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New Ideas for the ChemE Core

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Novel Chemical Reactors in the CHE Curriculum: An Instructional Module Page 25.982.2AbstractFor the production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals, chemical reactions are often carriedout in batch rather than continuous mode. Novel alternatives are the spinning disk reactor [1] andthe rotating packed bed reactor [2]. These reactors utilize high gravity to enhance mass transferin the reactor, leading to significant performance improvements over batch reactors. This modulewill provide instruction on the phenomena exploited to achieve the improvements in the reactorand its basic configuration. An overview of technology

Conference Session

Ethical Issues II: Academic Integrity and Student Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narciso F. Macia P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Robert W. Nowlin, Retired

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-5292: ADVISING ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO THE BESTPROGRAM: PERSPECTIVE, APPROACHES, AND TOOLSDr. Narciso F. Macia P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic Narciso F. Macia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, at Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus. Prior to accepting his present position with ASU, he founded Control Systems Innovation, Inc., an engineering consulting and product development firm, in which he continues to be active. Macia received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering in 1974 and 1976 from the University of Texas, Arlington, and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Arizona State University in 1988. He is a registered Professional

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Mara London, Gonzaga University; Andrew Douglas Matsumoto, Gonzaga University; Melanie Ruth Walter; Spencer Joseph Fry

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Environmental Engineering

requires a commitmentto spend additional efforts in project activities.Student efforts expended and the resulting outcomes from a project-based learning capstonedesign course are considered. The project titled “Integrating Improved Sustainable Technologiesinto the Heart of the Home-the Kitchen” focuses on delivering improved sustainabletechnologies to homes in rural Africa and is funded by the US EPA P3 (People, Prosperity andthe Planet) Program. The project team is comprised of a total of five faculty members and fivestudent team members from civil engineering, mechanical engineering and engineeringmanagement (with a business emphasis), who are interested in the application of sustainability.This project systematically integrates technologies

Conference Session

Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University; Kim Duckett, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2012-3899: TAPPING THE USER EXPERIENCE TO DESIGN A BET-TER LIBRARY FOR ENGINEERING AND TEXTILES STUDENTS ANDFACULTYMrs. Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University Honora Nerz Eskridge is currently Director, Centennial Campus Research Services, at NC State Univer- sity, where she leads library services to the engineering community at NC State and is Director of the Burlington Textiles Library. She holds a master’s of library and information science from the Catholic University of America and a bachelor’s of engineering from Manhattan College.Ms. Kim Duckett, North Carolina State University Kim Duckett is the Principal Librarian for digital technologies and learning at North Carolina State Uni- versity

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Professional Issues in Ethics Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather E. Canary, University of Utah; Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University; Jameson M. Wetmore, Arizona State University

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Engineering Ethics

other scholarly journals. Canary is Co-principal In- vestigator for two inter-disciplinary projects of graduate ethics education, funded by the National Science Foundation. Her other research foci include organizational and family communication, particularly as those processes co-influence each other in contexts of disability, health, and public policies.Dr. Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University Joseph R. Herkert, D.Sc., P.E., is Lincoln Associate Professor of ethics and technology in the School of Letters and Sciences and the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University. He has taught engineering ethics and related courses for nearly 25 years. His work on engineering ethics has

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Information Literacy in Context: Enabling Real World Problem Solving

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. White, Queen's University

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Engineering Libraries

Classification (IPC) and incorporate the best classification practices from theUSPTO. Starting in 2013 the EPO and USPTO will classify all EP and US documents using theCPC. This development has significant implications for academic engineering librarians. Patentsare one of the core literatures of engineering and have been taught in engineering schools formore than a century. As early as 1913, engineering students at Cornell University attendedlectures on patent topics.1 Today, academic engineering librarians often provide formal andinformal instruction to students on how to search the patent literature, including how to usepatent classification codes to retrieve patents related to specific technologies. In an informalsurvey of academic engineering

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Android TA: Course Automation and the Fate of the Professor

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia; Hani A. Salim, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-5180: TRANSFORMING A LARGE-ENROLLMENT, ENGINEER-ING STATICS COURSE INTO QUALITY ONLINE INSTRUCTION BYADAPTING PROVEN INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIESMs. Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia Pil-Won On os Instructional Designer/E-learning Specialist, College of Engineering, University of Mis- souri at Columbia. On has a M.S. in instructional systems technology from Indiana University, Bloom- ington.Dr. Hani A. Salim, University of Missouri, Columbia Page 25.1374.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Transforming Large-Enrollment, Introductory Engineering

