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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher L. Reitsma

. Itmay not be as simple as the scope of the topic from sequential to global or vice versa. TheLearning Styles1 survey from North Carolina State University will help provide a benchmark forcomparison and also shows that not all students are the same despite a small population for thisclassroom research.The primary course of focus is Introduction to Electrical Engineering (EE302), which iscomprised mostly by Electrical Engineering majors in their first semester in this major. Becauseof the small population under research, several semesters were examined. Students enrolled inFall 2007, the first semester the author teaches the course, were the benchmark for anyimprovements made to the course. The original course percentage breakdown is available

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Reza Raeisi; Sudhanshu Singh

37 Curricular Innovation for Real-Time Embedded Systems Course Reza Raeisi Sudhanshu Singh, Graduate Student California State University, Fresno Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentAbstractThe objective of this project is to experience and develop rapid prototypes of System-on-chip(SoC) using soft-core processor in the undergraduate laboratory. We will share the experience ona reconfigurable hardware-software co-design environment and µClinux embedded Real TimeOperating System (RTOS). A soft

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jenn Rossmann; Karina Skvirsky

development, implementation, and assessment of this team-taught course at LafayetteCollege will be discussed.IntroductionFlow visualization is a family of techniques used to reveal the details of fluid flow. Leonardo daVinci is widely recognized to be one of the first practitioners of this scientific art. He spentmany years in his makeshift laboratory and in the field observing the movements of water andair. During his research, he maintained detailed notes and drawings to record his observations. Asketch from Leonardo’s notebooks of a free water jet issuing from a square hole into a poolrepresents perhaps the world’s first use of visualization as a scientific tool to study turbulentflow.As the quintessential “Renaissance man,” Leonardo would likely

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jenn Rossmann; Karina Skvirsky

development, implementation, and assessment of this team-taught course at LafayetteCollege will be discussed.IntroductionFlow visualization is a family of techniques used to reveal the details of fluid flow. Leonardo daVinci is widely recognized to be one of the first practitioners of this scientific art. He spentmany years in his makeshift laboratory and in the field observing the movements of water andair. During his research, he maintained detailed notes and drawings to record his observations. Asketch from Leonardo’s notebooks of a free water jet issuing from a square hole into a poolrepresents perhaps the world’s first use of visualization as a scientific tool to study turbulentflow.As the quintessential “Renaissance man,” Leonardo would likely

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

Program Director of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1990 and has 20 years of experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in control systems, electronic design, and electromechanics.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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College-Industry Partnerships

laboratory classes, to the student’s senior, but usually not last, year.Because of low student enrollment and dissatisfaction with the JEP by both the local employers,who did not benefit, and the two partner universities, the JEP ended in spring semester 2004. At the close of the JEP, a partnership of local engineering employers, city, state, and federalgovernment agencies motivated a single university to offer programs to provide mechanical andelectrical engineering baccalaureate degrees to students locally through a combination ofinteractive broadcast lectures and locally taught engineering laboratory courses.Industry/Government support for the program included temporary funding for an electricalengineering professor’s salary and an

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Rodhouse, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Cooper, Savant LLC; Steve Watkins, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

WWW: http://www.acsl.org/.9. H. Said, “The Effect of Programming Learning Center on Students in First Year Programming Sequence,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2004.10. A. Azemi, “Teaching Computer Programming Courses (Using the Internet) in a Computer Laboratory Environment,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2002.11. Squeak Smalltalk. Squeak Oversight Board. Available WWW: www.squeak.org.12. Squeak Smalltalk Tutorials. Hawthorne Center for Innovation. Available WWW: www.hawcenter.org/squeak.html

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2010-4: IDEAS TO CONSIDER FOR NEW CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATORS: SENIOR DESIGNLisa Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa G. Bullard is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Co. from 1991-2000. A faculty member at NCSU since 2000, Dr. Bullard was named an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor at NCSU and was awarded the Outstanding New Teacher Award by the Southeastern Section of ASEE, the NCSU Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, the COE George H. Blessis

