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Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1001: TEACHING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSES USINGDESIRE2LEARN (D2L)B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University B. S. SRIDHARA Dr. B. S. Sridhara is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. He received his B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. degrees from Bangalore University and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He received his M.S.M.E. and Ph. D. degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, and Auburn University, Alabama. Dr. Sridhara has published several peer-reviewed articles in the areas of Acoustics, Vibration, finite element methods, and Engineering Education

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Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bowman, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Computers in Education

Practice, Donovan, S. M., J. D. Bransford, and J. W. Pellegrino, editors. Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education National Research Council, 2000.2 Robins, A., Haden, P., and Garner, S. Problem Distributions in a CS1 course, Proceedings of the 8th Australian Conference on Computing Education, 2003.3 McDowell, C., Werner, L., Bullock, H. E., and Fernald, J, Pair Programming Improves Student Retention, Confidence, and Program Quality. Communications of ACM, 49(8):90-95, 2006.4 Hanks, B., Problems Encountered by Novice Pair Programmers, ACM Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 7(4):Article 2, 2008.5 Bandura, A. Social Foundations of Thought and

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Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baba Abdul, Washington State University; Emmanuel Shide, ABU Zaria, Nigeria; Raymond Bako, ABU Zaria, Nigeria; Paul Golter, Washington State University; Jerome Babauta, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

UndergraduateTeaching and Learning Improvement Initiative. Much appreciation goes to Mr. G. Held forfabrication and insights on the development of the DLMs. Assistance in the design of controlcircuitry for the DLM was provided by Prof. H. Davis. Finally, we acknowledge the help ofundergraduate researchers Mr. J. Babauta and Mr. S. Isaacson for assistance with DLM andCHAPL data collection tasks, the staff of WSU’s Center for Teaching Learning and Technologyfor assistance with CHAPL assessment strategies, and the many students at Washington StateUniversity and Ahmadu Bello University for willingness to participate in this pedagogical study. Page

Conference Session

Laboratories in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Sebastian Bawab, Old Dominion University; Timothy Coats, NSWCCD; Hesham Nassar, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

Page 14.1114.2have excellent performances on high speed and acceleration, reliability and controllability, andlow audible noise. Each motor weighs five lbs and has a built-in position feedback delivering upto 12 micron repeatability. It is mechanically mounted on the ThrusTube guide (Figure 1) withthe center of the motor passing through a 3-ft-long with 1.5-inch diameter magnetic rail. Whenthe motor is powered, the coil in the motor will generate an electro-magnetic force of 44 lbswhen interacting with the magnetic rail. The speed of each motor can reach up to15 ft/s. Thedesign uses two parallel magnetic rails, with each rail supports two motors in series. The objectmounting plate, which is used to hold the testing object, is bolted directly

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Fleming, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Vedant Jain, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Robert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology

) ⎤⎦ τ x $$ (1)where x = 1.48·10–2 s, Kx = 0.840 (mm/s)/V, and fC = 0.980 V. The model is determined bysubjecting the linear axis to a series of step input voltages. The linear axis response to theseinputs closely resembles the second order model given in equation (1) whose parameters aredetermined using recursive least squares estimation. The linear axis model is used in theSimulation and Emulation modes and is shown in Figure 4 in Simulink syntax.The Phase 1 GUI is shown in Figure 8 and includes four options: Mode, Controller, Build, andHelp. The Mode option is a drop down list containing the three modes: Simulation, Emulation,and Implementation, which are described above. The

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathemathetics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Farahani, National University, San Diego

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Mathematics

and operations on sets are fundamental in discrete mathematics; Python has apowerful built in list type and set object that can easily be used to experiment with constructionof sets as well as operations on them. A list type in Python can be a heterogeneous collectionwhich can be modified. Often in a discrete mathematics course a set builder notation is used toconstruct a set. For example, the set of the first twenty even numbers using set builder notation isdenoted by S ? {x | x ? 2n;0 ∞ n ∞ 19} . In Python this set can easily be specified by S = [2*x for x in range(19)]The syntax is very intuitive and maps well to its counterpart in mathematics. Once a set a built, itis easy to index though its elements in a simple

