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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Baker, Texas Tech University; Brian Nutter, Texas Tech University; Mohammed Saed, Texas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

(ECE) projects. Teams of 4 to 5 students were formed, with atleast one ECE freshman, a high school student (or recent graduate), a junior or seniorlevel ECE student, and a community college student. Students were paid as interns for asix-week summer session. An industry or community mentor and an ECE facultymember were assigned to each team. Projects included: re-engineering an adaptivebicycle to enable use by a physically disabled child; designing a fall detector toautomatically detect a fall in an elderly person; and, implementing smart sensors tomeasure energy and water use in a residential environment. Students were required togive weekly presentations to the faculty members and other teams in a formal setting. Inassessing the success of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Omar Elkeelany, Tennessee Tech University; Larry Goolsby, Tennessee Tech University; Sandra Serkownek, Columbia State Community College; Tim Dean, Nashville State Community College

prototypinglaboratory. As part of the project deliverables, the project team has been conducting P16STEM teacher workshops for the last two years. This paper will report on the structure ofthe workshops, survey data collected from the teachers, and practices that have beenimplemented by instructors and teachers at their host institutions.IntroductionProject principal investigators have attended various Rapid Prototyping workshops beforeand reported on the best practices in various publications1. As part of NSF CCLI award,two workshops have been organized thus far. In each workshop, ten teachers have beenrecruited and trained in the use of rapid prototyping technology with emphasis on its usein STEM related disciplines.In 2006, ten K-12 teachers attended

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Adam Halstead; Jennifer Zirnheld

taken at the completion of the course indicated that student interest in thisproject was very high. In the interest of providing long-term retention of fundamental skills,several inductive learning techniques were employed. By maintaining student interest, we hopethat the skills they learn from this experience will stay with them throughout their engineeringcareers.IntroductionThis project, entitled the “Rainbow Sculpture: Artistic Engineering”, adapted from CliffordMatthews’ Case Studies in Engineering Design 1, is a case-based learning study that extends intohybrid problem/project based learning. “Rainbow Sculpture” borrows bits and pieces from manydifferent techniques to reach and impress upon a broad array of audiences. Students that

Conference Session

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

). Page 13.437.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Digital Manufacturing and Simulation CurriculumIntroductionOhio Northern University is in the tenth year of a curriculum utilizing advanced industrialcomputer simulation software. The virtual simulation classes are offered in a sequence of threequarters, earning four credits per quarter. Students learn specific simulation applications fromtutorials and online course materials. Teams of students then work with local companies to createsimulation models of actual manufacturing operations. Each student team prepares PowerPointmaterials which are presented to representatives of the company. Recent projects included workwith major automotive original equipment

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-2281: LIVING WITH THE LAB: A CURRICULUM TO PREPAREFRESHMAN STUDENTS TO MEET THE ATTRIBUTES OF "THE ENGINEER OF2020"David Hall, Louisiana Tech UniversityStan Cronk, Louisiana Tech UniversityPatricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyMark Barker, Louisiana Tech UniversityKelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University Page 13.855.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Living with the Lab: A Curriculum to Prepare Freshman Students to Meet the Attributes of “The Engineer of 2020”AbstractA project-based, freshman engineering course sequence has been developed and implemented forall new freshman engineering students with support from

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Houston, Texas; at Ericsson/Sony Ericsson in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; and at BPM Technology in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Conrad is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is also a member of ASEE, Eta Kappa Nu, the Project Management Institute, and the IEEE Computer Society. He is the author of numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers in the areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education. Page 13.371.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008DESIGN OF

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Materials

preparation, testing, and properties of Portland cement. Implementing a methodologygenerally consistent a project based learning approach, the students worked in teams toexplore real-world problems involving mixing, placing, curing, and testing of concrete. It iswidely held that project based learning contains two essential components: (1) a drivingquestion or problem that serves to organize and drive activities, which taken as a wholeamounts to a meaningful project; and (2) a culminating product(s) or multiple representationsas a series of artifacts, personal communications, or consequential tasks that meaningfullyaddresses the driving question.1 In this project, the students were challenged to examine aeqoogtekcnn{"cxckncdng"Ðtgcf{-to-wugÑ"eqpetgvg

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Theodore W. Manikas; Kaveh Ashenayi

