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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

prototyping purposes. To ensure the structuralintegrity of the model as a whole, given the large weight of the ductwork, it was determined thatthe chimney would be supported with a wooden sub-frame. To support the chimney from lateralloads, guide wires were also used. Calculations were established to find the size of cablingneeded to support the structure based on estimated weight and average wind. Safetyconsiderations were double checked with the campus Safety Office prior to and duringconstruction.Turbine Design:The only moving parts of the Solar Chimney are the turbine assembly and power generationunit. In the prototype chimney an average air velocity of approximately 2 m/s was created in thechimney. The low wind velocity complicated the turbine

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Thomas Gavigan, Penn State Berks; Brittany Farrell, Penn State Berks

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. S Magnet dropped from this position ∆t N Magnet position at S voltage maximum N To digital R oscilloscope ∆y S Magnet position at N voltage minimum 10ms/div Figure 4. Shaker flashlight generator test setup and resulting waveformThe students studied the voltage waveform and, with a little help, concluded that the peak andvalley must occur when the magnet is at specific locations within the coil. If these locationscould be

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

is a relatively new approach inAmerican universities, generally observed since the late 1980’s, though in other parts of theworld such as Europe, the first engineering degree has always required a minimum of five yearsof study and been considered equivalent to the MS degree.These BS/MS programs vary in their details at different academic institutions. For the most part,they offer the qualified student: 1) the possibility to earn their BS and MS degrees in less time than it would take to pursue both degrees separately, and 2) the opportunity to deepen and diversify their technical and professional skills, which will help make them more competitive and marketable in the global marketplace.As BS/MS programs grew more popular

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Sarah Lockwood, University of Calgary; Jane Leung, University of Calgary

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

second annual Biomimicry Symposium, Biomimicry Institute / San Diego Zoo, Oct 1 - 2.8. Eggermont, M., Khurshid,M., Lockwood, S., Caswell, D. " A First Year Engineering Affordable Housing Design Project", submitted to Canadian Journal of Urban Research9. Eggermont, M,. & Lockwood, S. (2009) “ Communicating Design: 750 First Year Engineering Students,A Writer-in-Residence and An Artist-in-Residence” Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, 3:4, p1833-1874.10. Welliver, D., Khurshid,M., Eggermont, M. "Affordable Housing Design: A hands-on workshop for change-makers" Engage Youth, Oct 1, 2009, workshop.11. Eggermont, M., Zegarac, D. (U of C), Yen J., Helms, M. (Georgia Tech), Gould, C., Wong, C., Hastrich, C., Hinds

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Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, U of Texas at Brownsville; Katherine De La Vega, University of Texas at Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Authentic, Student-Centered Engineering Project on Student Motivation. 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000.6. Rosentrater, K.A. Integrating Ethics, Design, and Service Learning in the Engineering Classroom, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE IL/IN Sectional Conference, Peoria , Illinois, 2004.7. Madler, L., Genesis of an undergraduate research experience, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998.8. Gunn, Alastair S. and P. Aarne Vesilind. Hold Paramount: The Engineer's Responsibility to Society. Pacific Grove, CA : Thomson-Brooks/Cole, 2003. Page 15.1379.109. Betz, N.E. (1992). The

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Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport

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Graduate Studies

cases, and these provide theoretical and practical background in conducting experiments.References1. I. M. Abdel-Qader, B. J. Bazuin, Real-Time Digital Signal Processing in the Undergraduate Curriculum, IEEETransactions on Education, vol.46, no.1, February, 20032. D. Jacoby and R. Saint-Nom, Nice experiences teaching SP in Argentina, Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing,IEEE International Conference on acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 2689-2692 vol.5, 20013. J. P. Frantz, H. Choi, R. Baraniuk, DSP Education at Rice University,4. S. Gallardo, F. Barrero, S. L. Toral, M. J. Durán, eDSPlab: A remote-accessed instrumentation laboratory for digitalsignal processors training based on the Internet, IEEE Industrial Electronics, IECON 2006

