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FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado at Boulder

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-2076: EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING OF FIRST-YEARENGINEERING STUDENT RETENTION AND TEAM EFFECTIVENESSTHROUGH SOCIAL STYLES ASSESSMENTDaniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory. He holds a BS in psychology from Louisiana State University, and an MS degree in industrial/organizational psychology and PhD degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Prior to joining the University of Colorado at Boulder, he gained extensive experience in assessment and teamwork in an engineering education context through the development and evaluation of a

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma

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Civil Engineering

research grants. We also thank Dolese Bros., Holcim, LaFargeConcrete Co., Red Resins and W.R. Grace Construction Products for their donation of materials.We thank Kyran Mish, director of Fears Laboratory, for his understanding and support and MikeSchmitz, lab facilities manager, for his help organizing the lab.Bibliography1. J. Fredricks Volkwein & D.A.Carbone, “The Impact of Departmental Research and Teaching Climates onUndergraduate Growth and Satisfaction,” The Journal of Higher Education, March – April 1994 pp. 147-1672. A.C. Schoenfeld & R. Magnan, “Mentor in a Manual” 2nd Edition, Magna Publications, Inc. Madison,Wisconsin, 1994 pp. 267

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Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Business at ASU.The Technology Venture Clinic (TVC) serves as a teaching laboratory but is run as a robust"market-focused" enterprise that leverages the intellectual capital of the ASU student body.Some of the university's brightest students, from several disciplines, including law, business,engineering and science, are recruited to work as members of this technology transfer team,gaining first hand knowledge of what works best in bringing new ideas to market. The studentswork in all aspects of technology venturing including patent investigation, business modeling,deal structuring, and market assessment and research. Twenty graduate students andundergraduate honor students are selected each semester to participate in a very competitive

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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-18: ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTUAL MODALITY STYLESMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a senior member

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Design for the Environment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Gabauer, Virginia Tech; Tim Bayse, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education, Associate Professor, and Assistant Head of the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. An award winning teacher, his main areas of research and teaching are design and design education. Page 12.865.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Improving Engineering Design Instruction through Lessons Learned from FIRST Lego League MentoringAbstractEngineering design courses at the undergraduate level pose substantial challenges to novice aswell as veteran faculty, especially when implementing open-ended design problems to facilitatestudent learning. This paper

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Michael Lesiecki, Maricopa Community College; Robert Simington, Intel; Mariano Carreras, SMC-IT; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Natalia Sandburg, University of South Florida; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

South Florida’s College ofEngineering (also in Tampa) to develop and implement laboratory exercises for classes inboth the electrical and industrial engineering departments. These departments have, inturn, offered technical expertise to support the equipment.Concluding RemarksThe HAS-200 can be used to teach most of the topics currently covered in existingManufacturing Science, Robotics, Automation, Controls, and Electrical Troubleshootingcourse offered at Community Colleges, Technical Schools, in-house corporate trainingcenters and Universities. Twelve community colleges and two universities are currentlyusing the system to teach various aspects of these topics in a number of different courses.Several systems have been used for operator and/or

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint Cole; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania

proceedings and journals, and three textbooks. Page 12.544.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Digital Design Project Competition using Advanced FPGA Technology and Hardware Descriptive LanguagesAbstractThe majority of the undergraduate engineering courses in hardware areas such as Digital Designsequence of courses covers theory and usually have integrated laboratory, evaluating students’knowledge through exams, home-works, and practical laboratory exams. However, there is still atremendous need for more innovative methods to reinforce the students’ technical and practicalknowledge, to meet all the learning

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ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Alexandre Yokochi, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

features to promoteactive learning, including (1) hands-on activities and demonstrations, (2) the integrated use ofwireless laptops through an in-house developed web-based learning tool to promotemetacognition and assessment of student learning, and (3) a capstone ethics project wherestudents complete a risk assessment of the impact of nanotechnology on society. Additionally,this course will focus on synthesizing fundamental concepts in science and engineering towardsapplications in nanotechnology. The other new sophomore course, Material and Energy Balancesin Nanotechnology (ChE 214), is a ChE specific laboratory-based course, emphasizing how thefundamental skills students have just learned couple to nanotechnology. For ChE students, theapproach

