Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deanna Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

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Environmental Engineering

in Civil Engineering from Duke University and her MS and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon.Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University Robert Heard is Associate Teaching Professor in Material Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Teaching activities include integrating aspects of disciplines such as business, public policy, environmental engineering, and others into the Materials Science and Engineering curriculum. Responsibilities include the coordination of undergraduate lab facilities, and the co-op program; and teaching Professional Development Topics, the laboratory portion of the Materials for the 21st Century course, Materials Characterization

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Bradley Jenkins, St. Petersburg College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-901: MADE IN FLORIDA: A STEM CAREER OUTREACH CAMPAIGNMarilyn Barger, University of South Florida MARILYN BARGER is the Executive Director of FL-ATE, the Florida Regional Center for Manufacturing Education housed at Hillsborough Community College. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College, and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of South Florida. She has over 15 years of experience in developing curriculum in engineering and engineering technology and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Florida.Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College ERIC A. ROE is the Director of FL-ATE, an NSF Regional Center of

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eileen Kowalski, U.S. Military Academy; Joe Manous, U.S. Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

authors have begun a multi-year research programto assess a specific area of basic science education, general chemistry, within an environmentalengineering education. Chemistry was selected as an area of investigation because of itsrepetitive application within the environmental engineering curriculum and, as such, provides abasic science topic that should be reasonably well understood by all environmental engineeringundergraduates. A cohort of 12 seniors majoring in an ABET accredited environmentalengineering program at the United States Military Academy were interviewed a few monthsbefore graduation on selected chemistry topics. Each student was presented with five questions(Table 1) and asked to work the problems on a blackboard, explaining to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Robert Hesketh, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

chemical engineering students are rarely exposed to drugdelivery through their coursework. To provide students with the skills directly relevant to theevolving needs of the pharmaceutical industry, this we have developed and integrated applieddrug delivery coursework and experiments throughout the Rowan Engineering curriculum.To design and produce a new drug delivery system, an engineer must fully understand the drugand material properties and the processing variables that affect the release of the drug from thesystem. This requires a solid grasp of the fundamentals of mass transfer, reaction kinetics,thermodynamics and transport phenomena. He or she must also be skilled in characterizationtechniques and physical property testing of the delivery

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence E. Whitman P.E., Wichita State University; Don Malzahn, Wichita State University

Military Academy.” Journal of Engineering Education, 2000. 89(4): p. 471-474.11. Magleby, S. P.; Sorensen, C. D.; Todd, R. H.. Integrated Product and Process Design: A Capstone Course in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. in Proceedings of the 1992 Frontiers in Education Conference. 1992.Biographical InformationLawrence E. Whitman is an Associate Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering atWichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. HisPh.D. is from The University of Texas at Arlington is in Industrial Engineering. He also has 10years experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering,engineering education, supply

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ChE: Innovation in the Laboratory

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

2006-2521: A CONSTRUCTIVIST EXPERIMENT IN PARTICLE SETTLING ANDCENTRIFUGATIONBrian Lefebvre, Rowan University Brian G. Lefebvre is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.Ch.E. from the University of Minnesota in 1997 and his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in 2002. Prior to joining Rowan, he performed postdoctoral research in protein structural biology at the University of Pennsylvania. His primary teaching interest is integrating biochemical and biomolecular engineering in the engineering curriculum. Page 11.35.1© American Society for

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On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-1496: THE LASER CULT: HANDS-ON LABORATORY IN PHOTONICSAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State University Alan Cheville is an associate professor of electrical engineering at Oklahoma State University. Starting out along the traditional tenure path as a researcher in THz ultrafast opto-electronic devices, his interests are shifting to the larger problem of engineering education. Dr. Cheville is currently engaged in several curriculum reform efforts based on making engineering more relevant to students and emphasizing student development to an equal degree as content. Page 11.1308.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Design in Manufacturing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Mitchel Keil, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

modeling, and biomechanics.Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University Alamgir A. Choudhury is an assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. He earned his MS and PhD from NMSU(Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, fluid power and instrumentation & process control. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME and TAP.Mitchel Keil, Western Michigan University Dr. Keil is an associate professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Department at Western

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in Existing Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

today,chemical engineering educators must be provided with current information pertinent to existingclasses that will empower tomorrow’s engineers to function effectively. A module developed to integrate topics in homeland security into a course in Ethics,Safety, and Professionalism is described. This module introduces students to the role ofgovernment, industry groups, and individual plants in maintaining as safe an environment asreasonably possible in an age of terrorism. The focus of the module is to tie elements of thecourse and curriculum previously discussed to a rapidly changing contemporary issue. Topicstied to the module include the role of government (executive and legislative roles and currentactivities in both with regard to

