Conference Session

Engineering and Sustainability

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Aman Yadav, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

, this provides us with a good starting point to thinkabout how cases can be effectively integrated in engineering ethics as an instructional method.ConclusionWhile case-based instruction is clearly the most commonly employed method of ethicsinstruction in the engineering curriculum, it is by no means the only method. Other methods ofintegrating ethics into the engineering curriculum include the use of external course work (e.g.,philosophy classes), service-learning projects, team-based senior design course work, and theacross the curriculum approach (integration of ethics in multiple courses throughout theacademic career). However, we know little about whether or not the use of case studies is betterthan the other methods of ethics

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Kelly, New Mexico State University; Michael Morrell, New Mexico State University; Thomas Jenkins, New Mexico State University

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Engineering Technology

Department of Engineering Technology.Michael Morrell, New Mexico State University Michael Morrell is an assistant Professor at New Mexico State University in the college of Engineering, Engineering Technology Program. His specialties include computer sofware and hardware. Michael worked in industry as a Computer Engineer and scientist for 25 years before coming to NMSU. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Brandeis University, and is a PhD Candidate at Brandeis University currently researching automated assesment tools for teaching engineering courses. His background includes extensive computer programming projects, computer security, and computer communications.Thomas Jenkins

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

UNESCO U.S. Hazardous Waste U.S. Solid WasteReadings reader = journal 80% text; 20% 90% text; 10% articles, chapters, etc supplemental supplemental (EPA)Lectures, hrs 45 33 ~30Homeworks 5 (exercises; largely 6 8 in class)Team Projects 1 2 0Tours 3 0 ~4Exams 1 2 2Changes in U.S. Hazardous

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warith Al-Sulaimani, Modern College of Business and Science-Sultanate of Oman; P Mani Joseph, Modern College of Business and Science-Sultanate of Oman; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Information Systems

of the currently popular network simulators; within academia, commercial and industrialcommunities; that can perform analysis on Bluetooth are: Optimised Network EngineeringTools (OPNET Modeler)8 from OPNET and Network Simulator (NS-2)9 from the VirtualInternetwork Testbed project VINT.In this work, OPNET Modeler 9.1 along with SuiteTooth Model was used for the networksimulations. Few reasons for choosing OPNET over NS-2 were its features such as Page 12.131.3easier/Quicker Model Creation, flexible Model Development, Higher SimulationPerformance, Large User Community etc. SuiteTooth (Bluetooth Simulation Model Suite) isan open, modular framework

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Jodi Sutton, HCC; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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Engineering Technology

government civiliansEric Roe, Hillsborough Community College ERIC A. ROE is the Director of FLATE, an NSF Regional Center of Excellence in Manufacturing Education. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Florida (USF). During his time at USF, he has researched fluidized bed drying, been a consultant to the Citrus Industry, worked on Florida Department of Citrus research projects, and the High School Technology Initiative - funded by NSF. Prior to USF, he was employed as a technologist in Research and Development at Tropicana Products, Inc. with process and product development responsibilities. His research interests are food engineering, fluidized bed

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Pinellas County School District

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

declared theme.Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School is a magnet school with a mathematics andengineering theme. Located in an urban neighborhood, Jamerson receives Title I services for astudent population in which 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunches. The schoolhas set a standard of excellence for its teachers (requiring them to attain national boardcertification) and curriculum (total integration of all its subjects with the engineering theme).The appearance of the school plays a vital role in the projection of this theme and in thereflection of the school’s high standards. The campus’s physical elements add to the school’sappearance. Interactive displays developed by the school are used by the students and faculty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University

identified as uniqueteaching skills in engineering education. A trend indicates that a big emphasis is placedon developing appropriate ways to prepare engineering GTAs, contrasting “how to teach”versus “what to teach” approaches. Since engineering graduate teaching assistants havetraining needs specific to their teaching responsibilities, courses focusing on pedagogywithin engineering are desired. This paper describes the development of a pedagogically-focused engineering education course based on elements of the “How People Learn”framework as a result of the NSF-funded project, Course Innovations as a Basis forEngineering Graduate Student Professional Development in Teaching (Ref. #0632879).Course ContextThe one-credit graduate level course

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

section 1-1 due to combined loading and the other for shear stress at point B at section2-2. Example 3 is on the topic of deformation due to axial loading. Here also, the moduleincludes several exercises to show different amounts of deformation that will occur at differentpoints; only one case, however, is shown as an example.The author plans to develop a total of about 90 exercises covering the above topics. Thus far 35such exercises have been completed; the remainder is expected to be done within six months..Each exercise takes anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes from formulating the problem to actuallypublishing it online. The only investment in this project is the faculty time, as there is no othercost involved. The author plans to publish an

