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Entrepreneurship Education: Unique Approaches

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S Jordan, Purdue Univeristy; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2008-2031: "...A GOOD IMAGINATION AND A PILE OF JUNK"Shawn Jordan, Purdue Univeristy SHAWN JORDAN is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, where he is studying geographically distributed design teams. He has appeared on many television shows with Rube Goldberg machines, including Jimmy Kimmel LIVE and Master of Champions on ABC, and has won two National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest championships.Robin Adams, Purdue University Robin S. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She also led the Institute for Scholarship on Engineering Education (ISEE) as part of the Center for the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

somestudents did poorly on a CLO assignment early in the semester but then mastered the materiallater. The students on average may feel that they have learned more than what they really cando.In 2007 the assessment method at USI was changed to evaluating Performance Criteria for eachStudent Learning Outcomes, which are the same as the BSE Program Outcomes at USI, which inturn relate directly to ABET Criterion 3, (a) through (k). Each instructor now identifiesPerformance Criteria for each Leaning Outcome covered in a course. This is the methodrecommended by the 2007 ABET review, and described in the 2007 ABET Faculty Workshop on

Conference Session

Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Bob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

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Mechanics

well as the activities should provide motivation.Challenge 1 Theme: Web-Based Games and the Involvement of Students in the Game DesignProcess- Reconnecting with Student Interests and ValuesLook aheadOne significant interest common among many engineering students is computer games. Asignificant number of students that play computer games are also interested in getting involved intheir design for different reasons including faculty and peer recognition and the satisfaction ofcontributing to the learning community. Thus, web based games may not only provideopportunities to create environments that motivate students to think reflectively about mechanicsof materials content and to invest energy and time in mastering its concepts, but an

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Mahbub K Ahmed P.E., Southern Arkansas University; Kendra J Ahmed, Southern Arkansas University

Paper ID #35708Developing a Web-based Advising Application for an Engineering ProgramDr. Mahbub K Ahmed P.E., Southern Arkansas University Dr. Mahbub Ahmed is an associate professor of engineering at Southern Arkansas University. He com- pleted his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering with an emphasis in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas (El Paso) in 2008. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engi- neering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He completed his masters in Industrial engineering from Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. He has worked part-time as a

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2008 GSW

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Isa Tan; Dr. Amir Karimi

20, No. 6, pp. 1061-1151.10. Miyamoto, H., and Watanabe, K., 2000, -A thermodynamic property model for fluid-phase propane”, Int. J. Thermophys., Vol. 21, No. 5., pp. 1045-1072.11. Tillner-Roth, R.,Harms-Watzenberg, F., and Baehr, H.D., 1993, -Eine neue Fundamentalgleichung für Ammoniak”, DKV-Tagungsbericht, Vol. 20, pp. 167-181.ISA TANMr Tan is currently pusuing masters degree in Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at San Antonio.His research interest is in Thermal-Fluid area.AMIR KARIMIAmir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and an Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at TheUniversity of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from theUniversity of

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2008 GSW

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Mario Ortiz; Professor Andrea Mammoli; Professor Peter Vorobief

Mechanical Engineering with an economics minor from New Mexico Sate Universityin 1998. He worked on waste measurement systems for BNFL Instruments in Los Alamos, New Mexico from 1998to 1999. Worked on semiconductor process metrology systems for Bio-Rad in Albuquerque, New Mexico from1999-2003. In 2004 he began pursuing a masters degree in ME and a career in the sustainable energy field at UNM. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico - Albuquerque Copyright 2008, c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

. Hoboken, New Jersey.6. Friedrich, E., S. Pillay, and C.A. Buckley. 2007. The use of LCA in the water industry and the case for an environmental performance indicator. Water SA. 33(4): 443-451.7. Krarti, M. 2000. Energy Audit of Building Systems: An Engineering Approach. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL.8. Kreith, F. and D.Y. Goswami. Handbook of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL.9. Kruger, P. 2006. Alternative Energy Resources: The Quest for Sustainable Energy. John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, New Jersey.10. Manwell, J.F., J.G. McGowan, and A.L. Rogers. 2002. Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design, & Application. John Wiley & Sons. West Sussex, England.11. Masters, G.M. 2004

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

in the group to read abstract or paper drafts to provide experiential guidance and language / grammar edits.This first review can be less stressful for the new author, provide experience for the senior member, and save theadvisor valuable time with low level edits. Page 13.162.6 2008 ASEE Southeast Section ConferenceIn general, most new research students find writing their first paper to be intimidating and frequently do not knowwhat to include and have the tendency to skip over any information they mastered quickly because they feel it is toosimplistic. This tendency to complicate