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Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-4161: A WIRELESS SENSOR NODE POWERED BY SOLAR HAR-VESTER FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AS A SENIORDESIGN PROJECTDr. Radian G. Belu, Drexel University Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Research Institute, Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nev. Before joining Drexel University, Belu held faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada, and the United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project manager and senior consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate

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Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-4721: NEWBERRY AND FARISON REDUX: A SURVEY OF GEN-ERAL ENGINEERINGDr. Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Robert Grondin has the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. He joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 1983, serving first in the Department of Electrical Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering on ASU’s Tempe campus and more recently in the Department of Engineering of the College of Technology and Innovation on ASU’s Polytechnic campus. Page 25.976.1 c American Society for

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Learning and Assessment II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

) teaches a senior level course in Heat Transfer at the University of Central Oklahoma(UCO) for Engineering Physics-Mechanical Systems students. This paper describes an attempt to havestudent’s devote time outside of this class engaged in learning lecture material and problem-solving using“play-pause-rewind” (PPR) technology. This approach was adopted to guide student’s use of timeoutside of class and take advantage of a recent economical technology, which makes production of thesePPR resources accessible to instructors at all levels. An additional factor in choosing to introduce new Page 25.1412.2resources for the students in this course

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique H. Head, Morgan State University

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Civil Engineering

assessment of bridge structures internally prestressed with aramid fiber reinforced polymer (AFRP) tendons. Her additional research projects also include applying risk and reliability-based criteria to optimal decision-making for bridge maintenance. The broader impact of her research will help to improve the resiliency of our nation’s bridge infrastruc- ture while protecting lives during extreme events. In addition to her research, Head is involved in several professional organizations and national service initiatives that are focused on improving bridge perfor- mance and exposing K-12 students to civil engineering. Head earned her Ph.D. in civil engineering in 2007 from the Georgia Institute of Technology and B.S. and

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Empowering the User Learning Experience: Evolution in Library Design

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill H. Powell, Cornell University

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Engineering Libraries

University of Texas atSan Antonio Engineering Library).14,15 The University of Chicago’s Mansueto Library appears toprovide an interesting blend of both virtual and print worlds by having an architecturally strikingdome virtual library at ground level, with access to any of 4.5 million books with roboticretrieval in 5 minutes.16Winterman’s article on branch library downsizing at the Indiana University contains a goodbibliography of articles on the past history, current situation, and mechanics of downsizing.17Lessin’s article on merging science/technology libraries provides an excellent analysis of whyvarious branch library merge, and discusses the Crerar/Chicago merger and University ofLouisville libraries among others.18 Zhou discusses the

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ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

are required to take both refresher training and pre-visit training toimprove performance and consistency.Any engineering program director should consider becoming an ABET evaluator as a means tostay current on ABET changes and to prepare one’s own program for evaluation. It is a lot ofwork, but there is no better way to learn what other programs are doing.ABET is us. The ABET staff is very small and most of the accreditation work is done byvolunteer evaluators and team chiefs who are either practitioners or academic faculty in similarprograms. We are in essence a self-regulating entity. And hopefully if we do a good jobpolicing ourselves, nobody else will ever have to.Bibliography1 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc

Conference Session

Hey You: Effectively Engaging Students in the Classroom

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Samuel Holton Lee, University of California, San Diego; Jacqueline Linh Le, University of California, San Diego

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-4477: INCORPORATING CLICKERS AND PEER INSTRUCTIONINTO LARGE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING CLASSROOMSDr. Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Lelli Van Den Einde is a tenure-track lecturer at UC, San Diego, and focuses mostly on undergraduate education in mechanics and design courses. Her past research was in the seismic design of bridge sys- tems, but she is currently focused on assessing and improving engineering education pedagogy through technology. She has been the Faculty Advisor for UC, San Diego’s Society of Civil and Structural En- gineers (SCSE), a student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, for the past two years. Additionally, Van Den Einde is also the Faculty Advisor