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Welborn, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

attribute of Is_Usable, the corresponding object. FIGURE 5. New EER Constraint c2.The figure 5 is interpreted as the mechanics provide many services using many tools thatare not expired and the mechanics are still certified for the required trainings to providethose kinds of services.Curriculum EnhancementAt our institution, the Computer Science department offers an area of specializationwithin the Computer Science program. This area of specialization offers courses such asDatabase Theory, Database Construction, Advanced Topics in Database and EnterpriseArchitecture. Our students in these classes are exposed to these enhanced EER diagramsand are encouraged to improve these diagrams in their team projects. This will

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Janice McCain, Howard University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

to collect data from forty students at each of the four institutions(n=160). In each of the first three years of the study, structured interviews and performance taskswere to be administered to thirty-two of those students at each of the four institutions (n=128),and unstructured interviews and ethnographic observations were to be conducted with theremaining eight students at each institution (n=32). The survey was administered to all studyparticipants either once or twice during each academic year. Sample sizes have changed duringthe first three years of the study as some students transferred out of their schools, the major,and/or the research project. In April 2007, a modified version of the survey was deployed to abroader, cross-sectional

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Michelle Jarvie, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

and whether or why it may or may not be likable,while the male students were more concerned with how much the field paid andthe likelihood of employment in comparison to other disciplines.The current diversity challenge to the field of environmental engineering is inattracting minorities to the discipline. It is recommended that recruitment effortsfor minority females provide adequate descriptions of the typical job tasks of anenvironmental engineer, including testimony from women practicing in the fieldregarding what they like about their jobs. Recruitment efforts targeting minoritymales should include information about salary ranges and projected nationalneeds for environmental engineers, in addition to describing the field.References1

Conference Session

Potpourri II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Homsher, Kettering University; Janet Brelin-Fornari, Kettering University; Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

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Women in Engineering

Safety Facts, 1999.5. Transport Canada, Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics, 1999.6. Goodman, Irene F., et al. Final Report of the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) Project. Goodman Research Group, Inc. April 2002. See p. 14 ff. Page 13.692.7

Conference Session

The Academic Environment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Young, Syracuse University; John Tillotson, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

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Women in Engineering

Page 13.924.7undergraduate professors as work-study students or on independent study projects; theyconsidered these interactions to be key factors in their decision to enter graduate school. Onefemale faculty member said: I didn’t even really understand anything about grad school when I got here, and then after a couple of years people were encouraging me to think about grad school. I’m sure the research experience was why I continued to go to grad school.A male faculty member indicated similar positive mentoring based on his undergraduate researchexperience when he described his mentor’s suggestion to understand his own unique strengthsand position himself to capitalize on these unique strengths.Positive mentoring from

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Gary Felder, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Baccalaureate Colleges from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.Mary Moriarty, Smith College Dr. Moriarty has over 15 years of research, evaluation, and project management experience. Her evaluation work has spanned the areas of science instruction, robotics, technology application, and disability in higher education. She has a doctorate in Educational Policy, Research, and Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and in 2004 was selected as 1 of 15 national participants in a National Science Foundation sponsored Evaluation Institute at Western Michigan University. Her background includes serving as Principal

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Reception of such information and advertisement has been quite positive. At thewriting of this paper, enrollment projections for the Fall 2008 semester are encouraging.SummaryA bachelor’s level degree program in Motorsports Technology has been developed by OldDominion University for initial on-site delivery in Martinsville, VA. Important partners for thisprogram are Patrick Henry Community College and the New College Institute, both located inMartinsville, VA. Courses were initiated in Spring 2008 with small enrollment. A strongmarketing effort has been initiated by the ODU Motorsports Technology program director andour partner institutions to attract local, regional and national students. Expectations are that theprogram will grow substantially by

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion: NASA Administrator's Fellowship Program (NAFP); Panel Discussion and Fellow Presentations

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Alim, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

related.They can play a role by giving input concerning the state-of-the-art technologicalaspects of the curricula for the students who will be the potential employee in thegovernment institutions and private sectors.2. Research and State-of-the-art TechnologyA large portion of the time is spent on the research activities. Periodic (weekly ormonthly or quarterly) report to the team or group and divisional members allowsupdating the progress of the work. Mutual discussion via internal meetings isconducive to the project advancement. Participants/fellows have manyopportunities to present their research findings/results in nationalmeetings/conferences/symposia as well as in the research journals. Figures 1 and2 depict the style of benefits of the NASA