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Duda, Grove City College

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International

the educational process. The program is called the SecondaryScience and Mathematics Teachers' Program5 (SESEMAT). The subsequent adoption of theprogram made biology, chemistry and physics compulsory for secondary students. TheSESEMAT program also recognized the limitations that the Ugandan educational system has in Page 15.551.3trying to meet the need to add the applied science component to the educational process; namely,the lack of resources (lab infrastructure, lab equipment and supplies, etc.). One component ofthe SESEMAT program is the development of applied laboratories using readily availablesupplies and to teach the teachers how to use

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina; Charles Finley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical

more opportunities towork on projects in the design laboratory, earlier in the curriculum. This has already beenaddressed with the hiring of two teaching assistants this spring who are able to provide moreguidance to the students. In the long term, it will be addressed with the hiring of a newundergraduate design faculty, who will be able to fully dedicate the necessary time to thesecourses.SummaryWe have implemented a sequence of courses so that students can develop skills in modern designand manufacturing. Students learn these skills through traditional lecturing, and moreimportantly, through hands on projects and challenges in the design lab. This starts in thesophomore year, and students already have several hands-on experiences as they

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Engelken

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Electrical and Computer

4 different courses and alaboratory, on top of a heavy advising, service, and new course and laboratory development role.Thus, the overall workload was significant.In spite of being at an institution where research expectations were secondary to teaching, theauthor not only recognized the importance of establishing a research program relative topromotion, tenure, merit pay, and professional creditability and mobility, but also sincerely desiredto remain involved in research, as a follow-up to his graduate school research experience. Thelack of engineering graduate students, as well as a minimal research infrastructure, made thischallenging, so the author sought ways to creatively leverage the resources and time that wereavailable. He was/is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shalin Mehta, Arizona State University; Jayaraman Jayaraman Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Photini Spanias, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Susan Haag, Arizona State University; Mahesh Banavar, Arizona State University

, Salt Lake City, Utah.7. A. Spanias et al, “Teaching genomics and bioinformatics to undergraduates using J-DSP,” in Proceedings ofIEEE ASEE-2004 Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.8. V. Atti, A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and Y. Song, “Teaching digital filter design techniques used in high-fidelityaudio application,” in Proceedings of IEEE ASEE-2004 Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.9. A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and V. Atti, “Graphical design of frequency sampling filters for use in a signals andsystems laboratory,” in Proceedings of 34th ASEE/IEEE FIE-04, Oct. 2004, Savannah.10. A. Spanias, R. Chilumula, C. Huang et al, “A Collborative Project on Java-DSP involving Five Universities,” inProceedings of ASEE Annual Conference and

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

of knowledge in school andbeyond. Thus, teaching students self-regulatory skills in addition to subject-matter knowledge isone of the major goals of education. However, SRL is not well known and utilized by theEngineering and Technology education community for facilitating student learning.Self-regulated learners are purposive and goal-oriented, incorporating and applying a variety ofstrategies to optimize their academic performances. However, the application of self-regulationto learning is a complicated process involving not only the awareness and application of learningstrategies but also extensive reflection and self awareness. This paper describes the developmentof the instructional strategy and its implementation plan, which integrates

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

experiences and opportunities. In other words, thereal challenge in college teaching today is not covering the material for the students, but ratheruncovering the material with the students 2.There are several strands of pedagogies of engagement under the umbrella of active learningmethods that have received attention by engineering educators world-wide 2, 3. Thesemethods/approaches are known to increase students’ active engagement in learning and alsopromote cognitive elaboration, enhance critical thinking, and contribute toward social andemotional development. For many faculty, there remain questions about what “active learning” isand how it differs from traditional engineering education, since the latter involves activitiesthrough homework

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamed Farahani Manesh, Eastern Mediterranean University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

components and trace the reaction ofholonic control for finding delivery routes, repairing workstations and dynamically updating theproduction schedules.Implementation of a ‘Virtual Reality-Based Holonic Manufacturing System (VR-HMS)’ inAgile Manufacturing Laboratory EducationThe VR-HMS module has been designed and developed for use as a visual demonstration andlaboratory support tool for teaching various multidisciplinary topics related to agilemanufacturing, including holonic manufacturing systems. The module has been used forteaching engineering students the theory and the operating principles of HMS and MAS throughinteractive demonstrations and the standalone experiments in the virtual environment.The VR-HMS provides several distinguished

