Conference Session

Instructional Strategies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

resisting framingsystem. Due to cost and time restrictions imposed on real life engineering projects, thefirm was unable to fullyexplore this topic totheir satisfaction. As aresult, the studentbrought this topic andindustry partner to hismaster’s project. Thestudent greatly benefited from the active participation of his industry partner. Theindustry partner benefited by being able to explore a topic directly relevant to theirengineering projects beyond what the firm could financially support.Alumni – The ARCE program at Cal Poly recently celebrated it’s 60th anniversary.Many alumni remember fondly the Learn by Doing education that propelled them tosuccess in their professional careers and have a strong desire to give back to the program.While there

Conference Session

E-Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christi Patton Luks, University of Tulsa

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Chemical Engineering

introduce students to the career while ensuringthat they have the necessary background skills (unit conversions, graphing, etc.). ChE 1013 is athree-hour course taught in the spring semester. The students learn to program with Excel andVBA and use these skills in a design project and competition. The design project varies fromyear to year but always involves students designing and running their own experiments to controla chemical reaction for a defined purpose. This is potentially chaotic, but small class sizesenable the professor to manage this in a safe and beneficial manner. In 2008, the enrollment inChE 1013 exceeded the available space in the largest computer classroom and the instructor’sability to safely manage the design project and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

number of differentprocess styles, and it gives them some abilities to identify and implement process improvementefforts. The course also gives them some fundamental knowledge and skills in process designthat, with further experience, could set them on a career path that includes a role as a processengineer.Bibliography1. Leon. J. Osterweil. ―Software Processes are Software Too,‖ Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference of Software Engineering, pages 2-13, Monterey, CA, March 1987.2. Leon. J. Osterweil. ―Software Processes are Software Too, Revisited: An Invited Talk on the Most Influential Paper of ICSE 9,‖ Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference of Software Engineering, pages 540-548, Boston, MA, 1997.3. Object

Conference Session

Laboratories in Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

encountered in theBiomedical Engineering field makes it difficult to develop an effective laboratory component to aBiomedical Instrumentation course for Engineering Technology. In this paper a discussion of theapproach utilized to develop a meaningful laboratory experience for ET students in the BMEToption is presented.I. IntroductionThe Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) program at Southern Polytechnic State Universitywas recently approved to offer an option in Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET). Thisoption was developed with the primary objective of producing graduates who will have therequisite skills for a successful career in the Biomedical Engineering/Technology field. One ofthe key courses proposed for the option was a course in

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Paige Smith, University of Maryland; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

ethnicity, were a significant factor inwomen engineering students' persistence in engineering careers.As for academic programs, one large study15 surveyed over 4,000 Ph.D. students from avariety of disciplines in 1999 to get their perspective on doctoral education. Resultsindicated that students were often dissatisfied with the doctoral programs they were inand did not think that their training really prepared them for the jobs they were seeking.Thus for these programs the perceptions of the faculty and of the students were verydifferent. A recent study conducted by the University of California16 indicated thatfaculty careers, in engineering or other disciplines, are not very attractive to currentdoctoral students. It may be that such attitudes are

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 14.974.5 Peaceful Resolution .81 comparison by subscale means across student Overall Reliability .81 5groups, divided by the students’ career objective. It is intersting to note that the means of the various subscales vary greatly. The doctoral students in the study

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patrick Gee, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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First-Year Programs

received from enrollment in a LC. Most notably, they reportthe following7: 1. Making connections with other students, peer mentors, faculty, and advisors. 2. Academic advising (e.g., knowledgeable, available when needed assistance). 3. Experiencing environment that promotes and respects diversity. 4. Becoming familiar with campus and academic support resources. 5. Deciding on a major or future career. 6. Adjusting to college.As part of “making connections,” LCs also provide a chance for students to create a network atIUPUI since LCs consist of an instructional team of a faculty member, academic advisor,librarian, and peer mentor. Tinto illuminates the importance of student engagement andnetworking on campus, “The frequency and

Conference Session

Methods and Techniques in Graduate Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Philip Johnson, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Joan Barth, University of Alabama; Bettie Aruwajoye, University of Alabama; Hannah Beatty, University of Alabama; Kendrick Gibson, University of Alabama; Sarah Dunlap, University of Alabama

