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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; Daniel Chen, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University; Kuyen Li, Lamar University

root causes using modern process IT tools such as data and alarmhistorian applications. We also feel that this is a good environment to teach students how towork in teams effectively. This skill will contribute to their future career success and is one ofthe criteria used by ABET in evaluating undergraduate engineering programs. Page 14.63.3Manufacturing EnvironmentAn Experion DCS system was purchased from Honeywell International with an initial license for1000 DCS tags.7 The Honeywell OPC interface software was also licensed and we plan to use P Pthis OPC-standard-based software interface to connect our dynamic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; Victor Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Reddy Talusani, Houston Community College System

Page 14.915.2provide an aid to learning and understanding and are developed throughout the respectivesemester as new insights are gained from the interaction.During Fall 2008, a pilot study is conducted to start using concept maps during mentor-menteesessions at UH. The pilot study began mid-semester. The following is a brief description of theschedule. The week of August 25, 2008: Mentor training program on peer-led team learning hasbeen conducted in collaboration with the H-LSAMP. In addition, project faculty has conducted aspecial concept map training session for themselves during the summer of 2008 to support thework.Table 1. Schedule of Activities Related to Concept Map Integration to CLABS Program – what has been planned and what

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Neil J. Hutzler; Joanne S. Chadde; David Heil; William E. Kelly

University, Foundation for Family Science and the American Society for Engineering Education.Key words: STEM, education, engineering, elementary school, parents, family, technicalliteracy.IntroductionEnrollment in many engineering fields is static or declining and the number of science andengineering graduate students in the U.S. has continued to fall since 1993. However,demand for scientists and engineers is growing steadily, but the US is unable to meet thatdemand. The resulting shortage of technically skilled employees threatens nationaleconomic and technological competitivenessEfforts must be made to educate and inspire students to pursue STEM careers. A recentNational Academy of Engineering plan, “Taking Action Together: Developing aational

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Orla LoPiccolo

appliances create, the buildings orientation to the sun for winter solar gain and the thermal storage capacity of certain building materials. South-facing windows can be screened/shaded in the summer to reduce solar heat gain. The architect can plan for enough thermal storage mass in a house by specifying tile floors, finished concrete slabs, concrete or granite countertops, stone fireplace surrounds, adobe walls or earthen plaster. The Passive House Institute US recommends 5-6 thermal storage surfaces per room for optimal effect. [12] 5. Heat Recovery Ventilation/Heat Exchanger: The key to indoor comfort in passive homes is a central ventilation system that is widely used in Europe but still relatively unknown

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Frank Lanzer

, in order of preference, were architecture,programming, web design, digital photography and cryptography. Over the years therehave been activities that were not as successful as we had hoped and anticipated. Thisrelatively short (thankfully) list includes working with concrete and survivor-typecompetitions.A Bold Opportunity in 2008The initial plans for 2008 were to continue the Tech Camp for Girls but to also offer anImaginary Worlds Camp (IWC) based upon the work of Joel Adams at Calvin College9. Ina discussion with Adams, he emphasized the need to keep the boys and girls separate. This Proceedings of the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of 5 the American Society for Engineering

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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planning toadd sustainable site and water efficiency to our current curriculum. The traditional hydrauliccourse has been teaching in state college did not include the sustainability. In this course we areimplementing the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria. There aresix categories for LEED credit. We are including part of subcategory 6 from Sustainable Sitescategory. Subcategory 6 includes Stormwater design management both for quality and quantitycontrol. Limit disruption of natural hydrology by reducing impervious cover, increasing on siteinfiltration and managing stormwater runoff moreover using rational method to estimate runoffwill be covered from subcategory 6. In addition we will consider the strategies of project

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Frank Lanzer

, in order of preference, were architecture,programming, web design, digital photography and cryptography. Over the years therehave been activities that were not as successful as we had hoped and anticipated. Thisrelatively short (thankfully) list includes working with concrete and survivor-typecompetitions.A Bold Opportunity in 2008The initial plans for 2008 were to continue the Tech Camp for Girls but to also offer anImaginary Worlds Camp (IWC) based upon the work of Joel Adams at Calvin College9. Ina discussion with Adams, he emphasized the need to keep the boys and girls separate. This Proceedings of the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of 5 the American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Jones, United States Army; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis; Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

most challenging academic and leadership experience I’ve had thus far. Not only is it extremely time-consuming and laborious, but it involves peer leadership which has been a very difficult task for me as team leader. 2 I’ve also garnered several lessons that will be highly relevant to my Leader Army experience; particularly in regards to group management, project planning and goal-execution. Despite the difficulty, the project was a rewarding experience, From this project, I will take the process of getting a problem that has limitations and find a way to solve it. As a lieutenant, it is my job to find solutions, to