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

of Academics since 2001. He is a member of ASEE, a member of the Society for Psychological Type, and a member of AAHEA. As a faculty member, he taught courses in history, government, and industrial psychology.Cory Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Prust is Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University in 2006. He is a former Technical Staff member at Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Member of the IEEE and typically teaches courses in the areas of signal processing and embedded systems.Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Reyer is

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pacella, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-2021: A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE ON FRESHMAN ENGINEERINGDESIGN PROJECTS: DEVELOPING CORE SKILLS IN YOUNG ENGINEERSMichael Pacella, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Michael Pacella will graduate Summa Cum Laude in May 2010 with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering [Bioengineering track] from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He currently is a finalist for the 2010 UMBC Valedictorian. Michael has spent the last two years serving as a Teaching Fellow for the Introduction to Engineering Design Course at UMBC. In addition, he has been doing undergraduate research on developing and testing a kinetic model of Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii (a species of single-celled green algae

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

, and retention as the overall demand formoved from the defense needs of the cold war era to the explosive rise of global competition(National Research Council Board for Engineering Education, 1995). The need for change wasinitially recognized in three separate reports targeting engineering education (American Societyfor Engineering Education [ASEE], 1994); National Science Foundation [NSF], 1995; andNational Research Council Board for Engineering Education, 1995). Since those initial studies, Page 15.51.2other reports have called for more specific changes related to teaching and curriculum to supporta more diverse group of learners

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central

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Engineering Technology

making capabilities. While the top studentstoday would have been top students twenty, thirty, etc. years ago, it seems that the “average”student has seen a decline in their skills. Teaching a course in Materials Testing for twenty years Page 15.1006.2has been a source of great pleasure and searing frustration. The course itself is wonderful in that itreinforces the theoretical background that the students have been taught in the prerequisite courses,while simultaneously exposing the students to hands on testing with real world applications. Thegoal of the class is for the students to take data derived from laboratory tests and put the raw

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hanjun Xian, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

, S., et al., Modern Sensing and Computerized Data Acquisition Technology in High School Physics Labs. 2007. 23: p. 902-909.4. Kashlan, A.E.l. and S.E.l. Kashlan, Instrumentation and measurement course for non-electrical engineering students. 2006. 43: p. 173-184.5. Mishra, S., Y. Pan, and T. Oh. Undergraduate Research in Wireless Sensor Security Course. in Proceedings of the 13th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education. 2009. Seattle, WA.6. Meshkova, E., J. Riihijarvi, and P. Mahonen. Teaching embedded systems with active learning: The SMEAGOL approach. in Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008. FIE 2008. 38th Annual. 2008.7. Li, S. and A.A. Khan, Applying IT Tools to a Laboratory Course

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College

sports, studyingtechnology and its effect on sports and sports performance provide a good way to teach basictheories. “Studying some of the dynamic effects contained in sports, we can introduce all of thedynamic systems that we are trying to teach our students. Students tend to tune out whenstudying the same old greasy gearbox.”2These ideas were combined with the key features of the undergraduate engineering program, (1)multidisciplinary education through collaborative laboratory and course work; (2) teamwork asthe necessary framework for solving complex problems; (3) incorporation of state-of-the-art Page 15.220.2

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lowery, West Virginia University; Steve Kane, West Virginia University; Vicki Kane, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Gary Ganser, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

often perform poorly in their first calculus course. Working from the perceptionthat first year engineering students do not make the connection between what they learn incalculus and the problems they solve in freshman engineering, the faculty who teach theengineering sections of first semester calculus and the faculty who teach freshman engineeringworked together to define projects that span both classes.The primary goal of these projects was to show students how the concepts and techniques theywere learning in math class were relevant to their future career in engineering. It was proposedand believed that if the students understood the connection between the two subjects, they wouldunderstand both subjects better and be motivated to work

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Peter S. Rourke

numerical control (CNC), oreven computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software and machine simulators. Indeed, most equipmentin an advanced machine laboratory does not have any actual handles at all, only virtual ones.This paper discusses how the exciting world of advanced manufacturing machine control can beintroduced when algebra topics are being studied at high school. While teaching the basics of theCartesian coordinate system a few simple numerical control machine codes are also explained. Thisenables students to compose the code required to complete simple movements of a cutter andunderstand concepts of computer related manufacturing. Free, easy to use simulation software allowsthe students to test their code.This approach has been used in a