, a good internship programwill encourage the company to pursue further projects with the university.This paper describes an undergraduate internship partnership between The University of Tulsaand Geophysical Research Co. (GRC) that was funded by the Oklahoma Center for theAdvancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). The results of the program have yieldedresearch collaborations between the university and the company that will lead to future fundedprojects.IntroductionA partnership between industry and academia is essential for all engineering fields. Theresulting collaboration benefits both the participating companies and universities in projects thatrequire the combination of research and education with practical commercial projects

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul

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International

associated maintenance.Unfortunately reliable sources of electrical power are typically unavailable in developingcountries. Consequently there are several significant obstacles, such as funding and power,which must be addressed in order to build and sustain a modern hospital in a developing country.A business model was developed which is expected to provide the means and the necessarycapital for powering and sustaining a modern hospital in some of the developing countriesbeyond their initial launch phase, which is typically supported through philanthropy and generalhumanitarian aid. The pilot hospital project, which is proceeding with the approval of theTanzanian government, is part of the Dodoma Christian Medical Center (DCMC; seewww.dthd.org) and

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Anderson, U.S. Naval Academy; Richard Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, and the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING. Page 13.200.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Undergraduate Research Experience: Wireless Propagation and Position Location in a Forest EnvironmentAbstractOver the past several years, the undergraduate curriculum at many universities has been evolvingto incorporate laboratory exercises and research projects to reinforce and support traditionalclassroom lectures. In particular, involving undergraduates in meaningful research projects is akey to providing them with the hands-on activities students are

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Paulik, University of Detroit Mercy

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education, 2008 Development of an Integrated Spiral Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering1 AbstractThis paper discusses the development and assessment of an integrated curriculum in electricalengineering (EE). The underlying spiral curriculum philosophy seeks to reduce thecompartmentalizing of sub-disciplines within EE by creating courses that integrate material fromdifferent areas and that revisit concepts with deeper complexity in subsequent courses.The paper describes adaptation and implementation of this paradigm in an EE program, andpresents some preliminary results from the first two and one half years of effort. Multiple robotplatforms provide a thematic project continuity across

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

made by the students). Following thiscourse, students can also take either a high-performance-machining course and or a four- andfive-axis machining course.The paper briefly describes the CNC courses and the software and equipment used by thestudents. But, most importantly, the paper describes the benefits realized by the mechanical,aeronautical, and automotive engineering technology students from taking these courses. Thesophistication of the student’s design and build projects in their capstone class has seen adramatic increase since the students have begun to acquire the CNC machining experience.Thus, the paper builds a case for the value-added aspect of CNC machining within MechanicalEngineering Technology.IntroductionThe authors believe

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Isla Young, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2413: SERVICE LEARNING: COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL VALUESTHAT ENGAGE UNDER REPRESENTED GROUPS INTO THE STEM PIPELINELeslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development BoardIsla Young, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. ISLA YOUNG: Ms. Young joined the MEDB Women in Technology Project in December 2003. She serves as a Program Manager working with students, educators, industry leaders, and the community. She serves as the Hawaii statewide coordinator for Project EAST profiled in this paper. She holds a baccalaureate degree in Business and Information Systems form the University of Phoenix. Email: isla@medb.org

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Topics at the intersection of Aero and Naval Eng.

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh McCue, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christina Pace, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Ocean and Marine

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Sea-based aviation to bridge the gap between aerospace and naval engineering students U.S. Navy photo by MCSN David A. BrandenburgAbstractThis case study focuses upon encouraging discussion and awareness of aerospace and navalengineering opportunities in a classroom comprised of both majors through a two-part(individual and group) project on sea-based aviation. In this paper, the result of the studentsinteractive thought process is summarized with input as to how to make similar exercises moreeffective in future course offerings. Additionally, student feedback as to the use of thisassignment for emphasizing to them the importance of a multi

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

M. Ali Montazer

this lab including ARENA andQUEST 3-dimenssional discrete event simulation software for factory modeling.Initially, two aerospace parts manufacturers, Consolidated Industries Inc. (a metal forgingcompany in Cheshire, CT) and Valley Tool and Manufacturing (a machining andmanufacturing services company in Orange, CT), and three months later, a healthcare-medical devices company (Covidien previously U.S. Surgical) participated as the first setof real world test-cases in this experimental initiative. Each company was assigned astudent team who was responsible for the total project life cycle (from definition toreporting and presentation) in which they developed a discrete event simulation model ofa process from each organization. The experiment