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

thoroughly. There is a logical path to befollowed in the realization of the product. The rubric can be most readily illustrated through thefollowing instructions that are issued to students undertaking a project to design a manufacturingsystem for a given product.9 The context is that student teams in a ‘production engineering’class fulfill the learning objectives for the course through a semester-long project. Student teamsdesign a production system for an existing product. The products have been as varied as caststeel flow control valves, printed circuit boards and fishing reels. Integrated into the fabric of theproject, students are challenged to critique the product design to improve manufacturability andreduce cost. The first three stages of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valentin Razmov, University of Washington; Richard Anderson, University of Washington

team-related information could not be freely shared. Ultimately,there is an element of trust underlying these activities, trust which instructors earn.2.2. Acting on Student FeedbackIn response to student feedback, the instructors try to react promptly and visibly. Whether theparticular student feedback relates to course curriculum issues, the coverage of technical content,or the state and needs of a given team project, in preparation for a class session we consider if itis appropriate to adjust the order or the content of what is covered in order to increase thelearning benefit for students. The specific teaching practices we use to support such flexibilityare to:‚ have a pool of candidate topics to cover and as the next class session nears

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shi (Stan) Lan, DeVry University-Chicago; Yaqing Mao, Beijing Normal University, China

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International

(2005), typically the number of required credit hours to complete a bachelor’s degree inelectronics in China was substantially more than the number of required credit hours in theUnited States.1 This factor alone provided explanations, to a certain extent, to the findings thatelectronics students sampled in China should spend significantly more time on attendingclassroom lectures and scheduled labs, and on studying outside the classroom than theircounterparts in the United States.Lan & Lee (2005) found that, by comparing Tsinghua University at Beijing, and the Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the typical electronics curriculum in China required 171 - 176credit hours, which resulted in an average of 22-23 credit hours per semester

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering

aspects of materials science, numerical methods, andprogramming in an integrated fashion. During the second teaching of the course, it was modifiedto enhance its delivery by focusing on the aspects which gave the students the most difficulty inits first offering: syntax and organization of operations in programming. This was achievedthrough the use of Matlab as a meta-language platform, development of Matlab tutorials for thecourse, and an emphasis on algorithmic thinking.In this paper, algorithmic thinking involves developing a complete understanding of theoperations required via hand calculations and block diagrams before attempting to generate anycode. Students were graded on their ability to relate what the program/algorithm should do

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Markus Billeter, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Institute for Biomedical; Grace M. Nijm, Northwestern University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Northwestern University; Alan Sahakian, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

Fellowship. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in ECE at Northwestern University.Bugrahan Yalvac, Northwestern University BUGRAHAN YALVAC is a postdoctoral fellow in assessment studies for the VaNTH ERC at Northwestern University. He holds B.S. degrees in Physics and Physics Education and an M.S. degree in Science Education from METU, Ankara. For his Ph.D. studies at Penn State, he majored in Curriculum and Instruction and minored in Science, Technology, and Society (STS).Alan Sahakian, Northwestern University ALAN V. SAHAKIAN earned the Ph.D. in ECE at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1984. Since then he has been at Northwestern University where he is currently Professor of BME and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

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Environmental Engineering

2006-2646: WATER RESOURCES EVALUATION FOLLOWING NATURALDISASTER IN HAITIBruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University Dr. Bruce Berdanier is currently an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in the TJ Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. In this position, Dr. Berdanier is responsible for teaching all of the courses in Environmental Science, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Surface Water Quality and Project Management that are included in the Civil Engineering curriculum. Additionally, Dr. Berdanier directs all teaching and research activities in the Environmental Engineering laboratory. Dr. Berdanier also conducts research in surface

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guili Zhang, University of Florida; YoungKyoung Min, University of Florida; Matthew Ohland, Clemson University; Timothy Anderson, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

eightsemesters with a GPA over 3.0, pointing to the need for qualitative research of that population tolearn if they are leaving because the early curriculum failed to give them an accurate impressionof what lay ahead. There is also evidence that students who are the least likely to succeed inengineering are the least aware of their predicament, which has implications for engineeringadvising and academic policymaking.II. Prior research on predicting engineering attritionThe graduation rate of undergraduate students who matriculate in engineering is not muchdifferent from that for the general student population, and the rate increases significantly afterstudents reach a ‘threshold’ of progress in engineering.1 The pool of students graduating highschool