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Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Jerry Visser, South Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

, includeteaching fundamental, traditional topics using new methods, approaches, and strategies.Statistics is a skill that is essential for all engineering and technology professionals, but has notbeen overly emphasized over the years. Many graduates will frequently need to use these toolsonce they enter the workforce. This is especially true for those involved in research anddevelopment as well as testing and validation activities. Basic and applied statistics is key toanalyzing laboratory studies, deciphering what the data mean, and discerning trends andpatterns1. Even so, the teaching of statistics to engineers has been the subject of only a fewstudies in recent years2-4. Essential statistics topics should include independent and dependent

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IE Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

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Industrial Engineering

usually harder to teach in a fully online environmentbecause of the need for laboratories, machinery, chemicals or equipment. The structure of theclassroom blended with the Web could be the answer for engineering education. Blendedlearning can be described as the optimum balance of online and face-to-face classes that fosterstudent learning at reasonable costs. The limited literature on blended learning is full ofexamples from all disciplines. A number of universities (State University of New York,University of Massachusetts, University of South Florida, and Penn State University) haveconverted entire programs to the blended format1. Other universities are considering the blendedformat as an option to increase student learning and decrease costs

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Alfred Gates, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

placefully qualified engineering, math and science faculty, technical and computer laboratories,established linkages with industry — as well as data gleaned from previous feasibility studies onengineering at CCSU. All of this was the result of a well developed strategic plan andconsequent strategic management. At the moment of expanding its academic offer to includeengineering, the school had four engineering technology majors, three technology majors, andalso programs in technology education and applied sciences.As always is the case with new academic disciplines, implementation of the new mechanicalengineering program was a tremendous challenge, both in terms of logistics and resources, butforemost in regard to curriculum and program mission.Along

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-17: A TEN-STEP PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING ASERVICE-LEARNING COURSEMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Scott Pryor, North Dakota State University; Dennis Wiesenborn, North Dakota State University

AC 2007-1957: INTRODUCING NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGESTUDENTS TO ENGINEERING THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPLORATORYPROJECTSWei Lin, North Dakota State University Dr. Wei Lin is an Associate Professor of environmental engineering in North Dakota State University. He also serves as the Director of the interdisciplinary Environmental and Conservation Sciences graduate program. Dr. Lin teaches environmental and water resources courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. His research areas include water and wastewater treatment technologies, wetland studies, and river water quality modeling and management. He has participated in the ONR, NASA and ND EPSCoR funded Native American educational

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Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Shepard, University of Central Florida

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Instrumentation

AC 2007-1864: ENTANGLED PHOTON EXPERIMENTS FOR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYScott Shepard, University of Central Florida Dr. Shepard received a Ph.D. from MIT and worked at Bell Labs for six years. He has been teaching in Engineering Technology for five years and is currently at the University of Central Florida. His research interests include: innovative laboratory components for undergraduates; telecommunications; sensors; and solar energy. Page 12.678.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Entangled Photon Experiments for Engineering TechnologyAbstractThe fact that a Quantum Computer

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Experiential and Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Dianne Dorland, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-701: LEARNING THROUGH THE DESIGN OF A FISH HATCHERY FORA COMMUNITY ON THE CHEYENNE RIVER RESERVATION – AN EWBSERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTYusuf Mehta, Rowan University Dr. Mehta is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. Dr. Mehta has extensive experience in teaching transportation and in service learning through Engineers-without-borders. Dr. Mehta has published several technical and educational papers in leading professional organizations and journals.Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University Dr. Peter Mark Jansson, PP, PE, is presently Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University. His current research

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Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Watson, North Carolina A&T State University; Xiaochun Jiang, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

, policy, teaching/curriculum, andresources. For instance, the “people” factor may include student preparedness, financial situation,and faculty teaching method. Student success is more a product of an overarching shared culturethan it is of the results of a more narrowly-conceived deliberate ‘retention’ or ‘graduation’ effortand more attention needs to be given to graduation data7.Closely related to graduation rate is gatekeeping course performance. Gatekeeping courses arethe critical courses that will enable students to proceed to the next level when they successfullycomplete them. Gatekeeping courses occur at all levels of education and in all fields. It had beenshown that enrollment in gatekeeping courses in high school help students reach