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-study. The plan wassimple: introduce the students to the professional topics and engineering constraints asearly as possible with additional opportunities to wrestle with the concepts prior toapplying them again in the senior design experience. The belief is that if students workwith these professional topics and engineering constraints throughout the curriculum,then they are better suited to consider most if not all engineering constraints within adesign process that also demonstrates accomplishment of professional outcomes. This Page 14.764.5appears to be a simple plan, but when added on top of the existing course content that

Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Lidon, University of Zaragoza; RUBEN REBOLLAR, University of Zaragoza; Palle Qvist, Aalborg University; Juan Luis Cano, University of Zaragoza

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

development.Palle Qvist, Aalborg University He is associate professor and lecturer in Technology, Humans and Society and in Cooperation, Learning and Project Planning. His interest fields are ICT and faculty development, organized learning, digitalised learning, PBL and the history of the problem. He is staff member at the UNESCO Chair in Problem Based Learning in Engineering Education.Juan Luis Cano, University of Zaragoza MSc and Doctor from the Engineering Faculty of Madrid Polytechnic University. He has held different positions at private companies (Mech. Engineer, consultant, project manager) until 1982 when he took up the chair of Project Engineering of University of Zaragoza. Since 1993 he

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

innovative productdevelop a work plan to manage your time and resources to successfully produce a prototypeof an innovative productpresent the results of assignments and projects using written and oral communicationData sources primarily include end-of-quarter surveys, and focus groups. The surveys aredesigned to include ratings on student confidence in a variety of areas, as well as frequency ofperformance of specific tasks. Data was collected to represent our previous curriculum to use asa comparison of the current curriculum. Items of interest for this paper show that students in thenew curriculum have confidence means that are significantly higher for some course objectivesas shown in Table 2; the confidence numbers in the table are based on a

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative-energy Concepts

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

2008 course developed a series of products, focusing onfive projects in teams of two each. They did an initial comparison of realities in two verydifferent regions, then selected projects, and did a Requirements Definition for their project.They then developed design analyses and presented them at the Institute’s UndergraduateResearch Opportunities Seminar midway through the semester. At the end of the semester, theysubmitted detailed reports as well as Business Plans for their projects. This exercise was repeatedin Fall 2008, with a graduate section of the course added to focus on the issues where Spacetechnology linked to renewable energy.The course lecture material, evaluation methods, and course assessment comments fromstudents, as well as

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Joseph Cocozza, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

data critical to the assessment andevaluation of the RET program is collected in the afternoon of Day 1. On Day 2, teachers tourthe RET faculty research laboratories. Following the tours, teachers are matched withengineering faculty, REU students and laboratories, and paired with graduate students based onthe teachers’ research interests. In the afternoon of the second day, teachers go through a trainingcourse in laboratory safety. Besides working together in the labs, the teachers, REU students, andPh.D. students mentors meet regularly to review, network, compare experiences, and addressissues. The RET teachers also meet separately (weekly) to engage in collaborative lesson studyand curriculum planning. Weekly time is also be allotted for

Conference Session

Robots in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Meuth, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Paul Robinette, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Donald Wunsch, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

competition requires the team to design and build a medium-sized robot to autonomously traverse an outdoor obstacle course. Obstacles normally consist of colored barrels, construction netting, white lines and trees. The team uses stereovision cameras as the primary obstacle detection sensor. The team is currently exploring several algorithms for path planning. Paul recently become a member of the UMR Applied Computational Intelligence Lab. He recently spent the summer developing adaptive user-interfaces as part of a research partnership with Boeing.Donald Wunsch, Missouri University of Science and Technology Donald C. Wunsch II (S’87–M’92–SM’94–F’05) received the B.S. degree

Conference Session

Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

consensus, acquiring the required skills, providing incentivesand resources, and establishing a realistic action plan. This is best illustrated in Fig 2below. Having these components Results inVision Consensus Skills Incentives Resources Action plan Change Consensus Skills Incentives Resources Action plan ConfusionVision Skills Incentives Resources Action plan SabotageVision Consensus Incentives Resources Action plan AnxietyVision Consensus Skills Resources Action plan ResistanceVision Consensus Skills Incentives Action plan FrustrationVision