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Rezaei, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Marco Schoen, Idaho State University; Gurdeep Hura, West Viginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-942: INNOVATIVE METHODS IN TEACHING FUNDAMENTALUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING COURSESAmir Rezaei, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech. Dr. Amir Rezaei is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University,Pomona. His research interests include Anisotropic Elasticity, Composite Materials, Vibration, and Stability. He is an active member of American Society of Engineeirng Education (ASEE) and is currently serving in Design Division (DEED) of this society. He has taught across the mechanical engineering curriculum as well as developing new courses in graduate and undergrduate levels.Marco Schoen, Idaho State UniversityGurdeep Hura, West Viginia University

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

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Construction

analysis and design principles that need to be mastered instructural design. Enhancing World Wide Web developments, the new opportunities for Page 11.1435.2interactivity and flexible access to various media format (text, sound, static illustrations, 2D and3D dynamic illustrations, Virtual Reality worlds) challenge the traditional experience in shapinglearning environments for web-based education.It is essential to use alternative modes of instruction to create an ‘almost real’ environment whichenables students to better understand the construction concepts. In today’s computer age, it iscrucial to use multimedia as effective tools of teaching

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Honghui Yu, The City College of New York; Feridun Delale, The City College of New York

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Mechanics

so well defined that the content and coverage of the course have been almostfixed for many decades. Most of the textbooks are similar. On the other hand, due to theadvancement of technology, MoM has found many new applications. Mechanicalengineering students are having more and more employment opportunities in emergingtechnologies other than conventional industries such as automobile companies. There isa need to expose students to many applications of MoM in real life especially inemerging technologies. The work reported in this article is part of the department’s effort in incorporatingemerging technologies into undergraduate curriculum, which is supported by a grant fromthe National Science Foundation. For this particular course, the

Conference Session

Network Administration and Security

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Ekstrom, Brigham Young University; Melissa Dark, Purdue University; Barry Lunt, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Technology

current technical concepts and practices in core information technologies; 2. understanding of best practices and standards and their application; 3. ability to assist in the creation of an effective project.Summary of Implementation ApproachesIn this section we categorize the techniques that we have used to integrate the IASknowledge area from IT2005 into our programs. 1. Slip-streaming: This approach requires the opportunistic insertion of current events into discussions in the existing curriculum. For example, during a discussion of C I/O one could take 5 minutes and discuss how one of the SMTP buffer-overflow problems allowed a root kit to insert its code into a buffer and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Robert Poth, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida

might be tempting to conclude that there is verylittle content in the paper, primarily a flow of ideas about relating children's literature toengineering concepts and/or that the ideas presented are well-known. However, the challengeaddressed is not how to teach state-of-the-art engineering to elementary school children. Nor isit to provided occasional or periodic instruction on engineering marvels and/or engineeringcareer possibilities. Rather, the presentation outlines a method to integrate an entire publicschool state mandated elementary curriculum at all grade levels using engineering scienceprinciples and engineering design practices appropriate for each grade level and spirallyconnecting these principles and practices upward through all

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renuka Thota, University of Louisiana-Lafayette; Suren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

. "Organizing for Manufacturable Design", Harvard Business Review. January- February 1999.16. Howell, S.K., Collier, K., Larson, D., Hatfield, J., Hoyle, G., and G. Thomas. “An Integrated Engineering Design Experience: Freshman to Senior Level”, ASEE.17. Brian P.Self, Keith Bearden, Matthew Obenchian and Daniel Diaz.” A senior Research Project Applied Across the Curriculum” US Air Force Academy, Colorado.18. “Concurrent Engineering Fundamentals” by Biren Prasad, Prentice Hall International series in industrial and systems engineering.19. Computer- aided Manufacturing International Data and an article in Business week, McGraw-Hill Publication, April 30, 1990, p 110.20. Smith R.P, Barton, R.R, Novack, C.A, Zayas Castro, J.L”Concurrent

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sidi Berri; Andy S.J. Zhang

Release, “Bringing Together Industrial Design and CAD”, Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 20 December 2001[2] W.J. Fleming, C. G. Conner and J. K. Tan, “Creation of An Interdisciplinary Design Curriculum At Northumbria University”, International Engineering and Product Design Education Conference, 2-3 September 2004 Delft The Netherlands.[3] G. Gemser and M. Leenders, “How Integrating Industrial Design in the Product Development Process Impacts on Company Performance”, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Volume 18, Issue 1, page 28, January 2001[4] M. Yamamoto and D. Lambert, “The Impact of Product Aesthetics on the Evaluation of Industrial Products”, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Volume 11, Issue