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew O'Fallon, Washington State University; Jack R Hagemeister, Washington State University; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph Harris, Digilent Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

16-bittimers, which may also double as pulse-width modulators (PWMs). These PWMs may be used todrive motors. The device also contains USARTs, Master/slave SPI serial interface, and 8-channel, 10-bit analog-to-digital converters.When we went to pick an individual part, we were very impressed with the ATmega64/128.They had a great collection of features and there were several ready made development boardsavailable. We settled on the ATmega64L after looking at several considerations. Themicrocontroller supports programs of up to 64 KB in internal FLASH, 2 KB of EEPROM, and 4KB of internal SRAM for data storage. For most introductory courses, 64 KB of programFLASH is plenty as is 4 KB of data storage. This is adequate for all student projects

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol. 127, No. 1,pp. 1-3.6. Estes, A.C., Welch R.W., and Ressler, S.J. (2005). “Teaching Lessons Learned: The ExCEED TeachingModel,” American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education andPractice, pp. 218-222.7. Lowman, J. (1995). Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.8. Wanka, P.C., and Oreovicz, F.S. (1993). Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York.9. Estes, A.C, Welch, R.W., and Ressler, S.J. (2004). “Teaching Lessons Learned: Questioning: Bring YourStudents Along on the Journey.” American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Professional Issues inEngineering Education and Practice, pp. 237-242

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Crown; Arturo Fuentes; Bob Freeman

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Educational Research and Methods

invest energy and time in mastering itsconcepts, but also provide opportunities to involve students in the development process topromote greater engagement and learning.Bibliography1. Fuentes, A. A., and Crown, S., “Improving Conceptual Learning in Mechanics of Materials by Using Web-BaseGames and the Involvement of Students in the Game Design Process”, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.2. Crown, S., and Fuentes, A. A., “Web-Based Forums for Student Learning Through Teaching”, 2007 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.3. Crown, S., and Fuentes, A. A., “Student Learning Through Teaching”, 2007 ASEE-GSW Annual Conference

Conference Session

FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce Lee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Annel Medina, California Polytechnic State University; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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First-Year Programs

. Therefore, the common strategy isto remediate the minority students through various academic support programs13. With therationale that these students must be brought up to speed with their white counterparts,preparatory classes are provided to help them gain a basic understanding of mathematics, anabsolute necessity for most introductory STEM courses. Pre-college programs, often during thesummer before the students’ freshmen year are designed for students to drill and re-drill thoseskills they had not mastered while in high school14.Psychosocial SupportFew other areas of study are associated with “the fear and anxiety that (its) courses can trigger inthe minds of students”15 as the STEM fields from which students are often left to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

. Page 13.959.12*Impressions 6 2008 ASEE Southeast Section Conference12. I intend to pursue a graduate degree (Masters or Doctorate).*Impressions 713. I value working with people from different cultures and backgrounds.*Impressions 814. I am self motivated.*Impressions 9 / Initial Impressions 10 (#12)15. What are your impressions of research at this time?16. How satisfied are you with the overall quality of communication between you and your research mentors?17. How satisfied are you with the amount of supervision provided by your research mentors during the program?18. How satisfied are you with the research nature of the laboratory activities you were assigned (e.g., not meniallabor)?19. How satisfied are you

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Achintya Bezbaruah, North Dakota State University; Wei Lin, North Dakota State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

on student feedback more invited lectures are felt necessary. The geographic location ofNDSU come in way of getting speakers physically on campus but available new technologiesshould make it possible to have speakers from across the world. The instructor plans to bring inmore speakers into the classroom through the use of interactive video network, podcasting,streaming video and teleconference.Bibliography 1. Woodruff, P.H. Educating engineers to create a sustainable future, Journal of Environmental Engineering, April, 2006, pp434-444. 2. http://www.ndsu.edu/ecs/, browsed 01/2008. 3. Buchholz, R., A. Marcus, A., Post, J. Managing Environmental Issues – A Casebook, Prentice Hall, 1992. 4. Masters, G. Introduction

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Impact Student Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Minorities in Engineering