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Environmental Engineering

approach usingquality principles. The curriculum seeks to offer a minor in sustainability to students. Given themultidisciplinary aspect of sustainability, it was demonstrated that quality principles can beeffectively used to design said curriculum.References1. Y. Akao, Quality Function Deployment: Integrating Customer Requirements into Prodduct Design, Cambridge, MA, Productivity Press, 1990.2. S. Mizuno, Company wide Quality Control, Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization, 1988.3. S. Shingo, Zero Quality Control: Source Control and the Pokayoke system, Cambridge, MA, Productivity Press, 1986.4. M. J. Harry and R. Schroeder, Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing the World’s Top Corporations, Doubleday

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Laboratories in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

CRED ER LECTURE Y LAB IT NUMBER HRS HRS HOUR S Orientation 1 2 0 2 Fundamentals 1 2 3 3 Circuits I 2 3 3 4 Digital I 2 3 3 4 Circuits II 3 3 3 4 Electronics I

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Paige Smith, University of Maryland; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

. Page 14.991.53. Isadore T. Davis, Eugene M. DeLoatch, Sherra Kerns, Lueny Morell, Carla Purdy, Paige Smith, andSamuel L. Truesdale, Best practices for promoting diversity in graduate engineering education, Proc. 2006ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2006.4. Eugene M. DeLoatch, Sherra Kerns, Lueny Morell, Carla Purdy, Paige Smith, Samuel L. Truesdale, andBarbara Waugh, Articulating a multifaceted approach for promoting diversity in graduate engineeringeducation, Proc. 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 2007.5. E. Deloatch, S. Kerns, L. Morell, C. Purdy, P. Smith, and S. L. Truesdale, Implementing a multi-facetedapproach for promoting diversity in graduate engineering education, Proc. 2008 ASEE Annual Conference,Pittsburgh

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Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Remote and Virtual Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lei Jiang, Donghua University; Darayan Shahryar, Texas Southern University; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; David Olowokere, Texas Southern University

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Engineering Technology

. 121-130, January 2005.2. Sloan Consortium of Institution and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education, “Stayingthe Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008”.http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/staying_course3. B. Balamuralithars, and P. C. Woods, “Virtual Laboratories in Engineering Education: The SimulationLab and Remoter Lab”, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol 17, Issue 1, 2008, pp. 108-118.4. H. J. W. Spoedler, Virtual instruments and virtual environments, IEEE Instrum Meas Mag 2 (1999),14-19.5. N. Jensen, G. von Voigt, W. Nejdl and S. Olbrich, “Development of a Virtual Laboratory System ForScience Education”, Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learming, vol. 6(2

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Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Civil Engineering

systems5. The framingis attached to the building structure and does not carry the floor or roof loads of the building. Thewind and gravity loads of the curtain wall are transferred to the building structure, typically atthe floor line. Aluminum framed wall systems date back to the 1930's, and developed rapidlyafter World War II when the supply of aluminum became available for non-military use6.A unitized curtain wall system is also known as a modular system. It is composed of large unitsthat are assembled and glazed in the factory, shipped to the site and erected on the building.Vertical and horizontal mullions of the modules mate together with the adjoining modules.Modules are generally constructed one story tall and one module wide but may

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

coursesand do not offer any data mining course. On the other hand, many universities offer more thanone database related courses and they also offer data mining course(s). But mostly theseuniversities offer their data mining course as a graduate course. Therefore, the students whograduate from the universities like our university with no graduate computer science programwill not have the opportunity to get Data Mining knowledge.To improve our Database Engineering curriculum, we have decided to add a new Data Miningcourse to this curriculum. The paper first presents this curriculum and then elaborates the contentdetail of this Data Mining course.Introduction:In addition to associate degrees, the Computer Science and Pre-Engineering department offers