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Crawley, MIT; Robert Niewoehner, United States Naval Academy; Jean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Aerospace

second year project-based experiences It is important to begin the education of engineering students with an authentic experience inengineering, often delivered through a project-based subject in the first or second year. We aredeveloping two types experiences. In one model, the laboratory or project-based experience is asimple but rather complete aeronautical vehicle, at the scope that can be successfully developedby students, but with an interdisciplinary perspective. Our preliminary selection of these projectsincluded: ≠ The development of an RC lighter than air vehicle, capable of being flown under radio control over a closed course, teaching equilibrium and simple flight mechanics. ≠ The design and testing of water rockets

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

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Architectural

Teaching Steel Joints. Proc. of the 2006 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference, Section 21, Technical Writing and Virtual Laboratories, March 15-17, 2006, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.9. Haque, M.E. (2007). n-D Virtual Environment in Construction Education. Proc. of the 2nd Int. Conference on Virtual Learning (ICVL 2007), 81-88, Constanta, Romania.10. Haque, M.E (2008). VR, n-D and FPS Game Engine Driven Visualization for the Architectural/Construction Engineering Education. Proc. of the International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2008), organized by the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED), ISBN 978-0-88986-768-0, pp. 419-423, September 29 – October 1

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla S. LoPiccolo

studentspreferred modality.3 Teaching a lecture course that is not supplemented by a laboratorycomponent may offer a few challenges to „doing is understanding‟ and hands-on kinestheticlearning if the subject matter is a topic such as the construction of a foundation, or an energyefficient wall to roof detail. Other than incorporating field trips to construction sites and modelbuilding – which time may not permit – the use of videos, slides and construction details prevail.Over the course of their college education, engineering students in lecture style classrooms areshown visual aids to enhance spatial thinking in a variety of forms and from many sources.Spatial thinking is “the mental manipulation of objects and their parts in 2D and 3D space.”4One type

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Mora, New Mexico Tech; Ricardo Negron, WPAFB; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-783: NDEP-SUPPORTED K-12 STEM OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THEUS AIR FORCEGerald Mora, New Mexico Tech Gerald Mora is the Director of New Mexico Tech's Technology Transfer Support Group and the State of New Mexico Partnership Intermediary for the Air Force Research Laboratory at the Kirtland Air Force Base. Mr. Mora was awarded the 2001 New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award for his development Kirtland’s La Luz program. Mr Mora has numerous publications based on his Systems Engineering work and his passion for education outreach.Ricardo Negron, WPAFB RICARDO NEGRON--Ricardo Negron is currently the Chief of the Domestic Partnering Branch at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFRL

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Engelken, Arkansas State University

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New Engineering Educators

deficiency had a significant direct impact on the NEE’s formal set ofresponsibilities, for example, a senior faculty member who deliberately inhibited theNEE’s work, say, by not making available departmental equipment needed for the NEEto teach a laboratory course. Even then, with the problem being necessarily discussed,the administrator must be conservative and respectful in discussing it with the NEE, andin privately correcting (not in the presence of the NEE) the faculty member.Infrequently, irritated senior faculty may confront the NEE with reality behind closeddoors. This can be unpleasant if outside of the formal chain of command. A preferredapproach would be for offended faculty to ask the director, chair, or official NEE facultymentor to

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prins, James Madison University; Eric Pappas, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

and arerequired to build (or model) their designs. Throughout the program, students are required todesign or re-design products and processes that are subject to sustainability criteria we developedfor student projects. In addition to design instruction and practice, students receive group andindividual instruction in the use of hand and machine tools. (e.g. drills, band saw, lathe).Our approach to teaching design includes instruction in critical thinking practices—theintentional and directed cognitive processes and habits that foster effective thinking. Thisapproach includes projects that require students to physically construct their designs as part ofthe design iteration process. Our assertion is that critical thinking in combination with

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Siew Koay, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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Computers in Education

, Xi’an, China, in 1993, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing, China, in 1999, and the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, in 2003. From 1993 to 1996, he was an Engineer with the 41st Electrical Research Institute, Bengbu, China. From 2000 to 2003, he was a research assistant with the Visualization, Analysis, and Imaging Laboratory (VAIL), the GeoResources Institute (GRI), Mississippi State. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Engineering Technology, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX. His research interests include image and signal processing, and