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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

engineering experience.II. Electrical and Computer Engineering CurriculaThe curriculum in Electrical or Computer Engineering at most colleges and universities satisfiesABET accreditation requirements2, 7 by means of four-year programs that generally begin with aFirst-Year introductory design experience, followed by a thorough exposure to analyticalfundamentals, core courses in the engineering major, and finishing with a capstone designexperience in the last year. There are generally no requirements, either within accreditationguidelines or within institution-specific curricula, pointing to educational goals that address theworldwide nature of their engineering field, or the momentum of the trend toward globalization.At Lafayette College1, the program

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Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerry Marekova, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; David Spang, Burlington County College

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Engineering Technology

technology. Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, pp. 1 – 5, 2005. 9. Mahmoud Abdulwahed and Zoltan K Nagy. 2009. Applying Kolb’s Experimental Learning Cycle for Laboratory Education. Journal of Engineering Education. Vol. 98, No. 3, pp. 283-293.10. V. Genis, W. Rosen, R. Chiou, W. Danley. Capstone Courses for Engineering Technology Students. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, pp. 1-11, 2008.11. David Spang and Vladimir Genis. Institution-Level Reform of an Engineering Technology Program. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, pp. 1-10, 2009.12. J. F. Westat. The 2002 User Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation (NSF 02-057). (The National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, Last modified

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Figure 4 Students brewing during HB101 SessionOnce the beer is brewed it is also named, often these names reflect common experiences thestudents have had in their civil engineering courses. An example, “Fire Station Red” was namedto commemorate the capstone design project, designing a new campus fire station and “WallkillRaspberry Wheat” was named in honor of the Hydro course rafting trip on the Wallkill River.Other names have capitalize on engineering concepts, “Poisson’s Porter—Good in Every Way”or “Direct Stiffness Stout—Strong Enough to make you a Flexible Member”. Some of the beernames have emphasized the common student experience; such as “Partial Credit Pilsner” andGraduation Ale” among them. The naming of the beer does help our students

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Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

annually.Research Question 2: What are the available resources to support development of aregional learning center for engineering? Inspection of the Phase I survey data showed that organizations prefer supporting students(see Figure 2). Sixteen of 21 respondents to the question of providing support to the localengineering program indicated that they would participate in design projects while only 1 of 21 Page 15.381.9respondents indicated that they would finance facility construction or fund infrastructuredevelopment. There were no responses to the choice of endowing faculty. Phase II results;however, clarified that organizations believe that tangible

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Robotics in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

LEGOS w/HandyBoard43University of West Curriculum integration LEGOS w/HandyBoard44 Page 15.877.3FloridaSwarthmore College Research project preparation, AAAI Khepera, ActivMedia Pioneers45Missouri University State of the art of robotics and Instructor-created kit usingof Science and architectures embedded C, Matlab imageTechnology processing46Carnegie Mellon Robots for study problem-based LEGOS with HandyBoard47-48University laboratory experimentsPontificia

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Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristina Lawyer, Michigan Technological University; Meredith Berlin, University of Colorado - Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

-opUndergraduate ResearchEngineering Design Class/Capstone Page 15.543.13Engineering Challenge QuestionPlease answer one of the following questions. Please limit your answer to approximatelyone page.Question A: As an engineering consultant, you were recently put on a team for a new project,and the client is your alma mater (the university you attended). The job involves providingrecommendations on all aspects of new projects and on the potential renovation of existingfacilities.Note that the client (your university) is not exempt from the challenging economic times and islooking for ways to save money upfront and to reduce long term costs. What types of changeswould you like to make to address these challenges? What will

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-851: DEVELOPING AN ENERGY LITERACY CURRICULUM FORINCOMING FRESHMEN AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: LESSONS LEARNEDKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu.Ian Gravagne, Baylor University Dr. Gravagne is an assistant professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at

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Faculty Development for Distance Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Donohue, The College of New Jersey; Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Continuing Professional Development

theyseemed to be the most logical candidates for recruitment. However, many students were notacademically prepared to enroll in college STEM courses without remediation, often becauseprevious curriculum choices resulted in limited exposure to math and science in these students’programs of study. Other obstacles include students’ lack of awareness of engineering as apossible career because of unfamiliarity with the profession.1 One natural extension, then, wasto focus projects at the middle school level, where timely interventions would ideally lead toenrollment in classes that would better prepare students for the rigors of college STEM studies.Research, however, is increasingly indicating that that intervention efforts must begin as early