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John Hartke; Robert Kewley; Greg Kilby; Greg Schwarz; Gunnar Tamm

study and identify the specific design issues addressed by the student team. It willalso describe how the project was structured so that each student on the team had both an in-depthexperience within their discipline and learned how to integrate their discipline specific expertise in thelarger multidisciplinary project. Finally the paper will present the results of the students’ work andlearning outcomes.1. Introduction One of the desired outcomes of nearly all engineering programs is that the students participate ina project where their work is integrated into a larger multidisciplinary project. The multidisciplinaryproject adds more real-word constraints and considerations to the problem than a single-disciplinaryproject can offer

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

M. Ali Montazer

this lab including ARENA andQUEST 3-dimenssional discrete event simulation software for factory modeling.Initially, two aerospace parts manufacturers, Consolidated Industries Inc. (a metal forgingcompany in Cheshire, CT) and Valley Tool and Manufacturing (a machining andmanufacturing services company in Orange, CT), and three months later, a healthcare-medical devices company (Covidien previously U.S. Surgical) participated as the first setof real world test-cases in this experimental initiative. Each company was assigned astudent team who was responsible for the total project life cycle (from definition toreporting and presentation) in which they developed a discrete event simulation model ofa process from each organization. The experiment

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

John Hartke; Robert Kewley; Greg Kilby; Greg Schwarz; Gunnar Tamm

study and identify the specific design issues addressed by the student team. It willalso describe how the project was structured so that each student on the team had both an in-depthexperience within their discipline and learned how to integrate their discipline specific expertise in thelarger multidisciplinary project. Finally the paper will present the results of the students’ work andlearning outcomes.1. Introduction One of the desired outcomes of nearly all engineering programs is that the students participate ina project where their work is integrated into a larger multidisciplinary project. The multidisciplinaryproject adds more real-word constraints and considerations to the problem than a single-disciplinaryproject can offer

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

M. Ali Montazer, University of New Haven

this lab including ARENA andQUEST 3-dimenssional discrete event simulation software for factory modeling.Initially, two aerospace parts manufacturers, Consolidated Industries Inc. (a metal forgingcompany in Cheshire, CT) and Valley Tool and Manufacturing (a machining andmanufacturing services company in Orange, CT), and three months later, a healthcare-medical devices company (Covidien previously U.S. Surgical) participated as the first setof real world test-cases in this experimental initiative. Each company was assigned astudent team who was responsible for the total project life cycle (from definition toreporting and presentation) in which they developed a discrete event simulation model ofa process from each organization. The experiment

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

design class can more subjective than mostengineering students (and sometimes faculty) are comfortable with. Students, and facultyalike, may be more comfortable with a more quantitative grading scheme. Such anapproach has been developed for use in an introductory design class in which the processof design is emphasized over the product of design. This paper presents the summarizedversions of the assignments in the class offered in the fall of 2007 and completed by 68students. Twenty-five per cent of the course grade was determined from teamperformances on a two-month long, design, fabricate and test project. Seventy per centof the team project grade was based on quantifiable components such as test results andreporting requirements leaving only

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Chang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jessica Townsend, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

ExperienceAbstractThis paper presents some of the challenges, successes, and experiences in designing a new seniorengineering capstone program at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Senior capstonedesign programs in engineering colleges have evolved over many years and are often modifiedand reinvented to keep up with the needs of both students and external constituencies. HarveyMudd College’s Clinic program is one of the largest and longest-running capstone programs inthe country that relies heavily on industry sponsors to provide real world problems and fundingto execute the projects. For many reasons, and in no small way because of its track record ofsuccess, our own capstone course offering is modeled closely upon the Harvey Mudd

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica Jovanovic, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mileta Tomovic, Purdue University; Richard Mark French, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

University. As a graduate student, she is involved in the following projects: Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation Project: Product Lifecycle Management Curriculum Modules and National Science Foundation project: Midwest Coalition for Comprehensive Design Education. She is a student member of the American Society of Engineering Education, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Society of Woman Engineers (SWE), and Woman in Technology (WIT). She published two chapters in two textbooks, two journal articles and presented 23 conference papers. Her current research focuses on product lifecycle management and digital manufacturing.Mileta Tomovic, Purdue University Dr

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Kindschi, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Patrick Eagan, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Paul Ross, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Engineering Libraries

library liaisons participate in discussion forums and webinars.At about the half-way point in the MEPP program, students take Independent Reading andresearch in Applied Engineering (IRRAE). This project-based course requires online researchthat contributes to the participant’s professional and career growth. Although the projects mustbe practical, they must also fulfill strict academic requirements. Students are gradually won overto the idea of secondary (library) research.The Challenges of an Online Research CourseA successful online project-based graduate course requiring secondary research skills forpracticing engineers presents a number of challenges: 1. Establish the value of secondary research for practical engineering work. 2. Teach

