens, P Swain, “Wireless capsule endoscopy: a comparison with push enteroscopy in patients with gastroscopy and colonoscopy negative gastrointestinal bleeding”, Department of Gastroenterology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK.[6] G. Bresci, G. Parisi, M. Bertoni, T. Emanuele, and A. Capria. “Video capsule endoscopy for evaluating obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and suspected small-bowel pathology”. J Gastroenterol, 39(8):803-806, August 2004.[7] S. Tang, R. Jutabha, and D. Jensen. “Push

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Linda Ann Riley; Charles Thomas

establish a bridge that we hope in time will ultimately affect the pipeline ofentering engineering freshmen. At the very least, the partnership has provided the authors with a deeperappreciation of the challenges and opportunities associated with middle and secondary education systemsin Rhode Island and the nation.ReferencesAmerican Society for Engineering Education. (2007). Profiles of Engineering and Engineering TechnologyColleges. Washington D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education.Jefers, A. S. (2004). Understanding K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs. Journal of Professional Issues inEngineering Education and Practice (138), 95-108.National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Statistics. (2006). The Nations Report

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) is one of the nation’s four federalservice academies. CGA focuses on the academic, military and physical development ofyoung men and women as leaders in service to our nation. CGA provides the U. S. CoastGuard (USCG) with approximately 190 new Coast Guard officers each year. Upongraduation, each graduate receives a commission as an Ensign in the Coast Guard and aBachelors of Science degree in one of eight fields. The Civil Engineering program, one offour engineering majors at CGA, averages 30 graduates per year. The CGA Civilprogram has taken advantage of the small class size in its development of the capstonedesign course. Students work in teams on several projects each year with clients in theCoast Guard or the local community.In the late

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Andrew Grossfield

toeveryone to ponder and contemplate at any time and can serve as a model for researching otherdisciplines.Forty years ago, mathematicians exhibited pride in their ability to hide geometric or visual representationsof mathematical concepts. The mathematics reform of the 1990’s sanctioned the representation offunctions as single valued curves. More remains to be done. Currently, Proof Without Words is anongoing feature of the MAA monthly, The College Mathematics Journal. Examine the wonderfulcompilations, Proofs Without Words 1 and Proofs Without Words II 2 by Roger B. Nelsen. Examine alsoMath Made Visual by Claudi Alsina & Roger B. Nelson 4. While mathematicians may enjoy the puzzlesprovided by Proofs Without Words, an effective pedagogical tool

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Shih-Liang Wang

force. Rather, it can bedetermined after the force directions have been determined. The driven gear will be rotating inthe direction of the tangential component of the force. This is especially helpful to determine thedirection of rotation of worm gear, as most textbooks do not present a concise way in doing so.References:[1] M. F. Spotts, T. E. Shoup, and L. E. Hornberger "Design of Machine Elements", 8th ed., Prentice- Hall, 2003.[2] R. L. Mott, "Machine Elements in Mechanical Design", Prentice Hall; 4th ed., 2003.[3] R. Budynas and J. K. Nisbett, “Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design”, 8th ed., McGraw- Hill, 2008.[4] R. L. Norton, Machine Design: An Integrated Approach 3rd ed, Prentice Hall, 2005.[5] C. R. Thomas and V. S. Hillsman

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Jennifer Zirnheld; Adam Halstead

projects for the course were chosen so as to cover all of the main disciplines at least once. Table 2 shows a breakdown of the disciplines covered by each topic. Table 2. Breakdown of multidisciplinary project topics and associated disciplines Discipline(s) Topic Mechanical, Industrial, Environmental, Civil Portable Shelter Design/Implementation Electrical, Ethics Power Grid Design/Management Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental Biodiesel Synthesis/Analysis Aerospace, Industrial, Mechanical, Civil Hot Air Balloons/Air Travel As can be seen, many of the disciplines are covered by more than one

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M.A. Abuhelaleh; K.M. Elleithy

international journals and conferences. He has research interests arein the areas of computer networks, network security, mobile communications, and formal approaches for design andverification.REFERENCES[1] A. D. Wood and J. A. Stankovic. Denial of service in sensor networks. IEEE Computer, 35(10):54– 62, Oct. 2002.[2] D. Estrin, R. Govindan, J. S. Heidemann, and S. Kumar. Next century challenges: Scalable coordination in sensor networks. In Mobile Computing and Networking, pages 263–270, Seattle, WA USA, 1999.[3] W. R. Heinzelman, A. Chandrakasan, and H. Balakrishnan. Energy-efficient communication protocol for wireless microsensor networks. In IEEE Hawaii Int. Conf. on System Sciences, pages 4–7, january 2000.[4] C. Karlof and D