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Lower, Purdue.edu; Mark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University

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Construction

meta-analysis to test a causal model. Communication Education, 55(1), 21-31.2. Cleveland-Innes, M. F. & Emes, C. (2005). Social and academic interaction in higher education contexts and the effect on deep learning. NASPA Journal, 42(2), 241-262.3. Cotten, S. R. & Wilson, B. (2006). Student-faculty interactions: Dynamics and determinants. Higher Education, 51, 487-519.4. Etten, S. V., Pressley, M, McInerney, D. M., & Liem, A. D. (2008). College seniors’ theory of their academic motivation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 100(4), 812-828.5. Furlich, S. A. & Dwyer, J. F. (2007). Student motivation and instructor immediacy in community college mathematics classes. The Mathematics Educator, 10(2), 55-70.6. Halawah, I

Conference Session

Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Brumback, University of Alabama; Randal Schumacker, The University of Alabama; Daniel Fonseca, The University of Alabama

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Educational Research and Methods

: Implicationsfor engineering education. In J.R. Bourne, A. Brodersen, & M. Dawant (Eds), The influence oftechnology on engineering education (pp. 36-65). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.Dessouky, M.M., Bailey, D.E., Verma, S., Adiga, S., Bekey, G.A., & Kazlauska, E. J. (1998). Avirtual factory teaching system in support of manufacturing education. Journal of EngineeringEducation, 87(4), 459-467.Ditcher, A.K. (2001). Effective teaching and learning in higher education, with particularreference to the undergraduate professional education of professional engineers. InternationalJournal of Engineering Education, 87, 459-467.Doolen, T.L., Porter, J.D., & Hoag, J. (2003). The relationship between PDA usage and studentperformance in an introductory

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Gabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Eugenio Lopez-Aldea, NIEDAX; Nuria Oliva, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Nevena Mileva, Plovdiv Universifty; Catalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Mihail Milev, Plovdiv Universifty; Slavka Tzanova, Sofia University; Edmundo Tovar, UPM; Martin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo

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Electrical and Computer

mPSS project with other European universities, andat the moment of writing this work, our group has completed and tested two very different mPSScourses: ≠ “Introduction to ITIL® concepts and terminology”. The objective of the course is to be a tool for reviewing the main concepts and terminology of the third version of ITIL6 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library). It is based on the knowledge the students must have acquired after the normal process of learning in the ____’s postgraduate course of title “Curso de Experto Profesional en Gestión de Servicios TI basados en ITIL® e ISO 20000”, of 6 months of duration. This course has, as an optional objective, to prepare the students for an

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jeff Naber, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Meng, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; John Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological University; Barry Solomon, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

Academic Year Course Term Enrollment Alternative Fuels Group Enterprise Fall 2009 27 Alternative Fuels Group Enterprise Spring 2010 25 Fuel Cell Fundamentals Fall 2009 41 Fuel Cell Technology Fall 2009 23 Fundamentals of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier Fall 2009 27 Hydrogen Measurements Laboratory Spring 2010 12 Table 2. Course Enrollments During Prior Academic Years Course s Alternative Fuels Group Fuel Cell Fundamentals Fuel Cell Technology t

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Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State Univ.; Marcus Duffy, Oklahoma State University; Lynn Franzmann, Stillwater; Rebekah Reece, Stillwater; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

] J. L. Gibson and C. Chase, "Longitudinal Impact of an Inquiry-based Science Program onMiddle School Students' Attitudes Toward Science," Science Education, 86, 693-705, 2002.[5] X. Ma and J. W. Wilkins, "The Development of Science Achievement in Middle andHigh Schools: Individual Differences and School Effects," Evaluation Rev., 26, 395-417, 2002.[6] Project Lead The Way Web Development Team, "Project Lead The Way," 2004.Electronically accessed at: http://www.pltw.org.[7] K. Matthew and W. S., "Engineering in the Classroom," Science Scope, 30, 49-51, 2006.[8] M. A. Mooney and T. A. Laubach, "Adventure Engineering: A Design Centered, InquiryBased Approach to Middle Grade Science and Mathematic Education," J EngineeringEducation