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Graduate Studies

experience will -feel well-traveledbe useful to you in your future -hands on engineering experienceengineering career? -experience with the culture; might like to work there long-term -experience dealing with unusual or unfamiliar obstacles -ingenuity and thinking outside the box8 What skills do you think it takes to -being nice and approachable goes a long waywork in a different culture? -being accepting of differences; open-minded(communication, teamwork, leadership, -communicating not only in general but communicating engineeringappreciation for other cultures

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Mwangi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

also teaches the students at a very early age of their future career themultidisciplinary communication tools required by the profession.Structural engineers apply the fundamental engineering principles (statics and dynamics) andcomplex mathematical analysis methods (finite elements, non-linear analysis etc) to constructionmaterials in design. The main design goal is to provide clients with the most economicalstructure and a minimum goal of safeguarding life safety of the occupants of the structure whenit is subjected to any loading phenomenon. It is therefore paramount that educators preparestudents with heavy doses of structural design in all the materials they will encounter in theindustry.Design courses in ARCE are taught in junior and

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

been to provide a qualityprogram that meets accreditation standards while providing the students with a skill set thatallows them to succeed in computing careers. The curriculum content for the Computer Sciencedegree is based on the 2001 ACM Curriculum Report. The Computer Science degree at UVUwas accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in 2002 andcurrently has more than 600 students. Students in this program take core courses until the firstsemester of their junior year, when they begin choosing their electives from differentspecialization areas.Capstone Design CoursesAccording to Computing Curriculum – Computer Engineering (CE2004)3, the culminatingdesign experience must be an integral part of the

Conference Session

Attitudes, Self-Confidence, and Self-Efficacy of Women Engineering Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristian Trampus, University of Texas, Tyler; Fredericka Brown, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael Odell, University of Texas, Tyler

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Women in Engineering

ascomplementary and not as mutually exclusive. One way to increase the technical pool andattract women and minorities to technical careers is to “change the conversation” 1 and focus onpromoting understanding of engineering and technology literacy to the public. Even withincreased efforts nationwide to recruit women and minorities in the STEM fields, there seems tobe a missing piece. How can the attrition rate of women and minorities be improved?Much attention has been paid to the attitudes and interests of female students regarding theirdesire to pursue postsecondary education in STEM as well as their persistence in these efforts.Various initiatives have been launched to increase the recruitment and retention of thesepopulations through outreach

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College; Ron Lasser, Tufts University; Katie Su, Smith College; Sarah Pedicini, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

program, identify a benchmark, andrecommend areas for improvement? The work presented in this paper is a first step in a longerprocess to answer this question.The research discussed below builds on the premise that an academic institution is preparing itsengineering students for a level of proficiency in their discipline. Upon graduation, theseeducated engineers are attractive to industry as entry-level employees. (Note, this work isspecifically focused on the industrial career path.) The best measurement for proficiency is tovalidate industry’s expectations of an entry-level engineer against the product that academia hasproduced. Within that context, the focus of this research is on the design, project, andprofessional attributes associated with

Conference Session

Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

institutionsinterested in the improvement of career and quality performance. It is a flexible program that isdeveloped in according to the needs for the accomplishment of the main goal of the group. It isimportant to point out that it has also hands on study totally developed in teams, which is noteasy but necessary. No doubt that it is the most difficult part of the program, to work in teams,but as much as possible the groups try their best to overcome the obstacles such ascommunication, stress management and so on [4-5].The feed back has been very positive from students and enterprises once it has corresponded totheir expectations. The program has been a success such that this concept of customized programwill be extended for other engineering areas. It is a

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Delfino, University of Florida

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Environmental Engineering

ecology, it is only natural that engineering andscience students seek to learn more about the topic, especially in the context of formalacademic courses. Students at Yale University and Arizona State University, have thebenefits of Professors Thomas Graedel and Braden Allenby, respectively, who builtcourses utilizing their text content and broad awareness of the growing field. Expandingbeyond this important base of initial courses in industrial ecology, students at theUniversity of Florida requested a similar course to prepare them for eventual entry intothe evolving field of sustainability, either as a career in itself or in a capacity that blendedengineering design along with sustainability.Using the Graedel and Allenby text as a logical

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoon Kim, Virginia State University; Shahzad Akbar, Virginia State University