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Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University; Adrie Koehler, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Damon Hathaway, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Kelly Keelen, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

transitioning process.” Many universitiesinvolve students in capstone projects and courses as a chance for seniors to showcase all of theskills and knowledge they have acquired over their educational careers1,2,3.Bulger, Lindauer, and Jacobsen4 found that participants benefited from the incorporation ofprofessional development curriculum in a series of courses, and the participants felt suchcurricular pieces not only readied them but also brought “closure” on their college experience. A2008 employer survey reveals, “At least three in ten employers give college graduates low scoresfor their preparedness in global knowledge, self-direction, writing, critical thinking, andadaptability” (p. 20)2. After analyzing the survey results and assessing many senior

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Robert C Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

andmanipulation of biological molecules 6,7,8,9. The imaging capability of AFM combined withmanipulation allows precise control of nanoscale components over which nanostrucures aremoved and characterized at each step of manipulation or assembly.Scanning probe microscopes have been expensive and were used mainly by the researchuniversities and high tech industry. However due to the increasing use of AFM for teachingpurposes, the leading providers of AFMs have developed low cost, high-value scanningprobe microscopes. The goal of our project is to set up an instructional lab using low costAFM and develop instructional material for visualization and manipulation of nanoscalecomponents for two and four year engineering technology programs. The paper will

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Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and (3)manufacturing of plastic pellets using the creation of pixel cookies as a hands-on classroom activity.The undergraduate mentors leverage their industrial and academic experiences to create the lessons andact as role models for college and professional success. Evaluation of the activities includes a mappingto academic content standards, student interest surveys, and mentors’ reflections on their experiences.1. IntroductionThe Computer Science Investigations (CSI: Cincinnati) project brings undergraduates in engineeringand computing-related fields into urban STEM classrooms to interact with and teach high schoolstudents. CSI: Cincinnati is funded under the National Science Foundation’s Broadening Participation inComputing program and

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright; Peter Rich, Brigham Young University; Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University

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Mathematics

mathematical self-efficacy and problem solving skills). The research project is in its second year of implementation. Last year 120 students were introduced into the course, and this year 80 more students are involved in the project. Thus far, the results of the project have shown a strong correlation between student engineering interest, aptitude, programming understanding, and an increased understanding of mathematics.IntroductionMathematics has long been regarded as an essential skill, as noted by the American Society forEngineering Education’s mathematics division (Selingo, 2008). The Cold-War era “space race”pushed engineering awareness, mathematical, and scientific ability to the fore of our educationalsystem. And

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Rathika Rajaravivarma

acquire data using differenttypes of sensors in the instrumentation and data acquisition course, softwareengineering technology to translate the code in C and Java, and the feedbackcontrol systems course could interface with MATLAB toolbox to demonstratedifferent feedback instances. Last, but not least, LEGO can also be takenadvantage of in the capstone course with extended project implementation andworked in conjunction with additional external circuits and embedded systems.Pr oblem Solving and Logical ThinkingThe structure of logic and problem solving course was modified to includeworking with LEGO mindstorms NXT for implementing problem solvingactivities and team building exercises. Before diving into hands-on activities withLEGO mindstorms

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High School Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and at the Center on Education and Work. He uses experimental and discourse-based research methods to understand the cognitive, social and embodied nature of STEM learning and instruction. He is currently co-principal investigator of the AWAKEN project in engineering education, along with Professors Sandra Shaw Courter and L. Allen Phelps.Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin Benjamin Stein is a graduate student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, where his work is in hyperspectral laser design. Before returning to school, he worked as a math instructor at Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University and an electronics design engineer at ASML. These experiences as an

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The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

students learn best anything that they experiencethemselves as well as normally do repetitively. Many engineering educators havehomework, design projects, and mid-term exams, and many times topics are tested againon a final exam. This process allows the student to first wrestle with the concept at theirown pace in a homework assignment where they can collaborate with others before beingasked to test their skills within a timed event such as an exam. Learning by doing is theprimary basis behind the growth of project-based learning (PBL) opportunities.4 Someprograms have been completely sold on the concept to the point of desiring PBL for alllearning activities within the program.5,6 These collaborative, team design experiencesallow even deeper