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Marc Williams, Purdue University; Joseph Kmec, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Processing Industries. Williams holds an M. S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University and is certified as a Vibration Analyst Category III from the Vibration Institute.Joseph Kmec, Purdue University Joseph F. Kmec is currently Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. His teaching areas of concentration are energy-based and include Applied Thermodynamics, Internal Combustion Engines, Motorsports, and Power Plant Systems. His recent activities involving student projects include engine simulation, power plant performance analysis, and nuclear technology. He may be reached at: kmecjf@purdue.edu

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Pembridge, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

will employqualitative data collection techniques to provide a richer understanding of the kind of teachingrequired of capstone faculty and the ways in which various teaching methods impact studentlearning and development.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0846605. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. Page 15.1217.12Bibliography1. ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. 2005

Conference Session

Communication in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Eichhorn, SUNY Oswego; Cara Thompson, SUNY Oswego; David Vampola, SUNY Oswego; Fritz Messere, SUNY Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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Design in Engineering Education

the workplace: Results of a survey on technical communication skills. Journal of Engineering Education, 90 (4), 685–692.4. Keane, Anne, & Gibson, Ivan. S. (1997). Development and Assessment of a Combined Communications/Design Course in Engineering Education. European Journal of Engineering Education, 232, 3, pp. 309-320.5. Keane, Anne & Gibson, Ivan, S. (1999). Communication Trends in Engineering Firms: Implications for Undergraduate Engineering courses. Pp. 115-1216. Williams, Julia “Transformations in Technical Communication Pedagogy: Engineering, Writing and the ABET Engineering Criteria 2000”. Technical Communication Quarterly. Spring 2001, 107. Newell, James A, Marchese, Anthony J. , Ramachandran, Ravi P

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Tony Singh, Temple University; Hossein Rostami, Philadelphia University; Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Amithraj Amavasai, Temple University

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Graduate Studies

. “Improvement of Graduate Students’ Performance in Design, Discovery, and Learning”. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, Austin TX 3. Brooks, R. (a.k.a James Matthews) and Jahanian, S. “A Pedagogical Strategy for Gradual Enhancement of Creative Performance of the Students”. European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 24, No. 1, 1999. 4. Davalos, J.F., Moran, C.J., and Kodkani, S.S., “Neoclassical Active Learning Approach for Structural Analysis” 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburg, PA 5. Bonwell, C.C. and Eison, J.A., “Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom,” The George Washington University, School of Education and Human Development, Washington, D.C., 1991. 6. Roberts, S.C., Hollar, K.A., and

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gettens, Western New England College; Michael Rust, Western New Engalnd College; Diane Testa, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College

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Biomedical

skill set will be a key asset for thebiomedical engineering community, setting us apart from our engineering colleagues and making Page 15.1335.13our students employment exceedingly desirable by the medical device community.Bibliography1. Thurston, P., "Academic Council Graduation and Job Placement Rates Survey," American Institute forMedical and Biological Engineering, November 2009.2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Engineers", U.S. Department of Labor, www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm(accessed 1/7/2010).3. Howe, S., Lasser, R., Su, K., Pedicini, S., "Content in capstone design courses: Pilot survey results fromfaculty, students, and industry

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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Mechanical Engineering

, teams are formed, with the number of students in each team being decided by thetechnical advisor(s), the course coordinator, and any sponsor(s) in function of the expectationsfor the project. Most of the teams have three students, and students’ preferences have shifted inthe past years from having more interest on internal projects (i.e., no industry involvement) tohaving projects where an industry sponsor is involved. Among the many benefits andresponsibilities that industry sponsored projects provide, one specific benefit is the opportunityto emphasize to the students that engineering design is more than just doing the calculations thatwere typically done in the classroom.Faculty members need to search and request projects from their network

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jacqueline Hall, Mississippi State University; Kaela Leonard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Parker, Mississippi State University; Heather Thomas, Mississippi State University