Communications, Digital SignalProcessing, Image Processing, RF and Microwaves, Mechatronics and Control and Microelectronicsand Nanotechnology.The core of the Masters degree Electrical Engineering program is the following sets of courses: Fourcourses in Applied Mathematics (8 units), One course in Digital Systems (Logic Design orSynthesis) (2 units), One course in Electromagnetics (2 units), One course in Electronics (2 units),One course in Electric Modern Networks (2 units), One course in Control Systems (2 units) and Onecourse in Applied Ethics (or Professional Practice) (2 units).Out of a 45 units required for graduation, this MSEE core takes up 20 units. The original intent wasto ensure a breadth of knowledge of electrical engineering at the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lyubov Kurkalova, North Carolina A&T State University; Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen Johnston, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies

what useful tools (e.g., primer)can be provided to the students. Feedback from the students has been mostly positive includingaiding the first graduate of the EES program in getting a permanent job with an environmentalconsulting company and providing them with a unique experience that they can share withpotential employers.Bibliography1. North Carolina A&T State University (2008), http://www.ees.ncat.edu, Greensboro, NC.2. Masters, G.M. (2004), Renewable and Efficient Power Systems, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ. Sections 3.11, The Regulatory Side of Electric Power; 3.12, The Emergence of Competitive Markets; Section 5, Economics of Distributed Resources.3. Goodwin, N. (2005), Microeconomics in Context, Houghton Mifflin, Boston

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Rathbun, Cornell University

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Educational Research and Methods

working on) terminal 31.3% Masters Degree Completed (or working on) Ph.D. 39.6% Completed (or working on) Law degree 4.2% Completed (or working on) M.D. or 5.2% other medical degree Other (please specify) 8.3%Question 5 – What is your current employment/education situation (if in transition, check whereyou are going)? Choices Response Still in school 37.5% Large company 24.0% Small company 15.6

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar; José Carrillo; Jesús García

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International

- - (Objectives in Line 1 and Line 3)Human Resources Faculty and Staff Programs to recruit, to Faculty and Faculty and Staff training and support contract and to train Staff Faculty and StaffFunding resources Program agreement Assets investments and - indicators operations expensesMaterial resources, Resources and Facilities master plan Resources andinfrastructure and infrastructure ICT plans infrastructureservices Library

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Eric Hamilton, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

. Miller, and M.A. Nelson, "Using a Delphi Study to Identity the Most DifficultConcepts for Students to Master in Thermal and Transport Science," Proceedings, American Society for EngineeringEducation 2003 Annual Conference, 200313. Moore et al., “The Quality of Solutions to Open-Ended Problem Solving Activities and its Relation to First-YearStudent Team Effectiveness,” Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference & Exposition, 2006.14. Self, B.P. and Widmann, J., Enhancing learning in mechanical design using a model eliciting activity. AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vince Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William Howard, East Carolina University

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Mechanical Engineering

(9) Doing numerical analysis for the sake of it: not being aware of the end requirements of a finite element analysis (10) Thinking a ten week course qualifies one to perform more general finite element analysis: the so-called expert phenomenon Additional Common Mistakes Listed by Chalice Engineering (11) Attempting to predict contact stresses without modeling contact (12) Not standardizing finite element procedures: all analyses should follow a documented standard modeling procedure; not doing so is often a cause of repeated or lost work. (13) Inadequate archiving: all analyses should follow a master model of detailed instructions about

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-2127: THE FIRST YEAR TRANSITION: CHALLENGES ANDSOLUTIONS FOR STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS AND ADMINISTRATORSLisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey is the Lecturer, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engineering Science. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the continuous improvement of the design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and implementation of teaching and learning initiatives and innovations. Lisa is cross-appointed with the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/UT (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto). Lisa holds a Masters in Curriculum Studies

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Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Giver, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; Stephen Michetti, NSWCCD

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Ocean and Marine

Drexel Indoor Athletic Complex are filledwith energy as students cheer and respond to Master/Mistress of ceremony questions. Students Page 13.1264.6watch the ongoing competition on large screens as they prepare for their vehicle performancecompetition. Teams are directed to other locations for their oral presentation competitions wherethey interact with the professionals from various walks of life. Fun, educational activities areprovided during intermission such as liquid nitrogen, hands-on experiments or an opportunity forstudents to operate an actual industrial, underwater ROV.However, the critical learning occurs when these future scientists

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trey Shirley, Clemson University; John Wagner, Clemson University; Randy Collins, Clemson University; Anand Gramopadhye, Clemson University