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

14.900.91 Sheppard S., Macatangay, K., Colby, A., and Sullivan, W. Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of theField. Jossey-Bass, 2008.2 Crawley, F., Malmqvist, J., Ostlund, S., and Brodeur, D. Rethinking Engineering Education: The CDIOApproach. Springer, 2007. Page 14.900.10

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Raelyn Rediske, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steve Ackerman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Graduate Studies

. Following thisexperience, the students displayed their informal education products at a campus-wide science day event,Science Expeditions. Following that experience, the students packed up their informal education product sand transported them to the Museum of Science & Industry (MSI) in Chicago for a chance to interact witha more diverse crowd than the one offered at UW-Madison. This was the first time the course askedstudents to display their informal education product s in two venues.The course instructors demonstrate the teaching-as-research approach to instruction by collecting andanalyzing student feedback throughout the course. Through this analysis, we are able to show that byemphasizing an understanding of the audience, the iterative

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thashika Rupasinghe, Clemson University; Mary Beth Kurz, Clemson University; Carl Washburn, Greenville Tech; Anand Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Deepak Vembar, Clemson University; Sajay Sadasivan, Clemson University

., Hill,W.H., & Krathwohl, D.R. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational objectives: The classification of educational goals. Handbook 1: Cognitive domain. New York: David McKay.2. Crane,D.,(2008),Aviation Maintenance Technician Series,3rd Edition, Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.3. Dave, R. H. (1975), Developing and Writing Behavioral Objectives. (R J Armstrong, Ed.) Educational Innovators Press.4. Hoyt, D. P. and Perera, S.,(June 2000),Teaching approach instructional objectives and learning, IDEA Page 14.948.13 Research Report #1,IDEA Center5. Gramopadhye, A. K., Drury, C. G., and Sharit, J., (1994), "Training

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Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

, technological, and societal barriers that presently exist. Usingthis plan, we wish to create a model program that targets students who are physicallydisabled in order to increase the proportion following STEM curricula. Students withdisabilities make up about 6 percent of all students enrolled in postsecondary institutions;5.7 percent of all students who major in S&E fields and 6.6 percent of students whomajor in non-S&E fields. Presented here are some suggested programs that may helpwith this goal. We use our empirical observations as well as the observation of the others in this Page 14.1373.2field to draw some of our conclusions.Middle/High

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of Defense; Jeremy Joseph, United States Naval Academy

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Instrumentation

kinetic energy is transferred into potential energy. The speed of the tsunami is afunction of gravity and the depth of the ocean: S=g/(2*pi*f) [1].B. Comparison with Wind-Generated WavesTsunamis are orders of magnitude greater than wind-generated waves in terms of the lateralspeed, the wave period and the size of the wave. Wind-generated waves are the transfer ofenergy across the ocean. The energy is usually provided by the wind. The water particlesthemselves are not making any voyage across ocean. Instead, the particles are traveling in smallcircles as the wave passes. This can be seen in the following diagram [4]: Figure 1 Shows the differences between the landfall of tsunami and wind waves

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Tim A Handy, University of Central Oklahoma; Scott L Murphy, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. Brewster, C.; Fager, J., “Student Mentoring,” Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory’sInformation Services pp 1-53, 1998.2. Matthew, S.; Jace A,; Donlad H.; Terri F., “Work in Progress -Implementing a Freshman Mentor thProgram,” Frontiers in Education Conference, 38 Annual pp. F2H-1/F2H-2, 2008.3. Matthew, S.; Donald, H.; Terri, F.; “Work in Progress – Improving Self-Efficacy with a Freshman thMentor Program,” Frontiers in Education Conference, 38 Annual pp. F3D-5/F3D-6, 2008.4. Sash, R.; Detloff, H.; Chen, B.; Grandgenett, N.; Duran,, D., “Work in Progress – Retention of