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Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Birmingham, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

either costly or required special licensing. The Microsoft Zune, however, avoids thoseproblems. The Zune is relatively inexpensive and is supported by an excellent SDK and IDE, both ofwhich are free. In this paper, we describe our experience teaching mobile gaming with the Zune. Weexplain how the Zune platform is used, we outline the projects we use, the topics covered in lecture, andwe give examples of game developed by students. In addition, we provide student assessment of thecourse. We describe how the course supports our ABET course and program outcomes.1. IntroductionMobile gaming is one of the most important and growing segments of the computer games industry1. Itdrives hardware and software innovation in the smartphone market segment

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

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Aerospace

AC 2010-862: DEVELOPING THE AEROSPACE WORKFORCE: A BOEINGEXPERIENCEKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu.Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology Dr. Daniel Kirk is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the Florida Institute of

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; Lea Campbell, University of Houston, Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Technology

evaluating the student learning outcome,(4) collect the exam or assignment,(4) Using the rubric, score the artifact and review the results, Page 15.326.5(5) Use the results for program improvement. The advantages of course-embedded assessment are multiple and diverse: (1) it is a process ofusing student activities, rather than nationally normed tests or surveys to assess skills andknowledge, (2) it builds on the daily work (assignments, tests, projects) of students and faculty,(3) it gets students to participate more fully as this is not a voluntary activity but part of theircourse work, (4) it is not "added on" to faculty work but is a part of their

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University

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International

students’ meet the needs of the global workforce. One exampleof such experiences is the use of cross-national engineering student teams at the capstone level.Introduction “In the United States the oceans that bound our coasts no longer insulate us from other nations. In this dynamic global economy and political environment, engineering must adjust to the new world view.” (National Academy of Engineering, 2004)1 “Every day the men and women of this workforce will face the stress of competing in the fast-paced world of change we call the knowledge-based global economy of the twenty- first century. They will also face even larger challenges because the nation and world will need to call on them to seize

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Business Meeting

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

7:00 – 8:15 am Multidisciplinary Design Constituents 2271 8:30 – 10:15 am Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects (co- sponsor: Design in Engineering Education Div.) 2471 12:30 – 2:00 pm Experiential and Service Learning 2561 2:15 – 4:00 pm Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non- Engineers (co-sponsor: Liberal Education Div.) 2571 2:15 – 4:00 pm Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation 2671 4:30 – 6:00 pm Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Meeting Wednesday, June 25 3171 7:00 – 8:15 am

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aloundeth Oupraxay, National University, San Diego, USA; Mudasser Wyne, National University, San Diego, USA; Patrick Olson, National University, San Diego, USA

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Information Systems

streamline business processes with mobiledevices. The work reported in this paper was undertaken by Oupraxay [4] as a capstone project tosatisfy his graduation requirements. In the following sections we present implementation; analysisand system workflow, class diagram and design of the final products.MotivationMobile Order Management System (MOMS) is developed for a business that currently providesspecialized tablet computers to the sales representatives to carry around and use in the field tocreate new orders, look up customer and parts information, and other related activities. Theproblem with this model is that the tablet computers can be very costly to upgrade and maintain.For example, a single tablet computer may cost up to $3000 excluding

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New Collaborations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS

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Engineering Libraries

improve student outcomes in specific courses. 12-14 In particular, librarian involvement indesign courses has proved to be a successful point of collaboration.15 Additionally, librarianshave developed tools for interacting with faculty around issues of information literacy, includinganalysis of syllabi16 and assignment analysis.17In some cases, librarians have been asked to collaborate in a total curriculum overhaul for adepartment, college, or university. In the case of Hulse et al., a single capstone course wasdesigned with librarian input to meet desired lifelong learning outcomes.10 Macalpine and Uddinintegrated information literacy across four years of design courses at Trinity University.18Similarly, Nerz and Bullard integrated information

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

improve the outcome of tendon injuries through engineering. As a graduate student, Dr. Dischino became heavily involved in educational outreach work with inner-city public school students in Philadelphia. It was through this work that she realized her passion for teaching technology and engineering concepts at all levels and encouraging students to achieve their full potential in these fields. She is currently a member of the American Society of Engineering Education, the International Technology Education Association and the Association for Science Teacher Education, as well as a Champion Board Member of the Connecticut branch of the National Girls Collaborative Project and Board