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin's University; Irina Gendelman, Saint Martin's University

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Mechanical Engineering

virtual real time free software (DimDim).Numerous challenges arose, some were technical, and others created due to the skewedscheduling of main campus students. Surveys of students, and faculty observations, frustrations,and recommendations were evaluated. Then, the Information Technology Department, theInstructional Designer, and the Engineering Dean helped either by ideas or financially byintroducing other alternative solutions. Once these solutions were in place, the same facultytaught the course Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers to three groups. Interactive videoconferencing was used for one group, interactive real time using more reliable software, than theprevious used. License for use of Adobe Connect was purchased and implemented for

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Panel: A Conversation About Ethics Education and Resources

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Rachelle Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-4208: ETHICS EDUCATION AND RESOURCES: A SUMMARYOF ISSUES FACING THE FIELD AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THEMDr. Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department and Integrated Engineering program at Min- nesota State University, Mankato. She is a 2011-12 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation.Dr. Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University Taft H. Broome, Jr., is a professor of civil engineering at Howard University

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Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Kathryn Bauer, Rowan University; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

systems, specifically neural regeneration. Staehle is also particularly interested in chemical, bio-, and biomedical engineering education.Dr. Kauser Jahan, Rowan University Page 25.1467.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Weaving Sustainability into Undergraduate Engineering Education through Innovative Pedagogical Methods: A Student’s PerspectiveAbstractEngineering educators are continually striving to develop teaching tools that engage students’imaginations, provide a platform for integrating modern technology into the

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Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3072: EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND AS-SESSMENT FOR ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGEDr. Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University Norbert J. Delatte, Jr., P.E., F.ACI, F.ASCE, is professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Envi- ronmental Engineering at Cleveland State University. He received his B.S. in civil engineering from the Citadel in 1984, a master’s degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986, and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from The University of Texas, Austin in 1996. Page 25.496.1 c American Society for

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Ethical Cases and Curricula

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B. Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University

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Engineering Ethics

University (WTAMU) requires aone-credit engineering ethics course for civil and mechanical engineering and engineering technology majors.Practicing engineers realize the importance of soft skills such as technical communication (written and oral) as wellas a need for ethics knowledge in their everyday dealings in the workplace and as mandated by continuing educationrequirements for Professional Engineering licensure. The Body of Knowledge document prepared by the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) further emphasizes the need for ethics instruction along with businessmanagement competence and lifelong professional development. Identification of ethics solving skills can benebulous concepts for engineering professors and students alike, as they

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Innovations in the IE Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

. Taboada has published more than 30 refereed manuscripts in technical journals, book chap- ters and conference proceedings. Her work has been published in IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, IIE Transactions, and Quality Technology and Quantitative Management, among others. Taboada is currently serving as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Performability Engineering, and as an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems.Dr. Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso Page 25.73.1

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Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer in Virginia and a Distinguished Member of ASCE. Page 25.1361.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 To Raise the Bar or Not: Addressing the OppositionBackgroundConsistent with its Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025, the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) has been engaged in an ambitious effort to better prepare civil engineeringprofessionals to meet the technological, environmental, economic, social, and politicalchallenges of the future.1 This “Raise the Bar” initiative attained an important milestone

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Onursal Onen, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012INTRODUCTION OF “MICROFLUIDICS” TO UNDERGRADUATE FLUID MECHANICS COURSE Page 25.850.2AbstractUndergraduate level fluid mechanics course is traditionally taught as a math-intensive coursewith the content remaining fairly similar for decades. The course content is usually challengingfor students with significant amount of theory and numerous new concepts introduced. In a fluidmechanics course, only a limited amount of state-of-the-art technologies and real-lifeapplications can be included, given the limited time and the material that should be covered.Information on market and career opportunities are often not mentioned in fluid

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Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Tarleton State University; Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University; Jennifer T. Edwards, Tarleton State University

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Environmental Engineering

Missouri.Dr. Daniel K. Marble, Tarleton State University Daniel Marble earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Houston, with an M.S. and Ph.D. in accelerator-based nuclear physics from the University of North Texas. Marble began his academic career as an Assistant Professor of physics at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point in 1994. In 1998, he was hired to develop the first engineering program at Tarleton State University (engineering physics), where he presently serves as Head of the Department of Engineering and Physics. In addition to interests in ion solid interaction, physics of sports, accelerator technology, and materials characterization, Marble is actively involved in K-16 science and