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Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

on Education, Washington DC, 2008. 4) William C. Symonds et al, “Colleges: The Newest U.S. Export”, Business Week, 9 February 2004. 5) Philip G. Stack, “Venturing Abroad: Delivering U.S. Degrees through Overseas Branch Campuses and Programs”, Planning for Higher Education, 36(3): 81–82, 2008. 6) Line Verbick, “The International Branch Campus: Models and Trends”, International Higher Education, Number 46, Winter2007, p14-15. 7) Grant McBurnie and Christopher Ziguras, “The International Branch Campus”, http://www.iienetwork.org/page/84656/, 2008. 8) Burton Bollag, “America’s Hot New Export: Higher Education”, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 February 2006. 9) Lawrence S. Bacow, “Planning a Branch Campus

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Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Timothy Keener, University of Cincinnati

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Continuing Professional Development

university climate, that is, be able toaccess course material 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.The National Science Foundation8, in a report entitled Higher Education in Science andEngineering: Graduate S&E Students and Degrees in the United States - Overall Trends inGraduate Enrollment states that “Terminal master’s degree programs might be viewed as thescience equivalents of master’s degree programs in business administration. Although theseprograms have existed for many years, industrial and academic interest is growing in programsthat prepare students to enter emerging science and engineering (S&E) fields as skilledprofessionals.”In preparation for establishing the new program, the College of Engineering at the University ofCincinnati

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

withMatlab and modeling software, and experience on how to conduct background research on newor previously unreported research. Additionally, because of the received grant, the students willbe able to further continue their learning while continuing the project through device fabricationand testing.VI. AcknowledgementThe team appreciates the efforts of the MURI administration at the School of Engineering andTechnology at IUPUI for their financial and technical support of this project.VII. References 1. http://www.muri.iupui.edu/ 2. C. W. Liu, W. T. Liu, M. H. Lee, W. S. Kuo, and B. C. Hsu. A Novel Photo detector Using MOS Tunneling Structures. IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS, VOL. 21, NO. 6, JUNE 2000 3. S. M. Sze. Physics of Semiconductors

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; william Monroe, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Chester Wilmot, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

of communication, CPR lends itself well to the higher learning objectives reached with afeedback loop. This process is shown below in Figure 1. Read Do research, Compose assignment Visit Web and site(s) submit instructions Review calibration Critique 3 essays. classmates’ One re-take if necessary assignments Review own Get results, including assignment peer

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harley Hartman, P.E., Pennsylvania State University, York; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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Electrical and Computer

Applications, v 24, n 6, November/December, 2004, p 22-30.5. Kezunovic, Abur; Huang, Bose, Tomsovic, The Role of Digital Modeling and Simulation in Power Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions On Power Systems, Vol. 19, No. 1, February 2004.6. Cunningham,S.; Hubbold, R. J., Interactive Learning Through Visualization, Springer-Verlag, 1992, ISBN: 0- 387-55105-0, The Multi-Faceted Blackboard: Computer Graphics in Higher Education, Page 1037. Humar, Iztok; Sinigoj, Anton R.; Bester, Janez; Hagler, Marion O., Integrated Component Web-Based Interactive Learning Systems for Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Education, v 48, n 4, November, 2005, p 664-675.8. Wang, Hao-Chuan; Chang, Chun-Yen; Li, Tsai-Yen, The

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Carl A. Erikson

Method for Water andSediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge, ASTM D 2500 Standard Test Method forCloud Point of Petroleum Products, ASTM D 664 Standard Test Method for Acid Number ofPetroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration and ASTM D 6584 Test Method forDetermination of Free and Total Glycerin in B-100 Biodiesel Methyl Esters by GasChromatography. Equipment has been purchased, procedures are being developed, and testing isbeing performed to verify the biodiesel fuel is meeting the ASTM standard.Solar Photovoltaic SystemsThe students in the Department of Engineering have been involved in designing and buildingsolar photovoltaic systems since the 1990’s either as part of senior projects or through theCollaboratory [4] Most of the