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Computers in Education

prepares students for careers that deal with software andhardware components of modern computer systems3. To educate computer engineering studentsat our university effectively and practically, we have instituted a Senior Design Project toprovide hands-on activity in class. This is beneficial since students are exposed to real-worldengineering problems, that involve both software and hardware components of computer systems.Utilizing a computer platform to build a wireless system provides hands-on and practicalexamples for students4. In this paper, we employ a wireless system to monitor the structuralintegrity of a model bridge, and to design a data acquisition system as the platform and developsignal analysis computer programs to determine

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

flow of information would drive similarchanges at many institutions, but the differences in paths taken by the two that we discuss Page 14.1218.12show that such generalization is limited in its validity.University of WashingtonDuring the pre-Sputnik years, the Department of Aeronautics at the University ofWashington had very strong ties to Boeing. Between WWII and 1960, several facultyserved time on Boeing’s engineering staff before teaching. While some graduates wenton to distinguished careers in other companies, Boeing management and engineering staffwas littered with UW graduates who came through the program during this period. All ofthese graduates

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Tim A Handy, University of Central Oklahoma; Scott L Murphy, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

andschools. As it has been stated in a report, student mentoring, and the references therein, mentoring isa sustained one-to-one relationship between a caring adult and a child who needs support to achieveacademic, career, social, or personal goals. Unlike natural mentoring, planned mentoring, requiresmatching between mentees, students receiving mentorship, and mentors through a structured 1program with specific objectives and goals in mind.In order to address low undergraduate retention rates, a common problem faced by engineeringprograms, some universities have established various mentoring programs for incoming freshmanstudents. The common goal of these programs is to help students to cope with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Phil Centonze, Positive Impact; Richard Gilbert, USF; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Bradley Jenkins, Saint Petersburg College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Connecticut College of Technology

funded projects and centers focused on student recruitment and outreach, curriculumdevelopment and deployment, professional development into STEM Career pathways are allrequired to submit evaluation plans with their project proposals and provide annual reports oftheir performance data to document their activities. An informal survey of several such projectsreveals that they contain many similar components including a variety of formative (periodicassessments), summative (end of project), and longitudinal data elements. Because many of theprojects are broad in activity scope and focused on a single technology sector, the types ofactivities and when and how they are conducted might be similar, but not exactly the same. Thisforces many similar

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Shek, Virginia Tech; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

Virginia including Virginia Western Community College.Despite the overwhelming success of LiaB, we still find that even the best students are oftenuncertain of their abilities to properly perform experimental work. One of the goals in our effortto develop multimedia learning materials is to instill self-confidence and improve self-reliance inthe students when, for the first time in their engineering careers, they construct a circuit withphysical components rather than symbolic parts in PSpice and determine the voltage drops andcurrents in the circuit by direct measurement rather than by plugging values into theircalculators. To accomplish this, we have developed a number of podcast tutorials that support thepedagogical objectives of LiaB. The

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

, provide avisible recognition of the unique set of challenges faced by female faculty members inengineering.Results from the larger study indicate that even when controlling for many other individual andinstitutional characteristics, the proportion of undergraduate women in engineering has asignificant effect on women's intent to remain in the major and men's and women's interest inpursuing engineering as a career. Some institutions with low proportional enrollments ofwomen in engineering have found ways to offset some of the negative effects of the visibilitythrough a culture of interactions that communicate care and respect for student’s commitmentto engineering. Further research will compare how the impact of some measures of institutionaland

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; Lawrence Chatman, Camden County College

. SYSTEMS DIGITAL ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSING FLOW FLOW FLOW INTRODUCTORY MODULE-ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING SYSTEMS Figure 1: Vertical Integration of SoC into the ECE and ES curriculaThe specific goals of the project are to: ≠ Impart fundamental and contemporary SoC knowledge for all ECE and ES students, and provide broader SoC background for those who wish to pursue career or graduate education opportunities in SoC related fields ≠ Improve students’ learning and comprehension of engineering concepts by motivating students through continuous exposure to multidisciplinary

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

AC 2009-198: EXPORTING AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATIONRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel Jones is Advisor to the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He previously served as founding president of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in the UAE. His career in higher education in the United States included faculty member at MIT, department chair at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Page 14.616.1© American

Conference Session

Programs That Serve Industry and Academia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Timothy Keener, University of Cincinnati

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Continuing Professional Development