-mounted andwired to a second terminal block. Four on/off toggle switches emulate an input keypad for thesecurity system. The system outputs include one light stack unit (green, yellow, and red lamps).Learning Objectives: The student will understand how PLCs operate and typical signalconfigurations. A selection of input and output devices will be introduced, wired, and integratedinto ladder logic instructional blocks. With these skills mastered, the second laboratory modulewill create a network connecting multiple PLCs.Laboratory Procedure: 1. Design an alarm system to detect an introducer while offering the home or business owner conveniences for arming and disarming it as needed. 2. Connect the inputs and outputs using terminal blocks

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IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Information Systems

toaccomplish when encountering information depends upon to what extent themedium in which information presented matches his or her learning style. (Barbe& Milone 1980 and 1981). In this presentation, the author describes how he hasimplemented Barbe’s ideas into his classroom activities and created differentlearning environments for engineering students.Leading scholars in the area of Cognitive Science and Educational Methodologieshave concluded that it is essential that students need to be taught in a learningenvironment that enables them to acquire problem-solving skills. The 21st century Page 14.263.2workplace does not need employees who have just mastered a

Conference Session

Laboratories in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

FastenersIntroduction: Not too long ago my wife bought a large ceiling fan that she wanted installed inour master bedroom. During the process of installing it I noticed that it was quite heavy.Knowing that this large, heavy fixture would be hanging directly over my bed I wanted to besure that the two machine screws provided with the fan would be sufficient to hold it up. Isearched everywhere but couldn’t find any information on what load these screws were rated for.I went to the store and found a package of similar-sized screws but couldn’t find any additionalinformation that would tell me what load they could handle or even what material they weremade from. In this lab we will use all of the knowledge that we have gained throughout thecourse on material

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

pointmanipulation of the NURBS curves and surfaces over using keyed-in coordinates since theproject parameters did not emphasize detail and precision. Additionally, prior experience withother applications which were characterized by direct manipulation of geometry (i.e. Sketch-up,3D Studio MAX) was also identified as a factor in ease of developing competencies with Rhino.There were three students with minimal experience with applications beyond AutoCAD and allthree had a steeper learning curve in using the NURBS application.Several proposals were very successful in terms of mastering the advanced modeling strategies.However, it was noted that many proposals included doubly-curved surfaces, which areinherently undevelopable. Therefore, it was anticipated

Conference Session

Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Women in Engineering

’ Expectancy-Value Model 9 Eccles’ model uses the construct “expectancies for success” consisting of an individual’sbeliefs as to how well he or she will perform on an upcoming task. These success-related beliefsincorporate judgments about task difficulty and the individual’s perception of his or her ownability 9. For example, an individual may have a high expectancy of success, for receiving a highscore on an upcoming math test if she believes the test will be easy and/or if she believes she hasmastered the material being tested. In contrast, an individual may have a low expectancy ofsuccess for receiving a high score on an upcoming math test if he believes the test will bechallenging and/or if he believes he has not mastered the material being

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bowles, University of South Carolina; Gang Quan, University of South Carolina

Page 14.194.10teaching assistant have to spend a great deal of time and effort mastering the details of some ofthe usage techniques. Even so, some students still get frustrated when their particular problemcannot be solved immediately by the instructor or TA. In addition, focusing too much on themechanics of using the development tools in the course would compromise the instructor’sefforts to introduce the concepts and principles of embedded system design. How to strike abalance between use of the development tools and the core components of embedded systemdesign for both the students and instructors is not a problem for which we have simple answers atpresent.Second, the lab materials we developed have a software version compatibility

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Markey, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Wonsoon Park, University of Texas, Austin

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Biomedical

are papers such as the one from ASEE’s 2008Conference that describe a DL Master of Science program. Through the use of instructionaltechnology they have made it possible for distance students to have the same experience as alocal, campus-based student. Another paper by Lenart describes a computer supported distancelearning courses (CSDL) that they found to overcome many of the problems of theirconventional course: Unified Medical Sciences, a course team-taught by physicians and lifescientists, allows self-paced study, exploration of unfamiliar areas, skipping unneeded reviewsand assisting the students to dig deeper with guidance and possibly with editorial assistance fromthe developers of the course. 8 Our study looks at how interactions are

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Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

their confidence by contact Page 14.1379.21 At many schools, teaching assistants are routinely called “GTAs” for “graduate teaching assistants.” Since thematerial described in this paper applies to undergraduate TAs as well, I have opted to use the abbreviation for themore general term.Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 1Copyright 1 2009, American Society for Engineering Educationwith someone “like them” who has recently mastered the material. When they see the instructorpresenting the material, they may think, No wonder he understands it