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Hadgraft, The University of Melbourne; Jenni Goricanec, RMIT University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Autonomising3. Building Alliances Page 12.654.74. Creating Public Representation5. Linking and Knotting1. Mobilising (logistics)This stage defines how things happen. This requires a movement towards the world – in thephysical sciences, it implies physical instruments, in anthropology, expeditions, in sociology,surveys and questionnaires. It includes the fabulous resources available on the Internet.It also means articulating the argument. This process involves plans, project management, andfinances, including funding. It includes resources such as teaching spaces, laboratories, fieldtrips and technology organisations like Australian National Science and

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Innovations in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Chang, USMA; Grant Jacoby, USMA; Lisa Shay, U.S. Military Academy

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Electrical and Computer

primarily on laboratory time: the first third of the course is 90% lectureand the last two thirds of the course are based on 90% laboratory time. During the last two thirdsof the course, we provide students with the necessary references, lecture for the first 10 minutes,and direct their learning using experimentation. We are currently using the Board of EducationBasic Stamp platform to teach majors and non-majors how to control and integrate various inputand output components (such as sensors, speakers, lights, motors, etc.) using microcontrollers.Despite this being the first year robotics were introduced to non-majors as the last of their threecourse sequence, over 75% of 36 students surveyed indicated that they would recommended theirpeers to

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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid; Pete Hylton; Marguerite Hart, Washington Township Schools; Kathy Rieke, Washington Township Schools; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, especially in mathematics. Mathematics should be taught in such a way that peoplenot only will be able to use mathematics to solve problems, but also will want to usemathematics, and will think of mathematics as a friendly, useful tool, rather than a nemesis to beavoided at all costs.8 Page 12.628.4 2Research on Computer Based Laboratories for teaching mathematics is encouraging. Accordingto Van Dyke, by introducing the Computer Based Laboratory (CBL) tool, teachers will be able towitness that by using a tool to help students (and teachers) visualize

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Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

understanding the freezer. Participants indicated that the diagram, modeland hands-on activities were The part of the freezer workshop that taught [them] the most.When asked How the freezer workshop has affected how or what you will teach, studentsindicated that they would use the content (refrigeration and engineering) and the format (hands-on activities) learned in the workshop.ConclusionTwo hands-on laboratory activities that can be used to introduce technology literacy arepresented. The activities were presented to a group of non-major students. A follow-up surveymeasured increased awareness of energy issues and an increased interest in technology topics.AcknowledgementsThe research underlying this curriculum was supported by the National Science

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-922: WEB-BASED DESIGN AND ANALYSIS PROJECTS FOR A JUNIORLEVEL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS COURSEDavid Braun, California Polytechnic State University David Braun is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. He worked at Philips Research Labs in Eindhoven, the Netherlands from 1992 to 1996, after completing the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at U.C. Santa Barbara. Please see www.ee.calpoly.edu/~dbraun/ for information about his courses, teaching interests, and research. Page 12.1599.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Web Based Design

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Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos; Vedraman Sriraman, Texas State University-San Marcos

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-263: INDIVIDUAL PROJECT-BASED APPROACH TO DEVELOPRESEARCH APTITUDE IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STUDENTSJitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos Dr. Jitendra S. Tate is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Texas State University-San Marcos. He teaches courses in Materials Engineering, Plastics and Composites Manufacturing, Engineering Design Graphics, and Computer Aided Engineering. His research interests include low cost manufacturing of composites, mechanical characterization of composites under static and dynamic loading, fatigue life prediction modeling, finite element analysis, CADD, and statistical analysis. He is a member of several

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Chang-Hee Won

scalesystems. It is an essential part of engineering education that teaches by demonstrating the utility ofmany important technical skills such as electronics, communications, controls as well as soft skillssuch as teamwork, leadership, communication, timeliness, economic impacts. The author developeda systems engineering course called, Spacecraft Systems Engineering, to educate the students insystems engineering concepts. This was a multidisciplinary course with electrical engineering andmechanical engineering students. Satellites consist of mechanical, electrical, and computer-relatedcomponents, so the students will naturally learned the multi-disciplinary nature of the engineering.The topics included systems engineering methods & process