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments; Greg Crouch, National Instruments; Reid Lee, National Instruments; Brian Johnson, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

– first, debuggingsuch systems is difficult and cumbers mbersome. Second, learning the various intricacies of programming pro timed,heterogeneous, parallel embedded-sy systems and completing the project may not be possible possib in one or eventwo semesters for engineering studen students that are non-EE or CS majors. Hence, for the purpose pur of teachingdesign to non-EE and CS majors ajors aas well as freshmen

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Joshua S Wiley, United States Military Academy; MICHAEL Robert GREIFENSTEIN, United States Military Academy, Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering; Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., United States Military Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤 2 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤 3 The third framework is one of one-to-one correspondence with lag. The underlyingtheory behind this framework is that a “heavy” week for cadets, particularly in the sense ofacademics, will often result in their proffering of significant assessable work to professors andinstructors. Examples of such work are problem sets, tests, essays, papers, oral recitations, briefs,debates, projects, and lab reports. Faculty, in turn, must devote time to grading that work in someincreased proportion relative to a “typical” faculty week, just as cadets devoted more than typical

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

James M. Gregory; Akanni Lawal; John Rivera; Lloyd Heinze; Gary Harris; Donald Bagert

completed two co-op experiences. Academically, he is neargraduation, and we expect him to eventually graduate as he works through his personalresponsibilities. He is a very creative and talented student and has written a technical paper withthe PI of this project. We, thus, have lost two percent of our students due to personal reasons.Our total loss for all reasons is 7 percent. Thus or retention rate for students in the NSF programis 93 percent. Of the 44 students who have received funding, 98 percent are still in school or Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright  2003, American

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2003 GSW

Authors

William E. Simon; Dr. Terrence. L Chambers

Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD 21202, December 26, 2000.3. “Curricular Analysis in the Assessment of Program Outcomes for ABET Criteria EC-2000,” by William E. Simon and T. L. Chambers, 2002 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, Paper IIC3, Lafayette, LA, March 20-22, 2002.WILLIAM E. SIMONDr. Simon currently serves as Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University ofLouisiana at Lafayette. His research interests are in the aerospace and thermal science areas, including fuel cells,conventional and state-of-the art heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, multidiscipline advanced developmenttechnology management, and large project management. Dr. Simon is a

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2003 GSW

Authors

Harold Smith; Madan Dubey; Pradeep Bhattacharya

Commission, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., Baltimore, MD 21202, December 26, 2000.3. “Curricular Analysis in the Assessment of Program Outcomes for ABET Criteria EC-2000,” by William E. Simon and T. L. Chambers, 2002 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, Paper IIC3, Lafayette, LA, March 20-22, 2002.WILLIAM E. SIMONDr. Simon currently serves as Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University ofLouisiana at Lafayette. His research interests are in the aerospace and thermal science areas, including fuel cells,conventional and state-of-the art heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, multidiscipline advanced developmenttechnology management, and large project management. Dr. Simon is a

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2003 GSW

Authors

Richard D. Wynn; Chun Ling Huang; Samuel Ibekwe

University (CYCU) in Taiwan, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Universityof Alabama (UA) at Tuscaloosa. Currently, he is an associate professor of mechanical engineering inSUBR. He is a member of ASME and ASEE.SAMUEL IBEKWEDr. Samuel Ibekwe is an Associate Professor & Interim Chairman of mechanical engineering department.His interests are in Design, Manufacturing, and Engineering mechanics area. A past recipient of thedepartment’s faculty of the year award, Dr. Ibekwe is a Louisiana State registered professional engineerwho holds one design U.S. patent. His funded research projects from Louisiana Board of Regents, NSF,DOD, and LaSPACE. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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2008 GSW

Authors

Jiecai Luo; Pradeep K. Bhattacharya

. 1. IntroductionFor an engineering degree to be generally accepted, it must come from an institution whose degreeprograms have been certified by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).One of the essential major components to achieve program accreditation by ABET is the approval ofits capstone design activities, which are commonly referred to as its senior design courses. We havefound that a student’s successful completion of his (her) engineering design project is muchdependent of his (her) engineering mathematics background. The Electrical Engineering Departmentat Southern University and A& M College, Baton Rouge, in the past twenty year experiences hasshown that students with engineering major can’t make a