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Arthur Heinricher; Brian Savilonis; David Spanagel; Robert Traver; Kristin Wobbe

mission, and others build first-year seminars connecting students withfaculty research interests. (See Upcraft, et al, 2006.)WPI made project-based learning the core of its academic program in the early 1970’s when itdefined graduation requirements that included two major projects (Grogan, 1988). One is in themajor and is usually completed in the senior year. The second project is usually completed in thejunior year and challenges students to work on a problem at the interface of science, technology,and societal needs.Today, about half of WPI’s students (about 400 students each year) complete their junior-yearproject at one of 23 project centers around the world. For example, a team of three students (onechemical engineer, one civil engineer and

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Daniel J. McCarthy; Michael J. Kwinn

objectives with the program outcomes. Developing graded events that assess students’ abilityto meet the course objectives is a normal part of the course pedagogy. In terms of supporting the directassessment plan, we require our course directors to develop these graded events with an eye not onlytoward assessing the course objectives but assessing the program outcome(s) with which their courseobjectives align. In doing so, they are able to use the performance criteria and related scoring rubrics foreach of the program outcomes as a means for developing their course graded events.As part of the process of developing their graded events, course directors are required to document thealignment of the content in the graded event (down to individual

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Ismail I. Orabi

how well existing material will translate online, creating new approaches tocommunicating with students, and evaluating and rebuilding the course as problems arise.AcknowledgmentI would like to thank all the students that took part in the survey.Bibliography1. Charp, S. (1998). Any time, any place learning. T H E Journal, 25(8), 6.2. Chickering, A. W., & Gamson, Z. F. (1991). Seven principles for good practice in undergraduateeducation. In3. A. W. Chickering & Z. F. Gamson (Eds.), Applying the Seven Principles for Good Practice inUndergraduate Education, New Directions for Teaching and Learning (pp. 63-69). San Francisco:Jossey-Bass.4. Green, K. (1997). Drawn to the light, burned by the flame? Money, technology and distance

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Abdelshakour Abuzneid; Khaled Elleithy

] L.A. DaSilva, G.E. Morgan, C.W. Bostian, D. G. Sweeney, S. F. Midkiff, J. H. Reed, C. Tompson, W.G. Newhall, B. Woerner, “The Resurgence of Push-to-Talk Technologies”, IEEE Communications Magazine, January 2006[6] J.Q. Bao, L. Guo, W.C. Lee, “Policy-Based Resource Allocation in a Wireless Public Safety Network for Incident Scene Management”, MobiCom ‘06 Proceedings of the 12th annual international conference on Mobile computing and networking[7] Certified Wireless Network Administrator, Official Study Guide, Third Edition.BiographiesDr. Khaled Elleihty received the B.Sc. degree in computer science and automatic control fromAlexandria University in 1983, the MS Degree in computer networks from the same university in 1986,and the MS

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Junichi Kanai

unauthorized people (non-members)  Provide means to add new members and to assign them to appropriate work spaces quickly.  Allow the users to post files. To support reports and presentation slides containing many photos, a minimum of a 4MB file should be allowed4. Our system currently allows students to post up to a 10 MB file.  Provide threaded discussions that are useful in configuration management, defect tracking, etc.  Allow the users to search messages using a key word. This feature is extremely useful for a student working on an on-going project to find information left by the previous team(s).  Show summaries of users’ activities.  Allow instructors to see all messages posted by a

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Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Education and Practice. 131:4, 218-222.7. Friesen, Marcia, K. Lynn Taylor, and M.G. Britton (2005) “A Qualitative Study of a Course Trilogy in Biosystems Engineering Design”. Journal of Engineering Education. 94:3, 287-296.8. Grigg, Neil S., Marvin E. Criswell, Darrell G. Fontane, Laurel Saito, Thomas J. Siller, and Daniel K. Sunada (2004) “Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: Five-Year Review”. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 130:3, 160-165.9. Light, Richard J., Judith D. Singer, and John B. Willett (1990) By Design, Planning Research on Higher Education. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 296p.10. Newstetter, Wendy C. (2005) “Designing Cognitive Apprenticeships for

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Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

Career Choice Practical Figure 1.0: Schematics of Proposed StrategyEmphasis is placed on encouraging students to recognize the relevance of engineering to their own lives,as they now know it. Key points that would be highlighted in both examples include: • What led to the development of such principles? • How was society impacted then, as well as now? • Was there any technological/engineering advancement as a result of this? • Who were the key players? • How has or how can this be applied? • Example application(s)/events specific to each grade level. • Relevance to present day--making it personal. • Are the right connections being made? Putting it all together.It is

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B.M. Wright; C.W. Swan; D.M. Matson

., Elliott, M.A., Koksai, F., Ortiz, G.M., DiGiano, F.A., and Sobsey, M.D., “Characterization of the biosand filter for E. coli reductions from household drinking water under controlled laboratory and field use conditions”, Water Science and Technology, 54(3), pp. 1-7, 2006.5. Ngai, T., Murcott, S., Shrestha, R.R., Dangol, B., Maharjan, M., “Development and dissemination of KanchanTM Arsenic Filter in rural Nepal Water”, Science and Technology 6(3), 2006. 5Biographical InformationBrittany Wright, Tufts University Ms. Wright is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineer who traveled with the team in 2007 and 2008. She serves as the team leader for 2008-2009. Her