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Simonson, University of Cincinnati; Latiera Evans, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and interest underrepresented ethnic students; and increasing the success of thosestudents once admitted to the College of Engineering. Beginning in 2007, a independentevaluation process for these programs was implemented and conducted by the UC EvaluationServices Center (UCESC). This paper, first, describes the salient features of the three PathwayPrograms and how each was executed during the summer of 2007, second, the paper describes theevaluation plan to conduct the formative and summative assessments of the three programsestablished by the UCESC, third the evaluation results obtained for the 2007 pathway programs,and, fourth, in conclusion the enhancements planned from the lessons learned. Hopefully, thematerial presented in this paper

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Trenor, Clemson University; Shirley Yu, University of Houston; Denise Grant, Clemson University; Hibah Salem, Univesity of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

with the instructor posing a “challenge question” to thestudents. Students are then led through a series of steps entitled: Generate Ideas, MultiplePerspectives, Research and Revise, Test your Mettle, and Going Public3. By the end of theLegacy Cycle training, teachers had developed a plan for linking their summer research to theirclassroom teaching. The consultant guided teachers in ensuring that their teaching module metrelevant state standards and contributed to their regular curriculum topics. Page 14.941.3Theoretical FrameworkThis work employs a social cognitive theoretical framework to investigate the influences of theRET program on

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

after introducing themodel to the students and making the language and process clear to them, their post-assessmentwill show an improvement in their critical thinking. In the future, as students progress throughthe engineering program, periodic critical thinking assessments as part of the QEP will be doneto track the impact of ―Introduction to Engineering‖ on future critical thinking behavior. Page 14.611.21. IntroductionAs part of the University of Louisville’s effort to maintain quality teaching and learning andprepare students to meet the challenges they will face throughout their lives, a qualityenhancement plan (QEP) was adopted in 2007

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering Panel

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Klein-Gardner; Michele Dischino; Manjit Khosla, HALS Academy; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; Carol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dan Fagan, Wallace Primary School; Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Staley, Doherty Memorial High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

andthey are planned and conducted by two CIESE staff members who also conduct follow-up sitevisits during the year. Professors from Monclair State University and Stevens engineering Page 14.275.2faculty serve as visiting lecturers and advisors. Staff from Bank Street College of Educationreviews program material for pedagogical content. During the school year Liberty ScienceCenter hosts three program-related professional days for the PISA participants.MSP program goals focus on strengthening teacher content knowledge in science andmathematics in order to improve student achievement in these subjects. The involvement ofscience, technology, engineering

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Jones, United States Army; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis; Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Stephanie Ivey

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

planning stage, we divided the project into separate parts so that everyone could work on something or some part that he was experienced with, 6 - X but we had some problems getting everybody to work together yet separately. This is evident by the fact that work on the tank has not been equal. Page 14.936.9Interpretation - Characteristic 2: Clearly Defined Individual RolesFor a more accurate interpretation of these findings, it should be noted that

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jameson Detweiler, Drexel University; Cody Ray, Drexel University; Andrew Cebulski, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

library collaboration.The Library plans to study the effectiveness of information literacy instructional techniquesthrough the contextual setting of the Smart House. The Library seeks to improve the ability ofparticipants to access, evaluate, and use high quality research materials effectively through avariety of instructional strategies. By developing and maintaining a virtual infrastructure forinformation awareness and access using relevant technologies, the library will be able to assiststudents at their point of need. More direct instruction will be provided through a series of activelearning workshops combined with specialized research consultation. We believe that this projectwill promote the lifelong learning skills necessary for the

Conference Session

Design Methodology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Weicong Pan, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Edward Varnado, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

used in data analysis. A wide range of measurement techniques are used in developing the system.Grading Criteria: Subject Area Percentage Planning and Requirements 10 % Analysis and Feasibility 10 % Design and Development by using UDL 15 % Implementation and Testing 15 % Documentation 10 % Presentation 10

Conference Session

Panel: What Funding Agencies Look For

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Daniels, Henry Luce Foundation; Kathleen Christensen, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Jessie DeAro, National Science Foundation; David Ruth, Elsevier Foundation