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dawna Schultz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

25% development session Read (more) scientific/engineering journal articles 23% Organized or facilitated in-service workshops for other teachers/school personnel on 13% issues related to the professional development session(s) Other 11%Many of the professional development projects conducted under the umbrella of the EOFNJProgram target teachers in urban school districts and districts with a high percentage of lowsocioeconomic status students as measured by the percentage of students who qualify for freeand reduced meal

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College

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Manufacturing

-123JSpring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm 5. http://www.sfi.mtu.edu/About_SFI.htm 6. http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lcaccess/ 7. Pre Product Industrial Consultants "Eco-indicator 99 Manual for Designers: A damage Oriented Method for Life Cycle Impact Assessment" 2000, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment. 8. Diamond J. “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” 2005, Penguin Group USA. 9. Lovins A., Lovins, H., Hawken P. “Natural Capitalism Creating the Next Industrial Revolution” 2000, Little Brown & Company. 10. Coulter, S., Bras, B., Foley C., “A Lexicon of Green Engineering Terms” Praha, August 22-24 1995, International Conference on Engineering Design

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Modeling Student Data

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Stanford University; Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

Thematic Topics Advising: a. …I had difficulty getting any advising help… (2, Advising) b. …the academic advising from [my institution]’s central advising has been incorrect, inconsistent, and typically rubbish (at best) (2, Advising) Co-op: c. …Co-ops are the key to learning what engineering is like… (4, Co-op) d. I had very little idea of what a job in engineering consisted of before I became a co-op student. I think these types of programs are crucial to creating capable engineers. (4, Co-op

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Emerging Issues in Materials Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

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Materials

the Computer Age G. Forman and P. Pufall, Ed.4. Chi, M.T.H. (1992). Conceptual change within and across ontological categories: Examples from learning and discovery in science. In R. Giere (Ed.), Cognitive models of science ( pp.129–186). Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Press.5. Streveler, R.A., Litzinger, T.A., Miller, R.L., and Steif, P.S. (2008). Learning conceptual knowledge in the engineering sciences: Overview and future research directions. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3), 279-294.6. Posner, G.J., Strike, K.A., Hewson, P.W., & Gertzog, W.A. (1982). Accommodation of a scientific conception: Toward a theory of conceptual change. Science Education, 66, 211–227.7. Vosniadou, S. & Ioannides

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ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John McLellan, Freescale; Andy Mastronardi, Freescale

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Electrical and Computer

course. The goal is to autonomously drive around the track as quickly as possible.Teams have multiple attempts, including a qualifying and finalists round, to record the fastesttimes. Awards are given to first, second and third place winners. Additionally, awards are givenfor innovative design, technical merit and quality of production as determined by the regions.The track layout is not known to the challengers until race day. Each year changes are made tothe tracks which contain several elements of difficulty including hills, hairpin turns, S-curves,and high speed straight-aways. The surface of the track is white, with a 1 inch black stripe pathfor the onboard vehicle sensors to track.Teams are broken down into two divisions, the camera

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Amanda Funai, University of Michigan; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

). DataBytes: Diverging Trends Where Women Are Headed. ASEE Prism, 17(2), 22-23.[2] Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc., Engineering and Technology Degrees 2005.[3] National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators – 2006, Publication No. NSB-06-01.[4] Huang, P. & Brainard, S., “Identifying Determinants of Academic Self-Confidence Among Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology Students,” Journal for Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 7, 2001, pp. 315-337.[5] Brainard, S.G. & Carlin, L., “A Six-Year Longitudinal Study of Undergraduate Women in Engineering and Science,” Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 1998, pp. 369-375.[6