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Felicelli, Mississippi State University; John Berry, Mississippi State University; Rafael Cuesta, CIDAUT, Spain; Rogelio Luck, Mississippi State University; Ratessiea Lett, Mississippi State University

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International

AC 2008-1190: AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR THE STUDY OFDEFECTS IN CASTINGSSergio Felicelli, Mississippi State UniversityJohn Berry, Mississippi State UniversityRafael Cuesta, CIDAUT, SpainRogelio Luck, Mississippi State UniversityRatessiea Lett, Mississippi State University Page 13.189.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An International Collaboration for the Study of Defects in CastingsAbstractThis work describes an international collaboration project that has been established betweenMississippi State University (MSU) and the CIDAUT Foundation in Spain. The project will befunded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the International

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy; Vincent Wilczynski, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

assignments included service as shipboard engineer and port engineer.Vincent Wilczynski, U.S. Coast Guard Academy CAPT Vince Wilczynski is the Chief of the Mechanical Engineering Section at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. His professional interests are in the areas of data acquisition and analysis, mechanical design and virtual teams for product development. He has incorporated homeland security projects into the Mechanical Engineering curriculum, with many cadet projects winning national engineering awards. He serves as the Vice President of the Center for Public Awareness for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and on the Executive Advisory Board of the FIRST Robotics Foundation and

Conference Session

FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; David Shonnard, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

in other climates. Therefore, an effortmust be made to determine the process feedstocks for different regions of the world. In theSpring of 2008, first-year engineering students at Michigan Technological University willinvestigate the potential of fuel ethanol produced from lignocellulosic (woody) biomass.During the course of this project, students will utilize the “waste equals food” principles ofsustainable design outlined by William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Using theseguidelines, students will learn to incorporate the principles of sustainable development in thedesign and simulation of an ethanol production facility. They will investigate the sustainabilityof the production of the ethanol product from a regional feedstock and the

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

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

in the highlands of northern Ecuador with student teams responsible forevaluating local conditions, providing education to local stakeholders, and assessing the impact of theproject on both the community and the team members involved in the project. Communication of surveyresults helped the village to identify municipal project priorities that would unify the community. Thissocial process, initiated by the student visit, resulted in successful attainment of a grant to construct awater filtration facility for the community based on the water quality sampling test results and on a pilot-scale technology demonstration of slow sand filtration.IntroductionThe Tufts University chapter of Engineers-Without-Borders (EWB)1-3 was founded with two

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Anthony Mutai, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

modeling from an assembly of 3Dgeometry to that of a repository of project information and introduce a fully model-centric designprocess. The concept underlying BIM is using digital technologies to integrate all project data inorder “to build a building virtually prior to building it physically, in order to work out problems,and simulate and analyze potential impacts” 2.Definitions of BIM vary, but common to most is an emphasis on the integration of project data.The American Institute of Architects (AIA) defined BIM as “a model-based technology linkedwith a database of project information” 3. More specifically, BIM has been defined as acombination of graphical project data such as 2D and 3D drawings and non-graphicalinformation including

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Craig, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University; Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer; George Rouskas, North Carolina State University; Larry Silverberg, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

computing in their education. This premise served as the basis for a projectfunded by the National Science Foundation CISE Pathways to Revitalized UndergraduateComputing Education (CPATH) initiative in 2007. The project is being carried out by theauthors comprised of a multidisciplinary team of faculty from six departments in the College ofEngineering and one from the College of Education at NC State University.The project has two overarching goals: (1) create a computational thinking thread in theengineering curriculum that spans from the freshman to senior years and bridges the dividebetween freshman year computing and computing in upper-level classes, and (2) enable studentsto take computing competency to the next level, where they are able to

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taskin Padir, Lake Superior State University; Kimberly O. Muller, Lake Superior State University; Collette Coullard, Lake Superior State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

, second-order linear equations withconstant coefficients, Laplace transforms, and systems of first-order equations. The emphasis ison the real-life modeling applications of differential equations.The small size and highly diverse population of the classroom provide opportunities for studentsto work on modeling applications of differential equations within an interdisciplinary team. Thefinal projects incorporated into the course cover topics ranging from earth sciences to vehiclesystems, electrical circuits to robotics. Given the fact that the course material has an emphasis onlinear ordinary differential equations, the final projects are utilized to introduce more advancedtopics such as model nonlinearities, parameter uncertainties and numerical