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2008 GSW

Authors

Santiago Cruz-Bañuelos

ConclusionsThe Finite Element Method is a real powerful tool to solve engineering problem, but in ourexperience and opinion the course for undergraduate student will be includes a very strongmathematical concept in order to develop skills and allows the student understand all theconcepts in which is based the develop of a commercial software for FEM, obviously thestudent needs to develop computational mechanical skills in order to be ready for thechallenges of the professional life. The best combination of mathematical consideration forFEM formulation and the understanding of all the concepts give the students the right to useany kind of commercial software. In addition of them this kind of course could be the gate forresearch and industrial project for

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2008 GSW

Authors

Jamel Gray; Derrek Anderson; E. H Shaban; D. P. Siddons; A. Kucsweski

drift region with inlet and outlet of the gas, the amplification region where theGEM is attached and fixed, and the collection region where the total charge is collected. Thevisuals can be seen in figures 1 and figure 2. In this detector we used a double GEM detector toenhance the amplification and to decrease the probability of sparks. The visuals of the differentregions have very discrete values of all of the dimensions to our detectors. From these picturesand dimensions for our project, we were able to build our actual parts in the NSLS User Shop.The parts that were used were assembled out of various different materials as shown in figure 3.After building the parts, the X-Ray detectors were assembled together and were ready for thetesting

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2008 GSW

Authors

Marwan Al-Haik; Zayd Leseman; Claudia Luhrs; Mahmoud Reda Taha

. Undergraduate research studentshave been an integral part of this curriculum development project. During this class students gainedhands-on experience operating a Nano Test Systems, atomic force microscopes (AFM), andfabricating nanocomposites based on ceramic nanoparticles.During these module students from Mechanical and Chemical Engineering were involved inapplying three dental fillers (silver, ionomer and epoxy) to cavity in human teeth using theassistance of a local dentist. Students prepared the sample (cutting, polishing) and ran severalnanoindentation tests to examine the hardness and modulus for these materials. Students also carriedout nano-fatigue tests to test the integrity of the filler/dentine interface. Upon submission the abstractof this

Conference Session

Information Technologies Classroom Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Hansen, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

AC 2008-2323: EXTENDED ACTIVE LEARNING AS A MEANS TO LEARNSYNTAX IN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGESSteven Hansen, University of St. Thomas Page 13.599.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Extended Active Learning As A Means To Learn Syntax in Programming LanguagesAbstractActive learning is an education form that has gained much interest in recent years. Manyinstructors can come up with schemes that help students better learn algorithmdevelopment, program development, project management, and other aspects of neededskills in the computer sciences. In the past decade, I worked on the development of activelearning techniques to learn syntax. I find

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Reyes-Aviles, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Marisol Mercado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

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Computers in Education

in terms of performance criteria fordifferent outcomes allowing faculty to clearly identify what is expected from them in terms ofoutcomes assessment within a specific course. From the syllabi for the whole program one canextract lists of textbooks for the bookstore, or lists of bibliographic references for adquisition by thelibrary, or the short course descriptions for the catalog. All these issues point to the need for aflexible tool to support the creation, editing, maintenance, review, and publication of a program’ssyllabi in a uniform way.Unisyllabus is a tool originally developed as a Capstone project which incorporates all the abovefeatures and some more. It is a web application which allows the capture of all the informationcontained

Conference Session

Engineering Economy -- The Introductory Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajkamal Kesharwani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaomeng Chang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; william sullivan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Economy

expect that they will remember, integrate, synthesize andassimilate topics that have been ‘poured into their heads’ over the prior 3-4 years as they take ona capstone design project. Faculty teaching capstone design may introduce or reinforce a varietyof topics, such as engineering economy, that will support the design process and other learningobjectives that have not been covered earlier in the curriculum. The review of topics inpreparation for the FE exam may also be a priority in the senior year.While there are a number of excellent textbooks1-5 on engineering economy, and authors makeevery effort to improve these textbooks over time with added examples and exercises and newways of conveying concepts, these updates come every few years and

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Holt, MSE at VT

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Materials

-reviewed publication.IntroductionThe Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR) was developed in 2004 by thedepartment of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Virginia Tech. The primary purposeof this journal is to provide undergraduate students a chance to publish their research. Thesecondary purposes are to provide undergraduate and graduate students experience with the fullpublishing process.HistoryIn August of 2004, MSE graduate students at Virginia Tech formed the first editorial board forJUMR. The project was conceived after the department head received several publications fromother departments which had a wide variety of formats and various depths into materialsresearch. He discussed the possibilities of creating a