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Women in Engineering

Page 15.753.6department at MSU were represented in the course. While some of the students were highly encouraged by their advisor(s) to enroll in the course, others received minimal input regardingtheir participation. Overall, the student population diversity in this class was immenselybeneficial. The different experience levels and perspectives allowed for lively discussion and awide range of issues and potential solutions. By sharing their experiences with one another, thestudents learned from each other’s mistakes and triumphs not only as related to graduate schoolbut also to their personal life. Essentially, the students within the class served as mentors toeach other; students that were further along in the graduate program were able to

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University

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Manufacturing

Technology) program atIndiana Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) has been in progress for many years. Manufacturing courseshave been offered as part of the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) and IndustrialEngineering Technology (IET) degrees at IPFW since the 1970’s. During the period of late1970’s to the early 1990’s the department of Manufacturing Technology offered a Manufacturingoption as part of the MET program. Because of declining enrollments in the MET programduring the early 1990’s the Manufacturing option was discontinued. However as a part of theMET curriculum many of the manufacturing option courses have been continuously offeredsince that time. With the increased demand for manufacturing specific courses as requested bycurrent students, the

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chin, East Carolina University; Nancy Study, Virginia State University

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New Engineering Educators

ensure the manuscript is consistent and within theboundaries of the journal’s scope and that the identity of the author(s) of the manuscript beconcealed from reviewers during the review process.Manuscript PreparationPreparation of manuscripts intended to be published in the EDGJ is guided by the latest edition Page 15.826.3of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association4. Even though thefollowing list may not necessarily be inclusive or applicable to all manuscripts that are submittedto all journals, authors ought be mindful of the following: evaluating content; design andreporting research; authorship; types of manuscripts

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Matthew Mounce, US Navy; Jamie Weber, Parsons; Sudarshan Rai, Unknown; Willy Duffle, University of Central Oklahoma; Jesse Haubrich, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

significant studies1,2 concerning senior engineering capstone experiences have beenconducted in North America since the 1990's. The study by Todd et al.1 was conducted in 1995and included a array of 360 responses from engineering departments. There are many interestingfindings in the report, including the small number of programs with interdepartmental seniordesign courses and that a significant number of capstone experiences were individual rather thanteam projects. The authors suggested two “areas of improvement in engineering education,”including and increased practice of teamwork and involving industry in order to give studentspreparation for “real-world engineering practice.” There is little doubt that this study impactedengineering programs to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

described in more detail elsewhere.14AcknowledgementsThe authors are grateful for support provided by the Intel Faculty Fellowship Program and theNational Science Foundation’s Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program,under Proof-of-Concept grant DUE-0442832 and Phase 2 grant DUE-0717905. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Dutson, A., Todd, R., Magleby, S. & Sorensen, C. (1997). A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses. J. Eng. Ed., 86, 17-28.2. Koretsky, M.D., Amatore, D., Barnes, C., & Kimura, S

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Joseph, Pace University; Mabel Payne, Consultant

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Following a Brief Exposure,” Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, Vol. 36, pp.58-65.12. Eatkins, P. and Christopherson, G. (2000). “The Importance of Context in Work Placements: Cooperative Education and the Development of Graduate Attributes for a Global Work Force,” http://www.waceinc.org/pdf/Eakins_Christopherson_6_1.pdf. Retrieved June 11, 2007.13. Freestone, R., Williams, P., Thompson, S .and Trembath, K. (2007). “A Quantitative Approach to Assessment of Work-Based Learning Outcomes: An Urban Planning Application,” Higher Education Research and Development, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 347-361.14. Gardner, P. D. and Kozlowski, S. W. J (1993). Learning the Ropes! Co-ops Do It Faster, Collegiate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, UTEP; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso

15.504.7communication which can be made online). 6Written Test Performance by Both GroupsTo analyze and compare the performance of the two groups, a test was conducted afterthe class but during the course. The test consisted of ten questions in total related tocourse materials and documents from Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). Thetest scores from both groups were tabulated and shown below: Table 1: Test results for students in group 1 and 2 Group 2 (Digital Group 1 Image/video) S. No For 10 S. No For 10 1 7