Interpersonal set (additional courses counted as program electives.) This requiresadvisor approval.Track Required CoursesThe College of Engineering offers graduate degree programs in nine distinct disciplines.Students enrolled in the MEng degree program can pick their area of emphasis from any of thesedisciplines based on their interests and career needs. Each discipline has established the numberof track courses / credit hours required for the MEng degree with an emphasis in that discipline.Elective CoursesStudents select elective courses to satisfy their educational objectives. Frequently, the electivecourses will be selected from the discipline focus area of the student in order to provide depth ina particular topic. However, students may also

Conference Session

Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

be taking into the future. Page 14.517.6ConclusionsBased on the five different courses during the past seven years the authors has tried innovativeteaching techniques in a wide range of classes such as pavement materials1, surveying andengineering graphics2, civil engineering materials3 and dynamics4. The author strongly believesthat the new technique is beneficial for both the instructor and the students. The methodologyhas been very effective; the students are very involved in the learning process and many havesuccessfully pursued career in transportation engineering. The author strongly believes thatteaching is a learning process for the

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredrick Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Ronald Krahe, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Education (ASEE). Fred Nitterright began his career as a machinist at Elliott Support Services in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1986. He was employed as a computer-aided draftsman at Powerex, Inc, a project engineering at Stanko Products, a process engineer at Ami-Doduco, Inc., and a project engineer and team leader at Classic Industries, Inc., in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Mr. Nitterright’s employment at Behrend commenced in 1999.Ronald Krahe, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Mr. Ronald Krahe is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1991 from Gannon University and the M.B.A. in

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Design in Engineering Education

amagnate school recruiting fair, career day, and other school functions.Observations and ConclusionsA successful partnership has been established that combines the capstone design experience withelementary school outreach. Factors contributing to the success include: ≠ Shaping the 5th grade curriculum toward the capstone project. ≠ Enthusiasm of the elementary school staff to participate in the partnership ≠ Commitment of the capstone instructor to elementary school activities beyond the capstone project ≠ Funding from the Motorola FoundationOne major challenge that exists is to more fully use the teaching aides that have been developedthrough the capstone projects.References1. Davis, Karen C., Perkey, Megan L., Harth

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu

their future careers. Homeworksets and a term project were given students to apply knowledge learned in the course for creativebiomaterials selections and applications. The survey results confirmed that this course improvedthe fundamental and practical knowledge of the students on biomaterials and close relatedsubjects.REFERENCES 1. Asmatulu, R. “Biomaterials – Class Notes,” Wichita State University, 2008. 82. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomaterials, accessed in 6/19/2009.3. Wong, J.Y. and Bronzino, J.D. “Biomaterials,” CRC Press, 2007.4. Sih, D. “Introduction to Biomaterials,” World Scientific, 2006.5. http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/wofmate/Biomaterials.htm, accessed in 6/19/2009.6. Asmatulu, R

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Anthony Manno; Kamal Shahrabi

too much time reading, digesting and getting distracted by all thisinformation.ProtectionAll of this interaction and posting about our lives exposes us to people who might want to takeadvantage of us with that information. It can also allow someone like a prospective or currentemployer or in a future career change to take something out of context and thus have a negativeimpact. Users of Web 2.0 technology need to be aware that when everybody has the ability to 5write anything they want, get it seen or available to be found in a search. This new rapidlychanging environment is causing the law to better define who is a journalist and who and whatsources should be allowed to remain confidential. Just

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Stephen Beck; Joshua Brent; Thomas Brown; Agostino Cala; Eniko T. Enikov; Richard Lucio

numerouseducational programs including summer school in micro-systems design held in Udine, Italy, 2004, studentexchange programs with ETH, Zurich, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and Slovak TechnicalUniversity of Bratislava. Prof Enikov is a recipient of several prestigious awards including NSF Career award(2001), US Dept. of State Fulbright Research Scholarship in Hungary (2007). Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Donna M. Schaeffer; Patrick C. Olson

,democracy and even Liebnitz. In fact, by any measure, it is an amazing career. Fairly described,Dewey is a Phiosopher. In his works Dewey discusses experience on may occasions, and hisphilosophy on experience directly relates to our current environmnet. One of Dewey’s lifelong efforts is the improvement of education. It is likely that Deweywas unimpressed by the educational practices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In fact, hemakes the following observation in 1902;The source of whatever is dead, mechanical, and formal in schools is found precisely in thesubordination of the life and experience of the child to the curriculum.3This is a good introduction to what Dewey’s concern with experience is about. In effect, heobserves that we