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Lord, University of San Diego

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Electrical and Computer

H.M.R. Aboutorabi, “The Technical Memorandum: An Effective Way of Developing Technical Writing Skills,” Engineering Education, vol. 80, no.2, pp. 479-481, May/June 1990.15 L. M. Snell, “Teaching Memo and Letter and Writing Techniques in the Classroom,” Engineering Education, vol. 80, pp. 481-482, May/June 1990.16 J. E. Sharp, B. M. Olds, R. L. Miller, and M. A. Dyrud, “Four Effective Writing Strategies for Engineering Classes,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 53-57, January 1999.17 J. A. Newell, “Using Peer Review in the Undergraduate Laboratory,” Chemical Engineering Education, pp. 194-196, Summer 1998.18 J. W. Nilsson and S. A. Riedel, Introduction to PSpice Manual for Electric Circuits using

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Teams and Teamwork in Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Sandfry, US Air Force Academy; michael bettner, US Air Force Academy; Tim Lawrence, US Air Force Academy; Michael Sobers, US Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

. With sponsorship from the Air Force Research Laboratory, he led the cadets in flying the Academy’s first successful supersonic rocket. He also teaches engineering courses in astrodynamics, attitude dynamics & control, rocket propulsion, linear systems analysis and controls. Lieutenant Colonel Sandfry is originally from Columbia, Missouri. He earned his commission from ROTC and the University of Kansas in 1989, graduating with a major in Aerospace Engineering. His Air Force career includes engineering and program management assignments with the Global Positioning System Joint Program Office in Los Angeles AFB, California and the Maverick Missile Program Office at Hill AFB, Utah. In 1995 he

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Northern, Prairie View A&M University; John Fuller, Prairie View A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

, allowing system verification and optimization in anenvironment that resembles the target system. DCDS relates and connects student learning inlaboratory sessions that traditionally involve isolated and stand-alone activities. This paperfocuses on the introduction of PBL using rapid prototyping to an introductory course in LogicCircuits. The rapid prototyping design sequence will be applied to several undergraduateengineering courses with the intent to help prepare students for industry or research throughapplication-driven exercises. DCDS objectives are to (1) Create laboratory exercises for hands-on experience to enhance students’ conceptual learning; (2) Link theory-based learning to real-life applications; (3) Increase retention of technical

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Two Year Colleges

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

routinelyemployed in small laboratory and discussion sessions. Wireless technology coupled with pen-based computing technology that is suited for analyzing and solving engineering problemsprovides an ideal venue for these interactive teaching and learning methods to be applied to alarger, more traditional lecture setting. This study focuses on how Tablet PCs and wirelesstechnology can be used during classroom instruction to create an Interactive Learning Network(ILN) that allows real-time student assessment and assistance. The ILN is designed to enhancethe instructor’s ability to solicit active participation from all students during lectures, to conductimmediate and meaningful assessment of student learning, and to provide needed real-timefeedback and

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Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-2211: A COST-EFFECTIVE AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS LABJohn Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology Page 12.25.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Cost Effective Automation & Robotics LabAbstractMuch work has been published in the area of design of laboratory exercises and facilities tosupport teaching robotics and automation. New opportunities are becoming available, however,to allow laboratory facilities that are portable, have applications to a wide range of subjects, andare inexpensive.A large software manufacturer has recently entered the robotics software arena with a uniqueapproach. They are supporting small hobby class robots

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Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

interests are laboratory/project-driven learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.Loren Limberis, East Carolina University Loren Limberis is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at East Carolina University. Prior to joining ECU, he was a faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The College of New Jersey. He received both his BS degree in Electrical Engineering and PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. His research interests include the study of motor protein motility mechanisms and the incorporation of motor proteins and their associated tracks into bio

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Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra Foltz Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Paul Johnson, University of Texas-Austin; Sean O'Kelly, University of Texas-Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

applications. Prior to working for The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Foltz Biegalski utilized her expertise to support the development of technology in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). This includes the development of software to analyze beta-gamma coincidence data from radioxenon monitoring systems.Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Steven Biegalski is the Director of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in the fields of nuclear instrumentation, neutron radiography, analysis of environmental media with nuclear methods, and modeling of environmental pathways. Prior to working for the University