Conference Session

New Instrumentation Ideas

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Dayvon Green, Morgan State University

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Instrumentation

to such changes.The algal masses consume the dissolved oxygen for respiration leading to anoxic conditions inthe waters which in turn could result in massive fish kills and related organisms.4 The algalblooms are a strong indication of the overall health of a body of water in any region, and throughmonitoring the water quality of a specific ecosystem it becomes much easier to devise a waterquality management plan towards reversing or preventing the changes that are negativelyaffecting the region.5The monitoring of water quality using remote sensing was initiated in the 1970’s using earthresources technology satellite, later renamed Landsat1 (ERTS-1). Since then, the digitalevaluation of remotely sensed data has been widely used to estimate

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Willis, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

faculty mightconsider for instructional improvement.References[1] Canary, H., & Jennings, M. (2008). Principles and influence in Codes of Ethics: A centering resonance analysis comparing pre- and post-Sarbanes-Oxley codes of ethics. Journal of Business Ethics , 80, 263-278.[2] Carley, K. (1997). Extracting team mental models through textual analysis. Journal of Organizational Behavior , 533-558.[3] Corman, S., Kuhn, T., McPhee, R., & Dooley, K. (2002). Studying complex discursive systems: Centering resonance analysis of communication. Human Communication Research , 28, 157-206.[4] Crawdad Technologies, L. (2005). Crawdad Text Analysis System version 1.2. Chandler, AZ.[5] Grosz, B., Weinstein, S., & Joshi, A. (1995). Centering

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia; Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Lily Kemathe, University of the District of Columbia; Suresh Regmi, University of the District of Columbia; Kamden Patrice Kouam, The University of the District of Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

placementRequested equipment within the proposed experiment: This laboratory experiment projectfocuses on the optimal placement of the nodes. The optimal power setting of the transmitter issuch that the Receiver Signal Strength (RSS) at the receiver is greater than the sensitivity at thereceiver while the bit error rate (BER) is able to remain in a given range during the desiredlifetime of the network. This research laboratory project also deals with the optimal basestation(s) placement (with its unlimited power supply) situated centrally in such a way as toreduce the power consumed by nodes during communication of sensors data.Results: The software package for the optimal placement of the nodes that can be delivered withthe Received Signal Strength

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randolph, Randy Hutchison, Randy Hutchison, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Biomedical

Page 15.1309.5following work experiences and classes. The goal of the reflective discussion group was toassess students’ educational experiences to their overall professional formation9. This protocolfollowed a four step accidental competency discourse where students are asked to recall positiveor negative experiences which are then analyzed for learning outcomes10. The four step strategyconsists of the following four steps: Situation, Affect, Interpretation, and Decision (SAID). Thefirst step starts with providing prompts to the students to elicit the positive or negativeexperiences (Situation, S) and to get the students to elaborate on what actually happened. Thenext step was to ask the students how it affected (A) them personally. The

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill May, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

training” modules, whether they participated in aReflection exercise that emphasized ethics, etc. ) we can begin to identify the “best practices”that are linked to more positive outcomes.Bibliography 1. Ross, M., & Jones, E. (2002). Can team effectiveness be predicted? Team Performance Management, 14 (5), 248-268. 2. Bunderson, S., & Sutcliffe, K. M. (2002). Comparing alternative conceptualizations of functional diversity in management teams: process and performance effects. Academy of Management Journal, 45 (5), 875-893. 3. Gandara, D., May, J., & Gandhi, A. (2010). Cross-Functional Teamwork: Creating a measure for effectiveness. Paper presented at the 31st annual meeting of the Industrial

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Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Abdul Qadeer, Urdu Science University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2010-2357: INCORPORATING SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OFNANOTECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY (STS)COURSESAhmed Khan, DeVry University Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a senior Professor in the EET dept., College of Engineering & Information Sciences, at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Outcomes Assessment, Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education, and Social