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Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

22Max Faculty professional development funding $125K $87K $75K 23Max #GA’s and RA’s offered per semester (credit hours) 1170 360 300 24Max Student professional development funding $65K $26K $25K 25Max Staff salaries (current average, all without Dean) $65K $61K $61K 26Max Session Chairmanships 42 24 21 27Max Tech-related expenditure (s/w, h/w, etc.) $4M $2.7M $2.0M 28Max # online courses offered/year

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Vicki V. May

separate units of the course. Each person in thegroup is required to select a different reference(s) and draft the section individually; thegroup then evaluates the individual sections and combines them to create a single section,which they post to the class wiki. In addition to digital resources available to the studentsthrough Blackboard, I have placed several textbooks on reserve at the library.Student responses so far have been mixed. In addition to midterm and end-of-term surveysrelated to the effectiveness of this approach, I am tracking student usage of the digitalresources. A comparison of the class notes developed by individual students with thosedeveloped by the groups allows me to assess the contributions of the individuals and

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Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

A Brighter Economic Future. National Academies of Sciences, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.4. ABET (2007). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. The Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. http://www.abet.org/.5. Goldberg, D.E. (2006), The Entrepreneurial Engineer. John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey.6. Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at IIT. http://ethics.iit.edu/codes/engineer.html (Accessed March 14, 2008).7. Freeman, S.; Matson, D.; Sharpe, G.; and Swan, C. (2006) “International Citizenship and Global Service Leadership – The Role of Interdisciplinary Teams in Engineering Education”, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago IL

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Sarosh Patel; Khaled Elleithy

[1] ExScal Project, http://www.cast.cse.ohio-state.edu/exscal/, 2005.[2] Terminodes Project, http://www.terminodes.org/, 2005.[3] Roofnet Project,” http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/roofnet/, 2005.[4] Rendong Bai and Mukesh Singal, “DOA : DSR over AODV Routing for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”, IEEE transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 5, No 10, Oct. 2006.[5] C.E. Perkins and P. Bhagwat, "Highly Dynamic Destination-Sequenced Distance-Vector Routing (DSDV) for Mobile Computers", Comp. Comm. Rev., Oct. 1994, pp.234-244.[6] S. Murthy and J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, "An Efficient Routing Protocol for Wireless Networks", ACM Mobile Networks and App. J., Special Issue on Routing in Mobile Communication Networks, Oct. 1996, pp

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Diana Schwerha; Chang Liu; Sertac Ozercan; Tripura Vadlamani; Lev Neiman

Statistics," College Student Journal, vol. 41, pp. 454-459, June.2007.[4] F. A. Conners, S. M. Mccown and B. Roskos-Ewoldson, "Unique challenges in teachingundergraduates statistics," Teaching of Psychology, vol. 25, pp. 40, 1998.[5] T. Franklin, J. Mayles, C. Liu and D. Chelberg, "Games and engineers in the science classroom: Acase study," in 18th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology & TeacherEducation (SITE), 2007,[6] C. Liu, "Second life learning community--A peer-based approach to involving more faculty membersin second life," in SLSS Educator's Workshop, 2006,[7] C. Liu, "Software project demonstrations as not only an assessment tool but also a learning tool," in2006 SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer

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process and the team has demonstrated proper design methodology during the design process.Automotive Systems Capstone The ME492 (Mechanical Powertrains and Vehicle Dynamics) course provides much of the basicknowledge required of mechanical engineering majors to participate in the Society of AutomotiveEngineers’ BAJA SAE competition. In academic year 08 a new course director took over the course.This course director had served as a committee member for the academic year 07’s Baja-SAE team. InAY 07 it was quickly apparent that the Baja-SAE team lacked some basic knowledge required to properdesign of the vehicle. A review of the AY 07 ME492 syllabus revealed some of the underlying causes: Lesson

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the average studentperforms 2% better than predicted and the distribution of this difference is negatively skewed (-0.64) indicating the bulk of the students outperform the prediction.Also notice in Figure 1 that no students were predicted to finish with above a 93%. This is likelydue to the fact that few students earn all A’s and A+’s in previous coursework, so very few havea GPA higher than 4.0. This prediction, therefore, fails to predict that students will score an A+in a future course. 100% 95% 90% Actual Performance (in CE300) 85% 80% 75

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Bahram Nassersharif

classroom). Each projector screen will cover two of the flat screen LCD monitors when inuse. Therefore, the visual system in the room can be operated in one of three modes: 1. Four projectors 2. Two projectors and four LCD monitors 3. Eight LCD monitorsThe instructor station is an Intel Quadcore PC with a quad-port video board, 1 terabyte of disk storage,and 4 gigabytes of memory. The instructor station is also equipped with two WACOM pen screensallowing the instructor to write on the computer screen. We chose the Synchroneyes software to controlthe student workstations. With this software the instructor can broadcast their screen(s) to all studentscreens or project any student’s screen to their own screen.The technology environment for