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

* Denotes work in progress Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering EducationCONCURRENT SESSIONS, 10:15 A.M.-12:00 P.M.Session GE1: General Engineering Education“An Applied Mathematics/Software Engineering Co-Development Project to Dynamically Predict High- Altitude Balloon Position Using Quasi Real-Time Data”* Jim Fischer & Claude Kansaku.................................................................................................................. 74“An Overview of Engineering Education in the US under a Globalization Environment” Wangping Sun

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Student Learning and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Anna Pereira, Michigan Technological University; Margot Hutchins, Michigan Technological Universtiy; William Helton, Michigan Technological University; Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Chris VanArsdale, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate Engineering Education,” J. Engineering Ed., Vol. 94, No. 1, 2005, pp. 121-130.3. Kline, R., “World War II: A Watershed in Electrical Engineering Education,” IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, Summer 1994, pp. 17-23.4. Dutson, A. J., R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby and C. D. Sorensen, "A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 1, 1997, pp. 17-28.5. Howard, B. “Enough of this Science and Mathematics, Let’s Do Some Engineering,” Proc. of the Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999, Session 13d2, pp. 8-10.6. Nguyen, D. Q., “The Essential Skills and Attributes of an Engineer: A Comparative Study of Academics, Industry Personnel

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian German, Georgia Tech

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Aerospace

shown by Henderson4 and hasrecently been articulated as a priority by the National Research Council (NRC) in the publicationEducating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century: Engineering educators should introduce interdisciplinary learning in the undergraduate curriculum and explore the use of case studies of engineering successes and failures as a learning tool.5Instructional techniques similar to case studies that are employed frequently in aerospaceengineering programs include the capstone design course and design-build-fly competitions.These design programs mimic cases in many ways, but there are several differences. First,students typically participate in only one or two such design/build activities

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Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barbe, University of Maryland; James Green, University of Maryland; Dean Chang, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering and industry in the State of Maryland. Initialprograms included: • On-campus incubator opened in temporary buildings and moved to a permanent building in 1998 • Program to establish industrially oriented laboratories • Manufacturing extensionIn 1987, a new program was added to facilitate R&D projects for Maryland companies, carriedout on campus by faculty and graduate students – Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS).Since 1999, Mtech’s entrepreneurship programs have evolved significantly with the followingtimeline:1999 Hinman CEOs residential program for juniors and seniors2001 Technology Startup Boot Camp University of Maryland Business Plan Competition

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Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stier, Illinois State University

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Engineering Technology

“the assessment tool(s) that will be used to assess studentlearning”25. There are both direct and indirect assessment measures. Direct measures ofassessment provide for the direct examination or observation of student knowledge or skillsagainst measurable performance criteria. These would include such instruments as writtenexams, oral exams, embedded questions in exams and assignments, portfolio analysis,papers/writing samples, simulated activities/case-studies, capstone projects, inside and outsideexaminers, and internship experiences. Indirect measures of assessment ascertain the opinion orself-report of the extent or value of learning experiences. Some examples of indirect measures of

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University; Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University

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Mechanical Engineering

basic and intermediate mechanical engineering courses. This may be obvious asa very large amount of credits are devoted to these courses. However, the relationships are alsoquite low in the last three semesters, particularly the advanced solid and thermo-fluid designcourses (no. 39 and 42). This is quite notable as these semesters are devoted to the design andcapstone courses which represent the culmination of study and the design outcomes. Not onlyshould these situations be further investigated, it is quite clear that the final GPA is hardly a goodindicator of satisfactory outcomes.This disassociation is also particularly pronounced with the capstone Senior Project (Figure 5)with the highest average correlation being with the Technical Writing

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Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Andrea Bill, University of Wisconsin; Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University; Ida van Schalkwyk, Oregon State University; Rod Turochy, Auburn University; Rhonda Young, Texas Christian University

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Civil Engineering

, where he coordinates an inter-disciplinary, college-wide capstone design program. He received a Ph.D. in from Washington State University, MS from Dartmouth College, and BS from University of Massachusetts. His research interests include engine testing, alternative fuel combustion, design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills in project environments.Andrea Bill, University of Wisconsin ANDREA BILL is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, with an emphasis in traffic engineering and safety. Her research incorporates aspects from each of these disciplines, with a specific emphasis on discovering new and innovative ways to