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Mark Miles; Eugene Ressler; Paul Maxwell; Kurt Webber

give an example of a computer organization course where the tools are employed, and where the objective stated in the title is achieved. Key words: Course Design, Computer Organization/Architecture, ISA, Assembler, Emulator1. Introduction: Most technology-related undergraduate engineering programs struggle with the relentlessand rapid growth of the body of knowledge required by graduates. New technologies, newtechniques, changes in technology price points, new calls for students to master the ethical,social, and political dimensions of engineering and to work in teams, and various other factorsare a constant source of pressure to treat an ever larger array of topics in the curriculum. Yet theamount of time

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhili (Jerry) Gao; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Christiana Houck, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

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Continuing Professional Development

have already developed the basic understanding of construction methods, materials, and estimating. • Compared with other courses in the construction curriculum, it is less computational. • The department has previously used web-based pedagogy for this course.Tools InvolvedMany tools are available for developing an on-line course. The main tool is the WebCT that isavailable to all faculty at Missouri Western. It has also been the tool for faculty training and hasbeen evaluated to meet the following criteria: Page 11.847.3 • Ability of integration with current registration system and ease of use. • Possibility

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University; Joseph Mainoo, Bowling Green State University

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Instrumentation

fieldbus networks with linksto official web sites of each fieldbus organization [4]. Integration of fieldbus topics intoundergraduate curriculum is slowly taking places at various institutions. For example, Franz [5]reported the development of a National Center for Digital and Fieldbus Technology (NCDFT)under an NSF grant at Lee College, Texas. Also in Reference [6], Müller and Max Felserdescribed how fieldbus concepts are adopted in control technology curriculum in Switzerland. Aweather station instrumentation experiment that uses digital and wireless communicationconcepts was adopted in a Computer Engineering curriculum at University of Oviedo, Spain [7].The concept of fieldbus networks such as Devicenet are also introduced in PLC courses

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University; Craig Sanders, East Caroilina University

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Education. Session 25664 Grimheden, M., and Hanson, M., “Mechatronics-The Evolution of an Academic Discipline in Engineering Education,” Mechatronics, Elsevier, 15:179-192, 2005.5 Angelov, C., Melnik, R.V.N., Buur, J., “The Synergistic Integration of Mathematics, Software Engineering, and User-Centered Design: Exploring New Trends in Education,” Future Generation Computer Systems, Elsevier, 19:1299-1307, 2003.6 Wright, A.B., “Planting the Seeds for a Mechatronic Curriculum at UALR,” Mechatronics, Elsevier, 12:271-280, 2002.7 Hargrove, J.B., “Curriculum, Equipment and Student Project Outcomes for Mechatronics Education in the Core Mechanical Engineering Program at Kettering University,” Mechatronics, Elsevier, 12:343-356, 2002.8

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison Tramba, University of Virginia; Edmund Russell, University of Virginia; P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia

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Engineering and Public Policy

knowledge to actual problems.7 In the Fall of 1993, an American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE) task force of engineering deans and industry leaders observedthat social conditions limit engineering design more than technological considerations do.8Three years later, in 1996, the IEEE Spectrum convened an "Employment Roundtable,"concluding that the “non-engineering context” plays heavily into engineers’ careers and that theymust actively participate in decision-making processes.9 Page 11.1054.3In spite of these and many other admonitions, engineering instruction has changed slowly.Course and curriculum integration such as that initiated at

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis Silage, Temple University

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Electrical and Computer

is the trustee of the Temple University Amateur Radio Club (K3TU, www.temple.edu/k3tu), which he has integrated into the undergraduate communications curriculum and capstone senior design projects. Dr. Silage is a past chair of the Middle Atlantic Section of the ASEE and now the Secretary/Treasurer of the ECE Division of ASEE. Page 11.1206.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Digital Communications in a Wireless World: Who Needs Equations?AbstractDigital communication is traditionally taught by examining the temporal and spectralresponse and the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Evans, Purdue University; Matthew Kirleis, Purdue University; Casey Smith, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

bycapitalizing on using the same volume of chemical distributed over a larger number of tests. To accomplish this goal, researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students wererequired to work as a team, from requirements generation to user documentation. Undergrad-uate technology students were required to develop requirements, characterize subsystems,implement solutions, and test and verify the integrated system working in an unfamiliar sci-entific domain. This combination of tasks and team interactions across disparate scientificdisciplines is not common in Technology curriculums. Thus a secondary goal was to observeand document teamwork experiences of this interdisciplinary group. The remainder of this paper is as follows. Section 2