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

; and programs, policies or practices that have equitable results for therecruitment, retention and career development of students and faculty.The second tier of the CBL grantmaking process is the consideration of invited proposals. ACBL Professorship may be proposed only for a new tenure-track faculty position (not an existingvacancy) to be filled by a woman who is beginning her academic career. The intent of thisaward is to identify women scientists and engineers of the highest caliber and to guarantee earlyin their academic career, opportunities commensurate with their considerable talents. Thecandidate must be external to the institution's existing faculty. The proposal must describe howthe institution plans to increase the recipient’s

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

programs towards product/system development. While the Programs will always delivera well-rounded curriculum that prepares students for general careers in the Electronics andTelecommunication industries; the faculty believes, like many other programs, in the importanceof producing graduates that understand innovation and entrepreneurship as well as thetechnical/engineering fundamentals.1,2 For this reason, the curriculum has been changed overtime to provide students with the requisite technical expertise and a strong background in projectmanagement that allows them to understand the planning process behind product and systemdevelopment. Since 2002, the Programs have refined their capstone design course sequence torequire all students to: form a

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

component in the educational experience of nascentengineers.[4,6,7]The College of Engineering Strategic Plan states that: “The mission of the College ofEngineering is to be a flagship college of engineering that benefits humanity by educatingsocially responsible engineers inspired for life-long learning using an innovative learn bydoing philosophy in partnership with industry and other stakeholders.” The PBLI is consistentwith the College mission because it promotes the use of a multi-disciplinary, participatory, learnby doing, “hands-on” laboratory, project and design centered approach. The PBLI enhanceseducational outcomes for students in accordance with the strategic plan, it enhances theprofessional development of the faculty in conformance

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Robert Stiegler, NSWC-DD

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

focus using LEGO MINDSTORMS equipment. The summer schoolcomponent features advanced robotics challenges and specially-constructed breakoutexperiments, which were used to illustrate specific mathematics and science topics. Fig. 3. VDP Summer Camp Fig. 4. A Sea Perch VehicleFaculty from the School of Education of the College of William and Mary provide professionaldevelopment workshops on co-teaching, structuring and leading cooperative learning groups, andcurricular connections for the robotics scenarios in the form of comprehensive lesson plans. Withthe help of the Navy mentors, faculty from William & Mary train the teachers in the use of theLEGO MINDSTORMS kits and ROBOLAB software, which are the focus in

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Morris, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the arteriesstructure/topology/state2.4 Reduce details Reduce stress2.5 Duplicate/repeat it * Follow the model of healthy individuals with no signs of heart diseases Have a friend or mentor to follow a prevention plan together 3 Directionality Start a prevention plan after getting the disease to try to reverse some3.1 Take it the other way around effects * Modify genetic sequences to eliminate markers / features for increased3.2 Direct it risk Use bile acid

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York; Jamil Lacourt, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Construction

). Thebuilding does not have enhanced commissioning, but could be achieved withinreasonable time. The energy costs are paid by the tenant and not included in the base rent.There is no green power usage in the building.Materials and ResourcesThe floor provides some means of collecting recyclables but lacks central collectionlocation. The building does not have policy of minimum lease of ten years. The buildinghas a strict policy to maintain as much of the existing no-shell, non-structural componentsin place during any type of renovation. The building does not have a construction wastemanagement plan or policy. The building does resource re-use policy, but it could beverified if it satisfy 10% threshold. There is no policy on recycled (content

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Lund, State University of New York, Buffalo

activities from which to choose for in-class use on the assignedtopic, and (c) any necessary simulators, etc. that are needed for the learning activities. Mostimportantly, each learning activity would include a lesson plan describing how to implement itsuse in the classroom and a listing of additional supplies, if any, that are needed. These learningactivities would be completely integrated with the readings and lecture videos so that thenomenclature is the same, and the students would already have gained any pre-requisiteknowledge for the activities in prior classes, readings and lectures. Of course the TExT wouldalso provide the instructor with solutions for all the examples and problems. It would

Conference Session

Structural Education Methods

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Nichols, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

AC 2009-628: ENHANCEMENT OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION ONSTRUCTURAL SYSTEMS USING CALIBRATED PEER REVIEWAnne Nichols, Texas A&M University Dr. Nichols is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Texas A&M University. She teaches structural analysis, design, and planning at the undergraduate and graduate level. She is a civil engineer with research interests in the structural mechanics and modeling of masonry and cement materials. Page 14.565.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Enhancement of Written Communication on Structural Systems Using Calibrated Peer