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Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Douglas Brown, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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Systems Engineering

AC 2012-5407: MOBILE DATA DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS FOR EMER-GENCY RESPONSE VEHICLESMr. William Douglas Brown, Middle Tennessee State University Doug Brown is the Technical Services Manager for the Rutherford County Government in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He is responsible for maintaining the functionality and security of a large wired and wireless network that includes traditional IT systems, as well as emergency responder operations. He is a recipient of the master’s of science degree in engineering technology with a minor in computer information system from Middle Tennessee State University. He can be reached via email at dougbrown8888@gmail.com.Dr. Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University Saleh M. Sbenaty is

Conference Session

Integrating Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

theclassroom, although they noted that they do tend to slow the pace of the class. Hung11 reportedon the use of clickers to administer quizzes in an introductory manufacturing course and notedthat while there were implementation difficulties (as always with a new teaching technology),students reported positive attitudes towards the clickers and quiz results were encouraging whencompared to data for classes not using the clickers. Papers at the 2010 conference12, 13 alsoreported on the effectiveness of clickers for the classroom environment and no change inlearning outcomes.This paper reports on a study specifically aimed at the use of clickers in an Engineering

Conference Session

Methods, Cases, and Directions

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bidhan C. Roy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Osama M. Jadaan, University of Mount Union; Mitchell Dean Cornelius, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

wide and fulfills the objective of a wider audience. Besides, it also introduces thestudents towards the initial commercialization of this new technology and the volatility of therelated startup enterprises.This paper describes the initial steps taken to develop the module. We begin with a sectiondescribing the contents of a typical engineering economics course. This is followed by a sectiondescribing the steps taken to develop a module. An essential part of the module will be in Page 25.77.2comprehending financial statements and constructing sample valuation problems and thesubsequent sections describes them.Engineering Economy 101Engineering

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Simulations and Visualizations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

8: (a) Measurements in the aerosol wind-tunnel to characterize particle samplingcharacteristics o different inlet designs. (b) Intercomparison of mass measurements with chamber experiments.USABILITY TESTS The Usability Testing Lab in the Eastman Kodak Center for Excellence inCommunication at Clarkson University was set up to record users testing out the website.Participating in the first test on the early version of the website were twelve studentvolunteers: six Mechanical Engineering majors and six Information Technology majors. Page 25.1027.9Information from these tests were communicated to the website

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Deyu Hu, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

analyses in nuclear power generation plants. She has been designing online courses since 2006. In 2010, with an education grant from Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) she completed the online design of the graduate nu- clear engineering certificate program. In 2011, the new education grant from NRC, allowed initiating the design of two new nuclear graduate courses for the Master program. Her applied research in education is in cognitive functioning using online learning technologies. She has redesigned two undergraduate courses in thermodynamics for online/distance delivery at the ME Department at VT. She is a co-author on a chapter that is published in the book titled ”Cases on building quality distance delivery

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Research Projects, Course Development, and Industry Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter J. Fabrycky PE P.E., Virginia Tech and Academic Applications International

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Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering Degree ProgramsAbstractBecause of its relevance to the whole of engineering education, the ASEE Systems EngineeringDivision (ASEE-SED) has a unique opportunity to serve as a forum to consider the developmentand quality aspects of degree programs that are named Systems Engineering (SE). This paper (aprospectus) conjectures that it may be necessary to provide worldwide academic certification ofSE degree programs by participating in and going beyond accreditation as offered through theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).Although the possibility of degree program certification is the main focus of this prospectus,certification is not the only topic. This paper suggests that program certification may be

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; David J. Elton, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the assessment program. This paperprovides an overview of the activities, assessment of activities, suggestions forimplementation, and overall challenges and opportunities with this method. In addition,the teaching and learning activities are placed in context of a larger project incorporatingunconventional learning styles in the same course.Introduction and BackgroundA project is underway to investigate the development of teaching and learning materialsthat incorporate unconventional learning styles and new electronic technologies forcommunication in an undergraduate introductory geotechnical engineering laboratorycourse. The project represents a collaboration between two U.S. universities for thiscollaboration: California Polytechnic State